“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

You should recall that I told you that this one would occur.

There are some remarks about healing, both for you and for our Aerofranz (Tam Mossman) for example. Such sessions will serve us all well, and one out of eight sessions would hardly be too much. In helping others you help yourselves.

(A subject came up at break that hadn’t been anticipated; I explained to Jane some of the troubles I had had lately re my oil portraits. I thought the remarks would bring forth some response from Seth, but since a shorter session had been announced I didn’t think such a lengthy response would materialize.

Now laughing loud and heartily, or crying deeply—either would serve you well, help release inner feelings and help clear the inner channels. You are trying too hard, as you know. Being an artist is a natural way of life with you. Paintings can and should emerge from you easily.

You do not need to justify your existence by painting. It is impossible to do so. (Pause.) There are two approaches, either of which would be highly beneficial. The first is to paint a portrait of a person whom you know, trying to portray the essence of that person, their deepest agonies and highest joys, their highest capabilities and fears of failure. (Pause.) This would induce on your part an honest effort to face the raw emotion of another personality, and portray it.

The emphasis would not necessarily (underlined) be upon technique nor detail, though it could be, but upon portraying in one portrait, if you will forgive the phrase, the agony and the ecstasy of individual existence. This is what you often avoid facing.