“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

I spoke in a recent session concerning the connection between distance and emotions. The true reality of distance as you know it is dependent upon the intensity of emotion, and has nothing to do with your idea of space. The emotion which is intense is felt at its peak as present in time, and immediately here in terms of distance.

He acts, speaks, walks, talks, makes certain deductions. He responds to interior stimuli. The personality also operates within the dream state in ways that would not be considered normal in the waking state. He travels through space in moments. He speaks with those who do not exist within physical reality. He sees parents who have died in physical ways, and in his dreams he knows, on many occasions, what other characters think within the dream context.

It would seem to be that the waking personality could learn much from his sleeping counterpart, and this is indeed the case. Theoretically speaking, and in theory only, anything that a personality can do or achieve in the sleeping state, he can do and achieve in the waking state. The limitations are those adopted by the ego, in many cases for good reason.

In the sleeping state we see the personality as it is in operation. We see its abilities and its limitations. Our friend, the Jesuit, will do well to read our dream material, for dreams are a reflection of the needs of a personality and of the abilities. The focus of attention and concentration are magnified a thousandfold in the dream state, and dreams form the basis for your physical environment.

I suggest your break, and we shall continue. It is nice to have such friendly guests. I do not grow weary of speaking to Joseph but it is good to have an audience, particularly when one is a Jesuit in spirit, although I believe he does not follow certain Jesuit rules.

I am very pleased, for I opened Ruburt’s eyes earlier, and our Jesuit missed it. When I can put one over on him, then indeed I am doing well.

Because suggestions do have an electrical and a chemical reality, they can therefore change the framework within which you operate. Theoretically there are no limitations to what any of you can do. Practically the limitations are your own, and practically it is within your province to change them or not to change them.

Do you have a test for me this evening?

Ruburt has the impression of something to do with a toothbrush, or toothbrush salesman.

I do not bother to state the material is light. It would be obvious; or that we have sealed envelopes. I have the impression of dark, and of a voice, and of initials. I would say again, J. B.

(Peggy said that she watched me rather than Jane during the test, and that I did not betray by facial movement anything about whether Jane was doing well on the test, or not well.

We shall do things here. It may take time.

(This little exchange was interesting to Jane and me. It will be remembered that Jane’s entity name is Ruburt, and that Seth refers to Ruburt as “he”; our interpretation of this being that Jane’s entity is male-oriented in the overall sense. Many sessions ago however Seth explained that this male or female orientation had little if anything to do with sex as we conceive it.

I watch Joseph’s hand. I will be glad to give suggestions when you remind me, so that your hand will not tire, and so that I do not tire our friends.

I will indeed, with due regrets, end our session. For I do indeed hesitate as always to leave you—

Simple questions. It is because the man thinks differently that he has the ulcer, for the ulcer is the result of his characteristic method of thought. It is the result of his characteristic manner of viewing reality. This causes him to add to his self-image, in reality, that disability. The ulcer is formed intimately from the electrical reality that composes his thoughts. Do you find that a satisfactory answer?

And do you—should I say dear father—