Session 270 The Inner Ego Blueprint
Welcome to a deep dive into the cosmic mechanics of the self. This briefing explores Session 270 of The Early Sessions Book 6 of the Seth Material, recorded on June 22, 1966. In this session, Seth—channeled by Jane Roberts (Ruburt)—breaks down why your daily ego is just the tip of the iceberg and how your "Inner Ego" is the real director behind the scenes.
The atmosphere was casual: Jane was chilling, smoking a cigarette, and keeping her voice low because neighbors were hanging out in the yard nearby. Despite the relaxed vibe, the information provided was heavy-duty.
The Real Boss: The Inner Ego
Seth introduces the "Inner Ego" as the ultimate overseer of your personality. While your daily conscious ego is busy worrying about the mail, the Inner Ego is managing the big picture.
- The Psychological Blueprint: The Inner Ego is not just a passive observer; it is the "psychological blueprint" containing your full potential for your current life.
- The Master Director: It directs all "subsidiary psychological subpersonalities." Basically, it’s the CEO of your various "selves," ensuring stability and deciding when subconscious needs get a green light.
- Self-Conscious Awareness: Seth notes: "This portion of the self is indeed self-conscious in the highest meaning of the term—aware of the subconscious portion of the personality, aware of the primary conscious framework that you call your ego, and constantly directs the overall activities."
- Dream Management: This inner self is active in your dreams and projections. When you have those super-clear dreams where you realize you aren't in your normal waking state, that’s your Inner Ego taking the wheel.
- The Artist Analogy: Much like a painter creates a masterpiece that remains an aspect of themselves, the Inner Ego creates the "whole personality."
Life After the Physical "Suit"
Seth gets real about what happens when we shuffle off this mortal coil. Spoiler: your daily ego isn't the star of the show in the afterlife.
- Survival Beyond the Ego: If only the "physically-oriented ego" survived, Seth argues it would be a "sham of a survival." It would be "as shallow as a paper cutout" because it only contains conscious memories.
- Shift in Balance: In the "survival personality," the outer ego steps back and takes its place alongside other aspects of the personality. It becomes more like what we currently think of as the subconscious.
- Psychological Reality: To a surviving personality, thoughts are more real than physical objects. Seth explains: "To him all realities are psychological realities, a thought as real as a chair—in fact, much more real."
Predictions and Psychic Tidbits
The session wasn't all high-level metaphysics; there were some fun, specific hits and life updates.
- Book Success: Seth predicted Jane's book on the nonphysical self would sell soon, mentioning the initials "G S."
- The "Instream" Material: Seth provided some psychic hits for a "Dr. Instream," describing a metallic silver scroll/list and a "master lunch" meeting involving several people.
- The Great Cat Mystery: Rob and Jane were trying to figure out if their second cat, Catherine, was actually a male. Seth, showing his humorous side, basically told them they could find the answer themselves, though Jane felt a "vibe" from him that the cat was indeed male.
- Nightmare Insurance: Addressing a scary dream Jane had, Seth reassured them there was no personal danger and promised to explain the data later once Jane stopped "blocking" the info.
Visit the New Awareness Network website and bookstore at sethcenter.com/the-early-sessions.
