“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] You’ll end up talking to the wall if you want to have a session, or into a recorder if you can learn to do it. I can’t stop you from doing it by yourself, or with someone else, but I can refuse to encourage you myself.” [...]

[...] It may very well be time to do something else with the balance of our lives. [...] Lots of it—only what does one do in the meantime while trying to learn a few things?”

(“I’ve thought more and more lately about what happens when a person is born with very strong gifts—but can’t stand to use them, or has to pay a very high price indeed if they do try to use them. At first glance it seems contradictory of nature to do that, or to make such a conflict possible, yet it must happen all the time. [...]

I do admit that from your standpoint—or viewpoint—that it may be very difficult to accept some of the statements that I make—that appear perhaps even to be directly contradictory to your observation of Ruburt on a daily basis, and to his own experience of himself. [...]

(Pause.) Love yourselves and do yourselves just honor, and you will deal fairly with others. When you say “no,” or deny, you always do so because in your mind and feelings, a present situation, or a proposed one, falls far short of some ideal. [...] If you do not have too-rigid ideas of perfection, then ordinary denial serves a quite practical purpose. [...]

[...] You do not help your children by keeping them chained to you, but you do not help your aged parents either by encouraging their sense of helplessness. [...]

[...] You will instead project all the qualities you do not think you possess upon someone else, do them lip service, and hate the other individual for possessing them. [...]

If you do so, then in the great flow and sweep of your eternal reality there will be an overall current of love and creativity that carries you. [...]

[...] They did what they thought they were supposed to do, but do not feel nearly the sense of accomplishment or pleasure with their lives that they once expected. [...]

[...] What do they think of their art themselves? To what purpose do they use it? [...]

I do not think you understand completely. I am not speaking of the fact that your brother has a family and children and you do not, and I am not forgetting you have problems. [...]

[...] Those who have followed old beliefs do not have it easy either, and they do not know where to turn. [...]

This will be a short session, but as always it can help you considerably if you do more than just read it, and take it to heart as well. [...] Therefore, trust that despite your difficulties you are doing what you set out to do, and remember that the difficulties are not absolute, and avoid thinking of them in absolute terms. [...] A fond good evening, and do not give up on yourselves. [...]

[...] I felt considerable relief in doing so. [...]

Now: Underline five times: Whenever there are difficulties, do not concentrate upon the problem.

[...] You would both do well to reread and discuss the information simply so that it is out in the open again. [...]

[...] But what I want Pete to do is to thoroughly familiarize himself with all facets of our “case,” so that we can then make some intelligent decisions. I didn’t even tell Pete that, but will probably end up doing so. [...]

[...] Above all, I said, we’re not going to do anything that will compromise our case against the insurance claim. [...]

(I went over to the Infirmary’s office with them after the meeting to get a bunch of papers Kim wanted to give me, because doing it this way would save me an extra trip sometime later. [...]

[...] She also explained something to me about indigence—how, after a certain period of time Jane and I would be considered separate people so that she could qualify Medicaid payments, I believe—and that, even if they got after me to make up those payments, I could refuse to do so. [...]

[...] I do not alternate between waking and sleeping as you do. [...] Yet I do not control my dreams — I fulfill them. [...]

[...] When you use all of these minds, then and only then do you become fully aware of your surroundings: You perceive reality more clearly than you do now, more sharply, brilliantly, and concisely. [...]

[...] The information itself, however, had nothing to do with words, but with an overall comprehension of the nature of painting, a direct knowing. [...]

[...] As a result, you do not have any culturally acceptable patterns that allow you to use your dreams competently.

[...] Animals certainly do not worry about tomorrow’s weather conditions. (Long pause.) It may be true that animals do not need to know tomorrow’s weather, since they do not plant seeds or collect the harvest. [...]

(4:20.) I am not saying that anyone should pretend that unfavorable circumstances do not sometimes exist, or that they may not be encountered in the past, present, or future. It is also true, however, that advantageous events occur with a far greater frequency than do negative ones — otherwise the world that you know simply would not exist. [...]

[...] When I asked her if she was up to her old tricks, she said, “I know what I’m doing — but that doesn’t mean I can’t goof up once in a while.”

[...] You can make plans for the future, but do not worry about the future. [...]

(As of now, however, I’d say that she doesn’t have much inclination to do so. Nor do I. Perhaps, even knowing Jane’s unique creative abilities as well as we do, we’re each somewhat daunted by the thought that consciously we might not be able to concentrate enough on two such projects at once. I do believe it possible for Jane to deliver “Unknown” Reality and The Way Toward Health concurrently through Seth, and to carry on her “regular” writing, for I think we have yet to learn the limits of her abilities [although as she continues to develop them she increases our knowledge of human potential]. [...]

[...] Then while doing dishes this morning I had the feeling a whole book on health is there or here. [...] But Seth’s doing a book! [...]

[...] I quoted her as saying she believed that “Seth could do three books at once, a chapter at a time on each, and with no confusion among them.”

[...] No, she hadn’t heard Seth, or sensed his presence while this was going on; she’d just realized that his help would be necessary if she decided to do the book. [...]

It is aware of itself as the smallest seed, both those that grow and those that do not grow. [...] And it has nothing to do with the God concept.

I do not mean to imply, necessarily, progression here. [...] Do you see?

[...] There is no personal god-individual in Christian terms and yet you do have access to a portion of All That Is, that is highly attuned to you only above all others.

[...] You not only draw upon this overall energy, but you do so automatically, for your existence is dependent upon it.

[...] I still read the deleted material for myself on most days, paint a little, do chores, work on the files, the yard, help Jane, record dreams—but I try to do all of these things at an easy pace while trusting that I’ll continue to reconcile opposing beliefs, and see more physical and creative improvements. [...]

You are doing well, and I will devote some time to Ruburt—but we will get back to the book once a week. For (louder) when we do not, that in itself causes stress.

[...] I do not know if this refers to flight plans or not.

[...] I do not know if they stew or if they eat stew, you see.

[...] This seems to have something to do with the plane.. [...]

Something to do with block formations now, not buildings at all, perhaps models of buildings.

[...] He is terrified to do so. When he manages to do so he is jubilant out of all proportion. [...]

[...] I am doing this for you: I have the impression of a six in regard to the nonphysical self book. [...] I do not know however whether it is six weeks you see, or six months. [...]

This has to do with the attack made on Ruburt by your domestic cat. [...]

[...] This is one of the keynotes of his personality, and rather obviously this has to do with his early life and his mother.

Those who do not take advantage of such opportunities in this life often do not do so when it is over. [...] It will turn itself inside out to do so. [...]

[...] If you insist upon harboring hatreds within you now, you are very likely to continue doing so. On the other hand, those sparks of truth, intuition, love, joy, creativity, and accomplishment gained now, will work for you then as they do now.

[...] Too narrow ideas of the nature of existence can follow you through several lives if you do not choose to be spiritually and psychically flexible.

As you will see later in this book, you can do so. [...]

I closed our last session somewhat earlier, and intend to do the same this evening. I had even contemplated cutting down the number of sessions, but do not want to do this.

[...] I do not want either of you to become overtired, and I do not want to prolong a session when I have delivered my lecture for the night, simply because of any arbitrary idea of time involved, especially when you can both use the sleep.

[...] She achieved a very brief glimpse of his face, eyes closed, nodding yes in answer to her question: Do you hear me? [...]

[...] However, I take my chances, getting good material through when the time is right, and we can be more jovial on those evenings when you are too tired to do anything else.

[...] An S and I believe G…you should understand…the initials and dates may not correspond…1947 especially important to you…the initials I gave apply either to one individual or first names of two…the second child something different now…February or initial F…a connection with second child…February or FB…I do not know which…a turnabout with the child…a complete change of plan or a turnabout…a 36 connection…someone perhaps 36 years old connected somehow with this. I do not know to what this refers…a form or square…I do not know…17 years old. This is separate and the woman here…a strong school connection again…3 o’clock or late afternoon…number 414…now this could be the hour 4:14 or month…I do not know…Green room…202 or 213..whether this is a month or year or house number I don’t know…a grip…a strong grip…in the afternoon…in a room…a woman, gray hair, buck teeth…yellow teeth…She yells out and calls and a young boy comes in blue clothes & bicycle…I think he rides….It’s 1943 or 1947…Room is green…yellow…Room is green…no, cream…yellow…it’s afternoon…..

[...] Episode in 6th grade very important… very important year… See 5 years or number 5…I do not understand… A complete change of opinion in family group that did not work to your advantage… Perhaps 1947 or 1943…a disturbance…a connection with another child…initial F & perhaps M…something on an occasion beneath pine trees…& water… CM (?) the M. in Greenwich…1937 or 1938, another child, a male….

He sees more than you do, or more than his mother does, because he does not yet realize that you only accept certain patterns and reject others. [...] In a large sense he begins to train himself to focus only upon what you would call physical reality, though he still partially perceives other fields that you do not accept. [...]

[...] He hears sounds from the physical environment, but also sounds within the available range of reality that you do not accept. When the infant is born, he still hears these sounds and voices, but again, they do not answer his physical needs, nor bring milk when he cries, and gradually he discards them.

[...] He is aware of light and shadow, of shape and form, though he must learn to distinguish these portions from the available field of reality that you accept as objects, from the available field that you do not accept as objects.

[...] Your scientists are simply asking the wrong questions, and do not think in terms of such freewheeling structures.

[...] Some, but very few, psychic healers do this automatically without realizing what they are doing. [...] In your terms, they fade into a probable series of events that do not physically affect you.

[...] He’s remarked more than once that he’ll close a session by dictating the heading for the next chapter, or whatever, “so that Ruburt [Jane] knows what I am doing. [...]

[...] But given that right kind of equanimity, time — our ordinary time — slides by; then, looking back periodically, we discover that we’ve accomplished at least something of what we wanted to do.

[...] That rather formal division in her trance activities suits us well; we enjoy doing most of our work by ourselves, no matter what kind it may be.

[...] [I really enjoyed letting someone else do all the work for a change!] Later that week, Sue transcribed Seth’s material, wrote all of the notes for the session, and prepared mimeographed copies for everyone. [...]

[...] You [as a member of the human species] do indeed see yourself as the supreme flower of history so far, yet when you can know what is going on clearly and concisely on the other side of Elmira, and can communicate it also, then you will be as primitive and as civilized as some of those primitive people.

[...] It has nothing to do with the people!

[...] The experience of the guru⁵ who sits in opulence, bejeweled and begowned, has nothing to do with the peasant who works in the field and whose belly is empty. [...]

[...] Then it becomes something you want to do and feel you should do, and a strong part of your work, but the spontaneous fountainheads beneath do not have that easy flow. [...]

[...] He felt instead that you and I were saying in effect: “You have not hurt yourself enough, now do this five times a day, and you will be a good girl,” and this he simply would not do.

These ambiguous feelings on both of your parts have much to do with the penis reaction. [...]

[...] Now knowing this and seeing it clearly in words, you can I am sure make adjustments so that you do not go to those extremes.

[...] Putting up with him will not seem a chore if you realize that psychic energy is not only being used when you do so, but within reason, when you do so unresentfully, you are gaining psychic energies through interactions.

(For what it is worth, earlier in the afternoon I had been wishing I had a model handy, for I felt like doing some quick sketches as a relief from the constant oil painting. [...]

(I had prepared a test envelope to give to Jane during the 181st session, of August 25, but did not do so because of the short session. [...]

[...] They do not however have the same type of intensity. [...]