“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

He has indeed learned, the hard way, lessons that he had to learn if he were to further develop. And yet these lessons all in all were self-given, and he is actually lucky, for they could have been far more difficult and the fruits of stubbornness could have been more bitter.

He has learned that the ego cannot set itself up against the inner self. He has learned to trust and have confidence in the inner self, and to listen to the subconscious which is a part of his inner identity.

Remember, the normal consciousness is not synonymous with the ego. The ego is only a portion of consciousness. For Ruburt’s benefit yes, indeed, the cure is permanent, as long as he utilizes what he has learned, and it seems fairly certain that he will.

(There is also some factual connection in the displacement, since by using the pendulum recently we have learned of the rather important role Blanche played in some of Jane’s earlier associations; due to a complicated variety of events Jane has been bothered lately by some physical symptoms we are in the process of eliminating. These symptoms, and Blanche, as well as Jane’s mother and other contributing factors, are also discussed thoroughly in the next session.