227 Event X and Your Probable Selves

Session 227, January 26, 1966: Probabilities, Multidimensional Multitasking, and Cat Interruptions

Grab a comfortable chair and maybe a snack, because we’re about to explore the nature of reality with a vibe that’s more "chilled-out philosophical lounge" than "stuffy lecture hall."

The Scene: Cats and Cosmic Consciousness

The session kicked off at 8:58 PM with Jane Roberts (Ruburt) in a relaxed state, though things got a bit hairy when Willy the cat decided Jane’s lap was the perfect spot for some mid-trance kneading.

The Great Choice: Event X vs. The Multiverse

The core of this session is all about "Probable Reality." Seth breaks it down like this:

• The Ego’s One-Track Mind: Our conscious self picks one event—let’s call it "Event X"—and experiences it as "real." Because our physical bodies and "straight-line" time systems are limited, the ego can only focus on one package of experience at a time.
• The "Other" You: While you’re busy with Event X, another portion of your whole self is branching off and experiencing all those other "what ifs" (Event Y, Z, and so on) as actual realities.
• Reality is Perception: Seth notes that "Event X, until the conscious self experiences it, is only one of many other probable events... It becomes real, actual and different... only when it is experienced."
• Multitasking Levels: While you think a handshake is one simple act, your subconscious is perceiving millions of tiny movements. The inner self does the same with probable realities, processing them with the same ease.

The Family Business: The Self as a Unit

To make this easier to digest, Seth uses a "family" analogy. Think of your whole self as a family living in one house:

• The father works in the city, the mother in the country, and the kids are at different schools.
• They all operate out of the same "house" (the entity), but they experience totally different dimensions of reality.
• They share a general, "intuitional knowledge" of each other’s experiences, but they mostly focus on their own specialized field.
• Every now and then, there’s a "family meeting"—vivid experiences shared by all layers of the self that reinforce who you really are.

Glitches in the Matrix: Amnesia and Probabilities

Ever wondered about those weird amnesia cases where someone wanders into a new town and starts a whole new life? Seth suggests these might be "short circuits." When someone hits a "deep sense of unendurable futility," they might accidentally start experiencing a probable reality—a different life they could have lived—within their current time system.

The "Instream" Test and Creative Fire

The session also touched on a "Dr. Instream" test involving some impressive psychometry. Seth described a desk with:

• A green blotter and a dagger-shaped metal letter opener.
• A glass globe that’s heavier than it looks.
• A "grim" occasion and a studio in the back of a building.

Finally, Seth gave a shout-out to Jane’s spontaneous creativity. She cranked out a whole book of poetry in just a few days, fueled by a burst of "available energy" and a desire to write something funny for a cat-lover’s birthday.

Wisdom from the Source

"The ego... can only choose to experience one event out of all the probable events at a time. The ego is however the only portion of the self that is, in the main, limited to follow experience along these lines... Probable events however are precisely as real as that one event which is chosen from them to be a physical experience."

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