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(On Sunday afternoon and evening we were visited by Andrija Puharich and Joyce Petschek. We had a most enjoyable time. Andrija recorded Jane, Seth, and Sumari—all of which saw Jane coming through at her best. He is to send us a copy of his tape. Tonight I asked that Seth at least comment upon the visit, since I had the feeling it marked a turning point for us as far as our attitudes went; about meeting others, etc.

At the same time however other issues were served, already mentioned. You understood what Ruburt had been working through—at a much lighter level, of course, and at least to some degree Ruburt could feel that he was helping you physically. You also together solved the other problems mentioned, where he did not panic, as he might have in the past, but continued his own improvement.

The gentleman who wrote you from Canada (Vincent Vycinas)—the writer—is living out his cultural agony. (The name of VV’s book is Our Cultural Agony.) In his case the drugs are being used so that they can be blamed for a malaise that is spiritual. They give our friend the excuse physically for a retreat from the world. He feels that he has lost his power, because he does not believe that the individual, with all his capacities, really has any effective power in the cultural world.

When he comes to believe otherwise, he will begin to see data that bears out the new premise, and therefore his own power will once more become effective.

A small note: Ruburt’s teeth would have been gone entirely 5 or 6 years ago had he gone to a dentist, if that is any consolation.

Ruburt is not going to be satisfied with such a state, however, nor would you, for in your society it does not work that way. You are concerned with cosmetics. Ideally, Ruburt can regenerate the gums overnight. Practically, the gums are being regenerated, as the rest of his body definitely is. If he does not have his teeth out, he will probably lose two more that are very loose—but not for one or two years. By that time the rest of the teeth will be solid enough to stay in his head, and be operative. One tooth is in the back and probably would not bother him, since no one can see it anyhow. The other would be noticeable. That is your answer—

(10:30.) Now: his body is making an excellent readjustment, as it becomes more and more flexible. I tell you that the recovery is more or less assured—as long as he does not backtrack in beliefs. When he learns he learns, however, so I do not expect backtracking. It might seem that all of this should happen without any soreness, that he should simply feel better and better, but such an attitude would also attempt to deny the body’s resiliency, and to short-circuit it.

You affect matter all the time, of course, including the matter of your bodies. To some extent you breathe “life” into your machinery. Geller must be a performer, with all the characteristics that implies. He displays the obvious, but that obvious is not at all obvious to most people, and so they need the lesson.

This had much to do with the way you faced the world. It was not so much that Ruburt could not make it to a bar, or in the store. He obviously could not walk well. He obviously had difficulties, but you were both ashamed of those difficulties, so that he was ashamed to go into the bar or the supermarket, regardless, and to some extent this still applies.

Some scientists and people in parapsychology will learn of our work through your friend because of his travels. He is a friend of yours, though you met him but once—yet in your work as always keep your counsel. My heartiest regards and a fond good evening. I will not begin dictation this evening, but hopefully we will begin again in our next session.