“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

I must have a thorough knowledge of the particular system of reality in which my pupil operates, of his or her system of thought, of the symbols that are meaningful. The stability of the pupil’s personality must be correctly gauged by me. The needs of that personality cannot be ignored but must be taken into consideration.

The pupil must be encouraged, but not overly extended while development continues. My material must be presented in such a way that it makes sense in the context in which the pupil understands reality, particularly in the early stages. Great care must be utilized, even before serious learning can begin, that all levels of the personality develop at a more or less constant rate.

Often the material I present will initially be given without any sign of my presence, seemingly as a startling revelation. For no matter how carefully I present the material, it is still bound to change past ideas that are strongly a part of the pupil’s personality. What I say is one thing, but the pupil of course is thrust into psychological and psychic behavior and experience that may seem quite alien to him on a conscious level.

Now, in my work as a teacher I travel into many dimensions of existence, even as a traveling professor might give lectures in various states or countries. Here, however, the resemblance ends, largely, since before I can begin to work I must set up preliminary psychological structures and learn to know my pupils before teaching can even begin.

[...] And from the pupils, lines came outward so that the pupils appeared to be like a half-seen sun or moon, and the lines like rays. [...]

[...] The pupils, the “identical” pupils that you have now, did not exist ten years ago, and yet there seems to be no great gap in your vision.

At one time or another all of us on my plane give such lessons, but psychic bonds between teacher and pupils are necessary, which means that we must wait until personalities on your plane have progressed sufficiently for lessons to begin. [...]

[...] Perhaps I’d even give you a gold star, although if I know you, you will insist that the teacher give the proverbial apple to the pupils, instead of the other way around.

[...] We have a few star pupils. [...]

[...] He went on: “At one time or another, all of us on my plane give such lessons, but psychic bonds between teacher and pupils are necessary, which means that we must wait until personalities on your plane have progressed sufficiently for lessons to begin. [...]

[...] Perhaps I’ll even give you a Gold Star, although if I know you, you will probably insist that the teacher give the proverbial apple to the pupils instead of the other way around. [...]

[...] And how do I know that I do not simply want to teach and so imagine a roomful of pupils? [...]

[...] It is a pulse that beats within you and the pupil of your eye and the big toe of your foot and your elbow. [...]

and through the pupils of their eyes

[...] As the eye cannot see its own pupil without a mirror, so the outer ego could not even see itself, were it not that the inner ego hides in the depths of all reflections.

My personality may indeed at times show that I am somewhat of an impatient man, who boxes his pupils’ ears, symbolically of course, but I have never made any pretense to be other than I am.

Even on such occasions however I look in closely on the classroom to see how my pupils are behaving, and whether or not my message is coming across clearly; and I also learn. [...]

[...] Sue was one of my pupils. [...]

[...] You create your little toe and your elbow and the pupil of your eye and your legs. [...]

[...] The pupils of your eyes see far more than you see visually. [...]

While I sleep and lie stretched out,
Eyelids closed and pupils dark,
Who walks wide-eyed downstairs
Through the door in the cold night air,
And travels where I have never been?
Who leaves clear memories in my head
Of people I have never met?
Who takes these trips while I
Never lift one inch from bed?
Who dreams?

(Bill Macdonnel explained that the superimposed eyes he saw upon Jane’s closed lids had no pupils, but resembled instead eyes clouded by cataracts. [...]

[...] Extracts made from it contain the alkaloid atropine (among others), which is used to relieve muscle spasms, and to dilate the pupil of the eye for optical surgery.

[...] My eyes were open, the pupils dilated and much darker than usual. [...]

Good night, my most dear friends and pupils. [...]