ADVENTURES IN CONSCIOUSNESS: An Introduction to Aspect Psychology

Jane Roberts offers a groundbreaking exploration of the psyche, mapping out a multidimensional view of reality through precognitive dreams, out-of-body experiences, trance mediumship, and other altered states of awareness. With clarity and insight, Roberts presents these phenomena as valid psychological experiences, bridging the gap between spiritual and physical aspects of human nature. Through her own trance sessions and Seth’s teachings, she examines different states of consciousness, revealing unique vantage points on reality and illuminating the profound interplay between the inner and outer dimensions of experience.

“Any psychology worthy of the name must be large enough to contain all of our psychologically vital, valid experiences, whether or not they fit into conventional ideas about the characteristics of consciousness. Aspect Psychology, then, accepts as normal the existence of precognitive dreams, out‑of‑body experiences, revela­tory information, alterations of consciousness, peak ex­periences, trance mediumship, and other psychological and psychic events possible in human behavior.”

“Aspect Psychology begins with the idea that man’s consciousness is mobile, focused in the body but not dependent upon it except for three‑dimensional life. The theory is based firmly in the importance of our creaturehood and spirituality alike. It examines the basic components of personality and sees them as Aspects of a greater, largely unknown self which is the source of our physical being. I see the varieties of our personalities as pointing toward still undiscovered abilities; and our psychic and creative experiences as hints of a hidden, multi‑dimensional self.”

“The theory is workable. It helps us understand ourselves better, or at least provides a framework in which we can accept and view all of our experiences, not just those considered respectable by orthodox schools of knowledge.” - Jane Roberts