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(It can be said that since the Gallaghers and the Wilburs both know of the sessions, and that they visit us regularly, an unscheduled session is hardly unusual with these two sets of witnesses. It can also be said however that we do not easily hold unscheduled sessions, although from the record it might seem they are held rather often. Jane and I usually go out of our way to avoid them because of the extra work involved, etc. Hence the late starting hour for this one.

(The Wilburs have witnessed a few unscheduled sessions. Their first experience is mentioned in the notes for the 206th session, of November 8,1965. Their next is mentioned in the notes for the 214th session, of December 6,1965. The unscheduled session was held on November 5,1965; see page 57.

MARCH 4, 1966 11:45 PM UNSCHEDULED FRIDAY EVE

(An unscheduled session was held this evening. It was witnessed by four people, and interrupted by a fifth. This account is written the following morning after a review of the main points with Jane. No notes were taken at the time of the session.

[...] She is concerned that unscheduled sessions can be construed as exhibitionism; we think that this plays some part in certain unscheduled sessions. [...]

APRIL 15, 1966  APPROXIMATELY 10 PM FRIDAY UNSCHEDULED

[...] The same group witnessed an unscheduled session described in the notes for the 214th session of December 6,1965. [...]

(To date, out of 251 sessions 24 have been unscheduled. [...]

I wanted to deal further during our last session with material originating in the unscheduled session, otherwise I would have cut the last session. I will not always of course necessarily miss a session because of an unscheduled one, since circumstances will always vary.

To be less facetious, I am giving you a brief session also to let you know that since you did hold an unscheduled session, I will endeavor to equalize whenever situations occur of this sort.

MAY 29, 1966  APPROXIMATELY 11:25 PM UNSCHEDULED

(A very short unscheduled session was held Sunday evening, May 29, after company had left. [...]

(It will be remembered that in the unscheduled 184th session Seth said that Cosmopolitan Magazine would be interested in an excerpt from Jane’s ESP book, but that nothing would happen right away. [...]

[...] We also wondered what Seth would have to say about the Cosmopolitan affair, and last night’s unscheduled session, witnessed by John Bradley.

[...] Her voice was quiet, in contrast to last night’s noisy unscheduled session. [...]

I feel that I should explain myself to some degree, concerning the infrequent unscheduled sessions that occur, and some of the reasons behind the voice effects, which indeed we do keep under control most of the time.

JANUARY 23, 1965 10:50 PM SATURDAY UNSCHEDULED

[...] It will be noted that the 102nd session was also unscheduled, and that it dealt with the subject of obtaining physical effects.)

(An unscheduled session was held on Friday evening, December 3,1965, in our apartment. [...] The last three named are from the group of young people who witnessed the unscheduled session of November 5,1965. [...]

(Apropos of Peggy’s Washington trip, Seth gave predictions when asked to during Friday’s unscheduled session. [...]

[...] An unscheduled social engagement, not in a private home but a public place... [...]

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

([Bill Gallagher:] “An unscheduled meeting was held the evening Bill arrived. [...]

(The Gallaghers witnessed the unscheduled session, the 182nd. [...] It happens that this session was reconstructed from memory; since it was unscheduled I had not been prepared to take formal notes. [...]

[...] Now checking our records, we saw that an unscheduled session was held on August 28. [...]

(Our encountering the Gallaghers last Saturday evening led to the strange unscheduled 192nd session, incidentally. [...]

[...] See the summary of the unscheduled 247th session, which was held at the home of our landlady, Marian Spaziani. [...]

Ruburt’s illness at our unscheduled session was simply caused by a sudden inner panic, brought about because of his realization that the session was more complete than usual.

[...] See the summary of the unscheduled 251st session. [...]

An impression again of an unscheduled event also, or an event not kept. [...]

APRIL 2, 1966  APPROXIMATELY 10 PM SATURDAY UNSCHEDULED

(A long unscheduled session was held at the home of our landlord, James Spaziani, on the above date. [...]

Our session may be somewhat briefer this evening, to make up for the unscheduled one.

When a particular situation arises, or when his abilities are unusually attuned, we have in the past held unscheduled sessions, and I have always attempted to compensate by cutting the next one short, or cutting it out entirely.

For reasons of convenience on your part, completely unscheduled sessions would not be practical. [...]

[...] The effect Seth referred to, Jane told me later, was the one seen by Bill Macdonnel during Sunday’s unscheduled session—the opaque white eyes superimposed upon Jane’s closed eyelids.)

JANUARY 16, 1966 APPROXIMATELY 10 PM SUNDAY UNSCHEDULED

(Bill and Peggy Gallagher visited us this evening, and Seth held a rather short unscheduled session. [...]

FEBRUARY 6, 1966 APPROXIMATELY 10:00 PM SUNDAY UNSCHEDULED

(A brief but potent unscheduled session was held Sunday night, with Bill and Peggy Gallagher as witnesses. [...]

The particular unscheduled session which bothered you both apparently was the one which was requested subconsciously by you both; and it benefited those for whom we gave it to a rather considerable degree.

(This would be the unscheduled session held on the evening of Friday, November 5, for our four young friends. [...]

(Jane and I tried an experiment involving one of the young couples that witnessed the unscheduled session of November 5. We saw them the next Friday evening also, November 12. [...]

FEBRUARY 4, 1964 6:50 PM TUESDAY UNSCHEDULED

(This session was unscheduled. [...]

[...] I can tell you, though, that any unscheduled sessions will be the exception and not the rule. [...]

SEPTEMBER 3, 1965 10:30 PM FRIDAY UNSCHEDULED

(Tonight’s unscheduled session is arbitrarily divided into two parts in order to present the envelope test data first. [...]

[...] As it developed, she will be copying Part One of this session to send to Dr. Instream also, for even though the session was unscheduled an envelope test developed. [...]

(Seth told us that he merely wanted to join in the general conversation, as he had during the unscheduled 182nd session last weekend, which the Gallaghers also witnessed. [...]

3. Here Seth quotes himself exactly from an unscheduled session held on February 26, 1972, during our vacation in Marathon, Florida.

[...] However the urgency was apparent; since it was given in a sudden unscheduled session that much came through. [...]

Such an unscheduled session with urgent overtones should at least be studied thoroughly. [...]

[...] This can be considered an incident, that is the unscheduled session and ensuing events, that should show you that our personal material does have validity.

SEPTEMBER 21, 1965 APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM TUESDAY UNSCHEDULED

Seth said the practice involved in such unscheduled sessions was good for me. [...]