This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 11th day of November, 1925, in accordance with request made by her husband, [900].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 3:20 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. N.Y.C.
1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of [136] of New York City, and the dreams this body had on the dates which I will give you. You will give the interpretation and lesson to be gained from each of these, as I read same to you, and you will answer the questions which I shall ask you regarding same.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind here. This we have had before. The dreams as come to the body are those correlations of physical conditions through the body-mind, with the subconscious forces of the entity, and these may be developed to that point where the subconscious will give the directing way, through suggestions to same in the subjugated state of consciousness, see? Ready for dream.
3. (Q) Monday, November 2, 1925, at home. "I was in discussion with [137]. I remember only a portion of this. Recall and interpret and explain to me so that my mind may grasp the significance and I may better understand the lesson intended. That I recall is as follows: Talking to [137], I said: 'Now, [137], you see, death is not the grave as many people think - It is another phenomenized form of life.'" (A) In this, we find the subconscious forces giving to the conscious mind, in this emblematical conversation, those experiences in which the conscious mind may gain the lessons pertaining to the psychology of mental forces, see? The portions as we see given and brought to the consciousness of the entity then, being the crux of that thought as was seen in conversation. This as the conversation, as we gain here: The discussion regarding that seen by the life in an individual and the taking of same by any sudden action, see? and the discussion went into the particular conditions regarding individuals' lives that were taken in heat of passion, or in war, and as the mental developed in discussion, we find the entity sees then in same something of that suggestion as was placed by one, Ballentine (?), in the discussion of life after death. And the entity then sees, through the subconscious forces, that death is as but
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the beginning of another form of phenomenized force in the earth's plane, and may not be understood by the third dimension mind from third dimension analysis, but must be seen from that fourth-dimension force as may be experienced by an entity gaining the access to same, by development in the physical plane through the mental processes of an entity. The mind is being correlated with subconscious and spiritual forces that magnify same to the conscious force of an entity in such a manner as said entity gains the insight and concept of such phenomenized conditions, see? We see in the physical world the condition in every form of life. As is taken here: We find in a grain of corn or wheat that germ that, set in motion through its natural process with Mother Earth and the elements about same, brings forth corn AFTER ITS KIND, see? the kind and the germ being of a spiritual nature, the husk or corn, and the nature or physical condition, being physical forces, see? Then, as the corn dies, the process is as the growth is seen in that as expressed to the entity, and the entity expressing same, see - that death, as commonly viewed, is not that of the passing away, or becoming a non-entity, but the phenomenized condition in a physical world that may be understood with such an illustration, viewed from the fourth-dimension viewpoint or standpoint, see?
4. (Q) Tuesday morning, November 3, 1925. "Ma, [900] and I were living together in a house at New Jersey, and I heard much shooting and excitement. All of the windows of our house were open, and as it was raining and storming out, we rushed to close and lock them. Some terrible wild man seemed to be running through the town shooting and causing great trouble, and the police were chasing him." (A) (breaking in) The large man, the bugaboo, that comes to the entity in these emblematical conditions here presented, and as seen in others, is in self and self's temper, see?
5. (Q) (Continuing) "Conditions were chaotic and troublesome. We stopped the police to ask if they had caught this terrible person and they answered, 'Not yet.'" (A) Then the answer we would see: Control self, if this terrible person would be caught and conquered, see?
6. (Q) Wednesday morning, November 4, 1925, at home. "Ma and [900] were coming home to lunch. I said: 'I am not going to be home for lunch, so I won't fix lunch for you and [900] when I'm not going to be there.'" (A) This, as we see, in the emblematical manner presents to the entity that same bugaboo as would be in another form of self being presented too far before the consideration of
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others, and the food as is seen to be prepared, referring then to self, and to sustenance of self in the physical manner.
7. (Q) Tell me just what this refers to and how I may better change my attitude and actions to bring greater family harmony? (A) As given in the words sought by the entity, for this has been given as the trouble: It is not that who shall ascend into the heavens to bring down that force that would make more perfect the actions in and before men, or who should descend into the depths to bring up some action that would set aright conditions for lo! the condition is at hand - in self. Then, as has been given: "Consider thy ways and be wise in the laws of the Lord, thy God."
8. (Q) Am I doing anything to come between [900] and his mother? (A) This refers to self rather than between individuals, for projection of self projects between self and [900] as well as between the mother and [900], see?
9. (Q) How may I change to avoid this? (A) Given.
10. (Q) "I said to [900]: 'Now my cramps are all gone.' He said: 'That is fine.' Then I awakened and the pain was all gone." (A) In this we find that rather related to the physical conditions of the body, and as we see, the diet of the body (as is known in self) is not in keeping with the best for the body's sustenance, and this should be corrected to that condition where the assimilations and eliminations are allowed to function through their normal channels, rather than preventing their normal function of the system, for with the subjugation of functionings of the digestion, we find there becomes physical hindrances to a normal condition in body. These pertain to those as are seen by the entity. Then correct same, for these pertain to too much of those conditions that bring about the destruction of the cellular building forces in rebuilding tissue, and affect directly the lacteal glands and the tissue that produces the greater blood circulation, for through such the body would bring detrimental conditions, if this be kept up, see? [GD's note: Mrs. [136] was on a reducing diet.]
11. (Q) Thursday morning, November 5, 1925. "Dreamed I saw J. A. and his sister. Something regarding looks." (A) This is pertaining again to self and self's condition, and as recalled to the entity in the looks of the parties seen, and as same is to the entity's consciousness, same may be that as is seen physically for self, see? when guided and controlled in the way and manner the entity knows best for
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self, irrespective of looks, see?
12. (Q) "[900] heard the following words from [136]: 'That is what you think.' [900]: 'Think what?' [136] (in dream): 'That looks do not count.'" (A) The same presentation of looks and of thoughts of others and their expressions to the entity, irrespective of conditions best for self and those surrounding same and dependent upon same, or SHOULD be.
13. (Q) Saturday morning, November 7, at home. "Mother was over to our house for dinner and later in the evening [900] took her home, leaving me in the apartment alone. I heard mysterious sounds and taps upon the door and very frightened I ran down stairs and told the door man." (A) The same presentation to self of self's projection in such a manner as to bring fear. Perfect love casteth out fear. Where fear enters, there sin lieth at the door.
14. (Q) "Saw [900] buy two hats - one turned down Mexican fashion, the other also terrible looking. [900] looked poor in both hats. Said out loud (heard by [900]): 'Both those hats you bought, [900], are terrible looking.' [900]: 'But, [136], your eyes are wide open.' [136], becoming completely conscious: 'Yes, but I was really waking up, even if my eyes were open - I knew I was becoming conscious, but my thoughts were on your homely hats, that I dreamed you purchased.'" (A) The same presentation of conditions regarding those thoughts as may be in the mind of others regarding the action of self, see? Then these are given as warnings for the body-mind to so correlate self, so bring to the mental forces of self that necessary to appear to be in the true and perfect light, understanding, and understandable to all. We are through for the present.