“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(It also seemed that both of us had made the decision to confine the psychic work to sessions only, which I thought would at this time automatically shut down a lot of possible developments. I also felt there was a strong possibility the sessions themselves would go by the board unless Jane showed much improvement before too much more time passed. We believe we are committed to delivering Seth’s new book, but after that....

(I thought at least that Jane could use the psychic awareness as intuition, etc., in her work, as everyone else did, do her “straight writing,” and let it go at that. At this time, in view of our own experiences, I seriously doubted that very many individuals in our reality were truly ready or equipped to handle such developments without a great struggle—chosen or no. There was, I felt, a great chance the struggle would get the best of them.

Now. In your own way you have done the same thing, and for the same reasons, as far as your work is concerned. You have tried doggedly (intently) to interpret greater experience in old ways, using “old” (in quotes) channels that are adequate for usual creativity in art—but painfully restrictive as far as you are concerned. I will have much more to say to you regarding that.

The expansion of consciousness is large enough to become a different kind of consciousness (dash)—if it as allowed freedom. He held back in the ways given. You held back from many of the experiences that you could yourself encounter, and you are now ready to begin an acceleration of our own that will be largely interpreted through your work, if you allow it.

Ruburt must do his own creative work in his writing hours. He must for his health’s sake take at least 15 minutes a day to relax in any fashion he chooses—but mental and physical relaxation. This is not diversion such as television, you follow me.

He is not to feel at the demand of letters, people, calls or otherwise. He is to feel free of those demands. They are not a part of his work. My book is geared specifically to people. When he realizes he need not be at their demand he can be freely grateful for his mail, and not resentful.

An honest, warm letter will be dictated by me (louder), to be sent out. This absolves him from such responsibility neatly, and it is important that he be so absolved—not only for his own benefit but for other work, from which such demands detract.

All contacts with any spiritualistic groups must be avoided. The two of you, though I am speaking mainly to Ruburt, must combine your forces and cut out any demands (underlined) made upon you by others. I am speaking now of your working sphere of activity.

On the other hand you must at the minimum (underlined) work 4 and ½ hours a day at your own painting. Chores will be taken care of, and fall into their proper place. The same applies to Ruburt at his work. You can utilize your nap period to a far greater degree than you do. You are to consider yourselves pioneers. Ruburt in particular is now finally to forget other people’s opinions of his activities, and forge ahead. Their opinions never affected you to that degree.

All of these suggestions will release both of you in important ways. He was never meant to give his entire conscious concentration to (in quotes) “psychic” work. The freedom of his own creative work will enhance those abilities, but also free him for some further expansions of consciousness that are meant to follow. The same applies to you, and in these endeavors you must work together.

The same applies to you in your work. Greater belief and trust in yourselves is necessary, and it is for this reason that you must ruthlessly cut out all other demands. These are also the roads Ruburt was afraid to go ahead in, and was holding back.

He now realizes that growth cannot be held back. Now later, but not in a distant future, your nap periods will be utilized for joint out-of-body work. The further developments latent since our sessions, are now ready to proceed. The feeling of accomplishment and peace will give you a feeling of greater time available within your daily framework. And as soon as the (Xmas) tree is removed, the badminton.