“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Jane had no idea of what Seth was going to talk about before the session began. As usual she began delivering the data while sitting down, her eyes open from the beginning; she was also smoking. Actually Jane’s eyes were closed for much of the material. Her pace was average, her voice also.)

It senses realities usually closed to it. It thinks, “There is more, but beyond I cannot follow.” Here with this realization the inner ego may suddenly open. Intuitive springs rush to the surface, and because the outer ego has already been alerted, it is able to accept these realities while still performing its ordinary duties.

It recognizes its position as a part of the whole self. This is indeed a released, free consciousness. It does represent a giant step forward. It opens doors otherwise closed, and it automatically brings with it a state of excellent, buoyant physical health.

You tie yourself in knots, so to speak. You think so rigidly of concerns that are primarily insignificant to you, as a whole self (long pause, eyes closed) and make a fetish of them. You identify, despite your knowledge, mainly with the ego. This cuts you off from the inner self. I am speaking generally here, to you, Joseph, applying no more to you than anyone else.

Such financial success is therefore important, and has its place, but when Ruburt allows himself to become overly concerned with this, then he identifies too closely with the ego alone. There are obvious financial moves he intends to make. Well and good. These moves are not however basically important to the personality as a whole. They should be taken simply, but the overall energies should be used in creativity. When he identifies too closely with the ego he loses inner direction.

(Break at 9:33. Jane had been out as usual. Her pace had been average, her eyes mostly closed; she had taken a few long pauses. She resumed in the same manner, smoking once more, at 9:40.)

(Break at 9:56. Jane was dissociated as usual, her eyes closed for the most part, her pace average. She resumed at 10:01.)

(At 10:06 Jane took the sealed envelope from me for the 69th experiment. She pressed it to her forehead in a horizontal position with her right hand, her eyes closed. Somehow I knew the results of the experiment would be good.)

A connection with a session. With, now (Jane gestured with the envelope, her eyes closed) my impression here is of a desk, or chair connected with a desk. The type used in classrooms. I do not know if this refers to a child who attends school, to a teacher, or to someone such as your friends downstairs who have such an object.

Our sessions were discussed, or the item is closely connected to one used previously in our sessions.

(Break at 10:25. Jane was out as usual. Her eyes remained closed from the time the envelope experiment began. She had images while speaking, and these will be mentioned later.

(4th Question: What’s that connection about a session? “Our sessions were discussed, or the item is closely connected to one used previously in our sessions.” See the interpretation of the session data on page 22. Tonight’s item, a postcard, is closely connected to one used previously as an envelope object. The object for the 67th experiment was also a postcard, used August 29 in the 281st session, and was sent to us by Leonard Yaudes, who also lives in our apartment house. Leonard and Barbara are of course friends also.

(Jane resumed, her eyes closed, wearing her glasses, at 10:55.)