“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

To some extent, then, you and Ruburt have been behaving as if the planets from Star Trek could appear in your living room. Your actions were not appropriate—Ruburt’s in particular. You did not know where the action was, so your idea about reality kept you in a state of fighting dragons. Your heart may beat faster and you can become very agitated watching certain television programs. When you believe that you dwell in an unsafe world your reactions are far more agitated.

When he is proficient with the bathroom routine, which you were very wise to begin, we will start some other simple new routines, one at a time, instilling appropriate body reaction to a safe universe. Ruburt’s actions were appropriate for the horror program, and so were some of yours when you were afraid of painting because it did not bring in money. Our books bring in money, simply because money at your level of activity is a natural result of spontaneous creativity. Your paintings will bring in money when they are the result of spontaneous creativity. Ruburt’s spontaneity escaped all of his “language,” in other words. His physical mobility will result from the body’s spontaneous creativity. He is not to walk normally because he should, any more than he should write “because he should.” He is a writing kind of being, and he is a walking kind of being.

Not walking properly was an inappropriate defense mechanism no longer needed, a reaction in response to a program that made him feel unsafe.

Your own difficulties in a way lately were part of the entire learning lesson. You recognized your reactions as basically inappropriate and ineffective. Immobility on Ruburt’s part built up further the sense of insecurity. It was a kind of muscular hypnosis, as when you might temporarily tense your muscles during a disturbing drama.