“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(11:16 P.M. I’d say that much of Seth’s excellent delivery since break is related to some of his material in the 825th session, including this passage: “I put the word ‘good’ in quotes for now because of your misconceptions about the nature of good and evil, which we will discuss somewhat later.”)

[...] They will see the world in black-and-white terms again, with good and evil clearly delineated in the most simplistic terms, and thus escape a slippery, thematic universe, in which man’s feelings seemed to give him no foothold at all.

[...] Christ’s message was that each man is good inherently, and is an individualized portion of the divine — and yet a civilization based upon that precept has never been attempted. The vast social structures of Christianity were instead based upon man’s “sinful” nature — not the organizations and structures that might allow him to become good, or to obtain the goodness that Christ quite clearly perceived man already possessed.

Good evening.

“He tried to destroy the ‘animal of evil,’ and it bit him back. Now, evil does not exist in those terms, and even illness or fear are not necessarily enemies, as much as aids to understanding and means to a greater end. [...]

Seth went on to say: “The evil that Ruburt imagined he was projecting outward does not exist, but because he believed it did, he formed the materialization from his fears. [...] In larger terms, there is no evil, only your own lack of perception, but I know this is difficult for you to accept.

“You just aren’t that good at it yet,” one of them said. [...] Whether I was astral-traveling or whatever, these people were really having a good laugh at my expense.

[...] … Ruburt tried to separate from himself all those elements he considers negative, and fight them at once, almost as if in so doing he could remove evil from the universe.

Now, I bid you another most fond good afternoon —

(“Good afternoon, Seth.”)

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. [...]

A fond good evening.

[...] Your ideas of good and evil were highly polarized. [...]

(To Mack.) First of all, you are protecting the inner self very well and you have a protective attitude toward it which is good. Our friend over here deliberates, which is also good, but he does not deliberate in a dry manner, but creatively. [...]

Now, I bid you all good evening. [...]

[...] You also have a good sense of humor. [...]

In the next chapter, let us consider more closely your ideas about good and evil, the morality of the self, and examine the ways in which your ideas are reflected in your lives.

Good evening.

(“Good evening, Seth.”)

[...] Your misunderstandings, your crimes, and your atrocities, real as they are, are seldom committed out of any intent to be evil, but because of severe misinterpretations about the nature of good, and the means that can be taken toward its actualization. [...]

[...] A good portion of it is deleted, however, since Seth discussed other subjects before coming through with material for Mass Events at 9:09.)

[...] Automatically condemned, you must do good works, or be baptized, or believe in Christ, or perform other acts in order to be saved or redeemed.

(Deliberately:) You were born with an in-built recognition of your own goodness. [...]

(The crew at the hospital did have a birthday party for me, and even though I knew what they were up to, it was still a delightful surprise, what with their obvious good will and cheers, the cards, and the food — more than we could eat, at least Jane and I. Mary, the head nurse, made the chocolate cake with chocolate icing. [...]

I bid you another most fond good afternoon —

(“Good afternoon, Seth.”)

[...] Our friend might also be convinced that he himself is evil, unworthy, or even depraved, the lowest of men or women. [...]

I did not say you were evil and never would I say such a thing. [...] I said, recognize within yourself those evils that you recognize in others, but I meant only those things that in your own mind you set up as evil for you project those things upon others and make your own reality. [...]

(To Bette.) Our friend over here who insists on relating, not from the Richelieu experience but from another, did a very good job of realizing that the energy originates not from this form but from each of you. [...]

[...] It can be told now what it yearned to be told then—that it was indeed good, and not bad or evil, that it could indeed use its curiosity without the threat of abandonment, and that it could trust its own creativity and love of play. [...]

[...] Children want to “be good.” [...] The Sinful Self identification is a particularly unfortunate one, for to “be good” means that the child must consider itself bad or sinful. [...]

Good evening. [...]

(“Good evening, Seth.”)

Fanatics always use ringing rhetoric, and speak in the highest terms of truth, good and evil, and particularly of retribution. [...]

(Pause.) Fanatics exist because of the great gap between an idealized good and an exaggerated version of its opposite. The idealized good is projected into the future, while its exaggerated opposite is seen to pervade the present. [...] Behind all this is the belief that spontaneously the ideal will never be achieved, and that, indeed, on his own man is getting worse and worse in every aspect: How can flawed selves ever hope to spontaneously achieve any good?

[...] “I feel real good, and Seth did well finishing that material,” Jane said. “I feel good about Heroics, too. Before the session I was worried about what good stuff we might get, and whether we could put it in this book or if it would just lay there for years. [...]

Good evening.

Good evening.

(“Good evening, Seth.”)

Dictation: You are obsessed with sexual behavior when you proclaim it evil or distasteful or debasing, hide it, and pretend that it is primarily “animalistic.” [...]

[...] They became unified only through religious visions or experiences, for only God’s love was seen as “good enough” to justify a sexuality otherwise felt to be animalistic. [...]

You should desire good health because it is a natural state of your being. [...] which produces good health. [...] You as an individualized consciousness are a part of this, and you cannot express yourself fully nor fulfill your purpose as an identity, as an individual, if you are not in good health... [...]

[...] There are other fascinations and foreign countries upon your planet, but it is good that you learn of those also. [...] and it will not be as simple as “Good Morning” and “Good Evening” or “Where can I find a can of beans?”

[...] [Tom:] “My interpretation of what he said is that (1) good health is a natural part of ourselves, and so we should naturally desire it, and (2) good health in itself is not the objective at all. It is what you can do when you are in a state of good health. [...]

[...] You should indeed imagine yourself, therefore, able to handle your energy effectively for your own good and the good of others; to imagine yourself as a channel through which the creativity of the universe can express itself. [...]

You should desire good health because it is a natural state of your being. You should trust in the innate intelligence of your own being—which produces good health. [...] You as an individualized consciousness are a part of this, and you cannot express yourself fully nor fulfill your purpose as an identity, as an individual, if you are not in good health—for the effects of the body are felt in the mind...and the effects of the mind are felt in the body. [...]

[...] There are other fascinations and foreign countries upon your planet, but it is good that you learn of those also. We will get you used to the idea of foreign lands and then we will teach you to travel into lands that are really foreign—and we will give you an idea of the vocabulary used—and it will not be as simple as “good morning” and “good evening” or “where can I find a can of beans?”

[...] [Theodore:] “My interpretation of what he said is that (1) good health is a natural part of ourselves, and so we should naturally desire it, and (2) good health in itself is not the objective at all. It is what you can do when you are in a state of good health. [...]

[...] You should indeed imagine yourself, therefore, able to handle your energy effectively for your own good and the good of others; to imagine yourself as a channel through which the creativity of the universe can express itself. [...]

The main issues with which the Sinful Self was concerned were focused most clearly in Mass Events and God of Jane, since more than the other books they represent a direct confrontation “attacking” the very legitimacy of the entire concept of sin and evil, insisting more dramatically on the good intent of man’s basic impulses. [...]

[...] I told her, feeling that only good could come out of such a dialogue between parts of the overall self or personality. [...]

Then I bid you a fond, and to Ruburt a therapeutic good night. [...]

[...] I wish you a fond good evening, again, and through Ruburt’s experience enjoy your summertime. [...]

[...] The story says that Eve tempted the male, having him eat of the tree of good and evil, or the tree of knowledge. [...]

Good Evening.

(“Good evening, Seth.”)

[...] So what happens often in your society when men or women have creative bents, and good minds to boot?

Good evening.

([RFB & Pete:] “Good evening, Seth.”

(Recently our friend in Boston, Pat Norelli, had visited a female medium who told her that she was under the influence of an evil eye, and would never have a happy day as long as she lived. [...]

[...] Her voice had been a little better than average, her pace good. [...]

[...] The story says that Eve tempted the male, having him eat of the tree of good and evil, or the tree of knowledge. [...]

Good evening.

(“Good evening, Seth.”)

[...] So what often happens in your society when men and women have creative bents, and good minds to boot?

Ideas of good and evil, gods and devils, salvation and damnation, are merely symbols of deeper religious values; cosmic values if you will, that cannot be translated into physical terms.

[...] Behind the frame of good and evil is a far deeper spiritual value. [...]

Now: Good evening.

(“Good evening, Seth.”)

[...] If an individual sees only evil and desolation in the physical world, it is because he is obsessed with evil and desolation and projects them outward, and closes his eyes to all else. [...]

“Another example: A very industrious individual thinks the majority of men are lazy and good for nothing. No one would ever think of calling him lazy or good for nothing, yet this may be precisely his own subconscious picture of himself, against which he drives himself constantly. [...]

“You should desire good health because it is a natural state of your being. [...] You, as an individual, as individualized consciousness, are a part of this, and you cannot express yourself fully, nor fulfill your purpose as an identity if you are not in good health. [...]

[...] “You mean that if I’m in good health, I’m spiritually in good shape?”

[...] Independent agents of good or evil, out to tempt men or save them, as the case may be.

Good evening.

(“Good evening, Seth.”)

[...] It will become then more powerful in terms of good. [...]