“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now you have changed many of your beliefs, and partially because of Ruburt’s example. Behind those beliefs was the belief that spontaneity is an indulgence to be controlled, that good things are not spontaneous, but bad things are. Abilities must then be protected against “spontaneous” desires, which, it is taken for granted, will lead in another direction.

Creativity, and artistic creativity most of all, is spontaneous. It does not have to be forced or protected. Those that have it will use it naturally. It possesses its own drive, as that flower does. (As Seth, Jane pointed to the Christmas amaryllis that sat on the coffee table between us.) It can be encouraged, watched and tended, but it grows as a natural part of the personality. The drive is built into it, like the seed in a plant. The two go together.

Ruburt felt it was wrong to do anything but write. He felt this also in his relationship with you—that he could serve you best by writing and cutting out all other activities. When he had his last series of excellent improvements, he paid attention to the sessions I gave him on his ideas of work. He cannot smother the person and cultivate the flower of his talent. What he had achieved as a writer and as a psychic has been achieved despite his methods—not because of them.

Putting “chores” off is perfectly fine. Rising early is also. Giving yourselves time in which to create is excellent. It gives a framework, but frameworks are to be used. Ruburt allows a framework to use him. In one session—he remembers it—I told him to write for three hours daily. When he did so he not only produced excellent work on Aspects, but frequently felt the urge to write more. He also improved physically, rather dramatically.

A work schedule is necessary for your peace of mind, Joseph—you work well that way, and use the freedom it gives you. Keep the household rules then, but within them Ruburt is to have freedom on his part while not intruding on your time. He is to write then three hours a day—more if he wants to—and is to exercise his freedom as a person the rest of the time.