“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.)

The exploration is also a creation, and a continuing creation. There is no finality or completion. There is indeed no place to go, as your friend is fond of saying. But the very word is brings forth a multiplicity of existences. They are quite real (smile) psychologically and psychically.

Philosophy should allow you to deal with them and not to avoid them. In one case of course there is nothing to avoid. Moment points, as I have discussed them, will clear up many of these points for you. There is every reason to explore inner reality, but this exploration should lead you to understand the nature of physical reality also. Perhaps your physical existence could be compared with an excellent book, given to you by a teacher.

You may of course realize its nature, and this is a step forward. The teacher who gives you the book is reading another book, and acting another part. There are some shortcomings in Zen philosophies that we shall discuss at another time. The system is basically a good one but the flaw, one in particular, is a tragic one. And within your system such flaws can lead many astray.

Ruburt’s abilities, and your own, will develop as they will. They follow their own inner nature. There will be spontaneous expansions, but the work must be private. This does not mean you cannot join in experiments.

I feel we are off here, but that the connection is valid.

(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.

(The list represented numerous small things we had needed for some days, but Jane had been prevented from picking them up because of steady rain while I was at work. The list grew and indeed Jane was to get some items and perform some chores I had forgotten to put on the list. These too play a part in test results, since she had these equally strongly in mind this evening. She was to do all the chores tomorrow, Tuesday. See Jane’s list on page 190.)

(“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.

(“Perhaps the object has been in a book or album.” The object was not in a book, but had been part of a book or pad of paper in that sense.

(“Also a white border. The impression is certainly of some kind of photograph here. Ruburt now thinks of a woman and a child, and of a photograph of Marie Tubbs and a baby, in Florida… I feel we are off here, but that the connection is valid.” There is a Florida connection, and this led Seth to the Tubbs connection for our friend Marie also lives in Florida.

(One of Jane’s chores Tuesday, not on the list but performed along with the listed items, was to mail a package to Sarah Bernard, who along with her husband visited us from North Carolina over last weekend. See the last session. The package contained a sweater Sarah forgot. The Bernards had visited Florida a few weeks ago. Jane had made her own list of errands to run Tuesday, and this included a visit to the post office to buy stamps, as well as mail the package. See Jane’s list, page 190 also.

(“I believe the object has images on it of people.” When I told Seth the object did not, Jane said it bothered her but not Seth. She said she thought it a good idea to continue the experiments in this vein however. I was trying to see what answers along the way would do to help spur Seth on towards more data, when I noted that he was off the track.

(“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.