“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(1: See page 362. She verified Seth’s statements about Jim Crosson’s worries about holding an audience, etc. 2: See page 362. Betty Taylor may soon change her position, moving to Washington DC from New York City to do reporting coverage for various magazines. 3: page 362. Betty Taylor nearly did not call Jane, as Seth mentioned. It develops that another speaker, thought not available, may, or has, change[d] his mind.

Now. Ruburt is obviously afraid that he will have not only his own negative tendencies to contend with, but yours as well.

Your subsequent behavior however does not follow his pattern at all. You are quite free for example in your relationship with our friend Aerofranz (Tam Mossman), and you were with (Gene) Bernard, and more than fair with Instream. So this pattern should not be applied in your minds and projected.

Now do not look down upon the importance of personal encounters, or the effect of personality. Ruburt’s personality shows in his writings and his individual interpretations; your personalities should always be considered as assets. To some extent they have also been affected by the material, and to that extent they are testaments of it.

There will be developments and friendships that will emerge that will directly concern our work in general, and help spread the material. Over a long period of time such contact will serve you well. One man in particular whom you have not yet met, will give Ruburt an idea for a book, through his questions, that will be most remarkable.

You will do a series of portraits of one man, each one depicting a different materialization of his personality in various existences. This will be true portrait work—the personality as seen in more than three-dimensional terms. You will meet both men at parties in New York, and one man directly through the Miss Taylor who called this evening.

Now. Give us a moment. As mentioned earlier, Ruburt must come to his own decision. I have a suggestion, however.

I suggest that under the circumstances, this time Ruburt step aside and let Jim Crosson have his day. He needs it badly, and I have a note for Miss Taylor: it will hurt Jim Crosson badly if he does not have a part in the program. He needs to feel, particularly after retirement, that he is looked up to and needed, and can hold his own and attract an audience.

He will not make a practice of contacting the departed for their relatives. It is not his forte. Otherwise he should leave himself open. If probabilities continue as they are now, there will be some considerable relationship with the group Miss Taylor represents through the years. It will work to Ruburt’s benefit as he meets other psychics with excellent abilities. He can also learn from the experience.

Ruburt will do much better on his own in a program, but should definitely not shunt Jim Crosson aside, for he is very vulnerable to slights. He will also do very well, lecturing on that occasion of the 20th. Better in fact than usual, and he, at least, will consider it one of the high points of his career.

Ed. This could have been her husband, or a man close. (Ed was the name of BT’s first husband, she told Jane over the phone.) A middle name beginning with B, or his nickname with a B who worked in a building that from the outside looks like a large (pause), building almost entirely of unbroken plate glass windows on the ground floor, such as those that cars might be displayed in. A corner building, I presume, since I see one side of the building, where the other side is flush to others.

Now. Ruburt will meet (Arthur) Ford, and they will have much to say to each other. (AF being very well-known for his psychic abilities.)

Crosson will outdo himself. He is using the invitation to prove to himself that he is sought after as a lecturer. (Long pause.)There are some family problems on his mind. His wife is anxious for him, and the engagement will give him new impetus that would carry him for several years. Without it he will deflate like a balloon; but he is up to the challenge. He will do a good job.

I was the guide he was searching for, and they were looking for me, though they did not know my name. This was a clearing place for personalities leaving the physical plane. In their astral forms they adopted their normal dress, hence the varying costumes. They realized that Ruburt was still physical. This is why he was told he could travel no further. He was afraid momentarily there would be no physical world to return to—simply his personal reaction.

You therefore appeared with the newspapers to reassure him that tomorrow in your terms did exist. The people in the offices did of course have information concerning your lives. The affair with the screen was distorted but legitimate—the screen was his mind—objectified outward, so to speak.

The colors, brilliant and mobile, represented the overall healthy state of his psyche. The image of the woman was indeed himself in future years, signifying to the others that he was a wanderer and should go back. This is why they laughed, since he did not recognize himself. He was therefore sent back to the woman in the first office.

The last episode merely represented his return to physical reality. He saw the two of you as Italian because this was the most earthy type he could think of. (Humorously.) Your image however was as you will be at one time in your future. The beard was legitimate—you were simply older.

Give us a moment. Your own interpretation is not quite correct. Your father is waiting, but not for you. The images were somewhat distorted. He will wake up in another bed in another room, where he will be led to understand his true condition.

(11:15. I explained my dream to Jane so she would have a basis for discussion, since we planned now to ask Seth to explain his above data in relation to the dream. Some of it could apply; I did not understand the reference to bed and bedroom however. I didn’t recall my brother Dick in the dream. Jane said she was too tired to clear the matter up this evening, so we’ll take it up next session.)