“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] She promised a “short session” for this evening. [...]

I have been promising you a short session so long that tonight I may finally give you one. [...]

[...] The personality could not approach its own promise until the poetic nature led to the psychic development. [...]

Children possess this high expectancy, this promise of future growth and development, and whenever those expectations are discouraged, then to that extent the quality of life itself is diminished. [...]

Now, I would sincerely like to see some action on your part, and I will give you instructions in the sleep state when you are ready for them, so you have a standing invitation out, and I will promise you it will not be a pompous [sic] week. [...]

[...] The promise of where he wanted to be. [...]

[...] (Seth promised to do this last session.) I prefer we wait a short time, since our friend is only too willing to return and speak his own piece, and Ruburt has had sufficient experience for a fortnight.

(In the last deleted session Seth had promised us some data on early man, but I told Jane to forget that for now. [...]

[...] This development promises many excellent ramifications.)

(In the last session Seth promised to begin dictation on his latest book after a long layoff, but as things turned out the book was not begun anew. [...]

(On page 177 of the last session Seth mentioned a recent vision of mine, and promised to discuss it further this evening. [...]

(I have hoped many times for another such contact, with the promise to myself that I would do better next time. [...]

[...] Only people who trust their spontaneous beings and the altruistic nature of their impulses can be consciously wise enough to choose from a myriad of probable futures the most promising events — for again, impulses take not only [people’s] best interest into consideration, but those of all other species.

The promise in the dream made by you, that the events (of Jane’s great flexibility)were indeed happening, represented your inner knowledge that he would make it now, and his own realization of the fact, as well as the body’s acknowledgment. [...]

[...] John brought a tape with him, as he had promised. [...]

3. A note added later: Unfortunately, Seth didn’t keep his promise to elaborate upon dream/symbol meeting places.

[...] He promised to bring a ladder to the house next week so we could inspect the flue from the roof. [...]

2. When Jane and I married on December 27, 1954, we promised each other that neither one of us would interfere with the other’s creative approach to life, no matter what resulted from the actions we individually chose. We have kept those promises for the 26 years we’ve been together. [...]

[...] When you are a child, you are not held accountable for your actions in the same way that adults are, and schizophrenia often begins around puberty, or young adulthood, when people feel that their youthful promise is expected to bear fruit. [...]

[...] Jane had written her on April 4, promising some information soon.)

(Seth promised to keep his voice quiet, which he did throughout the session. [...]

Now I remember that spring, recall sitting at my desk writing poetry, caught up in a feeling that nature was betraying us all with its promise of hope and renewal. [...]