This is the best book I have read in a long time, and I read a lot all the time. It sparkles with keen intelligence, stunning insight and amazingly beautiful writing.
I've known about Jane Roberts and Seth since the late 70s and have read all the Seth books, but it's only recently that I've been reading her other books, the non-Seth books, and am finding them truly amazing.
In this book, Jane Roberts tunes into William James (the American philosopher) after his death. He is in the in-between stage where many people go when they die. There they synthesize their earth life, learn and plan their next incarnation . . .
William James starts off by looking at himself as he was in life from his new perspective. He, later on, compares this perspective as coming from the person who is now the adult, compared to the child he was on earth -- his view is that expanded and that mature comparatively speaking. He describes his earth psychology from this new, broader perspective. Then he goes on to talk about the entire 19th century climate, social, political, psychological (with the emergence of Freud), religious and spiritual.
His descriptions of Boston and the seances he attended (he was interested in the paranormal and attended seances as a way to glimpse into other realities), are the writing of a master. His insights as to the entire earth climate are eye-opening.
The latter part of the book he devotes to talking about where he is and what he is learning.
The book is filled with a sense of wonder at how miraculous and good creation really is and his regret that he didn't see that when he was alive (being melancholy and overly intellectual). Subsequently the entire book has an energy of incredible love, inspiration and soooo much light.
Reading it I felt uplifted to states of incredible bliss and boundless love. I so wished it went on and on and on . . .
As I've said, I've read a lot of Jane Robert's work. Seth, when he speaks, has his own style, rather old-world gentlemanly, though at times surprisingly direct. The Education of Oversoul 7 has its own writing style that's very much in the novel tradition. Jane Robert's writing is very, very intellectual. The writing of William James, ah, pure poetry! Sublime.
More than highly recommended to those interested in this sort of material.
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Incredible book, seriously.
One of the most incredible books i've ever read, even considering Seth's material ... and for me ... THAT is saying something ... putting anything into that category. I mean i'm quite sure Seth had a big part of her being able to even receive this information as she did, but nevertheless, he never claimed to have had anything to do with her getting this .... which i don't really believe (not him claiming whether to or not. no i mean i don't believe she could have gotten that material withOUT Seth in some way making the connection possible by assisting in some way) but what do i know!?This book blew my f**ing mind. AND more importantly, it did so AFTER i had attained the rather advanced level i've achieved through Seth's material. So THAT should tell you something about the sheer quality of material in this book. It's THAT freaking amazing!
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