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Now. Let us give you some information concerning the envelope test.

This does not involve projection. (Which we had wondered about this afternoon.) There were other issues, having to do with Ruburt’s own mental characteristics. Now it is true that generally speaking, material of an emotional nature actually has a stronger vitality, and is easier to perceive. Beyond this however Ruburt has no(smile) love for detail, and will always use detail as a clue to see where it will lead him. He would not be content simply to give the details on the snatches of paper as you gave them. This is fairly automatic, this tendency, and the nature of his mental life. We use this, I hope to advantage, in our sessions in other ways, and I will have more to say concerning this.

(Pause, one of many short ones, etc.) Now I was teaching him, and I went along with his natural interests and inclinations. The antagonism he had for testing came not from the idea itself so much as from the idea of focusing upon detail for detail’s sake.

(Smile.) You might tell him that although he does not know it, he has a fine subconscious understanding of detail, which he then puts together and synthesizes. (Pause.) If he understands the creative uses of detail, then he will not be so consciously antagonistic to it. Now. Have you any questions on this?

Now. Ruburt is the blond one. (Both are male.

Now we will have a break. I suggest that at a later time Ruburt study the entire test series again, for there are lessons to be learned there that have still escaped you.

(A long time ago, Jane and I discussed this method of obtaining trance data, and decided not to use it for various reasons. We now are sure it was a good decision.)