“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

There had been a tendency, as given, for a rigid personality ego framework in any case. The qualities thrown up to the surface were those in the past most capable to handle highly difficult situations, and in some of these stubbornness was, comparatively speaking, a virtue.

The situations had changed but the ego framework had grown rigid, rigid enough so that it could in a large degree dominate certain normally subconscious processes, bringing forth the physical symptoms. Now there is always an imprinting process within the personality, belonging to past experience. A previous inclination to gluttony had once led him to some slight gout, and in the present case there was a swelling of the feet.

There had been in the past overweight, and in this instance there was in some portions of the body an overextension of tissue about the joints. The morning symptoms incidentally have to do with this life however, bringing back earlier fears of facing the day, you see.

(“A window, or indication of an open viewpoint, or station from which activities may be viewed. A high window or exalted viewpoint.” This is excellent data, and refers again to the second-story workroom above the Art Shop. From this room a large plate glass window looks down on West Water Street, and Tom is in the habit of watching the busy activities on the main street below. He has often waved to Jane and me as we walked past. Jane always waves to him whenever she walks down Water Street, which is at least three times a week.