“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

It is cohesive. It can become highly stubborn when ignored. It is a rock-bottom portion of the self, a Taurus characteristic (Jane is a Taurus). Of great benefit when it is not ignored, it needed reeducation, and is being reassured now.

It was somewhat overdeveloped in function because of early experience. It can be placid, peace-giving and very agreeable when it does not feel crossed. Because of its distorted ideas it was roused into a frenzy. It is now withdrawing to a more normal position.

It is more than reassured now. It is somewhat astonished to discover that the spontaneous self is no enemy, but a friend and ally. Already it has released energy for the use of the personality. The energy was bottled up in symptoms.

The suggestions Ruburt has written down are excellent, and are helping considerably. He is expressing his salvation now through his poetry, which is natural for both portions of the self. This will also be felt in his dream book, however.

(Jane now began to pause more often. Her delivery slowed somewhat and her eyes were closed much of the time.)

You were guiltily aware of this, and punish yourself by refusing to allow yourself to make money with good paintings now. This is that key to understanding, Joseph.

Now all of this operates at varying degrees, you see. The symptom was the recognition of conflict. (Pause.) Rest your hand a moment.

(10:04. Jane said she had been well dissociated. I thought that perhaps Seth asked about an end to the session because Jane was blocking material about me she thought I might not like to hear. We now had a discussion about my motives in painting; I hoped it would release any blocks Jane might have set up. Seth then broke in at 10:15.)

Now.. We shall discuss this.

Give us a moment. (Pause. Head down.) Now hear me. Using what you have learned here tonight, you can use your ability more freely. (Pause.) You can step out, so to speak, you can allow yourself to rely upon the integrity of spontaneity as it applies to your painting and to your talent.

Your potential is now. It did not exist as you conceive of it (Jane, lying back on the couch, turned to face me), until you felt free to let it emerge, and you did not. You should now. (Pause.

Your artistic abilities, because of their power, demand other abilities for their fulfillment, and you are now just becoming free enough to develop these other abilities. Your career should be ahead of you.

(Pause.) We will have more on this subject. You may now take a break or end as you prefer.

Now. For you the abstracts also represent excellent exercises in the free flow of spontaneity, and this benefits your other paintings also. The other questions that you have in mind, and such material, will be discussed in our next session.