“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

I would here like to continue our discussion concerning the nature of the personality. Joseph, if I speak too quickly, I hope I can rest assured that you will ask me to slow down.

I would suggest that our friend with the ulcer read our last two previous sessions, for this will bring home to him the fact that he does indeed, literally, consider his ulcer as much a part of himself as an arm or a leg. He considers the ulcer, in fact, more real and necessary than an arm or a leg, since his whole life now revolves about this illness.

(She ended the session with a smile, referring to the survey discussed by John before the session began. This was a detailed psychological questionnaire that John had recently completed for his drug company, Searle. John felt that the questions were loaded, that his answers, which were very frank, would be used in considering him for advancement.

It would seem to me that his nature would be somewhat above deliberately leading the poor deluded woman astray by lies. She is at best deluded and neurotic, and embarrassingly sincere.

On the other hand, I did watch with some amusement as the scene was enacted in a small room, and as the ghosts were supposed to materialize in the doorway. I do therefore on the one hand somewhat appreciate Ruburt’s reaction. In one of my more friendly moods, I might indeed have tried a materialization of my own that would have frightened the poor woman out of her wits.

Nevertheless, I did not do so, and I feel duty bound to mention the fact that Ruburt’s performance was dishonest, and there was no good reason for it. It would be much better for him also if he stayed out of the investigation that he so gleefully entered into with Peggy Gallagher, concerning the so-called mediums in your town.

There is nothing wrong with the idea of an investigation. Ruburt simply should not be involved in it. It is not his place. It is not his area, and because of his conscientiousness, and hardheadedness, he would be much harder on these women than is necessary. But the thought of him baiting an elderly 72-year-old self-deluded woman is too much.

(Jane’s voice grew to a near shout, briefly. She said later that she did not know the age of the woman medium being discussed here, but that she had taken it for granted it would be in the seventies.)

We find that he relates well to the outside environment. And then we have this secrecy of which I said I would not speak. We also find, in your other friend, boundless energies and a genuine ability to relate to others. But the personality is torn against itself. It does not believe in what it is doing, and here we will find a comparison between this tendency toward secrecy on Philip’s part, and this divided nature on the part of your other friend.

(John Bradley has witnessed the following sessions: 37, 54, 63, 70, 95, 135, and 166, the present one. In most of these Seth has dealt with John’s connection with Searle to at least some degree, making the type of predictions he makes in this session. To sort out the rather complicated pattern of these predictions would require a study of the above sessions. To date John has agreed with their content, but most of them are of such long range that little has yet developed against which to check.)

Oddly enough, the fact that the movement is conservative will work to his advantage in very strange ways. Though they may not agree with his political beliefs, they will on the other hand trust his integrity because the movement is conservative. They do not believe that he would follow an unpopular cause unless he believed in it. They will want a man who is sincere. They will also want a man who can lead. They will be afraid of a liberal. I hope that this is sufficient. After our next break I will give you what additional information I have. You may take a break, or we will continue with our session.

(John Bradley said he was thoroughly convinced that a reorganization would have to take place in his company, that great financial losses were being suffered. This theme has run through Seth’s predictions concerning John’s company for the past year or so. John himself has suffered some paper losses in stock values, and is of course concerned.

Philip should not stray from the medical field, although for various reasons he would not function well as a physician. He will always be able to deal with physicians however, to his advantage and theirs. If he puts his efforts into the company, and his energy, he can go as far within it as he desires.

Philip would do well in his home relationships to be more open, for there is a possibility that his secretiveness could here cause serious difficulties. The home relationship is a strong basis for his inner security, and if he threatens it this will be seriously reflected in his other areas of activity.