“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

“To me,” Jim wrote, “it would be a special opportunity for you to make whatever statement you might wish about Jane and her work. It would also be nice for the many readers of Jane’s books to have a chance to hear from her partner, who so beautifully and critically assisted in the birthing of the Seth books.

Valerie’s material raises as many questions as it gives answers for, of course. Are her messages really from Jane, or is she “only” telepathically picking up from me what I want to hear, and flashing it back to me from her trance states — as communications from Jane? An unbelieving scientist would say that Valerie is hardly in touch with a discarnate Jane, since science doesn’t accept survival of death. Nor would the idea of reaching Jane’s world view be considered, or telepathy from me, for both of those concepts are scientifically unacceptable. The most parsimonious view — the simplest, stingiest one — would be that through studying the Seth Material Valerie subconsciously divines the replies I want from my dead wife, and in all subjective innocence comes through with her trance messages for me, to fit my own stubborn belief in Jane’s survival.

[...] In the same manner, the ears hear sounds that are distant from the body. In fact, the ears ordinarily hear sounds from outside the body more readily than sounds inside the body itself. [...]

[...] But, as a rule, the ears neither listen to nor hear the inner sounds of the body.

[...] I sat there, in the darkened room, hearing the voice as if it came from a great distance, feeling a mild astonishment.

[...] Almost at once, Jane began to hear Seth mentally. [...]

[...] I do not like to wound your egos in this manner, and I can hear you yell ‘foul,’ but there is no actual differentiation between the various kinds of consciousness.

[...] “I could hardly keep a straight face, hearing Seth make the suggestions and knowing ahead of time what you’d say. [...]

[...] Man has admitted only those things he could see, smell, touch or hear; and in so doing, he could only appreciate half of himself. [...]

[...] But, because you did not hear sound with your ears, you panicked and formed the image of mouths that could not speak. [...]