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Until lately he idealized authority on the one hand, and was frightened of it on the other. Only when he realized that there was no authority in those terms could he begin to let down his guard.

Other issues have been contributing to today’s suddenly noticeable improvement. Psycho-Cybernetics does reach him at a certain point; Edwards has helped—but all of this only because he is ready. He sees that no one else has anything better to offer the world.

Fear of what? Of people, who have the power to hurt you. But I say to you that literally no one has such a power. You can only hurt yourself. When others seem to hurt you, you use them in a way as weapons against yourself; and of course they so allow themselves to be used for their own reasons. But Ruburt has a highly symbolic mind as well as a highly literal one, so he has hidden behind closed doors.

Give us a moment.... He is free to use all his abilities physically, psychically, creatively, and spiritually. One need not be expressed at the expense of another. Instead each complements the others. When you realize quite literally and practically that you have no other person or authority to fear, then you are free to be yourself to the best of our “ability.”

In those terms you are “out of your time.” You have been through the same kind of encounters, however, enmeshed in them like anyone else, so you have no right to feel superior. The implied sense of superiority is what made Ruburt so angry at authorities, so defiant. They seemed to have power over him that he resented. You cannot speak to your age, your time, unless you understand it, and you cannot understand it unless at one time or another you feel the weight of its authoritative beliefs. So Ruburt grew up where they were important.

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.

Your change of environment will be effected, again, far more easily than you think—because you have already made the inner changes necessary. The exterior alterations always follow the inner ones. Ruburt is tired of tending the same old house, so he seeks a new one. Meaning that he is tired of the same old beliefs, and ready to move out of them. But both of you together agree, which is of the greatest importance. Literally, you are no longer afraid to move, and that includes many areas.

Those who looked entirely to money and position are forced, and will be, to question their beliefs. The troubles with the economy can be the answers to the problems of Western civilization. There are always psychic checks and balances. When people feel they have gone too far in one process, they disrupt it, stop it, look at it.