“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(I told Jane this afternoon that we should get more information from Seth about her eyes. I was especially concerned by their bloodshot, protruding appearance. I didn’t understand how their appearance could mean that improvements were taking place, even though Jane said they’d felt much better the past two days. She agreed that we should get all the information on them that was possible.

(I should add that Jane’s ankles had shown a marked improvement. Their swelling was much decreased, with a corresponding increase in mobility. She said her knees also, seemed to be responding to the same process of change involving the ankles.)

Now let us begin.... Despite negative beliefs, false starts, or disappointments, Ruburt’s body has always tried to improve itself. The improvements were relatively isolated—kept apart from each other, not connecting overall, so that main motions could be affected. And despite your joint negativism, and your joint distrust of improvements, and your joint insistence upon ignoring any improvements noted by Ruburt as ludicrously insignificant in the face of what was needed—in spite of all of that, the body has kept up its own struggle.

As a result of that definite improvement, Ruburt was able to lift his head slightly as he walked. We can wait if you want....

In fact, a significant improvement had begun, for those motions affected all others, beginning to stretch other muscles and ligaments, demanding more circulation, and so forth.

The worry, and the additional tension caused by it, prevented those ligaments and so forth from further improvement until now. Period.

Sometimes it seems to me that I cannot get through to either of you in certain areas, for it is precisely your ambiguity and feelings of distrust that cut improvements short, and that aggravate any otherwise briefly experienced discomforts—that is, they become exaggerated and linger.

That word and its meaning to him has the power to offset many of his negative body beliefs and projections. In the past two days the following events have occurred. They have been largely ignored by both of you. Several large ligament areas have shown significant improvements in terms of release. I am speaking of the right neck area.

Both of you distrusted those events. Ruburt’s eyes felt better, but both of you discounted that also as insignificant. They felt better because the muscles are becoming more used to their newer motions. They will constantly improve in all ways if you trust the body’s resources and intent.

He can for example begin to copy material for, say, an hour a day. Before there was no trouble. That was all the eyes did, relatively speaking. In the body’s reality, for example, today’s improvements are quite momentous—but your joint attitudes in the past put the body’s efforts down.

Again, part of this is the result of thinking in terms of absolutes. Any improvement in Ruburt’s condition is significant, and should be reinforced.

You are constantly in the position of saying to the body “In the face of what we want, your improvement, whatever it might be, is not only not enough, but almost a parody in the light of normal walking.” In terms of behavior, neither of you reinforce positive behavior in terms of any improvement. You constantly say “In the light of the past, these improvements will come to nothing—and indeed are worse than none, for they only lead into false hopes.”

Ruburt is embarrassed to mention an improvement to you, or to grant any as significant to himself. When he does “break down” and tell you of one, you often frown. Your joint attitudes are plain. Despite this, and because of your good intents, being about this group of sessions, the body is responding. You were in danger of following your old patterns of reaction, which is why I am giving this information.

When you focus upon negatives, that is all you see. The idea of being physically responsive can further trigger the final important developments needed. Absolutes must be avoided, however, and you start from Ruburt’s present position, reinforcing through approval—not disapproval—those improvements as they happen.

You are another such period, where “conditions are working for you.” I want you to take advantage of them this time, and this session can allow you to do so. You believe the body can improve, or you don’t. The fact that it constantly tries should tell you something. I cannot speak more clearly. Vital improvements have begun. You should see some increased mobility in terms of far quicker motions first of all, followed by a general overall straightening.

(10:44.) It is basically so simple—so simple—that your projected difficulties appall me. You trust improvements, however slight they may appear. You approve of them. I believe I have answered all of your eyes questions. The responsiveness, incidentally, covers a variety of issues, socially as well as physically. I have said what I set out to say. End of session, unless you have questions.

Then a fond good evening, and take my, advice, both of you. Try, for once, to trust that the best, rather than the worst, might happen, and that the improvements have a good intent in mind.