“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(By 8:45 Jane was somewhat nervous; but she said that for recent sessions she has not felt as unsettled as she used to.

(Jane began dictating in a normal voice and at a normal rate, but her speed of delivery soon began to slow down, as will be noted, until it became almost painfully slow. The reasons for this will be made clear as the session unfolds. But the amount of material obtained will alone show that Jane spoke very slowly for much of the time. Her pacing remained as usual. Her voice did not change character through the session to speak of, nor did either of us display any hand phenomena.)

(Jane laughed.)

(Break at 9:28. Jane was fully dissociated. By the time break arrived, her delivery had become quite slow and deliberate. With many pauses between words or phrases, she gave the impression of searching carefully for just the right word. She resumed in the same manner; indeed her delivery became even slower and more careful and deliberate, so that at times she would pace from one end of our living room, where we hold the sessions, to the other end before voicing the next word. Resume at 9:32.)

(By now Jane’s delivery was even slower. Her apparent search for each word, just the right word, continued. She spoke with much emphasis; so much so that I thought her voice already was showing signs of strain.)

(Break at 10:07. Jane was fully dissociated. I thought that already she showed signs of weariness, especially in her voice. She said that Seth was pushing her to the utmost, although she didn’t know exactly what she meant when she said that. I believe that I too was in some kind of light trance state during this delivery, since I felt quite lethargic. Oddly enough I found trying to write at a slow pace, matching Jane’s delivery, more difficult than to proceed at the more rapid rate I am accustomed to.

(Jane resumed in the same slow searching manner at 10:15.)

(Break at 10:35. Jane was again fully dissociated. By now she was very tired, the session was really taking it out of her. At the same time she thought the material very good.

(The above change that Seth made in mid-sentence is, to the best of my recall, the first he has ever so made. Jane was still sitting down as she spoke, facing me across our living room table.)

(Now Jane stood up; she began to pace and dictate as usual, and in doing so she appeared to be refreshed.)

(True, Jane did look and sound much more energetic.)

(End at 11:22. Jane was dissociated as usual. Although tired, she felt much better—pleasantly relaxed, she said, as one might be after a long swim. When she stood up again while talking she felt very relaxed. Also, I had no discomfort at all in my writing hand.)