139 Physical Reality Is Just Action Residue

In Session 139 recorded on March 10, 1965, Seth, breaks down the nature of reality with Jane.

The vibe is low-key, but the concepts are heavy. Here is the breakdown of what went down in Jane’s back room while she was "well dissociated" and channeling the ultimate life coach.

The Mystery of Action

Seth starts by telling Jane and Rob they’re getting way more out of these sessions than they realize. But then he gets into the "Action" talk. According to Seth, action is the ultimate shy guy—you can’t look at it directly without changing it.

• You Can’t Touch This: Action cannot be seen, touched, or objectively examined. If you try to stop it to look at it, you’ve already messed it up.
• Plunge In: The only way to actually experience action is to just dive into it without trying to control it.
• Structure is Action: There’s no difference between what something is and what it does. Your identity is literally made of action.
• Stability is Death: If you ever became totally stable, you’d cease to exist. Identity needs the "unstable" flow of action to survive.

As Seth puts it: "Action itself cannot be directly perceived. It cannot be seen nor touched. Its nature can never be examined from an objective viewpoint... Action is inseparable from structure. Structure is action."

The Multidimensional Cosmic Sphere

To help our human brains understand, Seth gives us a wild analogy. Imagine a cosmic sphere with more dimensions than you can count.

• Inward and Outward: This sphere is made of "inner vitality" (action). It pushes outward, but then that outward motion turns back inward, creating new dimensions and more action.
• Self-Perpetuating Universe: This is why the universe never ends. It’s a constant loop of creation that can’t ever "complete" itself because every move it makes creates a new reality.
• The "Spacious Present": Time and space are just illusions we use to make sense of things. In reality, all actions happen simultaneously in one big, infinite moment.

Dreams, Thoughts, and Pulsations

If you want to see action in its natural habitat, look at your dreams.

• Dream Power: In dreams, your ego stops being a micromanager. You can run miles without your physical legs moving because the dream universe is a construction of pure inner vitality.
• Thought is Action: Thoughts are basically "mini-actions." One thought has to vanish (terminate) before another can pop up. You might think you’re having the same thought twice, but Seth says that’s just an "error of perception."
• The Pulsation: Reality is like a fist opening and closing—a constant pulse that creates new realities with every beat.

Career Advice for Joseph

Seth didn't just talk about the cosmos; he gave Rob some encouraging words about his painting career.

• No Time Wasted: Seth assured Rob that the time spent on sessions wouldn't hurt his art. In fact, it's helping him tap into his "inner visions" and intuitions.
• The Ego’s Fear: The ego is like a kid who just learned to stand up and is now terrified of falling back into the "action" it came from. It tries to stay separate, but it’s actually just another part of the action.

Final Thoughts and Credits

Seth ended the session early because Jane was starting to feel a "pecking motion" pulsation in her head, and he didn’t want to push her too hard.

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