“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] The book on the Seth material is not yet an actuality, but the Seth material is, and it is upon the Seth material that the book will be based. [...]

(Pause.) Ruburt can give you whatever business statements you require concerning the sale of his books. [...]

[...] However, I did tell you so, not only concerning the book sale, but also concerning the fact that it would be advantageous for Ruburt to leave his gallery position. His ability to focus direction of energy in his writing has vastly improved, due to the last months’ labors, and will show in his book.

[...] In the 92nd session, September 28,1964, Seth predicted the sale of Jane’s book on ESP by name. Today Jane signed her contract for the book, and will mail it to F. Fell tomorrow.)

[...] During break we discussed some books on yoga by various authors. [...]

The books will not harm you unless you take them as literal unbiased basic truth. [...]

Some of the books will contain good ideas that you can use. [...]

[...] I do not know if this has reference to Ruburt’s letters and Blanche’s sister or relative, or to a contact concerning the ESP book.

Ruburt’s way of forgetting past books is a natural and good one for him. [...] The books sustain you financially. [...]

[...] When he began to sell his work, he felt to some degree, now, dependent upon the acceptance of the others in the world—for if they did not accept him at all they would not buy his books. [...]

[...] The ideas are best promoted through these sessions, and books—and not by hasty encounters on television, where answers must be simplified and ideas diluted, but in the reasoned writings that build in their own way, tell Ruburt, resting upon the great framework of the intuitions’ knowledge. [...]

[...] On October 17, Jane got a letter from her publisher, outlining details for the first full-page ad that he has placed in a national publication for the ESP book. F. Fell added that he expects to sell a lot of books.)

[...] Good sales on the ESP book will materialize. [...]

He will be freer now to continue and complete his dream book, without feeling coerced. [...]

(12:01 AM.) Have Ruburt read through the book he has begun (Personal Reality). [...]

[...] She’s worked each day at her third novel on The Adventures of Oversoul Seven, and has heard often from Sue Watkins about Sue’s progress with her book on Jane’s ESP class: Conversations with Seth and with all of her other activities. Jane has held four sessions since the 14th: two personal ones, and two [842-43] on matters other than book dictation.

(11:08 P.M. Seth’s parting remark was in answer to a question Sue had raised earlier in the evening, about how much revision his book would require. Jane’s opinion, so far, was that the book wouldn’t need any work except for the rearranging of an occasional awkward phrase, etc.)

[...] I would sing a lullaby — this is not for the book — for our small friend here (Sean Watkins, who was nursing again). [...]

[...] The company that published my books, Prentice-Hall, was changing its structure and policy. [...]

After all, if he does come through others—or can if he wants to—why hasn’t Seth himself simply said so, and repeatedly, in the books as we’ve published them over the years? [...]

[...] In Chapter 20 of her book, see Session 876 for August 27, 1979. [...]

It goes without saying then that the soul does not require a physical body for purposes of perception; that perception is not dependent upon physical senses; that experience continues whether or not you are in this life or another; and also that the soul’s basic methods of perception are also operating within you now even as you read this book. [...]

[...] As mentioned earlier, later in the book I will give you some practical suggestions that will allow you to recognize some of your own deeper abilities, and utilize them for your own development, pleasure, and education.

(Jane hasn’t been reading Seth’s book lately. [...]

[...] It’ll still be up to me to add my kind of detail to each of those works, but there’s no doubt that she’s enjoying the challenge of playing with the Seth books from the “other side” — my viewpoint — for a change. I told her that I’d never envisioned her showing that kind of interest in my approach to the sessions and books.)

[...] That was some 18 months ago, but actually to one degree or another I’ve been involved with “Unknown” Reality for four years now; I think that temporarily I’ve simply grown tired and overly concerned about the whole project, even while I still have a considerable way to go to finish certain notes and appendixes for Volume 2. Not that I haven’t worked on a number of other things at the same time, of course — but my labors on those two books represent the prolonged, intense focus I always search for in my creative life, and without which I feel incomplete. [...]

[...] When Jeff called I was reading the last portion of the first session in Jane’s book, The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events — for April 18, 1977, in connection with a note I’m doing for Dreams. [...]

[...] I said I wanted stuff on her, not the book. [...]

[...] I told her that Mass Events was still a terrific book. [...]

[...] A book could automatically develop out of the investigation—even, I joked with Jane, a “world-view” book.

[...] (Not that I haven’t presented excerpts from a few of those sessions in other Seth books.)

Jane’s book would be called The World View of Jane Roberts, of course. [...]

The morning after showing her this material, I asked Jane what she thought about such a book. [...]

[...] Seth now told us that Jane would sell more stories out of that batch she had written up before starting the ESP book. It will be remembered that Seth had something to say about Jane’s sales of short stories and books in the 104th session. [...]

(Jane, her ESP book finished and mailed, has some free time for a change. [...]

(A few days ago Peggy Gallagher had brought Jane a copy of the latest Cosmopolitan magazine, and suggested that Jane query them about running some excerpts from her ESP book. [...]

(Seth stated that the editors at Cosmo would be interested, and that in answer to Jane’s query, which would consist of a chapter from her ESP book plus a letter outlining her ideas on adapting it for the magazine, they would send a letter of interest. [...]

[...] Among other things, the poem is a passionate declaration of psychic independence, written in response to Seth’s ideas in this book.)

[...] When Seven was finished Dialogues began, and our book was in process. [...]

In the meantime our books began to do well financially. [...]

[...] You typed my book, and I appreciate the work and the reasons, but Ruburt felt it was also because you did not trust Prentice, and always that you thought another publisher would do a better job overall.

[...] Ruburt never thought Tam had any great understanding of poetry; but what good did Eleanor’s “superior” appreciation do if the book was refused after such compliments?

[...] Actually, she had converted my original typed sessions making up Psyche into standard manuscript form for the publisher; I still have to do many of the notes for the book after I finish my work on Volume 2 of “Unknown” Reality several months from now.

[...] Another is the sequel to her novel, The Education of Oversoul Seven; that first Seven book was published in April 1973 — and lately she’s been thinking of resuming work on Seven Two, as we usually call it.¹ One thing is certain: Jane will see to it that something creative happens to change the status quo, for she’s much too restless and energetic to leave things as they are.

1. Actually, the second Seven book named itself quite effortlessly as Jane worked on its first chapters: The Further Education of Oversoul Seven.

[...] Seth discussed the Christ story in various passages in The Seth Material and Seth Speaks, and has at least touched upon it in all of his succeeding books.

[...] And when each person feels and releases their own creativity, (to Sue) there will be no need for books about Seth classes, but now there is such a need.

[...] Now in my books and when I speak to you, I use simple words usually. [...]

[...] now I want to say that since I began studying the books the quality has definitely increased in my life, and I want to thank you for that.”

(Sue was concerned about the reaction of people in Dundee, NY to her book.

(Since we’d missed both regular sessions this week, Jane decided to make up one of them tonight; she wanted to maintain her usual momentum on the book as much as possible. [...]

A note: I can finish the book at any number of consecutive sessions, if you wish.

[...] Actually, though, we won’t have any extra time; the finished manuscript of this book is due at Prentice-Hall in October, and will require much work in order to get it done by then. [...]

[...] I wanted book work to continue, yet I was sure that his unexpected digression would also be interesting. [...]

[...] First had come her reactions to a group of upsetting letters she’d received this noon: One is a 20-page missive from a mental patient who wants returned to him all of the notes, objects, manuscripts, and books of poetry he’s sent her over the years: another is from a woman who informed us that she’s writing a book dictated by Seth: a third is a long letter from a man who’s claiming us as his counterparts, for reasons we can’t agree with. [...]

“But I don’t want the Seth books to end up criticizing everything,” Jane said.

[...] But I want the books to be reassuring….”)