Who you are is what you see in others

I belong to a group of beautiful souls where we discuss the teachings of Seth as channeled by Jane Roberts. Our aim always is that it will be more than an intellectual discussion, and instead we want to truly integrate all the thousands upon thousands of gems given by Seth into our own lives and our own evolution.

I wanted to share with you one we discussed last night that I have been using a lot lately in my own life.

"If you want to know what you think of yourself, then ask yourself what you think of others, and you will find your answer."

—TES8 Session 340 May 10, 1967

You might already know something about this. Perhaps you’ve heard that others act as our mirrors, and they do. But did you realize that what you’re seeing in the mirror are the parts of you that you have rejected and are asking for your love? You are seeing the parts of yourself that need to be reintegrated. You are looking at one of your parts.

Another name you might know it by is shadow work. It is when we come to see the part of us that we aren’t consciously aware of, the part that lives in the shadow, but that we need to bring to the light.

This idea is so common place nowadays that it is very much the core part of powerful and constructive therapy.

I don’t know if it originated with Seth. I do know that this channeled piece of wisdom makes it all the more important for me.

How does any of this relate to manifesting and creating the reality you desire? From my point of view and experience, if you leave these parts of you in the subconscious or in the unconscious then you are unable to clear up your energy around particular existing vibrations.

An example I shared last night was the way I was feeling about a colleague at work and the scenarios I am manifesting because of these feelings. I have been feeling frustrated, angry and annoyed that she seems to doubt my expertise and that she thinks she knows better than me. This has of course led to more and more emails and interactions where she doubts me more and wants to override the work I’m doing.

I asked myself what was really going on in this situation. What was the situation showing me about what I think about myself?

I realized that I doubt that I’m entitled to be the expert. I realized that I allow others to define who I am and I end up believing them over myself. I realized I feel others have more right to tell me who I am and what I can do than I do myself.

I can trace this to my childhood and all the rest, but I want to integrate this part of me. I want to send this part light and power. I want her to be free of this prison.

I have been putting energy into shifting this belief lately through incantation. More on this tomorrow!

But the first thing is getting to know these hidden parts of yourself. And the easiest way to see them is to look at what you’re thinking, feeling and experiencing with everyone around you.