“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(I chose the object in the following manner. In my studio was a pile of old newspapers. Most of them were of the New York Times, daily and Sunday. I removed a few local papers from the stack. Backing up to the pile I pulled out a section without looking at it and tore off a portion of a page. I folded this behind me until I was sure it would fit between the regular double Bristols, and into the double envelopes.

(“A gray view.” On both sides of the object can be seen portions of illustrations in halftone, or gray. The dishes advertised on the page 12 side of the object are also white dinnerware with a blind embossed, or raised, decoration around the border. Thus they cast gray shadows.

(“Some figures.” Both sides of the object contain many numbers. Also on the page 11 side of the object can be seen portions of two female figures—a foot, and the hemline and knees of another model. On the full page 11 are the figures of five women, modeling new styles of fall coats. See page 152.

(“And a distant connection with a skull or skull shape.” This, Jane said, is a reference to the faces of the five models shown on the full page 11, with the lower portions of two of them visible on the object itself. In the photos all the women wear the new close-fitting hats that cover up the hair. These hats throw their faces into bold relief, and give a skull-like or egg-shaped look.

(“A date above, connected with small black squares.” See pages 152 and 153. Note that the object was torn from the bottom portion of the newspaper page, thus placing the date, November 6,1966 of course above it.