“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(“And a connection with, I believe, the same number of large colored squares or rectangles. Rather brilliant. The color red among others, and yellow.” It seems here that Jane referred to the purpose for which I bought the canvas—to paint on. Some of my recent work has been in the abstract vein, also, and incorporates squares, angles, etc., some of them in brilliant primary colors. Actually I have not painted any pictures on the specific batch of linen which furnished tonight’s envelope object; but I have painted on other canvas of a comparable texture, etc., and which was prepared in the same manner. Association thus could be at work. There could be other connections also.

(“Connection with an old car.” Jane feels this refers to a young man, Tom, who works at the Art Shop where I bought the canvas which furnished the object. Jane often runs errands there for me, and Tom, a framemaker, often waits on her. Tom has an old sports car, and not long after I had bought the canvas, he described the car to Jane on one of her visits there, detailing his troubles with it, etc.

(The row of old buildings on West Water Street has been in for much discussion recently, as eyesores, etc. Many people want them torn down. Recently a group of these buildings near the Art Shop burned down in a spectacular fire.

(“A view of water.” Another reference to the Art Shop, and through this the object. In Elmira the Art Shop is located on West Water Street, which parallels the Chemung River through the heart of the city. The river can be seen from the back door of the Art Shop, and from the second-story workroom above where Tom makes his frames, etc. It was in this large upstairs room that Tom described his car troubles to Jane.

(“Your initials connected here.” I was the one who personally bought the linen canvas that furnished the object, cut the canvas up, etc.

(Question: The only one would be to name the object as best you can. “Rectangular, having it seems some connection with metal or an automobile. Some dates and numbers, like an application.” Again, apparently a reference to Tom and his car; and through this to the Art Shop, the linen canvas, etc.

(“and connection with an erratic behavior. Perhaps with a key also.” These may refer, again, to Tom’s episode with his car, when he stripped gears, etc. We cannot be sure without Seth’s help, but this data does fit the events of that evening as described to us by Tom himself and others.