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(In the 278th session for Monday, August 8,1966, Seth said: “An event in a week and a half, that will be beneficial for you both.” Exactly a week and a half later, on Wednesday, August 17, Jane received a letter from Don Wollheim, of Ace Books. He is to visit us on September 1. Jane is particularly interested to talk business with him. The Wollheim letter was entirely unexpected, no correspondence having passed between Jane and Mr. Wollheim, or business, for a long time.

This immobilization was in itself a lesson, and he has learned it. He conquered mentally and emotionally, and therefore he conquered finally in physical terms. The immobile foot was a direct translation of the following: “I am exhausted and I will go no further at this point.” The exhaustion was a natural result of his own reactions. He is fond of saying that if you cannot control events, you can control your reactions. He did not do so well here, however, and he is considering only a half-truth in the above statement.

Actually reactions to events do control other events. You see what I mean here. The hip was simply a panic reaction. It was also the result of negative suggestion given by your chiropractor. There are ways of protecting yourself. You know them, and must use them.

It is a matter of focus on my part. If the overall developments are not dangerous, I will not automatically sense them, but only the end result. On Ruburt’s part this time it was additional knowledge. Specific questions will cause me to turn my attention to such matters.

Now. The cat episode, my dear friend, (laugh) was not connected with either of your indispositions, except for your own negative expectations. Ruburt picked these up from you. You learned quickly, saving your cat.

Some harm was done, of course. You can command yourself protection from such viruses through the suggestions given earlier. You may rest.

It was your reactions that should have been changed, as it was Ruburt’s reactions concerning his book that should have been changed. His attitude toward his book and publisher largely were responsible for the delays.

(Break at 9:39. Jane was pretty well dissociated, she said. She wasn’t aware, really, that she had let the cat in until she was back in the chair. She likened the experience to manipulated dream images; none of them had bothered her.

(At break we tried looking up the word “alloid” in the dictionary, without success. Nor did approximations yield anything. I was sure of the word Jane had given, as far as sound goes, although my spelling was phonetic. We thought Seth would comment later.

Ruburt’s ankle was sprained originally in your home. A very simple sprain, suffered in the kitchen. It was mending nicely until the evening at your dancing establishment, when it was again bruised. He kept on dancing however, a mistake.

I believe moving the refrigerator out to clean. The weight was poorly distributed. It is now on the mend, and he should experience no further difficulties. He should automatically now give himself the suggestions mentioned in this session, before he reads a letter from his mother. This alone will save him from many indispositions. Your cat should be inoculated. There is no great danger here, but since you know he is not inoculated, it should be done. Do you have any questions?

It was indeed, as you suspected; you were afraid to carry on however. It could have been quite interesting. Ruburt’s sudden propulsions, so far, have saved him from having to make that kind of decision, you see. All in all you did well. There is no rush. All of those dreams, grouped during your illness, were projections, and the result of suggestion. If you have no more questions, we will end our session.

(End at 10:42. Jane was again far-out. Eyes open at times, etc.)