273 Why Your Identity Is a Ferris Wheel

Session 273 The Cosmic Ferris Wheel

Welcome back, cosmic travelers! We’re diving deep into the vibes of Session 273 of The Early Sessions, Book 6 of the Seth Material, recorded on July 18, 1966. Seth is back from vacation and ready to melt our brains with some high-level insights on who—or what—we actually are.

The Identity Identity Crisis

Seth doesn't pull any punches here. He tells us straight up that your identity isn't some dusty, static thing sitting in a box. It’s a living, breathing process of utilizing psychic energy. Here’s the lowdown on the self:

• No Limits, Dude: The self grows by simply growing. There are zero boundaries. While we’re all technically "one," your specific identity is still a real, independent thing.
• The Becoming: Seth drops a heavy truth bomb: "Identity is always a becoming, and it can never be a static, finished thing. For it knows itself through change, and that which is finished cannot change."
• The Ego is Just a Figurehead: Your physically-oriented ego? It’s just a "convenient figurehead." It’s the tiny slice of yourself that happens to be showing at any given moment.
• The Expansion Pack: When you start realizing your personality has other parts—like the "inner ego"—you don't lose yourself; you just expand. It’s like leveling up your consciousness.

The Ferris Wheel of Reality

To make things easy for our physical brains, Seth uses a killer analogy. Imagine your "whole self" as a giant Ferris wheel:

• The Tree and the Seat: Physical reality is a tree. The person sitting in the seat facing the tree is what you call the "ego."
• The Switch-Up: As the wheel turns, the person facing the tree changes. The "self" that faces physical reality one second isn't the same one there the next.
• The Driver: The "inner ego" is the driver of the wheel. He’s the sum of all the selves on the seats, but also something more. You don't see him from the "ego" seat, but he’s the one with the purpose.
• Multitasking Selves: While you’re sitting here reading this, other parts of you are busy taking "instructions" in other realities. You’re learning to venture into the nonphysical while they’re learning how to handle the physical.

The Red Ribbon Mystery (The 63rd Envelope Experiment)

Joseph (Rob) handed Jane a sealed envelope containing a red ribbon he found in the cat’s bed. Seth went into psychic detective mode to track its history:

• The Hits: Seth picked up on "parallel lines" (like roads), a "nurse/nursing connection," a "small gold cube," and "music or marks that suggest notes."
• The Reality: It turns out the ribbon was from a sweater package sent by Jane’s mother. The "nurse" connection was spot on—a nurse named Fran mailed the package because Jane’s mom was in a nursing home in the country.
• The "Gold Cube": This turned out to be a small golden square of sachet that was originally in the box.
• The Music Connection: Jane’s mother sent a card with the sweater that featured cherubs singing with visible music scores. The card also mentioned the "dying out" (leukemia) of a family friend, Father Ryan.

Study the Material

If you want to get your psychic muscles flexed, you’ve got to check out the source. We highly encourage everyone to study the Seth Material books and visit the New Awareness Network website and bookstore at sethcenter.com/the-early-sessions. Huge credit to the Seth Material and the publisher, New Awareness Network, for keeping this wisdom alive.

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