“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

One portion of the personality therefore set itself aside and therefore was unable to use the abilities and energies inherent in the personality as a whole, constructively; and erecting barriers in one respect, the barriers were erected in all important regards.

He is warm physically now; again the energy available during the session is being largely utilized by his psychic and physical system. It was not possible in the past. The barriers to the energy have been let down, the action no longer impeded. The energy is rushing into these areas that have been hungering for it, you see. The system filling itself up, so to speak, and replenishing itself.

Again, this is simply a rushing in of energy where it was most needed, once the barriers have been removed. This is a natural reaction. (Long pause.) Whenever the ego gains overcontrol, or sets itself up to oppose deep and basic action within the whole personality, then in doing so it also blocks to some considerable extent the passage or use of the whole personality’s vital energy.

The physical system suffers. It is impossible for the ego to block off specific connections with the whole personality, therefore any barriers effectively impede whole blocks of active and necessary vitality. In Ruburt’s case now, the floodgates to the inner self are opened, so that the vitality rushes into those areas that have been to some extent denied.