“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The session was held in the front room. Jane began speaking while sitting down and with her eyes closed, at a rather slow pace and with pauses, at 9:02 PM.)

(Break at 9:23. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her pace had picked up considerably and her eyes then began to open fairly often. She was smoking when she resumed in the same manner at 9:31.)

(Break at 9:56. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her pace had become fast, her eyes had opened often and she had sipped wine and smoked.

(During break I wondered aloud if there was much similarity between the various manifestations of the Eve egos, and the relationship between Jane and Seth, particularly when Seth was temporarily dominant.

(It was now time for the 60th Dr. Instream experiment. Jane spoke at only a slightly slower pace as she sat with her right hand to her closed eyes. Resume at 10:04.)

(Jane paused at 10:14. Without opening her eyes she took the envelope for our 51st experiment from me and pressed it to her forehead.)

(Break at 9:24. Jane was well dissociated, she said—not aware of outside sounds, etc. Her eyes had remained closed through both experiments and her pace had been good.

(Jane had of course seen the article used as object in this evening’s paper. We had discussed it at supper, and also noted that Peggy Gallagher had written it. As stated the photo of Mrs. Berry was not used in the experimental envelope. This photo was included in another article; the photo was centered above the middle column of the object. At the time I prepared the envelopes I thought of including the photo with Peggy’s article, but decided against it at the last minute.

(“Quick. Something quick.” Jane associated the word quick here with the fact that Mrs. Berry is the first Negro on the local school board; quick meaning first. In the last paragraph of the object-article Mrs. Berry also talks about being the first Negro to work in child welfare in Elmira.

(“A square object, with something like a symbol on it, some markings.” Jane said that while giving this data she had a mental image of a box shape. It was multi-dimensional rather than flat, and she could tell there were symbols or markings on it. But we could make no connections.

(“…Ruburt’s connection now: An impression of forgiveness…” We believe this refers to the recent death of a priest whom Jane knew as a child. Jane received a photograph of him in the mail the other day.

(“Someone or something tall.” Jane and I haven’t met Mrs. Berry and do not know if she is tall. The headline on the envelope object contains the word top. Jane may have associated top with tall, as she did quick with first in the opening impression.

(“Connections with a J and a G, and feet or socks.” Jane can quality for the J, being a friend of the author of the object. Peggy Gallagher can match the G. Another possibility here is the very large calligraphic G on the back of the object, in the center.

(“A cross shape, or something canceled, or wiped out or done. it would seem to be of a dark color. This could signify a death connection but I do not know.” We think this also refers to the death of the priest whom Jane knew in her childhood. The photo of him that Jane received in the mail the other day is actually a halftone reproduction bearing the priest’s portrait and a heavy black border all around. It is a black and white photo. On the back are two crosses in black, one fairly large, plus a prayer and a quotation from St. Alphonsus.

(“A red and yellow circular object connected here.” This data was given after the antidote data listed at the top of this page. Jane and I saw no connections.

(Toward the end of this data, Jane said now at break, she arrived at the idea of a relative of hers who lives in New York City being featured in the photograph of a woman data. However she felt this was incorrect; she could feel Seth leading her away from the idea of this relative, and her name, so she did not give voice to it.

(During second break I had wondered if there was much similarity between the various manifestations of the Eve egos, and the relationship between Jane and Seth, when Seth was temporarily dominant. I now asked Jane if Seth might not talk about this, rather than deal with our interpretations of the envelope data. Jane resumed at a good pace, smoking, her eyes opening often, at 10:51.)

Again, this does not mean that I am a secondary personality. Reincarnation does mean that we are all multiple personalities with an underlying prime identity. I am myself, Ruburt is himself. Or if you prefer, Jane is herself. (Smile.)

(End at 11:17. Jane was again well dissociated.)

(Reduced copy of the manuscript page from Jane’s book on dreams, used as the envelope object in the 52nd experiment, in the 257th session for May 9,1966.)