“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

A few notes. (Pause.) Our friend Ruburt must be entirely committed (pause), in order to succeed, but once committed his success is assured.

The process could or could not have developed, according to the probabilities and the circumstances. Even the early environment, so abhorred by the ego, were chosen in order to deepen the desire for truth and to force the personality to face the issues of life and death, evil and goodness, full face. Ruburt’s ego would have avoided the questions and taken the easy road, and this easy road would not have developed the full potentials that were necessary if the personality were to use its creative and intuitional abilities in any important manner.

Only now does Ruburt see the consistency and how the path as he knew it brought forth the impetus that is now his present. I told him sessions ago that the poetic and psychic portions of his personality were deeply united, and now looking over his old records he knows that I was correct.

Instead Ruburt is involved in our endeavor, and his daily life entwined in the search that fiction cannot approach. This endeavor, involving you both so deeply, all also lead you toward the full development of your own abilities. Both of you must be fully committed, for your personalities have been formed in that direction.

Your own early environment should also be considered for what it was, a challenge set by you to bring out your full potential, through making you face problems from which you would have only too readily isolated yourself. In a recent session I outlined the books that Ruburt will write. He will be free, you see, to work in fiction, and will do so in the future, because fiction will be something different than it was.

(I neglected to add that after this unscheduled session, which was held at night, Jane also spoke as Ruburt. This was the first time I had seen this take place, although it has happened a few times before, usually in ESP class. See the notes on page 122, 444th session for October 30, 1968. On the occasion I witnessed, I do not recall what Jane said as Ruburt.

(In the 444th session also, Seth deals with Jane-Ruburt at length. )

(Amused:) If you want to be that picayune, it will come through Joseph, but since you are Joseph you should hardly quibble. Like Ruburt, only more so, you have avoided religious symbolism, strictly avoided it, and for many years you did not see beneath the obvious hypocrisy and distortions inherent in religious organizations. The hypocrisy of the organizations blinded you to the inner truth of the symbols.

(While moving about in the kitchen during break Jane got this within: “Ruburt is only now beginning to start upon his life’s work.” Sitting down a bit later she said: “I’m trying to get back in,” meaning trance, “but that music downstairs bothers me.” Resume finally at 9:48. )

Now. The search for answers, and this passionate yearning toward truth, has driven Ruburt’s personality, and he became ill only when he was afraid to continue the search, because it led him into byways that he had not planned upon; or rather, upon which the ego had not planned.

You suggested that Ruburt put his records in one place for quite sound intuitive reasons. He could have read his old poetry over 50 times in the past two years, without realizing what he has finally realized now.

One of the reasons that the intellect refused to see, that its own search was bound to end up in this fashion, was Ruburt’s inability to see beyond organized religion’s hypocrisy. This was mentioned earlier in tonight’s session in regard to you.

In our sessions I use, with Ruburt’s permission, his intellectual abilities also (pause), in an organized fashion. Poetry was far less (humorously) dependable. Now. Many of these reasons are the personality’s own reasons for (louder, abruptly) opening up the revelationary channels, and they would be legitimate regardless of the nature of my existence.

In time Ruburt will recognize fully my independent nature, but he did not completely (underlined) even admit the revelationary source of the material until quite lately. He knew it, but the ego did not admit it. Now the intellect is free from the only tie-up it would encounter, for again, it has always accepted the legitimacy of revelationary data.

In other words, your friend’s ego has declared me legitimate now. On the other hand, I have always counted upon Ruburt’s ego as an ally in this fashion. It kept Ruburt in strong protection under its wing, and if it was overly stubborn, it was so because it always recognized Ruburt’s intuitive abilities, and the full strength of Ruburt’s sense of commitment, once given.

Now it adds its strength. I made no attempts to browbeat it, recognizing its purposes. Ruburt chose a strong ego as a necessary guardian in adolescence, and as a balance to the strong spontaneous self, until a mission made itself known, and the correct mission. It simply did not recognize the mission for some time.

Neither of you realize the strength of the abilities as yet, and the need for forging a strong personality who could learn to handle them wisely, and hold its own while using them. The ego feared that the abilities could sweep Ruburt away in the past even before our sessions, sensing the great but as yet unfocused energy. When it was assured that this was the mission for which the personality had waited, and only when it was positive, did it free its protective hold and give its blessings.

For you and Ruburt both are now beginning your work. Ruburt’s physical symptoms will entirely vanish, and within now a relatively short period of time, as given in a recent session. My heartiest regards to you both from your legitimate Seth.

One small note. I believe there will be extra freedom in out-of-body experiences for Ruburt. Tell him not to be frightened at any new developments in that area. I will be there whether he knows it or not. No, there are not any phantoms out there, Ruburt. It will simply be a new environment. You will return safely. A friend wants to meet you. My friend. A long trip in a brief time. You will be protected all the way. I would hold your hand, but that would probably frighten you more than anything else. Be assured, it will be a safe trip.