“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(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.)

Now. We will shortly become involved in the discussions begun in our previous session.

(Smile.) First of all however, a small note to our friend Ruburt. From me, dear Joseph, but on your behalf. Now. I would suggest that afternoons Joseph not be disturbed for any but the most unusual matters. It would be best indeed if Ruburt imagined that you were working out of the house, and he should be able to do this.

There has been a seasonal excitement in the air that will soon now diminish to a more normal tone. I hope you appreciate my note on your behalf—

A healthy overall emotional climate now fills this apartment house, however. If you both learn to keep interruptions under control, you can make the best use of this emotional vitality. For it is, for all its exuberance, a balancing factor.

Now. As I said earlier, sense data does have a reality, but this reality does not reside in an object. The object represents your interpretation of the basic reality. The energy belongs to the idea. In other words, the prime energy within physical reality resides precisely in those intangibles which do not, because of their nature, appear within physical frameworks. They give life and reality to the physical framework.

It is as much camouflage as the glass on the table, (pointing) and its knowledge must come through the physical system. Now. The mind is uncamouflaged. It perceives the uncamouflaged reality of sense data, or its sees the energy that exists. It sees the energy independently of the physical object, you see.

(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.)

Now, a moment for our Instream material. (Pause.) These are impressions. (Jane’s voice became somewhat stronger.) A scramble. He has been rushed, in a period of high activity.

Now for some other impressions, not connected necessarily with the object. The letters N, P, G, A. I do not know to what these refer. A small cross, connected with Dr. Instream’s past. The date 1873, connected with Dr. Instream’s parents, or parent.

A connection now with a move of some kind.

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:

(“Oval and brown.” The little sketch used as object shows but the top few leaves of the giant begonia. These show as oval. The interesting thing here is that the larger leaves of the plant at the office are now beginning to show definite brownish tones. As stated Jane has never seen the plant at the office in its fine growth—merely a slip from a parent plant here in the apartment. Since this house plant also is developing a brown cast, Jane could know this easily enough once she, or Seth, picked up the idea that the envelope object represented a begonia.

(“A connection with March, perhaps 4 or 24.” Jane and I have thought back, and conclude that it is very possible I took the slip to the office during March. The plant is perhaps a foot tall now. We are sure I didn’t take it any earlier than March, so feel Seth is quite possibly correct here, without being able to demonstrate it. Neither of us have any idea of what day, 4, 24, etc., I took the begonia slip to the office.

(The second question asked for colors on the object: “Brown and oval.” This is a repeat of the data given on page 230, which can refer to the office begonia. Jane now continued before I could ask another question:

(“Now, I have the impression that the object is roughly divided into four areas, in this manner, you see, with fairly dark lines.” See the notes with this data on page 230. Jane, while holding the envelope, and the object inside it, horizontally, made a vigorous crossing and vertical motion with an arm. See the tracing on page 226. The drawing shows that the leaves of the plant are climbing up a wooden stick. With the object held horizontally, the stick is also horizontal and divides the drawing in half easily enough; the horizontal attribute of her gesture was stressed by Jane. The fairly dark lines on the object are obvious.

(I now made a comment: “That word monolithic is interesting.” Seth replied: “This is in connection with a drawing or design. And mono, also meaning one.” The envelope object is a drawing. See also the interpretation of monolithic on page 232.

Now. I will keep you but briefly, though I could speak for some time.

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.