“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(On Friday, November 4, Jane called about a job teaching nursery school at the JCC. She was given an appointment with Mr. Miller for Tuesday, November 8, by Gladys Austin. On November 8, Gladys wrote out the memo slip used as object, bearing the name of Mrs. Methinitus, another teacher with whom Jane would work. The name is written in ordinary black pencil. Jane met Nancy Methinitus on Wednesday, November 9, and began teaching Monday, November 14 at the JCC. Sometime after Gladys Austin wrote out the memo slip on Nov. 8, the folded slip found its way into my jacket pocket.

(“Alienate. Things separate from another. A going apart. Something by proxy.” Jane thought all this data an attempt to get at the name Gladys Austin on the memo used as object. Gladys, as Mr. Miller’s secretary, served as a go-between, Jane said, between Jane, Nancy Methinitus, and Mr.Miller. It was Gladys who finally informed Jane she had the job at the JCC, for instance.

(“Music or Muzak.” Music is involved in Jane’s job at the JCC. In the downstairs playroom at the JCC, Jane and Nancy play a record player for their young charges, which is similar to the Musak recorded sound system. On a Friday afternoon Jane and Nancy took the class to an upstairs room at the JCC, where Nancy played the piano. This room was next door to the office of Gladys Austin who came in to listen.

(“1841, 1731.” No connections; unless, as Jane speculates, these figures are an attempt to get at her wages from the job at the JCC. The job is a part-time one and Jane is paid twice a month. The figures vary, consequently. Jane’s pay statement for November 30,1966 for instance shows a total of $36.00. 1841 and 1731 added together total 3572.

(“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.

(1st Question: Can you give me a date connected with the object? “The number four.” As stated, on Friday November 4, Jane called the JCC the first time about the teaching job. There could be other interpretations. Jane started the job on November 14, for instance.

(“I do not know. The future connection it would seem—January or February perhaps.” It is possible that a number four connection also applies here, for Jane is on Christmas-New Year’s vacation from her job, until Wednesday January 4. This data would be legitimate, in that the envelope object refers to the teaching job at the JCC.

(3rd Question: How about several occurrences with a star? “Toward a starred event.” We are not sure. Jane’s idea here is that starred event could refer to her liking the job after a good deal of trouble finding one that proved suitable.