How to Know Thyself?

[Plenum]

Does anyone wish to share how they come to know themselves?

the best feedback, in my view, is the use of dreams.  Through dreams, those portions of the self that have been denied will find a means of expression.  I think that Seth offers some tremendously helpful advice when it comes to tackling the dream world, and devising interpretations etc.

What are typically regarded as 'nightmares' and 'bad dreams' are some of the most helpful experiences if they can be seen for what they are: a reliving of harsh emotional catalyst, so that it doesn't have to be experienced physically, in the real world through something that makes it more real than one can handle.  Nightmares and bad dreams act as a safety valve and opportunity to reprocess traumas in one's past.  It's an opportunity to self-heal in other words

My own spiritual path greatly accelerated about 8 years ago when I started making conscious, deliberate use of dream material.  It's invaluable.  I use it less these days, as those portions that have been suppressed are much less.  But, personally speaking, it's been the best way to 'know myself', or see the mirror of the complete self.

And it costs one nothing!  Just applied attention, and some faith that it actually has some value.  But no-one can convince another of the value of dreams.  It's something you are ready for (at a particular time in one's life) or not.

Prior to that point, I had made very little conscious use of my dreams.  Inefficiant use of catalyst, one might say