Chapter Ten Summary and Analysis

A week later, Weiss listens to the tapes and wonders how he can be approaching the state of renewal alluded to therein by the Masters. He does not regard himself as enlightened. He thinks about what the Masters convey regarding patience and timing. This chapter hops from what Weiss is thinking to Catherine in trance, interruptions by the Masters as well as Catherine's super-consciousness. In his effort to follow the sequence of events as they occurred, this sidetracks Weiss' intent to pursue particular points.

For example, Catherine tells him her latest dream about her father. She describes a house fire, and she gets everyone out of the house while her father shows no urgency to leave. Weiss hypnotizes her and she regresses to a life in which she describes a white prison-like building. She sees soldiers and identifies the...