“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] We had to have windows open, and traffic was a problem, as is usual here in the summer. [...]

[...] In deeper terms, however, in the dream state each person will be working out his or her own problems or challenges. Dreaming, a person can cure himself or herself of a disease, working through the problems that caused it. [...]

[...] It’s a state in which hardly any resistance is encountered; answers are ‘just there.’ The only problem is in getting the information across to another person in terms of his or her vocabulary. [...]

[...] In the same way, the dreams of starving people point toward the solution of the problem. [...]

[...] Those involved in a given century are working on particular problems and challenges. [...]

[...] Seth told Bill that he took his problems with him on vacation, especially the ulcer, and Bill heartily agreed. [...]

[...] You would have had to say only: I am now in a light trance state, and I will deal with the problem at hand.

...You can also use this technique whenever you are overwhelmed by the pain of an ulcer, or a business problem. [...]

[...] Each, say, failure, or disappointment, or unresolved problem that results in suffering, becomes a part of the world’s experience: This way or that way does not work, or this way or that way has been tried, with poor results. [...]

[...] (Getting well after the danger period had passed was no problem!)

I mention these because again they would go by the wayside, lost in the concentration upon the physical problem. [...]

One additional note: have him plunge now into his new book—and stop concentrating on the problem of the symptoms. [...]

Both of you, remembering the article you read this evening (about Picasso), should keep in mind the immense energies of the inner self to solve such problems, to set the personality aright, and literally get it back on its feet. I have said this often, yet I cannot overemphasize it: Emphasis should not be upon the problem but upon its solution.

[...] He must solve the problem in the context that it developed.

[...] With the new source, Seth’s entity, Jane said she feels it is way up above her, talking; but once she gets the first word there’s no problem.

[...] They have not excelled, neither have they failed; they are working out problems of their own in a rather dissociated fashion. [...]

[...] This is the key to physical problems that have arisen, and if you recall they bothered you in different form in different places from the time, and even before the time, that you took art up seriously.

Your parents, Ruburt, are a problem in themselves, and Joseph’s are another.

It is true that because Ruburt is now a woman, and because Ruburt dislikes his own mother so vehemently, that some problems do arise between the two women. [...]

[...] When he has a problem, the rational approach to its solution seems the only answer, and often, of course, it is no answer at all.

[...] I will leave the solution to that problem where it belongs. [...]

[...] The hole’s sides were smoothly rounded and posed no problem as far as sharp edges went. [...]

If the possibility of success had never emerged the problem would never have emerged. [...]

If this were the whole personality this would be no problem. [...]

When the overconscientious portion is made to understand that the spontaneous self is good, then the problem will cease.

[...] Learning to handle these problems took him time, and again the problems themselves helped generate enough activity within his psychic centers to open up new channels.

[...] Such problems would have had to be faced in any case, but they were faced creatively, and brought about these sessions and your own psychic developments.

[...] If you understood me, you would realize then that you are highly unique, and that those problems and challenges that you have can be met by no others, and that those private elements of your personal life that seem so uncosmic are, indeed, of great importance. [...]

I have told you often that I use the means available to me for teaching purposes, and many of you wondering when I use the voice with force, why I do so, should by now recognize the fact that the energy generated is spent by you in many ways, and that if atoms and molecules could jump up and sing in a great congregation then they would, indeed, make such a noise in such a fashion in their own way and to remind you not to be so sober and not to hold your problems as gates holding back the universe. [...]

([Chary:] “Must I find out completely on my own or could you give me some guidance on the specific problem I related tonight?”)

[...] Here various problems set for the entity are worked out, problems that either are too minor to be handled by a primary self on your plane, or problems that for one reason or another could simply not be solved by physical constructions.

[...] Traffic noise was a problem once more; our windows of course had to be open, although the blinds were drawn. [...] I felt that the noise, being such a problem, was influencing the quality of the session.

Our main problem is simply Ruburt’s own confidence, or lack of it. [...]

[...] My friend has his problems and I would not want him put out of his comfortable shelter so that I would have to speak from the middle of a rainy field. [...]

(My personal problems developed in force when I began to be overly concerned with my creative “work” as work, as it applied to the world, as it would be received and interpreted; when I tried to compare its reception to other officially accepted activities—that people understood—when I tried to look at my “work” through their eyes, and when I began to expect the kind of honor and approbation given to others—who conformed.

[...] Forgets how much he loves to paint, and considers all the problems involved in a new technique. [...]

[...] The question is why, of course; if you have been given permission to go faster, then why have you and Ruburt not covered the physical ground faster, or why do you still have problems? [...]

(Now the noise in the fireplace was fluctuating.) There you run into problems involved with Catholic or Christian devotion, the natural feedback needed in the development of creative work, and the striking originality of creative ventures that strike out on their own, forming their own paths. [...]

[...] “My feelings toward the Sinful Self aren’t very friendly,” I said, “but I don’t want to be too hostile or I might create other problems....” [...]

[...] This energy, used to solve your financial problem, or Ruburt’s financial problem, will yield rich benefits. [...]

[...] And if you do well, you see, you can solve problems now. [...] The more problems you solve now, the fewer you will have to solve later. [...]