Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #269387 in Books
• Published on: 1997-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 392 pages

Customer Reviews

An Eventual Best Seller
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.

Jane's last year in hospital with comments from Seth
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).

More Questions than Answers
I bought and read The Way Toward Health expecting a more typical "Seth Book", which would teach me more about ways to manage my own health. Instead what I found was a profoundly sad story of Jane's last 18 months on Earth. Not only was Jane unable to apply Seth's teaching to her own illness, both Rob, and Seth seemed unable to let Jane go. Her depression throughout the book is obvious. Her need to let go of this life and go to "The Other Side" was obvious (to me). But instead of Rob "letting her go" with his love and his blessing he would challenge her (at least in his thought if not directly) that she "wasn't trying hard enough". Seth also joined in this Jane needs to and WILL get better - as she was in the final stages of an unnamed extremely painful disease. Jane's contract with life was over, and it was time for her to go home. Seth could have been reassuring both Jane and Rob about her transition back home to the "Spirit World" (my words, not Seth's). He could have eased Jane's fear of dying, instead of encouraging her to uncurl her hand, and straighten her leg. He could have been helping Rob know that Jane would be "whole, well, and happy" after her death, and that he, Rob would see her again shortly. Seth could have even been teaching them both how to remain in contact after Jane's death. There are many techniques used to contact people who have passed, as people who have passed with the right techniques can reach those living on the Earth plane. Obviously Seth knows that! I personally was shocked with what Seth and Rob put Jane through during this obviously terminal illness. So much depression, so much guilt (on Jane's part), as if she was somehow failing because her life contract was over and it was her time to return home. The kindest gift we can give someone who is dying is to "release them" and give them our "blessings". Let them leave knowing we love the, we'll be o.k., and we'll see them again.