093 The Chemical Necessity of Dreams

Session 93, recorded on the evening of September 30, 1964, from The Early Sessions: Book 3. This session kicks off with a bit of real-world humor after Jane Roberts (the channel, whom Seth calls Ruburt) sells her very first painting. Seth, never one to miss a beat, congratulates her, hoping she doesn't become "bigheaded, as well as pigheaded." This sets a perfect, lighthearted tone for some seriously mind-bending concepts about the nature of reality itself.

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Executive Summary

This session delivers a masterclass on the function of dreams and the true nature of consciousness. The most critical takeaway is that dreams are not random psychic noise; they are sophisticated, multi-layered communications essential for our physical and psychological survival. Seth argues that what we call "consciousness" is not the self, but merely one direction in which the greater Self focuses its attention. A single dream symbol can simultaneously address present anxieties, past-life issues, and even telepathic information, serving as a unifying message to all aspects of our being.

The Grand Purpose of Dreaming

Seth explains that dreams are the glue holding the entire self together. They are not just for one part of you; they are a broadcast for all parts of you, speaking a symbolic language that each level of your being understands in its own way.

• A Message to All Levels: A dream originates in a specific "subconscious area" but has meaning on all levels. Seth offers an analogy: "as each person in a theater interprets the symbolism of the drama differently, so does each layer of the subconscious interpret differently the same elements of one dream."

• The Inner "I": The aware self participating in the dream is the inner self, momentarily freed from the constraints of physical reality. In this state, it can view the self's past, present, and even future within a "spacious present."

• A Biological Imperative: Dreaming is a chemical necessity. It discharges excess chemicals that build up during waking hours. Without this process, "the physical mechanism would be clogged with poisons," and the outer self would lose touch with its inner reality.

The True Nature of Consciousness

Perhaps the most profound concept in this session is the redefinition of consciousness. Seth insists that we radically misunderstand what it is.

• The Self vs. Its Focus: The conscious ego is not the totality of the self. In a sentence Seth deems critically important, he states: "Consciousness is the direction in which the self looks at any given time."

• The "Front Man": The waking, conscious self is merely the "front man in the front lines," supported by vast portions of the self that it doesn't know. It receives vital intelligence from this larger self through dreams and intuition.

• The Source of Genius: Creativity and great ideas do not spring from the conscious intellect alone. Seth uses Jane's own book concept, The Physical Universe as Idea Construction, as an example, revealing that the core idea came to her first as an intuition and then in a dream, delivered from her inner self.

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This session is sourced from The Early Sessions: Book 3, published by the New Awareness Network. You can explore their bookstore and learn more at sethcenter.com/the-early-sessions.