“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] He made several distortions, substituting you (RFB) and the book I suggested (Through My Eyes) rather than Ruburt and Adventures. [...] Some time ago, after Seven, he mentioned my book, my new book, to Ruburt, and Ruburt said he did not want to contract trance material ahead of time, so Tam let it rest.

Both of them knew on other levels that Ruburt needed a backlog of chapters, and the book well in progress, so Tam simply went along, as Ruburt did, until the time came when Ruburt realized he had full confidence, the book was good, and that Adventures had other purposes.

In reference to my book’s theme now, the basic dilemma as well as its reasons and development, was quite available in Ruburt’s conscious mind all of that time. [...]

[...] One purpose was his realization that such a book, for now, even at his best, with personal orientation, was not his cup of tea. [...]

As far as the book is concerned, change your habits of thought, EASIER SAID THAN DONE, and yet quite possible. Think of what you want in the book. [...]

[...] My new book is progressing at its proper pace, following certain contours of Ruburt’s consciousness also, as his psyche “expands.” [...] My new book will break beyond the concept of counterparts—as that concept broke beyond the concept of reincarnation.

[...] She also knew of my questions about counterparts that I’d come up with as a result of my work on The “Unknown” Reality: were Jane and I counterparts; and, to resolve a contradiction—in two different sessions in that book, were George Rhoads and I counterparts, or weren’t we? [...]

Do you want book dictation first, or personal material?

(10:55.) The ideas presented in this book should allow many readers to expand their perceptions and consciousness in ways they may not have believed possible. The book itself is written in such a way that all those ready to learn will benefit. [...]

(Jane and I worked on proofreading Seth’s book for an hour or so after supper, and then went for a walk. [...]

[...] Jane had finished the Introduction to Seth’s book today. [...]

[...] Jane wanted more material for the Appendix of Seth’s book. [...]

The arm crookedness developed shortly after he turned down the summer position, though by stages, and is related to the fact that the dream book, a possible means of support, is not ready to be sent out. Work on the dream book will help relieve the arm symptoms. Indeed his fingers released when he began to type again on that book.

The dream book should be concentrated upon, and the other ideas he has in mind worked up. [...]

[...] These can be dissipated if Ruburt reminds himself before sleeping of his intent to work on the dream book tomorrow and Friday morning.

[...] (Long pause.) The concentration upon the dream book, along with other writing ideas and the classes, will insure the rapid recovery. [...]

[...] “But I’ve done introductions for Seth’s books, so why shouldn’t he do one for mine?” And yes, the Cézanne material mentioned earlier — see Jane’s introduction for Psyche — had developed into a full-fledged book of its own.

(Now Seth moved from his own book to this new subject — Jane’s The World View of Paul Cézanne — with ease and obvious zest. This was the first time in our sessions that he’s delivered material on two books in one night. [...]

(As we sat for the session, Jane reminded me that she thought Seth would do an introduction tonight for her own book on Paul Cézanne. [...]

Now: Dictation — of a different kind — for Ruburt’s book. [...]

[...] As in the other sessions of this book, I was aware of an extra charge or impetus, an added determination on Seth-Jane’s part. [...]

[...] Later in the book that will be made clear.

[...] “The trances have changed since he started this book, though,” she said. [...]

[...] She’s had no trouble, however, and is still enthusiastic about her book; she’s putting Chapter 4 into final form. Adventures is due at her publishers, Prentice-Hall, Inc., in September 1974.

Ruburt has made advances today, partially aided by the receipt of the contracts (for the dream book), but also for reasons given by me recently. [...]

[...] Tell him tomorrow morning I expect him to begin writing his book. [...]

[...] He will do well with his book. [...]

He is to begin writing, and to continue each day, and the book will take care of itself. [...]

The books will continue to sell. [...]

(Jane’s remarks were in reference to Seth’s material, given in his book dictation earlier in tonight’s session.)

[...] Are you doing a book within a book, or what?” My wife didn’t answer yes or no, but I could see that she was pleased, and that she was thinking about it. The title of the new book would be automatic: The Magical Approach to Reality: A Seth Book.

In the meantime, early in August Jane had laid Seven Three aside once more and returned to the book of poetry she’d had in progress for a year.⁶ And on August 15 she happily announced that she’d come up with the complete title she had been searching for all that time: If We Live Again: Or, Public Magic and Private Love. [...] Two days later, Jane began writing the first of the three essays she had planned for the book: “Poetry and the Magical Approach to Life.” [...]

[...] Indeed, more and more as I worked on these notes for Chapter 9 of Dreams, I saw how necessary it was that I write an Introduction for the book itself—to create a framework for the presentation of all of the material in it from our private and professional lives. [...] And she was playing around with the idea of a Seth book on the magical approach.

“I think the fill-in sessions happen between book sessions, for a change of pace—where the material doesn’t have to fit a more concentrated overall book focus,” Jane added. [...]

The purpose of this book is to introduce you to Seth and the Seth Material. [...] Yet my own work continues: since the sessions began, I’ve written two books of nonfiction (not counting this one), two of poetry, and a dozen short stories. [...]

[...] They had read my first book, knew about Seth, and had attended a few classes, but they had never witnessed a Seth session. [...]

[...] My first book in this field, How to Develop Your ESP Power, briefly explained the circumstances leading to my interest in ESP, and the experiments that led to my introduction to Seth. [...]

[...] Nowhere in my first book did I say that I thought Seth was exactly what he said he was: “an energy personality essence no longer focused in physical reality.” [...]

(During break, I wondered aloud if she might have selected the book because she intuitively knew Seth was going to discuss its kind tonight — or did Seth use the incident, once it transpired, to make his points in a fresh way? Jane didn’t know, adding that she hadn’t “looked at the book in four or five years.” [...]

(9:34.) Now if you read a book in your situation that instructs you to contemplate goodness, to turn your thoughts immediately to love and light when you feel irritated, you are in for trouble. [...]

[...] Idly, it seemed, she had picked a book from one of our shelves. [...]

To some degree we will touch upon those dilemmas in this book. [...]

[...] As I mentioned, Seth suggested Jane lay the book aside on October 19, before she had time to finish it. [...] Neither of us has looked at the book since.

(Since I’ve been curious about these questions for some time, I thought the readers of Seth’s book might be also. [...]

[...] But then such events in our own lives have influenced every other chapter in the book, too. [...]

(Pleased and amused): Now I am glad that you approve of my book.

[...] Throughout the time it took Seth-Jane to finish this book. [...] At book’s end Jane just laughed and said: “Well, it looks like we just moved our old neighborhood up here—or at least a version of it....”

[...] He saw today how the new book (Aspects II) emerged before he realized it, and accelerated into actuality. [...]

[...] Jane received from Prentice-Hall the first copies of her book of poetry: If We Live Again: Or, Public Magic and Private Love. We had looked forward to seeing that handsome little volume ever since she first conceived of it well over two years ago, before she had a title.⁴ If possible, Jane was even more pleased at the publication of If We Live Again than she had been when her book of poetic narrative, Dialogues of the Soul and Mortal Self in Time, came out in 1975. If We Live Again once more carried her back to her earliest days of creative work, which in turn had led to her teenage dreams of becoming a published poet [she was born in 1929]. As I’ve shown in various notes in the Seth books, through the art of her first love, poetry, Jane presents her beliefs with an amazingly simple clarity, combining her mystical innocence and knowledge with her literal-minded acceptance of physical life.

Five months ago, in the opening notes for Session 936 in Chapter 11 of Dreams, I wrote that by the end of August 1981 Jane had roughed in the first three chapters of The Magical Approach to Reality: A Seth Book. [...] On Wednesday, December 9, my idea that she would probably never finish the book was reinforced by her own note.⁶

[...] By the time I wrote the opening notes for Session 886 in Chapter 2, three months later, Jane had decided the book would contain “some of the poetry she has dedicated to me over the years since we met in February 1954.” [...] Jane often reworks her poetry, but for the book she changed only two words and added one in this verse which she wrote over 16 years ago. [...]

6. I’d always encouraged Jane to write Magical Approach, but my hopes that she would ever finish the book had been declining for some weeks. I didn’t give her any negative suggestions when I read the note she typed for her loose-leaf journal, but I did think the book was dead in spite of the qualified optimism she expressed at the conclusion of her entry. [...]

[...] Over the weekend Jane began typing my Introductory Notes as she’s put them together for the book. [...]

[...] As James said in Ruburt’s book,¹ “The universe is of good intent.” [...]

[...] “Maybe I got tired this afternoon, working on the Intro for ‘Unknown.’ I’ve had messages from Seth the last few days about the book stuff for the session tonight, but what we got doesn’t fit any of them…. [...]

[...] Instead I will suggest other paths later in this book. [...]

[...] You may include this information in my book, but it is not book dictation. [...]

[...] It was known that only by presenting the material in writing, and eventually in books, that his personality would accept it. He would also be driven to critically analyze the phenomena (hyphen)—and in books, because he is a writer—before he felt free enough to simply create (period).

[...] As of now we have so far mailed the letter to Eleanor re Rich Bed; phoned the ad about a house in to the Elmira paper; obtained the paint for Jane’s workroom; put up new curtains in her room; begun inquiries about the duplication of the letter for readers who write to Jane; packaged the first six chapters of Seth’s book to mail to Tam at Prentice-Hall tomorrow; begun to check the galleys for Oversoul Seven—all of these being items on the list we made out a couple of days ago. [...]

[...] We believe we are committed to delivering Seth’s new book, but after that....

I can’t note the same for The Magical Approach to Reality: A Seth Book—the very promising work that Jane and I first discussed a year and a half ago [in August 1980], after Seth had started his group of excellent private sessions on that subject.⁸ I watched Jane try to write the book a number of times; last month, in Note 6 for Session 939 [in this chapter], I finally expressed the opinion that she wouldn’t finish the job. [...] I think Magical Approach would have been a fine book as she planned it—but that it ended up squelched by at least two major factors: She was too inhibited by the subject matter [her physical symptoms] out of which the magical approach material had grown, and she was bothered because she had chosen to emulate the plodding way in which I put together the Seth books. [...]

However, all of our reactions were much more subdued than they had ever been before when she had finished a book, either by herself or with Seth. [...] Basically, things have come down to our hopes that Jane can keep going from day to day, and that our new credo will offer her support now that Seth and she are through with their book.

I hope I have given you in this book a far more gallant and true picture, that represents the origin of your life, structure and being and thought. [...]

(All more intently:) I hope that this book to some extent or another puts each of you in touch with your own inner psychological motion, your creative breath, so that you are invigorated and sense within your own minds and spirit a new promise, a new intent, and the exhilaration of earthly and spiritual strength. [...]

While this may sound quite sacrilegious scientifically, it is possible to understand the electron’s nature and greater reality by using certain focuses of consciousness: by probing the electron, for example, with a “laser” [beam] of consciousness finely focused and attuned — and more will be said about this later in the book. [...]

To some extent I am suggesting in this book a different approach. [...]

[...] We had been talking about the book’s organization before the session.

(Once again now, Jane wondered why the “more elaborate or complicated qualities” of her trances [she couldn’t really explain what she meant here] were necessary in order for her to deliver this book, as opposed to the “easier” ones she’d experienced for Personal Reality. I suggested she forget such comparisons and think that “Unknown” Reality simply required a different approach, for whatever subjective reasons, and that perhaps her constant questioning would be taken care of as her work on it progressed.⁵

(Earlier today Jane and I had been discussing how best to go about writing her projected book on the Seth material. At the moment Prentice-Hall is considering a prospectus for this book. [...]

Ruburt can do the book he now has in mind, of the outline given. It will serve as an introduction, and from it various complimentary books will flow.

[...] It should be obvious in the book that the material is not disembodied but sifted through the personality that is mine. [...]

[...] She said that at the end of the session, just before she left trance, she got a message that she would hear from the publisher Prentice-Hall, within three days concerning the prospectus they have for the book on the Seth material.

[...] The idea actually embodies several ideas, or books. A detailed study of one large family group so involved in a tragedy could easily take up an entire book. [...]

[...] So the two foreign-language editions of that book are certainly good news —the kind that Seth wants Jane to list daily, as he suggested she do. [...]

[...] And his work in turn led me to what I think of as an exceptionally good idea for a book, which I’ll describe at first break.)

(Our conversation about this during break led me to what I think is an exceptionally good idea for a book—one done even in conventional terms. [...]