“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

You do not have the kind of brandy that I drink, nor indeed could you come close to approximating the quality.

But when you are born again into a tiny and helpless organism and when your intellect may still be operating strongly, then there is a shock, for you cannot do what you want to do. You take it for granted that you can express yourself, and you cannot. That is a shock. Some individuals will retain strong memories of their past lives, and others will not. It is easier, you see, if you do not remember.

Now (to Theodore), you will have a session when the time is ripe. I am demanding more of you because you are working. You must, you see, develop in your own way and I do not want to color developments. I am not unaware of your activities, nor of yours (to Vera), but it is tempting for me to take the easy way out. It is, indeed.

In my own book, for an intellectual exercise—and simply for that, since I do believe that all of you do exist—I am going to deal in one chapter with the difficulties of proving—from my vantage point—that three-dimensional reality does exist and is inhabited by creatures—thinking creatures.

For how do I know as I sit here that you are not the products of my imagination? I am indeed an imaginative gentleman, and have been for centuries. And how do I know that I do not simply want to teach and so imagine a roomful of pupils?

In the intellectual development of the idea I shall, of course, decide that you exist. Though to do so I must follow you in your pursuits through the days. For how do I know that you exist if I do not see you? Otherwise, you take it for granted, you see, that your physical bodies are quite obvious. They may be to you but to me they are highly hallucinary.

You (Daniel) also will survive. Unfortunately you will have to work and use your mind. You like to use your mind. However, do not use it as a plaything but as a tool—a fine one.

I am glad that you find me lovable. But I will trick you into using your minds. You must use all of your abilities. You will need them. And if you do well, you see, you can solve problems now. And if you are good you can skip a class, which means skip a reincarnation. The more problems you solve now, the fewer you will have to solve later. That does not mean that you will not have new challenges in other dimensions, for so you will. Think of the challenges that I have, for I must awaken you, and lead you onward and shake you up.

However, I knew that if you knew I had spoken earlier you would feel rejection, and I do not want you to feel rejection—except when I want you to feel rejection!

I am not gruff. I do not bark.

([Rachel:] “I mean as masculine. There is no gender to him. Now where do I go from here?”)

The primrose path has many thorns and you are beginning to walk it. All of you, you see, with two exceptions—these two (Sue and Daniel)—youhave been so caught in organizational realities and daily practicalities that you have leashed your intellects. It is not that you do not have good intellects. It is that you have made a bargain with yourselves. And the bargain is, that you will not use your intellects fully so that you can manipulate more comfortably in your own environment. Now, I hope to show you that you can use your intellects fully and still operate more effectively in your environment.

You must remember when I speak to you and see you, that I do not see you at the ages that you are. In this life some of you are older and some of you are young, but as entities it may be the other way around. Some of you are very young entities and some of you are old. I would like to say that I am a junior entity—a young sprite. However, this is not the case. And I am pleased that it is not.

([Rachel:] “How do we have the power to determine the future if past, present and future are all one?”)

This is in your terms. To make an idea clear I must often resort to ideas of time that are current with you. You change constantly. Reaction is simultaneous, and yet you do have control. And in your own terms, I must often use past, present and future. Now when you read the material and all of it—you will find that your questions are well answered, for there is no question that you have that I have not anticipated. This is my job. You (Rachel) have the capacity if you use it—and the ability. I will stretch your IQ.

Ruburt will do the pulling. The abilities are there in each of you and you will use them. Before I am done with you, you will use your abilities. And (to Florence) you willuse yours.

I wish you all good evening. Our friend over here (Sally), however, was quite correct. I am now momentarily in that circle, and you know it well. And if you do not fight me, as is your privilege, then you can look across the circle and see my face, for I lift my head.