“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Last night was the official opening of the Chemung County Artists’ Show at the Arnot Art Gallery, where Jane is employed part time. We attended because I had won the portrait award, and had to have my picture taken there, with the other award winners. After supper Jane lay down for a nap, rather early, because she wanted to be able to take her time getting ready. I was painting in the room next to the bedroom.

(Jane fell asleep. Upon awakening, while still in a drowsy state with her eyes closed, she wondered what time it was. She then experienced a “veil” of light within, and in the veil she saw my studio clock and the time, 6:50 PM, very distinctly. She lay dozing for a few minutes, then asked me what time it was. I said it was 7:00 PM. We were due at the gallery at 8:00.

(Jane was nervous as usual before the session. She began dictating in a voice only a bit stronger than normal, and in a very deliberate manner once again. Her eyes darkened, her pace was slow.)

Ruburt’s experience last night was along these lines. For a brief moment he “saw” (in quotes) as clearly without opening his eyes as he would ordinarily see by using them. But in this instance the vision was much better, you must admit, than it is with ordinary eyesight, since the clock that Ruburt saw well enough to tell the time was not even in the same room.

So in the instance of direct experience without the use of the external senses, the same sort of procedure is beneficial. Last night Ruburt was drowsy but not asleep. He desired to know the time because he had preparations to make before going out. Unknowingly he requested the desired information, that is the time, from his own subconscious, and free from impediments the subconscious delivered.

What happened was this. When the conscious ego desires information, and when the outer ego is in full control, then the information is sought from the outer senses. When the outer ego is caught unawares and information is requested, the subconscious often delivers it through the use of the inner senses. You will see that this was the case.

Tonight Ruburt also desired to know the time, but he was sleeping. The information was delivered to him tonight in exactly the same manner that it was delivered last night. However he was asleep at the time, was not aware except for a glimmering of what had happened; and nevertheless he awoke because of the information that he had received. The inner sense that aided him in this instance is one that we have not yet discussed.

(Break at 9:30. Jane was dissociated as usual. And as also seemed to be usual lately, we were both somewhat tired. The new schedule was still taking its toll in lost sleep; though we had felt good at the beginning of the session, already we were let down. In some way we do not yet understand, much energy is taken from us while Jane is dictating; I sometimes feel that I too am in a trance state when she is speaking. Tonight at times I had to fight to keep my eyes open while writing.

(The truth was, lately I had not had the extra mental zip to ask many questions. To insert questions while Jane is dictating requires one to be really on top of the material as it comes, and recently I have been content to follow along. Also, too many questions slows up the amount of material Seth can deliver. I now know that he was being very patient, and somewhat amused, with me.)

Their time measurements, based on camouflage to begin with, are almost riotously inadequate and bound to give distortive data, since the universe simply cannot be measured in these terms. The universe was not created at any particular time, but neither is it expanding into nowhere like an inflated balloon that grows forever larger, at least not along the lines now being considered. The expansion is an illusion, based among other things upon inadequate time measurements, upon the limited cause and effect theories; and yet in some manners the universe could be said to be expanding, but with entirely different connotations than are usually used.

(Break at 10:05. Jane was dissociated as usual. By now we were both tired. Jane yawned and remarked that if she could be out until the end of the session she would be quite happy. This upset me, mostly because I felt the same way myself. I also felt the sessions were threatened, though I did not say so, but Jane instantly sensed my mood. When she began dictating again her pace was as slow and deliberate as before, her voice normal. Resume at 10:13.)

I wanted, then, to make another point about Ruburt’s experience last night in connection with the inner senses. Ruburt was quite capable as far as ability was concerned, to know what time it was without the addition of the vision of the clock. This was secondary. It seems that on your plane there is almost always the temptation to translate inner data in terms that the ego can understand and interpret.

(Break at 10:30. Jane was dissociated as usual. She said she felt “real flat” after last break, because she felt that I had withdrawn my support from her; it was as though a great hole opened in the floor, around which she must walk carefully.

(Her voice was practically normal when she resumed at 10:36.)

(Break at 11:00. Jane was dissociated as usual. We sat in silence for the most part, resting; although I for one felt somewhat better. When Jane began dictating again she spoke somewhat faster and with more energy. Resume at 11:05.)

(End at 11:20. Jane was dissociated as usual. She said she too felt better now than when the session began. Jane was wondering rather idly whether a psychiatrist or a scientist might get more out of the material when Seth came through again. She resumed pacing and dictating at 11:25.)

(End at 11:27. Jane was again dissociated briefly. Neither of us exhibited any hand phenomena during the session.)