“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The steps given in the book for activating the aid of the inner self are excellent. Make certain that your idea of success is not merely financial, or concerned overly with the acquisition of the material objects that you do not now have.

It may seem to you (Jane pointed to me) that this would not be the case, and that the caution is unnecessary. A part of you, however, does strongly resent the material benefits that you did derive from your early commercial work. There is a bitterness picked up from your family, working here. It is so well hidden that it has gone almost unrecognized. This is apart from your conflicting ideas concerning success, but colors them.

At times it masquerades as a distaste for material possessions, but often it is simply also resentment. In secret parts of yourself this does cause some considerable bitterness that works to your disadvantage. (Long pause.) You have been afraid of success for the reasons stated, yet resentful that you did not have the material acquisitions that go with it. (Pause.)

This resulted in an active resentment against such symbols, which actually prevented you from acquiring them. Although at times you would consciously want them, the hidden bitterness intruded. You know, I am sure, that if you are successful as a person and as an artist, then financial success will follow.

I am trying to tell you that you have concentrated as strongly at times in a negative manner on success symbols (pause), as others might in a positive manner to acquire them. In either case the focus upon success symbols was there. I do not believe you were aware of this. Instead of course the concentration should be upon fulfilling your abilities, all of them, and financial success will come.

She did know, and so did you. Ruburt will not therefore experience another episode like last night’s. My heartiest wishes then (smile) for your joint success.