Session 666

Personal Reality, Session 666

Ruburt and Joseph have always seen themselves in a one-to-one relationship with nature and with the universe.  They are individually motivated, in a sense loners.  They shy away from large groups.

Nevertheless it was surprising to many that these two stayed here during the flood.  To some it seemed quite foolhardy.  In one manner of speaking, however, Ruburt and Joseph were quite prepared.  Since the Bay of Pigs, they had kept a small pantry of stocked food, pure water in old wine jugs, candles, and a transistor radio.  But they were not “looking for” a disaster.

Before Ruburt became involved in psychic work he wrote a [short] novel, Bundu – in which nuclear destruction had taken place.  For reference he read up on requirements for survival.  Later, at the time of the Bay of Pigs, the necessary supplies were purchased.  Quite as a matter of course, household habits were such that those procedures were maintained almost automatically.  There was always a stock of candles and food and water.  No stress was laid on these provisions.  When the flood came, however, Ruburt and Joseph found themselves, in that way at least, prepared to go without help from the outside world if necessary.

All of this had to do with past conscious decisions and responses to situations that, in your terms, no longer existed at the time of the flood.  Yet the pattern of reaction was clear.  They had decided to face any great crisis together in their own territory.

The beliefs that led to their decision to stay had not changed in that regard.  The one-to-one feeling of involvement with nature operated strongly here; they would take their chances then on individual bases.  Now they were used to working alone, even while together.  In their artistic endeavors and psychic work they were acclimated to trusting themselves.  Their past involved camping out, and, at least once, in very primitive surroundings (in Baja California).

This, again, deepened their intimate sense of relationship with nature, and encouraged their tendency to go along with it, to survive within its context rather than combat it.  With this set of beliefs, attitudes and background, their decision to stay was highly predictable.

They knew there was a third story to the house they lived in.  Therefore they planned to move our manuscripts, Ruburt’s writings, and Joseph’s paintings upstairs if the need arose.  Other elements were also involved.  For one thing, of course, they lived (and still do) on the second floor.  The crisis brought many of their attitudes into critical awareness.  The situation did become so serious for a while they did fear for their survival.

In those few moments they saw their life situation clearly and brilliantly in symbolic focus; for they were isolated, with nearly ten feet of water rapidly ascending, and carrying with it the odor of fumes that could be combustible.  They had told no one in authority of their decision to remain, and had instead closed all the curtains so that others would not be aware of their presence.  At the moment of their fear, help from outside was impossible.

Helicopters could not land.  They found themselves alone with the Seth material, their paintings, and other manuscripts of Ruburt’s.  They had been using a mild version of self-hypnosis to produce a calmness and reduce any panic.  But it was Joseph who suggested that Ruburt “tune in” to discover what could be learned about their situation personally.

Now because of their knowledge and temperaments, they had already begun to play cards – to distract their conscious attention – and to drink wine to help reduce tension.  Ruburt then went into an altered state of consciousness, and quite correctly foresaw their situation.  The bridge a mere half a block away would collapse, but they would be safe as long as they did not panic and try to leave.

The crisis would be over by five o’clock, even though the news media would not realize it.  As soon as the information was received both of them felt more at ease, and the panic that had at least threatened, vanished.

They were left to observe the physical phenomenon, still watching the water’s rise but with the inner knowledge of safety.  Ruburt needed the experience in order to gain added faith in his own abilities.  Both of them needed the assurance that those abilities are natural, and can be used in private dealings with nature.  Ruburt also found that he had put himself in a position in which he had underrated the importance of physical manipulation.  Both Ruburt and Joseph are very mental people, however, and so they sought out this physical meeting with material phenomena and solved the problem according to their beliefs.

Now those who have a great faith in groups, who work primarily with others, left their homes immediately for the comfort they found with the companionship of their neighbors.  Ruburt and Joseph discovered their own attitudes in a crisis situation, clearly delineating their psychic position.  They were led to question why they chose to face the flood alone.

In other terms the flood waters became the waters of time, and of the passage of the phenomenal world.

Despite all natural personal problems, they had taken their stand.  The waters receded as Ruburt had predicted.  They were forced to face the aftermath.  Joseph helped physically as the other tenants returned to their apartments.  He worked at the quite physical labor involved.  Both Ruburt and Joseph threw open their two apartments.  A couple was given shelter in one apartment while Ruburt and Joseph confined themselves to the other.  Here they found themselves in daily intimate contact with others in a way not usual for them.  This particular situation made clear to them important insights that were invaluable.  It also showed them that through their own relationship, they still did interact with others.

For a short period of time after the water receded, there were excited radio recommendations: Clinics were set up and the populace was told that tetanus injections were imperative.

Again Ruburt “tuned in”, altered his state of consciousness, and was told not to take them.  Joseph was not to have them either.  The unconscious knowledge was given and statements of each body’s condition.  Both were safe as long as the shots were not taken.  In this case Ruburt and Joseph acted in direct contradiction to authoritative radio statements, and held their own despite the fact that others in the immediate environment rushed off to the medical centers.  They placed their lives on the line.  Only an hour later the radio announcements completely changed; people were told that they did not need shots, and that indeed the inoculations could cause severe reactions.

Again, Ruburt and Joseph gained necessary confidence that would be used in other areas.  In ways too numerous and personal to enumerate, the conditions of their lives became clear to them.  They did not enjoy living in a cold, sodden environment for several weeks.  They did not look forward to all of the inconveniences involved, and yet for their own reasons they chose to be part of the flood.

Only a few days before it took place, Ruburt was offered a television engagement in Baltimore, and refused it.  Their car was submerged.  Income from Ruburt’s classes was lost, yet these side effects were chosen quite in line with Ruburt’s and Joseph’s conscious beliefs, habits, and practices.

The same applied to everyone else involved.  On symbolic levels a flood represents a washing away of the old, of course, the sweeping power and energy of unconscious forces and the resulting emergence of new birth.  The fact is that your society often involves you in petty annoyances and problems that do not bring out your full strengths; disasters often serve as encounters with nature, in which you can experience the great power and range of your own identities in a situation in which you are pushed to the utmost.

In a highly materialistic society, the loss of an expensive home and other material possessions is a matter of great practical and symbolic nature.  Many individuals therefore sought out that experience.  Many also found themselves reacting with a heroism they did not realize they possessed.  A sense of community unity was born, a deep feeling of companionship that had not existed earlier.

War has often served as an emotional stimulus, as an escape in terms of drama, excitement and belonging for those who have felt alone, powerless and isolated.

In its own way, a neighborhood fire serves the same purpose, among others, and so does a local or regional disaster.  The nature of your conscious mind demands change and dramatic meaning, a sense of power, and aspirations against which to judge individual direction.  A “perfect” society, idealistically speaking, would provide these qualities by encouraging each individual to use his potentials to the fullest, to revel in his challenges, and to be led on by his great natural excitement as he tries to extend powers of creative potency in his own unique way.

When such opportunities are denied then there are riots, wars, and natural catastrophes.  A sense of power is any creature’s right.  I speak here again of power as the ability to act creatively and with some effectiveness.  A dog chained too long often becomes vicious.  A man who believes his actions have no value seeks out situations in which he uses his power to act, yet often without worrying about whether the action will have a constructive or negative effect.

You cannot act positively if you cannot act.

You do not understand the nature, then, of your own energy or your ability to direct it.  Storms, say, or tornadoes, are brought about by angry men precisely as wars are.  They are simply versions of the same phenomena.

The flood represented a mass psychic symptom projected upon the earth.  In a quite natural manner, all of those involved not only chose the situation but helped in the “healing” process that still continues (over eleven months later).  But you can no more separate yourselves from the body of the earth and its condition than you can from your own bodies.

Though it may not seem so to you, these are all creative procedures, and corrective ones.  You intuitively feel a great connection between your individual subjective moods and the weather, yet you attribute this to mean that you are reacting to exterior events that exist quite independently of yourself.  This is hardly the case.

When you move from one area of the country to another, it is because you have changed, and so you are drawn to others with the same kind of beliefs and needs, attracted therefore by entirely different natural situations.  You will then help perpetuate the “charactistic” climate to which you travel.

Chapter 19: The Concentration Of Energy, Beliefs, And The Present Point Of Power

The concentration of energy follows your beliefs.  Many beliefs, not negative in themselves bu overemphasized, lead to what certainly appear to be negative results.

This material is highly important to many of you who find yourselves in situations with which you are not pleased.  I am using Ruburt as an example for several reasons.  Many of you have a tendency to believe that anyone with such abilities as Ruburt has, has no problems or challenges.  Ruburt has often said, “Some of my correspondents expect me to be completely healthy, wealthy and wise, and indeed beyond any human feelings”, and he is quite correct.

Numbers of you are looking for a state of “peace” in which there is a static sort of bliss, with all questions forever answered and all problems solved.  Some of you think that this will somehow be miraculously accomplished for you.  If you recognized the power of your own being, you would know that it ever seeks greater realms of creativity and experience, in which new challenges are inherent – for all problems are challenges.

In Ruburt’s case, he began with a group of ideas and beliefs that only became restrictive when carried to extremes.  (See the 645^th session in Chapter Eleven.)  In your own experiences, many of you find yourselves concentrating upon certain areas of activity with such energy that you ignore others, considering them restrictions.

Ruburt’s condition involved a situation in this life.  Some of you may find yourselves concentrating upon the physical aspects of existence, which are themselves quite legitimate, but to the exclusion of other important elements.  In larger terms, such focusing in particular areas can involve an entire life situation, reincarnationally speaking, where you choose ahead of time, so to speak, to concentrate your attention in certain areas rather than others; you may pick for yourself a body that does not perform normally, or a mind that is not up to par in usual terms.

Your given situation at birth, therefore, is one in which you cannot manipulate adequately in whatever way you have chosen.  If you have decided upon a situation in which a critical organic lack or disability is involved, and are born with a severe disease, for example, then that is the context in which you will experience this particular focus in corporeal reality.  There will be a reason for it, and that reason will lie in those abilities that you have left free and open for yourself to pursue.

All existences are simultaneous.  Within the bounds of creaturehood certain things are possible and certain things are not.  You cannot regenerate a limb, or grow a new one.  You can cure yourself of an “incurable” disease if you realize that your point of power is in the present.

Whatever your situation, you have chosen it for a reason.  If it involves a circumstance that cannot be altered in physical terms, then you have settled upon it as a framework in order to enhance and use other abilities in concentrated form.  The main point is not to concentrate upon the liabilities but to pursue those abilities that you have, for the great energies of your personality will be directed in those avenues.