“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

—and we will begin part two of this evening’s session. To speak in terms of mastering a situation already phrases a situation in poor terms. (A remark I made during discussion, etc.) You choose situations in order to learn and understand. The two of you, now, chose that aspect of your lives together in this life, to help you understand the meaningful relationship between spontaneity as connected with the emotions and creativity, and discipline as connected with the intellectual: to feel and understand the creative tension that connects them both, to learn the personal aspects of emotional relationships as they affect others, and the reflection of the emotions into creative endeavor. You served to help Ruburt find in this life direction. He also helped spur your own sense of direction in your early days together, when you turned from commercial art.

You both knew the tension that would also result, for you would to some strong degree resist. He needed direction however, and he knew that you would help give it to him. You would help him mold and direct his own strong emotional nature. You would have gone to the most considerable lengths to help direct his energy. He would have gone, and has gone, to considerable lengths to allow you to freely begin to express your emotional reality to him.

All of these purposes and strains were apparent from the day you met. He quite rightly thought—in, now, a certain framework—”How sick do I have to get?”

Now you gave him great help in achieving direction, and could not understand why he did not understand this, and that naturally you were pleased with his progress. But in your emotional (underlined) reaction you did not show your pleasure. You have, now, begun to reach him emotionally. This is your goal as well as his.

We cannot have a session until dawn. I want to give you, therefore some more immediate suggestions. You have, you know, done well with Ruburt since our last sessions. He needed a while to be reassured that you were not going to change back. He does not want you to baby him, nor do I. He is worried that you will think he does.

Now with Ruburt, not necessarily generally, specific suggestions work well, when they are not overdone for example, and the progress then serves as an extra reinforcement. Regardless of the reasons, there are habits of thought, specifically, regarding the symptoms, for example. Psycho-Cybernetics programs will help him there, dehypnotizing him. If he imagines himself easily and playfully, now, mounting the stairs or going down, this will help. He must not tell himself “The next time I will do it right,” but do it as a game, imaginatively.

You must help him realize that physically he can do more than he realizes. Your emotional rapport now automatically helps. Many of your old sessions on that sort of thing specifically will be of benefit. Again, remark upon any improvements. Do not at this point judge him against your idea of perfect performance.