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In whatever level of activity he focused his energy, his activities would be strong, exaggerated in terms of others by comparison. [...] So that expression would come through poetry also with its “psychedelic” experience, regardless of our specific sessions.

(11:10.) A less determined personality would have drawn back, shriveled, and denied its own abilities. Ruburt did not do that, and you would not have acquiesced to that, so your joint and private reality does not include it.

[...] He tried to hold himself down because, he felt, that the energy was so strong that allowed freedom in almost any direction, it would bring him in conflict with the mores and ways of other people.

Had he been for example a great actor, he would have met the same kind of problem in different form.

[...] The dream told him that he had agreed to deaden himself to a certain extent, and that he did not think deadening yourself would be painful. He would just slow everything down. [...]

[...] She couldn’t recall it clearly, but it featured her talking to a man, objecting to him that he’d told her something he’d given her would be painless—but that it was instead quite painful: a suicide pill, or something like that, she said. [...]

I would like you to try something—and give it a reasonable try. [...]

[...] You approached him because of your own quite conventional feelings, that because he was comparatively young he would be broadminded. [...]

[...] Were it not for past experiences in other lives on the part of deeper layers of the self, the ego would find it almost impossible to relate to other individuals, and the cohesiveness of society would not exist.

(Saturday night, February 12, Jane had a vivid dream that she believes to be significant, and hoped Seth would discuss it this evening. [...]

[...] For now, I would like to add somewhat to our discussion concerning inverted time and probable events.

There is a constant give and take between the probable self and the dreaming self, for much data is received, particularly by the dreaming personality from the probable self, or the self that experiences what the ego would term probable events.

[...] They will ignore or deny the inner feelings that alone would give the event any meaning in their lives. The reasons for such involvement would be endless, or course — all valid, yet in each and every case, man and nature in those terms would meet in an encounter that had meaning, from the largest global effects to the smallest, most private aspects of the individuals involved. [...]

[...] A true identification with nature, however, would show glimpses of man’s place in the context of his physical planet, and would bring to the forefront accomplishments that he has achieved almost without his knowing.

[...] If you trusted your nature you would be able to trust such feelings, and following their own rhythms and routes they would change into others. [...]

[...] Yet I was more than happy with whatever help she could give, I told her, since it would let us get Psyche published that much sooner after Volume 2.

[...] I knew they were due out soon, but slipped up in my own awareness that their publication could—would cause her additional problems; my opinion was based on her paper of last December, in which she wrote that from its very inception she had been concerned about the reception Mass Events would be accorded by various elements of the public.

[...] He told her the book hadn’t arrived in the office yet, but that he expected it to, and that he would check to see if it was on schedule. He would then send us the usual first copy.)

[...] The idea being that this would hopefully free Jane from worry on that score, at least. [...]

[...] For Ruburt to try to publish usual novels, for example, would not work: he has outgrown the formulas. [...]

[...] I told Jane that if ever we were interrupted during a session not to worry, for I didn’t think anyone would even know what was going on. [...] Especially would her glasses help conceal any visual changes accompanying a trance. [...]

[...] I was upset, thinking that if she couldn’t read it would be a great handicap, especially since we’d started up the sessions again. [...]

[...] Ruburt has been to some extent afraid of hope, for fear that he would be let down. [...]

(From my own notes as the afternoon progressed: Seth’s material on Jane’s dreams was just what I hoped it would be—another sign that her body is awakening, and that it knows what to do and how to do it. [...]

Now: Had you been following your natural impulses, your body cells would have picked up that message easily. [...] Had you been relaxed, following your impulses, and unhampered by the fearful beliefs that your friend’s condition also aroused, then those cellular messages would have been smoothly translated into an impulse to call Leonard, or to have Ruburt call. [...]

[...] You would not tell yourself that Leonard could stand some help, because your fear made you misinterpret the message. [...]

[...] You wanted to receive them, or you would not have. [...]

[...] But one would have to train oneself to meet such situations and take action upon them, rather than hiding from them, as I tried to do. [...]

[...] Odd, since ordinarily the reduced dosage would seem to be the opposite course of treatment Jane would need, with an underactive thyroid gland.... [...]

[...] I did not suggest that you go to the medical profession, or suggest you stay away from it specifically, knowing that your own beliefs would lead toward the proper decision whichever way it fell. [...]

[...] It also fit in with some of my own recent ideas—that eventually the reviving thyroid gland would lead to the dispensation of medication while also rejuvenating the physical body in many ways—including the “arthritis.” [...]

(“It would be a joke if [Dr.] Cummins turned out to be right after all,” I said now. [...]

I think it was that late morning that Margaret, our neighbor, dropped in late morning to tell us she and Joe would be heading for their cottage, but somewhere I got it in my head that it would be one of those summer weekends when people prowled around—found excuses to go to malls or visit strange towns or just wander the streets or through public buildings—or visit here, if there were any fans in the nearby locality. [...]

[...] I didn’t want to be bothered; now that I’d recently agreed to do some such shows, everyone it seemed would start calling. [...]

[...] He was right there waiting, would I talk to him at least—on the phone? [...]

[...] It would seem to you as if there would be gaps between the fluctuations, and the description I have used is the best one for our purposes; but the probable systems all exist simultaneously, and basically, following this discussion, the atom is in all these other systems at one time.

[...] These several thousand years would be experienced, say, as a second of your time, with the events occurring within it perceived simply as a “present period.”

Now the consciousness of such beings would also contain the consciousness of large numbers of probable selves and systems, experienced quite vividly and clearly as multiple presents. [...]

[...] The weather, however, is the result of the world’s natural moods, and intuitive predictions would be far more predictable, for they would deal with those variables that cannot appear, or be predicted, at the exterior level.

[...] The eye condition would disappear, and much more quickly, if he would think of other things, and follow the instructions I have given.

[...] If all of the nations were awake, say, at the same time, such an overload would be almost certain.

[...] It would be of some considerable value if you both emphasized your belonging in the natural world, rather than emphasizing the fact that you are ahead of your cultural times.

(It will be remembered that in the unscheduled 184th session Seth said that Cosmopolitan Magazine would be interested in an excerpt from Jane’s ESP book, but that nothing would happen right away. [...] Seth had stated that Cosmo would return the material, but with a letter expressing interest.

Much training and practice would be necessary before it would be possible for the personality to be aware of such journeys on a conscious, egotistical level. [...]

[...] We also wondered what Seth would have to say about the Cosmopolitan affair, and last night’s unscheduled session, witnessed by John Bradley.

[...] There are delicate balances here, you see, so that while I sometimes fool with you in a joking manner, oftentimes the energy simply is not as finely controlled as I would like.

[...] The individual would be called ill for thinking the world was against him, but the organization’s similar beliefs would be more unthinkingly accepted because of its sheer size and power in the society.

(In connection with that material, Jane wrote a paper on March 26, in which she briefly outlined the probable direction Seth would be taking in Mass Reality.

[...] If I hadn’t corrected him, Seth could have evidently interpreted the whole dream from that viewpoint, that of Mrs. Patterson, and the result would have been just as valid—different, maybe, but I’ll bet with a lot of similarities.” [...]

[...] On that basis his material may very well express the content of that dream; from that wider viewpoint, I would feel the compassion he describes more openly. [...]

[...] Such an inclusion would be most beneficial. It would of course however to some extent change the ego, and any change is resisted by the ego.

[...] However, I did tell you so, not only concerning the book sale, but also concerning the fact that it would be advantageous for Ruburt to leave his gallery position. [...]

[...] There was an attraction, or the emotion would not have been permitted to enter into a realm close to ego control.

[...] As dreams allow the inner self great freedom, and as in dreams great perspectives of time are available, and great freedom in space, though no space as you know it is involved, so it is possible for the ego itself to achieve the experience of freedom from time and space, if it would only allow itself for a short while to relax the intensity of its objective focus.

[...] If you did not believe that energy was more naturally dangerous than beneficial, you would not have any difficulties at all concerning issues like nuclear bombs.

(9:34.) Instead, your natural creativity and your natural energies would some time ago have led you naturally (underlined) to a more productive use of nuclear force, to ways of rendering such use harmless in the short and long run, so that it could take its place in a loving technology. [...]

[...] He has tried expressing those abilities while feeling he needed all kinds of safeguards, both because he partially shared the belief that energy was dangerous, and because he also feared that other people would react to him in that fashion.

[...] It would be highly unusual for Ruburt to have been untouched by the belief systems of his times—particularly if he had set out to change them. [...]

[...] The arthritis diagnosis, Jane said, would be the only one the medical profession could offer, with its very limited insights and viewpoint—whereas Seth has insisted all along that she didn’t have arthritis per se. I’d wanted him to at least refer to the arthritis subject tonight, hoping that the reinforced suggestions would help Jane mobilize her own strong creative powers. [...]

(Sue Watkins has offered to help with the mail, but I don’t know what to do —guess I’m afraid that once it’s out of our house and hands the situation would turn into a mess. [...] At least the replies would be from us....)

[...] And I knew it would be good.

Therefore, a kind of momentary gap appeared between his life and his living of it—a pause and a hesitation (pause) became obvious between his life and what he would do with it, as his condition showed just before the hospital hiatus. [...]

[...] Time is spent “getting better” that otherwise would be spent in any other area of activity. It is almost, at least, as if you decide to take so many hours a day and struggle with a physical condition, through whose unique cast you would view your private reality and that world. [...]

(I would like to record the original notes I wrote for the session, then, but at the same time I recommended to Jane that she not read them. I now think it would do her little good to do so. [...]

[...] I would like to deviate from the session notes here, and comment that sometimes typing this material several days after it’s been given isn’t easy: One’s ideas change, to such a degree even that opinions and feelings of even a few days ago can seem mightily out of place. [...]

[...] I guess that’s the way it’s going to end, then,” I said, meaning that the sessions would just peter out or dwindle away in generalizations. [...]

[...] You had previously not noticed the small red flash indicating that oil was needed, and if the trend had continued you would have continued to ignore this warning light. If your attitude had been strong enough to affect Ruburt, he would not have noticed it either. [...]

(This afternoon while doing Yoga exercises Jane gave herself suggestions to the effect that she would do better in the envelope test tonight, than she had done last session. As will be seen, she did do much better.

[...] We arrived home safely but the car would not start up again.

[...] The next day the car once again would not start. [...]

[...] If our communication involved invasion, then there would be no distortion because the person so ‘invaded’ would be blotted — out and this is not possible.

[...] I was half reluctant to hold a session and half curious as to how Seth would handle other people. [...]

[...] I also thought Jane would be too tired, after the exhausting time she’d had last night. [...]

[...] However, Joseph, while I admit I came uninvited and while I understand the reason for last night’s absence, I took it for granted that we would have our missed session this evening. [...]

[...] Now, walking would not be particularly constructive for you. The ommm exercises, or simply some quiet yoga breathing exercises, would however, and either would relieve the feelings in the chest considerably on the physical level.

(Earlier today I’d asked Jane if Seth would comment on my chest symptoms, re causes that I’d arrived at through using the pendulum. [...]

[...] Instead, of course, there are gradations of behavior, and patterns or rhythms in your lives that would naturally flow one into the other, released from the artificial polarities. [...]

You chose to be leaders rather than followers, and you would not have it otherwise.