“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The 19th envelope test was held this evening. The test object was the front of an envelope mailed to us by Jane’s father last July. See the tracing on page 101. The writing was in blue ink on white paper. Note the error, 1985, in the postmark; I thought Seth might comment on this but he did not. The envelope front was folded once and placed between two sheets of Bristol, then sealed in the usual double envelopes.

(Tonight’s session began at 9:50 PM. After supper this evening Jane expressed a desire to vary the routine, although she did not want to skip the session. On impulse I invited her out for a beer. There were go-go girls at the neighborhood tavern we went to, and both of us enjoyed the break in routine. Jane, very amused, commented every so often that she received little “messages” from a certain party, expressing approval of our actions, and merely suggesting that we do get to the session at least a few minutes before the Instream material was due.

(The session was held in our front room. With the windows closed traffic noise was not a problem. Jane began speaking while sitting down, in an average voice and at a good pace from the beginning. Jane’s eyes opened wide immediately after Seth’s greeting, which is most unusual. They were very dark. Seth/Jane was quite pleased and amused, and spoke with a smile. Jane was smoking.)

(Our first regular session was held on December 2,1963.)

Now. There was no historic Virgin Birth, and no historic Crucifixion. This does not mean that these do not represent symbolic realities.

(Break at 10:00. Jane was dissociated as usual for a first break. Much of the time her eyes had been wide open and very dark. Her pace had been good, her voice average, and she had smoked.

(It was now time for the 22nd Dr. Instream test. As usual Jane sat with her hands raised to her closed eyes while giving the data. She used pauses but all in all her pace was not particularly slow. Her voice was quiet. Resume at 10:03.)

Cocktails earlier (pause), and dinner, with a woman in a restaurant. Your Howard Johnson’s. The dinner costing $4.75. (Pause.) The dinner was of a business-mixed-with-social affair. (Pause.)

(It was 10:15. This is the 19th envelope test. As usual I handed Jane the sealed double envelope. She held the envelope quietly, her eyes still closed. She took a sip of milk, then sat with her left hand to her face.)

A strip, and a connection with an event that was not particularly pleasant. Light and dark, with shadow shapes. A connection with another individual, a male.

(Break at 10:22. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her eyes had remained closed except when she had sipped milk briefly. Her pace had been faster than usual for the material on both tests, her voice average.

(See the tracing of the test object on page 101. All in all the envelope test results were much superior to the previous two tests, and Jane was pleased. “A connection with water” can be our Elmira, New York address, 458 W. Water Street, or that both Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach, Florida, are on the ocean.

(A later addition by Jane: “I’d say it was referring to the return address—Ormond Beach on the ocean.”

(“One, two, three, or three of a kind,” can be the July 3 postmark date on the envelope. The envelope is addressed to Jane and me, “yourself and Ruburt,” but we do not particularly see where “afternoon” comes in. I remember the photograph of Jane and me taken at Marathon, Florida. “A border” regarding the test object does not ring a bell, but “Horizontal lines that are similar to each other,” are the postmark cancellation lines. The letter was mailed in July, “a spring or summer month.”

(Jane insists that “A strip” refers to the beautiful long beaches at both Daytona and Ormond, which adjoin each other. Without going into personal details, we can say that Seth is correct when he refers to “A connection with an event that was not particularly pleasant”; this involved us and Jane’s father in Florida.

This was as close as man could come in his imagination to that which is, and this is all right. The basic idea behind Christmas is definitely important, whether or not the intellect is able to see its significance.

Your little excursion this evening was quite helpful.

(End at 10:45. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her eyes had opened and closed frequently, and she had been smoking. She felt good over the test results.)