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“The ends do not justify the means”

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Seth (born Gregory Gallant, September 16, 1962) is a Canadian cartoonist and one of the most influential figures in the alternative comics scene. Known for his nostalgic, mid-century aesthetic and emotionally nuanced storytelling, his work often depicts small-town North America in the 1950s and 1960s, exploring themes of loneliness, loss, and nostalgia. Since the early 1990s, his comic series "Palookaville" has become a landmark in independent comics, earning him numerous awards including multiple Eisner Awards. more

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“The past existed in multitudinous ways. You only experienced one probable past. By changing this past in your mind, now, in your present, you can change not only its nature but its effect, and not only upon yourself but upon others.”

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Author:Seth

“Realize that your physical experience and environment is the materialization of your beliefs. If you find great exuberance, health, effective work, abundance, smiles on the faces of those who you meet, then take it for granted that your beliefs are beneficial. If you see a world that is good, people like you, take it for granted again, that your beliefs are beneficial. But if you find poor health, a lack of meaningful work, a lack of abundance, a world of sorrow and evil, then assume your beliefs are faulty and begin examining them.”

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Author:Seth

“On the one hand you take life too seriously, and on the other, you do not take playful existence seriously enough.”

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Book:Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul

Source: Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul

“Now: For those of you who are lazy I can offer no hope: death will not bring you an eternal resting place. You may rest, if this is your wish, for a while. Not only must you use your abilities after death, however, but you must face up to yourself for those that you did not use during your previous existence.”

Ifs May I Can Use Faces Wish Ability Existence Offers Eternal Lazy After Death No Hope Hope Death

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“In basic terms, civilization is dependent upon the spontaneity and fulfillment of the individual. Your civilization is in sad straits. Not because you are allowed spontaneity or fulfillment to individuals, but because you are denied it, and because your institutions are based upon that premise.”

Individual Term Civilization Institutions Fulfillment Dependent Denied Premises Spontaneity

Author:Seth

“As I have told you before, in a manner of speaking you are given the gifts of gods. Your beliefs become reality. What you believe is, and becomes real in your experience. There is no area in your life to which this does not apply.”

Believe Doe Real Reality Belief Given Areas Gift From God

Author:Seth

“You want something, you dwell upon it consciously for a while, you consciously imagine it coming to the forefront of probabilities, closer to your actuality. Then you drop it like a pebble into Framework 2, forget about it as much as possible for a fortnight, and do this in a certain rhythm.”

Want Certain Forget Imagine Rhythm Probability Framework Want Something Pebbles Actuality Fortnight

Author:Seth

“The true power is in the imagination which dares to speculate upon that which is not yet. The imagination, backed by great expectations, can bring about almost any reality within the range of probabilities.”

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Author:Seth

“Physical reality springs from the imagination, which follows the path of your beliefs”

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Author:Seth

“You will not understand your part within the framework of nature until you actually see yourselves in danger of tearing it apart.”

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Book:Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul

Source: Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul