“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(11:20.) It is this that still keeps physical reins upon the body. The belief that the self must be kept in reins—a trust in the spontaneous self directed toward work, but a distrust of the spontaneous self when it is not so directed.

He still believes that he must hold himself in reins, because he will (in quotes) “run wild.” This is the basic belief that is causing the physical condition. At times it does become invisible to him, so a part of experience that he does not consciously realize it as an idea about his reality, and not a statement of truth regarding his nature.

[...] The hidden and bedrock, latent, strong conscientious self then rose up and took over control, and would not give the spontaneous self then back any of the reins.

[...] The physical symptoms represented the conflict as the overly disciplined self again tried to take over the reins. [...]

[...] His imagination can be given full rein, except that when he find himself using it negatively, he uses it as strongly in the opposite direction instead.

[...] While it is not now specifically related to particular past events, it is still related to past training where he was led to believe that he must keep a tight rein upon himself; not go ahead full blast, and restrain the spontaneous parts of the personality, unless they showed themselves in “acceptable” fashion.

[...] He goes inward then with great applied focus, but held the body in such tight reins that he denied it both energy and attention.

If you rein in its power.

[...] On the other hand, we allow them full rein, knowing that we are motivated by an inner stability that can well afford spontaneity and creation, and realizing that spiritual and psychological identity are dependent upon creative change.

(To Natalie:) You do not need to keep such a tight rein upon yourself. [...]

[...] Your conscious mind was taken up fully with your activities, giving the inner self full rein. [...]

[...] While relying upon himself, Ruburt still had no guidelines, and to some extent he felt that he had to rein himself in, to go cautiously, and he began to doubt himself. [...]

The letting-down feelings can be odd to Ruburt, for he held himself under such tight rein for so long.

[...] If you do not do it in the waking state, it is because you have held your consciousness in too tight a rein. [...]

[...] In them individuals creatively and purposely create realities, knowing how to do so and giving full rein to the creative abilities of consciousness.

Now I am not unaware of the progress that many of you are making, and if I do not have the time to speak to you personally, understand that I know and realize that the unsaid matters that rein through these hours are known. [...]

[...] You can come closer to the ideal identity that gives greater rein within one individual to both male and female characteristics.

You simply decided to know what you were doing this time, and an over-conscientiousness on both of your parts led you to rein in your joint spontaneity.

[...] He controls such movements by not seeming to control them, and succeeds when certain inner disciplines that have been learned are given free rein.

Ruburt, I understand, has given me free rein. [...]

[...] And you found yourself upon a physical planet and all the stars blazed on, and you opened your eyes and found infinite possibilities and a virgin physical reality that you could shape to your heart’s desire and in which you could give your creativity full rein. [...]

[...] Your conscious mind was fully taken up with your activities at the art department, giving the inner self full rein.