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(Jane sat up as she spoke.) Ruburt was able to direct and use a strong amount of this energy that evening, and he was also aided by your participation. A A originally needed the emotional contact with Ruburt’s student (Venice McCullough) in order to activate within your system.

He has learned however to operate without that crutch, and has set up a different kind of bridge with Ruburt. Now. Some personalities, survival personalities, because of their personal characteristics, are more able to directly manipulate physical matter than others, more temperamentally suited to it, and consider it in itself a challenging endeavor.

Ruburt’s abilities began to expand again when he realized he would regain his health in the late spring. (Pause.) The book (Psycho-Cybernetics) will do you every bit as much good as it will do Ruburt, and I recommend it heartily, with some variations, as a basis upon which to build the rest of your days.

Ruburt could have solved his problems, as we have said, without such severe symptoms. He is returning to health. Neither of you need have any doubts here.

Now listen. Because of his background with his mother he had built up in defense a strong dislike, not merely for illness, for this (Jane, eyes open wide, pointed at me for emphasis), is beneficial, but a strong dislike (pause) that amounted almost (underlined) to hatred, for anyone who was sick, particularly crippled in any way, or hampered in motion.

He was terrified of anyone in such a condition, and he could not allow himself to be compassionate out of fear. I did not give you this material earlier; quite truthfully, I believe you would have misinterpreted it.

Earlier, he had no understanding nor feeling for the weaknesses of others. He would never imagine himself in their place. Do not mistake me. It is not good to imagine yourself ill, but it is not good to condemn the person who is ill, for that reason.

He was in no position to help others, for he hated their vulnerability. For his own development therefore he needed to face this on his own and conquer it. Otherwise he would never be able to look upon the sick with a compassionate or understanding eye.

Again, he was too terrified. He will completely recover, and then his story will have meaning. You both knew this. You had your own time of it, partially for the same reason, but he had to face the depths of his own terror, and rise and walk away from it, if he were ever to help others do the same.

There was no easy way therefore, really, though easier ways were available. Had he chosen them, there would have been other problems to face in their stead that would have greatly hampered both his development and your own.

(Pause.) The material just given also helps to explain, you see, the dark emotional depths he traveled, for he followed this very far, spiritually to the depths, and then began his way out. I was a light, but I did not want to help him too much or I would have hampered him. Do you see?

It was difficult for me then also, even though I knew that he would indeed recover.

He breathes a sigh of relief, knowing it is indeed over, simply waiting now for the new growth to come.

(As far as I can recall, this is the first time Seth has stated such an approach to a problem, explicitly; although in the past he has referred to various subjects by saying he was not well informed about them.)

She will now (pause) give him full attention, you see, that he has craved. (Pause.) What was your next question?

(High, Low and Psycho.) He can trust himself to write to his parents now incidentally. I have nothing to say concerning the poetry this evening, and I suggest we end the session unless you have pressing questions.

Ruburt should endeavor to forget his arms. He is overly concerned with them now, and this holds the image of them in his mind. This clouds the image of his arms in their normal healthy position. Let him forget about them, and they will return to normal. His attention is directed too much toward them. (Long pause.) As for your earlier comments let him focus upon his general goals. He is not having success with the exercises I suggested because he is trying too hard. (Seth’s suggested motion exercises, instead of passive ones.