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(Jane’s eyes were closed when she began speaking but they opened almost at once. For most of the session they remained open, usually quite wide, always darker than usual. Most of the time she stared directly at me, using many gestures, speaking with many smiles and in a voice often somewhat heavier than usual because of our open windows.

(As soon as Jane dispensed with the Ouija board when these sessions got under way three years ago, she took to pacing the floor endlessly while giving a session. Her eyes of course were open constantly; this state of affairs lasted for well over a year. When Jane began speaking for Seth while sitting down her eyes closed; she evidently is just now ending this phase, or at least modifying it.)

Your privacy during these hours is very important to you. He knows this of course, but forgets it. You may if your prefer close your bedroom door you see, neatly dividing your apartment in half during working hours. I do not know why you have not thought of this yourself, or in any case why you have not put it into practice.

(Pause, and gesture, eyes closed.) There is not something “out there,” you see, which exists independently. There is something within that exists independently, and whose reality you perceive in a highly distorted fashion, through the use of the outer senses.

(Break at 9:26. Jane was dissociated as usual, she said. She also said that since her eyes were still open at the end of the delivery, she closed them in order to come out of the trance.

(Jane resumed in the same active manner at 9:42, and spoke until 10:04. This material is omitted here. This brings us to the 71st Dr. Instream data. Jane now resumed once again at a somewhat slower pace, sitting with a hand raised to her closed eyes. Resume at 10:20.)

Brown and oval. Now, I have the impression that the object is roughly divided into four areas, in this manner, you see, with fairly dark lines. (Her eyes closed, Jane made a vigorous and large crossing motion with an arm, thus:

(Pause.) I have come as close as I can this evening.

(Break at 10:40. Jane said she was well dissociated during both experiments. Her eyes had remained closed throughout. She recalled having one image, and this was associated with the cross sign she had made.

(“The four areas could be different in color, and fairly bright—perhaps also a pale blue. I do not know if this is a symbolic impression or not.” The object itself is in black and white only. We offer a pale blue connection however that we have been aware of for several years. Miss Callahan, who gave Jane the parent begonia which led to the making of the envelope object, is inordinately fond of blue. We do not know if Seth would call this a symbolic connection. Miss Callahan’s apartment is largely blue. Her living room has pale blue painted walls, including a floor to ceiling painted blue bookcase. Her divan is covered with solid blue, as is a matching overstuffed chair. The other chair is of a blue printed pattern. The rug is a darkish violet and gray, close to a blue, etc.

(“I have come as close as I can this evening.” This when I asked Seth to name the object. Jane then added:

We will now then close the session, as I would not now add more to your work load. My heartiest wishes to you both, and to Ruburt, who thinks an eagle is a moose.