tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385318669193782159.post5357083687578235173..comments2023-12-24T10:01:24.097-08:00Comments on A Future Ghost: Ran across an interesting Seth piece today...A Future Ghosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102332822572424051noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385318669193782159.post-9528274018810821812016-03-26T23:10:55.857-07:002016-03-26T23:10:55.857-07:00why did you not reference the seth sessions the ma...why did you not reference the seth sessions the material came from?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761074246744217662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385318669193782159.post-73329512365142458002013-04-01T21:06:32.903-07:002013-04-01T21:06:32.903-07:00I have to mention that in my past life, I was a li...I have to mention that in my past life, I was a literature major, and I like analyzing a particular text for the author's intent, meaning, ideas, and whether the text has anything to say to us about "life in general" or whether it has been informed by what we know of the author's experiences or beliefs. Seth was a very literate "writer," and so I instinctively approach his material from this angle--while at the same time enjoying his remarkable construction of ideas from a perspective that (I believe) is outside our physical framework.<br /><br />I think that asides like Seth's "spiritual" comment are fascinating because these unguarded moments are as close as we will get to discovering what Seth really "thought"--as opposed to the more formalized lecture-type dictations that constitute his official books.<br /><br />Seth was careful not to prescribe any particular philosophy or belief (while displaying a certain happiness at deconstructing any belief that he regarded as limited, erroneous, or just plain stupid). By avoiding setting forth his own "personal" beliefs, I think that he hoped to prevent any misuse of the Seth material in any future cult or orthodoxy. This seems to be a deliberate intent throughout all the official books, and Seth was largely successful at achieving it. So it's very entertaining--and informative--when Seth drops the Seth persona briefly and serves up a well-placed insult at this-or-that group of people. We get a glimpse of the "real" Seth.<br /><br />That said, everyone who has bothered to half-study the Seth material will inevitably walk away with a personal application or interpretation. These interpretations are largely incompatible and often contradictory. Some are, in fact, probably "wrong." It's unavoidable. I think that Seth knew this and did the best he could to minimize any fallout.<br /><br />For me, one of the most fascinating sections of the material involve his discussion of how the early Christian ideas were distorted and misused and turned into an overarching belief structure that bears little resemblance to what was originally "said" by the historical Jesus. Seth said consistently that any translation of nonphysical information into physical, temporal language will always result in "distortion" of the original meaning. If so, perhaps the best way to honor Seth's original intent with his writings is to quietly find our own personal meaning in them, while avoiding the temptation to misuse them to impose our own personal beliefs on others.<br />A Future Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102332822572424051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385318669193782159.post-89944690315398406322013-04-01T14:47:44.593-07:002013-04-01T14:47:44.593-07:00Nope, I read it at Rob's house one afternoon. ...Nope, I read it at Rob's house one afternoon. "First of all, words like 'spiritual' are ludicrous," Seth dictated. Laurel passed that bit around for a long time. She's accessible somewhere. Also on the coffee table was an angry letter of complaint from some people in Australia about Ricky Stack.<br /><br />No, my longstanding concern about people using the Seth material for cults isn't exaggerated. They've grown since I wrote that thing years ago. The thing keeping it is the material itself doesn't lend itself to cultifying very well. But where there's an imbecile, there's a way. Tom Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566946995770655462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385318669193782159.post-37882006497612947842012-12-26T23:14:48.147-08:002012-12-26T23:14:48.147-08:00I would be interested in seeing this written down ...I would be interested in seeing this written down somewhere (maybe from a class session or private reading). Not that the comment is wrong--but this is more like something that Jane Roberts would say, rather that Seth.A Future Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102332822572424051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385318669193782159.post-19769946545915929392012-12-26T16:54:12.950-08:002012-12-26T16:54:12.950-08:00Oh. Yeh. And Seth really did say those things. L...Oh. Yeh. And Seth really did say those things. Laurel dug 'em up. Tom Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566946995770655462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385318669193782159.post-29017793422561178642012-12-26T16:53:09.012-08:002012-12-26T16:53:09.012-08:00What's the big mystery? I'm right here. Tr...What's the big mystery? I'm right here. Try my blog at tommydark.blogspot.com or @tomdark9 on Twitter. Tom Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566946995770655462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385318669193782159.post-13548554136783537062011-09-08T08:01:30.619-07:002011-09-08T08:01:30.619-07:00I found Tom's article last night for the first...I found Tom's article last night for the first time and I really enjoyed reading it. What else have u found out about him? So curious! I write about Seth too on my blog at musings of a wiccan dot com. I'm gonna read more of this blog today. MarlonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com