“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The feelings were responsible for the blocking mentioned in our last session, and represent the plucking of the sorest thorn from his flesh, symbolically. Without the emergence into consciousness, the difficulties would have continued to some degree.

Avoiding the foods during periods of stress is indeed a benefit however. The whole problem, discussed this evening and in the last session, is indeed the major thorn behind the difficulties, and all symptoms, and caused the food reactions you see.

He pulls out part of the thorn but not all of it, working with the pendulum, in some cases. [...]

[...] Laughter from the class.) You only see the thorns. [...]

The primrose path has many thorns and you are beginning to walk it. [...]

Old negative patterns of thought, always present beneath an exterior optimism, had gone unrecognized by him, and were like a thorn in his side. [...]

[...] Thorns or roses may grow therein. [...]