“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The session is incomplete as far as notes go. It was held primarily so that Rich Conz, of The Elmira Star-Gazette, could photograph Jane in trance. We wanted the photos for Jane’s book on the Seth material, which is now practically finished. Rich also brought with him contact proofs of photos he took of Jane and me yesterday afternoon.

Now. If it makes Ruburt nervous to have his picture taken, it does not bother me, and I welcome you (Rich and Diane) to our session. I have a few remarks to make to our friend Ruburt in opening the session. It seems to me that by now he could learn to trust his impulses. He did not feel that he wanted to lecture or to be connected with the group as yet, and indeed the time has not yet come. He will be involved with that organization. Tell him that I told him not to intellectualize in such instances, but to follow his original impulses.

Now. Give us a moment. I want to clear up some points regarding your portrait of the old woman, that you are using in the book. It is a past life portrait, though the clothing is interpretive on your part. This was an existence in which you were the mother of five, as I have told you. The existence however was some time ago, BC, hence you see the clothing itself does not apply. Now this was a Near East life. There are also other portraits that you will do involving your family at that time. Give us a moment, for some other data...

Now. You lived to an old age, and this was fairly unusual. One of your children was a leader of a tribe. One became an important member of a Mongoloid tribe. You have had several dreams involving in this particular episode. If you give yourself the proper suggestions, you can remember some details from that existence; and also suggest dream information.

Now. I am pleased with the book, and I told Ruburt’s class (last week) that I will shortly begin to write my own. (Smile.)

Now. When I begin my book—

(Seth now broke off and began speaking to Rich as he moved around Jane. Now Seth was just beginning to pay some attention to the activity about him. Humorously, Jane wagged a finger at Rich.)

Now. I will take a break, and let our suffering photographer rest his weary hands.

Now. Ruburt is a teacher in this level of reality, as I am a teacher in another level of reality... (To Diane:) so if you come to his classes there will be more than pretty tales of reincarnation for you, for you must learn to work and develop your own abilities.

—Now there are no limitations to the self. There is no top nor bottom to the self... I will say at least that you are limited as a self only by what you perceive. Even physically you are more than you know, for the chemicals that are your body, and the atoms and molecules and the breath that leaves your lungs... becomes part of your atmosphere in this room...

... But your thoughts also have a reality that you do not know. They have a reality that you do not perceive. Now I am going to give you a quickie course. The atoms and the molecules in this chair, you see, and in our friend’s camera, all have a consciousness...

(Much missed in here.) ... Now if you come to class you must begin to think deeply about such matters ... You must travel through your own consciousness, for then you will find you are making your own journey through a different space. You must navigate...

(To Rich, after a break at 9:36-9:45:) Better rich than poor... Now. You think this kind of affair strange, because you do not realize that you yourselves exist independently of your physical bodies... (etc.)