“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Whenever you think that you have a headache simply because you have a headache; or you bump into a door simply because you bump into a door; or you have an accident simply because you happen to be in a particular place at a particular time; whenever you feel yourself powerless, then you think that accidents happen and that you have no control over them. The only answer is to realize that you form physical events, individually and en masse. And as I have said, time and time again, you form the physical reality that you know.

(To Ned.) Now, I have a word over here to our friend and it is this. If you would express yourself more often as you did in your paper, either through poetry or prose or painting, you would feel great release. You would also learn things about yourself, and you would recognize the strength of your own individuality and not feel as though you had to go running hunted through the grasses, all kinds of grasses. That is what you need.

If you want to know yourself and to know the reason for your actions, then you should discover why you have, in quotes, “accidents,” end of quotes.

([Gert:] “Does where you hurt yourself have an indication as to why?”)

(To Dennis.) You can discover the reason for yourself as Ruburt earlier told you, and it is your own self-training that is involved here. I am not the easiest teacher in the world. You must learn to find out the answer for yourself from yourself for this sets up communication between various layers of the self, and this is highly important for your own development.

You scare you. There is no reason to be frightened. Let yourself go and when you are alone straighten out that neck and shoulders. Stand at the window and throw out your arms.

(To Colleen.) Now our friend over here of the cream cheese. You are doing very well. There are some breakthroughs yet that you will work through. That is all right, allow yourself the freedom to do so.

(To Laurie.) Our painting friend. Imagine yourself playing at your painting with the spontaneous feeling a child has. Enjoy it, for it sings. Express yourself spontaneously with it, and let yourself go with it without telling yourself beforehand what you expect of it. The same applies to your psy-time exercises. Enjoy them for what they are. Do not set up limitations, and to all of you the same applies. Your psy-time should not be simply for the purpose of getting outside of your body or having an out-of-body experience. Whatever happens, accept it and go along with it. It is no accident.

You have a wiser, more creative spirit, but you will be able to translate what you get into technical terms which few can do comparatively speaking. Set for yourself whatever theoretical questions you imagine as to the nature of the universe. And in the dream state and in psy-time the answers will be given to you. Choose, therefore, subjects that are close to your own inclinations.

(To Ned.) And to this one, be gentle with that boy or you will hear from me. Do not think of yourself as an adult relating to him. Instead, identify with your own creative childlike self. Then you will find there are many similarities and that you can understand him and not feel frustrated sometimes. I want you to be spontaneously happy with him and to allow his spontaneous happiness to come across to you, and do not be a bitchy old dog. Do you follow me?

Think about what I have said. The connection between the foot and hand will be clear. Give yourself the suggestion that the connection will appear to you.

(To Giselle.) Now, I have a remark over here and it is this. You are still, to some extent, frightened. Now, this has to do in some regard to work you did in the past when it was highly dangerous to speak of your beliefs or to remember this code of ethics. So try to allow yourself greater freedom for the two of you can work very well together. Do not be too timid. Be courageous. He can use your courage also, and you need to taste it yourself.

(To Rachel) Now, in your own description of your experience you came close to making the connections of which I spoke, for the impression of the hand frightened you, that it was so old and decrepit and, subconsciously you connected it, at that time, with your foot when it was bad. You thought immediately in terms of the hand being old and dead. If you had not, the hand would have written. You were frightened for your own physical hand and, therefore, you stopped the flow of information that could have come. It was a subconscious connection on your part. You allowed yourself the freedom to begin with but then you interpreted the appearance of your hand as the hand of a very old woman and became frightened. Now, do you understand a little more? Then, by all means, have some brandy.

(To Florence.) You can, and listen to me, allow yourself more freedom. Now, as with Ruburt, oftentimes you believe you are allowing yourself intellectual freedom and being your most intellectual. You are, instead, allowing your intellect to be driven by subconscious rationalization. You are using it as a shield to prevent you from going further, and that is why I always take you up on it as I do the same thing with Ruburt. Do you understand what I mean?

Then allow yourself greater freedom. Now the intellect can be used and should be used beautifully to help you in your search but not when you use it as a shield to protect yourself against true reality. Now, you are progressing as your dreams show, and I am aware of that progression and so are you. Do not judge yourself against the performance of anyone else in this class. You are yourself, you have your own background to contend with and so when I tell you you are progressing I mean that wholeheartedly.

(To Ned:) Now this is for you, if you ever doubted it, so if you think you are being persecuted, you are doing the persecution. You are the judge. You are the person who hunts you down the years and the days. When you realize this, no other human being alive will have the power to hurt you or to hunt you. When you realize your own freedom then you are free. I am not as familiar with your terminology as our friend, Ruburt. Is the term nerfs or narcs? All right, you project upon him. He is hunting you because you are hunting yourself.