“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(In a further effort to relax, Jane worked on a painting of her own until 8:30 PM. John arrived at 8:35 with his materials and a bottle of wine. After the glaring distortions of last session Jane had decided that she must relax, witnesses or no, so as the time for the session approached the radio still played, and we played with Willy, our cat, and exchanged banter with John.

(As session time arrived John was still busy in my studio. The doors were open from the living room though, and he could hear plainly. Promptly at 9 PM Jane rose to her feet and began dictating in a voice that was quite firm and clear, and somewhat stronger than her normal one.)

With your clock time it is very difficult for you to conceive of large concepts to begin with. You are forced to think using word symbols strung one before the other, and therefore you are imprisoned by a camouflage of continuity.

You find difficulty in escaping from time, as a rule, and therefore you are also imprisoned by past, present and future, in such a way that they appear to be walls which never can be climbed. Not only is it difficult for you to conceive of a large concept for these reasons, but also it is well nigh impossible to communicate such a concept to you.

You insist upon a continuity and a seeming cause and effect because of the erected wall barrier that you yourselves have constructed. Concepts such as those I am referring to reach beyond your ideas of time and space.

When cognition is spontaneous or nearly so, then the idea can have freedom. You are bounded by your cause and effect theories. You believe in your ideas of time, and depend upon them to such a degree that it is impossible at this stage for you to conceive of a concept that has nothing to do with space or time.

(During this session, Jane spoke with much emphasis. I have underlined a few words and phrases she seemed to pay special attention to. Seth began this session in a very positive manner, as though he would be all business this time, and kept at it hammer and tongs.)

The third inner sense, as I have told you, will enable you to some extent to free yourselves from the constructions of past, present and future, and will permit in theory instant cognition. As far as practice is concerned you will never achieve such instant cognition, but you will be able to set aside now and then the boundaries of time, and you will be able at least to glimmer the reality and the concepts of which I speak.

You are always receiving data from the inner senses. It is sifted through the subconscious, and when you receive it directly, or more or less directly for the first time, it can be frightening merely because of the unfamiliarity, and because of the unusual vividness. This is why I have said that the inner senses present their own evidence.

You will discover this by experiencing the idea directly, and you can best achieve some approximation of accomplishment by using psychological time. Your idea of experiencing a concept is doubtlessly to follow it through from beginning to end. Sweet tootsies, there is no beginning or end, and this idea of yours is the result of a complete and utter concentration upon camouflage time.

Nor does the evolution of either an idea or a species involve time. It merely involves time in your universe. You insist upon labeling as laws of absolutes what is actually your distorted and limited vision of concepts as they seem to appear to you. Using psychological time, sit in a quiet room; and I hope this is not impossible, when an idea comes to you, and I presume it will, do not play with it intellectually. You can dissect it to your heart’s content after the experience.

I suggest a brief break, and this time tootsies, I’ll pick up the pieces.

You may consult me when you wish. At this point I will not give you definite names for two reasons. One, the possibility of subconscious distortion on Ruburt’s part. This should vanish in time. And two, because of the direct effect upon you of such knowledge.

There are personalities who are naturally equipped to understand if not to flatter, while having at the same time keen minds. These men will flatter your head of state through understanding, and this is important. You will ride with these men if you are true to your own instincts.

The whole time involved for these men to come into influence may be three years. By five years the thing will be finished in your favor and in theirs. If you do not want to wait this long, then investigate other drug companies.