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Summary: Question
Review: I gave it 3 stars not having read it - sorry, but I have a question. If Jane knew all of this about health, etc. from ALL the information she had received from Seth over all those years, why did she die from an illness? This almost makes it seem hopeless that the rest of us could make it work.
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Summary: An Eventual Best Seller
Review: I had the manuscript of this work long before its publication....and have poured over it for some time, wondering if it ever would be published it its entirity. I feared that only the Seth portions would reach the public.The Jane/Rob relationship, so minutely detailed is probably the most important part of the work. That we humans "do" it, even though some part of our consciousness may know a different route. Paths chosen, pain and all, are of our own choosing. Jane's illness was of her creation, just as her writing was. And Rob was there to be the scibe for it all.
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Summary: The Way Toward Health:A Seth Book
Review: I have read all of Jane Roberts' books and this final printed work is as powerful as all that came before. The Seth books have been an inspiration to me for many years. I recommend this and all other Jane Roberts/Seth works.
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Summary: An Eventual Best Seller
Review: I too read the manuscript in its original form, typewritten in upper case with Seth's dictation frequently interrupted by Rob Butt's notes on his wife's hospitalized condition -- interrupted sometimes every few sentences, as a nurse would come in to take Jane's temperature. I was one of the correspondents who encouraged Rob often to see that it got published. Grief and perhaps shame kept him from pursuing it, as well as Jane's dying wish that he organize and publish as much of the staggering amount of material produced over those twenty years as he could. Before I read that manuscript, I didn't imagine it would hold my interest much; although a long-time fan, my usual good health made the subject altogether less interesting than others. Yet I found it the most absorbing reading of all the Seth books, from opinions on religion to current mass health problems to suggestions for individual well-being. The italicized interruptions can require a little patience. However, it is Rob's most honorable intention to present his notes as an utterly realistic illustration of two people who dealt in all honesty with the ideas Seth put forth. The notes tell a frank and real account -- how Seth's suggestions were used, and how they were ignored. For that reason they are of high value to those who choose to try out Seth's suggestions themselves. I recommend it to those ailing for that reason. The sweeping, expansive ideas put forth in the Seth books are slowly, naturally working their way into social thought through their creative personal applications in one way or another by thoughtful individuals. This last book will prove to be most effective the same way. One by one, individuals will find successes using the suggestions in ways the authors Jane Roberts and Robert Butts did not. It will eventually generate great popularity that way.
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Summary: Is this really Seth?
Review: Serious students of the Seth philosophy are bound to be disappointed with this final work. Although most of the material is consistent with Seth's previous works, The Way Toward Health contains nothing that has not been far better expressed in other Seth books. Indeed, the book's surprisingly poor quality led me at times to wonder whether or not it is authentic Seth. For instance, all of the other Seth books are characterized by an extraordinary depth and complexity of language--they are elegant, brilliant, wise, and written in a beautiful and intellectually engaging style. The language of Health is by contrast simplistic and even trite. The disappointing quality of this work may be due to the fact that it was written during the final stages of Jane's illness. Not only was she very ill and weak, but she seems to have been taking medication for her symptoms. This (or perhaps other factors) may have led to distortions in the material. The book is of interest for the insight it yields into Jane's inability to apply the Seth principles in her own life. But those looking for further guidance from Seth would do well to return to the major works he produced during Jane's golden years.
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Summary: Jane's last year in hospital with comments from Seth
Review: This book describes Jane's last year in hospital. It's termed a Seth-Book, which is technically correct, but it's as well a book from Robert (Jane's husband). Seth readers are familiar with the Italics, and the main body of this book is actually Italics. The Seth material in it is very good indeed, but most of it can be found scattered across his other work as well. However, in no other book did Robert/Jane allow the reader to come as close to their lives as in this one. I normally just skim the Italics, but here they just sucked me in. Seth occasionally uses the word "drama" in his other books -- this book simply is DRAMA PUT ALIVE. The actual book dictation is about 1/3 or 1/4 of the book, then there's about 1/4 Seth comments to Robert/Jane's current situation and the rest is Italics. The mixture makes this book very powerful and very moving. This book actually makes me think about going to Yale University to study more of the private sessions. Not recommended if you don't at least know two or three other Jane Roberts/Seth books. Also, I'm not sure if I would recommend it if you are currently dealing with (own) health problems. However, an EXCELLENT source of material if you are dealing with healing other people (being a nurse, a doctor or just a healer by intent).
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