“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] They felt that it was the larger expression of their own moods and temperament, the materialization of self-events that were too vast to be contained within the flesh of any one individual or any group of individuals. [...]

They also felt that they were themselves, however; that as humans [they were] the manifestation of the larger expression of nature that was too splendid to be contained alone within nature’s framework, that nature needed them — that is, men — to give it another kind of voice. [...]

[...] He felt that nature expressed for him the vast power of his own emotions. [...]

Joy and the spontaneous expression of it will always bring increased strength and resiliency to the personality. [...] The expression of joy also makes the ego more resilient, less fearful, less resentful of diverse conditions when they occur. [...]

It is, as a rule, lack of knowledge on the part of the ego as to the nature of reality, and its part in it, and the resulting fear, that often prevents a personality from accepting spontaneous expression of emotions in general. [...] When one fears to experience seemingly unpleasant emotions, the personality also tends to set up an emotional pattern of rejection that seriously cuts down, also, not only on the expression but the very perception of joy.

[...] This is action, therefore, delighting in the expression and form of itself.

Such actions naturally possess all the characteristics of action in general, and therefore will seek other methods of materialization and expression. [...]

[...] But because the personality is composed of action, the personality also contains within it this characteristic of action, in that it accepts all sensations as expressions of itself, and does not discriminate between stimuli.

[...] I am saying that less self-conscious organisms will rejoice even in their automatic reaction against such stimuli, because any stimuli and reaction represents sensation, and sensation is another method by which such action knows and expresses itself.

[...] She had been restless, her voice quite expressive.

If we had been appalled when Seth began giving his version of the beliefs her sinful self held, we were even more so when that self began to express itself “personally.” And once more I had to guard my own expressions of frustration and anger; those emotions were so mixed up with my love for my wife that I even developed a perverse, almost black humor about the entire situation. [...]

[...] It was precisely in the area of artistic expression that the inspirations might quickest leap through the applied dogmatic framework. [...] Ruburt well knew even as a child that such religious structures had served their time, and his poetry provided a channel through which he could express his own views as he matured.

“I have said that in almost every case of severe dissatisfaction or illness, the underlying reasons will not so much be found in the discovery or expression of buried hate or aggression—though these may be present—but in the search for expression of value fulfillment that is for one reason or another being denied.

“Ruburt broke through both psychically and creatively—that is, the sessions almost immediately provided him with new creative inspiration and expression, and with the expansions needed psychologically that would help fulfill his promise as a writer and as a mature personality. He was still left, however, with the beliefs in the sinful self, and carried within him many deep fears that told him that self-expression itself and spontaneity were highly dangerous.

(Jane expressed a desire to see the work in place, so when I picked her up at the gallery we stopped off at the club to see it, where Jane made the impromptu remark that she wanted Seth to call off the session, so we could attend the opening of the club this evening.

[...] Jane also said she felt somewhat put out, or “pulled up short” at the short session, although earlier this evening she had expressed the wish for either a short session, or none at all, so we could attend the opening of the supper club operated by our landlord.)

[...] What you do is all an expression of yourself and its various aspects. [...]

[...] His natural inclinations, followed, allow for exercise when it is needed, and rest when it is needed, so that the natural resiliency of the muscles can be expressed without strain. [...]

[...] It [the mysticism] was to be expressed, if curtailed, relatively speaking. [...] That child (in the photo) joined a nunnery, where she learned to regulate mystical experience according to acceptable precepts — but to express it nevertheless with some regularity, continuously, in a way of life that at least recognized its existence.

[...] When you encouraged the emergence and expression of his mysticism, then you could no longer act, he felt, as a framework to contain it. [...] He knew intuitively that you also used artistic creation as a buffer between yourself and mystical expression.

It’s taken us some years to understand that behind Jane’s symptoms lay her efforts to understand and express the very strong creative energy she’s sensed within herself since childhood. Yet the conflict that developed between her writing self and her mystical self, as explained by Seth in Personal Reality, was only one facet of her intuitive drive toward that expression: As Jane matured, she realized that there were other challenges for her to contend with too. [...]

[...] I wasn’t clear on what I wanted to know, and had trouble expressing myself to Jane. [...]

[...] Many — not all, now — criminals possess the same characteristics you ascribe to heroes, except that the heroes have a means toward the expression of idealism, and specific avenues for that expression. [...]

[...] They point toward definite avenues of expression, avenues that will provide the individual with a sense of actualization, natural power, and that will automatically provide feedback, so that the person knows he is impressing his environment for the better.

[...] (Pause.) The vast range of psychological expression, however, had some kind of framework to contain it. [...]

You have atrocious acts committed, along with great heroisms, but each are explosive, representing sudden releases of withheld energies that have in other ways been forbidden, and so man’s mass psyche expresses itself sometimes like explosive fireworks, simply because the release of pressure is necessary.

[...] Remind him that it is safe to express his natural (underlined) rhythms, to remember the natural person. [...]

[...] Instead I began to express myself by speaking through Jane Roberts. [...]

[...] Once expressed, however, it can be comprehended. [...]

[...] Now he knows differently, but he still clings to the idea of one god, one self, and one body through which to express it.

[...] It is true that in dreams you do reach some of the deepest sources of your being at times, but even there, the expression of that being is far too individualistic to assign the same kind of “unconscious” meaning to overall symbols.

[...] The problem manifested itself in a given way, and the drugs then block that normal expression of the psychic disorder. [...]

[...] The basic challenge not only is not faced, but is constantly denied the physical expression that, left alone, would bring about its natural solution.

[...] That is because you do not understand it as the expression of your being in flesh.

[...] He therefore expressed an attitude typical of many visitors or those who write—attitudes that really bother Jane. [...]

[...] This does not mean that he has no need for expression. [...]

Ruburt should do some small amount of writing each day—for his own pleasure and expression. [...]

[...] A lighter hand, however, on Ruburt’s part: We are not looking for realms of negative feelings in particular, but for the honest expression of feelings, whatever they are. [...]

When the ego impedes such expression, then the emotions are translated into other actions, and can turn into impediments. It is only because the ego blocks freedom of the emotional expression, out of fear, that it appears to the ego that emotions are indeed fearful characteristics. [...]

[...] If however you consciously do not want a session, and express yourselves in this direction, then no session would be held.

[...] And this will involve a balanced personality, for in such a personality action will be allowed freedom of expression. [...]

[...] They actually allow for great stability, since their free expression makes it possible for action to be fulfilled in the manner most constructive for the system as a whole.

[...] If you were expressing yourself fully on certain issues you would not have a cold, and if you were using all of the insights that you should have gathered in class, you would not have a cold. If you were allowing full expression of your inner ideas outward along certain lines having to do with your oldest son, you would not have a cold. [...]

[...] If this is done then you will not feel the need to over exaggerate as you express these feelings. [...]

([Theodore:] “But the expressions need not necessarily be to the party you are concerned about.”)

[...] If so, in your first attempt to get along with the expression of emotion you may find some exaggeration. [...]

Then express the feelings as they come to you, and there is nothing to fear. This will free you to express joy and love. [...]

[...] Now, then, relax and be expressive, and you will feel much better. [...]

[...] Some of you would rather stand up in this class and say, “I killed an animal in hatred” or “I knocked a man’s guts out” or “I shot my neighbor” almost, rather than express a simple statement of love or acceptance to another person in the class wholeheartedly and act, that was not an act, when you are not a star performing. [...]

(To Sally.) You project your own distrust upon other people and then react to it and so you close yourself off from those feelings of trust that others would express for you. [...]

If the belief means to you that love for children is best expressed in those terms, if you feel that there is something embarrassing about expressing affection directly, then the “better and better” suggestion may only reinforce that belief.

[...] If, using that example, you suddenly begin to realize your position and begin to express your love to your children directly, you may find them quite surprised, delighted but confused. [...]

(So, given Jane’s satisfying yet exhilarating expressions of consciousness throughout the day, I hardly regard it as surprising that she plunged into additional excellent states this evening. Paradoxically, her inspired reception of the material for Psychic Politics came about not only because of her innate knowledge feeling-tones, but because she gave that basic creative phenomenon expression in Politics.

(There were clear-cut connections between her creative performance today and her reception of the outline for The Way Toward Health last March; see the notes at 10:45, as well as Note 8, for Session 713; and in Volume 1, see Appendix 7. But there was even more creative expression to come through Jane this evening, not only in the session itself of course, but after it, as I try to explain in the concluding notes.

[...] When these become a system of order, however, the original spontaneity is lost, and you project an artificial order that serves to stratify behavior rather than to express it. [...]

Ruburt has thus far insisted upon his private vision and his unique expression of the unknown reality as he experiences it, and so he brings back bulletins that do not agree with the conventional psychic line.

(Pause at 9:30.) At no time will any given church be able to express the inner experience of all individuals. [...] The forbidden experiences will simply be unconsciously expressed, gather strength and vitality, and rise up to form a counter projection which will then form another, newer exterior religious drama.

[...] To the extent that a man feels that his religion expresses such inner experience, he will feel it valid. [...]

The dramas themselves do express certain inner realities, and they serve as surface reminders to those who do not trust direct experience with the inner self. [...]

[...] Any attempt to so rigorously and precisely express inner reality is bound to be abortive, highly misleading, and in your terms sometimes dangerous; for you do create your own reality and live it according to your inner beliefs. [...]

(Long pause at 7:51.) Our vitality wants to express itself. The whole world of nature is an irrepressible, expressible area of expansion. [...]

[...] At the same time, however, the self will not be denied its creativity, and it will most stubbornly seek out those areas of its own expression, so not working on my book will not help solve Ruburt’s difficulties, and may indeed aggravate them, simply because of the further inhibition of expression. [...]

[...] That is, it gives expression to the portion of the self that holds attitudes that are behind the difficulty. [...]

[...] An overconcern (underlined) about the mechanics of publication, or the necessity of publication, or the wheres and hows of publication, or a sense of responsibility about the work, can indeed cause difficulty, but the basic creative expression—which has been impeded in the past by fears—should still be encouraged. [...]