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Now he has felt that if the “authority,” the people, do not like what he says, then they will not buy his books, and deny him that “welfare.” At the same time he has been determined to go ahead. Instead of the people giving him handouts as a child, where he had to be careful of what he did and said, he saw them as contributing to his welfare through buying his books, and if he went too far and offended them, they would stop.

Now because of these feelings he was afraid of setting himself up as a new authority for people to follow blindly. This problem also vanishes when he realizes, as he does, that there literally are no authorities. There are only people.

He has been on guard, and only now is realizing that there is nothing to be on guard against. Fear of the spontaneous self is meaningless unless the spontaneous self is set up against the idea of an authority which is not spontaneous. The spontaneous self is feared only because it might break down the authority of a rigid structure. It might be creative. It might come up with something new. It might shatter rigid barriers.

Now, dear friend, you have also shared some of these ideas, and to some extent seen Ruburt’s physical condition as a symbolic statement of how the so-called authorities viewed our joint work. Ruburt is striking. In his physical condition he is still striking. People still notice him. They notice him even more now because of the eccentricity of walk. This bothers you. It bothers Ruburt. You do not like to be out with him, on a certain level now, because he is so noticeable, so obvious. It offends your idea of secrecy, privacy, and being anonymous. I do not mean that you are not sympathetic. You follow me.

There will be some extraordinary library experiences. Because of such fears as I have spoken about this evening, many people never use their true creative abilities at all. But they do not remain “healthy” either. They suffer. Their abilities yearn for release, and overall their lives are, in your terms, incredibly dim. Ruburt can make no new bargain that says “Now I change my mind. I will be physically flexible, but I will no longer use my creative abilities in the ways natural to me.” That is simply the other side of the same limiting bargain. But that is not where he is going.

Ruburt then is now realizing there is no authority to fear, no need for the defense, and no one he need hide from. The improvement then is just beginning. You will find a house you like. You need to buy, not rent; there are further financial developments, windfalls.

(10:48.)Seven will be made into a movie. (On Tuesday, January 7, 1975, Sandi Parness of New York City—before ESP class—talked with us about making Seven into a movie. She said she has access to money, or can raise it—$1,000,000— as well as “top writing, directing, acting talent, distributorship, etc. This is reported here for what it’s worth.) The house you choose will suit you. The whole affair will be settled now with relative ease, so that you will be quite astonished at the simplicity of it.

Now give us a moment.... You are smart to buy a house in the early part of the year. After that there will be an erratic period, where briefly house prices will rise, only to fall again.

Now however, the sooner you move the better, taking your drawings, et cetera, into consideration. I do not mean tomorrow.

Briefly on the economy: times are changing, literally, now. The old beliefs are not paying off. You are luckily free of many limiting beliefs that could otherwise hamper you now. Beliefs that once seemed to put you at a financial disadvantage now work for you.