“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

I am not telling either of you to ignore a physical fact, but to avoid habitual, often unthinking negative suggestions that might prolong it. This is an important point, and Ruburt would not have let me speak about it earlier. Now take your break.

“Of course I can get up,” or even “To hell with it, I can get up,” will work far better, but without a constant eye out to check that the suggestion take place immediately.

The point is that he expects a suggestion to take hold at once, and against countering suggestions that he may have given. For example: he will be working and want something. Perhaps four or five times he will think “Oh, hell, it will hurt to get up.” This will be on the fringe of consciousness. Then consciously he will say “Now I can get up easily,” and wonder why it hurts.

Quite hidden, all the habitual rituals of a family have deep psychological connotations. To change such habits is often illuminating therefore, and that is why I mention this here. Ruburt can stop trying to get everything arranged on his desk before work, so he will not have to get up for example. This is a strong negative suggestion that helps to override the conscious suggestion “I can get up easier.”

(“He doesn’t get many good results from suggestions at all, does he?”)

He uses suggestion very well—backwards. In the instance just given you—

Now there will be other such instances. Look for more of them. Whenever everything is automatically arranged to make it easier for someone who cannot get about well, this is a strong negative suggestion. The aspirins in the desk drawer and on the bookcase are another instance.

Now we will end the session. There is much constructive material in it. Put it to use. And a good suggestion from me: I expect to see it put into use.