“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Ruburt did well to relax the last few days, and he will now find that he applies himself to his various endeavors with renewed energy. I am glad that he put his dream book aside for a while, merely because he will have much more data for it within a short time. He can be working out his ideas however in the meantime, as this will be most beneficial. Even though some of his ideas will change, he will still need these present ideas as a basis.

(“Connected with the initials J R.” Jane said she felt this was a reference to the entity names Seth has assigned to us, Joseph and Ruburt. Of course this kind of data could apply to many envelope objects.

The four in the beginning was merely my effort to lead Ruburt further, in counting as I did do later on, ending up with our correct six. The number, as a beginning number, was chosen because it does appear, though minutely, on the item itself. Also, there were four, initially, and then six. I came in, so to speak, when there were four.

This had no connection. The Gallaghers were at a party that evening. They were somewhat on Ruburt’s mind, and the name Terwilliger is a subconscious designation he uses for them. A distortion of the words Tim and Gallagher, simply because Tim has a particularly Gaelic connotation for him. More so than Bill, which is our Jesuit’s first name.

To some degree. This merely involves my efforts to teach Ruburt to focus more specifically. It is a learning process.

Yes. From the color red, which has strong connotations. The strongest elements are perceived more easily, as emotional elements are always perceived more easily. Initially with objects, I pick up shapes, and emotional connections, and then try to get Ruburt to let me narrow these down more specifically.

Ruburt, you see, does not perceive shapes as I do. Also he does not deal with details, as far as his overall perceptive patterns are concerned, and I am teaching him to do so psychically in these tests.

No I did not. Our progress will be clear to those who read our records. There will be fluctuations. As larger areas are perceived more training is needed on Ruburt’s part, to give us specifics. But we shall get a hold of these specifics.

No. There is effort involved, as I learn, indeed, the best ways of giving Ruburt data, and try to guide him in discriminating between, or rather among, the many personal associations that any one legitimate impression may bring to his mind.

Ruburt will find, and you will find, that his latest endeavors have born fruit, and not lemons.