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The images he is using, as per the belt for his dungarees, is an excellent example of how old familiarity of motion can come to his aid. The new motion involving his hips is also immensely beneficial—and once awakened those motions can now continue to improve. [...]

Ruburt’s physical performance this afternoon should certainly show him that his body is indeed capable of normal motion. [...]

This afternoon’s physical performance does indeed represent another important breakthrough, for he felt within him that ease and motion, that release of tension that is so vital for his body’s normal, healthy performance. [...]

In the same way, simply and gently, let him address his legs, telling them his intent to walk again. [...] They are, now, beginning to return (as I was just going to ask Seth). On some days his eyes do not read as easily as on others, and on those days they simply reflect an unevenness as they prepare themselves for still other improvements. [...]

[...] The working of Ruburt’s eyes, and the continuous changes in his vision, give indications of the other kind of improvements, happening in the circulatory systems and other portions of the body. The eyes, knowing his intent now to read, read. [...]

[...] Willy’s hiding under the blue chair or rather, just his head—his rear end is sticking out. [...]

[...] His suggestion I try to go into the library—(yesterday) probably was responsible for the Seth-in-library thing tonight. [...]

[...] On that basis his material may very well express the content of that dream; from that wider viewpoint, I would feel the compassion he describes more openly. [...] Yet as one gets to know each of the individuals in his or her world in particular, it becomes more and more difficult to blame them for the state of the world, or much else for that matter: One becomes too enmeshed with their individuality and humanness. [...]

[...] A copy of his material is attached to my own material on this dream.

[...] Behind all of his carryings-on there was a strong quality of compassion that he found most difficult to express.

He was president of your country in trying times: rambunctious, at times crooked in his dealings. [...]

Now: An artist produces a body of work in his lifetime. [...] The actual work involved in the selection of data is still made according to the beliefs in the artist’s conscious mind as to who he is, how good an artist he is, what kind of artist he is, what “school” of artistic beliefs he subscribes to, his ideas of society and his place in it, and esthetic and economic values, to name but a few.

[...] He tries to project them upon his canvas or board. [...] The artist utilizes training and mixes his colors in order to give artistic flesh to his painting. [...]

(Pause at 11:15.) In many “native” cultures an individual is not considered in terms of his age at all, and the numbering of years is regarded as insignificant. In fact, a man may not know his age as you think of it. [...]

Your Willy is in no danger, but show him your love, and regulate his ingoing and outgoing. Not that Ruburt need regulate his, but that his distraction or impatience causes the cat to overreact.

In an odd way, he is himself somewhat frightened of his behavior. Ruburt has decided to leave the house more often, and be free to go outside whenever he² wishes — not to spend so much time inside because of his work. [...]

Now: Ruburt’s sensing of the channels does represent a development and has been possible for some time; but it is only now entering his experience. Do remind him of his success in this and other areas, for the feeling and reality of success can and will be carried over.

[...] She felt somewhat “remote” from his questions while she was so involved in producing this book. [...]

He “consorted” with prostitutes (Luke 7:33–50) and the poor, and his disciples were hardly men that would be called the city fathers. [...] Christ used the vernacular of the times and in his own way spoke out against dogmatic ideas, as well as temples that pretended to be repositories of holy knowledge but were instead concerned with money and prestige. [...]

[...] Though you profess to love the other, you will try to undermine the very foundations of his or her being.

If you are a part of God then He is also a part of you, and in denying your own worth you end up denying His as well. [...]

[...] When Christ spoke he did so in the context of his times, using the symbolism and vocabulary that made sense to a particular people in a particular period of history, in your terms.

It is true because everyone who is acquainted with a particular individual creates his own image of him, as he creates his own image of them. [...] and this is not always to his advantage.

A small note to Ruburt concerning his ESP book. [...] Nevertheless, he is far ahead since he dispensed with material from other researchers, and relied upon his own.

A short note also to Philip, thanking him for his consideration, and mentioning that changes are already beginning to occur among the leading men within his company. [...]

[...] Seth did not announce his presence until the 4th session. [...]

Jane and I placed no particular emphasis upon this information when Seth came through with it, but in retrospect we realized that it contains two significant points: Seth’s reference to “another book,” which we think is “Unknown” Reality, and his use of the word “counterparts.” [...] For in Volume 2 of “Unknown” Reality, Seth’s concept of counterparts certainly takes on its own unique meaning within his study of personhood. (Although not bringing up his ideas of reincarnation or points of power in the 683rd session, Seth implied both of those qualities in many parts of that material.)

2. In connection with Seth’s discussion of animals and men here, see his excellent material in Chapter 12 of Personal Reality. Summarizing parts of that chapter very simply: In Session 647 Seth goes into the challenges early man faced as he contended with his own burgeoning consciousness. [...]

[...] Ruburt is quite correct in his supposition of what he calls “multipersonhood” in Adventures.¹

[...] You view the fantastic variety of physical life — its animals, insects, birds, fish, man and all his works — with hardly a qualm; yet you must understand that the nature of consciousness itself is far more varied, and you must learn to think of an inner reality that is as infinite as the exterior one. [...]

It is precisely because of this failure, because of man’s endeavor to explain data in terms of his own field only, that so much seems either unexplainable, mysterious, or beyond the realm of intellectual comprehension. By following such a course mankind severely limits the amount of data that reaches his own perception. [...]

[...] For his refusal to pursue the examination of such forces, mankind suffers greatly the results of his own ignorance.

[...] We are taking it gradually and gently, and upon any occasion when Ruburt feels momentarily panic-stricken, though I do not believe he will, by now he will merely come out of his state more or less automatically. [...]

[...] Due to mankind’s present general insistence upon recognizing no other fields of actuality but his own, the advance of knowledge is curtailed. [...]

[...] The male in particular has been taught to separate love and sex, so that a schizophrenic condition results that tears apart his psyche — in operational terms — as he lives his life.

[...] To some extent or another, then, the male feels forced to divide the expression of his love from the expression of his sexuality. [...]

[...] In a mock biological ceremony, he gives birth to the extent that he produces within his body material that was not there before. In ulcers the stomach becomes the womb — bloodied, giving birth to sores — his interpretation of a male’s “grotesque” attempt to express feminine characteristics.

[...] There are always individual variations that must be taken into consideration, but often such a person feels a martyr to his or her sex, imprisoned by it and unable to escape. [...]

[...] His steps by the couch are (underlined) firmer. His back begins to arch more naturally. [...]

He is also onto some excellent ideas on his own. [...]

He spoke to his subconscious therefore as a partner and an equal, which indeed it is. [...] Nor after stating his case did he then badger the subconscious.

We find here a situation this morning in which Ruburt achieved excellent communication with his own personal subconscious, spoke with it, giving it credit for being as important to the whole personality as the ego.

[...] Ruburt’s results are evidence that his training is bearing fruit. [...]

Ruburt is only learning now not to scold and badger his subconscious. [...]

[...] He is not yet aware of many aspects of his new condition (Jane’s voice was becoming somewhat deeper and faster), and is now learning to manipulate within it. [...] His periods of communication are necessarily brief, simply because he is unable at this time to utilize his energy to that direction with any effectiveness.

[...] He was not at his best. [...]

[...] Pete said the back condition mentioned could apply to either his father or brother. [...]

[...] Either a latent ability to handle them and work with them well, or some episodes connected with motors on his part. [...]

[...] When his mental event is, say, a book, he becomes engrossed in it, and this is positive. When he becomes overly concerned with his symptoms, however, the same event occurs, the same process, but with negative results.

(3. I asked that Seth continue his material on the waking-sleeping patterns of the species on a global scale. [...]

The entire affair masks the fact that in certain terms there is a mass world mind, that has the same responsibility for the body of the earth as a man’s mind does to his own corporeal image.

[...] In Ruburt’s other books his critical prose frames interior events, but in Dialogues there is no such frame. [...]

[...] Theodore M. told of his experiences in the Great Hall and Joel related his experiences with his personality, Bill. [...]

A rich man who tries to be poor for a day to learn what poverty is learns little because he cannot forget the great wealth that is available to him, and he can very easily return to his fine home. And though he eats the same poor fare as the poor man for a day and lives in the same poor house for a day or a year or five years, he knows he has his mansion to return to and so he cannot relate. [...]

[...] He chose both the time, in your terms, and the method for reasons of his own. [...]

He knew in his mind that he was ready to go on to other spheres of activity. [...]

[...] His appearance was abrupt, although expected, and as usual was forthright, strong in comparison with that of his entity, and very emphatic and humorous. [...]

—I give Ruburt my heartiest wishes for his birthday, though he is far older than his tender 39 years. [...]

[...] I drank too much and I can’t let Seth speak in his own voice, to answer my questions.” [...]

[...] There are connections between an individual and his photograph, and there are connections between the physical individual and the inner self, but the person must recognize the image in the photograph, for it will not recognize him.

([Gert:] “If a bull says you may go into his pasture, you may go into his pasture, but when a person wishes to heal there are three things; the physical, emotional and psychological, is that correct?”)

Now I am taking these off gently so you all can see, and tell Ruburt I will not hurt his precious new glasses. [...]

Now I will let Ruburt have his spectacles back, but I want to open you all up to those unspecified dimensions that escape your notice. [...]

There are a few things I want to say before our friend closes his class. [...]

[...] We’d have respected his statements on that aspect of his abilities and intents as much as we did—and do—on any other. To have attempted to censor Seth since 1963, say, to “keep him to ourselves” on that particular subject, would have long ago turned into an impossibly complicated and dishonest task: Jane and I would have become involved in a constant distortion of his material as we rewrote the sessions. [...]

[...] In Chapter Nine of The Seth Material (1970) she wrote: “Several people have told me that Seth communicated with them through automatic writing, but Seth denies any such contacts, saying that his communications will be limited to his work with me, in order that the integrity of the Seth Material be preserved.” [...]

[...] And even in the most private-type sessions Seth always wound his material into more public areas, so that we have reams of unpublished (and very controversial) material dealing with the connections between one’s illness and other members of the family, community relationships, and with the very belief systems that underlie all of human activity. [...]

We’d also noticed that as soon as Billy lost his appetite his littermate, Mitzi, became “just a little busybody,” as Jane put it, playing and running about the house and out on the porches, as if in her own way she was trying to compensate for Billy’s unaccustomed lack of activity.

[...] And your beliefs to the contrary, you have closed your minds to man’s own cooperative nature, to his innate desire for fellowship, his natural bent for taking care of others, and (with elaborate, if gentle emphasis) for altruistic behavior. [...]

[...] Billy hasn’t acted well since last Saturday, and his beautiful coat has lost its luster. [...]

[...] I admit that it is sometimes inconceivable to me that a human being can imagine his world to be meaningless, for the very existence of one human body speaks of an almost unbelievable molecular and cellular cooperation that could hardly result through the bounty of the most auspicious works of chance.