“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

There is simply a deep difference. Ruburt for example will enjoy and make use of whatever land he has, be it only the dirt in a window-sill plot. He does not have ambiguous feelings to supercharge his reactions in this particular area. To you this apartment house and its grounds are considered in terms of land, and dwelling. You think of the land you do not have. You have not been able to take advantage of the yard or the ground available as positive things of joy and refreshment, and have therefore been denied an extra advantage from this place, and the conditions that Ruburt has enjoyed.

He thinks of this place in terms of a dwelling rather than as land, but because his attitude is not charged and because he does love land, he is able to enjoy what land there is. Now he compares this place for example to his childhood home, as subconsciously you compare it to yours, whether you know it or not. He comes out far above in comparison. You do not, and this angers you.

To him other apartments, vacant, that you look at, represent automatically psychic probabilities that intrigue him simply because they exist. No land idea is connected. This does not mean he does not notice or dislike a given neighborhood. The lay of the land with you however immediately overwhelms other considerations, and if there is no land you do not even want to step foot upon the property. These are simply variations in reaction that you should both understand.

Give me a moment. A long moment. (To me:) You are largely the one to be satisfied, for Ruburt will find joy in almost any environment that he considers his own; you see he personifies in a way that you do not; any place he is in is his place, to his mind, as this is his yard. So any dwelling that you find he will personify and make his own, and therefore your own, if you follow me.

It upsets Ruburt when you talk of moving, but make no actions to do so, because subconsciously it reminds him of the deep uncertainty and insecurity he felt when he was in the orphanage. Never knowing when he would go home or not, he kept himself in a constant state of readiness to leave. Various dates were given and then his leaving was postponed several times.

He did not realize this connection. It is the indecision and lack of certainty, rather than any decision, that troubles him in this area. He feels he is not living where he is. (Long pause.)

Ruburt’s ideas about a house for example are actually far more positive than your own. He automatically believes that your income would rise to meet the new demands, and he is quite correct, as long as you believe it fully. He also thinks in terms of making such a venture pay, however, of ventures financially rewarding and enjoyable, while yours are negative in this regard.

All right. Ruburt automatically thinks of the productivity of land, when he thinks of land. He would do very well in the future in buying real estate—and there will be money to buy it. He would not do as well with stocks and bonds. They are meaningless to him.

Tangibles are important to him. I am simply trying to explain attitudes. Money in the bank does not emotionally excite him, though he realizes its benefits. It does not bring about his creative nature. Now real estate would, and he could double his investments easily, for he has a good idea of people in relation to dwellings, and of population movement. He is not aware of this.

You need not fear, then, that he would not follow wholeheartedly, say, in moving to a house for example, for the tangible element and the land would rouse those instincts. If you have no questions we will resume dictation, or what was the beginning of chapter 9 (of Seth Speaks.