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SESSION 597 (DELETED)

(This is our first private session since September 27, 1971. During the long layoff Jane and I worked on Seth’s book, editing, rewriting notes, etc. The book was delivered to Prentice-Hall a week ago today. Jane called the publisher today, and learned that The Seth Material is due in paperback probably in January, with Seth’s own book to be published next October.

(Jane said she was somewhat nervous as we sat waiting for the session tonight. I had some doubts of my own. These were connected, with the sessions per se. I wasn’t sure, really, whether Jane wanted to resume them now, or wait, etc. I finally asked her this afternoon whether she wanted to have a session this evening.

(Jane said she finally became aware of “half-formed words, or something like that,” from Seth, as we waited for the session to begin. I found I had to work harder taking my notes, to remind myself of the many symbols and signs I had worked out; some of these had temporarily slipped my mind, I discovered. Jane’s pace was brisk.)

(Jane has had some rather brief sessions in ESP class during the interim.)

Now I told you that when the book was finished, you could feel free to have some private sessions if you so desired. You are welcome to them but that is up to you.

(I had forgotten this. I’d planned to use our recorder for these sessions, too. “Well, give me some time to plan out what I’d like the sessions to cover, then we’ll see.”)

There is a session I promised to our lady of Venice also.

(I heard a man and a woman begin to climb the stairs from the front entrance of the apartment house. They clumped on up past our floor to the one above, sounding very loud and clumsy. As I feared, they had come to call on the tenant who lived in the small apartment above our living room, where we were holding the session. I heard the door open, then slam shut, and a babble of voices. Footsteps began to resound back and forth overhead. I was of course highly irritated, as I always am at such interruptions during sessions. Jane, in trance, kept speaking though, seemingly not bothered.)

Ruburt is indeed out of the basic feeling-tone that brought about his malady. The feeling-tone however also helped to bring about our sessions as well, even though he did not become ill in your terms until afterward.

Now. We will be writing other books, but never in such a way that you must plunge from one into another. The books will fall into their own rhythm overall in our sessions. You will have rest between in other words.

The difference in age to some extent applied, in that he became angry at you then for being enough older than he so that your aging parents would become a difficulty. Such problems would have had to be faced in any case, but they were faced creatively, and brought about these sessions and your own psychic developments.

(10:02. Jane’s trance had been good. I was finding the session very revealing. Since it dealt with parents, I brought up a thought I’d been entertaining, although I told Jane I wasn’t sure it was such a good idea after all.

In developing his own abilities and searching for answers through these sessions, Ruburt also unconsciously sought, and seeks, finds answers for his mother, since she was unable to find them, and answers for his grandfather Burdo as well. (“Little Daddy,” as Jane called him.)

Now you may end the session. My heartiest regards to you both. Remember to have Ruburt speak mentally to Mattie. Her thoughts are turned somewhat in your direction because of events.

(“Okay.” I never met Mattie. I was still writing. When I looked up I saw that Jane was out of trance, her eyes bleary. I said good night to Seth quickly, but I was too late. “It’s me,” Jane said. I also forgot to note the time the session ended. Approximately 11:10.