“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] It will not fit in with current theories, for the current theories by their nature must distort the truth they carry. In those terms, of course, some distortion is necessary, (louder:) yet there is a hint of the eternal—a snatch of timelessness. [...]

[...] These methods may seem to lead to great distortions, particularly in contrast with the sensed possibilities of development. [...]

[...] I hope to clarify many points that have been distorted through the years. [...]

[...] As a species you have grown “ego bound” instead, held in a spiritual rigidity, with the intuitive portions of the self either denied or distorted beyond any recognition.

[...] For the most part Jane and I regarded the article as a distorted jumble of various negative ideas.

Such systems distort the very nature of idealism by placing the ideal in such an exalted position that it can never be attained, for by giving up the self you have you are to attain instead a wholly pure, wholly loving, idealized, spiritual self. [...]

The basis and firm groundwork of the material, and its primary contribution, lies in the concept that consciousness itself indeed creates matter, that consciousness is not imprisoned by matter but forms it, and that consciousness is not limited or bound by time or space; time and space in your terms being necessary distortions, or adopted conditions, forming a strata for physical existence.

[...] For both of your informations, and this is entirely without distortion, Ruburt, for all his bellowing, will find the following as impractical as you will, Joseph.

–already anticipating your and Ruburt’s automatic horror at such impracticality, and also already knowing that Ruburt will fear that you will fear that the material is distorted.

[...] So free your body from distortions of disapproval. [...]

[...] You cannot divorce philosophy from action, and the cruelty in slaughterhouses would not be perpetrated if it were not for distorted philosophies dealing with the survival of the fittest on the one hand, and the egotistical assumption that God gave man animals to do with as man wished.

[...] Otherwise it distorts what is perceived.

[...] They are, however, the results of old hangovers, when he is reacting to conventional, quite limited knowledge filled with distortion, about the nature of the psyche, the nature of time—knowledge further polluted by methods of problem-solving that simply add to problems.

As for the question of distortions in the material, and the obvious contradictions in the early sessions as far as dates, etc., are concerned: The reasons for these are dealt with by Seth as the material unfolds. [...]

[...] Hate is a distortion of such a normal force, the result of your beliefs.

[...] Accepting your integrity in time allows the body to function until its natural end, in good condition, free from those distorted, invisible concepts about age. [...]

[...] The resulting construction, therefore, is a faithful replica of this distortion.

In some types of illnesses such distortions are mirrored or reflected, so to speak, many times within one organism. [...]

[...] And there is always the difficulty in maintaining the integrity of the material and keeping it free of distortion... I have worked very hard to help Ruburt condition himself to provide for the material’s integrity and cut down on distortions (Smile:) I would be appalled at going through that all over again.

You cannot be alive without faith, yet faith can be distorted. [...]

[...] I’ve been curious about it ever since it was published —last year, I believe—for from the reviews printed of it I believe it contains some material that may be a distorted version of Seth’s “sleepwalker” material in Volume 2 of “Unknown” Reality.

[...] An outgoing atmosphere, oddly enough, will now allow the spontaneous inner self freer expression spontaneously, you see; the yoga, I am afraid, did represent a severe distortion, and yet a particularly tricky one, for generally speaking the exercise is excellent; and in the beginning when I recommended it, it was helpful in slowly coaxing out the inner self.

[...] The distortion resulted from the cautionary statement that was not allowed to come through.

[...] Therefore the distortions are much less distortive, much less harmful, and more easily discovered and cleared … Others less perfectionist than myself are content with more distortion. [...]

In the beginning, for example, there is always a distortion of material by the person who receives it, at least on the topmost subconscious level. [...]

[...] And if I succeed in convincing you of my reality as a personality, I will have done extremely well … Ruburt’s subconscious has enough camouflage pattern to enable me to make contact, but not so much as to distort me out of all recognition. [...]

[...] The difference in time is but a camouflage distortion. [...]

[...] You can only perceive distorted projections of these quasars.

It is of course because of your highly distorted ideas of time that you persist in projecting antiquated concepts of past, present and future outward into explorations of your universe. [...]

It is only because you are so hypnotized with ideas of beginning and endings that you persist in searching for them in the universe, and you distort data that would otherwise be clear to you. [...]

[...] Jane feels this is a distortion of my writing or lettering on the object. [...]

[...] She believes this image was distorted to some degree.

[...] The invitation however did have some application, though there was some distortion. [...]

There are many distortions in the universal mind book that Ruburt reads, and yet overall the ideas presented are highly advantageous. [...]

There is a short-circuiting process in which even good intentions are distorted and turned to other purposes. [...]