Session 201

SESSION 201 OCTOBER 25, 1965 9 PM MONDAY AS SCHEDULED (I planned no envelope test for this evening’s session, thinking its place could be taken by the third and final Gallagher clairvoyant test.

(Jane has now settled all matters pertaining to her ESP book with her publisher. In the 198th session, Seth said she would receive a letter from her publisher by the next Saturday. Jane did receive a letter then from his secretary, but not a definitive one. It is thus interesting to note that she received the information she wanted by the next Saturday, however; October 22, Friday, to be exact. We have yet to receive any word on our kitchen enlargement, which Seth also predicted would be settled by the Saturday after the 198th session.

(There follows a copy of my dream of Thursday night, October 21, as taken from my dream notebook: “I dreamed briefly that the first of the two short stories Jane has sold has now been published— The Big Freeze, I believe—and that as a result Jane can now get paid for it.” I hoped Seth would comment on the dream.

(Saturday, October 23, Jane learned that her short story, The Big Freeze, was on the stands, in Dude Magazine. She had not been notified by the magazine that it would be. She is also to be paid on publication, rather than acceptance of the material. The magazine had appeared on the stands Friday, October 22.

(In the 200th session, Seth said Jane’s publisher, Frederick Fell, would be hurt by Jane’s demands for action, but would cover it with a cosmopolitan air. In his letter of October 22, the publisher certainly did write a cosmopolitan letter, in our opinion.

(The session was held in our back room and was free of interruptions. Jane spoke while sitting down and with her eyes closed. Her voice was quiet, her pace quite slow in the beginning.)

Good evening.

(“Good evening, Seth.”)

Your dream was an excellent example, Joseph, of a clairvoyant one, in which definite new information was received. The information was specific, and you retained most of the identifying data.

You were given the precise title of the dream content; that is, you knew the particular story was called The Big Freeze . It is true that you forgot that the title itself was a part of the dream,yet you did remember enough so that you were sure of the particular story. You knew it was the first, rather than the second.

There was also a rather humorous translation here. When you awakened you felt chilly; although you could not remember having been given the title, The Big Freeze , this information was translated into bodily sensation. You were consciously concerned over financial matters. You were wondering when any additional funds would be received, and this gave impetus to your abilities. You asked a question and received an answer.

The sensation of cold was a clue to the title of the story, but one you would not have recognized on a conscious level. There is no reason for you to worry about financial matters. You are hardly in any difficulties here, nor will there be any.

(Oddly enough, I remember waking up chilly in the morning last week, but do not know whether this followed the dream. I made no conscious connection with the dream in any case, and it seems to me I might have woken up chilly on more than one night last week also.)

Ruburt did well in regenerating his energies these past few days. The outlet was excellent for him, and in this case incidentally the energy was far from lost, though it was used. You were both wise in your decision to make some purchases for your apartment. The objects were bought in high spirits, with money well earned, and they will retain to some rather strong degree the psychic exuberance which has become part of them, and will therefore add to the overall constructive climate of your dwelling.

I am speaking again of quite practical connections here, for as energy forms matter, matter and energy are inseparable and objects obtain their character from their owners, and from the circumstances surrounding them.

(We think this passage helps explain some of the results Jane has been obtaining in her envelope tests.)

I wanted to make a note here, that the tape recorder should work very well as Ruburt plans to use it in connection with collecting dream data.

I have used a portion of this session to deal with rather personal matters, and of course we discussed particular dreams at sessions immediately previous. This is fine, but we will shortly return to our material.

I will now suggest a brief break before we deal with our friends. And incidentally, Ruburt’s experience in psychological time was quite legitimate.

(Break at 9:19. Jane was dissociated as usual for a first delivery. Her eyes had remained closed, and her voice quiet; her pace had picked up considerably as she spoke along.

(Jane knew which psy-time experience Seth referred to. I’d made the quick diagram following her directions. From her psy-time notebook:

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(Friday, October 22, 11 AM-12 Noon. I was doing so well when the alarm rang at 11:30 that I set it for another half hour beyond my usual time.

(None of what I saw was very clear. I felt I stood on a long narrow porch or verandah with a railing. On either a double-story motel, or a motel of one story that was raised up higher than usual. I looked over and down at a pool, and felt that beyond this either the ocean or a large body of water was visible. Doors opened off the long narrow porch which extended full length, and I wondered whether Bill and Peggy Gallagher were staying here. I thought their room might have the door near the center of the porch. I had an impression of Peg sitting by the pool, with Bill in it.

(I kept telling them I was standing nearby, just in case they could see anything of me. I still knew I was lying on the bed however, while I tried to project myself to their location.

(After I reset the alarm I tried to wander to the other side of the motel to find a name sign. Instead I watched a man from above and behind; dressed in suit, hat, carrying a bag or briefcase. He crossed a blacktop expanse of some kind by a large bulky building. Bill?

(As to sensations: First I achieved a partial projection of some kind, and thought I might complete it but didn’t. Strong thrilling sensations, feelings of being swept away. Odd movements of some sort. I could feel the blanket over me and my pillow at neck move in odd fashion as if my physical body was making unaccustomed movements, but thought I was motionless. Very strong momentary feelings of being swept away, though these are poor words to describe this. Extreme lightness, weightlessness.

(Once thought I saw mountains, as though floating. Then feeling of change of direction, more straight upward, yet still retained bedself. Once I was aware that I was looking up at treetops against a gray sky. When alarm rang second time some lightness remained. I did exercises, lightness vanished as soon as I turned thoughts to daily matters. End of account.

(It was now time for Jane to attempt to tune in on Bill and Peggy Gallagher for the last time while they were on vacation. We were not sure but thought they might be on the way home from Puerto Rico by now. Jane began speaking with her eyes closed. Her pace once again became quite slow, with many pauses; although she would give a paragraph of material rather quickly at times between pauses. Resume while sitting down at 9:29.)

Ruburt did indeed pick up some material for his own writing today, and the complete break from his normal activities was very beneficial.

Now, give us a moment.

An airplane. Directly behind our friends (pause), there is a female in blue. Directly across from our friends, there is a couple of middle-aged.... (Pause, at 9:30; Jane shook her head in vexation.) We will try to clear this up. The couple come from Daytona or Dayton. The man has a connection with the paper business, but not a newspaper. The production of paper itself.

(Both Jane and I have been to Daytona Beach, Florida, but neither of us has ever been to Dayton, Ohio.)

Arrive New York eleven, perhaps 11:05. (Jane shook her head.) There is something, a gate or a runway with the number 3, 5; 35, possibly the number on their luggage ticket. But one of these is a 35. (Pause.) The woman directly behind our friends’ seat may have a child with her. If so a female child, but there is no man in that seat. (Long pause.)

They walk through a large building, most likely a terminal, for there are counters of a sort to the right. Our friend’s ulcer may show a slight twinge here, as he passes through the terminal. There is a short discussion concerning where to go next. (Pause at 9:40.)

Some place during their journeys they met a white-haired gentleman. I believe the name begins and ends with an A. His age about 62, perhaps older. (Long pause.)

The interest was of a business rather than a social one, in connection with this man.

At this time, that is now (9:44), our cat lover is reading. Our Jesuit is studying people, and they are flying.

A dress or coat of many buttons. A small boy several seats ahead. (Long pause, at least one minute.) I suggest your break.

(Break at 9:48. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her eyes had remained closed, her voice quiet. Many of her pauses toward the end of the delivery had been long.

(Jane said she had a very vague impression of what she took to be the interior of an airplane while she was speaking. She could not describe it in so many words, and had no idea if she was correct to begin with, since she has never been inside an airplane. She appeared to have no memory of pictures of airplane interiors.

(I was busy writing down the above paragraph when I realized Jane had fallen silent. To my surprise I saw that she was leaning back in her chair with her eyes closed once more. She resumed in a very quiet voice at 9:51.)

Also a cab ride. Our cat lover laughs. A three-dollar fare, which seems large. An old, rather than a younger cab driver (pause) with a stubby neck.

A direction that is mainly to the right, after one turn. (Pause.) A room on the fifth floor or higher, but not lower. They eat a meal here also. I pick up some connection with the word M— (“M?”)

Elm , and this building. You had better break.

(Break at 9:57. Jane was dissociated as usual. She said she “knew Seth was going to do that,” that he had some more to say.

(Jane said her attitude has changed quite a bit by now, in that she lets “any thing through now, at least to a degree.” Otherwise we wouldn’t be learning anything about distortions, she said. Jane added that when Seth mentioned the right turn, or direction, she had a very definite inner sensation of turning to the right, after traveling in a straight line.

(Once again Jane’s pace was slow when she began speaking again. She sat with her eyes closed, her hands to her face. Her voice was quiet. Resume at 10:06, with the 11th Dr. Instream test.)

Give us a moment.

A cloth, like a handkerchief, laid upon the table, and a candle. Red I believe. (Pause.)

He concentrates, and he is thinking of a number, perhaps a zero. He sits at a straight-backed chair. I have the impression of a tall piece of furniture near him. (Pause.) Extremely tall, as an upright, rectangular shape, and it is dark. I believe it is behind him.

The room does not seem to be well lighted, for this piece of furniture is in shadow. The table is a round one, with other straight-backed chairs nearby. Some also in shadow. (Pause.)

The backs of the chairs are of an open type that is not completely solid or filled in. Perhaps glass doors (long pause; at least one minute), but an expanse of glass.

An identification by number. He wears something checked, small checks, but of a darkish rather than light, or bright, overall color. He makes a fist. (Pause.) Now I think of two candles, and the piece of cloth is white, the cloth on the table.

An M, S. (Pause.) A disagreement today between Dr. Instream and a man with a mustache, over money and a policy, having to do with how funds should be used. Some connection with a fortification (pause) or government training program of military nature.

A dispersal. Two coins on the table. 1930. One of the coins is dated 1930.

I suggest your break. Do you have a test for me?

(“No.”)

I thought I would be polite and ask.

(“We’re taking it easy on you tonight.” (Break at 10:24. Jane reported that she had been very well dissociated during the delivery. She sat quite still while giving the material in a quiet voice, with her hands to her face the whole time, and used many pauses.

(Jane resumed in the same quiet manner, but at a little faster pace, at 10:32.)

We will now bring our session to its close.

Ruburt will have some additional short-story sales in the near future, partly as a result of this story. At least one before the publication of the other story that has already been sold.

There will be word concerning the sister of Ruburt’s mother. Not of a fortunate nature.

My heartiest regards to you all. You embark upon a most productive season, that will be important for you both. I anticipate it for you with affectionate regard.

Approximately four days from now, I believe your Dr. Instream will receive an important letter, for which he has been waiting, and that he will receive confirmation concerning his own hypnosis experiments.

Possibly in New York your other friends eat turkey. It is better to eat turkey than crow.

(“Good night, Seth.” (End at 10:41. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her eyes remained closed, her voice quiet. She remembered most of what she had said.

(In the 104th session, Seth said that Jane would sell some of the short stories from the group she was working on at the time of the session. The two sales, including the one just published, are from this group; in addition Jane missed out on other sales from the group because various publishers wrote her that although they liked her material, they already had similar ideas in inventory. Jane has now begun work on another group of short stories. Enough time lapses between her short-story work so that it is easy to keep the groups separate. See Volume 3.

(Jane’s aunt, mentioned by Seth, lives in New York City. Jane has not seen her for some years, but keeps in touch via the aunt’s sister, Jane’s mother.)

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(Xerox copies of the name cards used in the 16th envelope test, in the 202nd session for October 27,1965.)