“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Tell him to remember a poem, Rapunzel, that he wrote years ago. He just denied expression to his bright self. This evening’s poem did indeed contain, and was in itself, an intuitional inspiration.

In his case he made alterations that severely prevented expression of spontaneity, in physical movement. To some extent this was meant to reassure him. When he realizes, and you can help him, that he is indeed safe, only when he trusts his spontaneity, then he will be free.

That is why it took so much out of him to restrain his own energy. (Leaning forward, eyes open, humorous manner:) To force a lid on that pot was a job.

The poem was the resolution of the fear however, and a good sign. He does not need to fear the sudden release of the spontaneous self. (Jane pointed at me for emphasis.)He knows it is being released. He knows he is releasing it. But he has been afraid of releasing it suddenly, for fear it would engulf him. This is of course a symptom of the entire problem. (Leans forward.) It is the main reason he still has symptoms. It is why the few sudden releases, as with the Prentice letter, have in the past been followed by poorer days for a while.

Now we have hit something here, of importance. Give us a moment. (Pause.) Free arms, to him, represent abandonment, in the terms of giving into, freely and openly. He has been afraid of letting down completely. Now, he has not been aware of his fear of being suddenly released completely. The conscious knowledge will be of great help.

In all relaxation exercises he should imagine himself as fluid, as wind or water, and not as a statue. Regularity of sessions, our sessions, will help now also. Tonight’s material should have a definite and observable beneficial effect upon him.

You can also help by reminding him that his safety does lie in spontaneity, and that joy will result from any complete and sudden release. In the past he did not want to accept his spontaneous nature because he felt he was not sufficiently disciplined or strong enough to control it, and he did not want to accept the responsibility for it.

It is not something to be controlled. It is something that will take its place with the other elements of his personality, merge with it, add its strength, and set up its own system of balances with other groupings of characteristics. These groupings balance themselves. Tell him this. There is no need to treat one characteristic as a stepchild.

...hand formations. Then, have him simply imagine those extra portions disappearing as the images did.