natural man自然人

In The Nature of Personal Reality, Seth depicts the state of the "natural person" that follows natural laws and remains unpolluted by distorted beliefs, through his redefinition of "nature." The core statements and distinctive facets of this concept are mainly expressed in the following dimensions:

1. The absence of boundaries among body, mind, and spirit, and the naturalness of thought: The natural person does not set arbitrary divisions among spirit, psyche, and body. Seth emphasizes that thoughts and feelings are as much a part of nature as any part of the body ^[1][2]. In the natural state, the body's spontaneous functions perfectly display the soul's fluidity, inner freedom, and innate sense of direction ^[1][2]. By contrast, if one separates ideas from nature, one feels isolated and cut off from nature ^[2], and may even generate self-limiting false beliefs such as "the flesh is inherently impure" and "bodily desires are sinful" ^[3].

2. Following "natural guilt" rather than "artificial guilt": The natural person possesses "natural guilt." This is a preventive mechanism dependent on memory and reflection; when a person does something contrary to nature, natural guilt prevents the repetition of that act, and it carries no association with "punishment" ^[4]. However, undistorted natural guilt was distorted in the course of civilization into "artificial guilt," and confused with concepts of sin, punishment, and retribution ^[4][5]. The accumulation and repression of this artificial guilt ultimately leads to violent acts such as war ^[4].

3. Natural questioning and belief reassessment after the maturation of consciousness: Although in early childhood the natural person accepts the beliefs of parents and the group by default for the sake of biological survival ^[6][7], when the conscious mind reaches maturity, he or she will "naturally" question, examine, and reassess the relationship between these beliefs and his or her own environment ^[6][7]. The natural person does not blindly accept distorted value judgments that treat illness as a moral disgrace, poverty as a lack of virtue, or suffering as confused with saintliness ^[7][5].

4. Acceptance of the multidimensional natural attributes of life: For the natural person, the scope of nature is far broader than modern definitions suggest. Survival after physical death, reincarnation, and the possession of probable selves are all completely natural phenomena ^[2]. The natural person is not limited by false beliefs such as "physical death means the extinction of consciousness" ^[3].

5. Intimate connection with nature and the energies of the earth: The more highly civilized a person is, the more easily his or her social structures separate him or her from nature, causing people to subconsciously create natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods in order to re-experience their connection with the earth and their own power ^[8]. The natural person, by contrast, maintains intimate contact with the earth and the natural elements, and has no need to awaken suppressed vitality through disasters or riots ^[8].

In The "Unknown" Reality Vol 2, although the term "natural man" is not directly mentioned in the given text, the state it represents—a complete human condition that conforms to the natural laws of the universe, remains unpolluted by distorted beliefs, and maintains a high degree of body-mind-spirit integration—is profoundly elaborated through specific consciousness-focusing exercises and body-mind integration methods. The following is a summary of this state and the ways to achieve it based on the relevant original text in the book:

I. Body-Mind Integration and the Power of Direct Action in the Present

To achieve the complete state of high body-mind-spirit integration, the individual must first learn what "clear focus" is. The book clearly points out that this clear focus is by no means obtained by trying to escape one's own reality or dull the senses, because that only teaches one to "not focus" ^[1]. On the contrary, true integration requires the individual to fully and completely experience the sensory data of the present moment. In "Practice Unit 11," the author provides a specific method for exercising the entire body and mind mechanism. By bringing all perceptions together, the individual's awareness becomes completely open, thereby achieving an integrated state in which "body and mind work together" ^[1]. In this state, the individual can experience "an immediate feeling of power," because all of one's abilities are directed toward maximum capacity, enabling one to "act directly in the present moment" within the physical moment ^[1]. This highly integrated, present-based state is precisely the embodiment of the natural man conforming to natural laws and giving play to life potential.

II. Full-Sensory Alertness and Cosmic Orientation

The highly integrated natural state requires the body to be in "a state of alertness," rather than a drowsy or distant state ^[1]. This alertness is achieved through total exploration of the present physical environment:

1. Coordination of Vision and Hearing: Without exerting pressure, let the gaze easily explore the entire visual field at the same time, listen to and identify all sounds, and in the mind associate the sounds with the corresponding objects (even if invisible) ^[1].
2. Microscopic Perception of Bodily Sensations: Consciously feel the physical contact of the body (such as the pressure against a chair) and changes in temperature (for example, warm hands and cold feet, or warm abdomen and cold head), and notice the taste in the mouth and the smells in the air ^[1]. This full-sensory practice can "place you clearly within your universe," and is an excellent anchoring exercise both before and after any experiment involving alteration of consciousness ^[1].

III. Avoiding the Interference of Distorted Beliefs with Consciousness

When exploring the mobility of consciousness, it is crucial to maintain a state unpolluted by distorted beliefs. The book specifically warns that when directing consciousness, it is not advisable to use words with hierarchical implications such as "higher" or "lower," because this can easily cause the individual to produce interpretations imposed upon them through their own beliefs, thereby creating distortion ^[2]. Instead, the individual should rely on their own felt sense, and on the basis of the "home station," move consciousness in the chosen direction (such as left or right) ^[2]. As practice deepens, the individual becomes more and more familiar with inner feelings, and will develop their own sense of direction, and the inner sense data will also become increasingly clear, thereby enabling the perception of different realities through different states of consciousness ^[2].

IV. Overcoming Mental Noise and the Psyche's Self-Travel

When traveling to other systems or altering the focus of consciousness, the individual's habits tend to transform into mental noise and "static" ^[1]. In the transitional stage "between stations," because one has temporarily detached from the usual habitual organizing processes of the combined physical senses, the individual is likely to encounter leaking, distorted, or mixed signals ^[2]. However, once one learns how to truly align and focus clearly, the individual will understand that the process of altering the focus of consciousness is actually "traveling through your own psyche" ^[2]. Because different realities are essentially different states of the psyche—they are materialized, projected outward, and experienced ^[2]. Through this travel of the psyche, the individual can more deeply understand the unity of the material world and inner reality, thereby achieving a deeper level of body-mind-spirit integration.

In The Nature of the Psyche, Seth clarifies the core meaning of the "natural person" or the "natural state of being" through his exploration of humanity's natural attributes. This concept is mainly expressed in the following distinctive facets: First, the natural person possesses an inner, eternal natural state of being. Seth points out that as a natural creature, the human being contains within the body a natural state of being that is an everlasting reservoir of peace, vitality, and understanding ^[1]. This state constantly springs into actualization, enabling the person to draw upon greater vitality and power by clearly experiencing his or her own consciousness and living in the present ^[1]. Second, the natural person relies on direct primary sense experience rather than distorted secondary beliefs. To reach or maintain this natural state, one must rely on immediate, primary sense data rather than the secondary experience described by society ^[1]. Modern people are often indoctrinated with various negative predictions and criticisms (such as that the world will be destroyed and humanity will perish), and these beliefs organize people's experience and rob them of the comfort that nature itself provides through direct primary experience ^[1]. In fact, in the present moment, human beings and the world are naturally and physically safe at the sensory level ^[1]. Third, the natural person maintains a high degree of integration of body, mind, and spirit, unpolluted by artificial divisions. In the natural state (as in children), love, sex, play, curiosity, and exploration naturally come together ^[2]. However, when society artificially separates love and sex, or restricts children's exploration of the body, the concept of love becomes distorted ^[2]. The so-called "war between the sexes" and the fear and shame of the "male aspect" or "female aspect" of one's own nature all stem from artificial divisions imposed upon one's own nature, while the psychic reality that transcends these misunderstandings is closely connected with the "language of love" ^[2]. Finally, the natural person's body maintains a direct, unprocessed connection with the universe, cellular consciousness, and the inner senses. The natural person is able to use the inner senses to contact the universe in a direct manner and draw upon the raw material of experience ^[3]. At the microscopic level, the natural person's cellular consciousness perceives in minute detail all the probabilities pertaining to physical survival, perceives the movements of the planets and the balance and stability of the body, and continually forms the body accordingly ^[3]. This direct cognition and unlimited connection with the universe constitutes the indestructible certainty of the natural person ^[3].