“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(For the record: On June 1,1965 I mailed to Dr. G. H. Instream a letter explaining something of Jane’s ability and the Seth material, plus a list of the inner senses, a list of the basic laws of the universe, and copies of sessions 138, 141, 142, 149, 153 and 154. The letter was sent c/o Colgate University, Hamilton NY.

(Jane and I wondered whether Seth would mention the letter from Dr. Instream during this session, but he did not; just as he did not discuss my recent clairvoyant dream. See above, this page. As it happened Bill and Peggy Gallagher, who witnessed the first part of the 158th session, were again witnesses.

(Because of the witnesses the session was held in our living room. Again traffic noise was quite audible, yet it did not bother any of us unduly, as it had during the last session. Jane began speaking while sitting down and with her eyes closed, in a voice a little stronger than usual, and at a fairly fast rate. Her manner was quite expressive and she used many gestures.)

(Traffic noise had been increasing past the front of our house. Jane’s voice rose to some degree of loudness for the rest of this delivery. Her eyes remained closed.)

(Break at 9:18. Jane reported that she was quite a bit more dissociated than usual for a first delivery. She did not remember being bothered by traffic noise. Bill Gallagher said he agreed in general with what Jane was saying about his case, as far as he could follow the involved sentences in dictation.)

(Still with her eyes closed, Jane resumed at a good rate and in a good voice at 9:25.)

(Jane’s manner had been active even with her eyes closed, and her voice strong. It now became somewhat stronger. She gestured often toward Bill.)

(Break at 9:51. Jane was very well dissociated, she said. Her eyes had remained closed. Toward the end of this delivery her voice had increased in volume, and at times almost boomed out.

(Jane now pointed at Bill, her eyes still closed, then made a passing reference to a discussion we had had at break. She smiled and spoke quietly.)

(Jane’s eyes opened, and she looked directly at Bill. Her voice had been loud and emphatic, and it continued so until break.)

It is however excess baggage, and can be cast aside, and will be. It is not a part of you like your arm. It is not a part of you like your legs. You can navigate without it, and indeed you shall. It is not (Jane’s voice became even louder) part of the image that the inner self gave you. It did not come to you in your chromosomes for duplication.

(Break at 10:15. Jane was again “way out,” as she puts it. Her eyes closed, she blinked several times, then came out of her trance. She said her eyes felt heavy when break came. Her delivery had been fast toward the end.)

(Jane’s eyes again opened briefly and she looked at Bill. Her eyes were large and very dark. As she spoke now they began to open and close periodically. Her delivery was faster, and her voice was becoming more emphatic, and louder at times.)

(Jane was speaking most emphatically and quite rapidly. Her eyes were open. She stared directly at Bill.)

(Break at 10:45. Jane was well dissociated. She ended the delivery by staring at Bill again, and speaking in a loud and positive voice.

(Jane’s voice was now louder and softer alternately.)

(Jane looked directly at me. She smiled.)

(End at 11:03. Jane was well dissociated again. Her eyes had been closed except for the one instance noted. Bill Gallagher said he thought he had noticed a change in Jane’s features, at least in terms of expression, during this last delivery. It was hard for him to describe, he said.

(For her part, Jane said she had been quite aware of Seth’s emotions, as her very active, smiling, and at times quite loud delivery had indicated.

(The four of us were discussing the loud voice effects when Seth came through again. The conversation had turned to holding a session at the Gallagher’s home in the country, where we would not be concerned with bothering neighbors, as I had been so acutely concerned during the 158th session. Jane resumed at 11:10.)

(Jane’s voice had again begun to turn loud, and I wondered whether we would have more voice effects like those of the 158th session. She began to speak more rapidly, and upon occasion let her voice boom out. But these periods were brief, and were quite a bit short of the almost deafening volume she obtained in the 158th session. Strangely enough, her eyes remained closed for most of this closing delivery, opening but once or twice.)

(Jane stared at me and grinned broadly; and for a second I thought she really was going to sound out.)

(End at 11:20. Jane was again well dissociated. Once again, Bill Gallagher reiterated that he thought he detected a change in Jane’s features, particularly about the mouth.)