“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

For a while your beliefs, ideas, and artistic ability merged at one level. You moved out of that level. Millions of people consider that the ordinary, accepted mode of existence. The story lines that went with those cartoons amused the people. You did your best to illustrate those stories. You could have stayed in the field. But even from the beginning you knew it was a transitory part of your development.

This was not one decision, but involved multitudinous small issues in your lives from childhood on, and represents aspects of your personalities that you must recognize and honor. When I say honor, I mean that it is futile to wish your natures were other than they are.

Or worse—what comic book reader wants Clark Kent to shout out from the phone booth, or wherever “You can do this too, or your version, because we all have a reality in which we are Clark Kent and Superman at one and the same time?” Such people simply want Superman to perform his miracles.

They want to keep Clark Kent and Superman entirely separate on a mental, psychical, and physical basis, and only in the terms of our analogy, and in line with our discussion, I become a supersoul rather than superman. They do not want my authority questioned. For one thing, they are tired of questioning. They think that if they had their own supersoul they would have far better sense than Ruburt, and they would use me as if I were a magic genie. They are afraid Ruburt might go too far, and question me out of existence, for they do not understand that Ruburt’s questions, and your own, your sense of integrity, are partially responsible for a “superman” rather than a supermouse.

(10:42.) Because of my source. I can appeal to many levels at once. To some extent also, people do not want to be told by one of their own kind of their failures, even if these are only implied. They would much prefer to think of him (Ruburt) as a sweet, passive, and spiritual channel—the figurative phone booth. Some people purposely will not read his works. They do not want his comments, where yours are acceptable.

(11:25.) Give us a moment.... The improvements, then, rouse anxiety. Ruburt is afraid of disappointing himself and you as well if they do not continue. One or the other of you reinforce the idea of threat, the extraordinary energy is available. (This from Jane’s reading of William James lately.) You have been afraid of really structuring the improvements, of really making an important effort, for fear that effort will fail.

Take a break or end this one as you prefer.

Any improvements should be considered in the light of his own position. If he walks down his steps better, that should be noted and encouraged. Often, for example, he will think “Big deal—so I can lift one foot now a little better than I did yesterday.” In the light of normal walking that is hardly significant, and he will become discouraged rather than encouraged, as he should be.

Without my books, Ruburt’s books would not be the same. He would not have written them. It is impossible to say what he would have written. His books would not have shown the ability that they do now, however. “Unknown” will do well. Most likely it will be put out as one volume sometime in the future. It will be considered a textbook, however, and somewhat of a collector’s item.

(12:16 AM. After the session, I realized that I should have asked Seth one question at least: to comment on Jane’s Dialogues—why that didn’t sell well.

(One important notes I typed this session the next day, Sunday, of course. This morning Jane began to exclaim over the improvement in her vision—her left eye would “click in” as she put it, and her sight would be sharp. The effects were very pronounced, and continued as we went shopping, etc. Jane is delighted. They still continue “clicking in” as I finish this session, late Sunday afternoon. “The first improvements at all,” Jane exclaimed. I think she should set up a definite program of reflexology now, with the aim of helping the knees as well as the eyes.)