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(After supper we set out to buy a tape recorder. We did not return to the house with it until 8:30, then looked it over until 8:45. Then we began to sit quietly in preparation for the session. As usual Jane began to get the jitters. We sat at the board; as soon as our fingers touched the pointer it spelled out Seth’s greeting.

(“Good evening, Seth. Now why does Jane still feel nervous before each scheduled session?”

(Jane dictates:) I explained this matter to you before. She is always slightly dubious and somewhat doubtful before a session, as she has explained herself, since she is the one through whom I speak. The inner senses are not accustomed to operating so freely and this upsets that all-present ego, and would seem sometimes to drive it to distraction.

(Already Jane’s eyes had their dark inward look. She had begun to pace rather rapidly. Pausing before my desk, she drew her hands across the blotter there; her palms left two wet tracks. Her voice was normal.)

(Break at 9:26. Jane’s voice had been normal during this monologue, nor did it change during the balance of the session. Her hands now felt very cool; she said that briefly they had felt heavy or fat again, but the feeling disappeared along with her nervousness. Her pacing was quite fast however when she began dictating again. Resume at 9:29.)

(Break at 9:55. Jane reports that when she pauses for Seth, during a delivery, that she can sense the whole concept of whatever subject is being discussed. It appears to hang over her, but since it is too much to handle at once, she feels Seth withdrawing it, to release it to her a little at a time in the form of connected words.

(During break I also mentioned that I hoped Seth would discuss my sensations of last Saturday evening. I had the typewritten description on the table before me. Jane, her voice normal, resumed pacing in her stocking feet, and dictating at 10:02.)

(Break at 10:25. During break we discussed Seth’s apparent ability to go through the whole books of his notes that we have taken, two volumes to date, without the necessity to do it in consecutive order, turn pages, etc. I used the word “see” to describe this process. Jane resumed dictating at 10:30.)

(I took my pad over to our high, old-fashioned TV set. It made a good desk. I stood up to take Jane’s dictation for the rest of the session.)

(Jane had hypnotized me twice recently. The sessions had been very beneficial, giving me several days of freedom from pain after each session.)

(Break at 11:01. Seth’s material had reminded Jane that several times in the past she’d had the experience of hearing music when none was to be heard—that is, no radios were playing within range, etc. Jane has very acute hearing, but was still sure the music came from within. And usually she would realize that it had been “playing” for some time as she went about her duties before she became aware of it consciously. Jane resumed at 11:07.)

(Break at 11:30. Jane’s voice had been normal, and her pacing slowed to its usual rate. Since we were both tired now we had little thought of continuing. Jane resumed at 11:35.)

(Jane said that was all from Seth. I said good night aloud. We sat at the board and indicated good night with the pointer.