“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(I had prepared the usual double test envelope earlier in the day, but doubted it would be used if Jane was not in a good mood for the session. This time I cemented a collection of used U.S. postage stamps, still on original paper, to a folded piece of white paper. See my tracing on page 250. I sandwiched this paper between two pieces of bristol board to prevent identification by touch, and slipped the assemblage into the usual two envelopes.

(It was 9:34. Jane smiled as she asked the question. Again I was surprised, not expecting any interest in a test tonight. I fished the envelope out and handed it to her. She held it in her right hand. Her position was the same, head down, eyes closed.)

(Break at 9:39. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her eyes had remained closed, her voice quiet. She had used many pauses in giving the test data, although she hadn’t appeared to be nervous. During the whole passage, she sat almost without moving, holding the test envelope almost motionless in her right hand. She had no visual impressions while speaking, she said.

(From the sketch on page 250 it can be seen that parallel lines, both horizontal and tall, or vertical, are present; these are the customary wavy lines of cancellation. See stamps numbered 1, 2, and 3 on the sketch. On the envelope paper beneath stamp #2 is a green printed box of the type used for prepaid mail, but I do not know if this is what Seth means by “lines on the other side.” This could also refer to the letters the stamps once serviced.

(Tracing of the photographic negative used in the 7th envelope test, in Session 187, September 13,1965.)