“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

SESSION 407

(Much of the material in the last sesssion accounts for Jane’s improvement in health. She felt she knew the reasons for the improvement—her new commitment, sense of direction, etc., all parts of her “inside and outside,” she said. The energy pouring through her last session seemed to clear out her physical system; she felt a “mysterious muscular release.”

(Because Monday’s session was so unusual, Jane felt a little hesitant about holding a session tonight. We sat quietly at 9 PM, waiting to see what developed. When Jane did begin speaking in trance, her voice was peculiarly gentle in quality—lighter than the usual stronger and heavier Seth voice by a good bit, almost as though she was proceeding somewhat cautiously. But there were other reasons for this different voice, as we learned later.

Now. The development in the last session was always latent from our first session.

The energy in that case would have been diverted from the voice, in which the energy had already been built up, you see. The remarks made before our session by Ruburt were correct or nearly so.

I do intend to implement this material whenever possible by helping you both achieve subjective experiences that will fill out the words for you. These will vary according to the circumstances and our conditions, but are much more possible now after the sessions’ latest development.

As words would tell little, or give small hint of the reality of sound or color to someone who did not experience these, so the words used can only give insight into the nature of reality. I hope through the addition of various subjective experiences in the sessions to give you the feel of concepts when this is possible.

He is warm physically now; again the energy available during the session is being largely utilized by his psychic and physical system. It was not possible in the past. The barriers to the energy have been let down, the action no longer impeded. The energy is rushing into these areas that have been hungering for it, you see. The system filling itself up, so to speak, and replenishing itself.

(Pause. This information was given perhaps 200 sessions ago.)

There was a point, you see, of interpretation and translation (pause) as Seth interpreted material from me in such a way that Ruburt could then receive it. At our last session, with the greater efficiency and the development on Ruburt’s part (pause), the material was more direct, and the translation at his end automatic and smoothly performed.

(Briefly, Jane’s voice became a little stronger.) While I was the source of the material, Seth as you think of him was at times a silent partner, helping Ruburt make the proper translations while standing aside in a personal manner. There are various mechanics that still must be worked out, that will develop naturally as the sessions continue. Perhaps a brief readjustment period as various methods are tried. (I interrupted by coughing.) You may take a break. Seth will always be an element in the sessions as you know him. He is the connective between us, and he has been a part of me that I have sent out to you. He has gone willingly.

(10:02. Jane stopped speaking, then nodded when I asked if she was all right. Her eyes began to open soon afterward. She had thought the session terribly slow, and thus was surprised at the amount of time passed. She had thought of pauses between individual words while she spoke. She didn’t recall any of’ the material after the part about soaking up energy.

(She now told me that just before tonight’s session she felt a cone effect up over her head. This represented energy; Jane felt that it stopped with her, that she soaked up energy from it and the words then came out. She said she had also felt the cone on Monday; and through the terrific energy it contained the words poured out of her.

(After the session Jane told me that in here she began to feel the familiar surge of great energy again—that no matter how fast she spoke she couldn’t keep up with the words forming and leaving her. Yet at this time her pace was still but average, with many pauses, and her voice still peculiarly gentle.)

(Pause.) I have done my best to give you an understanding as a basis for our future sessions. Seth as you knew him will also be Seth as you know him; for whether or not I speak as myself or through him, as you think of him, he is still the intermediary and the connection between us, and he will help transmit energy; but more, he will also appear as himself as you have known him. There are necessary emotional elements that are uniquely his own. (Pause.) My personality structure is far different—very rewarding to me (smile, eyes open), but very unfamiliar to you. You will understand him better emotionally, and need, I believe, that strong connection.

(Jane said that before break she had felt the delivery was exceedingly slow. But after break she felt it was exceedingly fast, like a “wink, or a split second.” Yet objectively there had been no great extremes, except as noted. Once toward the end of the session I had to ask her to slow down a bit for note-taking. When I did this, Jane said she had an inner feeling of going back and forth. She couldn’t describe this any better.

(11:25. Jane said, “I’m confused.” Then she had the feeling that this was our channel to cosmic consciousness, or whatever we chose to call it, handed down to us by this personality. Her confusion stemmed from the developments, the seemingly new identity, announcing itself in the session—the lack of our idea of a name, etc.

(Jane had a good point later. First Frank Watts announced himself in the sessions. Then Seth. And now the new development. A progression apparent, then.)