“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Timothy Foote arrived by plane from New York City at about noon, and left at 4:30 PM, driving to Saratoga and Skidmore College to see his daughter. Timothy Foote, Jane and I got along very well; seemingly we all liked each other. Timothy Foote was very interested in Jane’s abilities, and said he would like to return for a session with a recorder. He is to write to us.

(Timothy Foote told Jane he would review Seth Speaks for the magazine. We didn’t ask him to do this. He told us his review for Richard Bach wouldn’t “be hostile;” he didn’t particularly like the book. Jane, liking Timothy Foote, told me later that had he stayed for the evening she would have had a session for him; yet we feel there were reasons he didn’t stay, and that things worked out for the best all around.

For he is a kind, well-intentioned, intelligent man, searching to make sense of the nature of reality by using the yardstick of available beliefs. His kindly inner skepticism is the same as that that is within many of the magazine’s readers. They will (in quotes) “want to believe” Seagull and its story, for example, but they will not come from any homogenous background of acceptance, necessarily. Do you follow me?

For Timothy individually and personally what happened here, little as it was, is not only important to him, but in terms of continuity ties in with the earlier Lourdes interest, and picks up a thread that has run throughout his life. He is ready now to go ahead in certain areas.

(Timothy Foote described his learning about the healings at Lourdes, France, while he was an overseas newspaper correspondent, etc.)

(Pause at 9:00.) His intellect however leads him to ask questions that are basically (underlined) intuitive. Seagull does not intellectually reach him—that is, it does not intellectually by itself inspire him, while the phenomena behind it does.

This has to do with his personal characteristics and inclinations. It is not meant as a reflection on Seagull therefore, but on the various ways in which different people will receive such information.

Our material will give Timothy something to sink his teeth into, in ways that suit his particular fashion. He is playing a part in bringing the message to the people initially in several aspects, in as undistorted a fashion as possible.

Do not overlook the Saratoga connections of Timothy or Eleanor (Friede): for Ruburt this also provides a sense of continuity that had been lost, and a focus point in his life, a gathering-together point most necessary, that will serve to collect and even regenerate his energies. He will be known as an excellent writer in his own right, and as one who produces our material, which he will be in a position to give freely to the world.

Now. Ruburt’s psychic abilities, with my help, enable him to fulfill and develop his creative writing abilities. They never were intended to be dropped as far as his person is concerned.

Part of our message of course involves the use of all abilities, and Ruburt’s own writing ones serve to make that point. His abilities were not to be merged or to disappear, perhaps, into psychic work in those terms.

It is true that all spring from the same source—creativity—but the divisions between his personality’s use of those abilities, and my use of them, was not to be broken down. He had to be free to do both. There was a period while he learned to readjust, of course. He was learning.

Your positions are in the process of changing drastically, as mentioned. (See the deleted session for October 2, 1972.) My material and books, and Ruburt’s, and your paintings, will affect the world as you know it. Through Ruburt there was never an in-between. His characteristics were such that his energy would carry him beyond in all areas, if they carried him at all.

This could not happen until all layers of his personality—

—were in line, with his activities, and developed so that he could handle the ensuing experiences, including the enlargement of your acquaintances.

Eleanor’s and Richard’s acceptance of Ruburt, and of all his abilities, was important also. I told you that your own work would show greater development, and so it will. And in its own way it will also deliver the same message, and there will be a gallery connection for you.

(Pause at 9:27.) Give us a moment. A postscript. It is for Timothy’s daughter, or rather it is to Timothy about his daughter’s request.

(Timothy told Jane that his 16-year-old daughter voiced two questions for Seth: “Is there a God? Does He know what’s going on down here?” We hope we recalled them accurately.)

(A copy of Seth’s answer to Timothy’s daughter will be sent to Timothy, probably after his article about Dick Bach has appeared in Time Magazine. [Copy sent to Timothy Foote October 21, Saturday.]