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(Tracing of the appointment card used in the 15th envelope test, in the 199th Session, October 18,1965.)

SESSION 199

(In the 198th session of last Wednesday, October 13, Seth stated that financial matters and our kitchen problem would be settled by Saturday, October 16. Jane did hear from the secretary of her publisher on Saturday; she does not regard the situation settled however since the publisher is out of town and could not reply personally.

(It will be recalled that in the 166th session, of June 30,1965, Seth told the witness, John Bradley, that “there is one other company in particular with which you could become involved to your advantage. It is situated in the Midwest, perhaps in Minneapolis... presently a small firm comparatively speaking, but it will expand drastically within a short time... you will become involved with this company I believe irregardless, either as a competitor or as a member of the organization.”

(John at present is a salesman for Searle Drug. He lives in Williamsport, PA, but has witnessed several sessions. At the date of the 166th session he knew of no drug or pharmaceutical firms in Minneapolis. Visiting us this noon while making his rounds, John told us he had checked up on Seth. He gave us the names and addresses of two drug houses that he learned about in Minneapolis. He had not heard of them, and they are both small companies.

(For the envelope test object I used the appointment card for Jane’s visit to the dentist last May 5,1965. This is the appointment that Jane kept while in a trance state, and thus had her teeth cleaned without discomfort. For an account of this episode see the 152nd session. See also my tracing on page 1. The card is on white stock, printed in black ink, with the handwriting in black pencil. I enclosed the card between two pieces of Bristol, then inserted the whole into the usual double envelopes.

(This evening’s session will see the first of three scheduled attempts for Seth to clairvoyantly tune in on our friends, Bill and Peggy Gallagher, who arrived in Puerto Rico on vacation yesterday, Sunday. We hope that at 9:30 this evening, on Wednesday October 20, and Monday October 25, Seth will be able to pick up something of the activities and/or surroundings of Bill and Peg. They plan to make their own notes at these same times for later comparison.

(Jane said at 8 PM this evening that she did not mind if we had an envelope test. I remarked that it was going to be a busy session, what with the material on the Gallaghers and Dr. Instream, a possible envelope test, and the chance that Seth might discuss two very long, vivid, and complicated dreams Jane had while taking a short nap last Friday morning. See Jane’s account in Volume 4, on pages 336-38. She believes that at least one of these dreams is a therapeutic dream, resulting from suggestions she gave herself following Seth’s material on therapeutic dreams in the last session.

(A development that may be of interest is that I had a strong sneezing spell just before this evening’s session. It came upon me abruptly at about 8:45, while Jane was reading to me her account of the two dreams in question. For some reason the sneezing made me quite angry and impatient, briefly, and I asked Jane to hold up in her reading. For reasons I was not aware of, I nevertheless felt the sneezing was related to the dreams.

(The session was held in our back room. Jane spoke while sitting down and with her eyes closed. Her pace was a little slow in the beginning but soon picked up speed. Her voice was average.)

(Jane has had other experiences, both in dreams and in psychological time, in which she heard Seth’s voice but did not recognize it. For an account of an instance occurring during psy-time, involving John Bradley, see the unscheduled 190th session. As it happened John witnessed this session also.)

(Jane laughed with me at first, then asked me to stop, saying that my data might confuse her. At the same time I felt touches of my familiar thrilling sensation that I have often felt during psy-time, or when I see a vision; this gave me the feeling that I might be half right about what I had said; Seth however said nothing about it. Perhaps he will mention it next session.

(Neither of us understood the reference to an automobile, particularly. During break I mentioned that I hoped Seth would take a few minutes to verify our interpretations of his data, or to correct us, before he closed the session.

We will now end our session. I hope to finish the material concerning Ruburt’s dream, however. I would give it now, but I imagine that you are weary.

You may take a break, or end the session as you prefer.

You have felt this way fairly often. You felt responsible for the shock of his dream. It is true the sessions would not have been possible without your encouragement and help, and without the reinforcement of your own abilities.

You should be able to see that Ruburt has grown intellectually, emotionally, and psychically, as a result of the sessions, as have you. Not only has his inner self expanded, but his ego has become stronger, even while it has become more flexible. So there is no need for your concern in that regard.

Now, I could continue along these lines for quite some time, and I am perfectly willing to do so, for your edification rather than my own. If you prefer that we do this while it is fresh in our minds, then take a break and we shall continue. And if not, do not ask me leading questions, and we shall end the session. I am rather closely allied with you both this evening.

(End at 11:03. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her eyes were open at the end of the session, her voice quiet, and she was smiling. I might add that while Jane was reading her dreams to me just prior to the session, I was only half listening as I got ready to take the notes. But it seems that actually I listened very well.)