“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The regularly scheduled session for Monday, February 21, was not held. Jane and I felt the need to rest and vary our routine. As a result we felt much refreshed for tonight’s session. We wanted to make up for the Dr. Instream experiment we missed on Monday, however, so before tonight’s session we mentioned aloud that we hoped Seth would deal with this.

Now. If you would have some idea of what the probable universe system is like, then examine your own dreams, looking for those events which do not have any strong (underline) resemblance to physical events in your own conscious existence. Look for dream individuals with whom you are not acquainted in your waking life. Look for landscapes that appear bizarre or alien, for all of these exist somewhere.

The order within the probable system is based upon something that could be compared to subjective associations, or intuitive flashes of insight, that can combine elements that would appear to the ego as quite disconnected, into whole and integrated patterns of action.

The subconscious, so-called, is aware to some extent of the ego, regarding it as an extension of itself, over which it does not have as much control as it would like. This is precisely however the way the ego views the subconscious, as a rule. These two self-conscious portions of the self simply happen to coincide or to coexist with some proximity, psychologically speaking.

(It was now time for what we thought would be the 41st and 42nd Dr. Instream experiments. As usual Jane sat with her hands raised to her closed eyes. She was not smoking. On the whole her pace was not slow, although broken by many short pauses. Resume at 10:05.)

Fairly heavy in weight for its size. The edges of the object would ordinarily be sharp, it seems, but they are somewhat blunted. I get the numbers one eight eight eight, in connection with this.

(“The edges of the object would ordinarily be sharp, it seems, but they are somewhat blunted.” Jane was perhaps more definite concerning this impression, than any of the others. She feels the sharp edges is a reference to the beer glasses depicted on the coaster: one can think of glass ordinarily as sharp-edged, but to be useful as a drinking vessel the material would have its edges smoothed, or blunted.

(I had been wondering lately if an occasional question might not produce more specific results. At times I’d had the distinct feeling that such questions would provide enough of a nudge to bring forth more data, but had hesitated because I didn’t want the questions to be considered leading.)

It would be better if you asked me a question at the immediate ending of a test, rather than interrupt the data. Simply say, I have a question for you, or I will have a question for you.

A simple one-word question would probably not be harmful, but it is best for now to wait until the end.

(End at 11:15. Jane was dissociated as usual, her eyes open often. She ended the session with a smile. Presumably Seth refers to the writings she has sent out recently. Her publisher, F. Fell, has written expressing interest in her book on the Seth material and on the poetry book described in the 232nd session, page 269. Jane has also received a letter concerning some of these poems from Playboy Magazine, regarding their consideration for publication as a book. All of this is tentative. In addition Jane mailed her article to Fate Magazine recently. See page 287 in Session 233. Seth said the article would sell.