“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

One of the reasons, incidentally, for Ruburt’s good performance for me is precisely his ability to use words well. We are building up a foundation here, in which words are important, and for which incidentally subconscious shorthand symbols would be of little use.

(“A floor plan, or diagram.” Note here how Jane narrowed the meaning down to a diagram. The original print used as the object, with the white lines apparent, is a diagram. See the detailed description on page 328.

(Personal association also operated with this impression. It wasn’t until after the session ended that Jane realized that the “steeple shape,” and the “many people” data to follow, had reminded her of a childhood poem she hadn’t thought of in years. After the session she recited the little poem to me; it is done with hand gestures accompanying, the fingers of both hands interlocking in various positions. This is the poem: “Here is the church, here is the steeple. Open up the doors, and see all the people.”

(“A connection with many people, and with something like a basement—low, that is. This leads Ruburt to think of your Myhalyk’s, his impression.” Jane believes her impression here is correct. Myhalyk’s is our favorite dancing establishment in Elmira. On Saturday, February 19, Jane and I met Marilyn and Don Wilbur and some others at Myhalyk’s for an evening of dancing. This was shortly after we had obtained the book on hands, and during the evening Jane asked the Wilburs if they would cooperate in having handprints made. The Wilburs, who have witnessed several unscheduled sessions, consented. Arrangements were made to obtain their prints on Friday, February 25, but were not carried out because of the difficulty in getting good prints. My print, made on February 27, was an experiment in an effort to learn just how to make a good print.

(The ink might have been of poor quality but it was difficult to remove. The red color was pronounced and I called Jane’s attention to it. She too had had the experience, since she had tried prints of her own a few days earlier. A lot of scrubbing reduced the red stain to a yellowish cast finally, but here I had to let it wear off. This took several days. Thus we have a progression here from black to violet to red to yellow.

I was being cagey. I merely said their attendance was possible. My time elements were simply off here, unfortunately.