Before Abraham Wrote About The Law Of Attraction, Seth Told
Many people today read the Abraham books, channeled by
Esther Hicks. These books present a very concise and
inspiring look at the Law of Attraction, which Abraham calls
the most powerful law in the universe. The Abraham books,
however, acknowledge that this message is not new, though
they are, arguably, bringing it to more people than ever
before.
In the introduction to Abraham’s book, The Law of
Attraction, Esther’s husband and co-author, Jerry, speaks of
having read Seth before Esther began channeling. Seth is
credited with coining the famous new age phrase, “You Create
Your Own Reality.”
While that phrase became a popular one and is easy to say,
much of the material in the Seth books is actually quite
complicated, especially compared to the breezy,
conversational style of the Abraham books. The best known
Seth books are Seth Speaks and The Nature of Personal
Reality, but Jane Roberts put out at least a half dozen
others. These are meticulously transcribed by Jane’s husband
Rob (it seems channelers require a supportive spouse!), with
dates and times of every statement put down in the books.
The very exhaustive nature of the Seth books, along with the
fact that the Roberts’ never traveled around the world
giving seminars -they actually never moved from their home
in Central New York- seems to make it highly unlikely that
there was any financial motive for the work. This was before
the new age movement was sparked in the 1980s, largely by
Shirley Maclaine. This is not to criticize those who do give
seminars, such as the Hicks’, but only to say that the
simple lifestyle of the Roberts’ (Jane died several years
ago) seems to support their sincerity.
The Seth material is, frankly, too detailed and dense to be
very popular. Even I, who devoured it for a few years, have
come to prefer the direct and simple style of Abraham. Yet
you have to credit Seth with putting out some extremely
interesting information (or theories if you prefer). This
mainly revolves around reincarnation, probably selves and,
naturally, reality creation.
According to Seth, all of our lives are happening at once,
since time as we understand it is only a mental construct.
In addition to this, we have many “probable selves” living
out “probable realities” in alternate dimensions. This means
that each of us has infinite possibilities that are all
being lived out in some world or another. Some academic
philosophers, approaching the issue from a very different
point of view, have come up with a similar theory, called
possible worlds.
Another powerful phrase that Seth came up with is, “The
Present is the Point of Power.” Again, simple enough, but it
means something quite important. The present is the only
“time” that is real, so it’s the only place where we have
any real power. So the point of the Seth material is not to
remember your past lives (which were not in the past
anyway!) but to realize your own power in the present, where
all of your various selves can be accessed and united.
The Seth books, especially The Nature of Personal Power is
an excellent addition to any self-improvement or law of
attraction library. It is especially good for people who
like detailed and scientific explanations for everything, as
opposed to just being told how things are. The latter will
probably prefer the Abraham books. If you are somewhere in
the middle, as I am, you may like both. Seth also gives a
very comprehensive explanation of how reincarnation works,
for those interested in that.
Larry Christopher is a writer who is currently working on a
new endeavor called the Abundance Meme Project, which seeks
innovative strategies for implementing the Law of Attraction
on both the individual and societal levels. For more
information, see http://www.abundancememeproject.com