“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The distortions grew so great that the whole structure crumbled. Many artists relied upon the stereotyped constructions of their age, rather than looking within for their own revelations, so that art could have become the frozen art form—painting could have—that showed clearly the spiritual immobility of a people who finally grew dry.

(I was very facile—so much so that a large part of my early work consisted of finishing off the work of others so that it would reproduce well. In the comic trade I was an “inker,” and had more work available than I could handle. I also made a lot of money at an early age, in those days before high taxes. A comparable income now would amount to several hundred dollars a week.)

It is indeed an ancient covenant. It is a translation of many manuscripts that have appeared and disappeared throughout the ages. In your terms the initial statement was a physical reminder of a covenant already made before spirit was made flesh.