Jane Roberts and the Seth Books

Jane Roberts, born May 8th 1929, grew up in Saratoga Springs, NY.  She grew up taking care of her ailing mother, at a house that used to sit on what I believe to be over near York and Warren Streets. Jane attended Skidmore College for 3 years, until she lost her scholarship.  

from Speaking of Jane Roberts: Remembering the Author of the Seth Material
 By Susan M. Watkin 

A few years later, Jane started channeling a person named Seth, and worked as a medium for Seth. Seth was speaking through her, her husband Robert Butts wrote it all down, and the result was volumes of books called The Seth Books. The Seth Books are the blueprint or cornerstones for the New Age movement, and there are Seth Book seminars, and even Facebook fan pages 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/8461791483/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/556350241126690/

There are some Youtube videos as well....

Seth even described what he looked like and had Robert Butts make a portrait. I made a water color rendering of Jane and Seth recently, and gave to Karyn Crisis, a spiritual medium/metal vocalist who just released an album Salem's Wounds, with the help of a ghost witch from Tuscany. Check out my interview with Karyn from a few months ago!

Here's the painting! 

Jane passed away in 1984, and it seems Seth did too, for he has never resurfaced......

Universal Preservation Hall photos

I recently got to explore the inside of the Universal Preservation Hall on Washington St. for a photo contest. The UPH is an old church, built in 1871, and it's bell tower is the tallest structure in Saratoga Springs, NY.
The bell was made in Troy, NY at the Meneely Foundry. Andrew Meneely apprenticed under Benjamin Hanks, a military drummer who was involved in Paul Revere's midnight run. Also, Ben Hanks served in the Revolutioanry War under Israel Putnam, who's nephew, Gideon Putnam is considered to be the founder of Saratoga Springs. I will post the Putnam's story in the very near future.
Anyway, the stairs in the towers were dark, narrow, and spiraled in a tight dizzying spin. I creeped around, and got some good shots! Check these out, then go to the UPH page and like my photos! I entered the first three!
http://www.universalpreservationhall.org/photocontest/

This was looking out the window at the front facade, looking east toward Broadway.

Inside the Lair, that ceiling is 45 feet high!

Creepy Cool

Across the Street, sits the Betheseda Church, I caught a glimpse!

Light up disco floor and dj booth

I tried....

 These last two were a bit strange, it looked like old nuts, or prunes, though I'd figure prunes to shrivel up. This was in the bell tower. You can pul the rope and ring the bell still, pretty neat!