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(“A Friday.” See the tracing of the note I enclosed with the beer can cap in the double envelopes, on page 86. The first line of my copy reads “Used Friday, Oct. 7/66.” This little note was written on Friday, October 7 also, after company left. [This session was held on Monday, October 10.]

(1st Question: What’s that about a Friday? “A Friday connected with the item. Perhaps a 7, or 17, day of the month. Or 7 PM.” Seth is quite correct. See the copy of the note on page 86. Friday, October 7,1966 is specifically mentioned on the note which was one of the two envelope objects. 7 PM doesn’t enter in however. Later note by RFB: Very good.

(See the previous pages for tracings of the two envelope objects used in the 73rd experiment this evening. The beer can cap was enclosed within my folded note; the note was written on white paper in the same color ink used to make the tracings. Both items came from a gathering of friends at our apartment last Friday evening, October 7. The dark color on the end of the tab is carbon black from a candle flame. I did this deliberately on Friday evening during the gathering, in full view of everyone, for at that moment I decided to use this cap as the envelope object for the session tonight. Other details later.

(Jane had some images and these will be mentioned in place. This is a case where Jane had seen one of the two items making up the envelope objects very recently—the beer can cap, on Friday, October 7, three days ago. She had never seen my penned note bearing the date and identifying the brand of beer, Draft Beer. See pages 86-88 for tracings of the two envelope objects, and the beer can. I might add that Jane saw the beer can cap only in a casual way. There were quite a few lying about our living room Friday evening. Our candle was not lit until late that evening. When I picked up a cap to blacken in the flame I thought this would focus Jane’s conscious attention on this particular one, but she told me at break tonight that she hadn’t noticed my heating the cap, or else had forgotten it.

From Tuesday AM through Friday late afternoon—it seems that more or less constant softening and loosening of all moveable parts went on, particularly the gradual releasing of heavy ligament group in neck, right side. [...] Friday AM in particular. [...] Felt quite ambitious Friday AM. [...]

Friday afternoon and Saturday—As I worked on James, I massaged my head, which certainly seemed to help the neck and other areas. [...] But I had a good time Friday night with Gallaghers and slept well; and eyes did improve again. [...]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1977

Friday—Surprised myself by moving up and down from my hips quite fast. [...]

Friday—Bill Kautz comes. [...]

These particular events began Friday though now Monday afternoon I’ve nearly forgotten what Friday was really like. I do recall being awakened by Rob later Friday than usual. [...]

Most of the material disappeared instantly, like some dreams, but I did remember that Seth told me to stress pleasure over responsibility and that thought was in my mind as I fell to sleep Friday PM.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1966

[...] This was correct according to the Wilburs on Friday night, June 17, but now I do not recall just how. [...]

My suggestions in that area, as per Fridays, were simply meant as an example. I was not suggesting each Friday, but some time set aside for sociality, not simply with the Gallaghers. [...]

[...] On the other hand, to some extent you squander the free time you have, for example, squandering your Friday evenings often—but not always. [...]

In your position, then, Friday night could be a time when your friends know you are available, free, and looking forward to sociability. [...]

It does not matter that Friday night in particular is the time, or that one or two nights, or four nights, in a month are given to social behavior, but that you clearly differentiate, and make that clear.

[...] I wondered if it was legitimate to say that the group of dreams was a precognitive insight into the one event—the Friday night gathering. [...] Not that the dreams presaged Friday night’s event per se, but pointed toward some sort of event like it taking place. [...]

(I should note here that last Friday evening we were visited by the Gallaghers and Sue Watkins. [...]

(Then while doing the dishes before this evening’s session, Jane said she “got” that Friday night was the “playout” of my dreams involving Bill Gallagher and Sue, which had taken place separately. [...]

[...] The physical events I refer to are the encounters with the Gallaghers and Sue Watkins Friday evening—the discussion of philosophy, the sense of conflict and mixed emotions.

(“The word grand… a grandparent?” Our young friend Don Wilbur made the envelope object on his usual Friday night visit here with his wife Marilyn. [...] On Friday nights the parents of either Marilyn or Don take care of the little boy so Marilyn and Don can have a night a week free. [...]

[...] The object was a sheet of yellow paper upon which our young friend Don Wilbur doodled various numbers and words on the evening of Friday, April 15. [...]

[...] The unscheduled 251st session was held on the Friday evening Don Wilbur produced the envelope object, April 15,1965. [...]

[...] Jane and I are reasonably sure a candle was burned on the coffee table that evening, Friday, April 15. [...]

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1978

(Late Friday afternoon—I begin to read Seth sessions for last summer and a line reminds me of what else I was getting from Seth last night and today.

(Last Friday at 2:45 PM I took Jane to the emergency room at St. Joseph’s to keep the appointment with Dr. Sobel from Ithaca, as set up by Dr. Kardon. [...]

[...] It wasn’t until we returned home Friday afternoon that I began to see how upset Jane had become by thoughts of arthritis, vasculitis, angiograms, clots, drugs, operations, etc. [...]

(Over the weekend—beginning Friday evening—we were visited by Hal Williams and Rusty Carnarius, from Lancaster, PA. [...]

Ruburt is still recovering from the emergency-room experience of last Friday. [...]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1977 NOTES

APRIL 15, 1966  APPROXIMATELY 10 PM FRIDAY UNSCHEDULED

(An unplanned session was held on Friday evening however, and will be briefly summarized for the record. [...]

(Friday afternoon Jane had not been feeling particularly well, but did not tell me. [...]

JULY 27, 1984
2:17 P.M. FRIDAY

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1977

[...] Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights. [...]

(The object for the 71st envelope experiment was the first draft of a poem Jane and I wrote for Bill Gallagher’s birthday, which fell on Friday, July 1st. [...]

(Jane had no idea of what Seth would talk about during the session, although both of us hoped he would discuss the events of last Friday evening, September 23, at home. [...]

(Seth desired to come through Friday evening, since we had obviously set the stage through our conversation. [...]

(This because Jane and I have vowed since Friday that there will be no more such uncontrolled episodes, even though good material was obtained.)

Knees feel softer (did reflexology on them Friday).

(Apropos of Peggy’s Washington trip, Seth gave predictions when asked to during Friday’s unscheduled session. [...] I took no notes Friday evening, but Peggy did. [...]

(An unscheduled session was held on Friday evening, December 3,1965, in our apartment. [...]

[...] Seth said during Friday’s unscheduled session that these two dreams are significant, and that tonight’s regular session would deal with them. [...]

(It will be recalled that during the unscheduled session of last Friday, December 3, Seth stated that Peggy would meet a man she wouldn’t like. [...]

[...] Planned to rent scooter on Friday but didn’t do so til Saturday.”)

[...] On Friday we went to Paradise Island which is northeast of Nassau, and we hadn’t planned to go there.”)

(Last Monday afternoon Dr. Kardon’s nurse called to give us an appointment at St. Joseph’s emergency room at 2:45 PM Friday, to see Dr. Sobel from Ithaca. [...] [As I type this Wednesday morning, the finger looks even better.] We talked about using Dr. K’s visit tomorrow, and the improvement in the finger, as excuses to “squirm out of” Friday’s appointment with Dr. Sobel. [...]