The ‘Intermediate Self’ (The Watcher)

Seth Early Sessions, Vol 7, Session 322

The ‘Intermediate Self’ (The Watcher)

Now.  I will give you some material that I had in mind pertaining to the dreaming self and the levels of the personality.

You have by now become acquainted with a self you did not know before our sessions, a self who keeps watch upon both the ego and the subconscious.  This is no longer theory to you, for you are practically aware of the self in an ever-growing fashion.

This self is also a director of dream activities.  It is in some ways an intermediate self.  You realize that all these terms are basically artificial, for simplicity’s sake.  There are no real divisions to the self, though you may feel at times self-divided.

This portion of the self then can be utilized to keep the ego and the subconscious in balance.  Your own identity is still greater than this however.  This portion of the self can serve to keep you informed as to the balance and efficiency of the immediate operating personality.

At times our friend has sensed this portion of the self.  This is not, basically speaking, a supraself.  It only seems so to you.  You are becoming consciously aware of it, but it exists whether or not you know it.  It can correct errors made, by other portions of the personality.  It can request and arrange for the removal of physical symptoms, because it knows the reasons behind such symptoms.

It is an instant calculator that can tell you your relative position.  It is this portion of the self that initiates many of the creative ideas that seem to spring from the subconscious.  These will always appear through the subconscious, but the original concepts originate with this portion of the self.

It is this portion who seems to stand outside and view the subjective self.  It is the ‘I’ who is aware and alert within the dream state and who watches the dreaming self.  This portion, while still within the three-dimensional system, is closely allied with other portions of the self that are free of that system.

… you are now aware in practical terms of a conscious part of the personality that appears to be independent of the ego and aware of the ego’s activities.

You are practically aware in everyday life now of a self who watches the self.  This is important.  For later you will be aware of a self who watches this self, and I want you to note the difference.