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In The Early Sessions Book 1, Seth provides a systematic and distinctive exposition of the concept of the entity. The entity is not an isolated, static soul, but a multidimensional, eternal aggregate of consciousness that contains multiple past lives, present lives, and probable selves.

I. The essence and eternity of the entity

In essence, the entity is a self-generated, self-aware portion of energy or vitality, without beginning or end ^[1]. The entity transcends the time limitations of the physical plane; entities "have always existed and will always exist" ^[2]. Before the first particle of the earth's physical plane was formed, the will and vitality of all entities that have ever lived or will ever live here had already participated in its creation [chunk:3808, 3809].

II. The relationship between the entity and personality: the analogies of dream and limb

In the early sessions, Seth uses vivid analogies to explain the relationship between the entity and its incarnated personalities:

1. The dream analogy: The life of an individual can legitimately be compared to the dream of the entity. Just as human beings give inner purpose and organization to their dreams and derive inspiration from them, so too does the entity, to a certain extent, guide and organize its personalities and derive satisfaction from them ^[3]. Personalities originate from the entity, attain varying degrees of independence, and ultimately return to the entity, but they never for a single moment truly leave the entity ^[3].
2. The limb analogy: If the entity is viewed as a whole, then the various reincarnational personalities it manifests at different earthly times are like the "limbs" or other organs of the entity ^[4]. If a particular personality fragment disintegrates, it can be regenerated just as body cells are regenerated ^[4].
3. The superego analogy (an early distinctive wording): Seth compares the entity to the "superego" of its personality fragments ^[5]. The entity operates its fragments in an "unconscious" manner, granting them independent life and then, to a certain extent, "forgetting" them; the entity cannot directly control the fragment personalities in the way consciousness controls the heartbeat [chunk:3423, 3424].

III. The multidimensional structure and fragmentation of the entity

The entity is a synthesis of multiple layers of consciousness. During incarnation, the entity is "divided," while between lives it is the "whole self" ^[6].

1. Simultaneous multiple manifestations: A complete entity may require multiple manifestations or incarnations in what is called "simultaneous" time ^[7].
2. Personality fragments: The present individual in any particular lifetime can be called a "fragment" of his or her entire entity, possessing all the attributes of the original entity, although these attributes may be in a latent or unused state ^[8]. Even insects ^[9] or certain psychopathic individuals ^[10] are also some kind of fragment. Under certain circumstances, a mature fragment can also evolve into a new entity [chunk:3529, 3789].
3. No gender distinction: In its overall essence, the entity is neither male nor female, but it may identify more with certain gender characteristics in its overall essence (for example, Joseph and Ruburt lean more toward male characteristics) [chunk:3417, 3462].

IV. The psyche as the connecting link of the entity

In the wording of the early sessions, the psyche is defined as "that part" of the entity that looks after the personality on the camouflage plane ^[11]. The psyche contains all data concerning past lives, interwoven purposes, problems, and relationships, but it supplies the brain only with the data needed for the present existence ^[11]. Therefore, through the channel of the psyche, human beings are in fact always in contact with their own entity ^[12].

V. Free will and the blueprint

The entity sets a "blueprint" for each personality as the framework the soul follows, but the personality itself is not consciously aware of this blueprint, thereby preserving free will [chunk:3416, 3417]. At the entity level, the range of free choice and free will is far broader and more meaningful, while choices at the personality level are limited by the restrictions the entity sets for karmic reasons [chunk:3897, 3905].

In The Early Sessions Book 2, Seth provides a multidimensional and detailed exposition of the concept of the entity:

1. The essence and definition of the entity: The entity represents that portion of consciousness that is able to be aware of its own other portions ^[1]. It possesses a psychological structure that exists in the depth and solidity of another dimension ^[2]. Human beings usually cannot see even half of their complete entity ^[3]. The names of entities (such as Ruburt, Roarck, and so on) are actually products of translating reality into concepts and then into words ^[4].

2. The relationship between the entity, personality, and ego: The entity follows the law of value fulfillment through the cycle of reincarnation ^[5]. Various independent personalities, while maintaining their own uniqueness, cooperate together to form the psychological structure of the entity ^[6]. The ego is only one aspect of the entity; multiple independent egos can coexist and represent different facets of the entity ^[7]. The individual is not only the present self, but also the sum of all his or her historical personalities, and can draw upon the hidden abilities and knowledge of the entity ^[8]. Before a personality enters the physical plane, the entity transmits data to the chromosomes through the mental gene system, thereby determining the main characteristics of the personality ^[9]. Before being created by the entity, a personality is only a kind of possibility, but once it becomes an independent identity, it permanently retains its uniqueness ^[10].

3. The metaphor of "tree and seed" and the evolution of the entity: Seth compares the entity to a tree that produces many seeds, and the seeds are individuals or fragment personalities that have the potential to become complete entities ^[11]. If fragment personalities choose to develop, they can form their own entities ^[12]. The entity itself is not unchanging; it is constantly changing and can even choose to dissolve ^[13]. When an outstanding outer ego chooses to become an independent entity, it transforms into an inner self and, based on unfulfilled desires, creates a new outer ego to seek experience ^[14]. Attaining original insight and understanding is a necessary condition for becoming an entity ^[15].

4. The existential dimension and limitations of the entity: In the spacious present, all entities that have ever inhabited the earth existed before the earth was formed and participated in the creation of the earth ^[16]. Therefore, there is no contradiction between fragment personalities forming new entities and the prior existence of entities ^[17]. In the physical world, the complete entity cannot exist as a whole, but can only manifest as separated, partially disconnected portions ^[18]. In addition, libido does not originate from the personal unconscious, but from the energy of the entity and the inner self ^[19].

5. Specific examples of entity relationships: Seth reveals that he himself, Ruburt (Jane), and Joseph (Rob) actually originate from the same particularly powerful entity, which is also the main reason they can communicate smoothly ^[20]. Ruburt is an extension and materialized manifestation of Seth when he was once an entity ^[21], and Frank Watts is also an independent personality within that entity ^[22]. The book also mentions the entity names of other figures, such as Jim's entity "Roarck" ^[23], John Bradley's entity "Philip" ^[24], Bill's entity "Mark" ^[25], and so on.

In The Early Sessions Book 3, Seth offers a deep and multidimensional exposition of the concept of the entity. The entity is not a static, finished endpoint, but a continuously moving, changing, and never-ending process of action.

1. The essential definition and dynamic character of the entity Seth points out that the entity, the inner self, or the ego are never static or complete; they are always in motion and change, and there is no moment of "completion" ^[1][2]. The entity may be partially defined as the sum of all selves within a particular field of action, a simultaneous whole. It represents the impetus, or blueprint, toward which action forever strives for complete materialization, while the various selves are action in progress toward that blueprint ^[3]. The entity is formed by conscious comprehension that has coalesced into capsule form ^[4].

2. The relationship between the entity and personality: projection, independence, and free will The entity gains experience by projecting personalities into different planes of existence ^[5]. As the entity expands, it creates new personalities, which then become independent individuals ^[6][7].

3. Free will: The entity does not deprive the personality of free will. The personality makes its own choices, and the entity can neither help nor prevent the personality's choices. Although the entity possesses advance knowledge, it must "let go" and allow the personality to remain completely independent, because the personality knows the specific conditions of its own plane better than the entity does ^[8].

4. Simultaneous projection: In the spacious present, what the personality will become and what it has been already exist and have already been projected ^[9][10]. Different portions of the entity express themselves simultaneously in different systems of action ^[11].

5. The evolution of the personality: The personality itself can indeed evolve and eventually become an entity ^[12][13].

6. The inner structure and characteristics of the entity

7. The backlog of gender characteristics: The entity is composed of both male and female characteristics. If the energy of the entity repeatedly focuses upon personalities of a single gender, a "backlog" of unexpressed characteristics will result. For example, if the energy is all focused upon male personalities, the unmanifested female characteristics will feed back to the entity, causing the overall identity of the entity to take on feminine characteristics ^[14][15].

8. Gestalt and fragmentation: The entity is like a "master memory cell," storing the knowledge of its gestalt personalities. The entity can even split into many fragments, and each fragment retains the complete data belonging to the original entity ^[16][17]. In addition, the entity also possesses its "fragments" (for example, Frank Watts is a fragment of Seth's entity) ^[18][19].

9. Entity names: Each personality has its own unique "entity name" at the entity level. For example, John's entity name is Philip ^[20], Bill's entity name is Mark ^[21], Jane's entity name is Ruburt ^[22], Judy's is Rayuk, Lee's is Wonlin ^[23], Lorraine's is Marleno ^[24], and another visitor's is Salden ^[25].

10. Psychological structure and channels of communication The entire field of the subconscious and the inner self extends backward to the entity ^[26]. The inner self is responsible for receiving information from the entity ^[27][28]. Beneath the personal subconscious, there exists an undisguised layer of experience between lives, from which knowledge of the entity's own nature and of undisguised reality can be received ^[29]. In terms of psychological structure, if the physical universe is compared to the ego, then the dream universe lies on one side, while the entity lies on the other ^[30].