[Angela]

I can't answer for Steve's philosophy, but here's my understanding of your questions.

Originally Posted by Nani

In Steve's case, if there is only one conciousness, his conciousness, then why does he speak and give advice to people as if their conciousness is all there is?

"Steve" is one aspect of the Steve consciousness. "Others" are more aspects of the Steve consciousness, none more "real" another. "Steve" and "others" are all illusional aspects (like game characters) of the one consciousness, all mirroring each other, all part of the same game. The real "real" is the one consciousness; the game (of physical reality) is "his" ("our") fun, growth-filled, challenging, playful experiment in hiding our true nature from ourselves and experiencing the expansion into who we really are -- infinite power.

Also, let's say you're playing a game of chess with another person. You truly believe and intend that you will win the game even though you've never played it before, and there is no hidden higher belief that you have about this, like the belief that you need lots of experience to win a game of chess. Then, under subjective reality...would you win?

It takes more than just belief to build something into the fabric of reality at will. And anyway, it's no fun or challenge to just *poof* win at a game (chess OR expansion); the delight and growth we get in playing out the game is not to be missed, if we're going to make the most of it here. And we are!

And I don't understand to what extent I have power in my reality. If I'm looking for an accurate model, then doesn't that mean reality works a certain way and has its own rules, so I can't just create my own. If I truly, truly believe I can fly, or the laws of physics are wrong, then I can really fly and make up my own rules about physics?

Again, it's not just beliefs. Part of the way we've designed this expansion game is that we create it so well that we're absolutely convinced by the illusion. So, it's rare that the "laws" appear to be broken, because we are really, really talented at keeping the fabric of the illusion intact, so that we can best play the game. And.... the laws can be broken, on purpose. There is no limit to our power but the illusionary "rules" we've imposed on ourselves for purposes of the game.

I also don't get relationships with people in this kind of reality. I understand that the relationships are really your relationships with yourself (right?) but then, if everyone is really a part of me, then me is all there is, and isn't that lonely? I'm trying not to get my ego mixed up in this, but I find that with one conciousness and dream characters walking around in it, being the real me, is still lonely. ...

I would say quite the opposite of lonely. I would say that it's the ultimate connection. Right now I'm talking to you, and I love you, and you've never met me, but you've created me "speaking" in answer to these questions that you would love to figure out. How powerful are you to have been able to do that?!? Infinitely powerful, that's how powerful! and I am only one tiny aspect of you which you have conjured up. I am you and you are me and we are altogether. Doesn't that feel good?