“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

In a way, on one level, a personality seems to be operating “blind,” while in another it is aware of its accomplishments and challenges. Often a situation of unbalance is set up that would not exist had the personality not accepted the challenges and hence the potentials for an even greater development.

The more prosaic elements of the personality then take whatever measures seem necessary at the time, while new orientation is tried out. These methods may seem to lead to great distortions, particularly in contrast with the sensed possibilities of development. They still provide however in one way or another a framework in which the personality feels itself free to pursue its goals. The built-in impetuses however provide clue points. When the new sensed reality is strong enough to provide not only greater comprehensions but also to construct a new framework, then the old framework is seen as limiting, and discarded.

They represented parts of his own psyche, still, at that level of consciousness, not having quite assimilated the greater knowledge or experience, so he felt he needed protection—the protection that would beautifully, cleverly and insidiously serve all of his purposes, allowing him to go ahead as he wanted to, but with control drawn back to the body’s discontent. The discontent would still keep him at home working, and yet also serve as a control against too much inner spontaneity until he learned that he could indeed trust the new world of experience.

What I am saying will make greater sense when you read his paper. Give us a moment.... Your attending class, and hence symbolically standing with him as he relates this greater understanding, not distantly but to individual encountered human beings—a good point, important on your part, for you have never before been willing to encounter others at such a direct level.

This means symbolically that your painting will also achieve an even greater depth because you are willing to encounter the emotionalism that is always highly personal, that speaks out through each portrait. You have a good understanding of reincarnation that Ruburt has lacked, yet that has been counterbalanced by a disinclination to encounter personalities directly in contact in the present. Ruburt would do that, while closing off reincarnational aspects because of possible past emotional content.