“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Although they were surprised at first our guests did not stay surprised long, and began to bombard Seth with questions. He answered the ones that would make sense to them offhand, and parried others or simply stated the answers would make no sense to them at the moment. Some of the questions were suprisingly acute, and involved aspects of the existence of Seth, and his abilities, that Jane and I had not thought of.

(One question concerned what Seth actually “sees” when he is confronting a witness, and he answers this briefly in tonight’s session. I would like to note one physical effect that took place. There was a lighted candle on the coffee table before the group, and as Seth was speaking the flame increased noticeably in height. I called the witnesses’ attention to the effect. All windows were closed since it was a chilly evening, and the air was quite still. The enlarged flame lasted for several minutes, then gradually subsided. The flare-up of the candle flame was sudden, not gradual.

I would suggest however that the first recalled dream for any given evening be compared with the first recalled dream from other evenings, that the second recalled dream from any one evening be compared with the second dream from other evenings, and so forth. This should prove highly interesting, and if such experiments are carried on consistently over a period of years, then the results could lead to excellent evidence for the various layers of the subconscious and the inner self, of which I have spoken for so long.

You have many more than five dreams a night, however. I believe Ruburt’s top number of recalled dreams for one night was thirteen. Now there is something else here that must be considered. The very self-suggestions that will enable you to recall your dreams may also change their nature, to some extent, for any action changes any other action.

You may try two different wordings for a start, and now I am speaking of the precise wording. The first: “I will wake up after each of my first five dreams, and record each one immediately.”

Now the second alternative wording would be the same as the one I have just given you, but the “wake up” could be omitted. That is, it is possible you see, for you to record these dreams, speaking into the microphone without awakening, in your terms.

The time involved in going from one room to another could result in the loss of dream content and vividness. The very motor responses demanded on the part of the body, and the extra arousal tendency, would force you to lose a great deal of valid material. I would much rather that you work less, if necessary, using the recorder in the bedroom, than work more intensively leaving the recorder in another room.

(It was now time for the 15th Dr. Instream clairvoyant test. As usual Jane spoke now with her eyes closed, except for one instant when she put out her cigarette. Her voice was quiet, her pace not too slow for the most part except for a few long pauses. Resume at 10:07.)

This may be the sheet of paper to which I referred. It may well be a letter that you have written him, and he concentrates on my name; and thinks (pause) of a picture in a frame, of his wife I believe, but not one just taken.

(Once again Jane relaxed on the bed during break. Again she began to speak from the bed, propped up on one elbow, her eyes closed, at 10:21.)

(Jane feels the voice John heard within can have one of three explanations: It was Seth; it was a subconscious creation on John’s part; it was a telepathic communication, on a subconscious level, from Jane to John.)