“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

I am indeed going to hold a very brief session, out of the goodness of my heart, and for the sole purpose of letting you know that I do, if only occasionally, give you some time off. [...]

[...] He will now, that is Ruburt will now, do very well.

[...] However upon this instance I shall indeed do so, but our sessions this autumn shall be meaty ones, and I hope that you digest them.

[...] Right in front of us was the sky, which somehow came right down to the floor; the view was spectacular and the sky was doing something very strange; it was all made up of large sky-folds which blew and changed, huge folds coming down from inexpressible heights, past us, I think. [...] No one was alarmed but when the sky stopped doing that I said something about always being very relieved each time it was over. [...]

[...] They’re trying out two medications — Gentamicin and Bactrim — to see which will do the job best. [...]

[...] After lunch I read yesterday’s session to Jane, which she couldn’t do.

You shut them off any time they do not conform to current beliefs about the nature of the self, or about reality in general. [...]

[...] In so doing they have traveled through probabilities, as each of my readers has under similar circumstances. [...]

[...] I do not mean that they are simply familiar with the exterior thought processes involved, such as: “The hill house is better constructed,” or “It has a fine view.” [...]

[...] “I’ve been doing this book for so long by now,” Jane commented, “that I don’t know if it’s a great big sprawling thing without any order, or what. [...]

[...] “Now there’s something she could do, something about by making a decision,” I said later, meaning her weight. [...]

[...] “She was, what do you call it, a pathological liar....” [...]

[...] I do not want to rehash his entire early background, but it is important that he become aware of its emotional content. [...]

[...] (Pause.) Other portions of Ruburt’s personality do utilize our material also, of course, and we deal with a certain kind of natural pacing. [...]

[...] We do not often get visitors after midnight; this friend has visited us perhaps three times in the last year, so we can say his arrival was unexpected.

[...] It can also be said however that we do not easily hold unscheduled sessions, although from the record it might seem they are held rather often. [...]

(Seth proceeded to suggest several things Peggy might do; if she followed the suggestions the trouble should disappear. [...]

[...] He told her to use suggestion that her circulation in the afflicted areas be more than adequate until the condition subsided; she should do this frequently during the day. [...]

[...] I do not want Ruburt to try too hard, but I do want to explain the characteristics of Framework 2 as they interwork with your world.

[...] After the show, Jane wondered about Framework 2 immediately responding to the efforts shown by some of the gifted people on the show—those doing the firewalking, moving objects, fogging film, etc. [...]

[...] Monday morning as I painted, I found myself doing the same thing. [...]

It is difficult to explain some of these issues, for in doing so I have to watch your attitudes, to avoid any concentration upon seeming contradictions. [...]

You do direct the focus of the material in that, again, your emotional interests are important. [...] I respond to you as any personality responds and do not consider you simply as scribes, ready to write down my words of wisdom, regardless of your own interest.

[...] Oftentimes however you do receive information that you may not have received ordinarily until a later date, simply because Ruburt’s emotional interest acts as a trigger.

To think in such a way could be to limit the good the material can do, and the numbers and kinds of people it can reach. [...]

Ruburt can do the book he now has in mind, of the outline given. [...]

[...] However, I have been so concerned of late with our lessons that I have barely taken time to do more than say hello and good-bye, and I do indeed now and then feel like indulging in some more relaxed social discourse. [...]

[...] She has also offered to do some typing for Jane and me.

The situation here can be eased, and it is within the ability of the present personality to do so. [...]

[...] How do you like that play on words, Joseph?

[...] Difficulties are caused when such changes in the past do not occur automatically. [...]

[...] I do not want to get too complicated. [...]

[...] Again, I do not speak symbolically, and I am leaving myself open to many strong critical remarks which cannot all be answered in one evening.

You have yourself doubtless thought of some, but we shall do our best to make these ideas clear and understandable, and to explain various complications that can be anticipated. [...]

[...] As he lay in the hospital, David asked Doris why this was happening to him, when he’d tried to take care of himself, help others, and “do everything right.”

[...] We have no idea of pressing Seth’s personal information upon David; doing that would be an invasion of his privacy. [...]

I spoke about the quality of life, and it is true to say that in at least many centuries past, if men and women may have died earlier, they also lived lives of fuller, more satisfying quality—and I do not want to be misinterpreted in that direction.

[...] Illness is often another mode of expression, but nowhere does science mention that illness might have its purpose, or its groups of purposes, and I do not mean that the purposes themselves are necessarily derogatory. [...]

At this time Jane and I think the missions failure is a blessing: Based upon our limited knowledge of the factors involved, we do not see how it could have succeeded. [...]

[...] In spite of their previous threats, however, the Iranians have not harmed the hostages in reprisal for the operation, and our Administration has strongly warned them not to do so. [...]

[...] Many people do indeed equate a certain kind of suffering with excitement. [...]

[...] To an extent adults do the same thing. [...]

[...] However at this time I do not suggest it. [...] I repeat: I do not suggest it for you, for various reasons. Moderation will do us as well.

[...] You do well as it is, avoiding thick sauces and gravies. [...]

[...] We do eat fried foods, of course, but decided we could cut down on these.

You would do better with fruits for dessert more often.

The natural healing of sound can happen also when you do such a simple thing as listen to the rain. You do not need drugs, hypnotism, or even meditation. [...]

(“I’m doing all right.” [...]

[...] It is because you do not trust your own basic therapeutic nature, or really understand the conscious or unconscious mind, that you run to so many therapies that originate from without the self.

Some of these systems do touch upon legitimate portions of reality, but they all overlook the great individualistic and highly private nature of your dreams, and the fact that you create your own reality.

[...] Gifted children do not fit psychology’s picture. Gifted children do not fit the portrait of children that is sold to parents. [...]

[...] Some that involve relationships with others, you do not even have words for. [...] They are upset because the children do not fit the norm — but no child ever fits “the norm.”

[...] Yet I am saying that man has free will within the framework of his existence, and that all other species do also within the frameworks of their existences (underlined).

[...] (Pause.) It is very difficult to separate all of this from the many connotations placed about disease, and I do not want the material to be misread (still intently). [...]

[...] You do not follow urges through that would hurt others physically, or that seem in direct contradiction to your present beliefs — but you do acknowledge them. You do try to discover their source. [...]

[...] Would nature do things that way?

(“I’m a professional artist,” I wrote to the scientist, “and at times have been puzzled enough by questions about evolution to consider making my own series of drawings that would show the transformation from reptile to bird, for instance, just to see if I could do it convincingly…. [...]

[...] Following all the studying I had to do in order to produce that piece, I’ve become very cautious in considering the theory — after all, even the dictionaries still refer to it as the theory [my emphasis] of evolution! [...]

[...] I do not blame you for wishing that Ruburt’s table were not necessary, but he is showing signs that he will be able to dispense with it. I do not blame you for wishing he did not need a stool at the sink, but that area has no conflict now, and Thursday he had an impulse to do the dishes without it. [...]

[...] Even then Ruburt was tempted to have Wade come, but his own disapproval, and yours, made it obvious that to do so would certainly be a copout. [...]

Ruburt does the steps, something he does not do inside—a change for the body, and a good one—but in his position an exercise in itself. [...]

I am dealing with probabilities—but I do not believe it would have been out at all yet, and your own attitudes would have made that an even more regrettable situation. [...]

[...] “The Absent Self” — the absent or unknown self — is the portion of your own existence that you do not ordinarily perceive or accept, though there is within you a longing for it.

[...] To a certain extent you do carry the knowledge of your forefathers within your [cells’] chromosomes,¹ which present a pattern that is not rigid but flexible — one that in codified fashion endows you with the subjective living experience of those who, in your terms, have gone before. [...]

[...] Biologically you do indeed carry within you, then, the memories of your particular ancestors. [...]

There is a constant interaction in the plant, between its parts, that you do not perceive. [...]

[...] It involved her putting on blue jeans and a belt, and rolling on the bed to get the jeans on the way she used to do. [...]

[...] At 3:30 she began to have a lot of new motions in her neck, rotating her head much more freely from side to side than she’s been able to do so far. [...]

[...] Now Jane’s feet and ankles began to move in rhythm—just as though she were pedaling a bicycle, she said—and as she grunted and groaned with the effort the feet began to easily move the fastest I’ve seen them do yet. [...]

[...] “I just didn’t think I could do it, you know? [...]

[...] Members of such organizations often suffer maladies in which their bodies do not utilize nutrients. They are often food faddists of one kind or another, but because they do fear spontaneity to such a degree they will often become afflicted with diseases or maladies associated with the body’s unconscious processes.

[...] If you believe that the body is evil, the purest health-food diet will or may do you little good at all, while if you have a healthy desire and respect for your physical body, a diet of TV dinners, and even of fast foods, may well keep you healthy and nourished.

These ideas do not only inflict severe difficulties upon older members of the population, but they also have a vital part to play in the behavior of many young people who commit suicide directly or indirectly. [...]