“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

These were all stages of development, then, and the same applies to your life. Your so-called mistakes exist as mistakes only in the light of your aspirations to perform better, to express more fully developed experiences, rather than to write better sentences.

It is self-defeating, therefore, to blame yourself for mistakes, so-called, simply because in the light of your present development they are seen as less-developed acts than those to which you now aspire. Whenever you catch yourself disapproving of yourself for past mistakes, read these passages. Do not check on yourself all the time. Trust that you will learn what you want to learn as automatically as you once learned to read or speak, or as automatically as you think.

Then you were told that you had to put those letters together to make words. Again you made many mistakes, and forgot them as with delight you now wrote separate words. Then you were told to put the words into sentences, and you followed the same procedure. You forgot your mistakes. Were you stupid or dumb—or an asshole—when you could only form simple letters? Obviously not. Your aspirations and your curiosity kept leading you toward a more complete development, until you could finally read and write whole paragraphs.

You could not only copy sentences, but—important development—you could form your own sentences, and express your own thoughts in that form.

It was a development that could or could not have occurred. Had it not then many important future developments would have been blocked. The points where this voice was loudest and strong—these points often represented openings through which the development could occur. [...]

[...] Seth is however independent (smile, eyes open), and continues to develop as I continue to develop also. [...]

[...] We sat quietly at 9 PM, waiting to see what developed. [...]

[...] The development in the last session was always latent from our first session.

The proper purpose should be the development of the self, and the development of abilities, and it is to elude this responsibility that the chase was originated. [...]

[...] The questioner is subconsciously aware of those abilities that should be developed in her own personality, and attempts to project these outward into someone else. Then you see you search for the someone else, neatly labeled, but the capabilities and personality developments must be pursued within the self. [...]

You must know your own personality and develop your own abilities, and this should be your quest now. [...] You are not developing your abilities, but using vital energies in pursuit of something that you do not basically want to attain.

You need the excitement vivid in the pursuit, but this excitement will be increased by far when your energy is used to perfect and develop your own personality. You are in effect putting the responsibility for your own development where it does not belong, and turning your destiny over to another person in a very real manner, in order to escape taking full responsibility for your own destiny.

[...] Briefly however, psychic development should lead to overall personality development. [...] Nevertheless, the fact remains that psychic development results in something else entirely. [...]

[...] Nevertheless, any physical benefits, any predictions that do occur in such sessions, come as a result of initial spiritual and psychic development. To expect the physical benefits first can indeed close off the very spiritual and psychic development.

[...] The more you read the more you will understand of Pete’s ability, and the more indeed that you can develop your own abilities. For each individual has inner senses, whether or not he knows that he does, and these should be developed.

[...] The purpose of such a session is instead to help you develop, to grow in self-confidence and strength through making your own decisions.

Existence within this system involves creation indeed and creation involves development and new dimensions. Consciousness opened up new dimensions of activity, development and awareness. [...]

[...] You are here to develop abilities. [...]

Human existence, again, represents growth and development and the birth of consciousness into a different and new dimension of activity. [...]

(During break Florence asked, “Where are we as humans on the scale of development?”

[...] Now he will trust them consciously and intellectually, and this development had to occur for his fulfillment now. It was a prerequisite for other developments and work that will come.

[...] The very fact that you have me here is the result of past experience and development

[...] The degree of your understanding and development is the result of past endeavors in other lives. [...]

[...] The intuitive portions of the personality had to have the full cooperation of the intellectual and conscious self at this point in your development and I am speaking of you both here.

But you must not think in terms of one line of development for creativity goes out in all directions, and All That Is having within itself the nature of all creativity cannot be static, cannot end and will always continue to create new development. [...]

All That Is is now, yet within All That Is, are all potentials for development even now, simultaneously, being expressed and each action causes another action, in your terms now, without end. [...] There is, instead, an infinity of development and creativity. [...]

[...] I am trapped by the concept of time, but I had the idea of development in reality.”)

[...] You are too impatient both with your own development and the development of others. [...] You are still not willing to say let me develop as I should develop. You are still saying let me develop as I think I should develop. The I being a highly egotistical I. You are still saying, let me develop as I want to develop. [...] And that is why you have given yourself a traffic ticket now and then, What you are learning is a technique for self-development. You cannot use it, therefore, to attain those things that do not pertain to your own self-development and the techniques will not help you get something that you were not meant to have nor that you have before decided as an entity that you should not have. [...] You are certainly in the midst of a certain line of development. [...] The very fact that you are here this evening, the very fact that you are trying as hard as you have been shows that you are indeed developing and that you are indeed learning. [...] This hampers your own development. [...] But what is important is the inner development. If this is taken care of, it will automatically lead you to the person that is best for you and to the circumstances that will help you develop. [...]

[...] You must want what is best for your own development and the development of others rather than specifically determining what you think consciously is better for you and then trying to force or coerce fate to get this for you. If you want what is best for your own development and what is best for the development of others, then you shall attain it. [...]

([Pat:] “One that would be beneficial to the two of us and in developing those abilities that we should develop.”)

[...] It has also given you the drive to develop. [...]

[...] Witnesses however are beneficial for the development of his own confidence, and the development of his own confidence facilitates the development of his abilities.

The greatest possible development allows the greatest possible security, for such development shows itself physically and in all other manners. [...]

[...] Her voice was quiet—too quiet as it developed. [...]

[...] Our results will depend to a large degree upon the development of Ruburt’s abilities, and upon his own confidence. [...]

In actuality all of the seemingly erratic genetic variances that often crop up in human development are vital to the elasticity of the entire genetic system.

There is hardly any danger of that possibility, however, since it would be nearly impossible to perform such a task even with the most developed of technologies — and indeed, the very attempt to do so might well immediately trigger a response on the part of the whole genetic system, so that new divergences appeared with even greater frequency, as compensation.

Many deficient individuals in their way are as vital to the development of humanity as geniuses are, for both preserve the elastic nature of human consciousness, and promote its coping qualifications.

[...] Often, therefore, instances of unusual genetic differences may also serve to bring out qualities of understanding, sympathy, and empathy on the part of family members — and those qualities also are vital to human development. [...]

There will be another development, or new word, about a recent development concerning his book, possibly next week. [...]

[...] His abilities are being further developed, however, and other facets will also make themselves known. [...]

(In recent weeks Jane’s abilities have seemed to be developing at an accelerated pace.)

[...] The development of his abilities is now showing in definite terms because the improvement in health is freeing much energy that had been bound up in his dilemma.

Again, the physical picture would not be necessarily that of a well- developed or balanced personality. [...] Nevertheless the development does occur, but the individuals choose the way in which they prefer this development to take place.

(8:51.) Through denying themselves, say, intellectual development in a given life, personalities also learn the value and purpose of that which they do not possess. [...] So in the time of choosing, personalities decide upon the ways in which they will develop in the following incarnation.

[...] Put it this way: A portion of the whole self focuses in reincarnational cycles and handles developments there. Another portion focuses in probabilities and handles developments there.

[...] I hoped to see something really good this evening now that I was prepared, but nothing developed. [...]

Your development as an artist however, given your particular abilities and personality, was not possible in your early years. The qualities for which you shall become known will be somewhat the result of your psychic development also. [...]

The work with the table will continue and develop into other areas. [...]

[...] Such personalities must learn at their end, and this learning is often accomplished along with corresponding learning on the part of a developing medium.This is what you have here. [...]

Ruburt’s clairvoyant abilities need farther development, and I will help here, for instance. [...]

[...] The classes however will be a means of Ruburt developing his abilities, and of helping others, for the development of these abilities is meant to help others.

[...] I will try to introduce into your mind when you request it, any particular information, or answer questions having to do with your development.

The book he is writing now is merely a beginning, and an excellent one, the act of faith from which other developments in your own psychic lives will grow. [...]

[...] Nevertheless he helped develop your inner freedom so that you could apply it to your painting. [...]

I am developing, or helping him develop, his abilities with all caution. Your abilities are indeed developing and even now growing, in a different manner, beneath the surface, but they will show themselves, and much to your benefit.

There has always been development, but not along any single line. You are only aware of development along certain lines because you focus upon some, and do not focus upon others. [...]

As awareness develops, so do the abilities develop that enable the whole self to handle ever-varying data, and therefore to manipulate it and function within the perspective of its meaning. [...]

[...] Until a certain area of psychic development is attained, awareness, or rather direct awareness, is only possible in one dimension at a time, though experience in other dimensions in varying degrees may be received separately.

[...] As you are given many lives in which to develop and fulfill your abilities, so has the species in those terms been allotted more than the single line of historical development with which you are presently acquainted. [...] In it you have literally as much time as you need, to develop those potentials that you must develop, before leaving the reincarnational existences. Groups of people in various cycles of reincarnational activity have met crisis after crisis, have come to your point of physical development and either gone beyond it, or destroyed their particular civilization.

[...] Each entity who is born in flesh works toward the development of those abilities that can be best nurtured and fulfilled within the physical environment. [...]

[...] When they reached that level of development, however, they were spiritually and psychically mature, and were able to utilize energies of which you now have no practical knowledge.

They were particularly concerned in the beginning with developing a human being who would have built-in safeguards against violence. [...]

[...] There never was any real division, but only a seeming one in which you played various roles, developed different abilities, learned to create in new and diverse ways. These reincarnational personalities continue to develop, but they also understand that their main identity is also yours.

The developments of consciousness that take place are natural attributes, natural stages. [...] All of the further developments are inherent in the personality that you know, even as the adult is inherent in the child.

[...] The process of learning such information necessarily adds to the development and abilities of the teacher. [...]

[...] Others choose lines of development that are particularly suited to their own characteristics.

The crisis would have developed on the condition that Ruburt tried to use and develop his spontaneous and intuitive abilities on an adult basis. [...]

Now Joseph (pause), neither of you should overlook the fact that in one way or another, and regardless of the psychic development, such a crisis point (Jane’s symptoms) would have appeared in Ruburt’s life as a result of personal characteristics, present-life background, and past-life characteristics.

It would have been a mistake of the most tragic order, however, to shy away from the full development of abilities. [...]

The development of abilities, your introduction to me and the sessions, came because both of you realized that a rigidity was settling in upon you. [...]

Dictation: Now: To some extent the development of consciousness as you understand it follows the development of the gods through the ages; and in those stories appear the guises that man might have taken, as well as those that he did.

[...] The gods served, then, as stimulators of development. [...] The various god concepts that have fallen by the wayside, so to speak, represent areas of development that were not chosen, in your terms, but they are still latent. [...]

[...] The animals chose to develop their own kind of consciousness, as you chose your own. [...]

[...] Physical species that existed and flourished in those epochs then became probable to you, for they did not develop in your system but became extinct. [...]

The point I want to make is that the opportunity for development and knowledge is as present at this moment, in this life, as it will ever be. If you ignore day-by-day opportunities for development now, no one can force you to accept and utilize greater abilities after death, or between lives. [...]

[...] As mentioned earlier, many personalities adopt different kinds of experiences, focusing upon development in certain specific areas, and ignoring others perhaps for a series of lives.

Abilities cannot be developed following a one-sex line. [...]

[...] The entire structure of your existence will begin to change with these realizations, and an acceleration of spiritual and psychic growth will develop.