Psychic Politics

About the book

A library that appears beyond the familiar paths of perception opens the way for Jane Roberts to ask questions no bookshelf seems able to contain. Who are we when we dream? Where does creativity come from? How far does the self we think we know extend? Moving between the privacy of her writing, the Seth sessions and the searching voices of those who call or write to her, Roberts follows the changes in her own consciousness, with all the wonder, doubt and humour they bring.

Along the way, beliefs become more than ideas about the world. They become part of how we feel it and inhabit it. Visions, poems, encounters and everyday experiences lead Roberts to reflect on inner authority, religious symbols, identity and possible realities. The ‘politics’ she explores begins in our relationship with the different dimensions of ourselves and extends into the ways we live together.

From the mysterious library to the codicils of a different understanding of existence, Roberts explores what she calls the heroic dimension, a deeper source of creativity, confidence and growth. Psychic Politics invites readers to follow that search from within, where a house, a garden, a voice or a moment of perception can raise questions about the limits of reality and the possibility of feeling safe in the universe.