“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

And when I do ask the questions, and I shall ask them, I shall expect some ready answers. When you immerse yourselves completely in physical reality, then you have no time for the inner voice.

Now. You must realize that within this room, and within any room, at any time there are other personalities that you do not perceive. There are ways of perceiving them if they choose to be perceived. Possibly, with some help from certain directions, we shall see what we can do in other classes. And our friend Ruburt is quite correct, you (Brad) learn the nature of the inner self first—and then we shall help you in the development of your own abilities. And before too long, we will have a message for you to take to heart.

(To Sue and Ned:) I do have one point to make. The child (Sean) was a girl—1432—France—and at one time your sister—strong literary abilities—some interest in music—should not be pampered for the personality is already given to indulgence. There may be an allergy to wheat—early in life—was also known to this one here in Spain—the country now called Spain—in 801 as an uncle—then a warrior-type personality—but again given to indulgence.

I had meant to mention earlier that your daughter and sister were brothers in a previous life in Afghanistan. You (Sally), I believe, 1541-1583, a rug-maker, their father—that is, you were their father. There was also another child—and that child will be G’s husband in this life. There will be a close connection, then, between the two of you—but also a sense of rivalry. Your mother was a very heavy-handed father to you in that existence. Your father has now strong feminine traits because in Boston in an immediately past life there was a woman—give us a moment—the first name was also Lillian. The last name—your vice-president to the contrary—was Agnew. There are records of this particular existence twenty-five miles, approximately, west of Boston—at that time, a small town... three children who died before the age of three, and records, I believe, attesting to this fact—couched in one of the historical societies—or in land grant information.

I have said before that you have lived many lives and that you can know these existences within yourself. I am not afraid that we shall be kicked out of our apartment. And I also am quite sure that as you grow to know Ruburt and as you grow to know me you will realize that there is a difference in our personalities and that indeed when I tell you that my vitality spans both space and time, then you will know that I know whereof I am speaking. And that this vitality is your own—then feel it within yourselves—now it is being used simply to let you know of its existence, but realize that it is within you for you to use as you will—for your own good—and you (Brad) are not powerless. I have no body and I am not powerless, how, therefore, can you feel helpless, or you, or any of you?

My vitality is no more—no more than your own. I come to you from a long way. But the essence of yourself is not of this place nor of this time. Now, I could keep up a demonstration such as this for hours, if only to let you realize that this is your own energy—that the energy that I show is your own—you have this energy and this vitality.

([Ned:] “One at a time in the body.”)

I use many forms and if you do not like them, I am sorry. Next time I shall be a willowy, spiritual, young woman, treading very softly and I shall sing “Ave Maria” as the glorious sun sinks in the west...and I shall tippy-toe to your window. And then from this light and spiritual form, I will bellow.

It is a portion that has been physical. It is a portion that can understand your (Theodore) being overwhelmed with work; it is a portion that can understand your being full with child (Sue); it is a portion that can understand the times when you wanted to leave physical reality (Ned); it is a portion that can understand the part of you (Sally) that wanted to be a star; it is a portion that can understand the part of you that wanted to conquer and is afraid to conquer (Brad); it is a portion that can understand the guilt you (Rose) feel for no reason. It is a portion that can understand the aspirations that you (Lydia) were unable to fulfill and if you have fulfilled them, you would not be looking into the subjects that you are looking into now. You would not feel the need to look for answers. It is a part that can understand why you (Vera) have so related to this man; it is a part that can understand why the five-and seven-and eight- year-old girl that you were has related to this man and not independently gone on. It is a part that can understand why you let your aspirations go (Theodore).

And this part that you see and that appears in this room and can show joy, and show its existence and reality; that can call to you beyond space and time; that shows such energy; that shows you what energy can blow through such a small and slight frame—that self is a small part of my reality. For some time yet, you will need its familiarity. And you will need the human characteristics that you know—and that were mine—and they are still mine, for this self of mine that I show to you does still exist and grow. But beyond that self, there is another self, and still another self of which I am fully aware. And that self can see through physical reality. And to that self, physical reality is like a breath of smoke in the air and that self does not need the characteristics that you know and find so endearing. And yet, it is not an unemotional self; it is a self that has condensed emotions and it is not distant.

([Seth II:]) And that self tells you that there is a reality beyond human reality, beyond human characteristics that you know—and within that reality even I am dwarfed and there is knowledge that can never be verbal. And there is experience that cannot be translated in human terms. Although this type of existence seems cold to you, it is a clear and crystal-like existence in which things are known that are beyond your comprehension, in which no time is needed, in your terms, for experience; in which the inner self condenses all human knowledge that has been received by you through your various existences and reincarnations has been coded and exists indelibly.

You exist, therefore, now within this reality as present and immediate as you are now—although, in my terms, more than fifty centuries of your time has elapsed since your seemingly present existence.

We form the reality that you know. We have spoken to you since the beginning of your time. We have inspired and helped those of your prophets who have looked to us.