“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The dream objects, then, are so cunningly, and if I may say so, almost slyly chosen, that the simplest of them may refer to instances in this existence, to personally subconsciously desired or feared objects or instances, to desired or feared objects or instances in past lives. [...]

One dream object may represent simultaneously a simple daily and familiar portion of conscious life, a strong feared or desired portion of the immediately subconscious layer, an event or object from a past life, and a feared or desired future event or future possibility, as the case may be.

[...] Many individuals feel easier with certain such subconscious aspects, with the result that they may be more aware of dreams that originate in particular subconscious areas, and be relatively unaware of dreams originating in other areas, which they may consider either fearful or at best unfamiliar.

[...] If a man could actually focus his concentration upon those hidden, feared, mainly unknown, unrecognized elements in the physical universe upon which men simply cannot agree; if he could focus upon the dissimilarities rather than the similarities in the physical universe, he would wonder what gave anyone the idea that there was even one physical object upon which men could agree.

[...] He is afraid, naturally enough of the change, but the fear of not making it is far greater. He is determined that you have the chance despite any consequences, despite natural fears or anything else.

[...] His fear was too great. [...]

[...] He was afraid of demanding that you quit for fear you would say “I will quit if you get a job,” and this he could not do because of his own commitment.

[...] He was quite aware of his own fears also, but he felt that the stimulus would offset these, and that you would not add your courage to his when he was faltering. [...]

[...] They may run to avoid heart disease, for example, while their own fear can help to promote the very eventuality they fear.

The attitude even of doctors and nurses toward the handling of such patients shows only too clearly not only their fear of the disease itself, but their fear of homosexuality, which has been considered evil and forbidden by many religions. [...]

[...] For all their seeming bravado, they fear that they are indeed unnatural members of the species.

It does not fear destruction however, as the ego does. [...] It sees or feels itself as a part of continuing action, and because of this inner atomic knowledge it does not fear destruction, basically, knowing that it will be changed into other kinds of action.

[...] It may choose to reject whole areas for various reasons, usually out of a mistaken fear that the actions involved threaten the permanence of itself.

[...] The ego is secure enough, and strong enough, as an organizing agent, for the basic personality energies, so that it can allow me to communicate without fear that the personality structure will be in any way disrupted.

The basic personality would be fearful of such communications, knowing instinctively the weakness of the ego. [...]

(I went on to tell her of my idea that arthritis, for example, bridged all historical gaps and cultures, and that its origin — I think — lay in the individual’s reaction to fear of motion, for a multitude of reasons. [...]

[...] Infants are not born with an inbred fear of their environment, or of other creatures. [...]

(Long pause at 4:20.) They do not come into life with feelings of rage, or anger, and basically they do not experience doubts or fears. [...]

[...] Initially the beliefs were accepted because he had been taught to believe to fear his energy. [...] If energy flows in conventional accepted patterns it is not feared.

[...] That fear no longer operates. [...]

[...] For other reasons, the fear of pregnancy for example, physical spontaneity was also suspect, and here again you were involved. [...]

[...] So he would hide any he felt from you often for fear you would crush them, or make him lose whatever small confidence in himself physically he’d gained.

[...] These symptoms further aggravated his fears of dependence, and in his worse moments he feared that he would become a cripple and you would leave him. [...]

[...] It is not a question of fearing to face reality financially. [...]

The need for money, and the fear of being dependent then, led him to seek money through a method which, once acceptable, was now highly and critically unacceptable for the reasons given.

[...] In your belief system, however, it is almost imperative to see a doctor in such circumstances (as Jane wrote in Note 2 for Session 805), for many fears are unsubstantiated, and the fear alone, found groundless, gives the person new life symbolically and physically.

[...] If he says: “Life has no meaning,” he cannot be disappointed if such is the case, for he is ensconced in a self-created cocoon that has meaning (underlined), because it provides a cushion against his deepest fears (all very intently).

[...] Some of this is often picked up from parents, so that the child expresses their own unacknowledged fears. [...]

[...] Fear is reduced in that area. [...]

[...] She said she was picking up negative and fearful emotions from me. My emotional condition at the was a mixture of embarrassment for I was about to be exposed; guilt that I was imposing on a friend, for I want to give to friends, not take from them; an utter fear that Seth was about to smash my hopes with the truth. [...]

[...] They knew that the girl had been terrified and spoke only out of fear and did not mean to betray them. [...] And the betrayal, while a betrayal, was understandable, and that he spoke out of fear and did not intend to betray. [...]

Now, you fear that I am about to leap down your throat and I can assure you I will not do so. [...]

[...] I was always afraid to bring friends home for fear my mother and father might argue and embarrass me. [...]

[...] He has been afraid to simply sit and think, for fear of letting the spontaneous self show without the symbolized writing mechanism.

[...] I would suggest for awhile that he refrain from wearing black sweaters in general, except that I fear his wardrobe is already depleted. [...]

[...] The sensitivities will block out such psychic abilities out of fear. [...]

[...] The two of you do not understand thus far, out of fear. [...]

[...] This is your fear speaking. [...]

[...] You both seem to fear that all your time will be consumed, or that you will be at the mercy of others if you give in at all. [...]

[...] This also has to do, however, with the fear of exterior stimuli and the basic fear that it will sweep you away, destroy your person and (words lost) of it. [...]

[...] Not in fear but in joy. [...]

[...] In them Seth briefly explained how Jane had created her symptoms as protection against the spontaneous self going too far: this fear was the real reason for the symptoms—not, as we usually thought, her fear that she would do other things besides work if she had normal mobility. [...] Again, without checking, I think that an examination of our records would show that her symptoms flared up, indeed worsened, as she worked on each Seth book, and that behind her labors on each book there lay this fear that she was going too far with each one she produced. This fear may be based on outmoded ideas—as Seth has mentioned at various times—it may make no sense, or whatever, yet as long as it exists it must be dealt with. [...]

[...] In it she tied her eye trouble and other symptoms with her fears about public reactions to her Seth work—her fears of its rejection, etc., and that she might—indeed, has—found herself outside the accepted realms of science, religion, etc., because of her psychic work. [...]

[...] The idea is that she’ll be free to do what she wants with the Seth material, for as long as she wants to, without our adding fuel to her fears until we’ve had a chance to work things through. [...]

[...] My idea is that both class and mail have had an unfortunate reinforcing effect over the years as far as the symptoms and their attendant fears go. [...]

[...] A good, up-to-the-minute fear, out in the open. I’ve had the same fear many times. [...]

[...] Jane began talking of her attempts to get people to listen to her poetry, and her early fears that she was considered odd because of her talents. [...]

In his own way he is fond of your mother at the same time, you see, but also terrified of her because the repressions cause him to exaggerate the hidden fears. When you are frightened of fears then the most minute one is exaggerated.

(At last break I had asked that Seth deal with three questions tonight after finishing dictation on his book: 1. The ideas behind Jane’s exaggerated response to events, particularly fears. [...]

(“I guess I’ve let the fear get into everything,” she said, tearfully.

[...] He is in no way responsible for his mother’s problems, and no matter how strong his fears, universal energy lifts him up regardless of all else. [...]

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.

[...] The expression of joy also makes the ego more resilient, less fearful, less resentful of diverse conditions when they occur. [...]

This does not mean that the personality must be completely swept away by an emotion, though this is what such an ego fears. [...]

[...] There is no need to fear identity’s complete immersion into emotional sensation. [...]

[...] Fears that you have. Now the fears are natural enough. You do not need to be afraid of the fears, for example. [...]

[...] Now you exaggerated the dilemma to some extent, but the whole symbolism represented your fears. [...]

Now she feels strongly but this is her responsibility, not so much to hold you in line, as to prove to you that you have nothing to fear. [...]

[...] I think all this is for Rob’s good as much as mine despite my fears and his fears for me. [...]

[...] The spontaneity he feared might interfere with his abilities is precisely the key that will release them and him. [...]

(Again: any time spent sexually during the day cannot compare with the amount of time spent, on a daily basis, in worry, concern, frustration, fear, anger, etc.)

You are afraid of releasing your energy into your work, for fear it will carry you beyond all ordinary relationships—simply because your father’s creativity seemed to cut him off from his wife and sons, and to lead to isolation. [...]