Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul [Paperback]

Jane Roberts (Author), Robert F. Butts (Commentary)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 1994

One of the most powerful of the Seth Books, this essential guide to conscious living clearly and powerfully articulates the furthest reaches of human potential, and the concept that we all create our own reality according to our individual beliefs. Having withstood the test of time, it is still considered one of the most dynamic and brilliant maps of inner reality available today.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Amber-Allen Publ., New World Library (May 23, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878424076
• ISBN-13: 978-1878424075
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (159 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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640 of 658 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you should read it, YOU will know! June 11, 2002

By mj kim

Format:Paperback

I've enjoyed reading the reviews of "Seth Speaks" by the late Jane Roberts. I originally purchased this book in the early 80s not long after I had enlisted in the Air Force and saw a fellow airman reading one of the more advanced volumes of the Seth material. He dissuaded me from reading the volume he was reading and suggested I read "Seth Speaks" instead. Being no stranger to the metaphysical (I was raised a Christian Scientist and my Grandfather has a testimonial in that the Science and Health), I nonetheless started my read of Seth Speaks with some skepticism. It was not long before I became absolutely engrossed in the book, spending nearly three weeks of time doing nothing but study it in my spare time (along with some long runs from time to time to clear my mind). I then obtained several other volumes of the Seth Material, and studied those as well. I thank you for considering my comments.

TO THOSE WHO THINK THAT THE BOOKS ARE A HOAX DESIGNED TO GENERATE CASH FOR JANE ROBERTS AND ROBERT BUTTS: There are few who apparently agree with you in these reviews. Furthermore, I sincerely doubt if these fine people ever made any significant money from writing these books. Frankly, I'm glad they made enough of a living to spend time generating the material.

THE PROOF IS IN THE PRACTICE OF THE CONCEPTS: Only by practicing the concepts in these books, begining with the concept that consciosness precedes form ("You - you as a multidimensional personality - create your own reality" as so many herein have mentioned), can you find out if these ideas are suited for you. If they are not, you will know. If they are, you will also know.

THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR YOU: Not many books can be read by many people and turn out to be their favorite book of all time. This book is my favorite book of all time (though I have to admit I've read "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen nine times - which is more times than I've read Seth Speaks - wasn't it Balzac who read P&P 17 times?). I'm glad to see that so many other people give it a high ranking in the personal cannon. If you think you might be interested in this book, I suggest you try it.

THE DANGER IN THIS BOOK. I'm always amused when people suggest that a book is dangerous. Yes, if you believe it is dangerous, it may be to you. Ideas are dangerous. Don't read stuff that threatens your comfortable and happy existence. Now, if you're not comfortable and happy with the way things are, and you sort of think that there is source of power and energy that underlies our existence, you might find this book very reassuring. For in the conceptual framework of the Seth material, the world as we know it is stripped of most of its rules (and dogma) and a rather simple code replaces them: namely that we are responsible for the world as it is and that we should think twice before harming other beings and things. That's a hearty dose of self-respect.

RE-READING "SETH SPEAKS": Like many other reviewers, I found that this book always provides me fresh insight when I return to it. By the same token, I'm not afraid to tell you that I, at one time, threw all volumes in my possession of the Seth material in the garbage, not because I thought it was evil or stupid, but because I thought I needed a complete break from my absorption in it. I have wondered if this is why Jane Roberts passed away in her 50s (I think it was) - perhaps she was getting too intertwined with the Seth material - and it seems that in the final volume - "The Way Towards Health" - Seth is reluctant to let her go. In a way, Jane had become synonymous with Seth, and I expect that her own work has never gained the popularity that the Seth material achieved -- but who am I to comment on this? She seemed to have been a very vital and unique personality. I wish I'd have known her personally. In any case, there are few books that people find worth re-reading, and I can see I'm not alone in finding "Seth Speaks" to be one of those books.

WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT: I've seen some reviewers have attempted to explain the book and even give it a sort-of literary review by comparing it to other literature in the metaphysical and religious genres. This books is a highly personal book, and must be read and absorbed by you and you alone. It is both a difficult and easy read; difficult in that the concepts presented will not immediately make sense to you (you will have endless questions) and easy in that you can read it without stopping to contemplate it. Read it as you wish, at whatever pace you wish. Put it away (or throw it away!) and come back to it later. YOU WILL KNOW IF IT'S FOR YOU OR NOT -- IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR AN EXPLANATION FOR WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE, I SUGGEST YOU READ THIS BOOK.

HOW YOU MIGHT KNOW IF THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU. This book may be for you if you often wonder how it is that God (or whoever) created this existence, or if you wonder why God has been so cruel, or if you have a background in belief systems, or scientific evidence that espoused or theorized the idea that "mind" creates or has an influence over "matter." If you like metaphysics, read it. If you don't think science has alll the answers (like any good scientist), then consider this book as an alternative - or possible quantum leap forward in scientific thinking.

Thank you for reading this. I appreciate it.

154 of 159 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Seth information is an idea whose time is always NOW February 6, 2000

By L. R. Symans

Format:Paperback

This was the first Seth book I ever read. It radically changed my perception of the reality I see with my outside eyes because it helped me begin to understand and recognize the reality I had been seeing all along with my inside eyes. I now understand why so many people credit the Seth information as their first wake up call to remembering. If you haven't read this book since the late 70's...try it again. It's a whole new view NOW. If you have never read Seth, this is the first book to read. Then I suggest reading The Nature of Personal Reality afterwards because Seth gives a more personal application to the vastness of the world he introduces us to in Seth Speaks. All the Seth books are wonderful and each of them gives a slightly different take on the truth that we are indeed the real "Creators" of our own reality individually and thus en masse. Jane Roberts was brave to share her experiences with her then very unknown reality with us and in my opinion, paved the way for those of us who are interested in a less religious and more personal take on the great beyond to get the kind of information we need.

116 of 120 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling June 27, 2000

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

I'm not religious, tend to be practical, and as a rule, I don't tend to read a lot of books. I'm an information addict and if drawn to the printed page it's usually because I'm looking for answers to questions or factual information. I didn't think I'd ever end up reading something that the uninformed would probably file under new-age. So why was I unable to put this book down?

This, along with "The Nature of Personal Reality", has been my exposure to the Seth 'concept' so far. A few years ago when I read this, I was in a job I hated, probably drinking too much and couldn't really see an upturn in life's fortunes. I had heard about the Seth books via Francis Dunnery's songwriting and did a bit of looking around and in retrospect, couldn't have found these books at a more perfect time during my life. Where "The Nature of Personal Reality" probably did a lot of corrective work on refocusing my approach to life, this is the volume that pulled my mind wide open and got me to think at great length. Seth's concepts, possibilities, (I will hesitate to use the word explanations) were enough to bring a positivity and curiosity back into an otherwise drab existence. While it's easy enough to use the approach that if you can't change your world, change yourself, reading this opened up the other possibility that I would have otherwise been too cautious to take - to look at that world in a different way. Same world, same you, better understanding, better outlook.

One reviewer here - a hallowed top 500 reviewer, no less - stopped short of calling either Jane Roberts or the publishers crooks for charging money for selling lies. You're not asked to believe it, just to consider it. If it works for you, great, if not, look for other answers: it's your choice, your reality. I can't recommend this book highly enough for the enveloping assuredness it could place upon your life. Seth is an engaging storyteller; whether any of it is fact or fiction, it matters not to me.