“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

You recall I have told you that the intensity of an experience, rather than its duration in time, determines its effect. The intensity is emotional. With the inner perceptions there will be a traveling through of intensities. The experience is perceived simultaneously by the inner senses, but it will be translated in terms of physical time.

An experience in general is composed of electromagnetic pulsations. (Long pause.) They contain a kind of depth, having nothing to do with space, an existence dependent upon, again, intensity rather than duration. However, because of your own basic assumptions such experiences, perceived by the inner senses, are played back in such a manner that a traveling through intensities results in a journey through time within your own dimension.

There is always a time scramble, for the inner senses deal with basic data in the spacious present. Then the data must be interpreted in the time scheme of physical existence. (Long pause.) With training and experience a neutralizing element will be developed that protects Ruburt against the full emotional charge that he experienced the other evening. The organism itself forms this as a self-protective mechanism.

(Jane resumed, still with pauses, her eyes opening at times, at 9:39.)

The episode did involve projection, mainly through intensities. These intensities you interpret as time and space. Now in a different kind of projection, you could face for example the girl’s thought forms as a pseudophysical reality.

Now there is a tug and pull, a give and take, between you and Ruburt, as to the amount of emotional freedom you will allow yourselves. The conflict here, in the overall, results in a good balance, though of course there will be times when this is upset.

The conflict itself, you see, results in energy. Your dream projection at the window signaled that you did not want to go further at that particular point. You are afraid of emotional demonstrations, as you know. At the same time the withheld emotional energy acts as a propellant, you see.

Ruburt is far more cautious than either of you suppose. When you become overcautious, this can at times, momentarily at least, hold you both back; because you do not count upon this less apparent but quite definite cautious part of Ruburt. All in all balance is maintained.

I do not want to take any more time with this episode. I should emphasize however that full control is possible, and with practice will be achieved rather easily. Ruburt’s personality is so constructed that he would not allow himself to take any real chances.

The initial experience however almost had to be spontaneous at this time, or it would not have occurred. Your dream activities should accelerate with the change of seasons. I speak of you both here. A feeling of expansiveness and discipline should be maintained, but in that order.

Our own sessions have been most unemotional for some time. I have been concerned with the material for one thing. For another, there is the nature of the voice, you see.

In some ways this is unfortunate. Much of my emotional energy is used to give you this material, you see. It is behind the material. It forms intensities upon which I can build. Without this reaching out to you the material could not be delivered. When you are more proficient, we may be able to meet in some of your projections, but not for some time.