“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(I planned no envelope test for this session, thinking that the test material on the Gallaghers in Puerto Rico, and on Dr. Instream, would be enough for one session. I was more interested at the moment in having Seth finish his analysis of Jane’s two dreams, which he began last session, and made it a point to say so just before the session tonight.

(Last Monday noon, October 18, our friend John Bradley visited us while making his rounds as a traveling drug salesman. He was too busy to witness Monday’s session, but promised to visit us on Tuesday evening, October 19. During the day on Tuesday, John had to attend an important business meeting of his regional office in Binghamton, NY, perhaps sixty miles from Elmira.

(Remembering her success in clairvoyantly tuning in on Bill Gallagher as he made his business errands on the evening of October 8, Jane decided to try the same thing with John on Tuesday. The difference here was that John had no forewarning of Jane’s efforts, since she didn’t get the idea until after he left us Monday. See Session 196 in Volume 4 for the Gallagher material.

First however I would like to speak briefly about Ruburt’s attempts at telepathy with Philip last evening. Such exercises are excellent training, and they will boost his confidence, particularly where distance is a factor, as it was last evening.

Now, concerning Ruburt’s second dream. Let me say first of all that the many rooms and apartments to be explored all represented various facets of psychic realities, hence his anticipation in the dream. The shop within the apartment had to do with the physical dimension and various physical abilities which are based on past-life experiences.

He thought the clothing was on sale, that it was cheap at the price, but it only seemed so because he did not know that he had already paid for it. Here he found an excellent jacket which he realized was his own from a previous season. The jacket was green and warm. It represented what will seem like a new ability to him, when he will shortly discover it in himself.

He will however then realize, or he should realize, that this ability was his in a past life, but unused, and is now awaiting him. It will bring both warmth and confidence, and will give him protection.

In his dream he is also aware that these people like him, and that in some manner he has been acquainted with them in the past. This also brings forth feelings of rediscovery and joy that accompanied the dream. The persons involved were good friends indeed in a past life. They were images of the men whose voices spoke to him in his earlier dream, when he was so frightened; and when he leaped so gracefully from the banister, I was the one who extended an arm to assist him.

His dancing and high spirits are self-explanatory. His excellent mood upon awakening showed that the import of the dream was clear to him on a subconscious basis.

The sister’s husband has a squat build, and uses his hands often in work.

I think the car is a Buick. (Pause at 10:05.) He makes an evening visit to his office, and perhaps has coffee in the cafeteria. He speaks to a man in the hall outside the cafeteria. There is some confusion in his mind as to whether or not he can be with us in time, and his thoughts dwell on the matter.

Dr. Instream also thinks of a telephone call he is expecting. He is in his office late. The phone call may have to do with his wife. She drives him home, I believe. He is inside his house.

He smokes on the verandah. There is a brief disagreement between his wife and himself. He goes to his room and tries to contact us. He thinks of a knife.

(While giving the data involving the car at the beginning of the test, Jane said she had a feeling of unsureness at to the location of the car. She didn’t know whether it was at Dr. Instream’s office or at his home. She also didn’t know whether the unsureness referred to Seth or herself.

They formed the outer framework for the second dream. At the same time the dream generated sufficient energy to lift Ruburt and his moods from a slavery to physical events. That is, the dream allowed his native good spirits to return in force, and to operate in a healthy fashion regardless of physical events.

Your Mr. Fell is indeed a different sort of personality than yourself, Joseph, but his omissions are not deliberate. Merely the result of lack of discipline and an avoidance of details; and indeed, a meeting between the three of you would be beneficial, indeed.

(Dream # 1; Monday night, October 18: In color. I was showing a young man in his early twenties some things about drawing. He was blonde, a man I did not know. Deep voice, straight hair, white shirt sleeves. He had a drawing board to which he had fastened a sheet of rough watercolor paper, and carried this around with him. I saw that he had covered the paper with fine-line figure drawings and portraits, in pencil and pen. This is an unusual way to work on watercolor paper. Good drawings, and I still remember one profile head in line, quite clearly.

(At break I did not tell Jane anything about the contents of either dream. I thought that what Seth had said so far was related to the dreams in most cases, without being very specific, and was especially interested in his remarks about the intensity of color; this is true of the second dream especially. I also thought the material on my being close to achieving a goal good, in that I have had definite feelings along this line lately. Nor had I said anything to Jane about this; it is my habit to see how things work out instead of making predictions.

Ruburt wants to say a whistle, so we will let him say it. This is a result of the train connection on his part. He is doing very well.