Seth Speaks, session 594

"Objects are the symbols.
You usually think of them simply as realities.
You think of thoughts, images and dreams sometimes as being symbolic of
other things, but the truth is that physical objects are themselves
symbols. They are the exterior symbols that stand for inner experience.
There are therefore, mass physical symbols upon which you all agree, as
well as private personal symbols.
The whole nature and structure of physical life as you know it, is a
symbolic statement made by groups of entities who choose to work with
physical symbolism. So the body is a symbol for what you are, or what
you think you are-and these may be two different things indeed.
Any physical ailment is symbolic of an inner reality or statement. Your
entire life is a statement in physical terms, written upon time as you
understand it.
Once you understand the symbolic nature of physical reality, then you
will no longer feel entrapped by it. You have formed the symbols, and
therefore you can change them. You must learn of course, what the
various symbols mean in your own life, and how to translate their own
meaning.
To do so, you must first of all remind yourself frequently that the
physical condition is symbolic-not a permanent condition. Then you must
look within yourself for the inner actuality represented by the symbol.
The same process can be followed regardless of the nature of the
problem, or of your challenge.
Your intimate physical environment is, therefore a symbolic statement of
an inner situation…
…The environment is always altered from the inside. There is instant
feedback between the interior and exterior conditions, but the mobility,
the necessity and the method of changing the physical environment will
always come from within."

Seth