“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Jerry was convinced by my actions in the argument sequence that I was Billie or controlled by her at that time. Characteristic phrases used, also gestures, actions, way of tossing head. She was certain it was Billie. This would represent a personal belief or interpretation of the events—not any scientific evidence at all—but personal conviction cannot be ignored—personality can’t be scientifically established with living personalities. The display of personal characteristics, gestures, etc., would be highly convincing to a relation—and to them, be evidential. The medium could telepathically receive this information—then subconsciously act it out, of course; this has to be admitted as a possible explanation.)

Large masses of people became so convinced of God’s eventual vengeance and retribution that they began to plan for it.

[...] Their efforts are directed in other ways also, as they try to convince all areas of the world to share their wealth and foodstuffs equally.

[...] Some people are so convinced, in fact, that eating is wrong that they diet until they become ravenously hungry, then overeat and force themselves to vomit up the residue.

[...] Instantly the person might leap up, convinced that that was evidence of the pursuit of the FBI or other agency.

If the therapist tries to convince such a person that the hallucinated personage does not exist, then this threatens the person’s concepts of personal sanity.

[...] He needs to be convinced, and to convince himself, that his work is indeed helping others, in that it is leading toward truth and away from distortion.

Once he became convinced of the validity of the psychic experience, and his abilities, then all playful attitudes deserted him. [...]

(10:00.) The feelings prevented him from going ahead far enough to allow his psychic experience to answer some of his doubts, yet he was too convinced of the validity to drop the work.

If a practitioner who believed that Augustus was possessed then convinced Augustus of the “fact,” their joint charged beliefs might possibly work for a while. Convincing Augustus that he was under the domination of an evil entity would be step one. [...]

[...] If the analyst, over a period of time, should convince Augustus that his condition in the present resulted from some specific inhibited event in the past, and if the analyst was an intuitive and understanding man, then Augustus might change his beliefs enough so that some kind of “cure” was worked. [...]

[...] Seth agreed, but said the evidence might convince scientists and investigators long before it convinced the average man, who knows little about such things now.

(Experiments would be set up in advance of the death of either Jane or I, Seth said, that would furnish this convincing proof once one of us died. [...]

[...] Jane also wanted some kind of definite sign from Seth as to his presence and identity, that would be convincing to her.

[...] The intellect will never, alone, convince the emotions of any fact.

[...] He did not believe I was a survival personality strongly enough to request that I even try to convince him.

It is vital, then, that any therapist convinces the client that while the superbeing is a self-construction, and/or that the voices are hallucinations — this does not mean that the client is insane.

[...] The individual — convinced he or she is being pursued by some secretive organization — again, may hear the sirens on a very real police car. [...]

(Pause.) Many of you are convinced that you are not important — and while [each of] you feels that way it will seem that your actions have no effect upon the world. [...]

On the one hand, they believe that the self is evil, and on the other they are convinced that the self should not be so. [...]

[...] In those terms, we each have our personal ‘God,’ and I am convinced that the universe knows us no matter who or where — or what — we are. [...]

(10:32.) Your young man, your visitor, does indeed suffer torments because he is so thoroughly convinced he is in the wrong place at the wrong time, and all of his unfortunate experiences follow that conviction, which so far he has refused to give up. [...]

When you hold such a conviction you are always convinced that something is wrong, and your belief brings about a condition which gives you justification for feeling that. [...]

[...] He can only go full steam ahead when the whole personality is convinced of his course. [...]

[...] He does not feel free to use his full energy until all portions of the personality are convinced of the goodness of his purpose. [...]

[...] I am (pause) permitted to speak because the super conscientious self is aware of, and convinced of, my moral standing, you see. [...]

[...] They do not need to be convinced, basically. [...] It is Ruburt who must be convinced that his muscles can move correctly. [...]

[...] Whatever mechanisms or methods are used in any illness, they are efficient and productive only to the extent that they convince the patient of his or her power to overcome the condition.

(11:15.) The healer’s purpose and function, however he or she operates, is to convince the patient that healing is not only possible but inevitable. [...]

The strength of the intuitional insight itself convinces the intellect of its validity after the poetic experience, because Ruburt allows himself full freedom to encounter the revelation. In our work, if he allows himself this same freedom, the intellect will also be convinced of our validity.

[...] It would make no impression upon him had I given it, nor would my appearance have convinced him of anything more than what he would consider his own duplicity. [...]

[...] (Also I’d lately seen a show on Jack the Ripper and I think the women were so convinced of their “evil” ways at those levels that they broadcast their need for punishment.) Finally awaken—sleep off and on but sore. [...]

[...] The threats convince him, again, that he must be important and valuable. [...] The threats then convince him of his value. [...]

Any purpose is better than none, and any intended personalized threat is better than an existence in which no life is important enough to be individually threatened, so these imagined threats serve to convince our young man that his life must have meaning or purpose—otherwise others would not be so intent on destroying him. [...]

[...] He is, however, still alive after each threat, and this convinces him that he will indeed survive. [...]

[...] The events are “distorted,” yet while the paranoid is convinced that those events are valid, this does not change other people’s perception of the same happenings….

[...] Let us take a hypothetical individual — one who is convinced he has a healthy body, and is proud of mental stability. [...]

Your own idea of the perilous nature of existence becomes so strong that the ego allows this data to emerge, even though it is “out of time,” because your fearful beliefs convince it that you must be on guard. [...]

[...] So you are locked into physical situations that are corroborated by the great evidence of sense data — and of course it is convincing because it reflects so beautifully, so creatively, and so actively, your own ideas and beliefs, whether they are positive or negative.

In the larger context you realize that the doctor can at best give you temporary relief, yet you may not be completely convinced as yet of your own ability to change your thoughts; or you may be so cowed by their effectiveness that you are frightened. [...]

[...] Some such experiences can’t be expressed physically, yet the individual concerned is convinced of their validity.

You may be convinced that human nature is evil, or that no one is safe from another’s aggression, or that people are motivated mainly by greed. [...] If you have anything worth losing, you are then automatically convinced that someone else will take it from you, or try their hardest to do so. [...]

[...] In line with them, if you could convince yourself that you were ten years younger, or ten years older, then it would be faithfully reflected in your personal environment.

[...] Dineen was convinced that she was being cursed, hypnotized, and had fallen under the domination of another.

[...] (Pause.) Dineen heartily believes in good and evil; so, being convinced that she was at the mercy of demoniacal forces, she began to pray. [...]

[...] Yet many of you take vitamins, convinced that they will save you from various diseases. [...]