“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(After the success of last night’s session, during which Jane manifested some startling phenomena with her left hand and arm, we were naturally curious to learn what Seth would have to say about it during a regular session with the board. We decided to try for another unscheduled session, rather than wait until next Monday, January 6, as we would have done ordinarily. We sat at the board, as usual.

(“Seth, when the three of us sat before the mirror last night, you caused Jane’s reflection to change shape. Then you said it was another entity we were seeing there, however dimly.”)

(Halfway through this answer, Jane laid the board aside, rose and began to dictate. Just before doing this, she had begun speaking the answers aloud in advance of the board.

(Jane dictates:) There is no problem there, as far as intruding is concerned. There is no such thing as intrusion for that matter. The amazing thing is that you were able to see the so-called intrusion.

(Now Seth paused, and Jane said that that was the end of the message. We tried waiting, without asking questions. Then Jane began to receive another message, which she dictated.)

It is difficult for me to tell you too much about Loren. Your Jane sets up barriers. He is not, I’m afraid, her favorite relative. I’m well aware there is no blood relation between Loren and Jane. Nevertheless I’ve managed, as I always do, to speak with some clarity through your collective reluctance, prejudices and barriers. You both mean very well, and part of your own entities aids me in making contact with your present personalities.

(Break at 9:45. Jane paced back and forth constantly as she delivered the above message. She talked just fast enough to keep me writing at near top speed; by its end I once again had writer’s cramp. Also, Jane’s voice was getting hoarse. She began dictating again when she felt more material coming through. Resume at 9:50.)

I would say something about the fifth dimension, although it is extremely difficult. You understand that I can only use concepts with which you are somewhat familiar. There may be times when I can introduce a completely new concept, but if so this will be a flash of intuition on Jane’s part.

Consider then a network of wires somewhat like, although different from, Jane’s conception of idea construction—a maze of interlocking wires endlessly constructed, so that looking through them there would seem to be no beginning or end. Your plane could be likened to a small position between four very spindly and thin wires, and my plane could be likened to the small position in the neighboring wires on the other side. Yet not only are we on different sides of the same wires, but we are at the same time either above or below, according to your viewpoint, and if you consider the wires as forming cubes—this is for you, Joseph, with your love of images—then the cubes could also fit one within the other without disturbing the inhabitants of either cube one iota; and these cubes are also within cubes, which are themselves within cubes, and I am speaking now of only the small particle of space taken up by your plane and mine.

(Break at 10:27. After the rest, we sat again at the board, but almost immediately Jane laid the board aside, got up and resumed dictating. Resume at 10:47.)

Incidentally I know Jane’s old friend, Father Trainor, who also liked his food, perhaps too well. And so good night. At the end of a session I think it would be most cordial merely to touch your hands briefly to the board. You’re lucky that I don’t request you wear full dress clothing.