“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The fears arise when he concentrates upon impediments, wondering how he will do this or that. Instead, of course, he should then remind himself of the roles of the conscious and the unconscious minds—and then remind himself that the unconscious mind can handle such matters easily—as indeed it can.

(4:09 PM. I told Jane I was surprised at what Seth had had to say, about her focusing on things she needn’t be concerned about. She’d mentioned her “cancel” method to me yesterday, and it had sounded okay then. I hadn’t realized she was still focusing on how she was going to get to be able to sit in a chair, however. “I don’t do it too often,” she said.

(“But you must,” I said. She finally agreed, and that that was why she’d wanted Seth to talk about it. But right now she wanted to do exercises. I was to read the session to her later.

(In answering my question, Jane said she knows what motions she’s making, but often pays no attention—which is good, since it means she’s letting the body do its thing in its own way. With a small inspiration, I told her that in the light of the session today she should do the same thing as far as her understanding of the roles of the conscious and unconscious minds goes. It was a good analogy—to let the unconscious mind be concerned with how she was going to be healed, and so forth.

(She quickly saw my point, and agreed. She was to do the exercises without wondering which ones to do, etc., just as she was to accept the body’s own order in the unconscious healing process.

(4:43. Rest. Ginger ale. Jane said that since the session today she realized she’d been worrying about three things: 1. Getting home for Thanksgiving. 2. Getting home for Christmas. 3. How she’s going to manage sitting in a chair. I said I didn’t care about the holidays, but that she shouldn’t worry about the chair bit. Let the unconscious mind do that for you, I told her. I added that no one knew how they managed to sit in a chair—all the thousands of motions, impulses, cellular actions, etc. that were necessary—unless they were a specialist in such matters. I said that such a simple action must be governed by other portions of the unconscious mind that are conscious in their own rights. She agreed.

(4:50. Jane’s left foot and leg began moving so much. up and down, then sideways, that I took away her cigarette and ashtray. Then she discovered that she can now touch the pillow behind her left ear with her left hand—something she couldn’t do even a day or so ago. I remembered when she’d considered it a triumph to be able to barely reach her left ear with her left hand. Now she can reach perhaps three inches behind the ear. Another triumph.

(You’re doing well, Sweetheart.)