“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Break at 9:27. Jane out as usual; pace good, eyes open, etc. Resume at 9:35.)

(“Green.” Jane said that strange as it seems, green reminds her of lettuce, and lettuce in turn reminds her of Gladys Austin, whose name appears on the object. Jane doesn’t know why, but when she met Gladys for the first time she thought of lettuce. Jane considered the possibilities in rhyme, since she is a poet: Gladys, lettuce, etc., as perhaps calling up such an association.

(“Connection with a mission or missionary.” Jane said this is good data, in that the Jewish Community Center is a sufficiently religious organization, and so quite conscious about the celebration of Christmas, etc., being strict about how this is done. This week also Jane read the class a story about Hanukkah. In addition, the center is located on Church Street, in Elmira.

(“A circumstance with unknown ending.” Jane said this is represented quite well by the object. When Gladys gave Jane the memo bearing Mrs. Methinitus’s name on November 8, arrangements were made for Jane to sit in on a class the next day, and to thus meet Nancy M., etc. Naturally Jane wondered how things would work out, etc., which bears on the next data also: “Someone wonders how something will come out.” Jane discovered that she and Nancy were very compatible.

(“A great variety, or overall picture.” Too vague. Jane says it is possible this data refers to her first day on the job at the JCC, when she learned something of the variety of programs sponsored, and more of what her own duties as a teacher would be, etc.

(“Stringy or to do with string.” Possibly, according to Jane, a reference to her borrowing string from Gladys Austin one class day at the JCC. The class members were to string Cheerios to make necklaces, etc., but the string was too flimsy and deteriorated too easily; knots couldn’t be tied in it, etc.

(“An unforeseen circumstance involving three or three dollars approximately.” See the bill data above. One class day, Nancy Methinitus picked Jane up at the house because it was raining. Nancy parked by the Art Shop on the way to work and asked Jane to run in after some art supplies for class. This errand was unforeseen by Jane; this event took place during one of Jane’s first classes, when she did not know about plans for classes, etc.

(The items, paste, scissors, etc., for the class came to about three dollars, and were charged to the JCC. Thus Gladys Austin, whose name is on the object is connected with this data, since she makes out checks to pay bills for the JCC, etc.

(“Something with depth and dimension suggested—that is, the object. The feeling now, about the object, of something transparent, or that opens up without actually opening up.” As stated, the object was folded once upon insertion into the double envelopes. See page 216, and the indication of the horizontal fold used. The object also bore earlier crease marks from a vertical fold. The folding here could give rise to the transparent, depth and dimension, and opening-up data, etc.

(2nd Question: Can you elaborate on the capital G? “No. Ruburt now thinks of Grumbacher.” See the data on page 221. It is stated there that the capital G refers to the name on the memo pad used as object, Gladys H. Austin, etc.

(The head and silhouette mentioned here reminded Jane that one of the projects she and Nancy planned for the nursery school class involved the students making silhouette drawings of their heads, as Christmas gifts for their respective parents. The plan was for Jane and Nancy to do the actual tracing of profile, with the students filling them in, etc.