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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.

This rigid control of consciousness prevented spontaneous enjoyment of an everyday variety that would otherwise have had a beneficial and balancing effect. On this dining out, for example: even the small shock, you see, involved in different tastes provides small surprises that are releasing to the sense mechanisms.

The sensitivities are vanishing. Improvements come as the personality learns intuitively, you see, having nothing to do with time in a basic manner. An intuitive grasp may come suddenly with an equally fast disappearance of blocks of symptoms. The spontaneous self is being allowed more freedom now, this is the source of the intuitional understanding.

Affection on your part, Joseph, is as you know very highly effective, giving all the portions of Ruburt’s personality simultaneous support. This and warm companionship. Spontaneity should be encouraged whenever possible in your daily activities, while still the overall stable conditions are maintained. You understand me here?

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.)

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?

Spontaneous talking out on Ruburt’s part for this particular incident or times, to elicit the full release of pent-up emotions that lay behind the uncovering, you see. In some such instances, proper suggestions will help. This is excellent therapy incidentally, for the release of the emotions automatically releases the symptoms. A discharge of this type is required when unpleasant material of an emotional kind is uncovered through the pendulum.