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The aggravation of sinuses began before your trip to Rochester, when Eleanor spoke of Rich Bed. (Eleanor wrote Jane about this October 4, 1972, praising Rich Bed extensively. See the deleted session of November 13, 1972, etc.) I gave you some material on that—Ruburt taking on cold symptoms as given in that material.

The sinus became aggravated again Ruburt did the presentation for Eleanor, and to his way of thinking was, at least, immediately put off by Eleanor—no decision in official terms.

(Some interesting notes: We thought the session helped, and that the symptoms would vanish. In the middle of the afternoon Jane had a return of them to a lesser degree. We again used the pendulum, and learned a few new things. All of the reasons had to do with Eleanor and Rich Bed, and Adventures, Tam, Jane’s feelings of being cut off by Eleanor and Dick, etc. Seth’s new book was exonerated.

(I was too upset to give suggestions in the proper way after the session. Jane typed out a couple of pages. The last paragraph was new: she felt she couldn’t pressure Eleanor because Dick was publicizing Jane’s books. We hadn’t asked the pendulum this question. I suggested a two-week deadline; then Jane would ask for the return of Rich Bed if she’d had no word from Eleanor. While Jane used the pendulum I gave some suggestions. Jane took a nap while I finished cleaning up the living room.

[...] When Eleanor came back onto the picture, the time before this last visit, there was also a trip to Rochester preceding it. Here was Eleanor again, saying, “Save me Bed,” and even speaking of Dialogues while in no position to accept them. Here again, more strongly, were hints that Eleanor could do more than Prentice.

Eleanor (Friede) represented a different kind of framework, in which business was business, while art was respected, and where after all matters of great money might be involved. [...] Eleanor also represented on another level the establishment, the rich, literary, “in” crowd, and the great youthful specialized ideas of literary success.

[...] Eleanor, he discovered, was anything but his idealized concept of a literary editor. [...] From the time Eleanor came she spoke with the words of Ruburt’s past, glowingly presenting the possibility of purely literary success, prestige, and cash.

Eleanor, who professed such greater literary understanding and appreciation for Dialogues, in her turn refused it as well, and also Rich Bed. Ruburt never thought Tam had any great understanding of poetry; but what good did Eleanor’s “superior” appreciation do if the book was refused after such compliments?

(Last Wednesday, July 5, we mailed Emir to Eleanor Friede at Delacorte. This morning Eleanor called Jane to say that she “loved it,” and made a Jane a firm offer for its publication. [...] Eleanor is to call again Friday after conferring the production manager about costs, etc., but in the meantime is preparing contracts. [...]

(Certainly the Richard Bach-Eleanor Friede affair is reactivating a probability that was available, of course—or one could say that Jane decided to draw from Framework 2 those certain elements to work with in Framework 1. Interesting to see what happens.

Ruburt’s impulse to take Emir from Prentice—his impulse to call others, his call to Eleanor—all of these events represent a change of mood, and inner decisions of which Ruburt is not as yet aware.

So the affair with Eleanor is significant, particularly since the book was assured publication with Prentice. [...]

[...] Oversoul Seven is also involved in some fashion, especially the movie aspects —for when Jane called Eleanor Friede to offer her Emir, Eleanor told Jane she was about to call her about Seven, the call having to do with possible motion picture connotations, through a well-known screenwriter; that is the kind of event intertwined with the whole affair; nor have Jane and Eleanor contacted each other for probably a couple of years.

[...] Eleanor is to see Emir for possible purchase. [...] I don’t think it any coincidence that Jane contacted Eleanor, who is the editor for Dick Bach, who is a counterpart of Jane’s. [Jane first called Pat Golbitz, but Pat was out of her office—so Pat doesn’t get to see Emir first.]

[...] Tam called Jane to inform her that Eleanor called John Nelson [which Jane already knew] —but that Eleanor and her screenwriter friend had the money to do a movie for Seven. [...]

(During the 618th session, which Dick and Eleanor witnessed, and during which I manifested the Nebene characteristics by quizzing Jane about reincarnational data for Dick and Eleanor, Jane also “saw” Nebene by my chair—as she had on the previous occasion some months ago when Sue Watkins was present. [...]

Now Eleanor is also, and the sometimes delightful snobbery in Aerofranz finds its mirror in Eleanor’s connections. [...]

(Richard Bach and his editor, Eleanor Friede, who witnessed the 618th session for September 28, 1972. [...]

[...] Eleanor Friede and Dick Bach both stressed this. [...]

The dream book incidentally (which Eleanor Friede now has) in different form—far different—will be published. [...]

[...] I mentioned three questions I hoped Seth would cover at least in part: Jane’s projected call to Tam at Prentice-Hall tomorrow morning, re substituting Seth’s new book for Adventures; Jane’s planned letter to Eleanor Friede about Rich Bed; and whether Jane should continue with ESP class.

[...] We learned that her sinuses were involved in her jaw ache, and Bill Macdonnel, but also that she was strongly concerned about the acceptance of Rich Bed by Eleanor Friede of Macmillan. [...]

Ruburt’s condition deteriorated after the meeting with Eleanor. [...]

[...] Eleanor Friede told Jane in call on Monday evening, October 23. A friend of Eleanor’s saw part of Timothy Foote’s story.)

Do not overlook the Saratoga connections of Timothy or Eleanor (Friede): for Ruburt this also provides a sense of continuity that had been lost, and a focus point in his life, a gathering-together point most necessary, that will serve to collect and even regenerate his energies. [...]

(Oddly, at least temporarily, Jane and I had overlooked the Saratoga connections involving Jane, Eleanor and Timothy. [...]

Eleanor’s and Richard’s acceptance of Ruburt, and of all his abilities, was important also. [...]

[...] Richard, Eleanor, Tam, Timothy, and yourselves. [...]

Tell our dear friend Eleanor to be less lovingly concerned—no one will take advantage of you unless you believe that they will. [...]

[...] I am keeping an eye out however for his affairs and Eleanor’s, and I appreciate their endeavors on Ruburt’s behalf. [...]

(Notes: Richard Bach and Eleanor Friede called Jane Monday afternoon, November 27, from Bridgehampton, Long Island, before Dick flew back to Carmel, California, and I read this copy to them. [...]

[...] Dick called Eleanor, who in turn called us at 9:08 PM Tuesday evening, November 28. [...]

[...] One of them, Eleanor, visited Jane the last two Mondays and Tuesdays. She is now on vacation, and we trust that the reduced schedule will do away with Eleanor’s visits. [...] [She told Jane she’s had five operations herself.] Jane got so that when Eleanor was here she was constantly saying “no, no, no” to herself as the nurse talked, in order to protect herself from that steady barrage.

[...] As I suspected, this came through because both Eleanor and Peggy have been telling Jane that she has to be very careful that her skin doesn’t break down in other areas so that more ulcers appear. [...]

[...] In the meantime, the copyedited manuscript for Emir arrived on the 18th, sent to us by Eleanor Friede at Delacorte Press; and since Emir is a short book, we were able to go over it during one evening and get it in the mail back to Eleanor late the next day. [...]

[...] I want to ask Eleanor Friede for the name of a lawyer to see what can be done to get information from Fell. [She offered to help us that way several years ago, I think.] Perhaps Eleanor can advise us about Pocket Books names, also. Eleanor is also in Europe, by the way.

[...] Her implications to Tam were clear enough—we hope: that for the first time she was thinking of alternate courses of action to being published by Prentice-Hall, perhaps trying other publishers, Eleanor Friede among them. [...]

(Eleanor Friede visited Saturday and Sunday, as planned, and went over parts of Emir with Jane. [...]

[...] At certain levels—not all—you resented Eleanor’s visit, and Tam’s, because you wanted so to begin new projects. [...]

[...] We were interrupted by a UPS delivery of books from Eleanor Friede—so quickly had she gotten them on their way to us after her visit over the weekend. [...]

(On the same day we received the letter from Holland, Jane also heard from Eleanor Friede, her editor at Delacorte Press: Eleanor sent the first color proof of the jacket design for Emir. [...]

It began—the cold—after Eleanor (Friede) showed such pleasure with (Jane’s autobiography) Rich Bed. [...]

(Eleanor’s letter about this is dated October 4, 1972. [...]

(I wrote Eleanor Friede a letter, agreeing to purchase the film for Emir, as both she and Tam have suggested. [...] In the meantime Eleanor will try to place Emir with some house; she’s talked with Tam about doing this. [...]

[...] No sooner had I returned home Thursday after the extractions, than Jane told me Eleanor Friede wanted to visit this Saturday. [...] Jane and I hardly think it coincidental that Tam and Eleanor will be here within a few days of each other. [...]

(The session was witnessed by writer Richard Bach and his editor, Eleanor Friede. [...]

[...] (To Eleanor and Dick:) I would speak faster for you, but we need the notes for the book.

[...] On Friday, April 6, we received from the production department at Prentice-Hall the printer’s page proofs of the index for Seth’s Psyche, and on Saturday morning the proofs for Emir arrived from Eleanor Friede at Delacorte Press. We spent all of our waking hours checking everything, and on Monday Jane called certain people at Prentice-Hall to give her approval of the index while I mailed Emir back to Eleanor.

(Re the sentence by Seth about a book for Macmillan Co.: Richard Bach, of Seagull fame, and his editor from Macmillan, Eleanor Friede, are to visit us on Tuesday, September 19, according to a note Jane has received from him.)