“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Seth/Jane scored many hits in the material dealing with Peg and Bill. Some of these are quite startling. There were misses of course, and statements that hinted at, or came close to, events and thoughts involving our friends. It developed that the notes Peg and Bill kept did not often coincide with Seth’s material.

(Quotes from Seth that follow, in caps as usual, are not verbatim for the most part, but close approximations. It will be remembered that Seth refers to Bill Gallagher as the Jesuit, and to Peg as the cat lover. Seth now speaks to them:)

(Seth then launched into a long topic involving Peggy, her job at the newspaper, and another girl there. He stressed many times that the situations he foresaw were not drastic or alarming in any great degree, and that Peg could handle them. This discussion grew out of Seth’s remarks concerning a very close call Bill had while skin diving in Puerto Rico. The remarks Seth made about this were to the effect that had we asked specifically about potential dangers the Gallaghers might encounter on their trip, he could have given warnings. As it was no such requests were made, thus no warnings given before Peg and Bill left.

(Jane resumed with her eyes closed at the start, while sitting on the floor again, at 10:30.)

(Jane, as Seth, listened to Bill’s question, then shook her head. Her eyes were closed.)

I do not want to puncture idealistic balloons. Buddhists are perhaps closer, but no religion comes close really... The man or woman feeling identity with each day that passes comes close.

(In the following passages Seth hit his high point as far as feeling and emphasis are concerned. At times his delivery became passionate. I did not get it all down. Jane spoke from her position on the floor, with her eyes closed, her voice strong but not shouting.)

Sentiment is practical. The idea of birth and death each day is close. Those who cry when they hurt a flea come close... Those who appreciate the consciousness in every rock, tree, bird... come close. Fools and idiots are often wiser than the wise man. Hatred is death. All things are sacred, and every thought is a reality and has its own potential for creation and destruction.

Experiencing every moment comes close. I myself am not known for humility. Nevertheless my existence is dependent upon many things of which I know not. I learn through many existences, but I do not set myself up as many of you set yourself up, and I do not determine what shall be destroyed or who or what shall remain... Such actions... are based on cowardice... Any idea of a God, no matter how distorted, will triumph, for He exists in everything that you know. And when you kill so much as an ant, so do you kill part of Him in most practical terms.

(End at 11:06. Jane had been well dissociated. Her eyes had remained closed during the last part of this delivery; her voice had strengthened considerably and she had become quite impassioned. She said she “gets embarrassed when Seth talks like that.”)