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Both Ruburt’s new experiments in class, and his affair with the hands represent growing receptivity and willingness on his part. In many ways the hand episode was the result of class work. Some of the experiments in class gave him confidence, and I gave him confidence and a challenge. The challenge was important. I appeared in class and he did not see me, and his friend did. And he knows why.

Therefore with the development of the psychic experience he carried through in the same manner. It was a habit of perception. He did not want to see his mother clearly. He was frightened, hence the pattern developed. He suddenly realized that there was an advantage to be gained here, and he wanted to see immediately after his friend saw my image.

Give us a moment. (Pause.) I will speak to our Aerofranz when he comes to visit. For now there are simply some errors he has made, both in expecting too much on the one hand, and not expecting enough on the other. You know about the psychological bridge that is necessary for communications. He and his Adam are beginning to build it. Work is needed on both of their parts in that he is himself pushing for predictions, —whether he realizes this or not, and trying to bring more “across” in quotes, than the bridge can carry. On the other hand there is not enough regular (underlined) application on his part, but spasmodic activity.

Adam can and will contribute too and strengthen Aerofranz’s own personality and characteristics. He can help Aerofranz develop himself. He is no threat to Aerofranz’s own personality but Aerofranz should not call upon him to help others until the psychological bridge of which I have spoken has a stronger foundation. In his desire to help others Aerofranz then can demand too much of Adam under present circumstances.

This overstimulates Aerofranz so that he tries to use his nervous energy, it is not that Adam cannot help. It is that the communicating bridge between them must be completed. Then firm results will appear.