“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The object for the 71st envelope experiment was the first draft of a poem Jane and I wrote for Bill Gallagher’s birthday, which fell on Friday, July 1st. We wrote it first aloud in the car as we drove about. Jane then typed up what we could remember; we corrected it as shown on page 51, then Jane copied it over to give Bill, along with a cake. This first draft was typed on yellow paper; I folded it as shown to insert it in the usual double envelope, after sandwiching it between two pieces of Bristol. More details later.

(Jane had no idea of what Seth would talk about during the session, although both of us hoped he would discuss the events of last Friday evening, September 23, at home. Present were Bill and Peggy Gallagher, Barbara Ingold, Jane and myself. Jane has written up an account of her experience, and Peggy took partial notes. Copies of both accounts will be attached to this session. I will also add notes as the session unfolds.

(Seth desired to come through Friday evening, since we had obviously set the stage through our conversation. Jane and Barbara had also helped because of their talk before the arrival of the Gallaghers. Jane denied Seth permission to speak, and he agreed. Later Jane began to give impressions on her own, in trance. All of the data concerned Barbara, who verified several striking points.

(This because Jane and I have vowed since Friday that there will be no more such uncontrolled episodes, even though good material was obtained.)

(Jane said she couldn’t help contrasting this more mundane and quiet and safe approach with the events of the trance of last Friday evening, involving Barbara Ingold, and the quite specific data, including dates and place names, physical descriptions, etc., that manifested itself then.

(Peggy Gallagher has partial notes on last Friday’s events, and a copy of those, as well as Jane’s own version, will be attached to this session.)