“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The envelope object for the 62nd experiment was a piece of cream-colored burlap; it shows up dark on page 250 because of the method of reproducing it. Jane was with me last Saturday, June 18, when I bought the burlap to use for some experimental canvases for painting.

(I glued a square of the burlap to a wood panel with a very white acrylic gesso that is used to prime artists’ canvas, then used a razor blade to trim off the excess around the edges after drying. Hence the razor cuts on the object as indicated. Also along the bottom edge of the object a coating of the white gesso was to be seen, residue from the panel itself. Jane had seen me experimenting with the panel also, of course.

(The envelope results contained a few valid points. The results were well below par however. Jane was very tired before the session, although she said she felt fine when I questioned her. Had I realized how tired she was the session would not have been held; both of us have been extremely busy lately and cramped for time. Jane said she did not let me know she was tired, because under such circumstances sometimes excellent material has come through.

(Jane was smoking when the session began, and her eyes were open from the beginning. Her pace was average and she smiled broadly.)

(“Thank you.” I’m 47. Jane is 38.)

(Jane and I had been quite puzzled at the visitors of this afternoon and supper time. All friends, they arrived this way: A group of two, a single, a group of three, for a total of six. They stayed long enough so that Jane got no work done during the afternoon, or very little. In addition one of them was a coworker of mine, and told Jane the office had forgotten today was my birthday; when they remembered, they planned a party for tomorrow.)

(Break at 9:30. Jane had been dissociated as usual. She knew her eyes had been open most of the time. Her voice had not been as strong as usual lately however. She remarked casually that she felt somewhat tired. Her delivery had been quite active and emphatic though.

(Jane resumed in the same manner at 9:46.)

(Break at 10:04. Jane had been out as usual, her delivery very intent, her eyes open often.)

Yes. (Without opening her eyes Jane took the double envelope for the 62nd experiment from me, and held it to her forehead in a horizontal position.)

(Still holding the envelope horizontally with one hand, Jane indicated each end of the envelope with her other hand.)

A florid complexion. Six. A cluster of shapes, rounded. Holding the object this way, lettering of some sort in here. (Now holding the envelope vertically, Jane ran a finger along the bottom edge of the envelope.) Perhaps on two sides of the object.

(I had the choice of trying to guide Seth back to the object through questions, or of trying again with new data. It had soon become clear that the impressions were off, although at this time I didn’t know why. Seth’s accuracy had picked up toward the end of the data, however. Jane sat waiting.

(Break at 10:26. Jane had been dissociated as usual. When she came out of trance now her eyes were bleary, and it was obvious that she was not at her best. She said that she knew the first data was off when I asked if she wanted to try again.

(We will interpret the data we feel applies. Jane, incidentally, said she never used the word smidgeon that she knew of. See the rubbing of the envelope object on page 250, and the notes on the next page.

(As always when doing such work, I spread newspapers on my drawing table. Jane saw me doing this, and knew I was experimenting gluing the burlap to panels to make painting surfaces. I made this particular panel from which the envelope object came on Saturday afternoon, June 18.

(The newspaper connection also developed because on the front page of today’s paper for June 20th, was the story of a local woman being murdered with a knife. So although I used newspapers while developing the envelope object, I couldn’t have used the particular newspaper which carried the murder story, since this news developed two days later. Jane and I had talked about the stabbing at supper this evening however, and evidently the knife connection here and with the object caused the distortions.

(Jane resumed with her eyes closed and at a slow rate at 10:49.)

(We bought two colors of burlap while shopping Saturday, the white I used to experiment with, and a piece of light yellow that I gave to Jane. Jane had become involved with the yellow material, trying it out as a curtain, slipcover, tablecloth, etc., and she made plans to buy some more. She had become quite enthusiastic over the idea.)

(End at 10:52. Jane was now very tired, and finally admitted it.)