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(Class discussion re. [...]

(I’d temporarily forgotten the dreams about Bill and Sue, although I have them selected for inclusion in Through My Eyes; they’re on file in that notebook. [...]

[...] The dream did involve Saturday’s visit with the tax accountant (Jack Joyce), which in a way was a re-creation of the dream. [...]

[...] I sometimes have the feeling that we’re little more than ciphers to them. [...]

[...] At the moment we’re waiting to learn their reaction to correspondence from Prentice-Hall, demanding that the cut portions of the book be restored—a move I cannot see them complying with for economic reasons alone.

[...] I mention these details to show something of our situation re Seth’s last deleted session on “intruders” when we want privacy. [...]

[...] In the terms of which we’re speaking, now, having attained a certain but quite limited artistic career that you felt was more of a prison that no technique could help you escape. [...]

[...] They’re rough and too long yet, but Jane liked them. [...]

(Today I picked up from Mr. Steiner the life-size enlargements of my parents; they’re remarkably good, and I plan to paint portraits of the folks from them. [...]

[...] I’m grateful that we’re still together, and functioning, and all of the things we do that that statement implies. [...]

(A note: Publicity at Prentice-Hall also told Jane that Newsweek Magazine might do a story or review re Seth, and that this might take place within two or three weeks, etc. [...]

[...] (Rob: re particles & elements, created without end, distortive instruments, etc.—see session 19, January 27, 1964. [...]

(“They’re okay.” [...]

“But you’re doing great, hon,” I told Jane after I’d read her journal entry. [...] If she has hassles, I added, they’re quite understandable: Not only is she offering our world creative new ways by which to understand reality, but in her uncertainty about what she’s doing, she feels that she must prove her ideas to the world all by herself—something that few people have to do in such an all-encompassing manner. [...]

[...] This is the last major stage we’re concerned with before a book is printed, other than okaying routine components like frontmatter proofs—meaning the table of contents, dedications, quotations from Seth and Jane, and so forth—and the index.

“Well,” I said, groping a bit, “what we’re seeing is the best the country can offer at this time. [...]

Now that we’re up to date, let’s begin the 931st session, which we sat for at 8:37 P.M. on Wednesday, July 15, 1981, as usual:

(“Well, you’re correct, the object is a card.”)

(I then said: “Well, you’re correct, the object is a card.” [...]

(For pretty obvious reasons as far as we’re concerned, Jane and I prefer that Seth hold his book sessions in private, although Seth himself is more flexible here than we are. But as Jane has said, things are “calmer” psychically when we’re by ourselves: In trance or out, she can concentrate upon the work at hand, free of the presence of a third individual — one who is bound to radiate his or her own psychic characteristics. [...]

[...] They’re uniformly excellent. [...]

[...] Right now I don’t feel Seth around, though, but we’ll see … My spine’s got all kinds of feelings in it that I’m not used to, but they’re good ones. [...]

[...] The news made us regretful in some way; it seemed to suggest answers to some of our own problems re living costs, locations, etc. [...]

[...] Then re-imagine the circumstances, seeing himself performing adequately, but without telling himself that he must be therefore perfectly all right on the next occasion. [...]

[...] While we enjoy meeting people, we’re getting somewhat concerned because such encounters do cut into our worktime.

(We’ve already reorganized and condensed the morning suggestions, as Seth recommends our doing in this session, and find that they’re now much more effective. [...]

[...] But they’re all great people and a joy to see and depend upon, and obviously they like us.