“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(At times Jane wakes me up at night; she’s very nearly crying in discomfort, yet now we understand that those feelings represent her muscles wanting to be used; so far, though, we haven’t managed to get ourselves out of bed at such times, which usually develop perhaps an hour before the alarm is to ring; these bouts, then, happen after she’s usually slept for several hours, and the body wants action. I do think Jane has signaled to the body that it’s time for changes to be made, which marks a learning point for her.

(After supper tonight she walked twice—both times much faster than she has in years—a very surprising and heartening sign. This shows the body can do it. She was exhilarated. She also had other rapid bodily movements, in a more extended fashion, in the arms and legs. Seth said that when the body began to recover, it would be an overall development. At the same time, Jane has been exercising a lot lately, and I’d rather she didn’t overdo this activity.

It shows itself particularly in any kind of obsessive behavior, mental or physical. It is the overly developed, exaggerated, “unnatural” need for safety. Such an exaggerated need for safety is quite rampant in your society. It leads to the setting up of barrier after barrier, to protect the self both against the self and against the outside world.

He has decided to walk. The body instantly knows when the decision is made. A prudent understanding of the need for safety is wise, and built-in— but no animal or person can operate fully under constant implied threats. The sense of safety can be amplified by a concentration upon the moment. And by the realization that those feared threats are indeed imaginary, and self-created.

Ruburt might go on television for example 50 times—to be met by applause, acclaim and understanding, but in his reality, imaginatively, he would be met by scorn and derision. He need never go on television, but he must understand that the safety factor is built-in, and is dependable