“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(On September 7 Jane had an odd dream. In it she was aware of an old woman, but not of her personal presence, of 83 or 85. The old woman had just died, yet her last day was filled with activity and work. She was a medium, and she passed from life to death with a smooth transition, continuing her work almost without interruption after death. Jane envied her greatly.

(Then, Jane in the same dream found herself in an old persons’ home. She opened the door into a room containing one full-sized bed and another adult, though smaller, bed. Jane’s friend Dee Masters, who had once been director at the gallery where Jane works, and who has been dealt with by Seth at various times, was doing something at an agitator-type washing machine. Jane also fussed with the machine, and a small quantity of water dropped from it onto the floor. Jane then had the feeling that somehow she, Jane, was the old woman who had died.

(On September 9 Jane dreamed that she spoke to two sick men, saying to them, “Don’t worry. The material says I have cancer too.” Meaning the Seth material, of course. Jane said the puzzling thing about this little dream was that in spite of its unpleasant content she felt no sense of alarm or danger or worry, that indeed she spoke to the two men quite cheerfully. She is concerned, though, wondering if the dream might be precognitive.

(Jane was also concerned because of what she considers the poor session of September 9, when she was so affected by outside conditions. She was not nervous before tonight’s session, however.

(Over the weekend Jane’s father and his companion, Midge, stopped by in Elmira on their way to Florida for the winter. Jane wondered if the session tonight might deal with them, yet had no idea of its content to come. She began dictating in a voice somewhat stronger than usual, while pacing briskly. Her eyes were dark.

(Break at 9:30. Jane was fairly well dissociated, and had no sense of being bothered by outside stimuli. However, since it was a cold evening our windows were closed, and the house itself was very quiet. She resumed in the same slightly heavier voice at 9:34.)

(Break at 9:55. Jane was dissociated as usual. She resumed in the same slow manner; her voice was normal now, her pacing very slow. Resume at 10:01.)

(See the details of Jane’s dreams, detailed on page 5. For more data on the immediate past lives of Jane and mine in Boston, before the Civil War, see the 59th session, Volume 2, page 140. Our relationship with Dee Masters, mentioned by Seth in this session, is also dealt with briefly in the 59th session.)

(Break at 10:40. Jane was fully dissociated—once again far-out, as she says. My writing hand felt little fatigue but I asked for the break because I thought Jane might want it. She said she felt fine. She resumed in the same normal voice at 10:47.)

(End at 11:15. Jane was once again far-out, losing track of the content of the material. We had barely begun to discuss the dream material when she abruptly began dictating again while sitting across from me at the table. Resume at 11:18.)