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You spoke to Ruburt about imagination, and he must learn to use it for his benefit, through imagining himself free and well. This fear itself should be faced for what it is, and dealt with like any other fear. Ruburt considers it almost unspeakable. (The fear that he will not get well.)

Not upon reversing symptoms but upon the desired results. Not what is wrong but what is right, and how a greater degree of “rightness” can be achieved. This is of utmost importance.

(“So what should you do?”

(As in the last session, I was getting irritated, since all of this is emotionally loaded material of course. I was on the point of asking Seth what one should do when one confronted a fearful result even if one had constructed that result, etc.)

There is a definite time period involved, and your own remark only shows that what I said earlier is correct. Both of you must believe that he is to completely recover. It is most important that Ruburt believe this, but extremely helpful if you will.

You have not helped him believe it either. You are creating the reality. You must believe in his health. He must. He can learn to do this first of all by ceasing to project an image of himself as ill into the future. (Long pause.)

—regardless of what you think of them. Your thoughts and imaginations do cause your activities. Your negative attitudes also help continue the symptoms, as do his. The physical facts of going down the stairs sideways existed first in imagination, and were materialized. You need not deny the physical fact, but if you understand what causes physical facts then you change the direction of your imagination, thought and expectations in order that the following future facts will not be like the ones that so displeased you.

Now. Let us examine what our friend just said.

(“What do you mean?”)

(“That’s what I’m talking about.”)

(“That’s what I’ve begun to suspect the last few days.”)

—but you made some leeway with Ruburt in your last remarks (which I’ve forgotten as I type this) and I would like him to examine his normal habits in the light of what I said about his table and arrangements. Do you follow me?

Now you can help by pointing out anything that you notice also. Follow what I have given you in this session. You can often help each other recognize negative attitudes or remarks of which the other is not consciously aware. This does not mean to emphasize the negatives, as you should understand by now.