“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(“Good evening, Seth.” Seth’s entity name for Jane is Ruburt—he, him, his.)

He tries at times to use a schedule, a disciplined schedule as a fence against the subconscious, and becomes panic-stricken imagining himself without it. This is not to say that a schedule in itself is not good, it is to say that he can and sometimes does misuse one. In these instances the time is actually used to clamp down on the inner self, rather than to release it. These outings will be of benefit here, not only because they allow for spontaneous interaction, but because they serve to break the schedules in ways that do not disturb working hours. They provide a beginning for a habit of release. Here the ego is helping us now, for it is sticking to these plans, and the plans are those the ego itself enjoys, and can accept. He has been afraid to simply sit and think, for fear of letting the spontaneous self show without the symbolized writing mechanism.

These measures, incidentally, will refresh you both and are always excellent provisions against rigidity in any form. They are actually exercises in the spontaneous release of the intuitive portion of the self. I would suggest for awhile that he refrain from wearing black sweaters in general, except that I fear his wardrobe is already depleted. (Smile.)

You have been doing well with the pendulum, and the exercise has successively opened up communication with deeper layers of the self. An hypnotic session would be helpful, but only when you feel confident. A point here involving Ruburt’s hands and his mother’s sweaters: he knew that knitting was a therapeutic measure suggested in the past to exercise his mother’s hands. When he became sensitized to the sweaters, then he had difficulty with his own hands, you see.

He is allergic, so to speak, to perfumes or colognes that come in a particular shaped bottle, rather than to their contents. His mother, incidentally, called him greedy for wanting to use her perfume. He does not like your room heater. It reminds him of his mother’s space heater. Give us a moment. (Pause.) These various sensitivities will lose, and are losing their power, and the fact of recognizing them is an automatic benefit.

He is beginning to identify his spontaneous self now with the spontaneity of the nursery school children, and this is a definite improvement. Did you have any specific questions?

The answers here are reliable, generally speaking. Underline the generally. You are reaching deeper layers of the personality as you progress with the pendulum. Ruburt could put himself in a light trance state before a session, and you could ask the questions while he holds the pendulum.

He is growing out of this, however. This is sufficient for this evening. Let Ruburt read over these last sessions closely, and the house-cleaning procedures should be carried out when it is practical. My fondest wishes, unless you have further questions.