In our attempts to determine the nature of the greater union of reality (or the unity of all things), we often struggle to find adequate terms.

Jane's marvellous attempt to reconcile the spearation aspect of individual expression with the whole of all that is (not only possible but also probable) offers an invaluable entry to that subject.

Quite apart from the Seth books, this introduction to the nature of self-recognition and the combined relative communication of all things stands its ground.

In order to reach the more silent areas of consciousness we have to get beyond the noisy regions of our minds in which we spend so much of our time. This necessitates a control over our thoughts. We may then be able to reach that silent area which is the dwelling place of the Spirit, for I know of no better definition of the word Spirit than that it is pure Consciousness devoid of all thought and words.

Does Jane Robert assist us in understanding the depths pure Consciousness can attain? I believe so, for on closing her book, I felt a clearer state of mind, possibly provoked by meditating on her analysis of the human psyche in an almost religious manner. Surely, the attainment of higher levels of consciousness is closely related to certain religious practices and more particularly to the practices of meditation and contemplation. These are the first steps to the disciplining of the mind, which in course of time may lead to an acquirement of higher levels of consciousness. Meditation is also the gateway to a new and much more DIRECT way of knowing, a way in which the "known" and the "thing known" become one and the same thing. It is a difficult path to tread because our attention is repeatedly being caught again by the ceaseless chattering taking place in our heads. But eventually we may, for a short time, succeed in reaching a state of pure consciousness without thought, a state in which truth is revealed to us directly and without the use of words. And the very words of Jane Roberts lead us towards that path...