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Ruburt often mentions schedules. Sometimes at certain periods in his life schedules are good, focusing his energies in certain directions. At other times he experiences them as limiting. Continuing your relationship as it is now is highly important, and the basis necessary for my next suggestion as to Ruburt’s behavior.

This is for a definite schedule on his part for a while, that will channel his energy in creative goals, and also toward some physical goals—and incidentally away from the symptoms.

Tell him immediately about my suggestion, for he has played around with the idea but not initiated it—the schedule is what I am speaking about here.

He tries at times to use a schedule, a disciplined schedule as a fence against the subconscious, and becomes panic-stricken imagining himself without it. This is not to say that a schedule in itself is not good, it is to say that he can and sometimes does misuse one. [...] These outings will be of benefit here, not only because they allow for spontaneous interaction, but because they serve to break the schedules in ways that do not disturb working hours. [...]

Again: a change of schedules and habits. [...]

A variety of small, perhaps, but frequent alterations of schedule or habit are very helpful. [...]

Breaking schedule brought some of this to consciousness. [...] The schedule became nearly an obsession. [...]

Also, dropping the schedule at my behest, the conflicts are more out in the open, so that anger is actually a recognition of impulse, frustration at not being able to follow through adequately, and the conflict between feeling the impulses and feeling that he should be at his schedule.

He has always had some kind of writing schedule. [...]

[...] It had to be scheduled, and even the time within the writing hours was watched so that it was productive. [...]

DECEMBER 23, 1964 9 PM WEDNESDAY AS SCHEDULED

[...] I wondered what part conditioning might play in the schedule we had become used to.

[...] to finish my book, start up a definite dream schedule, that is, two or three scheduled long naps plus suggestions as I used to do for various kinds of out-of-bodies and dream states; a session a week as of now with the dream work perhaps making up for the second session we don’t have; and painting. [...]

(Long pause.) The ideas are so very beneficial that it is too bad you cannot have some kind of schedule that includes reading that material more often.

That is simply because everything is now scheduled in a fashion, with the time available. [...]

[...] We can hardly let a “schedule” interfere with such important activity. [...]

(This session, following yesterday’s regularly scheduled one, was not scheduled. [...]

Usually we stick close to schedule, as we should. Nevertheless there are times that do not fall within schedule, and opportunities could be lost by denying them.

[...] The suggestion I have just given you is the one way which will give you the swiftest and most advantageous progress; and also when the book is ready under this schedule the time would be ripe.

[...] If you want to test the validity of expectation, then I will not say I challenge you, but I merely gently submit the above schedule.

[...] Now the writing schedule provides two needs, both control and spontaneity, and is therefore comfortable. A circle is set up: an overemphasis on control leads him to a depression, which interferes with his writing schedule. This bringing on symptoms which further impede the schedule.

[...] (Long pause.) His writing schedule, as he knows, should be maintained. [...] The symptoms then become an issue for the next few days, that prevent him to some extent from carrying out the schedule. [...]

Continuing the writing schedule regardless would automatically break the cycle in half even if it began, for the resulting feeling of lack of achievement would not result. [...]

(“A connection with a schedule,” Bill Macdonnel’s gallery referred to in the article is a converted store with an inset door. [...] Bill has been ill recently and has not maintained his advertised schedule, which has resulted in some confusion.

APRIL 20, 1966  9 PM WEDNESDAY AS SCHEDULED

(The scheduled session for Monday, April 18 was not held, and we enjoyed the change of pace. [...]

[...] A connection with a schedule, and something not kept.

SEPTEMBER 23, 1964 9 PM WEDNESDAY AS SCHEDULED

[...] And also simply to break up your schedule for the sake of diversity.

[...] A smooth and disciplined schedule will serve you well here. I would indeed suggest however that this half- hour schedule not include your weekends.

MAY 24, 1965 9 PM MONDAY AS SCHEDULED

The half-hour schedule will allow for a disciplined, smooth and automatic self-discovery which will not drain your energies. [...]

An engagement that is not scheduled will be important, and the crux of the matter.

(Jane has been back on a regular schedule of psychological time now for a while, on the restricted twenty-minute schedule set by Seth. [...]

JUNE 2, 1965 9 PM WEDNESDAY AS SCHEDULED

(Due to the very long unscheduled session of last Sunday, May 30, our regularly scheduled session for the next day, Monday, May 31, was not held. [...]

[...] The change of schedule is a good idea this week, because it will get Ruburt used to the idea of using freedom again, before your vacation starts, and will therefore offset possible symptoms. [...]

The anticipated change of schedule now will help Ruburt conquer problems that otherwise could be bothersome this week, and will head off any difficulties. [...]

The change of schedule will help break up the symptoms, old C U E (spelled) points being scattered. [...]

DECEMBER 2, 1964 9 PM WEDNESDAY AS SCHEDULED

This is merely due to the additional time that he has added to his schedule, and he will quickly acclimate himself to the new conditions.

For a daily schedule however, six hours of writing should be sufficient. [...]

Ruburt has always tried to adapt to your natural schedule. To some degree your own natural schedule is also the result of your own beliefs about your creativity. [...]

He tried desperately to schedule his highly creative productivity to fit that pattern. [...]

[...] So then he thought “I will schedule those hours into my writing day,” and suddenly they became prosaic, and often lost their magic because then they became his working hours.

[...] But all in all the regularity should be maintained, and the suggestion I have given will allow both schedule and freedom from schedule. [...]

[...] I suggest therefore that you hold six weeks of sessions as always at your regular time, then feel free to miss a week with my blessing and your own, and then begin another six-week schedule.

[...] Spontaneous love-making for example would cut into the work schedule that both of you had evolved.

[...] In self-protection he tried to become the same way, to inhibit his sexuality because of what he thought of as your temperamental differences, and also because of the work schedule interruptions.

[...] Please let’s discuss this schedule.”

[...] As I massaged her with Oil of Olay I told Jane that I’d stopped giving her body specific suggestions—say, that a hand could open up—because according to Seth’s material the body had its own order and schedule for showing improvements, and I’d become wary of giving suggestions that might conflict with that schedule. [...]

[...] Or I’ll call Upjohn with our new twice-a-week schedule. We’ve been on that schedule for a couple of weeks already, actually, and it appears to be enough. [...]