“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

I should warn you that I am indeed feeling rather humorous myself this evening, and we have been so besieged with weighty matters that I have not had the opportunity to express myself in the more sociable fashion that I would like. [...]

I want here, Joseph, to make one note for our own benefit, that should be included with our material on the nature of action, if indeed our two visitors will for a moment forgive me. [...]

Nor do I here mean to depreciate Ruburt either, for I also am only too aware of those psychological tests which shall be put to us; and it should be obvious to you that in this respect your precious privacy is indeed invaded, and will be. [...]

[...] And a word here should be said, indeed, concerning the distortive ideas that arise concerning dependency and passivity.

[...] Yet, even given ancient concepts like that of Seth’s spacious present, the participants in such adventures usually quite happily ignore the conclusion that reincarnation should also operate from the opposite direction—the future—just as well! [...]

[...] This approach would very nicely eliminate having to deal with one’s “karma” this time around—should there really be a system of consciousness embodying that ancient concept. [...]

[...] Then, a bit later, Seth made a statement that I’ve thought most ironic ever since: “In terms of creativity, however, Ruburt has long been operating in Framework 2, and this session should help him make certain correlations so that he can automatically begin to use such methods in regard to his physical conditon.”

I should note that Seth has briefly—very briefly—referred to the existence of Frameworks 3 and 4. He says, I believe, that initially his encounters with Jane take place in a Framework 3 environment. [...]

[...] It is, for example, usual enough to think that your cats (Billy and Mitzi) should ideally run outside in the open, because in the wild that is what cats would do.

[...] Why does it seem antinatural, even slightly perverse, for a household cat to, say, prefer fine cat food from a can, when it seems that he should be eating mice, perhaps, or dining upon grasshoppers? [...]

[...] Both of the following quotations from that material contain vast implications—and should these ideas ever become well known, Jane and I feel, they’ll be sure to arouse the deep opposition of a number of vested interests.

He should—meaning predictive, he will. [...]

(I should note that when I say “I read her the prayer,” what I actually mean is that we read it aloud together—and have been doing so for some little time now. [...]

[...] While these must be uncovered, they should be balanced by a new determination to seek out pleasure (emphatically) — the pleasure will help couch the fears.

[...] We should mourn for them though they be but (blank space, missing word?) We must feel for them though they be cow dung.

Now, emotions flow through you like storm clouds—or like blue skies—and you should be open to them and react to them—and let them pass. [...]

When you do move you have a tendency to feel that Ruburt should pay for the inconvenience. [...]

[...] (To make the record complete, it should be noted that Jane’s first book on psychic phenomena was How to Develop Your ESP Power. It was published in hardcover and paperback editions in 1966 and 1974, respectively, by Frederick Fell Publishers, Inc., New York, N.Y. 10016. [...]

[...] Thus, everything she’s received so far on the health book is on file, ready to be used should she choose to follow this new idea any further.

[...] Looking back now at the earlier material, I can see that I should have known better.

[...] The information already given to you regarding the nature of personality gestalts should make this development seem a fitting one. [...]

Rob was worried about me and wondered if I should continue with the session, but by now I was really embarrassed at making such a fuss, and I knew that the experience was significant. [...]

[...] Seth said there was no cause for surprise here, that young people are intuitively aware of much more than one gives them credit for, and that when Jane and I meet young people who express interest we should help them by recommending books, giving our own ideas, etc.

[...] He also said Jane should use suggestion to teach herself to sleep without a pillow. [...]

The inverted time system should be at least briefly explained in the Seth book. [...]

[...] We were throwing our net of awareness in a large circle, so to speak, to see what we could catch, and the results should prove rather interesting.

The trip to New York should be made, and if made will be important to you. [...]

[...] Now there was a connection here with a vaccine, I believe taken by you and Ruburt, that should not have affected you at all.

[...] We did think that more than two people should be involved, though, so we decided to ask Bill Macdonell to join us, since he was the only one who knew of our experiments. [...]

“ ‘Now the three of you see your reflections clearly in the mirror, just as you should. [...]

[...] So it should not surprise you that you misinterpret projections of other actions from different systems, when they appear as they sometimes do within your own.

[...] If you can look backward from your planetary viewpoint with your physical instruments, and using your own terms and definitions, then from some point you see within the same framework, your scientists should be able to look forward, and they cannot.

[...] Frequent, small amounts of food should be given Ruburt during this period, and his ability stressed in dealing with the entire situation, with your help. [...]

(I should add that I could easily identify with Jane’s feelings of panic. [...]

Now: Ruburt should remind himself that he has good blood—thus negating his mother’s statement that his father had poor blood—

Ruburt’s physical performance today should convince you that the doors to normal physical motion are being unlocked. [...]

(I should add that when I realized what the check for the $1,000 meant, I had strange initial feelings of guilt and of rebellion, of being now in a pretty vulnerable position in some strange way, even though the money would help with hospital charges. [...]

[...] Afterward I wondered if I should have made my little speech, since it stressed negative things. [...]