Adventures in Consciousness
by Jane Roberts
An introduction to aspect psychology

From the start, Jane Roberts, one of the most gifted and respected psychics of the twentieth century, questioned not only the nature of trance-mediumship ("who" was Seth, the non-physical personality for whom she spoke, and how was she able to speak for him) but also alternate states of awareness that she experienced and witnessed in others: out-of-body experiences, mental telepathy, and reincarnational dramas. In Adventures in Consciousness, Roberts sets out to account for this entire range of nonscientific phenomena (events for which science has found no "official" proof). What emerges is Roberts' theory of aspect psychology: nothing less than a revolutionary view of the human personality.

Taking up where Seth left off, aspect psychology encompasses and explains the full, incredibly versatile, multidimensional range of the normal human psyche.

"Adventures in Consciousness may seem like an off-the-wall subject to some people, and ‘Aspect Psychology’ probably sounds like a new-fangled kind of therapy. But if you have ever wondered why Ouija Boards work, or psychics demonstrate abilities ‘normal’ people do not possess, or how to interpret you own dream, you will have to read this book.

"It is the result of twelve years of struggling skepticism which Roberts has determinedly held, rather than permit herself the flattery and luxury of personal sensationalism. If she had been less serious, she could have gone on tour and just claimed credit for her fascinating abilities and impressive wisdom.

"Instead Roberts doubted, questioned, studied, and now calmly and lucidly theorized that we all have as much to discover-recover for ourselves. In this book, she has established a new means for studying the psyche.

"Most of all, Roberts answers the question every reader has been asking: Who is Seth?"

A review of the first edition, Grace Shinell, Majority Report, September 6, 1975

"In developing and exploring her extraordinary gifts, Jane left behind the comforts of virtually every institution of accepted thought, including conventional science, religion, the literary world she once yearned to win over, the role models of her time, and even—or especially—the traditional spiritualist and mediumistic ideas that only served to embarrass her. In this brave and brilliant book, Jane plows right over old ground and not only asks new questions, but creates a stunning paradigm of consciousness that becomes even more original as time goes by."

Susan M. Watkins, author of Conversations with Seth and Dreaming Myself, Dreaming a Town

"As a physicist I have long been amazed at the insights into the workings of the universe Jane Roberts discovered through her "personality" known as Seth. In Adventures in Consciousness, she shows us how a whole new aspect psychology can be built in which the "psychic" elements of reality are not denied as they usually are in today’s science. . . . For anyone interested in the psychic elements of reality, this is a must-read."

Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D., American–Book Award winning author of Taking the Quantum Leap and The Spiritual Universe

"There are times while reading Adventures in Consciousness when you will have that moment of insight—for an instant, you catch a glimpse of the enormity, the beauty, of the human psyche. And with that experience you recognize the exciting complexity of your own individual psyche. Mind-expanding."

Lynda Dahl, award-winning author of Beyond the Winning Streak and The Wizards of Consciousness, and President of Seth Network International

"Jane Roberts possessed a combination of psychic talent and intellectual curiosity that contributed enormously to our understanding of human consciousness."

Norman Friedman, author of Bridging Science and Spirit and The Hidden Domain