“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The man who threw in his burden ahead of time was your father. (Smile.) He did this years ago in effect, hence you passed him by, while recognizing his gesture and deciding against it. The packs represented abilities as well as burdens, you see. He was afraid of his abilities and his burdens. He could not go along with them on his back. He was afraid they would drown him. He leaped into life, denying himself the use of his abilities because of the responsibilities they entailed, hence the separation.

Instead, you tried aloofness but kept intact and with you your abilities and responsibilities. You saw that the course could not be pursued, for all the roads led to involvement with the water. (Pause.) You still did not want to enter in however. It was Ruburt who drew you emotionally into participation.

You saw that she still carried, as Jane, the abilities and responsibilities while in the middle of the stream. Had the dream not ended you would have made your way across to him, in time (smile), to help him up when he fell—this symbolic of his difficulties in the past year. The others were individuals that you have known.

Now. The paintings have come from other portions of your personality, who know better than you what you can do. (Long pause, eyes closed.) These will be, I believe, a series of visions, extending over some time. You will see various ways in which your abilities can be used, various possibilities. Progressions along various lines.

Your possibilities will be clearly shown, in the various works you can produce. You will choose among them. Some paintings will automatically negate others. If you do some, you will progress along certain lines rather than others. The various lines however all represent full use of your abilities, merely pointing out various lines of focus that you may choose.