This is taken from the notes at the back of section 714 in “The Unknown Reality II”, and describes how people have reacted to and how they have treated Jane Roberts and her husband – to me the information coming from a channeled entity is not a problem, but then maybe that’s just me.
8. And “those travelers into the unknown worlds” can still be called outcasts, strange, weird – or worse. Jane has had her share of such reactions from others (as have I). When combined with her own natural-enough questions about her psychic abilities, as sometimes happens, such episodes aren’t any fun. In accidental ways that would be quite humorous if they weren’t so personal, we’ve also learned what negative ideas others can have about us: A person will inadvertently reveal to us, during a conversation, or in a letter or over the telephone, the unflattering opinions his or her mate, or parents, or friends, really have of Jane and me and the work we’re engaged in with the Seth Material.
Occasionally we’ll meet one or more of our second hand detractors. Then of course we’re greeted with polite smiles; the conversation may touch upon the weather, but hardly ever upon matters psychic. Sometimes we’ll discover that the “knowledge” of us held by the skeptic(s) in question is so far removed from our actual beliefs and activities that it would take us a very long time to establish any real understanding among all involved – if it would be possible to begin with, that is. We always elect to pass up such “opportunities”.
Even as I wrote this note Jane received a letter “Do what I ask for me, if you are not a fraud…” I threw the letter away. At the same time I remembered as I do every so often, the prophetic and amused remarks Seth made way back in the 20th session for January 29, 1964: “As far as publishing this material is concerned, I have no objections. I didn’t give it to you, and I’m not giving it to you, simply for your [collective] edification. Because of its source you will probably be called crackpots, but I imagine you know this by now.”
Yes… and in the face of such skepticism or misunderstanding, Jane and I may at times find ourselves wondering why psychic attributes even exist in nature, in those terms, if they’re denied any application within that framework. “You [each] must have a basic approval of yourself,” Seth told us recently in a personal session. “This is information not only for the two of you, of course, but for others: You must trust your basic being, with it’s characteristics and abilities. You have them for a reason, in all of their unique combinations. You should also avoid labels, for these can stereotype your personal perception of yourself.”