“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(10:06.) Give us a moment.... You are dealing with your father, for example, from one probability only—the one in which you knew him. As I told you once before, his “main life” was not here, in your terms. (See Volume 1 of “Unknown” Reality.) In the realities in which you saw him in the dream state, he was a wanderer—lonely, from your viewpoint, not his. The dreams represented your symbolic understanding that he was “a loner” in the probability in which you knew him—and in that guise you saw your father.

You did not see his reality as a personality apart from the fact of his being your father. You did make contact, however. He could not break through your own symbols. Some of the dreams did involve other probabilities, however, in which members of your family died at different times than in your world, as with the dream involving Loren (my younger brother).

We had come along far enough, however, so that your confidence managed to straddle your momentary lapses of confidence. Ruburt’s lapses are far more significant, of course, than your own in the entire picture. He has not noted down his improvements daily, or any encouraging sensations, still because of those old fears.

He has made efforts, now, but the daily notes help reprogram his frame of mind. You do not always feel, say, “down” at the same time, so learn to encourage each other when possible. The changes in Ruburt’s body continue to be those exactly required, and in response to his intent and desire to be responsive.

That word, again, is important. He can keep his spirits up considerably by remembering to devote three hours to writing—James or otherwise, but he should not lapse into worrying about his condition. He should make an honest attempt at those walking exercises. Some days he will know that his body wants to relax, but even then the walking should be attempted, for the improvements will have an opportunity to work along with the body mechanism in operation.

The causes of the eye “difficulties” are as given. His new or old teeth (humorously) are not responsible. Overall tension on the jaw has contributed, but that is lessening as the neck and head are released. It is highly important that as much as possible he forget the symptoms, concentrate on the improvements that occur, and take it for granted that these will continue.

The body is significantly responding. The tension is dissolving. There is nothing wrong with his body except for the applied tensions. Anything then that encourages him to let go is beneficial.

Give us a moment.... Make an effort, Joseph—more of an effort—to compliment Ruburt on his appearance, when it strikes you that he does look good. This will help reinforce his confidence. Complimentary lies do not work as a rule, and certainly I would not suggest them. When someone has been worried about their appearance, however, as Ruburt has, then honest compliments, when appropriate, operate most strongly as positive suggestion.

You deal in this area, as in all areas, with probabilities. Ruburt’s body is changing into a more or less normally flexible one. He is pulling that probability toward him. When he is beginning a book, however, he does not think “This is a probable book.” It becomes his book, period. That is because he does not dwell upon possible impediments, and is relatively self-confident.

This simply means that his self-confidence is greater than any doubts he has. In the past his doubts about his body have greatly outweighed his self-confidence, and that is the reason for this material and that given in our last session.

James was serious and concerned. Seven was poking fun at religious conventions. All Ruburt has to do is to tell himself again to trust the thrust of his own creativity, and let himself go along with it, and there will be no problem.