“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now. Ruburt’s experience involving you was quite legitimate, although you were not consciously aware of your activities.

You were nevertheless largely responsible for the encounter as it took place. You were thinking both consciously and below consciousness about Ruburt’s appointment at the dentist. You wanted to give him confidence and to reassure him. This acted as an emotional impetus.

Ruburt was working and without realizing it telepathically was aware of your emotional presence. It was this that gave him the idea of a projection experiment that morning. He wanted to see if he could become aware of your form.

You would feel more comfortable if your initial journeys were within the apartment. You sleep more deeply as a rule than Ruburt, hence you must be sure to give yourself the suggestion to awaken and remember. It might also help you to place an object to which you are strongly attached in the living room. Impress yourself with the thought that you want to get up and retrieve it.

For your own purposes an unfinished painting on your easel would help you project to your studio, for you would psychically wish to return to study it. You have in fact often done this, though you do not remember. It would be to your advantage to try some experiments together however. Besides this the two of you travelling together could help each other retain proper consciousness and purpose during projection. If Ruburt knows he is projecting he should try to remember you, and to rouse you astrally.

It is because of this instantaneous creation and projection of inner reality into form that you experience time within the physical system—to train you literally, to give you time to learn to handle your own creations. Projection experiments should only be adopted therefore when you are in a peaceful state of mind, as Ruburt should know after his creature experience.

This is entirely different from Ruburt’s attempt with his creature, for he was trying to form an evil creature, in those terms, to slay—a thing conscious of its own evil in those terms, and that is always dangerous. Do you see the difference?

The amount of conscious thought given to any construction obviously reinforces it. Ruburt became a writer because he thought of being a writer constantly. He became ill, generally speaking, for the same reason.

While Ruburt tells himself he is weak or sick, he causes the organism to behave in that manner. Dreams of health are of great benefit. He can tell himself that his dream self becomes his physical image. He knows his dream self is real. (Long pause.)

—but something of equal or stronger intensity. Womanly pride in Ruburt’s case is a help for example. (Long pause.) Other elements also come into play. As your inner environment changes you also begin to attract others. You will begin to attract people who want to buy paintings for example. There is a snowballing effect—an acceleration, that is quite evident as soon as the first groundwork has been laid.