“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] Besides that, my recording of the Sumari personality was poor and I had to stop at Fred and Pete’s [class members] to get their tape, and I didn’t arrive at Jane & Rob’s until 9 PM. We played the two tapes—Jane was especially interested in the chant that preceded the Sumari’s short speech—until 9:20. Jane had written this chant down during an Alpha experiment in class; when she started to read it to us, she suddenly wailed the words as loudly as I have ever heard even Seth’s voice go:

(Last night in ESP class, Jane had an experience with a personality who called itself, and the rest of us, Sumari. This afternoon I dropped in to talk about this incident with Jane & Rob; in the course of the conversation we decided that I should bring the tape of that class to their apartment this evening, stay on for the session, and record it and type it up.

[...] The first thing I thought of was Jane’s father, though—I didn’t actually see him, but I was telling Jane that at times I thought I did see the shape of the back of the head —I did associate that with his head.”)

(At the end of the 852nd session I mentioned a letter Jane had received last month from a professor of physics, and that in a recent nonbook session Seth had come through with a partial answer to some of the professor’s questions. This afternoon Jane reread the letter, and wondered if Seth might give more material in reply; as she worked on Heroics she did get a line or two from Seth, commenting on that possibility. [...] Neither does Jane. [...]

(Last Thursday, Jane and I received from Prentice-Hall our first copies of the German translation of Seth Speaks. [...] This occasion signals the first appearance of the Seth material in another language, and we’re happy to note that the translator, with whom Jane exchanged just a couple of letters, did an excellent, painstaking job. [...]

[...] Seth came through with a good amount of information for Jane and me, however, then said good night at 10:15 P.M.)

(Jane made a quick drawing of the concept she received tonight. [...] It should be stressed that often Jane finds these experiences difficult to put into words, let alone onto paper. [...]

[...] I have been mentioning the incidents to Jane just before session time, in case Seth cared to comment on them, but to date he hasn’t dealt with them. [...]

(Last Saturday, April 24, Jane received another letter from F. Fell, publisher, and mailed her answer today. [...]

[...] Tonight, Jane said, she’d try letting Seth come through, although she didn’t think she was at her best. [...]

[...] Jane lit a cigarette while I performed the necessary actions. [...]

[...] Once again, Jane remained in trance during a short break. [...]

[...] I reminded Jane of them again just before the session tonight, in the hope that Seth might be ready to discuss them.

(Once again Jane spoke while sitting down and with her eyes closed. [...]

(Jane now took a very long pause, one lasting at least a minute. [...]

[...] Jane had been in a good trance, and was bleary when she came out of it. [...] Jane said that at some time when Seth explained the two approaches she strongly felt what he meant.

[...] Jane left trance quickly. [...]

(A subject came up at break that hadn’t been anticipated; I explained to Jane some of the troubles I had had lately re my oil portraits. [...]

(Jane could offer nothing about the second male. I do not know whether I have met the two men mentioned by Seth or not; I am inclined to think I haven’t. On the other hand Tom Hartley told Jane the party was primarily for newspaper people, and I have met some of this local group... [...]

(Today Jane had been reading Experimental Psychology, by C.G. Jung, first American edition, published by Jung’s heirs in 1968, etc.)

[...] Jane’s trance had been good, she said, but she was out of it quickly at break.

(After finishing the library material, Jane called The Village Voice on impulse, but ended up feeling she didn’t do well: She didn’t get to speak to Jim Poett, who was not there, or to his editor. [...] The friend, also a reporter, mentioned the Middle of Silence people to Jane, which she didn’t like, although she learned things. Jane also gave the reporter our phone number, which she regretted doing later. [...]

(After supper this evening, Jane had a rather strong reaction, a new determination that had arisen from her encounters with the idea of impulse and inspiration. [...] I can’t describe Jane’s reactions too well from the observer’s viewpoint, except to approximate them here. [...]

[...] Jane wrote her feelings down for the day, as usual. [...]

(I’d say that Seth’s information after 11:29 implies at least a partial answer to the questions Jane asked at break. And tonight, just as she had following last Monday’s session, Jane realized that she was actively delivering material on probabilities both in the sleep state and while partially awake.)

11. Seth’s description of how I’m blending two probable selves reminded me of his material on the way Jane is doing the same thing. [...] It can hardly be coincidental that Jane and I are using our individual writing abilities as the cohesive — the “glue” — to unite our respective sets of probable selves.

(“I think Seth’s heading toward something new,” Jane said at 9:20, as we sat waiting for the session. [...]

[...] We asked John if he could come back later, explaining that we were doing some research on ESP for Jane’s book. [...] Both Jane and I were glad to see John, and later we discovered that both had the impulse to ask him to stay, but did not for fear the other would rather not. And of course Jane and I were wondering what effect, if any, the interruption would have on her ability to continue the session. But John no sooner closed the door upon leaving, than Jane resumed dictating.)

[...] Jane and I both liked it, so I matted it. When this session began I had the drawing propped up on the bookcase so Jane could see it easily as she paced back and forth.

[...] As I retrieved it Jane began to receive Seth within. After Seth spelled out his greeting, Jane rose and began to dictate. [...]

(Jane was a little bleary tonight, having a rather heavy cold. [...] Ray Van Over mentioned Jane to Dr. F. Jane plans to write to Dr. F. later.)

[...] (Meaning Jane.)

[...] Jane’s trance was a good one. [...]

(Note: last thing she said was afternoon…one of the first things Jane asked Barbara when she was partially recovered was whether she had ever tried to commit suicide in the afternoon. Then Jane added to Peggy’s notes:

[...] [Later note added by Jane: Did Barb die in 1968? [...]

(Jane often doodles while concentrating on difficult material.)

4. I had just finished typing the manuscript for Jane/Seth’s The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events, and Jane had just finished typing the manuscript for her own God of Jane. [...]

1. Seth is the “energy personality essence” Jane speaks for while in a trance or dissociated state. Since he calls Jane by the male-oriented name of her larger or whole self, “Ruburt,” it follows that Seth also calls her “he,” “his,” and “him.”

When Ruburt finished his project (God of Jane), he found himself with all of that time that was supposed to be used (underlined). [...]

[...] On the cloth we lay Jane’s wedding ring. [...] After a while we substituted for the ring a Spanish-American military insignia, of brass, that Jane’s grandfather had secured from his brother. It was part of a medal; Jane had polished it the day before, and removed the ribbon.

[...] I had it while sitting quietly in the dark with Jane at our walnut table in the living room. It came before Jane began her recitation about Levonshire, England.

(Now Jane remarked that at times as she sat at the table, her hands seemed to disappear; that is, she could no longer see them, although she was not worried that they did not exist. [...]

(Recently Jane had been reading an essay in which entropy, the mathematical measure of unavailable energy in a thermodynamic system, was discussed. [...] Yesterday Jane had remarked to me that she did not think Seth would agree, and might have something to say on this, although she did not know when.)

[...] 8/10, Jane and I rested from trying psychological time and have nothing to report.

(Jane was not nervous before the session. [...]

(See the attached material that Jane received on February 6. It’s very good, of course, and as far as I can tell contains the key to Jane’s problems. [...]

(No session was held last night, obviously, because Jane was so relaxed. [...]

[...] These concern my insight—a simplistic one to be sure—that one of Jane’s hassles results from her fear that Seth would take over if given the chance. [...]

(9:35 P.M. “Jesus, I didn’t know whether I could do it or not,” Jane said, “but I felt all that stuff there in a great big block, and I just had to get it out. [...] So once again I’d seen it happen: Jane had done very well with a session when she’d felt poorly beforehand. [...]

1. Seth first mentioned viruses in the 17th session for January 26, 1964, when I asked him to comment upon the recent deaths of our dog, Mischa, at the age of 11, and of a pair of kittens Jane had obtained from the janitor of the art gallery where she worked part time. (The kittens had the same mother, but had come from successive litters.) I was 44 and Jane was 34, and in conventional terms both of us were still struggling—not only to learn about ourselves and the world, but to find our creative ways in that world. [...]

(Jane and I do have colds—full-blown ones, evidently picked up from one of our visitors last Saturday evening. [...]

(Jane is in her second year of keeping records of her dreams, and has written down several hundred. [...] Jane recorded 103 dreams for 1964, and so for 1965 has recorded 303 dreams, for a total of 406 dreams to date.)

[...] Jane spoke while sitting down and with her eyes closed. [...]

(Jane already has; two nights ago.)

(Both Jastrow and Hebb are brilliant men, I told Jane as we lay in bed after the session last night, and this brought up once again a basic question I have. [...] I wondered aloud why other brilliant men weren’t around who questioned people like Hebb and Jastrow, who told them their ideas were severely limited and distorted, who made a case for the kind of thinking Jane and I believed in. [...] I wanted to know what happened to the loyal opposition, I told Jane. [...]

(Tomorrow I mail to Prentice-Hall chapters 7 and 8, plus the Intro, for Jane’s Psyche. [...]

(Jane had no questions, relying instead upon Seth to come through with pertinent information about her present physical condition, which continues to show improvement. [...]

[...] However John gave Jane no details before the session, merely stating that he would like to know what was happening.)

[...] Jane’s trance had again been a good one, her pace fast, voice fairly strong, eyes closed for much of the early part of the delivery.

[...] Jane was pleased, saying she tried to relax and not block or distort any of the data.