“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

I do depend upon Ruburt’s willingness to dissociate. There is no doubt that at times he is unaware of his surroundings during a session. However, this is no more binding upon him than autosuggestion. It is a phenomena in which he gives consent, and he could, at any time and in a split second, return his conscious attention upon the physical environment.

Once or twice he looked for signs, and this is hardly a healthy reaction. For one thing, Ruburt’s ego is extremely strong. Ruburt’s intuition is the gateway that relaxes an otherwise stubborn and domineering conscious ego. The intuitive qualities however are not frivolous, and the personality is integrated. Have no fear of this.

I am anxious to go into some further material, but I want to set your doubts at rest. When Ruburt is not aware of his surroundings during a session, he is still aware of his surroundings to some degree, and can return to them. Because you open a door, this does not mean that you cannot close it or open another door, nor does it mean that you cannot have two doors open at once, and that is my point.

To a lesser degree, you function along these lines in varying roles when you exist simultaneously as a member of a family, a member of a community, a nation, and as an artist or a writer. As you attempt to use your abilities so does the entity attempt to use his abilities, and he organizes his various personalities and to some extent directs their activities while still allowing them what you would call free will.

The bookcases should stay as they are, my dear Ruburt. Enough is enough, and you have optimum benefit from them. You should feel much better. The bedroom arrangement is fine, and if my dear Joseph will not blame Ruburt’s subconscious I would make one further suggestion that is not, however, to involve any more complicated arrangements on Ruburt’s part: simply, when it is possible, the addition of either a comfortable chair or a small desk and chair, quite simple, to your bedroom arrangement, as a more or less permanent fixture for a small private place, accessible when he wants it, for our so sensitive and sometimes pigheaded Ruburt.

Otherwise everything is fine. Ruburt should be satisfied. I suggest the bookcases as a permanent arrangement. These are, after all, only logical suggestions to make your daily living more comfortable, and therefore free your energies. Ruburt can calm down now. I never saw such stirrings and slammings and carrying-ons. The suggestion of a chair for reading or relaxation, or a small desk in the bedroom, is merely so that our wandering Ruburt can have one other place in another room where he feels he can go. It is merely a safety valve, but I do not make any of my suggestions lightly, though from Ruburt’s vehement reactions I shall certainly keep my suggestions mostly to myself.

In fact, I take back my suggestion about dining in the kitchen, lest he pull out a wall for the purpose. Nevertheless, you will both feel better about your living quarters in general, and this is extremely important after all.

(“Seth, is our cat Willy aware of your presence with us, now? He doesn’t seem to pay attention to these sessions anymore.”

(As she delivered Seth’s answer, Jane walked over to the couch and picked up the dozing Willy. He merely yawned and stretched in her arms.)

I have no idea at the present time. I am not all that important to your cat, although sometimes he senses me quite plainly.

We will have our regular session Wednesday. My dear friends, both of you, I hope that your doubts have been laid to rest, certainly for a while. Or I will end up using half of each session to hush you. I do think that Ruburt feels better. For the first time, he did not give me a hearty welcome tonight. I certainly have my troubles with you.