“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The rules are that you create your universe—that you create within the system that you know the world that you know. The rules are that within you there is knowledge... and that you must look inward, not outward, to find it. The rules are that this universe is created by the thoughts that exist within each of your minds... and that these thoughts are materialized outward. And that if your body becomes ill, it is because of an inner disease... and again, there are no exceptions. Ruburt is no exception, you are no exception, no one within your system is an exception. There are no exceptions. And these are the only rules, for you have been given what you always say you want... your desires— for what you think of is materialized... and when thoughts of resentment and hatred are materialized, you end up with wars. I have said this many times... the condition of your physical world is the result of your mass inner thoughts and desires. And your physical world is the result of your mass inner thoughts and desires. And your physical environments, your personal physical environments, are the results of your inner materialized thoughts. And there are no exceptions. You are responsible for the sunrise... you are responsible for the tides... you are responsible for the wars and the starvation.

Now this is indeed a loving endeavor! You are not left alone or abandoned... but the inner truths that turn you on are not to be found in the exterior universe... but within yourself. These meanings are not dificult to find—they are within you, and you can cease blocking them. Now you must give us a moment.

([Seth:]) Now. You are, I hope in the midst of a garden of consciousness... and as a flower blooms, so are you made to bloom. And as a flower is supposed to flower, so are you meant to flower. You cannot see the garden although you are in it. But there are emanations that are invisible to you. These are your thoughts and mental images and they spring out from you, as the petals spring out from a flower, but you can see the petals of a flower and you are not consciously aware of these other images. But these other images result in the world that you know and it is a garden... and there are ugly plants there that you have created. And there are poisonous plants there that you have created. And this is a garden that you have created. And I would be very happy if I were you... that there was someone around to keep order... and to keep an eye on things and to take care of  your spiritual nourishment when you had forgotten what the spirit was.

You see yourselves in physical form—the analogy of plants upsets you because you move about and plants are stationary. And because you consider yourselves above a plant, and do not realize what a fine consciousness they possess.

You are utterly dependent upon the life force—without which you could not lift your finger. We are all utterly dependent upon the life force, without which there would be no individuals, and this you must accept. The plant is not dependent upon you. It is dependent upon the life force. It is you who have placed the plant in the particular circumstances in which it is now. Basically, the plant is not dependent upon you. And if the life force did not fill the plant, no amount of watering would make it grow. And if the consciousness within the leaves did not sing with the vitality of existence, then no amount of chemicals would make it live.

And if the life force did not sustain you, then you could cry, “I am I!” to nothing, for there would be no self to cry. Each of us is dependent upon the spirit of life—without which there is no life—without which there is no vitality—and no song and no mind to question. The cells within your fingers know this reality and this joy. Let it then fill your own being! Listen to the knowledge within the cells of your fingers and they will teach your intellect what joy is—and from this your intellect can learn to sing! Include yourself in with the vitality of the universe, you cannot say no to it. And even when you say “no” to it, you are shouting “yes” as long as you live! Then shout yes with joy -the cells of your body shout yes.

Ruburt has told you what I will say: You must know that you can hold your own in the universe that you know at this time. You must know that you can hold your own in a relationship. To run pell-mell into another relationship will be no answer—for you will not have solved those problems that have caused your present dilemma. Now this is all I will say for now. But again, the answers are there—and they are within yourself—and for your own development, it is you who must seek them from yourself and find them. (I am referring to “another” relationship, but the same applies to your present wife.)

Imagine, as a simple technique, that you are what you are—a consciousness with all the potentials of development—even those potentials that you do not understand. For it is only you that set up limitations. Your self is infinite. If you would but realize this fact, then you could begin to experience joy and your true identity. And it is not difficult—if you ask yourself—“Who am I?”—and listen for the answer. Then, the answer will come in terms of subjective experience.

You will realize that you are not a physical self standing at the window in the middle of the night looking out upon a sleeping world—but that you are a creative consciousness who helps form the sleeping world.