“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

A portion is always connected to the whole of which it is part. From the torn section, then, to me the whole was present, the entire page; and from portions of the whole, the whole can be read or understood. And with enough freedom on the one hand, and training on the other, Ruburt, speaking for me, could give you the entire copy of The New York Times from a torn corner.

This does not involve projection. (Which we had wondered about this afternoon.) There were other issues, having to do with Ruburt’s own mental characteristics. Now it is true that generally speaking, material of an emotional nature actually has a stronger vitality, and is easier to perceive. Beyond this however Ruburt has no(smile) love for detail, and will always use detail as a clue to see where it will lead him. He would not be content simply to give the details on the snatches of paper as you gave them. This is fairly automatic, this tendency, and the nature of his mental life. We use this, I hope to advantage, in our sessions in other ways, and I will have more to say concerning this.

In the tests however we also tried to utilize this characteristic. We tried to use it, since we could not deny it, nor did I go against it, since Ruburt’s abilities are what I have to work with and through, beside of course my own. So we used this in that test to enlarge the picture, and bring in further details that did give you a rather complete picture, respectable data, in a way that was fairly natural to Ruburt.

The page was whole to me, regardless of the portion of it used as an item. Ruburt did fairly poorly on those test items that were without meaning, comparatively speaking, as far as your results were concerned. He did however leap out from the meaningless data for quite valid information connected to it, though often you could not check this out.

The portrait is of Joseph and Ruburt. These are not portraits of yourselves as past personalities in your terms, or of particular reincarnational selves. They are pictorial representatives of the whole selves that you are. In your terms the selves that are the sum of your reincarnational personalities. These whole selves then are a part of your entity. Your probable selves are also a part of your entity, however. If you want to think in terms of guides, in quotes “angels,” then you have the reality behind those terms. Ruburt and Joseph are the names I use for you, for these names themselves imply your greater goals. These personalities are aware of your present existence, and give you advice when you are in the sleep state. They are a source of strength. You can draw upon their knowledge, and you can also draw upon the knowledge of your own reincarnational selves, “past,” in quotes, and “future.”

Now. Ruburt is the blond one. (Both are male.

There will be more material on the (ELM) units of which we have been speaking. (Jane may use this material in the appendix.) I wanted to tell you that when Ruburt sends off his book we will try to give you more information on the art gallery material.

Now we will have a break. I suggest that at a later time Ruburt study the entire test series again, for there are lessons to be learned there that have still escaped you.

That course would not give the results you might think with Ruburt, or anyone else. When that course works it is because knowingly or unknowingly the suggestions given follow the natural inclinations. In extrasensory perceptions, so to speak, as in so-called normal perception, the natural inclinations of the personality dictate the kind of information that will be sought from any available field of data. The basic inclinations can be extended, for example, but not completely redirected, unless there is an extraordinary impetus.(Long pause.)

There are many areas of knowledge in which any given individual is uninterested. He will not bother to use normal perception to obtain it. Much of the material dealing with perception that I have given makes this point quite clear. (Pause.) Ruburt is correct. I give him access to large fields of focus, I help him change the energy that he uses in perception into other directions, to turn it inward. I made information available to him. Then according to his basic characteristics, he used that information accordingly. I gave him nudges to lead him in the proper direction. Do you have questions?

(Pause.) Are you asking whether or not I would be reached if Ruburt were hypnotized?

(“Not exactly. I was wondering whether the hypnosis would influence the way Ruburt let the information come out.”)