“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now. The mental and psychic difficulties were concentrated into physical symptoms, and the system was rid of the difficulty in this manner. The problem was dealt with physically in other words—always, incidentally, the last resort.

This is simply a reaction to returning consciousness. There is a subtle difference in the way sugar molecules are utilized. Momentarily the physical body uses less sugar. However the sugar is important in fueling the consciousness on its journey. It aids in connecting the consciousness to the body, and without it under some conditions consciousness could be cut off from return. In other words, there is indeed a connection that is and must be partially physical, between the body and the traveling consciousness, and it is based upon a certain sugar molecule in a form not normally seen.

Connection with black, and a small square. This could be symbolic of a death connection, or it could be literal. A word beginning with an M. I do not know—massage, mucilage—leave it for now.

A tree, or tall tree shape. Straight. A word with M again, perhaps this time a name or initial. Ruburt thinks of Marie or Mary. It is a large M, and belongs with a name. This seems very vivid in itself, but it could simply stand for Miss so-and-so you see, or Mrs. A woman connection.

(“A word beginning with an M.” The middle initial of the proprietor of the lumberyard: Glenn M. Schuyler, shown in large red type on the bill. Another M enters in later. There is a chance here that Seth did not mean an initial. In this event, it can be said we made the trip to Wellsburg for the express purpose of buying Masonite.

(Seth continues the above data, and gives another instance of the freer association employed, all stemming from the letter M: “I do not know—massage, mucilage—leave it for now.” Jane said the mucilage connection referred to the word cement on the bill heading, beneath the Schuyler name.

(“A tree, or tall tree shape.” The bill’s heading contains the word lumber, a product of trees. Masonite of course is a lumber product, but the connection is farther removed from the object, perhaps, in this case.

(“A word with M again, perhaps this time a name or initial.” Ruburt thinks of Marie or Mary. It is a large M, and belongs with a name. This seems very vivid in itself, but it could simply stand for Miss So-and-So, you see, or Mrs. A woman connection.” Seth here evidently refers to a different name this time than that shown on the bill, Glenn M. Schuyler. Jane is subjectively sure Seth was getting at the name of Mrs. Marilyn Wilbur, who lives with her husband Don in Wellsburg; the Wilburs are good friends of ours. The Marie or Mary is very suggestive of Marilyn.

(“An E and a B.” There are words beginning with E and B on the object, but the data is too general.

(On the object, the first word in the heading beneath the name is Roofing. This ties in neatly with the next data. Note also that the word Roofing is located on the upper half of the object; that is, high up on the object, as a roof would usually be over the head of an observer.

(“Something bright and small also, beneath this overhanging or threatening portion.” Again, very interesting when the bill is studied. Note that the 1 Roller Pan is written on the bill directly beneath the word Roofing, which is referred to in the data above. Thus, the position of the roller pan is interpreted literally by Seth as being under a roof—quite a logical position. The roller pan, which I never used, is of course bright and shiny, tin coated probably, and is small in comparison to a roof size.

(“1966, also looking to 1967.” Note the box on the front of the bill bearing the words Account forwarded. Since I bought the Masonite in 1966, and presumably would keep an account going at the lumberyard, any sum due would be carried over into 1967.