“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The last session, deleted, for June 27, had helped both Jane and me—at least once more we’d started the painful process of searching for insights into our belief systems. Of course we had questions. For myself, I listed the following before the session, as I’d promised Seth last time I would:

The two of you are after all people, they think, and since they distrust themselves they cannot really understand how the two of you trust yourselves as much as you do. They use my position as a substitute for the authority they are trying to give up. They think “If I had a Seth (loudly), I too would progress,” and so forth.

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.

Give us a moment.... To an important extent, you disdain the opinions of your age, of your times. At the same time, to some extent, you act as if you court them. You purposefully go against the conventions and beliefs of your times. You even stay out of the various “underground movements” that have some following, and would embrace you. With all due regards (amused), I speak to your fellow men and women in a certain democracy of spirit. I do not restrict my words or my works to those who in any way or terms may be considered stupid, or dumb, or greedy, or incompetent or silly. My books carry no such prejudice—or they are addressed to those portions of the personality that exist inviolate.

(Amused:) I do not want to alarm you. But your individual and joint condemnations of your fellows hides a deep love for them, and it would help considerably if you understood this. Do not be blind to the good intents of your fellows. You judge them often by the difference between their intent and their performance. Do not make the mistake of becoming self-righteous.

(1. How would Jane’s books do in the marketplace if Seth’s books didn’t exist?

That adds to anxiety, and the anxiety helps keep the position the same, and brings about a hopeless feeling in which nothing but an instant, complete healing would be trusted.

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.

(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.)