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SESSION 168

(Lorraine Shafer and Bill and Peggy Gallagher were witnesses for the session. Lorraine has witnessed the 144th and 162nd sessions, the Gallaghers the 158th, 161st and 162nd sessions.

(The session was again held in our front room, with all of us sitting in a circle. Jane’s eyes remained closed for the whole session. She spoke while sitting down, and in a voice a bit stronger than usual. Her manner was quite active and much of the time she leaned forward, elbows on her knees. We anticipated a short session. Jane actually began speaking at 8:56.)

I am pleased with our group. However this will be a short session. It is not because I grow weary. It is merely, again, that I must watch for your human limitations, and it will be best that you have all available energy at your beck and call later on for your trip.

Whenever it is possible, I would suggest that our gentleman with the ulcer read our last sessions. Indeed, I believe that he has somewhat less of an ulcer now, although the degree is slight. I will also, if I may, congratulate the writer of the newspaper article, even though my own name was nowhere mentioned, for it goes without saying that I am indeed truly humble.

(See the 166th session, which John Bradley witnessed. Seth discussed John’s drug-company employer, G. D. Searle, during the session, and stated then that Searle stock was due to fall still more. As of today, July 7,1965, the stock closed at 55.)

(See the 63rd session in Volume 2. Jane now smiled and turned toward Lorraine Shafer. Her eyes were still closed.)

You can also be of aid, both of you, as far as your brother Bill is concerned, Joseph, and I suggest that you take steps to speak with him, and if necessary we will hold a session, if the circumstances are correct for our purposes.

I am taking the opportunity to speak concerning these matters, since I had already decided not to cover any complicated material for our session. I am also giving you more frequent breaks, since I am again aware that your energies will be needed. Our material in general however can now expand; and indeed, though not always, some extra dimensions and perspectives may be added to our sessions.

Many sessions ago we spoke of transparency, and I said that true transparency was not the ability to see through, but to move through.

(See the 12th session in Volume 1.)

We will later be concerned more deeply with this transparent mobility, for it operates within all systems. And without it your own physical system would not exist. When the nature and behavior of energy as it is seen in action is understood, and when it is applied to the mobility of the human personality, then such sessions as ours will be taken for granted, though this I admit will take a while.

I will now let you take a break, or as you prefer you may close the session.

(End at 10:20. Jane had been well dissociated as usual. A lively discussion now developed among us as to the nature and possible origin of the brogue or accent Jane had displayed during most of the session.

(Bill Gallagher knows something about languages. He made so many good points that I asked him to write them down for the record. He had just begun when Seth came through again, loud and clear. Jane’s voice was strong but not close to matching the rather spectacular 158th session, for example. It was obvious that she and Seth enjoyed the proceedings immensely. She spoke rapidly and used many gestures, but her eyes remained closed throughout. Resume at 10:44.)

(It is of interest here to note that in the 134th session Seth also announced that I had painted a likeness of him. This painting shows a much younger blond man, bearing no resemblance to the other portrait. I have not asked Seth about the discrepancy yet of course, but Jane feels they both represent different facets of the Seth entity or personality.)

I will now, with my true dignity, bring this fateful session to a close. I would continue but for my innate good manners. I will at another occasion give our Jesuit some rather fateful measures to contemplate, and perhaps we will ask him how many ulcers can sit on the head of a pin. My best and most sincere wishes to you all. I will sign myself fatefully yours.

(For data on my other sensations and some visions, see the following sessions: 22, 24, 26, 27, 65, 145, 146, 163. These would not include, either, the “fat hands” sensations that Jane and I experienced during sessions.)