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(The session tonight was very quiet. Jane began speaking for Seth, in trance, in a quiet voice broken by many long pauses, and with her eyes closed. Verbatim notes taken and typed by her husband, Rob.)

Now however, give us a few moments to address ourselves to the issue at hand. (Pause.)

The case is not yet hopeless, though it is deteriorating. (Pause. Note: not all pauses are noted.) The inner will to live must be revived. It is this inner will to live that is lacking now. At the heart of the condition, there is a series of psychological shocks that occurred.

Now give us some time here. (Pause.)

Some difficulty lies in the inner psychological relationship between the husband and the wife—an inner issue she does not face, and reacts to the issue in physical terms. The issue itself is based partially in her own relationship to both her mother and father. That is, the issue is frightening subconsciously, because of peculiar and individual attitudes caused by her own relationship to her parents. (Pause.)

There seems to be a male relative, I believe twice removed, perhaps an uncle, though I am not certain—a visit from him would be beneficial. (Long pause.) As an immediate step all effort should be made to remove negative suggestions, as these are building up about her. She has felt psychologically trapped for some time, this bringing about the physical trap into which she has fallen.

An excellent and carefully-chosen hypnotist, well versed in such therapy, offers her now the best chance of recovery. It is most essential that negative suggestions be drained away from her, and replaced by positive suggestions (long pause), and a massive effort to do so is required.

This will give you some time, for her own subconscious attitude must be altered if any real improvement is to be expected. (Long pause.) She must realize that there is hope. I believe you have a fairly small sunny parlor. The room has beneficial connotations for her. Let her be moved there.

The situation is indeed drastic. (Pause.) Her desire to live must be wooed. Any small pleasures that she has should be used in an effort to involve her with pleasure. As much pleasure as possible must be given her to counteract the concentration upon hopelessness and disaster. I cannot stress any of these points too strongly.

You must begin to expect that she has hope, for she reacts to all suggestions, as each individual does. Although she is unaware of it, she is telepathically conscious of all such powerfully-negative suggestions. You must try to battle these for her until she can do so again for herself. (Long pause.)

If these instructions concerning a beneficial change in mental environment are not taken, then indeed no other advice or medicine will be of help. (Pause.) I will address healing energy to her, to the best of my ability. She is being smothered, you see, by the hopelessness that surrounds her, as well as by her own hopelessness. To relieve any of the environmental negative thoughts and suggestions will bring her some immediate relief.