“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Elements of the creed would consider whether she should have these sessions, whether they should be public or merely private, whether they should be published now or later, or never, etc. [...]

[...] To some extent you carried this with you, so that objects or figures not painted correctly, in those terms, should be fixed. [...]

[...] You looked for great order, to create in painting an ordered universe, to find perfection that ideally you felt should be in the exterior world, and yet was lacking. [...]

They are very beneficial, and issues that should be brought into the open. [...]

(I told Jane this afternoon that we should get more information from Seth about her eyes. [...] She agreed that we should get all the information on them that was possible.

[...] You believe the body can improve, or you don’t. The fact that it constantly tries should tell you something. [...] You should see some increased mobility in terms of far quicker motions first of all, followed by a general overall straightening.

(I should add that Jane’s ankles had shown a marked improvement. [...]

[...] Any improvement in Ruburt’s condition is significant, and should be reinforced.

[...] That should be underlined. [...] The suggestion should be given three times a day, in a series of three.

[...] Whenever a fear spontaneously comes into his mind about his work, he should voice it to you. [...]

[...] He feels that he is supposed to be an authority, telling people to go ahead, and so fear should be beneath him. [...]

(Very long pause.) People often react to their beliefs about the kinds of persons they should be, and to imagined events. [...] In Ruburt’s case, however, he felt that he should (underlined) act on all the other ways I specified, though he did not want to. [...]

[...] We had a discussion about ways to minimize that feeling of responsibility, should it persist to any degree. [...]

It should leave you with a sense of accomplishment. [...]

[...] Our work should end up to some extent illuminating many fields of knowledge and interest, because it is not directed to one or another subject matter, and certainly not restricted to information that must be immediately utilitarian. [...]

His conscious mind, when he is not writing, should be anchored on something. [...] He should have a painting in progress as a hobby, or several for such times, or do household activities. His mind, his conscious mind, is the type that should be anchored in such a way, for it is overactive, otherwise, and when he is not at his best it will leap to brooding. [...]

[...] You emerged whole and hearty, and so should he. [...]

[...] The reasons as given in this evening’s session should make him realize that. [...]

[...] (Long pause.) His writing schedule, as he knows, should be maintained. [...]

The important point is that he has felt that he should perform publicly, to promote our ideas, and also because he felt he should do so, since he obviously could do so (all intently). [...]

[...] He told himself that if he were using his abilities as he should, he would then naturally seek out their public expression. [...]

He took it for granted that, ideally speaking, he should do such public work, that it was his responsibility, but also that it represented a natural expression of abilities that he was denying because of his fears. [...]

He has, however, held it over his head that if he improved he should then do such work—and that only fear held him back. [...]

[...] I should add that she stayed up all day yesterday, for the first time in many days. [...]

The entire Sinful-Self syndrome should remind him of his own personal background, so that he can see the growth of his personality, for in the large he has of course grown out of that framework. [...]

(Long pause at 9:58.) He had been shy with people, shy about reading his own poetry, though determined to do so, yet he felt that he should become this public personality, or to perform. [...]

(Long pause at 10:18.) Ruburt felt that fears were beneath him—or should be beneath him. [...]

It would do you both good if you took some time to become better acquainted with your own feelings about who you are or what you are, as opposed to who or what you think you should be, and why you think you should be different. [...]

[...] He felt that he should be doing other things, however: he should be using (underlined) his time better. [...]

[...] She said she’d decided to hold the session because she “should” have it—whereas last night’s session had been quite spontaneous: she’d wanted to do it. [...]

It seemed that this would be thrust upon him, however—that it was expected, and that indeed furthermore he should expect such performance from himself. [...]

[...] Intensive concentration along these lines should be followed by several days when you simply do your prayer experiments and then let the whole thing drop from your mind, and give the creative inner self an opportunity to work for you. [...]

[...] He should consider it a thing of joy to himself and to you.

[...] But an overall pattern of rejection should be watched. [...]

Automatic rejections therefore should be avoided. [...]

[...] Now, however, you should also become aware of other personalities who work with you when your normally conscious ego is quieted. [...]

[...] I don’t know what, but I feel there is something there that should be worked out, so I gave myself the suggestion for a dream concerning this, and I got one which dealt with my older brother Tommy. [...]

(To Bette.) Now to our friend over here who should understand the reason for the question. [...]

[...] I cannot always speak to each of you individually, but I do speak to you individually and you should know what I mean by that sentence. [...]

[...] You should not embark upon an exploration of these nightly adventures if you are depressed, for at this time your own psychic state is predisposed toward depressing experiences, whether awake or asleep. You should not embark upon such a study if you hope to substitute inner experience for physical experience.

You should be fairly competent and sympathetic. At the same time you should be outgoing enough in your physical environment so that you are capable of handling your life as it is. [...]

[...] Any inner journeys should allow you to find greater significance, beauty, and meaning in life as you know it now; but full enjoyment and development also means that you use all of your abilities, that you explore inner dimensions with as much wonder and enthusiasm. [...]

[...] In other words, you should be as flexible mentally, psychologically, and spiritually as possible, open to new ideas, creative, and not overly dependent upon organizations or dogma.

[...] It should be done joyfully. [...] These points sound obvious, but they should be followed. [...]

[...] (Humorous emphatic delivery.) He has dropped the relaxation exercise, and this should be resumed. [...]

[...] Ruburt should remember to keep other interests also. [...]

[...] A parent should not try to force, but follow the child’s natural bents. [...]

[...] Ruburt’s fears, again, should not be buried, nor should they be emphasized, but the book will tell you how to handle this. [...]

(This afternoon I reminded Jane that she should read the 657th session in Chapter 15 of Personal Reality. [...]

[...] Fears should not he inhibited, but encountered, and yet behind all of them, in your time at least, lies the feeling that the individual is powerless against the conditions of his body or the events of the world.

Your immediate situation and all past ones, regardless of personal fears, which should not be discounted, result from Ruburt’s until-now determined decision to stand critically apart from his intuitional knowledge. [...]

The whole area of work, time, inspiration and protection should be explored, and kept in the open, and Ruburt should write some kind of statement that expresses his understanding of the matter thus far, and states his questions. [...]

[...] Our last session should also be read in context with this one.

[...] Now you are contesting the issue, and (in) doing so, some patterns should become apparent. [...]

[...] Ruburt’s faith in his body is growing, but each such situation, right now at least, can and should be a new learning process.

[...] In a curious fashion, such letting go of effort might well result in an increased abundance of creativity, for example, but the mental and psychological set allows an individual to become more aware of the basic motivations of the personality, that show themselves quite clearly through the impulses, and through desires—particularly when they are not overlain by layers of “I must,” “I should,” or “I must do this or that.” [...]

The letting-go of effort should be also a mental and psychological stance applied not only to Ruburt’s physical dilemma, but to his—and your—relationships with the subjective and objective worlds. [...]

[...] I do want to make the point that that state of mind should be applied whenever possible to all areas of your lives. [...]

Now the will can be used, but when there are divisions then the impulses and imagination should be released in such a fashion, and they will then mobilize the will, in such a way that action is united.

[...] Now, however, it should be remembered that the muscles can easily accustom themselves to any new motions without anything but a minimum of discomfort.

[...] Now, however, the idea that motion can be easy should be implanted—that it can be easier to move. [...]

[...] My point was that if she perpetuated her symptoms because of any reasons involving me, that she should instantly dispense with all of those reasons. Others should be left to their own devices in life, etc., etc....)

[...] Ruburt wonders how much wasted energy went into Picasso’s antics—that should have gone into his work. [...]

[...] As stated on page 11, my position is that Jane should dispense with her symptoms, as far as my behalf is concerned, no matter what the reasons might be on my part. [...]

[...] We haven’t even got discipline to get up at a decent hour much less work as we should.

[...] These should be sent out to unanswered correspondence. Ruburt should devote himself to what he wants to write in his time. [...]

[...] Some of this should be clear, and is, I know, but we will put it together, and I will clear some issues for you.

[...] There is no reason why he should, though he has the ability to write any of them well. [...]

[...] I mentioned three questions I hoped Seth would cover at least in part: Jane’s projected call to Tam at Prentice-Hall tomorrow morning, re substituting Seth’s new book for Adventures; Jane’s planned letter to Eleanor Friede about Rich Bed; and whether Jane should continue with ESP class.

[...] What Ruburt is doing now is excellent and should be continued. [...] The ommm exercises, or a version, should be followed by you also, Joseph. [...]

(When Wanda called, however, we learned that her doctor wasn’t the kind of specialist Jane should see after all, so the situation was resolved seemingly without effort on our parts. [...]

[...] His interpretation of your dreams should make that apparent. [...]

Furthermore, in the back of your mind, and somewhat at least as a result of the Gallaghers’ well-meaning query, you also wondered if you were doing your duty should you not insist that Ruburt receive conventional but definite help? [...]

There must, or should be, particularly in this season, an acquiescence toward growth and release in general, and this can be triggered, though such triggering should not, ideally, be necessary to the enjoyment of nature. [...]

[...] It should be easy to see then why the focus of the ego is so sharp and brilliant. [...]

This should lead you to understand why physical time is basically meaningless to the subconscious, and why the inner self has at its command a knowledge of past lives and past endeavors; for the inner self, dear friends, these lives are not in the past, nor is the life of the ego necessarily present to the whole self.

A note here: Ruburt may try the psychological time experiments twenty minutes daily; and indeed yes, the time of the day should be uniform. [...]