“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now, in the past when you said the word I, this I was the ego I, and you identified the whole self with the ego. Later you learned to distinguish between the ego and the subconscious. All of this simply means that you became aware of larger portions of the whole personality, and were consciously able to use these abilities, conscious and subconscious being, of course, artificial terms.

Now when you use the word I, more and more, this is the portion of the self of which I spoke in our last session. You are aware of the ego and able to see yourself as something more than the ego is. This is the I that you have been using in the pendulum sessions, that questions both the ego and subconscious. These are all portions of the self, however; the difference is functional.

The intensity of interest in other directions is much more important than time. We do not want intense concentration upon the symptoms. In all hypnotic sessions and in all periods of self-suggestion, emphasis should indeed be upon health, exuberance, flexibility, strength and vitality. I mentioned this to Ruburt today, but he thought the idea his own.

These procedures would have been of some help in the past, but now that the basic reason for the symptoms is conquered, the effectiveness of these methods should lead to the disappearance of all symptoms. He must check himself, however. He is in a habit, for example, now, of not bending down deeply and when he catches himself, he must move as he used to.

When he discovers he can walk home, this difficulty will vanish. There may be, but should not be, some slight difficulty at first, the result of his own idea patterns, but that is all. If he keeps track of himself, no difficulties at all will arise.