“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(“Do you know which painting I was working on?”)

I would appreciate it, dear friend, if you let me continue for now, though I understand why you want to know. This is not a rebuke. (Smiling.) I simply did not want to be interrupted. Give us a moment. (Pause.) I do not know the specific painting, although a round object was involved. It was I believe one of the pieces of fruit. The idea flitted through your mind and you did not grab hold of it, but it worried you.

(I asked about which painting was involved because I wanted to be clear about the two most recent I’ve been working on. Seth verified that the little still life of fruit is the one concerned. The October 9 date would be, I believe, either the day I began this painting, or shortly after I started it. The data is very good, and is presented in a way in which Jane does not consciously—at least—think. I was concerned about form in this painting, and this concern, linked up with composition, gave me quite a little tussle in this painting. Form and composition usually are easy for me.

(This time I had to work hard before resolving the problem after a couple of days. The painting is almost done now and appears to be successful. It is something of a new departure for me, and embodies a lot of the things I’ve learned doing my portraits for the past year or so. I hadn’t said anything to Jane about my concern with this painting; in fact, everyone who saw it in progress, even at the beginning, seemed to like it, remarking especially upon the form and composition.

(“Just briefly: What do you think of that little painting of the trees I did?” This is why, earlier, I asked Seth which painting the dream referred to; I was just finishing up this painting while beginning the fruit still life, on October 9.)

You will know at a later time. You could perhaps at some time paint a portrait of a man who would like to sit within that landscape. You have painted a mind or a spirit as it appears in landscape form. Give us a moment.

(Pause.) These are simply a few suggestions. You can paint landscapes as if they were portraits, and portraits as if they were landscapes. Just thinking of this idea and its implications can lead you to some unique ideas, and there is a possibility that you could hit upon something quite new.