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(After finishing the library material, Jane called The Village Voice on impulse, but ended up feeling she didn’t do well: She didn’t get to speak to Jim Poett, who was not there, or to his editor. [...]

[...] The wording of that last sentence is important, for obviously his condition is inadequate—but he owes no one an apology in that regard.

[...] Those who possessed such gifts knew it at once, but they must walk a cautious path while still allowing the abilities expression and insuring their development. [...]

[...] I have never wanted to dwell negatively on what might have happened in terms of probabilities, and have mentioned it very briefly only—but Ruburt’s psychic initiation, and your own, represented a breakthrough of the most important kind in this life, and automatically shunted aside, for good, many other serious difficulties that otherwise could have occurred.

The idea of the sinful self will not be predominant in our own book, but we certainly will delve into the many unfavorable concepts that are held by the various religions — concepts that certainly make many people feel that the self is indeed sinful rather than blessed.

[...] It seemed, for example, sudden when Ruburt fed himself, even if briefly, but that exterior improvement followed many inner manipulations, which until then had not connected in that particular manner.

I may or may not return, again according to those rhythms, but know that I am indeed, once more, present and approachable.

[...] I wanted to exercise Jane’s right leg while she was still on her back, as Seth suggested I do each day, but she decided to wait until I’d turned her. [...]

[...] We hadn’t asked that Seth specifically discuss the following material, but thought it a possibility in the light of the conversation preceding tonight’s session.

[...] Again, frequent assurances of love, but also the assurance of freedom.

[...] I am not certain as to what this refers to, but put it into the record. [...]

[...] Gleason is an excellent salesman, John said, but he knew of no way they could be competitors. [...]

[...] You have helped him, but also yourself. [...]

Physically Ruburt is making great strides, but do not become impatient, again, with the walking, for certain improvements cannot show physically until a certain overall proficiency is reached. [...]

There will be definite, rather immediate changes apparent in walking, but a balanced stance must be maintained, and the entire lower region of the body is being activated. [...]

[...] But Seth came through with a page on Jane’s recent excursions into three of her probable realities, so the session wound up at 11:42.)

[...] He could not tell whether or not she hurt herself, but the vision has been on his mind since its occurrence. [...]

[...] No severe (underlined) difficulty would result in any case, but an ugly bruise (pause), I believe by the right ear, and some twisting of a foot.

[...] (Pause.) I believe but am not certain, that the individual will not be originally from this area, or, if so, will be connected with another area. [...]

[...] But in another way he was their cause, since you interpreted his existence in that particular manner. [...]

The problem is a challenge set up by the entity for one of its personalities, but the outcome is left up to the individual. [...] Other lives had been fulfilling, but the personality had never set for itself (pause) any position in the past that was not one of strength.

[...] (Long pause.) She was a rather handsome-looking young woman, though not of stable temperament, crippled but not deformed.

[...] This is partially the cause of some of the negative feelings, but there is no guilt in any (underlined) of this. [...]

[...] But both of them have set themselves to learn compassion, patience, and forbearing. [...]

1. Jane rather surprised me: I knew she had an interested if generalized awareness of the old theory of the ether (or the luminiferous ether), but I hadn’t realized she was well-enough acquainted with the idea to be able to verbalize it that succinctly for Seth. [...] I may have discussed the theory with her, but I don’t remember doing so.

He thought of that realm as eternal and unchanging, a perfect but frozen composite that must indeed inspire men toward achievement on the one hand, and on the other reproach them for their failure, since their achievements must necessarily seem puny in contrast. [...]

[...] It can stretch its capacities, becoming far more aware of inner events than it is normally allowed to do, but its main purpose is to deal with the world of effects, to encounter events.

[...] The unconscious, so-called, is — and I have said this before² — quite conscious, but in another realm of activity. [...]

[...] I do think I’m a lot more aware of this than they are, because of the very nature of what I can do — but I can’t explain that to every person I speak to. [...]

[...] I could have helped him further, but I was [part of what he was investigating] …

(Seth continued:) He also began to see two poles in society one highly conventional and closed, in which he would appear as a charlatan; and another, yearning but gullible, willing to believe anything if only it offered hope, in which his activities would be misinterpreted, and to him [would be] fraudulent … There was a middle ground that he would have to make for himself … to make a bridge to those intellectuals who doubted, and yet maintain some freedom and spontaneity in order to reach those at the other end. [...]

Peggy (Gallagher) was so surprised at Ruburt’s ideas of the pictures that Ruburt saw clearly, though briefly, the projection involved on his part, but also on your own. [...]

There are some things to happen that I am not telling you about along those lines, but you must both take it for granted that freedoms exist now to be expressed.

(Seth had told us last time that he was near the end of the chapter, but we hadn’t realized of course that he was to finish it with a sentence or two in the next session. [...]

(I meant to quiz him about this tonight, but regretfully never did so. [...]

[...] But the thought came to me that the not-eating might be the body’s therapeutic fasting situation — it’s own natural version of it.”

(I didn’t really understand her answer to my question, but she didn’t seem up to me pressing the point, so I let it go. [...]

[...] Your loving endeavors toward him have indeed helped, but until very recently you also fell into the same trap.

(Pause.) The achievements therefore must be kept in mind; not only are they not focused upon, but they are often forgotten. [...]

[...] But he [meaning Jane] doesn’t.”)

[...] You do not realize that you could have solved the problems and met the challenges adequately, but without the satisfaction of strong creative endeavor. [...]

[...] But those people had a strong uniting religious faith and tradition behind them. But wait—it gets tricky; The Jonestown people didn’t? [...]

[...] We also think that these books-to-come will not manage to penetrate the forces behind the phenomenon nearly as well as Seth could, but that Seth won’t be carrying out such a project, either.

[...] Often mere lip service is given to the beliefs, but they exist. [...]

They were bitter—but more. [...]

[...] This may not be dramatic, but will involve a quite definite new overall beneficial change. [...] Probabilities always operate, and your intents, but this is the prognosis now, with what has happened physically so far, and has already begun in the body.

[...] The less contaminated your food, for example, the better off you are, but not if you believe that the body in its wisdom cannot handle the ordinary foods with which you are provided. [...] It is not an answer in itself, but it can help in promoting relaxation momentarily.

[...] Each of you may put the following in your own terms, but often it may seem as if your conscience tells you that you have “fallen out of grace,” and that some inner, mysterious, joyous sense of support no longer sustains you. [...]

[...] Also there for the asking was more material about ourselves, but….)

(Long pause.) Since ancient times religion has tried to help man understand the nature of his own subjective reality — but religion has its own dark side, and for this reason religion unfortunately has fostered fear of the spontaneous.

[...] Such persons often find it extremely difficult to express love, joy, or gratitude, for example, and this lack of expression is taken for granted by others, who do not see it in its true light, but think instead that the person is simply reticent.

[...] When one set of rigid beliefs threatens to make action appear meaningless, then another set of buried, repressed beliefs may surface, providing new impetus precisely when it is needed — but also forming a secondary personality with characteristics almost opposite to those of the primary self.

We will have more to say on all of these issues — but now I want to discuss spontaneity, or its lack, in relationship to sexuality and health.

Your country faces the results of its own policies—its greed as well as its good intent, but it is out in the open in a new way. The world will be seen as one, but there may be changes in the overall tax assessments along the way, as those who have not paid much, pay more.

[...] There are many dimensions that are as physical, so to speak, as your own world, but if you are not focused in them you would not at all be aware of their existence, but perceive only empty space.

[...] I am not, therefore, putting the intellectual capacities in the background—but I am saying that they emerge as you know them because of the dreaming self’s uninterrupted use of the full power of the united intellect and intuitions.

It makes little difference whether you watch the news or not—but it makes all the difference in the world what you think of world events.

[...] Her eyes aren’t closed during sessions, except for relatively brief periods — but they can be barely open, say, or half open, or wide open and much darker than usual. She sits for sessions in her Kennedy rocker, but on occasion she gets up and moves about. [...]

(Jane’s voice in trance can be almost conversational in tone, volume, and pace, but is subject to a wide range of these qualities. [...]

[...] To others it seems strange that I address her as “Ruburt,” and “him,” but the fact is that I have known her in other times and places, by other names. [...]

These statements may seem highly dubious to you now, but when we are finished I hope that you will see that they are plain statements of fact.

(End at 10:47 p.m. Jane’s delivery as Seth had been quiet but rather fast, considering the modest speed I can attain while taking verbatim notes in my homemade shorthand. [...] “It’s The Nature of Personal Reality — hyphen or colon — then something else, but I didn’t get that part. All of a sudden I’m exhausted,” she added, laughing, “but don’t write that down.”

(However, in last Wednesday’s regularly scheduled session Seth had confirmed her anticipations in so many words — but without setting a date:

[...] By this I mean that when she speaks for Seth her voice drops in register, becomes somewhat stronger, and acquires Seth’s own deliberate but unique accent and rhythm. [...]

You may finally come to a half-understanding of the nature of reality and wail, “I believe that I have caused these ill effects, but I find myself unable to reverse them.”

Though this book is entitled The Way Toward Health, we are not speaking of physical health alone, but of mental, spiritual, and emotional health as well. [...] An alcoholic’s wife might wish with all her heart that her husband stop drinking — but if she suddenly asked herself what she would do, she might — surprisingly enough — feel a tinge of panic. [...]

(4:37 p.m. “On those days when I don’t feel like having a session, you can rest,” Jane said as we talked, “but on those days when I feel like having a session, I think I should do it —”