“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now good evening—

Our young friend here has many questions. His mind is buzzing with them. He is so impatient. There is one question however that I will indeed answer now, and it has to do with the delight with which he views fire.

Now there is a tendency here emphasized because of youth. This tendency actually involves a lack of focus, or a lack in the direction of focus. Our young friend shifts the focus of his awareness from inner to outer realities very often, and without realizing that he does so.

As he matures and learns, and studies and works, he will then be able to do this when he wishes to do so. There are no significant unhealthy elements connected in this rather innocent regard for fire. Now. The shift of his consciousness is unsteady. He has no discipline over it, and is sometimes in a state of consciousness that is between. Training will allow a strong disciplined focus within either reality.

Now, one other point. The man to whom I referred as having difficulties in the third vertebra is the younger man of the two in question.

Now if you please, give me a moment, and I shall use it well. (Pause, eyes closed.) These are simply impressions. I shall make no attempt to unscramble them at this point. They will have to do with our new friend. (Venice.)

Now. Our friend was a collector of dues within the organization to which he belonged. The name was on many records, but you would not find them now. There was a life in Arabia, a poor and humble one, and one much more recently in the Midwest of this country; as a woman.

The owner of his own business. (Pause.) The town situated between one mountain range and a smaller plateau, rather midway between the north and south portions of the country. In the second group of states now, or from the West Coast… But more to the eastern section of this second group, you see, to the inside.

Now then. A Saint Cecelia Church here. The name Mathiatus (phonetic) I believe was shortened to another version, perhaps Methus. (Phonetic. Pause.)

You may take your break now and we shall continue… Our fire-loving young friend here can watch Ruburt light his match.

Now. I shall indeed answer some of your questions myself. (To Venice McCullough.)

I am again, as I have said often, an energy personality essence, which means quite simply that I am a personality who does not now operate within the physical reality. I can at times impress your physical reality, but the focus of my existence no longer involves a three-dimensional psychological structure. (Pause.)

That was a small yes indeed. (Amused, eyes closed, Jane leaned forward.) Now let us see. Ruburt and I engage in a cooperative venture, truly a psychological gestalt, in which our personalities meet, rather in a dimension that is neither here nor there. Together we form a sort of psychological bridge between dimensions, for I cannot completely exist within your three-dimensional system now, and he cannot completely enter the dimension in which I do have my primary existence.

So there is a projection of consciousness on both of our parts to some degree. Now, I like the type of questions that you ask (to Venice), and I enjoy an inquiring mind. Do you have any other questions? (Pause; voice good, eyes closed.)

Now give us a moment. (Pause.) We will see what we can do with our spiritual firebug here.

Now. Think in terms of energy being action.

Energy or action is composed of an infinity of itself, and yet, forever acting upon itself, it forms forever new portions of itself. Each action causes another. Now until we have done more talking you will simply have to take my word, for the sake of our discussion—our one-way discussion—that any action or energy possesses consciousness seeking to know itself, therefore; and acting within itself it forms new consciousnesses that are individual and independent, and yet connected to every other consciousness.

And no memory, you see, would ever be lost, and nor is any memory lost. The personality that you have now is simply the flower of the moment, not realizing that it has the knowledge of its own past histories; and all of this would be but one cosmic flower. Energy constantly renews itself. The various flowers could then be compared to the various dimensions through which action and consciousness know their own reality. The expansion of consciousness automatically leads you to understanding and compassion.

Now I will answer any questions that you have. Perhaps I should ask if my friends hands are tired.

Now. We will shortly close our session. However to the question about Spain, the answer is yes.

You want the answers to the wrong questions. You want me to deprive you of experience that you need, and in the reality in which you now exist, and in which you are learning very well to manipulate. You shall not get in the habit of having me tell you what will happen. I say this in all good humor and with due affection. (Pause, smile.) Do you understand?

Now, are there any outstanding questions on any matters that you wish that I discuss, Joseph?

We will therefore bid you all a fond good evening. My heartiest regards, and we shall now end our session.