“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now. If our friend feels fully productive, exuberant and free to use his abilities, then he will be entirely healthy.

He has overemphasized limitations in the past, of all kinds, and this has led him to deny many of his own positive characteristics—this concentration upon the negative. Now some of this he picked up from you, and then exaggerated. Much of this attitude in passing now.

They have indeed. Now give me a moment, (pause), and a long moment. (Pause.) Concentration should not be upon feeling well enough in the morning to do something he wants to do. It should be upon the thing he wants to do, and away from the physical condition. When he feels his full enthusiasm bubbling up in his work he will not need to give himself suggestions that he will feel well in the morning.

The inner self will see to it that he does. Health should be considered then —and this is important—as a means to a desired end; full productive creative work; full use of abilities; daily enjoyment; helping others. When he focuses upon health itself as such, he overconcentrates. Health as a means to excellent performance in fields that are important to him; health as a means to use those abilities with which he has been honored; health as a means to bring joy to himself and hence to others; health as a source of strength that is available always to help him use those abilities and to fulfill his destiny here, now...

Now this information will help in the most important way—to help him get over those blocks still operating. Health as a means of allowing creative energy to flow through him.

Now. He was frightened to some degree of the sudden reduction of tension. This refers to Monday and Tuesday. He is used to being armed for battle. There is no battle, and that is the secret. In the past the reaction would have lasted much longer however, and considering that he had it at all, he did not succumb to anything like the same extent.

The focus again now therefore, in his prayers, should be on feelings of peace, tranquility, safety and joy in creativity. He need not fight invisible enemies nor brace himself against them. This sort of focus, for his personal makeup, will bring about a quicker complete recovery. Now, you have the season on your side. Give me a moment. (Long pause.)

Now if you will touch him affectionately, or speak in such a manner, when the two of you first awaken, this gentle reminder of our love and affection will be of great help. Particularly on awakening, and you have helped him immensely through such gestures and affirmations. It is safe for him to relax. This is the important point. (Long pause.)

I am trying to delve into questions concerning the bedroom. (Two minute pause.) Try this: now a north-south direction is still best, as I told you. But with the bed now out further toward the center of the room, with space on either side of it you see, so it is open and is not against the wall. The doors open so that the light from the other rooms, from the windows, is available.

(Long pause. For many months now our bed has been in an east-west position.)

Now. I told you in our last session that the inner self will not take over entirely. In this particular case built-up negative attitudes of years’ standing set up negative patterns that prevented the most creative parts of the self from using their natural potential.

Now there are distinctions to be made. The negative patterns, many of them, came from conscious deductions made about the nature of reality. They seeped down into the personal subconscious layer, causing blockages here that prevented even deeper areas of the self (pause) from giving necessary help.

The subconscious—personal subconscious layer – became blocked with debris that seeped down from the conscious layer. The personal subconscious then acted like a lid, blocking off the healing energies that came from below. Now your book uses the term subconscious to cover the whole inner self. Those healing abilities, that exuberance and love of life, is from a deeper layer of the self.

It does indeed; and it continues along all lines available to it. If it is cut off in one area it will find another. Now the reversal of the negative trend has already taken place, so openings are available. But both of you are overanxious, and even you concentrate too much upon what seems to be the enormity of the difficulty, or Ruburt’s present predicament.

Now. There will be more improvements as you look for them and notice them. This is as important as any information I have given you.

Now you may take your break or ask me questions if you prefer.