“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(It was late by the time we sat for the session. Jane began speaking for Seth in an average voice, with pauses, eyes open often, etc. At times here pace was quite slow.)

(A one minute pause.) We have mentioned this earlier. In his mind religion was connected with self-mortification. On the one hand it set itself against spontaneity. The organized church feared it. On the other hand Ruburt was spontaneously religious.

(Pause. Slow delivery here.) If he will maintain a daily work schedule—his need not be rigorous, but habitual—and if you will try to provide a warmly supportive role, as you have, then the situation can be largely remedied.

This is hardly unusual in such situations. Give us a moment. (Pause.) He distrusts the spontaneous which is so a part of his nature. As he worries occasionally about going too far when he is dancing, so he worries the same about the sessions—how far is spontaneity to be trusted, you see. Yet he must trust it, and when he does not do so the difficulties build.

It was, then, the burst of spontaneity caused by the letter that also freed him for the next natural development in our sessions. You can do much by using very simple words to reassure him. The words are these: “You are safe, and I am here. I am looking out for you.” It is the fear for safety behind this. (Pause.)

(Pause.) Now, the fear is for safety. The assurances, the words that I have given you, will help here. The fear is exaggerated and needless. It is partially the result of experiences in this life, and of experiences in the last life. (Long pause.)

Give us a moment. (Pause.) The shortage of sessions is a symptom of the fear of spontaneity. The fear of the unknown, mentioned earlier, is not a fear of psychic phenomena, nor of psychic endeavor. It is a mask, for a fear of his own spontaneity.

Personalities bent upon great endeavors often set themselves great problems. The problems are not meaningless. They are like examinations. (Long pause.) In Ruburt’s situation in the present, he is in your terms, freeing himself. He has just been through one of the most difficult problems that he set for himself.

This also applies to yourself. It often applies to those whose abilities, in your terms, come to fruition later rather than earlier in life. (Pause.) It is not a point of how much better it would be had the abilities matured earlier. The abilities, of whatever power or strength, are a part of you; they are not something objective that you possess. Nor can you compare them to the abilities of others.