A force field is a dynamic medium in which consciousness and electromagnetic energy condense and interact within multidimensional reality, maintaining physical forms and system boundaries.
1964-1965 · The Early Sessions: Book 3 of The Seth MaterialAI summary (single book)
In The Early Sessions Book 3, Seth provides an in-depth exposition of "force field" and the closely related "fields of actuality," revealing the state of existence of the psyche, the body, and the universe within multidimensional fields:
The unified force field structure of the psyche: Seth points out that the inner self, the psyche, and its components constitute a unique, unified force field. Within this force field, the subconscious is the portion radiating outward from the enclosed space of the psyche as the "core," while consciousness is the outermost radius of this primary field. This force field radiates outward continuously, projecting energy and transforming it into matter. If one observes the universe from the perspective of such a force field, one sees countless atoms and molecules revolving around the core .
The boundaries of systems and resistance: As a camouflage framework, a system possesses a kind of "resistance" at its outermost boundary, used to maintain its unified identity; this resistance tends to attract the similar and repel the dissimilar. Where two systems merge, their outer edges of resistance are identical, and the particles therein have the dual faces of attraction and repulsion .
The physical body and subconscious regulation in multiple fields: The human universe and the physical body exist in many different "fields of actuality," and they exert forces upon one another with these fields. The physical body cannot be regarded merely as the product of a single field. These cross-field energies and forces are processed and balanced by the subconscious, not by the outer ego. The subconscious serves as a passage between different fields of actuality, projecting excess chemicals within the body into other fields that need them, while also introducing energies from other levels. If this energy is misdirected, causing chemicals to fail to be properly discharged into other fields, they accumulate within the body and lead to mental or personality disorders such as schizophrenia .
The electrical field of actuality and the nonphysical electrical body: In the field most closely related to the physical field, there exists an "electrical field of actuality." In this field, the dominant data are electrical, and personality gestalts, thoughts, and emotions all exist as electrical components rather than physical matter. Nerve impulses constantly leap and connect between the physical field and the electrical field . A portion of the physical body actually exists in a "strong force field," and the entire body has its counterpart within this force field. This electrical body is nonphysical, with mass but no weight, and its characteristics are manifested as different intensities and concentrations of electrical force. In this electrical structure, the psyche and organs exist in electrical form; the brain is the portion of the psyche within the electrical structure, while the skin does not exist in the electrical counterpart . In this electrical system, thoughts and emotions are directly experienced as moving, independent electrical system spheres or charged actions, acting upon the environment more directly than in the physical field .
1967-1968 · The Early Sessions: Book 8 of The Seth MaterialAI summary (single book)
In The Early Sessions Book 8, Seth elaborates on the concept of "force field," especially in the context of exploring phenomena such as using a table for communication, object movement, and levitation. The following is an organization of the core statements, distinctive aspects, and operational mechanisms of the force field concept in the book:
I. The Definition and Generation Mechanism of the Force Field
The establishment of the molecular bridge field: When participants release psychic energy, the molecular structure of the table is altered. During the communication process, the surviving personality acts directly through the body mechanism of the sensitive, causing changes in the molecular vibration of the sensitive, producing freer molecular interaction between the sensitive and the table, thereby instantly constructing a "molecular bridge field," which can expand to include all participants .
The triggering of electrical energy and the force field: The sensitive plays the role of a "field operator." The energy of the surviving personality works through the nervous system of the sensitive, triggering electrical changes in the physical brain. These changes inject additional electrical charge into the body and leap into the molecular structure of the table, thereby producing a "force field" between the organism and the table .
The necessity of physical contact: In order to establish the conditions required for this particular type of force field, some contact between the fingertips of the sensitive and the table is necessary .
II. The Unique Physical and Dimensional Properties of the Force Field
Space-time curvature and dimensional effects: The force field has definite space-time coordinates and dimensional effects. It allows molecules to be manipulated from one system to another, and is essentially a true "space-time curvature," allowing free interchange .
As a medium and the condition for levitation: Once the force field is constructed, it itself acts as a medium. When the entire table is drawn into the structure of the force field, or when the sensitive is in an excellent state and at the apex of the force field coordinates, complete levitation of the object can be achieved .
Plasticity and apparition manifestation: This force field possesses extremely strong force and plasticity. Under rare and exceptionally favorable conditions, apparitions can even be manifested because of this force and plasticity of the force field .
III. Information Transmission and the Stability of the Force Field
Electromagnetic encoding and unconscious transfer: Any ideational information is received in the form of electromagnetic encoding, bypassing the conscious mind and directly transforming into the movements of this new temporary force field .
Environmental influence and stability: The stability and strength of the force field depend to some extent on other environmental factors, including the meteorological/atmospheric conditions of the environment in which the participants are located. The strength and stability of the force field directly affect the clarity of the information; if the force field itself is unstable, it is difficult to receive clear information .
IV. The Waxing and Waning of Force and Perception
The periodicity of energy: This force field does not exist permanently; it gradually accumulates and moves toward a peak of activity, then begins to weaken .
Perceptible accumulation: Through practice, people can perceive when a force field of this nature has begun to accumulate, and make use of it .
1970-1971 · Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the SoulAI summary (single book)
In Seth Speaks, Seth elaborates in detail on the multidimensional reality-construction mechanisms related to "force field" (energy field). This concept involves not only the individual soul and physical existence, but also the boundaries, structure, and maintenance of form in physical reality.
First, Seth directly defines the soul and the physical body as specific forms of energy fields. The soul can be viewed as an "electromagnetic energy field," a "field of condensed action," and a generating field of "possibilities" or "probable actions" seeking expression . At the same time, the human physical body is also "an energy field of a certain shape" . Although one cannot point to the exact location of one's identity within the body, this energy field of a specific shape maintains the integrity of the physical form and carries the individual's name and identity .
Second, the energy field plays a decisive role in maintaining the boundaries of reality and the forms of objects through "camouflage" and "definition." Seth points out that the emotional electromagnetic reality emanating from each consciousness spontaneously forms electromagnetic energy units (EE units) . A "web" of invisible electromagnetic units fills the entire atmosphere, and the particles of matter are formed by and upon this web . The behavior of these electromagnetic units not only forms the "specific camouflage" of a particular system, but their peripheral activity also effectively establishes "the inner sense of identity and the outer boundaries" . This boundary mechanism causes energy systems that are originally free-flowing and interpenetrating to present the impression of closed, stable, and enduring physical reality within the narrow focus of human perception .
Third, the transformation of thoughts and emotions into physical reality depends on specific electromagnetic field mechanisms. Seth emphasizes that the "concepts" and "feelings" one wishes to materialize carry within themselves a mechanism that places them within the "electromagnetic field" necessary for concrete development . For example, an intense desire acts like an "energy core," projecting outward from the psyche a replica image of the person; although this image exists below the level of matter, it has a definite effect on air or atmosphere and can even attract the transfer of streams of consciousness . In more advanced reality systems, consciousness learns to deal with and perceive far stronger energies and to construct "forms" of a different nature .
Finally, within the invisible energy structure that forms all realities and phenomena, "coordination points" play a supporting role. In space there exist mathematically pure main coordination points (astonishing sources of energy) and numerous subordinate coordination points . These subordinate coordination points serve as "supports" and "structural reinforcements" within the invisible energy structure; they are accumulations of pure energy, around which there are extremely slight gravitational changes, and where physical laws also produce wavering effects .
In summary, in the discussion in Seth Speaks, "force field" or "energy field" is the bridge connecting psychic reality and physical reality. Through the web of electromagnetic units, the materialization mechanisms of electromagnetic fields, and the structural support of coordination points, it not only maintains the specific forms of the body and objects, but also establishes the boundaries between the inside and outside of systems, enabling multidimensional consciousness to experience and create physical reality in three-dimensional space.
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The Nature of the Psyche: Its Human Expression · Chapter 92 related passages in this chapter
In Seth's philosophy, a "force field" or "energy field" refers to the dynamic medium and structural support in which consciousness, the psyche, and electromagnetic energy condense and interact within multidimensional reality, maintaining physical forms and system boundaries. It is not only the electromagnetic foundation of the individual soul and physical body's existence, but also the bridge through which thoughts are transformed into physical matter and multidimensional creativity is concretely manifested in three-dimensional space and time. Force fields possess distinct dimensional effects and plasticity; while maintaining the independence of a system, they also serve as channels for the exchange of energy and information between different systems of reality.
2. Primary Expositions
The Unified Force Field of the Psyche and the Nonphysical Electrical Body
The psyche itself is a unique, unified force field structure. Within this force field, the inner ego acts as the core, the subconscious is the portion radiating outward, and consciousness is the outermost radius of this primary field. This force field constantly radiates outward, projecting energy and transforming it into physical matter . At the level most closely associated with the physical field, there exists an "electrical field of reality" in which personality gestalts, thoughts, and emotions exist as electrical components rather than physical matter . The physical body possesses a nonphysical electrical counterpart within this "strong force field," which has mass but no weight, characterized by varying intensities and concentrations of electrical power, where thoughts and emotions act as charged actions, affecting the environment more directly than in the physical field .
Regulation of Multiple Fields of Reality and System Boundaries
The human physical body and the universe exist in many different "fields of reality." These cross-field energies and powers are processed and balanced by the subconscious (rather than the outer ego). The subconscious acts as a channel between different fields of reality, discharging excess bodily chemicals as projections into other fields while also drawing in energy from other levels; if this regulation is misdirected, it can accumulate in the body and lead to mental or personality disorders such as schizophrenia . Meanwhile, systems acting as camouflage frameworks possess a "resistance" at their outermost boundaries to maintain their unified identity, tending to attract like and repel unlike .
Temporary Force Fields and Spacetime Warps in Physical Phenomena
In phenomena such as channeling, object movement, or levitation, the sensitive acts as a "field operator." The energy of the surviving personality works through the sensitive's nervous system, triggering electrical changes in the physical brain, injecting an extra charge into the body which leaps into the molecular structure of the object, thereby constructing a temporary "molecular bridge field" or "force field" . This force field has definite space and time coordinates and dimensional effects, being in essence a true "spacetime warp" that allows molecules to be freely interchanged between different systems . Once the force field is constructed, it itself acts as a medium that enables the complete levitation of objects, and even allows apparitions to appear under favorable conditions . This force field is not permanent but periodic, and its stability and intensity are affected by environmental and atmospheric conditions .
Electromagnetic Unit Webs, Coordinate Points, and Physical Materialization
The soul itself is an "electromagnetic energy field" (a field of concentrated action), and the physical body is also an "energy field of a certain shape" . The emotional electromagnetic reality emanating from each consciousness spontaneously forms electromagnetic energy units (ee units) , and the "web" composed of these units fills the entire atmosphere, with particles of physical matter being formed from and upon this web . The peripheral activity of these electromagnetic units effectively establishes the "boundaries between the inner sense of identity and the outer," allowing what would otherwise be a free-flowing energy system to assume a stable physical reality . Thoughts and feelings carry within themselves a mechanism that places them within the "electromagnetic fields" necessary for their concrete development . Furthermore, within the invisible energy structures, principal and subordinate "coordinate points" serve as supports and structural reinforcements; they are accumulations of pure energy, around which extremely minute gravitational changes exist .
Consciousness Fields and Multidimensional Creativity
The formation of physical reality depends on the interaction between "consciousness fields" and "units of consciousness (CUs)." Each unit of consciousness that is "particularized" carries and operates upon the continuous thrust established by the "consciousness field" . These units are both entities and powers, forming physical matter by slowing down, thereby maintaining the structure of reality and physical forms . Behind this lies a "grand field of multidimensional creativity," in which the divine power is a unified yet divisible power, the source of time and probabilities, which is not a mechanical physical law but a highly aware, living force .
3. Evolutionary Context
Seth's exposition of the concept of the "force field" presents a clear evolutionary path from "physical/physiological mechanisms" to "multidimensional metaphysics and the ecology of consciousness":
In the early period (such as The Early Sessions, Book 3 and Book 8), Seth focused on the specific physical and physiological mechanisms of force fields. He discussed in detail the geometric structure of the psyche's force field (such as the relationship between the radii of consciousness and the subconscious) , the nonphysical "electrical body" , and how "force fields" are temporarily constructed through molecular interactions, charge injections, and spacetime warps during channeling and object levitation . The "force field" at this stage was closer to an operational, semi-physical medium with definite space and time coordinates.
By the middle period (such as Seth Speaks and The Nature of Personal Reality), Seth's perspective ascended to a macroscopic constructivism of reality. He defined the soul, the physical body, and all things as electromagnetic energy fields of different levels , and introduced the concepts of the web of "electromagnetic energy units (ee units)" and "coordinate points" . At this point, the "force field" was no longer merely a temporary tool in channeling phenomena, but the fundamental mechanism for maintaining the boundaries of the physical world and translating subjective thoughts and emotions into objective physical reality .
In the late period (such as Dreams, "Evolution" and Value Fulfillment, Volume I), Seth fully integrated this concept into the grand framework of "consciousness fields" and "fields of multidimensional creativity" . Forces and fields were no longer cold physical or electromagnetic laws, but were endowed with highly spiritual and ethical qualities—they are the living, divine power of "All That Is," which, in the cooperation of "value fulfillment," weaves the evolving physical world through the slowing down and interaction of units of consciousness .
4. Relationships with Related Concepts
Relationship with "Electromagnetic Energy Units (ee units)": ee units are the basic microscopic particles that constitute force fields. Emotions emanating from consciousness form ee units , which weave an invisible web in space, becoming the underlying structure through which force fields operate and condense physical matter .
Relationship with "Coordinate Points": Coordinate points are sources of pure energy accumulation. Principal and subordinate coordinate points play the role of "support" and "structural reinforcement" within the invisible force field structure, acting as catalytic centers for the transformation of energy into physical matter .
Relationship with "Units of Consciousness (CUs)": Units of consciousness are dual aspects of force and entity, operating upon the continuous thrust of the "consciousness field" . They are the most fundamental, aware, living building blocks that constitute force fields and the physical world .
Relationship with "Electrical Body": The electrical body is the nonphysical counterpart of the physical body within a strong force field, composed of varying intensities and concentrations of electrical power, serving as the intermediary for the leap of energy and nerve impulses between the psyche and the physical body .
5. Representative Original Quotations
"The inner ego, the psyche, and its components form a unique, unified force field... The subconscious is that portion radiating outward from the closed space of the psyche which acts as a 'core,' while consciousness is the outermost radius of this primary field."
"These changes inject an extra charge into the body, and leap into the molecular structure of the table, thereby producing a 'force field' between the organism and the table."
"The soul can be viewed as an 'electromagnetic energy field,' which is a 'field of concentrated action,' and a powerhouse of 'probabilities' or 'probable actions' seeking expression."
"Each unit of consciousness that is 'particularized' carries and operates upon the continuous thrust established by the 'consciousness field.'"