“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The 78th envelope object was a shopping list I had written out earlier today for Jane, but which Jane did not see. On a sheet of white paper torn from a pad, same color ink as the tracing on page 189, folded as indicated, placed between two pieces of Bristol and then sealed in double envelopes. Results were not particularly good. See Jane’s supplementary list, this page also.)

(See the tracing on page 189. The envelope object was a shopping list I made out with the intention of giving it to Jane earlier today, but did not do so. She never saw it before the test. It was written in a dark pen on white paper torn from a pad the same size, and was folded once before insertion into the double envelopes. The back was blank.

(“A scramble as of events.” This is good data. The object, the shopping list, represented quite a scramble on Jane’s part. She walked downtown Tuesday after the items, and these along with others made up a load that was all she could carry home.

(“Blues and yellows, strong colors.” Later Seth links these with paintings. The object contains items I use to do artwork with, although no paint. Jane did visit the art shop where I buy my paints. I thought another connection might apply also. Not on the list, but bought by Jane Tuesday were four transistor radio batteries. I had forgotten them but she remembered. The batteries are covered with a strong red, blue, and yellow design, very bulky. See Jane’s list, page 190, also.

(“An oval, the shape of an oval rug, for example.” See page 189. There are several ovals on the shopping list. The most prominent is the one I drew after the line “small tacks", with the size of the tack I needed indicated within the oval. Jane: I think rug is a literal interpretation of “matte" finish—see object.

(I then asked Seth to elaborate on the strong color impression about the blues and yellows. See also page 195. “To do with paintings.” This has been explained. A more distant connection might arise from the fact that Jane’s shopping list, shown on page 190, was written on yellow paper with a dark blue pen. The battery interpretation is listed on Jane’s list; and my own list, which was used as object, contained items to be purchased having to do with art.

(“An inadequate or unfinished circumstance also.” A reference to the list used as object. The shopping list reflected a list of undone or unfinished chores which Jane performed Tuesday, November 29. She had intended doing them Monday but had been stopped from doing so by a heavy rain. Her own list can also enter in here.