“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The word combines all of his goals—physical and creative—into one clear focus in which there is no ambiguity. In a way then the word, with its intent and meaning, has tremendous power, to which the body is responding. Responsive: that word does not imply retreat. [...]

[...] Words, symbols, signs, anything that can be used by a personality, often become a new focus through which probabilities are altered. [...]

Ruburt’s intent to be responsive is being used in that fashion, and the word with its meanings brings about a juggling or change-about of other important intents, which then change alliances.

As he is using it, the word “responsive” will give him freedom to respond as he wishes to the world in general, so that the two of you can make decisions. [...]

[...] We even have the words of a signed psychologist saying that I am not a secondary personality. [...]

[...] Although each of you realizes privately the truth, and the truth is not easy to put into words, no one can do more than approximate it. [...]

An effort is involved here, as concepts of rather complicated nature must be broken into words between us for the first time, and this involves a discrimination most difficult, in order that the most evocative phrases be used while taking care that as many distortions as possible be avoided in word translation.

[...] This unitary gestalt which we may call, and I prefer it to the word God, the primary energy gestalt.

[...] In other words, on an unconscious level you here manipulate in another plane of existence entirely, one in which your conscious camouflage ego may not enter.

[...] But as the word evolution is the title for a fine tale with a little truth in it, and much distortion, so also, must the realities of consciousness sometimes be explained in terms that you can understand and in terms of your own time concepts. [...] The other word is a fable or a tale. [...]

Now what I am saying sounds extremely simple, easy, and it would make very uninteresting prose but the reality that exists within my words is vital and the reality that you can experience if you follow my words is vital. [...]

[...] You are trying too hard to be too good in other words. [...]

[...] That the words are not dead, as indeed I am far from dead. [...] The material, in other words, is given by me, a living personality, to you, and you are living personalities. [...]

Although I speak to you rather slowly this evening and regrettably without any words of profound weight, nevertheless I am with you more closely this evening than I have been in any other session, but I shall not give you the privilege of hearing my clear, birdlike tones until you have done more work. [...]

Now when I speak to you as I have this evening, my purpose, my one and main purpose, is to let you sense the endless vitality that is mine, though you, in conventional terms, would designate me by some ridiculous word—survival personality, as Ruburt says, or “spirit” or “dead.” [...]

[...] According to your understanding and interpretation of the word, events, none are predetermined by a source outside of yourselves.

[...] (Pause.) This simply cannot be explained in words. [...]

[...] (Pause.) The inner self can play more than one role at once, consciously in other words. [...]

(Smile again.) The word is in your vocabulary and Ruburt’s, not mine.

[...] [In the early sessions, incidentally, Seth used the word “plane” often, but not long afterward began the general changeover to “reality,” which for the most part we like better. However, note at the end of these excerpts from the 16th session the meanings and delineations he found within that word “plane” — even though he regarded it as our term.])

I do not believe you will have any saucer landings for quite awhile, not physical landings in the usual sense of the word. [...]

[...] For future reference, Joseph, and I repeat future, you should not probably need this for awhile, the words “All right Jane, you’re back now,” will always suffice to return Ruburt to his more usual condition.

[...] If at any time Joseph, you do not agree with any particular procedure or condition or situation, you may immediately speak the words that I have given you, and the situation or condition will become the normal one.

[...] In other words, the situations and conditions will not be out of your hands at any time. [...]

[...] This might remove the impact from words or phrases that ordinarily would alert her to block them.

[...] It invites attack, though I am not pleased at all with the connotations of the word “attack.” I am trying to use words familiar to you to start.

(My questions had been rearoused because of an article I’d read a few days ago in a scientific journal; in their piece the authors explained that a certain significant percentage of women can develop cervical cancer from contact with a virus carried by the sperm of males who haven’t had vasectomies — or who haven’t been sterilized, in other words. [...]

[...] I use the word mental, meaning that all species possess their own kinds of interior mental life, as opposed to the physical characteristics of plants or animals with which you are familiar. [...]

[...] Some that involve relationships with others, you do not even have words for. [...]

[...] The next word she uttered was the word “indeed,” beginning the next sentence. I wrote it down as usual; then, walking over to me, grinning but also intent, she took the pen from my hand; she herself wrote the word down at the top of the page, in letters 3/4 of an inch high, and underlined it heavily for emphasis in no uncertain terms.)

(This cancellation raised many questions, since Seth had said nothing about any such event; on the other hand, his forecasts had all been prefaced by the word “if,” or similar ones. [...]

[...] She delivered the above material with quite a few pauses, and appeared to be choosing her words carefully. [...]

(Again Jane took the pen from my hand and underlined the word “all” in the above sentence. [...]

(Jane did remember it, beginning with the word superego, but she was receiving the answer very quickly at that point; also she thought she might be consciously tinkering with the message by using such a word as superego.

(“Why is it that in our readings on psychic phenomena we have never come across the word fragment used in just the way you employ it. [...]

[...] In other words, at this time various biological changes must occur in order for you to tune in upon them directly.

I use the word directly loosely, for only the inner senses can really contact them without the necessity of distortions. [...]

[...] Again, a capital letter impression, a large M. Minneapolis, Mississippi—that length of word, with a place description connected.

[...] At first I wrote this data as two words, so let it stand, but soon reconsidered and realized I could just as well have written down “amaze”. [...]

(“A word like peck or pack.” At first, we thought these might be attempts to get at the word pepper. [...]

[...] A word like peck or pack.

[...] On it were the words “Pure Ground Black Pepper," etc., pebbles and ground being related.

[...] The plastic shaker I used contains no markings except the letter P. The McCormick can contains the words “4 Oz.”. [...]

[...] We have yet to receive any word on our kitchen enlargement, which Seth also predicted would be settled by the Saturday after the 198th session.

[...] Very strong momentary feelings of being swept away, though these are poor words to describe this. [...]

[...] She could not describe it in so many words, and had no idea if she was correct to begin with, since she has never been inside an airplane. [...]

[...] I pick up some connection with the word M—

(Humorously:) We shall cherish the words ... [...] (A few words missed.) ...unless you want to take a break, I believe it is time to end it. [...]

[...] (In here I missed a few words because of Seth’s faster pace. [...]

I use the word acquaintanceship, for in this life, on a physical level and in physical terms only, you did not understand him for what he was, though you sensed what he was and to some extent reacted to what he was.

(Again Seth spoke quite rapidly and I missed some words, while retaining the gist of the data.)

Ruburt felt that your idealism could threaten the practical distribution of the books, so that his idealistic purpose—to get those words out—could be held back. You felt that the lack of taste, and often of artistic integrity, was so blatant that it blighted the words themselves, marred the message. [...]

Many ideals, however, must remain by their nature somewhat generalized, a matter of inspiration, for example, that cannot perhaps so easily be put into words; or sometimes the ideal exists simply as a yearning for a better situation, though no immediate steps come to mind that offer any concerted plan for action.

[...] Many might shy away from any philosophical discussions concerning the nature of “the good,” but many would also understand and appreciate the meaning of the word “better,” when applied to any situation.

[...] M I or MY and a word that sounds like ocean, or M E O plus a C sound and a word that sounds like ocean. [...]

[...] Perhaps a connection with spring: A stone structure, a house, I believe, a strange tree, the word hycynthia.

[...] There will be a reason, in other words, and an acceptable one. [...]

[...] The body, in other words, is simply one manifestation of what you are in one reality, but in these other realities you have other forms.

[...] The words “know thyself,” therefore, mean far more than most people ever suppose.

[...] You may at times for example, hear words, or see images that appear out of context with your own thoughts. [...]

[...] In other words, you may become aware of a far greater reality than you now know, use abilities that you do not realize you possess, know beyond all doubt that your own consciousness and identity is independent of the world in which you now focus your primary attention. [...]

[...] Curves, angles, lines all represented, beside their obvious objective function in a drawing, a highly complicated series of variations in pitch, tone and value; or if you prefer, invisible words.

[...] The color however, its value of intensity, served to further refine and define — for example, either by reinforcing the message already given by the objective value of the lines, angles, and curves, and by the invisible word messages already explained; or by modifying these in any given number of ways. [...]

[...] When you hear a word you may be aware of a corresponding image in your mind. [...]

[...] Sounds automatically produced brilliant images, in other words. [...]