“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

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.

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.

When these symptoms show themselves, then he should look out for health difficulties. There is nothing seriously wrong with his system, nor do I foresee any serious difficulties. However he has his own pattern. The symptoms are these: Poor memory, or none, of his dreams; no poetry; a consistent lower-than-usual level of exuberance. These are the main ones, and I am speaking of perhaps a two-month period here.

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.

Again, a formal affair connected here. One seven. Perhaps two one. That is, a formal affair or formal arrangement.

(Pause.) Ruburt here thinks of his corn, and Lois.

(Pause. Jane lowered the envelope to her lap.) Liquor connection. A visit to a place where it is sold. A man here.

(“A connection with a session.” The connection here is Barbara herself, who mailed us the card used as object. Barbara, as well as her boyfriend Dick, played a strong emotional part in the envelope data for the 68th experiment, of August 29, 281st session.

(“With, now… 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.” There are plenty of connections here, though some are roundabout. Merle and Lois Cratsley also live in the apartment house, on the first floor, and do own such a chair. Their apartment adjoins Barbara, and they are of course well acquainted. The Cratsleys have no children but Barbara does have one, a girl nine years old. Later note by RFB: Mother Goose is a child’s tale. The place referred to as Story Land.

(The Cratsley connection here leads Jane to mention them again later also. The teacher data above may refer to the 67th envelope experiment in the 279th session; for in that session the object was a postcard sent to us by Leonard Yaudes, who is a teacher.

(“Again, a formal affair connected here.” The card used as object tonight was sent to us by Barbara from Ft. Belvoir, VA. She visited her sister there, and while there attended a cocktail party and a dance in the company of a male she thinks highly of. Jane and I do not know if these affairs were literally formal however.

(“That is, a formal affair or formal arrangement.” If this data is connected with the numbers above, we miss the connection. We believe the formal arrangement here refers to the layout of the display of Story Book Land at Woodbridge, VA. The copy on the back of the object in the upper left corner refers to “a beautiful woodland setting” of favorite storybook characters.

(“A distant connection with wine or a wine house.” Remember that Jane had an image of Barbara’s boyfriend Dick. Jane is sure this data is a reference to the fact that last Saturday evening, September 3, Barbara and Dick visited a local pub; a bone of contention arose between them over this visit, but will not be discussed here. Suffice it to say that strong emotional feelings were engendered by the visit, and that Barbara discussed the visit with Jane today, the day of this experiment. The connection of course being that Barbara sent us the postcard used as object.

(“One six.” We made no connections, either for one six, sixteen, etc. The numbers appear, separated, on the back of the object, but that is all we can offer here.

(2nd Question: Can you say who is involved? “Ruburt here thinks of his corn, and Lois.” Jane said this is brought about through the chair data, and is a confusion arising from the fact that Barbara, who sent us the object, and Lois and Merle Cratsley live on the ground floor of the apartment house, in adjoining apartments. See the chair data interpretation on page 22.

(3rd Question: Can you say something about wine or the wine house? “Liquor connection. A visit to a place where it is sold. A man here.” See the wine house data-interpretation on page 23. Remember also that while giving the data Jane had an image of Barbara’s boyfriend, Dick, wearing a brightly-colored sports jacket Jane saw him wearing today.

There is a boon coming to you financially. I do not know whether this represents sales, or sale, on Ruburt’s part or not. But some money, either sooner than you expect, or unexpected. The number three is connected here, but I am not sure how. The amount may begin with a three, or it may be received within three days or thirty days. It is definite, and you will receive it in any case before three months have passed.

There is a decision of some kind to be made. It is made, but other circumstances are involved. An S and a G here, though their significance will not be apparent until later. Ruburt’s idea incidentally about the column is a good one. My heartiest wishes to you both.