“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.

Do you have a test for me, Joseph?

(Jane paused at 10:09. I handed her the envelope for our 37th experiment, and as usual she took it from me without opening her eyes. Then she sat with it held against her head. She gave the material on the envelope with many short pauses.)

The darks horizontal, the verticals bright. Also let me add initials, or symbols.

(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 violet. Red, and a grading to yellow.” This is very interesting to me personally; Jane also recalls these details. After spending a couple of hours trying to make a good handprint, I gave up and began cleaning the ink from my hand. This proved to be a job. As I applied scouring powder I was surprised to see the black ink on the palm turn what might be termed a red with violet undertones. This effect at once reminded me of reading that the quality of a black ink can be judged by its behavior when diluted: If a red color develops it means the ink is of inferior quality. The ink I had used was stamp-pad ink purchased at a 5-and-10 downtown.

(“Also let me add initials, or symbols.” As indicated on the copy on page 327, my initials, right hand designation, and the date were noted by me when I made the print. This was in black pen.