“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Ruburt dislikes authority. [...] That dislike was to serve as an impetus, as it did, but the adult should see—the adult Ruburt—that there is no authority in those terms. [...]

Now: you should reread Ruburt’s library material in the Cézanne book, on authority and creativity, for it is excellent. [...]

You both grew up under certain authorities—the personal authority of the parents, and the greater authority—or Ruburt at least—of the church and state. [...]

Now (smile), my friend Ruburt does not need to worry. [...]

Unless unforeseen, drastic changes occur, Ruburt will regain excellent and exuberant health, now, without doubt. [...]

Ruburt’s own classes will, I believe, increase to 12 students by the winter holidays. [...]

Now our friend, Ruburt, will shortly call a break in his class, and this will give you time I know to figure out what you think you will say, but when the time comes, I expect feeling to predominate. [...]

Now I will tell you that many of you, in Ruburt’s terms, and quite unwittingly copped out. [...]

[...] And so, in Ruburt’s terms, do not cop out and I will be interested to see what you come up with. [...]

Now: The Physical Universe As Idea Construction: Ruburt’s initial intuitive triumph.

[...] It seems to Ruburt that his thoughts are negative a good deal of the time—naturally—and that he must take effort to change them. [...]

[...] Any of the pills are all right, taken now and then—but the stronger ones provide overstimulations when taken often, and these caused Ruburt’s difficulties. [...]

Ruburt was so concerned that your coworkers did not hold a party for you, so I made certain that I duly congratulate you. (Pause.) Ruburt sent out messages. [...]

[...] Ruburt knows of the hypnosis symposium, having seen a clipping. [...]

Ruburt thinks of a newspaper article, about a murder. [...]

Ruburt, incidentally, is to be congratulated, as he is just beginning to read books on physics, in order to intellectually keep up with the material as I give it. [...]

[...] And this long before Ruburt picked up his book on physics.

I would suggest Joseph, that when you find the time, or if you can coerce Ruburt into doing it for you, insert here for any reader’s convenience a copy of the early material, in which I set up the imagined structure of mazes.

[...] This is not as Ruburt would say, to knock the ordinary conscious mind. [...]

[...] Now you may partially be taken in by the excuses—Ruburt may be partially taken in by the excuses, but I am not taken in by the excuses! And an inner part of your own consciousness is not taken in by the excuses either! [...]

[...] and when you are ready to listen, and when you can accept what I have to say without these characteristics, which you find so familiar and assuring, then your education may begin and Ruburt’s also. [...]

[...] Ruburt loves to block such personal data. [...] Bravo, Ruburt. [...]

As far as witnesses are concerned, and as far as the wife is concerned, I would suggest that you meet upon another evening, when a session is not due to begin with, and leave the matter to Ruburt. [...] Nevertheless, the overall personality is what matters, and since Ruburt delivers the sessions I will leave the matter to him.

[...] This is a lifetime project, and I mean Ruburt and Joseph are getting their effects now through previous hard work and discipline. I will simply not have Ruburt levitate six feet into the air, nor give any clairvoyant displays, unless there is a deep purpose served. [...]

Again, you receive further evidence of Ruburt’s recovery, and of the body’s ability to heal itself if only it be given the chance. [...]

[...] And soon Ruburt’s own mental mood will grow quite substantially better, so that good moods become the natural and accepted mode of operation. [...]

Ruburt should now remind himself that he is indeed of a robust nature—that he is not frail, and that his skin is not delicate and sensitive, but healthy. [...]

[...] What Ruburt said earlier concerning the songs of the Sumari is indeed true. [...]

[...] Again, Ruburt was quite correct. [...]

Now you may have a Seth break, and I leave it to you to explain so sensibly to Ruburt what I have said. [...]

[...] I do not dream of Ruburt because I do not dream at all, in the same terms that you do. [...]

[...] Now Ruburt has not, in his imagination, given me a particular physical image, and dreaming at your level involves visual images. [...]

[...] On other occasions the unrelated material simply allows me to slyly insert specific information without alarming Ruburt.

[...] Far more than Ruburt suspects from the beginning, his natural creative drives were also used to their ends, both religious, social, and as a way of gaining approval.

[...] Ruburt felt that his mother only liked him because of his writing. [...]

[...] Some of my material comes from Ruburt’s repressions, but when the habit allows for too strong a charge, constantly rebuilt, this is a hindrance.

The snoring was supposed to be a signal to Ruburt. [...] In the meantime, you became delighted and decided upon using the noise as propellant, but Ruburt’s usual reaction to the snoring took place.

Ruburt’s experience involving you was quite legitimate, although you did not consciously remember it. [...] Both consciously and unconsciously, you were thinking about Ruburt’s dental appointment. [...]

You tried the experiment when you did, having an ace in the hole, so to speak, in case you became frightened — knowing full well that Ruburt would be coming to bed. [...]

[...] To some extent, then, Ruburt became afraid of his own creativity, and so did you. In Ruburt’s case the fear was greater, until it seemed sometimes that if he succeeded in his work he would succeed at some peril: you might be put in an unpleasant light, or he might become a fanatic, displaying those despicable, feminine hysterical qualities. [...]

Ruburt was highly creative, and so following the beliefs of his time, he believed that he must watch his creativity most carefully, for he was determined to use it. [...]

Indeed, these are some of the reasons why Ruburt distrusted the spontaneous self—because it was feminine, he believed, and therefore more flawed than the spontaneous self of the male.

Ruburt wondered the other day what my own attitude might be toward the famous disclaimer, and I began to tell him. [...]

(Pause at 9:39.) Briefly: Again, help reassure Ruburt that his body does (underlined) know what it is doing. [...]

[...] The natural person—the creator, the artist—in Ruburt, wants the book out without any interruptions, and cares little about other issues. [...]

[...] A small example — one, incidentally, that Ruburt finally realized; but it is a beautiful instance of natural methods. [...] It also shows Ruburt’s growing understanding:

Now: Ruburt’s body is definitely recovering normal motion. [...]

End of session, with one point: These changes in Ruburt’s body are as magical as any precognitive dream in that regard. [...]

[...] You had an existence in which your art matured early, as Josef in Ruburt’s Seven. [...]

There are all kinds of other issues involved in which you and Ruburt acquiesced, and for your individual and joint purposes. [...]

[...] Ruburt will want his matches, and we will continue.

(In the 358th Session Seth stated; “There are difficulties for Ruburt’s associate of last year at the center,” meaning Nancy Methinitus. [...]

For years, literally, it was hammered into Ruburt’s subconscious that he was not worthy of any kind of success, and that he would be punished for his treatment of his mother.

Ruburt did take a good step this evening in talking out to you his feelings. [...]

[...] To some extent, Ruburt became afraid of his own creativity, and so did you. In Ruburt’s case the fear was greater, until it seemed sometimes that if he succeeded in his work he would do so at some peril: You might be put in an unpleasant light, or he might become a fanatic, displaying those despicable, feminine hysterical qualities.

Ruburt (Jane) was highly creative, and so following the beliefs of his time, he believed that he must watch his creativity most carefully, for he was determined to use it. [...]

Indeed, these are some of the reasons why Ruburt distrusted the spontaneous self: because it was feminine, he believed, and therefore more flawed than the spontaneous self of the male.

Ruburt helped me in producing that voice that he himself heard, simply because of certain electromagnetic alterations that occur within the trance state; and Ruburt was in a trance state upon the specific occasion of which I was speaking.

My remark in our last session, concerning the aid that Ruburt subconsciously gave me in connection with the voice effect, did not have to do with the inner voice heard by Philip. [...]

I have had several matters to discuss with you; our sessions in general, the matter of spontaneity and discipline, your own fears, rather natural enough, concerning any subconscious effect I might have on Ruburt.