“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(“That terrible bout of the blues that I had for the last two or three days is gone,” she said. “It just went away.” I should have realized those feelings were contributing to her overall discomfort, for watching her I’d been positive that much of her trouble was caused by her own reactions. Yet she’d also been very uncomfortable today while lying on her back. Indeed, when I tried to position her for supper, she fell off to one side of the bed at such a severe angle that I had to call for help to get her straightened up again.

(After she’d eaten and I was getting ready to leave, Jane said, “I really feel guilty at making your life so hard,” and added more words to that effect. I think this is the first time — at least that I remember — that she’s made this statement in such a simple, direct way. At once I thought it was excellent material for free association, and that we should pursue it. I replied that we’d better forget that and try to focus on the future — yet such guilt feelings could be playing a significant role in her daily life, and we should find out if this is so.

(My own pendulum sessions lately have told me that I was feeling my own guilt because I thought I should have helped her more in the past. Just this morning my pendulum^* for the first time said that I no longer felt guilty. This is an accomplishment for me, and one I must continue to explore. I’ve taken to using the pendulum in the morning after breakfast and last thing at night before going to bed. It appears to be working well. I haven’t gone into this material with Jane yet. Now may be the time.

I also want to stress here that all aspects of life experience not only sensations but emotional feelings. Therefore, there is a kind of innate gallantry that operates among all segments of life — a gallantry that deserves your respect and consideration. You should have respect, then, for the cells of your body, the thoughts of your mind (pause), and try to understand that even the smallest of creatures shares with you the emotional experience of life’s triumphs and vulnerabilities.