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evolved
portraits
Mrs
Speakers
evolution
SESSION 582, APRIL 19, 1971,
9:20 P.M. MONDAY
(Before the session we read over a letter Jane had received on March 16, 1971, from Mrs. R. Her son had disappeared on June 28, 1970. Jane had written her on April 4, promising some information soon.)
[... 10 paragraphs ...]
(The above data was delivered at a crisp pace. We have no way of knowing how long Seth’s reply to a query like Mrs. R’s will be. Whatever the length — one, five, or ten pages — we send a copy of it to the writer as soon as I get the session typed up. We ask for a reply, to see if it’s possible to check the material. In this case, we didn’t hear from Mrs. R.)
[... 27 paragraphs ...]
(After the sessions began I started a series of portraits of people I don’t “know” consciously. At first I understood little about the possible sources for their inspiration; I simply put my urge to paint them to work. Ideas for the portraits “come” to me spontaneously when I am mentally occupied with something else. I am always surprised. Sometimes I see an outright vision, objectified quite clearly and in full color. The vision is either of the finished painting, or of the individual who is to be portrayed. On several occasions I have “known” the subject was dead. Few of the paintings are of Speakers, obviously, and in no case did I realize I was working with such a personality.
[... 4 paragraphs ...]
(“Number fifty-two: In the 429th session for August 14, 1968, you said: ‘Also, minutes and hours have their own consciousness.’ You didn’t elaborate.”)
[... 8 paragraphs ...]
(10:35. Of book dictation, that is. This was actually a break. Seth finished the session with several pages of material dealing with other matters. End at 11:16 P.M.)
