Wednesday,
June 01, 2005 
Volume
Nine
Young Tree frog on Stargazer Lily
Photo by John McNally
In This Issue:
Why Joe Green M.D. Became an Artist by Rene Saada
Seth, War, and Peace by Serge Joseph Grandbois
The YCYOR Coffee House by Brian Gatton
Tribute to Jane by Chiron O'Keefe
Death in Vegas (Part 2) by Dan Scranton
The Universe, While Washing Dishes by judy f. clark
Why Joe Green M.D. Became an Artist
by Rene Saada
Mister Joe Green, a famous "Shrink"
Was so busy today, had no time to "Even Think".
Relieved, finally home, no appointments to keep
Laid in his bed, closed his eyes, proceeded to sleep.
Images of his patients, in his Dream appeared.
Their hands resting on instruments!, he found that "Weird"
He could swear they were not musicians, but of other professions
They had told him so and more during grueling therapy sessions
What's more, he was certain, Claudia's disease had no cure…
And of Paul's disorder, he was so sure
He had labeled Maria's thoughts as "Unacceptable and Impure"
And Brigitt's Impulses, an "Unfortunate Stigmatism" to "Endure"
As for Bob's problem, Now, that was a "Riddle"
With his "Ups" and Downs', he "Missed" the middle
What was he "To Do" with "Patient John"
Who displayed "Those Strange Emotions", Off and On
And the "Giving of Pills", he could justify
In his cabinet many times! he had seen them cry
Spent countless hours, from their childhood "Had to pry"
The "Truth" that would save them, and their tears "Dry"
Puzzled, there he was in this Concert Hall
Behind guitars, violins and drums, they seemed to "Stand Tall"
What of his Diagnosis, "Logically" they should fall?
They are just "Bowling Pins,” the “Wrecking Life" is the Ball.
All of a sudden, a string was Plucked
In the beauty of it's "Unique" Note ,he felt "Sucked"
Then the Majestic Call of a Horn in Rhythm followed
And by it's Wave he was Carried and almost Swallowed
Sound after sound, the "Symphony Played" and Music filled the space.
He could "Sense" those Human hearts pounding, their Brains race
He even saw for the first time an Aura glowing around one peaceful face.
Humbled by the experience, he realised "As Healer" he was no "Ace"
So the next day, when the nurse showed in patient Kay.
Our "Dreamer" remembered the Music and Cursed the A.M.A,
Smiled at the woman's Sentence" I don't Feel Well Doctor ,you See!,
I wonder what's Wrong" to the "Grievance" he Replied: "YOU, TELL ME!!"
Just Musing (In Rhymes) :-)
Rene Saada
Only Life, Only Love, Only Good, Only One
Seth, War, and Peace
by Serge Joseph Grandbois
This article was originally published in the NewWorldView Forums
In much of the body of work by Jane Roberts and Seth there is a link between peace and nature in the Seth Material, making the two as an almost inseparable topic; a topic that can and does affect us deeply. However Jane/Seth also covers the topic of peace on its own merit. In fact, peace and war did affect them, in particular the Vietnam War. There are many references in Conversations With Seth, Volumes I & II by Sue Watkins, and in The Nature Of Personal Reality as well as in several other books.
Exploring and discussing the topic of war and peace is at times difficult because we assume that the human species is a race prone to war and destruction. If the race makes attempts towards a peaceful state, it may at best mean a state without war, as if war and its relatives are inherent in the human heart.
This set of beliefs prevails in many sectors of society, sometimes so much so that it can appear that the desire for peaceful coexistence with our brothers, sisters and fellow creatures is truly no more than a dream. And it is precisely because of these and similar beliefs that peace seems so elusive.
The media persistently focuses on the Middle East, Bosnia, Somalia [Afghanistan, Iraq in 2002-2003 - a recent update], and many other places where it seems that our beliefs in our inherent capacity for war, destruction and conflict are entirely justified. There are many psychological studies on the apparent nature of the human beings' so-called "unconscious", "primal" "aggressive" and "instinctive" thrust towards disorder and chaos. Yet, I've never seen any study on the subject that instead focuses on what Seth called "unnatural" guilt, as in his discussion of the matter in The Nature Of Personal Reality, Chapter 8, Session 634. In this session, Seth approaches the subject along with physical illness in a most original manner.
Basically put, after the 11:10 p.m. break, Seth says: "If you shed the distorted concepts of unnatural guilt and accepted the wise ancient wisdom of natural guilt instead, there would be no wars. You would not kill each other mindlessly. You would understand the living integrity of each organ in your body and have no need to attack any of them [organs]".
It goes without saying that we would understand the living integrity not only of each organ, but of other human beings as well as all living things. Relating war, violence and physical illness seems to blend so well together, making further investigations into the nature of beliefs that much more viable.
Of course, Seth would not be Seth if he stopped there. He continued to describe the relationship that exists between the environment and our feelings in The Nature of Personal Reality, Session 664, just before the 10:55 p.m. break, where he states: "Your feelings are as natural a part of the environment as trees are. They have a great effect upon the weather..."
During break, Rob (Jane's husband) notes that as early as the 613th session in The Nature of Personal Reality, Seth was making statements like this: "Your feelings have electromagnetic realities that rise outward, affecting the atmosphere itself." In the very next session, number 665, at 10:27 p.m., Seth states: "There are as many reasons then for `earth illnesses' as there are for body illnesses.” To some extent the same can be said of wars, if you consider a war a small infection; in the case of a world war, it would be a massive disease. War will finally teach you to revere life. Natural catastrophes will remind you that you cannot ignore your planet or your creature hood..." Obviously, there are relationships between wars, violence, the weather, destruction, health and illness and our feelings (including our creature-hood).
In Conversations With Seth, Book II, p. 328 (Prentice Hall edition), Seth says this on the suppression of feelings and thoughts we might deem negative or inappropriate:
"Once you begin suppressing, you suppress all emotions to some degree, and set up barriers because you are afraid of the reality of yourself. If you cannot express anger, you cannot express love - not only that, you get the two confused!"
The love Seth talks about certainly has many facets, but again, he makes it quite clear where our collective consciousness is at in Conversations With Seth, Book II, page 327:
"You do not understand the holy and sacred nature of life or energy and that you cannot misuse it. You may think you misuse it, but you are not allowed to misuse it. You are not allowed to destroy. While you live with these things, you must deal with them and bear their consequences at this level of your development, but to think that you can destroy a consciousness would make the gods laugh. You cannot destroy one flower seed, much less a man!"
We always equate war with hatred of one people for another, one nation towards another, yet Seth’s views diffuse the notion when he states: "...You do not hate anyone that you are not capable of loving. Remember that".
Now, I do not claim to have answers and solutions and neither does Seth, though I did find something most significant recently in the books. The quote is quite small, though it should be viewed in context with the whole paragraph in question for an even more rounded out explanation. It is from The Individual and The Nature of Mass Events, Session 829, from the paragraph immediately before the (11:01 p.m.) time marker. In fact, the quote takes up the entire second half of the paragraph and it states:
"Christ's message was that each man is good inherently - and yet a civilization based upon that precept has never been attempted. The vast social structures of Christianity were instead based upon man's `sinful' nature - not the organizations and structures that might allow him to become good, or to obtain the goodness that Christ quite clearly perceived man already possessed".
This article barely scratches the surface of situations we have set up as social creatures. Yet, it clearly and provocatively hints at directions we can take towards producing a more fulfilling place to live, both as a person, as a member of the human race and ultimately as "caretakers of an entire planet". As Seth once said. Send in those letters and thoughts. I'd love to hear from everyone, especially Seth groups scattered all over the continent, and the world.
The YCYOR coffee house
by Brian Gatton
Well hello again, I said to the bristle-bearded Barista
What is your drink du-jour?
Oh, you will not like today's selection, he replied
It is full of bitterness
Not a friendly cup at all
Well how about yesterdays cup?
Yesterdays cup is a little hard to swallow
If you are not prepared to handle it, he quipped
How about tomorrow's cup, I asked
Well, some say it is rather mellow
But others say it is too dark
It's a bit hard to say
I thanked him for his help
And as I was walking out
I glanced into his back room
And to my surprise
All the drinks were poured from the same pot
I laughed to myself for not seeing this earlier
You're back, he asked as I approached the Barista again
I'll take any cup you have, I replied
Make it hot and steamy to liven things up
But put in extra sugar to erase the bitterness
And extra cream to chase away the dark tendencies
I see, he said
So you're having your usual again?
You know me too well, I laughed
Tribute to Jane
by Chiron O'Keefe
(Jane Roberts was born on May 8, 1929 and would have been 74 if she were with us today)
Happy, happy Birthday to Jane...
We celebrate your birth,
We celebrate your life,
We celebrate YOU!
I wrote the following as a tribute to Jane a few years ago:
To Jane
Stretching word molecules
around the nucleus
of an idea,
your questions
awaken,
stir,
and propel
me,
stretching my
being
to accommodate
who I am
becoming.
Death in Vegas (Part 2)
by Dan Scranton
(When we last left Jerry, Dr. Shivel informed him that he had an inoperable brain tumor and only had six weeks to live. Meanwhile, Jerry's brother Sal owes 50,000 dollars to the mob and his life is in peril.)
EXT. STREET - DAY
Jerry walks along the street, still looking stunned.
He hardly pays any attention to the other PEOPLE and CARS as he walks.
A car has to SCREECH to a halt to avoid hitting him.
Jerry doesn't even break his stride.
INT. JERRY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Jerry rocks back and forth on his couch. The front door is wide open.
JERRY
I'm going to die. I'm going to die.
I'm going to die.
SAL (O.S.)
No, you're not.
Sal enters the apartment.
SAL
What is it now? SARS? Tsunamis? Bad
Chinese? Come on. You're gonna be
fine.
Gina enters.
SAL
What are you doin' here?
GINA
I'm comin' with you.
SAL
No, you're not.
GINA
Hi, Jerry. I'm Gina.
Gina leans in to shake his hand, but Jerry doesn't even look in her direction.
SAL
What are you doin' with the door open,
anyway? Usually it's like Fort fuckin'
Knox in here.
Sal SNAPS his fingers in front of Jerry's face.
SAL
I've never seen him this bad. And I've
seen him pretty bad.
Gina sits down next to Jerry on the couch.
GINA
Did something happen, Jerry?
She sees the prescription, which is still in Jerry's hand.
GINA
Percodan? What would he need that for?
SAL
I don't know, but we should go fill it.
GINA
You son of a bitch.
SAL
What?
GINA
You just wanna get high!
SAL
No, I was gonna sell it.
GINA
Great. And whatever pain your brother
is in-
JERRY
I have cancer.
SAL
No, you don't.
JERRY
Yes. Yes, I do.
GINA
Oh, my God.
JERRY
It-, it's inoperable. I'm gonna die.
SAL
Holy shit.
JERRY
I have six weeks left.
Sal gets up and walks away. Gina puts her arm around him.
GINA
I'm so sorry.
JERRY
I've never even had sex with a woman.
Jerry looks at Gina's chest, and she backs away.
SAL
Well, in a way, this could work. I was
goin' to see ma in Vegas, and I wanted
to bring you along.
JERRY
Ma?
SAL
Yeah. You gotta say goodbye, right?
JERRY
It would-, she, how am I going to tell
ma?
SAL
Don't worry. I'll do the talkin'. But
I need you to ask her for some money.
Gina springs up off the couch.
GINA
Is that what this is all about? You
need your brother to ask your mother for
money?
SAL
I didn't wanna tell you, but I got some
debts.
GINA
You-, I can't believe this!
JERRY
I can't see ma right now.
SAL
Yes, you can and you will.
GINA
You-, unbelievable!
JERRY
Just let me die in peace.
Jerry curls up on the couch and snuggles with Mr. Prickly.
SAL
No way. You're comin' with me, and
we're seein' ma, and you're gonna tell
her you need fifty grand.
GINA
Fifty grand?!? Is that what happened to
your finger? They try to cut it off?
SAL
No. If they tried to cut my fingers off, I wouldn't have any.
JERRY
I'm going to die, and who will take care
of you, Mr. Prickly?
GINA
This is just great. You don't tell me
anything! How can I trust you!?
SAL
I didn't tell you cuz I didn't want you
to worry. I can handle it.
GINA
You can't handle anything!
JERRY
I want a burial at sea.
SAL
No. You're goin' to Vegas with us, and
you can die there. We'll get ya a nice
coffin and headstone, and we'll put the
cactus thing in the ground with ya.
Jerry's face lights up.
JERRY
Really? You would do that?
SAL
Of course. You're my brother, right?
JERRY
Oh, Mr. Prickly. We're going to be
buried together! Well, not exactly.
You'll be planted in the desert with all
of your cactus friends, and I'll be in
the ground underneath you.
SAL
That's right. See. Death ain't so bad.
GINA
You are so-, do you even feel emotion?
Sal tries to ignore her.
SAL
We gotta leave first thing in the
morning. We're gonna take a bus, cuz
it's the cheapest way to go. Now, you
got anything we can pawn?
INT. PAWN SHOP - NIGHT
Sal carries the TV up to the counter. Gina follows him.
GINA
This is wrong. It's just wrong.
SAL
Please. I'm doin' the guy a favor.
Without me, he'd a died in that
apartment alone. At least this trip'll
be fun for 'im.
GINA
Oh yeah. Three days on the road with
you. What a blast.
SAL
Then why are you comin'?
GINA
You think I know? You think I
understand why I love you?! It makes no
sense!
Gina buries her face in her hands.
A PAWNBROKER, 45 and surly, approaches the counter.
PAWNBROKER
Can I help you lovebirds?
INT. JERRY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Jerry still lies on the couch with Mr. Prickly.
JERRY
Maybe now that I know I'm going to die,
and with you right there with me, I can,
I don't have to be so afraid. Yeah.
Jerry slowly rises off the couch.
JERRY
I -, I don't have to be afraid anymore.
I'm going to die, Mr. Prickly! What
could be worse than that?! I'm going to
die! I'm going to die! I'm going to
die.
Jerry dances around the apartment with Mr. Prickly.
NEIGHBOR (O.S.)
Shut the hell up!
JERRY
Yes! Yes, I will shut the hell up!
Jerry drags a chair over to his coat closet. He stands on the chair and grabs a BOOK on the top shelf of the closet. He opens the book, which is hollowed out, and he pulls out a wad of CASH. He looks at the cash with a gleam in his eye. Jerry then grabs Mr. Prickly and exits the apartment.
Will Jerry lose his virginity before he dies? Will Sal keep all his appendages? To find out, tune into next month's installment of Death in Vegas
The Universe, While Washing Dishes
by judy f. clark
3-26-1999
the universe knows me
talks to me in moonbeams
sings to me in birdsong
laughs to be me in me.
the universe
breathes through my cells
tells of me through history
is intimate with my thoughts.
the universe
feels the coolness of it's grass
between my toes
the warmth of its sun
light on my cheek
gazes at it's spansive skies
through my upturned eyes.
the universe
dances with me daily
spins itself on my pointed finger
bows and laughs
on trickling water
in the sink.
Announcements
The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
MARY MAGDALENE is the subject of a recent rash of books and television documentaries. All over the world, men and women are questioning what has gone unquestioned for hundreds of years. Who, and what, was Mary Magdalene?
In all this clamor, why another book?
Ki Longfellow's novel, The Secret Magdalene, would answer: though the Magdalene is treated as a wife or The Goddess or as the Beloved Disciple or even as The Grail, no one speaks of the original teachings—the "mystery" behind the Mystery Teaching.
Two New Books by Susan M. Watkins
I would like to announce two new books from Susan. Any day now, the
25th Anniversary reprint edition of Conversations With Seth will be
out. This will be published as 2 separate volumes, the way it was
originally done 25 years ago by its first publisher, Prentice Hall.
These editions are coming out now from Moment Point Press.
Also, Susan has just finished work on her totally new upcoming
book--
What A Coincidence!: Understanding Synchronicity In Everyday Life
(due out in September, and now available for pre-orders on Amazon.com
Amazon is currently offering it at the discounted rate of $10.85;
they will ship it out to you as soon as it comes out in September if
you choose to order a copy at this time. The book will be
approximately 224 pages.
What A Coincidence is an extraordinarily original take on the
subject, in which Sue draws from very interesting experiences in her
own personal life and more to hint at an orderly yet magical
framework that unites all of our individual and joint experiences.
More information on the book will be posted in Sue's Yahoo group as its publication date draws closer.
THANKS!
Glen V.
Seth Gathering June 2 – 5, 2005
In The Fabulous Pacific Northwest
Please join us for another great weekend full of invigorating conversation with lighthearted but meaningful interaction using a “intuitive/minds-on” approach to reality creation which hopefully will take us beyond belief(s) and into treasure troves of thought, imagination and expectation.
We will continue our quest from last year to ask distinctive questions so that the ‘answers become experienced” as we playfully push against boundaries of identity.
“You cannot understand perceived events unless you understand who perceives them.” The "Unknown" Reality.
Step into spring with the second:
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH SETH
Interactive Retreat
Ocean Shores, Washington State
June 2nd-5th, 2005
We feel that Seth still speaks through each of us who resonate with the material, as we are enticed to question, ponder, discuss and listen to ideas about how we view ourselves, and the world at large. Ongoing Conversations will provide an excellent opportunity to collectively share and expand on this sense of inner continuity.
Retreat cost:
Early Bird (before May 1st) $150.00
Tardy Bird (after May 2nd) $195.00
Retreat attendance limited to 40 so don’t delay. For complete hotel and reservation information please email: newalker2@comcast.nett or BettieR@Comcast.net.
The 5th Annual Colorado Seth Conference: Evolution & Imagination
"The fact is that your plane originated because enough entities needed certain types of experience to warrant such a creation, and they set about forming it through the process of evolution." -- Seth: 31; 236; The Early Sessions, Book 1.
DATE:
21-25 September 2005
LOCATION:
The IRON HORSE RESORT
Winter Park, CO
1-800-621-8190, or 970-726-8851
(Denver: 303-573-1545)
email: wpres@eastwestresorts.com
| RATE | BEFORE DATE |
| $290 | June 15th |
| $310 | Aug 1st |
| $330 | Sept 22th |
For more info, see: Colorado Seth Conference website.
Seth Applied
New Haven, CT
October 27-30, 2005
The Fine Art of Forming and Transforming Individual and Mass
Reality, A Fresh Creative Drama?
Your thoughts now seed worlds. It is only because you do
not know that, that what I say sounds strange. You are here
because your thoughts before your births seeded this world into
which you would grow. You did not come here strangers. There
is still, you see, much to learn. ESP Class 29 Sept 1979
As Seth readers we are aware that our beliefs, thoughts and
expectations create our individual and mass reality seed our
world/planet. We know this yet many of us wonder why we continue
to be faced with events that are not pleasing to us, events
that appear to lack value fulfillment for so many, and we wonder
why this is so. Does this happen because we allow our focus
and attention, our fine sense of discrimination to be drawn
away from our inbuilt propensity to form ?dazzling mental and
psychological creations i.e. our civilization its arts and sciences.
During our 'Seth Applied' weekend we aim to re-establish a 'feel'
for those in-born leanings through stimulating discussion centered
on the significance of Dreams, Framework 2, (inner reality),
use of the Imagination, Focus and Expectation. We will also
visit a display of the Jane Roberts papers housed in Sterling
Memorial Library at Yale. And best of all we will take time
to playfully and rambunctiously ?daydream? (envision) a society
more in line with an evolving consciousness intent on value
fulfillment for all. And better still during our weekend we
will apply Seth?'s suggestion to 'act as if' all this has taken
place, as we concentrate on what we want. So join us bringing
not only your ideas of what areas of a society/civilization
you feel disposed towards transforming, but most importantly
your good intent, your sense humor, and ready to share your
personal experiences and successes through use of the Seth material.
The world is changed in imagination. It is changed in dreams.
It is changed in inner creativity and through your dreams, and
then it is created physically.
LOCATION:
MARRIOTT COURTYARD
30 Whalley Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
Room Rate: $115.00 per night (mention Seth event).
Phone: 1-203-777-6221
Fax: 1-203-772-1089
Registration Fee: $270 Early Bird (before September 1st).
After September 1: $300 Leisurely Bird
Registration Fee includes Thursday night pizza and dinner on
Saturday.
Contact:
Mary Dillman
437 Orange Street, Fl 3
New Haven CT 06511-6202
Email: marydillman@earthlink.net
Links
The
Classic Seth Portrait by Rob Butts This is a low resolution
scan for those interested.
Monthly Reminders
Announcing New Seth Books! Volumes 3 and 4 of The Personal
Sessions are now available from Rick Stack and New Awareness
Network! Check: http://www.sethcenter.com
DAS
Handbooks - A series that explores dreaming, art,
and science. Compiled by Miss Blake.
UFOs
and Seth’s "Observations" - A two-part series that
examines the UFO phenomenon. Compiled and comments Mark M. Giese.
A
Brief, Probable History of Sethnet - what/who gave
birth to this group and why? Compiled by Paul M. Helfrich.
Who
is the "You" in You Create Your Own Reality? -
a three-part essay that explores the nature of the Self who creates
all its reality. By Paul M. Helfrich.
Greg Polson's Early Sessions Index, Vol. 9
is now available. (This completes the set of all nine books!)
Alphabetical
Order Page
Order
Check out the Mindscapes
Music CD: "A picture is worth a thousand words,
but a song is worth a thousand pictures." Listen online to the
Mindscapes CD, 22 tracks of new music from Paul Helfrich. Also
available for purchase.
Cool Conscious Creation Resources on the Web
2005
Conscious Creation Calendar of Events
Sethnet
Basics - get the most out of Sethnet
Seth
Library - lots of free articles and material
CCSearch
engine - tons of great resources, photos, articles,
exercises, quotes, etc.
Random
Seth quotes
Conscious
Creation - explore the concepts introduced by Seth/Jane
Roberts, and other sources. Hosted by John McNally and Kristen
Fox.
The
Elias forum - website by Paul & Joanne Helfrich
contains an expansion of many of the conscious creation concepts
introduced by Seth/Jane Roberts, channeled by Mary Ennis.
What if the Seth material was a foundation to be expanded later
by other channeled sources? Can any perennial source ever be
considered complete AND infallible?
Seth readers will want to check out:
Introduction
& Overview
A
Seth, Elias Comparative Overview (Updated!)
Digest:
Seth, Jane Roberts
The
Kris Chronicles - an expansion of many of the conscious
creation concepts introduced by Seth/Jane Roberts, channeled
by Serge Grandbois.
NewWorldView
- provides a forum to explore the practical applications of
integral conscious creation, dream-art science, and more.
Explore the creative worlds of John McNally and Kristen Fox
Cofounders of the Conscious Creation Website and Email group
John and Kristen share interests in writing, art, photography and cooking which they explore on a variety of websites:
John's weblog: Parabolic Mirror
Intuitive Astrology site: Psychic Weather
Writing: Mind Altering Fiction
Photography: http://www.flickr.com/telepathicfrog
Shop: Telepathic Frog Designs
Cooking: Food Follies
Kristen's weblog: FoxVox
Art & Photo Gallery: Art of FoxVox
Art & Photo Prints:http://foxvox.deviantart.com/store
Floral Designs Shop: Flower Bed Gifts
Otherfocus.com
Other Focus.com the personal website of Donald R. Johnson
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