“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Sometime before the emergence of the Hebrew god these tendencies were apparent. In many ancient, now-forgotten tribal religions, recourse was also made to the gods to turn nature against the enemy. Before this time, however, man felt a part of nature, not separated from it. It was regarded as an extension of his being, as he felt an extension of its reality. One cannot use oneself as a weapon against oneself in those terms. (Pause.)

(10:01. Jane’s pace had speeded up considerably after a slow start. I told her the material was excellent. Tonight’s session was being held in our living room, since the house was empty except for us. The air conditioner had been on since before the session, yet Jane felt warm at break. In trance, she said, she hadn’t been bothered by any sort of physical discomfort.

(10:55. The pace had been consistently fast, and my writing hand felt it. As Seth had promised, it was a good chapter. Jane said she could feel him pause briefly at times to make sure that she chose just the right word while delivering the material. She would still be in trance, she said, and even speaking, but Seth would wait. Yet she didn’t remember any of the material at break. Resume at 11:08, with the air conditioner still on.)