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(Here are some notes concerning how precognitive material can be distorted, yet still bear a good resemblance in physical life to the original data. In the 358th session for August 2, 1967, Seth stated, after mentioning Jane’s speaking engagement at Star Island, off Portsmouth, NH, scheduled for Saturday, August 12: “A meeting on Ruburt’s part with an old forgotten acquaintance;” and “The possibility of an unusual Seth session.”

(Jane met no old acquaintances at Star Island or in Boston, nor was any unusual session held. On August 9, Wednesday, Jane was invited by telephone to appear on the Burke TV show in New York City. On the evening of August 15, Tuesday, Jane and I were having supper at an outdoor restaurant, The Californian, at 7th Avenue and Broadway in New York City. At 7:30 PM, we were approached by Merle Cratsley of Odessa, New York, an old friend.

(The second part of the data concerning an unusual session, can be interpreted as applying to this session, the 360th, which took place in F. Fell’s office in New York City on August 16, the day after the Cratsley meeting. However, the next session, the 361st, was also quite unusual, and took place in the coffee shop of our hotel, the Paramount, at 235 West 46th Street. It was a different type of session, unique in Jane’s experience and was witnessed by myself and Raymond Van Over of the Parapsychology Foundation. See the accompanying notes for that session. It took place later the same day, August 16, as this session, the 360th.

(Jane of course had seen the card upon arrival, on August 12 or 13,1966. [...] We saw the envelope object on August 14. [...]

[...] All of this applies to the greeting card, which we received in the mail either on August 12 or 13, and was of course seen by Jane. The envelope object came into being August 14. [...]

[...] The phone call on August 14 from my mother concerned a visit by us to Sayre, and one by her to us in Elmira. During this call arrangements were made for her to visit us here next weekend, on Saturday, August 20.

[...] And how Seth’s sessions of last August seem to apply newly to today’s events. [...]

Today before I began work, for instance, I scribbled down ten quick phrases under the heading “Predictions: August 24, 1981.” [...]

Predictions — Monday, August 24, 1981 — Noon — Jane Roberts

(The last two regularly scheduled sessions due, for Wednesday, August 17 and Monday, August 22, were not held because of my own illness.

(In the 278th session for Monday, August 8,1966, Seth said: “An event in a week and a half, that will be beneficial for you both.” Exactly a week and a half later, on Wednesday, August 17, Jane received a letter from Don Wollheim, of Ace Books. [...]

AUGUST 24, 1966  9 PM WEDNESDAY

(August 16, 1977. [...]

AUGUST 16, 1977 ROB’S NOTES

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1977

Tuesday, August 2, I did enough physical work to more than make up for walking the house three times; vacuumed living room, bedroom, john; and cleaned some woodwork. [...]

AUGUST 1, 1977 9:36 PM MONDAY

(The following is from the 807th session for August 1, 1977.

[...] (Body stuff continues.) [RFB note: Bob McClure died, August 1979, of cancer.] Do two sketches of Bob McClure.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1977 NOTES

[...] The session Seth had referred to was that for last Saturday, August 11, when he’d first mentioned that Jane would be able again to sit on her back porch. [...]

AUGUST 13, 1984
3:45 P.M. MONDAY

(These notes are for August 22:

(August 23. [...]

AUGUST 23, 1984
2:46 P.M. THURSDAY

AUGUST 4, 1971

(This material is deleted from the 589th Session for August 4, 1971.

AUGUST 28, 1980
8:37 P.M., THURSDAY

[...] Seth referred to the painting I’m working on of my dream of last August 16, — [...]

NOTES: SESSION OF AUGUST 28, 1980

AUGUST 2, 1967 9 PM WEDNESDAY

(The conference to take place on Star Island, off Portsmouth, NH, on Saturday, August 12, 1967; in the company of Pat Norelli and Dick Reed.)

([Pete:] “Well Seth, I was extremely bothered by my brother’s reaction to what you said about the August 20th five and ten race—you told Steve not to bet on it. [...]

(Here are the notes for activities of Monday, August 6:

(August 7, 1984. [...]

AUGUST 7, 1984
4:05 P.M. TUESDAY

AUGUST 8, 1966  9 PM MONDAY

(Jane woke up Sunday morning, August 7, with a stiff neck. [...]

(See my dream of August 4 in my dream notebook.)

(I bought the membership in AAA on Friday, August 14,1964, at about 1 PM. We were both on vacation beginning that day, and were due to leave for York Beach, Maine, the next day, Saturday, August 15. [...]

[...] I obtained the actual object on Friday, August 14,1964; while doing this the car was left at the station for servicing, and the events developing at the station very nearly prevented our leaving on vacation the following day, Saturday, August 15.

(See the tracing of the envelope object on page 1. As stated it is a membership card in the AAA, purchased by me on August 14,1964, and good for one year. [...]

My dream of August 16 was difficult to visually present: How could I show my contact with Gus through the seemingly solid glass — show that, as Seth says, desire is action? I first sketched the dream late in August, but did’t finish the painting of it until December.

AUGUST 18, 1980
9:10 P.M., MONDAY

NOTES: SESSION OF AUGUST 18, 1980

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1977 NOTES

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1977

[...] Jane had not seen it since August 1964, since it has been in my files.

[...] The object is a card, blank on the reverse side, written to Jane by Caroline Keck, conservator of the Brooklyn Museum; it was mailed to Jane in early August, along with a copy of the book, Is Your Contemporary Painting More Temporary Than You Think? [...]

(The equalization, Jane believes, refers to the book by Louis Pomerantz, that along with the object and the mimeographed list were mailed to her by Caroline Keck from Brooklyn, NY, in August 1964. [...]