This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Va. Beach, Va., this 13th day of November, 1932, in accordance with request made by those present.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Minnie & C. A. Barrett, Esther Wynne, Florence & Edith Edmonds, F. Y. Morrow, C. W. & M. L. Rosborough, H. L., Annie & L. B. Cayce, Mildred Davis, Helen Ellington, & Ruth LeNoir.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 4:00 to 4:55 P. M.
1. GC: You will have before you members of the study group, some of whom are present in this room, and the outline on the lesson IN HIS PRESENCE which I hold in my hand. Advise us regarding the completion and expansion of the outline, and give the group that which it needs in continuing the preparation of this lesson. You will answer the questions which will be asked.
2. EC: We have the group as gathered here, and the work and the outline IN HIS PRESENCE. As each contribute to the lesson there should be that continued thought of self being one in His presence, one that would have self and that as expressed in keeping with that He would have each one be, knowing that as others view the expressions of self in the lessons there is gained by them a concept of what His presence means to those that would walk with Him day by day. Let each in the light of their understanding so live that they bespeak that they profess with their lips to believe, that others may know that that individual is keeping that presence they hold as their ideal in such a direct consciousness as to be a living example of that they profess. In such ways and manners do the truths gained in meditation and thought become living truths and acceptable truths in His sight. So do we show forth that we would crucify the flesh, that the spirit of Him may be made manifest in this material world. Each recognize that the world, the country, the nation, the people are passing through a period of seeking, a period of adjustments in the spiritual thought, the spiritual intent. The mental world is looking to the spiritual-minded for hope, to those who are in their material walks representatives of the spiritual forces in the thinking people, for that thought that will guide all men closer to His presence. So may this group as a group, so may each individual as their contribution to the work of the group, so may each individual as their
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contribution to their Maker and their Elder Brother in the Christ, bring soon that day when all may know they stand in His presence. If the country, the nation, the land, is to be lifted up as a light to the world, they must be lifted in Him and His presence abiding in them day by day.
3. Ready for questions.
4. (Q) Will the forces please select a secretary to take the place of Mrs. Miller while she is in Florida? (A) Not as one to take a place, but one to fill a place while another is absent. One that may be chosen by the group. As we would give, Mrs. Morrow or Mrs. Ellington.
5. (Q) [413]: Have I applied the past lessons sufficiently to entitle me to a place in His presence? (A) Each should recognize that heritage that all are entitled to a place in His presence, for He wills that none should perish but that all should come to the acceptable understanding of His Spirit bearing witness with thy spirit. As to the application of that gained, or that may be gained from the study of those things given, each must answer for themselves; for as given, "My Spirit beareth witness with thy spirit whether ye be acceptable in His presence or not;" remembering, then, as He gave, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my little ones ye have done it unto me." Have the activities of thine heart and mind led thee to act towards thy neighbor, thy brother, thine enemy, in the manners that have been presented in approaching this thought, those understandings that come from being conscious of His presence abiding with those that would seek His face? Then know He, the Father, is ever ready to hear; for He wills not that any should fall short of that grace which comes with the acknowledging of, the thoughtfulness of, the living of, the communion with Him.
6. (Q) Is there a message to help me to help others find a place in His presence? (A) Study to show thyself approved unto Him day by day. So does the light of His presence shine unto others in precept and example. Not by faith alone, but by "my word, by my works," show ye forth the love of keeping in His understanding and in the consciousness of being in His presence. With the LIVING OF that given all will come to the knowledge, to the understanding of, we are all IN His presence whether we acknowledge it in the present or not; for, as has been given, it is in Him we live and move and have our being; hence to induce, to persuade, to give that which will bring others, take their positions, their place, SEE as by the light of HIS presence the needs of the inner man, and so present that He gives thee day by day. Thus, as
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He has given, may we find ourselves happily [haply? as in Acts 17:27?] in His presence; for, "I will not leave thee comfortless but will come to thee, and bring to remembrance that necessary of my strength to meet the needs of the hour, of the day."
7. (Q) [303]: I would appreciate a message that will help me to more fully realize IN HIS PRESENCE. (A) As self is less and less put forth, and more and more faith, hope, reliance sought in His word, each as individuals may become aware of His presence abiding with each; for those that would know Him must believe that He is, and IF He IS He abides ever with those that seek His face.
8. (Q) [2124]: Please give the significance of the dream I had the morning of Nov. 3rd, in which I saw an incline, 3 houses tied together, a man drowning, bubbles, etc. (A) As the varied stages of developments in the consciousness of the soul forces find in the various planes that which to the body-consciousness represents the various stages of activity and development, so that experienced in the vision represents to the self the necessary understanding of the various planes or stages of the mental visions of that which represents either the sliding into the consciousness of the material things or that as in the bubbles, which represents the life even in the spheres that to man's own understanding is incapable of being the dwelling place of man alone, that in these spheres come the various stages of development as to meet that NECESSARY for the gaining of the presence of that power from which all spiritual force emanates.
9. (Q) What is the significance of the dream immediately following, in which I was discerning the spirits, getting messages and giving them to people? (A) The continuation of that just given, that in the various planes of development there ARE those abilities to reach only that to which that influence, that entity, that represented in the presentation of the spirit TO give out - see?
10. (Q) What is the connection between the first and second dream? (A) A continuation, just as the house, the water, the rope, the manner in which the tying of one. It is one. O, that all men would know, "Know, O ye children of men, the Lord thy God is ONE!" Each spirit, each manifestation of LIFE is ONE, and a manifestation either in this, that or the other sphere, or scope, or space of development TOWARDS the knowledge, the understanding, the conception of that ONE - HIM - I AM - God - Jehovah - Yah [?] - ALL ONE!
11. (Q) You will give an individual message on the lesson
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to each of the following as I call their names: [404]: (A) In Him is the light; hence in His presence does light shed abroad that which prevents stumbling feet from faltering.
12. (Q) [462]: (A) In His presence all stand, and as that we see reflected in the mirror of life shows what manner of shadows are cast, so does keeping in the consciousness of the indwelling of the Spirit of the Master keep all in the way of truth and light.
13. (Q) [993]: (A) As the reflections of self come through the awareness of His presence through the activities, whether in fact, in thought or in deed, so does the consciousness make aware the presence of His forces in a manifested manner in the lives of others, as well as to self; for as in water the face answereth to face, so in His presence must our deeds, our thoughts, be reflections of Him. Not in that of long-faced or in mourning, or in sorrow, but in gladness of purpose, of service, worshipfulness in Him.
14. (Q) [560]: (A) In the activities of the body so reflect the strength of the physical man; so in the activities of the mind reflect the strength of the mental body as directed by the presence of His Spirit as may be sought, as may be found, as is ever present with each that seeks to abide in Him.
15. (Q) [69]: (A) Keep that patience of faith, that oneness of purpose in His presence, that as many bless thee in their thoughts so may self hold that glorious oneness of purpose in Him; for all are witnesses unto the effect of His presence in our lives. So do the expressions in word, in thought, in deed, reflect whether we are conscious of His presence abiding in us.
16. (Q) [[69]'s husband]: (A) Keep in the way of understanding, so that there may be more and more that glorious consciousness of His presence abiding in us; for as one conquers in self that which makes for hindrances, the souls of men pass from glory to glory until the glorious knowledge of His abiding presence is ever before us.
17. (Q) [307]: (A) Unto him that hath shall be given; unto him that seeketh shall he find; and as we grow in grace, in knowledge, in understanding, we come into the presence with that desire of the mind, of the heart, that opens the way for the greater understanding in Him.
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18. (Q) [538]: (A) Keep in the way that leads to the higher planes of light, for though the way may be heavy and His presence as of shadows, yet the shadows are only of thine own misunderstandings, and His glory will make for the glorifying of self in a service that brings more and more the knowledge of entering into the joys of thy Lord; for His presence abides with those that love Him. "If ye love me keep my commandments. Learn of me, for my yoke is easy, my burden is light" to those who come to the knowledge that His presence abides with those that seek His face.
19. (Q) [294]: (A) Know in whom thou hast believed, that He may call thee by name as ye enter into His presence day by day. Even in laying aside those things that so easily beset may the consciousness of His abiding peace be in thee, bringing harmony to the mental, the physical body, that ye may go on in that way that leads to the closer walk with Him. Minister to those who seek, but minister in HIS name.
20. (Q) [379]: (A) Glory in the Lord, not in self; not in the wisdom of the earth, knowing that those things that partake of the earth are earthy, those that partake alone of the mental may easily become stumbling stones in the way of many. Let the spirit of truth separate the chaff from the wheat, and enter in with the full knowledge of His presence, shutteth out all those things that would beset to him that believes and acts in that manner.
21. (Q) [341]: (A) Keep in the knowledge, in the understanding that His ways are to many past finding out; for to those that are called does He give the power to become the Sons of God by dwelling in the consciousness of His presence abiding in the steps of self day by day. Study to show self approved rather unto God than man, rightly dividing the words of truth, that thy ways, thy thoughts, thy deeds, may bear witness of HIS glory being manifest in the earth; for "Lo, I am with thee always, even unto the end of the earth." Day by day show forth that thou hast seen, hast known, the glory of His presence in thine OWN understanding.
22. (Q) [295]: (A) As self has been chosen, as self may make self a channel of blessings to many that He may speak face to face with His own, so let thy yeas and thy nays be such that His presence abides with thee in thy daily walks of life; for His strength, His power may cleanse the world of sin through the glorifying of Him in the life of those that seek to do
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His biddings. Keep the faith. Keep in His presence day by day.
23. (Q) [585]: (A) As self finds the spirit of truth keeping the way open for a more perfect understanding in Him, so may we pass step by step into the consciousness of His presence abiding with us. In the light of His presence do we measure our own shortcomings, leaving those things behind that are not in accord with HIS ways, and taking on more and more that love that He showed forth in His walks among men. So do we become conscious of that abiding faith that may make for the consciousness of His presence abiding with us through every trial, every temptation that arises in our experience. GIVE the GLORY when glory arises. Give the praise when the praise is near. Seek at all times to be conscious of HIS being near.
24. (Q) [288]: (A) As self finds the mirrors of life showing forth those lights of the thoughts of the inner man, whether directed to His ways or to the shadows of life, so may we in reflecting upon the glory of His presence in our lives come to measure those steps that we must take in our journeys of meditation and prayer. Seek, then, to show self approved unto Him; for in Him is the light. The light may be reflected in us through those mirrorings in our own selves of His glory, for that as was given Him of the Father abides in those that seek through His name to know the Father's presence in their own life.
25. We are through.