Seth on illness/dis-ease and suffering, and the power of suggestion
"Illness and suffering are the results of the misdirection of creative
energy. They are a part of the creative force, however. They do not come from a different source than, say, health and vitality. Suffering is
not good for the soul, unless it teaches you how to stop
suffering. That is its purpose."
~ Seth-Jane Roberts -- Session 580, p.302, Seth Speaks
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"Suffering is not NECESSARILY good to the soul at all, and left alone
natural creatures do not seek it."
~ Seth-Jane Roberts -- Session 802 - 11:55, p.24, The
Individual and the Nature of Mass Events.
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"A cure of any kind will never depend upon any given
treatment. IT WILL IN ALL CASES DEPEND UPON THE BELIEF ON THE PART OF THE
SUFFERER THAT HE CAN BE CURED. It will depend upon his desire to be
cured. It will depend upon the STRENGH of the purpose that an illness
serves. It will depend upon, in the last analysis, THE INDIVIDUAL'S OWN
ABILITY to mobilize his own energies, FOR ONLY THESE WILL EFFECT A CURE.
"ANY physician of any kind can only help a sufferer mobilize these
energies and direct them. A sufferer has adopted an illness into his
own self-image, through suggestion, which to a large
degree he himself has given. He has caused the illness, whether it be
organic or otherwise, AND ONLY SUGGESTION will rid him of it.
"It is indeed quite time for us to discuss the true nature and reality
of what is so loosely called suggestion. We have indeed spoken much
concerning the focus of energy, and a sufferer is truly entranced with
the idea of his illness, and it is ONLY this which basically allows the
illness to continue. He focuses upon it both consciously and
unconsciously.
"An illness is a failure to solve a mental or
psychological problem in the correct manner. As long as the illness continues
the problem remains unsolved, and a vicious circle is maintained because
of this unwholesome balance. The sufferer focuses upon the illness,
therefore avoiding his task of functioning upon the problem.
"The energy that WOULD be used to solve the problem instead is spent
maintaining the illness. It is therefore necessary that an attempt be
made as soon as possible to solve the problem, which of course must
first be discovered by the ego, which has avoided it.
"The first attempt to discover the problem, automatically and because
of its nature, immediately aids the sufferer in changing the focus of his
attention AWAY from the symptom, which he has himself formed, and
already the system is weaker
"The trouble with many health programs for recovery is
that they cause the sufferer to focus upon his illness more than ever.
The unsolved problem is therefore pushed further away. Our program
for your
but effective suggestion that should be given before sleep, and at various times
during the day . . . "
"So-called suggestion causes not only sickness but health."The term itself is a very poor one. We will go much more deeply into this as the whole discussion continues. Needless to say, suggestion operates as strongly and as realistically and as practically within an atom, or a toad, or a leaf, as it does in man. . . "
"Also consider our material on expectation, for indeed expectation
comes closer, as a term, than does suggestion.
"Our focus of energy is vital, both yours and mine.
Expectation to a large extent determines the manner in which we will
use this energy, and the types of constructions that will be formed . . ."
~ Seth-Jane Roberts - excerpt from Session 159,
p.67-68, TheEarly
Sessions, Book 4
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"And as you know, the expectations themselves have
much to do with
whether or not any given situation will occur." Seth -
The Early
Sessions, book 4, by Jane Roberts, Session 179,p. 199.
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"Suggestions are usually statements directed toward a particular action
or hypothesis. To a large extent, suggestions are tied into conscious
thought processes, following the dictates of reason. For example: 'If
thus and thus be so, then thus and thus must follow.'
"There is no magic connected with suggestions - but repeated often enough, and believed in fervently, such suggestions do indeed take on a deeply habitual nature. They are no longer examined, but taken for literal truth."
~Seth, The Way Toward Health, by Jane Roberts, Chapter
5, April 8, 1984, pg. 168
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read some of our material, it would then become obvious to you that
mental suggestion is indeed the basis upon which ALL reality is
founded.
"Therefore it is not OVERPLAYING the point to say that
ALL psychic phenomena is caused by suggestion. For my dear,
doctor, without suggestion, without automatic and continuous
suggestion, no human being would breathe one breath." Seth - The Early Sessions,
book 4, by Jane Roberts, Session 170,p. 142.
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"You may give directions TO your subconscious when you are in your
normal waking state, and it will follow them. You may for example
suggest before sleeping that the next day, while you are involved in
your working situation, the subconscious will be involved in working
out designs for you for your own projects.
"This will give you the satisfaction of making the
time twice as valuable. You can indeed suggest TO the subconscious
that it carry on in such a manner regardless of your conscious concern. As
a result the ego can apply itself to the job at hand while the subconscious works FOR
you and your inner purposes. This is very practical, and works without much
difficulty.
"You may give ANY suggestions and they will be followed. Do not however
STRAIN yourself trying to figure out whether or not the suggestions are
being followed. Give them, then turn your attention to other matters.
You may obviously also direct your subconscious to react only to
constructive suggestions from any source. This is in fact an excellent
habit to cultivate."~ Seth-Jane Roberts - excerpt from Session 177,
p.189-90, TheEarly Sessions, Book 4
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"Tell yourself frequently, 'I will only react to constructive suggestions,' for this gives you some protection against your own negative thoughts and those of others." Seth -- The Seth Material, Chapter 13.
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" . . . automatic responses can also be set up, so that only constructive suggestions are reacted to. In such instances however, the inner self should be allowed to make the judgment ultimately, as to which suggestions are constructive and which are not."
Seth - The Early Sessions, book 4, by Jane Roberts, Session 164,p. 101.
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"There are many ways in which you can use these tricks to your advantage. I do not exaggerate when I tell you that one simple psychic manipulation can save you much difficulty. It sounds more difficult however than it is.
This is no Pollyanna gibberish.
"As soon as your focus of awareness is switched the physical symptoms will vanish. It requires a knack, but it is simpler than it sounds, and you can master it. This only requires that you give suggestions to your subconscious. Tell it that it knows how to perform this manipulation, and suggest that it do so the next time you are in
difficulty."
~ Seth-Jane Roberts - excerpt from Session 177, p.189-90, The Early Sessions, Book 4
"You get what you concentrate upon" ~Seth
