“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

There is a difficulty, a symptom, dryness of the skin, and some flaking. And I believe there is or can be, trouble—hair will fall out, or begin to fall. The diet is very deficient (pause) generally speaking, and is robbing the tissues.

(Jane was speaking with many pauses.)

Before we discuss other more significant aspects of our friend’s condition, these physical matters should be taken care of, for the physical and mental are so dependent one upon the other. Plain water should be taken often, a glass three to five times daily. (Pause.) Give us a moment…

The physical matters mentioned should be taken care of immediately. That will be a start. Now, he does not entirely recognize his position. (Long pause.) He has temporarily abdicated, but there is no basic reason to believe that this will be permanent. The danger does exist. However, I told you the ego was set aside, and fear was at the root.

There is a possible new beginning for him, however, and it will be a new reorganization of tendencies that results in the formation of a new ego, born out of the old. (Long pause.) It must be formed slowly, as the child’s ego is. He wanted to cut out too many steps, you see, hence his difficulty.

He projected a meaninglessness upon reality, and then fell prey to it. Here the senses themselves can help revive him. (Long pause.) He seems now to be choosing between identities, but there is one waiting for him, and it is a probable ego that he did not adopt as a child.

He has been plunged back into a physical universe that he would not accept even as a valid mirage. This time he will be able to find himself within it. (Long pause.) In his case he must accept himself as a human being before he can hope to discover the inner self. The ego got no help from him, and it could not carry on alone. There was a definite splitting of personality elements, and a complete abandonment by the inner self of the ego.

(Long pause.) These are impressions. A room on a third floor. The letters S C R E W, having to do with a name or street name. A Washington, I believe, D.C. connection. A dirty washstand. Bernard at a window here.

He had retreated into the formlessness that he had himself created. He will come out on the other side. There will be some distortions. (Pause.) Within three months time there should be a noticeable improvement. Now by improvement I mean an indication that a central core of personality is once again in charge.

The whole self contains the ego, and he ignored this. Any investigations into the nature of existence, and any true learning, must take place within all levels of the self. He cut off his ego to save his soul, and nearly lost both in the bargain. The ego indeed is part of the soul. It is one of the voices of the soul. (Long pause.)