“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(“Ace seemed to like the outline idea for a book on ESP that Jane sent to them. What do you think of that?”)

(“Will this material we are accumulating through you help Jane in doing the book?”)

(Jane received not only the answer to this question before the board transmitted it, but the question itself before I had either voiced it aloud or written it down.

(“Why is Jane rather reserved about our contacts with you? I can tell that at times she isn’t too enthusiastic.”)

(“Will Jane’s novel, To Hear a Dolphin, be published?”)

(“Then I did answer Jane’s question correctly the other session, when we tried receiving answers without the board. I was concerned because I thought I had given her the wrong answer when Fawcett rejected the book.”)

(Break at 9:55. By now Jane was receiving the answers to so many of my questions in advance of the board, that with her agreement I began to take them down from her dictation. In these instances she felt too restless and impatient to merely sit quietly while the board spelled the answers out. Whenever she dictated an answer to me, or part of one, it is noted in the text of the answer at the exact point dictation began. Resume at 10:03.

In some submerged manner all fragments of a personality exist within an entity, with their own individual consciousenesses. (Jane dictates:) They are not aware of the entity itself. When Bill saw the image and recognized its prescence, the fragment itself seemed to have a dream. As Bill saw and did not recognize, the fragment saw and did not recognize.

(“All right Seth, what do you think of Jane’s answer?”)

She received it very well. The entity could be compared to a superego as far as its own fragments are concerned. I said this earlier but Jane lost it.

(Jane did remember it, beginning with the word superego, but she was receiving the answer very quickly at that point; also she thought she might be consciously tinkering with the message by using such a word as superego.

The entity operates its fragments in what you would call a subconscious manner, that is, without conscious direction. (Jane dictates:) The entity gives the fragment independent life, then the entity more or less forgets them. When a momentary lapse of control happens they both come face to face. It’s as impossible for the entity to control fragment personalities as for the conscious mind to be aware, or control its own heartbeat. In this case the image concerned was a past fragment.

(“Seth, will you verify Jane’s reception of the above message?”)

No question, not clear. Has something to do with a Wilcox family, as Jane said.

(Jane had given this answer spontaneously, when Bill had asked the question some days ago.

Of course. I will try to think of a good analogy to make this point clearer later. Even thoughts, for instance, are fragments, though on a different plane. (Jane dictates:) They have to be translated into physical reality. Fragments of another sort, called personality fragments, operate independently, though under the auspices of the entity.

(“I mean Jane’s answer.”)

Yes. (Jane dictates:) It perks her up not to have to wait around for the board to spell out the answers.

Not very good. Any contacts on your part will probably include internal visual data. Jane will probably be able to receive me direct. (Jane dictates:) In either case, naturally, contact is not possible at all times. You would find that more embarrassing than I would.

Yes. It was one of many that came and vanished. (Jane added:) Mesophania.

(Jane reported that she distinctly felt that Seth was largely uninterested in this exchange.

(Jane had the qualifying thought that Seth was more amused in his reply than angry.

(“Seth, this morning when I asked Jane what chlorophyll was, she replied that it was a mental enzyme. Is that correct?”)