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ESP CLASS SESSION, MAY 18, 1971
TUESDAY
[... 32 paragraphs ...]
Now you have a division neatly drawn for yourself; a framework in which you find yourself acting. A personality that you have set up for yourself, but the fact that you are coming to classes and using the intuitional abilities opens up a slight window in that artificial personality that you have adapted, for in your mind you think— and if you will forgive me, I will speak for you, but you may make a rebuttal. You think: “I am frank, I am earthy, I am one of the common stock; I do not understand this high verbalized chatter. Those that have been to school understand these things, but I am left out. But I do not care for the words are meaningless and in me there is a frankness and vitality that these others do not have.”
[... 3 paragraphs ...]
(A wasp flew around the ceiling.) Now I buzz as your wasp does. Ruburt will let the wasp out, you need not worry; nor is he about to attack you in a mindless rage. But remember the magic that is within yourselves. It is always there. You have only to recognize it, and you have only to be aware of the classes that you do all attend when you sleep.
([Ron:] “Since we are talking about nonconceptual things, you made a statement several sessions ago which I didn’t understand.” Here Ron reads an excerpt from class session 4/27/71 and asks to whom it referred.)
[... 15 paragraphs ...]
You seem to be. You are doing well on your own and relating this material in terms of your own existence at this time, which is good. And you are progressing. Now let the other relationship go. Just let it go. In terms of yourself. And by let it go, I mean forget it entirely. This is a relationship mentioned already in class of which you spoke. Let it go. And in daydreams let it go.
[... 30 paragraphs ...]
([Sue:] “Again, I’d like to ask; in the context of this class, are there two personalities here who are from the same entity?”)
[... 10 paragraphs ...]
(To group.) Soon I am going to have you work in class again with some experiments that you do on your own, and then all I shall do is sit and see how well you do. I bid you all a fond good evening (to Bette), even our cousin of Richelieu over there. Fine dandy or not. You also made an excellent pastry.
[... 10 paragraphs ...]
([Class Members:] “Goodnight, Seth.”)
I should have you say, “Good evening, Seth” as I come into the room. It reminded me of a class in school with everyone saying, “Good night, Seth.”)