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[... 14 paragraphs ...]
(To Ned.) And you find rest beneath trees that are not physical, and you travel quite safely in areas that are not physically perceived. And our friend, Ned, for all his troubles with your draft board, is quite well aware of the nature of existence and joy, but it is because you are so well aware of it that you become so desperate in the field of reality in which you are presently focused, and you must find a way to give that joy and freedom a release in the reality in which you are presently focused. Do not buck it so. You can enrich it and do not be frightened of it. Now, in your terms, I dig what you are after.
[... 22 paragraphs ...]
He is indeed. You have an idea of what that type of personality should be like and, to some extent, and for awhile, you will manage to distort his image until you are sure that it is pure and good and true. Do you follow me? You will find that there are definite elements put upon your own personality that you must be ready to face. The development would not have occurred unless you were ready for it. Do you follow me? Therefore, you are ready for growth. There is no growth without strain, without the shattering of old barriers and the learning or new responsibilities but these responsibilities are experienced as joys. I would, however, not suggest that, except for our friends here, you have any witnesses for sessions for some time. That you work this out, the two of you. A session or so is all right but I do not want you placing yourself in a position where you are trying to prove the legitimate nature of such communication to others. It is too great a strain upon your own personality at this point and it is not necessary at this point. Your own interpretation of the experience is far more important than the interpretation that others place upon it. Do not force yourself to a point of strain. Do you follow me?
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