“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(See the deleted session for July 19, 1972. Now Jane looked rather uncomfortable. She said little at first, though I could tell she was recalling material from that past relationship. Actually the relationship in question, while called a reincarnational one, is a parallel one to our own. It is happening now, not two thousand years ago. Whenever I mention a “past life,” this is what I actually mean. Jane also endorses this idea.

(“Why, I was really beautiful then...I used to pee on our robes—I ripped them off us,” she said, “when we were alone. You wanted me to. But you wouldn’t be seen in public with me, you kept the whole thing secret. You were ashamed to be seen with me—just like you got ashamed to be seen with me now, after I got my symptoms.... I even loved you then, too, like I do now.”

(“I’m ready to quit getting even now if you are,” Jane said in answer to a question of mine. “Now, I get the messages and you have to write them down, whereas before you had the ancient records and made the copies yourself. I wasn’t needed, in that way. But I was spontaneous, like I am now, and you needed that then just like you do now,” she said with emphasis. “You were very rigid in the way you made lines, in your work. It’s like it was all black and white then. This time though you’re adding to the lines, and I wanted to be here when you put flesh on them through your painting.”

Now, good evening.

—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.

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.

Now I tell you that you are doing so.

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.

Now. Give us a moment. (Pause at 10:55.)

The main problem being the emotional rapport. Now while this has shown itself in Ruburt’s symptoms, it also showed itself in your work. Yet it was not your problem alone, but a challenge for both of you, as stated earlier in the session. It is important that you see that clearly also, so if you have questions on it ask me when you read this over.

Now, I bid you a fond good evening—and the early part of the session was under my auspices.