“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] The painting does not bring in money, so to punish yourself you do not enjoy it sufficiently—but concentrate upon the distractions instead. You do your financial part with the books, but you still tie in your social identity with your painting, and to some extent you still feel that that social identity is dependent upon the money your “art” should produce, so you punish yourself by not enjoying your painting time. [...]

[...] You wanted to be able to buy it for Ruburt, with money from painting. [...]

[...] The money and position, however, have often been attained as a result of the belief in man’s competitive nature — and that belief itself erodes the very prizes it produces: The fruit is bitter in the mouth. Many of the parents believed, quite simply, that the purpose of life was to make more money. [...]

Beside the list given earlier [tonight], you have the American belief that money will solve almost any social problem, that the middle-class way of life is the correct “democratic” one, and that the difficulty between blacks and whites in particular can be erased by applying social bandages, rather than by attacking the basic beliefs behind the problem.

[...] You needed the money, he felt.

He was between books, just having money from Seth Speaks. [...]

He was angry that the psychic work was bringing financial success, to some extent, while wanting the money. [...]

[...] Ruburt wanted to plunge into it, but was afraid to not take the money for Adventures instead—hence the same problem in new and more dangerous form.

[...] You have said, I believe, something to the effect that the house or the money meant little in the light of. Ruburt’s condition: meaningless chatter in a way, since if you did not have the money or the house, that would not mean that Ruburt was necessarily in excellent physical condition.

The freedom that the house and the money represent is extremely important to both of you. [...]

[...] The mass attention and the money, that at times you either envied them or scorned them for, is often a badge to them of their own inadequacies—a compensation that is held a curse, so do not deal in generalities of that kind.

[...] Incredibly, we owe money on taxes this year — $26,000 in medical expenses notwithstanding. [...] I’m in no hurry to pay the bill, now that we owe money instead of getting a refund. [...]

[...] If you wanted to make money from the tapes, you could have. If they make money from the tapes, you do not make less.

[...] I think I got off on that tack because I was concerned about getting money that Prentice had withheld against returns. [...]

I do not know whether the specific instance was known, but its likelihood is suspected (pause), and in some way some Jewish money may have been involved though not necessarily the money paid to the prisoner.

[...] And a money connection with him.

C A C H E (spelled out) and more money to come; but it was known in advance it would not be delivered. [...]

[...] People sometimes write you, telling of their intent to make money — or rather, to have it. They concentrate upon money, so they say, and wait for it in full faith that it will be attracted to them because of their belief and concentration. [...]

[...] There were other probabilities according to George’s situation, so that the affair at least opened up the idea that George could do other work for Prentice if he needed money. [...]

[...] I’d sacrifice this house and live in a cheap apartment on Water Street again, if it would help, and we just had royalty money to live on.” The other day I’d told her we had enough money to live for at least five years—and more—without earning anything, and I said it again now. “The funny thing is, if we were that free yet committed, we wouldn’t have to worry about money because we’d automatically do the right things that would get us more whenever we needed it, just by doing the things we love to do....”

You can return a badly wrought piece of furniture and get your money back—but what do you do when you understand that you form your own reality, and also decide that you aren’t pleased with large segments, at least, of the product?

In one area, that of money, Ruburt is fairly free, finally. You consider taxes as a symbol of the creator’s support of the mass world—that is, you feel forced to contribute to a world with which you do not agree. [...]

[...] You do not want them to think that your money came easily, which in a way it did. [...]

[...] Later, when you did not need jobs and the books began to sell, then your creative time also became productive-money time to some extent.

[...] I told Jane later that I need information about accepting gift money, via Maude Cardwell. [...] It may be, I said, that we’ll never see the money. [...]

He feels you are being bled, money-wise. [...]

[...] Seth returned almost at once, after I said that I wasn’t interested in solving our problems by simply changing jobs for more money – the problem was that I wanted time to paint, etc., and time for Jane to write.)

The police didn’t know how he arrived in town either, without money or even a coat. [...]

[...] He has an innate talent for making money, that has not been developed nor used for these reasons; and all suggestions made by him to you have been regarded by you as threats, and he felt that the suggestions were mistakes on his part. [...]

[...] While Ruburt had no money there was no fear of this.

[...] At the same time he felt the need to contribute financially, and he felt that you were tying his hands by forcing him to make money in ways in which he was not particularly equipped to do so, while forbidding him to be a success with books.

(Pause at 9:42.) I want you to see that in many of your situations there are creative possibilities that can be flexibly considered, for these will also be reflected in life’s daily enjoyments, in creative satisfaction that literally cannot be measured in terms, say, of how much money is expended, and with the proper attitude the money simply will not matter, it will be so easily replenished. [...]

[...] I added that it wasn’t a question of money, meaning that I thought the money would be provided should we decide to undertake such a project. [...]

As foolish as it may sound, you should give some money away, or in whatever manner that suits you act as if you did have more money than you physically have. [...]

[...] If you are poor and want to have more money, and try to maintain a belief in abundance — while still faced with the fact of present poverty — you must in your reality make some symbolic move that shows you are willing to accept a change.

[...] You feel guilty about taxes, because you feel that you have not contributed enough financially—therefore doubly angry that the money must be taken from Ruburt, and so forth.

He only wrote to his father when he needed money as a child and adolescent, and he only called or contacted Fell, it seemed to him, when he wanted money. [...]

[...] As I told Jane when I got back to 330 around 3:00, all even the Infirmary wants is the money—that’s why they’re suddenly interested in her, because her name is moved up the list, and they know that somehow they’ll make a profit on the deal, either through self-pay, insurance, or whatnot. [...]

[...] When I asked her why, she said to get money. [...]