SESSION SEVEN

(Jane was so uncomfortable from the hot and humid weather last night that she didn’t hold the regularly scheduled session. The temperature reached 94 degrees yesterday; at bedtime it was still 75, with a humidity of 68%. It’s the latter that she reacts to the most, it seems from my viewpoint. She promised a “short session” for this evening. I’ve often hesitated to mention it, but as I did remark a few days ago, I feel her reaction to the weather must have other causes — that is, besides those having to do with simple environmental conditions. As it is, life within the environment becomes difficult. Nor am I discussing living in an “ideal” environment all the time.

(Today has been much cooler. I was almost chilly in my cutoffs as we sat for the session at 8:30. Jane has felt much better. Her walking continues to improve, as well as her anatomy generally. She’s succeeded very well in maintaining steady improvements that are most heartening to us both.

(Seth comments on weather tonight. He began the session very quietly, and took many pauses, including a number of long ones, as the session progressed.)

End of session, with one point: These changes in Ruburt’s body are as magical as any precognitive dream in that regard. A fond good evening,

(9:30 P.M. The session had been a relatively short one after all. I told Jane it was very good. Seth referred to the painting I’m working on of my dream of last August 16, — the one in which I’m kneeling at the kitchen storm door and thrusting my hand through the glass to touch Gus, the dog who belongs to our neighbors across the street. Seth and Jane have both analyzed this excellent dream.² Today I’d shown Jane how far I’ve progressed with a charcoal drawing based upon the dream, with a little preliminary color added to some parts of it.

NOTES: SESSION OF AUGUST 28, 1980

2. See Note 1 for the session of August 18.