“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Tam was a little nervous as time for the session approached, and Jane was also. The situation was not without its humorous and friendly aspects, and the session began a few minutes early. Jane began speaking for Seth, in trance, in a voice good but not exceptional. Her eyes opened often; pauses, gestures, etc., as usual.)

The personality sensed this lack and at the same time was aware of an impetus. There have been three lives as a woman. There have been two previous to this as a male. Running through these existences has been two main lines.

A mystification. A sense of perplexed wonder. A member of a monastic group (Jane leaned forward) who classified and collected various kinds of seeds. Now, this group worked on manuscripts officially, so to speak, but our friend here and several others were bootleg seed finders, believing against generally held theories at the time that many questions concerning nature could be found by examining nature.

The monks were routed out much later from this monastery, in the 1400’s —that is, the order itself. This was later than the time when you belonged to it. (Long pause.) The name in the order seems to have been Aerofranz Marie (my phonetic interpretation). I believe at that time the members of the order also took names that were derivative of Mary. (Pause.)

Now, I suggest that you all indulge in some social pleasantries, and I shall listen. We will fill in our outline of past events as our time permits.

It is surely a sad sight to think of this poor monk, trying to find his monastery, and prayer only betraying him indeed as he falls into the stream. The results of your experiments however were carried on. They were recovered and indirectly...indirectly...they contributed to certain achievements made at a much later date, in your time.

Now. Some time here: continue following the psychic trends.

It can do more for you than you are letting it do at this time, for it has depths that you are not using. (Long pause.) You allow it freedom in terms of radius. You let it range, but you have not as yet learned to let it go as deeply as it can.

Now by all conventional standards I should say to you: but for such a young man indeed, you have time to learn. (Smile.) You will learn, and are learning, but you have dealt also with this problem in different ways in other lives, so it is not so new to you. And because you have abilities both intellectual and intuitional, then also you have the responsibility to use them and understand them well. So your intellect should not be superficially enjoyed, but deeply used.

If you stay in your present field you can do very well indeed, working up to rather high positions. If such is the case your own writing must then be pursued vigilantly. You would need to protect the time necessary to get it done.

With a few years’ further development, and if developments continue smoothly in your own personality, you could also do well as a particular kind of agent, dealing with writers of psychic phenomena, because of your understanding of the subject, and because of the larger knowledge of the business publishing field that you would have by that time.

(10:35. Jane’s trance had been deeper this time, and she was slower coming out of it. She had spoken most of the time with her eyes closed. She was very relaxed at break, and told us that Seth was keeping her half under so as to make her resumption as Seth easier; she could reach trance depth quicker.

In one life the first girl was a niece with a love of music and excellent musical abilities. You did not treat her well. The second girl at that time was a brother of yours, and the third girl whom you have not yet met, was either your mother or your wife—I am not clear on this point.

In the immediately-following life the three were sisters. The second girl, with whom you are now involved, has been four times a male, and in the past involved in business administration of various types and kinds; always as an administrator and one who gave orders.

Unless I am wrong on this time interpretation, you will not meet the third sister until you are approximately 45. Do not hold your breath while you are waiting. There have been connections and interconnections here, then, but I shall not pursue them this evening.

I will not now go into a discussion concerning your father, since there are several matters here, and the relationship was a fairly long one. He was a singer at one time. At another, a man who dealt with moneylending, and who somehow made this into a creative endeavor.

Now. (Smile.) I have made my friend Ruburt sit fairly quietly for some time, so out of the goodness of my heart and with consideration, I will now end our session; though I may indeed drop in a word now and then. I do not always speak when I am here. (To Tam:) You are doing well.

(Seth did speak briefly the next evening however. He came through for Jane, Tam and me after a small party was over, our guests had left and the three of us were alone. Actually this was at 2 AM on Sunday, September 8. I made no notes at the time. Seth greeted us, gave a few voice effects which were controlled because of the hour and the proximity of other tenants, and expressed his willingness and capability to continue until six in the morning. This he could have done easily, but none of us were up to it.)