“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(I remembered very little about the bow, yet subjectively I was sure it had been taken from a greeting card of some kind. I work for a greeting card company, but did not remember seeing other ribbons like it there in particular. I did not recall the card the ribbon came from, nor why I had removed it—if I was the one who had done so. I hoped Seth could fill us in on the details. The bow was in poor condition, and I assumed I had carried it home in a coat pocket sometime last winter.

(I used the ribbon as object not only because I wanted to get its background for myself, but because this lack of at least conscious knowledge on my part would simulate the circumstances surrounding an object furnished by someone else.

(“I have the impression of a circular shape, with a smaller square in the center. The square much smaller than the circle.” As stated the ribbon had somehow become much flattened out, but before this the two bows would be circular in shape. As the tracing shows the knot between them is squarish, and quite small.

(“A connection with the color red.” The object is a red satin ribbon.

(“Five and ten.” This could apply in that the card would have an excellent chance of being marketed in a five-and-ten store. I say this because most of our merchandise produced at my place of employment is so marketed. I also felt subjectively that the ribbon came from my place of employment, though I cannot prove this at the moment on my own. Seth agrees however.

(I was still trying to find out from Seth just what card the ribbon had been taken from.

The card in the center contained a street. This was the railroad connection, an interpretation of the parallel lines. Trees, a get-well card I believe. The ribbon at the top, and a small bouquet of flowers. The earlier date marked the first appearance of the card.

(“Then I did bring this particular card, bearing the ribbon, home from work then?”)

The colors, strangely enough, considering the color of the ribbon, were predominately violets and yellows, with some blues.

You took the ribbon off during an afternoon, not a morning.

(I work all day Friday at Artistic, the rest of the week mornings only. This has been the routine for the last year and three-quarters or so. Before that I worked full time there. Seth did not specify a Friday afternoon above however, even while stressing an afternoon. If I removed the ribbon on any other afternoon of the week, this would push the time back toward the 1963 given earlier in the material.)

(“Why did I bring the ribbon home with me, anyhow?”)

You took it off for simplicity’s sake, and ended up, I believe, drawing in a ribbon instead.