“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(While Bill and Peggy Gallagher were on vacation in Puerto Rico last October, Seth gave impressions concerning them in the following sessions: the 199th for October 18; the 200th for October 20; and the 201st for October 25. No correspondence, phone calls, etc., were exchanged between the four of us during this time.

(The Gallaghers went over Seth’s material with us orally a day or two after returning from vacation; this was on the evening of the unscheduled session for Thursday, October 28, and I had time for but a few quick written notes. We obtained this written account from them later, and in the course of checking data with them several times Jane and I soon realized much effort could be saved by getting a written account as soon as possible after any such experiment.

(Seth’s statements are presented in full from each session, with the comments from Peggy and Bill just below each statement in italic type. The Gallaghers agreed on each answer, concerning the Puerto Rico material. They arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Sunday, October 17. We begin with Seth’s material on them from the 199th session for October 18,1965, at 9 PM.)

(“At the guest house where we stayed on St. Thomas a large dog, a family pet, was around most of the time. This again was on Friday and Saturday, October 22-23.”

(Note that this information was given on Monday, October 18.)

(From the 200th session, Wednesday, October 20,1965, at 9 PM. As usual Seth’s impressions are in regular type, the written comments of Bill and Peggy Gallagher in italics below.)

(“We ate with them Monday night, October 18. We no doubt discussed them today, since Monday night the four of us made plans to go to the nearby island of St. Thomas, next Friday, October 22.”

(See the notes on page 13 of the 200th session. Peggy’s sister was married on Saturday, October 16; the bride and groom left immediately for Puerto Rico on their honeymoon. Peggy and Bill left for Puerto Rico on vacation on Sunday, October 17. Jane and I were told that the two couples had no plans to meet in Puerto Rico, oddly enough; we recall Peggy saying for instance that she would not want to honeymoon with relatives close by. But these plans were obviously changed, the two couples soon meeting in San Juan.)

(From the 201st session, Monday, October 25,1965, at 9 PM. As usual Seth’s impressions are in regular type, the written comments of the Gallaghers in italics below each statement.)

(“On Sunday noon, October 24, we returned by airplane from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to San Juan, Puerto Rico. There was a woman dressed in blue on the plane. But she sat immediately forward of us, and to the right.”)

(“We arrived in New York on Tuesday, October 26, at 4 PM.”

(“However, when we flew to St. Thomas from San Juan on Friday, October 22, our plane left the airport at 10:45 AM.”

At this time, that is now (9:44, Monday, October 25) our cat lover is reading. Our Jesuit is studying people, and they are flying.

(“On the plane on Tuesday, October 26, I read during the trip. Bill spent his time studying people.”)

(“Yes. This took place a week before, on the Sunday night we arrived in San Juan, October 17. We paid a $3.00 fare to go from the airport to our hotel. We thought the fare much too high and were both angry; the last time we had visited San Juan the same ride cost less than $2.00; perhaps $1.50.”)

(Concluding the 197th session of October 11,1965, held a week before the Gallaghers left for Puerto Rico on vacation, Seth stated:)

(Bill Gallagher had a narrow escape from drowning while skin diving in Puerto Rico. He hardly lists this as a bizarre experience. Seth deals with it to some degree in the unscheduled 203rd session of October 28,1965.

(Jane also tried psychological time experiments while the Gallaghers were in Puerto Rico. During these she lay quietly on the bed with her eyes closed and tried to contact Peggy and Bill either by acting as a receiver of data, or projecting her astral body to their location. All of the experiments took place in the late morning hours, usually lasting about half an hour. Jane tried five times, from Monday, October 18, to Friday, October 22,1965.

(October 18, 11:30 to Noon, Monday: Jane specifically requested information of the Gallaghers, but she did not list anything they were able to identify.)

(October 19, 11:10 AM to 11:50 AM:)

(Note that this data was received on October 19, and that the Gallaghers did not arrive in St. Thomas until October 22. Seth also gave information pertaining to St. Thomas on October 18.)

(October 20, 11:30 AM to Noon: Jane tried unsuccessfully to speak to Bill Gallagher. She had a quick clear image of a high sandhill leading down to a beach. The Gallaghers said this is quite possible, but of course could say little else about such a general impression.)

(October 21, 11 AM to 11:30 AM, Thursday:)

(October 22, 11 AM until Noon, Friday. One hour:

(In the 201st session for October 25, Seth commented: “...and incidentally, Ruburt’s experience in psychological time was quite legitimate.” Jane’s account of Friday’s psy-time experience was included in the 201st session along with our drawing; it is repeated here, with the addition of the Gallagher’s comments and Peggy’s drawing.)

([Peggy:] “This is a good description of the guest house where we stayed on St. Thomas on Friday and Saturday, October 22-23. The guest house was two story, and built on the side of a steep hill; it had the feeling of being raised up because of this. It had a long porch with a railing and benches.”)

(October 25, 11:30 to Noon, Monday: Poor results.