The Nature of Reality

In my view, there is one truth. The way it's expressed depends on the culture and the time in history. What has been a constant is that humans all over the planet and in all times in history and prehistory had a sense of a power greater than themselves, a sense of some kind of a god.

As far back as I could remember, I had an innate sense of a God. And I also had an innate sense that I could know the nature of God and the nature of reality, sort of be able to know what's under the hood of the universe and understand its functioning, know the nuts and bolts of how the universe worked.

If you've never seen a car it will look like it moved because of some kind of magic, but if you knew to lift the hood, you'd see how it really worked. Well, I always thought the answer to the nature of reality was analogous to lifting the hood on the car.

In Jane Roberts' Seth books, Seth gives such a description of the nature of reality, a nuts and bolts description, a description without a religious context, though religious veils are explained in the Seth books.

The very first Seth book I read, that came to me in an unexpected way, was the experience of the biggest relief of my life. It explained all sorts of experiences I was having that I could not explain, nor did I know of a place or book where they were explained. For example, one night when I was driving, the physical reality vanished and all I saw were strands of light. Another time, sitting at a computer I realized there were gaps in my consciousness, a distinct sense of pulsating in and out of this reality. The precognitive dreams and regular psychic experiences were no big deal compared to these moments when the fabric of physical reality simply fell away and I experienced the reality beyond. In the Seth books I found the first explanations to my unusual experiences.

That is why the books I recommend here are the books that give the nuts and bolts explanation of the nature of reality, which is the most comfortable model for me, an explanation that suits me about how things operate in the greater Reality.

We are all very different. We are in different places on our journey. Along the way, at different times we need different things, things that make sense to us at that time. At some point, we outgrow a truth, an explanation about the nature of reality, and we move on to a larger definition. What remains constant is the Reality: there is a higher power and it is vast -- beyond our ability to comprehend fully. As we evolve, we are able to comprehend and utilize more of its vastness.

For me, this is an indescribably exciting journey, the journey of expansion in consciousness. It's a non-stop adventure into the wilderness where I make all kinds of amazing discoveries. It is more fun than anything else I know.

In my work in psychic reading sessions, this understanding of the nature of reality automatically guides my ability to see, and understand. It also shapes how I describe the information I receive to the client.

Jane Roberts' Seth Books

The Seth Material
Seth Speaks
Nature of Personal Reality
The “Unknown” Reality, Vol. 1
The “Unknown” Reality, Volume 2
The Nature of the Psyche
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events
Dreams, “Evolution,” and Value Fulfillment, Volume One
Seth, Dreams and Projections Of Consciousness
The Magical Approach
The Way Toward Health

It is best to read the Seth books in order they were written. Additionally, Jane Roberts has written other amazing books which I also recommend. All are listed sethcenter.com

Robert Monroe Books

Journeys Out of the Body
Far Journeys
Ultimate Journey

It's best to read the books in order. They follow Monroe's development with out of body travels and the creation of the Monroe Institute.

The Monroe Institute offers programs and other events besides books, guided meditations and music using hemy-sinc technology -- at monroeinsitute.org.

Near-Death Experiences as Information
About the Nature of Reality

When my father died, I saw the light of his spirit. I was young and had no understanding that these sorts of things can even happen. However, the experience was so unlike anything else I had ever experienced, it forced me to look into and find out how it was possible to see the light of a person no longer present in the physical.

At that time, there were few books on the subject, however, as these things go, the answer came (accidentally, as answers generally came, early on in my conscious spiritual journey) in Raymond Moody's book, Life After Life.

Even though the book was about near-death experiences, it explained why I could have the experience I had.

Since that time, I have read many books on near-death experience. What is remarkable is how alike they are. For me the greatest value of these books is that they give considerable information about the nature of reality. So, I recommend them and have a number of them listed here.

From the time I started reading near-death-experience books, it seems more and more striking experiences are being recorded. Two books in that vein are Anita Moorjani's and Dr. Eben Alexander's books, Dying to be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing; Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife.

They talk about their experiences out of body and document instant recoveries from terminal illness.

These near-death experience books defy the belief that matter is real. They demonstrate matter's malleability. They demonstrate the illusory nature of matter -- something the mystics from all times and place have espoused for thousands of years.

There is a larger reality within which matter resides. Matter can be altered instantaneously. It is not intractable.

A lot of food for thought.

It's a long time since Raymond Moody wrote Life After Life. These days, there are many books and videos about near-death experiences.

James Van Praagh has many books out about his experiences as a medium.

Dannion Brinkley has several books out about his near-death experiences.

And there are many others, if this is something that interests you.