“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

She couldn’t explain what she did, except to say that she ‘learned things.’ I asked further questions about her background and was told that her husband had grown alfalfa and wheat and tried tobacco and corn. [...]

With the girl’s background it is natural enough that an independent male would both frighten and fascinate her. [...]

[...] We believe this a reference to the flowers shown on the object, and already described; or perhaps to the gift shop which is partially visible in the right background on the object. [...]

The individual’s ability to receive these impressions of which we have been speaking, and his ability to translate them and to construct them, is all determined by his own personal psychic background in past existences and in the present one, and by his own inner conception of himself, the physical universe, his place in it, and by his inner reactions to ideas.

“The statue of the deer represents that idealistic image of the past; finding it broken in Brenner’s yard connects its real environment where Rob lived as a small boy [on Harrison Street] to Wilbur Avenue where he lived later; meaning that he’d idealized both backgrounds. [...]

There are other elements not particularly mentioned in the background, but they are not crucial points. [...]

[...] These can remain in the background during waking life — or you can decide to enlarge your world view by taking advantage of your dreaming activities. [...]

[...] You have not attended any classes so you do not have the background to understand this. [...]

[...] He felt therefore that he caused your illness, that in a way you were punishing him for the frivolousness that made him suggest you leave a conventional background and your parents, and go with his father in Florida.

[...] And in the background the name of Tom, or a last name, Thomas. [...]

[...] I asked John to look over this portion of the notes, but he said that he felt it would only be confusing without more background knowledge.

Because Ruburt’s background in this life was particularly bizarre in a way and certainly unpleasant, he became beautifully efficient as far as sensing the approach of psychic storms is concerned and very adept at sensing moods, and also amazingly efficient in learning self-protective devices. [...]

[...] Nothing in my background prepared me for the astonishing evening of September 9, 1963, yet it was this event, I’m sure, that initiated the sessions and my introduction to Seth.

[...] Obviously your backgrounds have much to do with this, but I do not believe that you realize what I am about to tell you.

[...] I blamed myself for not knowing enough to suspend any conscious judgment; I felt I had enough background knowledge to go along with this vision, to see what developed, yet I had reacted in what I thought a foolish way.

[...] I regret that our friend Philip does not have the preliminary background to follow this discussion with clarity.

[...] Jane probably described Volume 1 as simply as possible, however, when she said: “Volume 1 provides the general background and information upon which the exercises and methods in Volume 2 depend.” [...]

[...] In this probability you provided yourself with a background that included sports and the love of the body, knowing [those qualities] would sustain you.

Those present may not as yet be familiar with some very important background material that would be helpful. [...]

[...] But in those early sessions we had no background knowledge out of which to ask meaningful questions. [...]