This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 10th day of March, 1940, in accordance with request made by those present.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Esther Wynne, Hannah & Noah Miller, Florence Edmonds, Frances Y. Morrow, Marsden Godfrey and Hugh Lynn Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 3:50 to 4:15 P. M.
1. GC: You will have before you the Norfolk Study Group #1, members of which are present here, and its work on the lesson SPIRIT. You will answer the questions which have been prepared on this lesson.
2. EC: Yes, we have the group as gathered here, and the work on the lesson Spirit.
3. Ready for questions.
4. (Q) Give a definition of Spirit which may be given in the lesson. (A) Spirit is the First Cause, the primary beginning, the motivative influence - as God is Spirit.
5. (Q) How does Spirit compare with mind? (A) Spirit is the First Cause. Mind is an effect, or an active force that partakes of spiritual as well as material import. Mind is an essence or a flow between Spirit and that which is made manifest materially.
6. (Q) Just how should we explain the division of Spirit (into what we know as Good and Evil) in the spiritual realm before the earth was created? (A) God, the First Cause, in spirit, created in spirit the separate influences or forces that are a portion of, and manifested in the spirit of, God. In that essence, to become materially manifested through the evolution of the spirit of God, sin first began.
7. (Q) Are we correct in assuming that the first spiritual beings created were made up of Mind, Spirit and Will? (A) The first concept as may be had of that in materiality is that it is an essence, without form, save as it begins to manifest - as would be gas, odor, wind, smoke - yet that it has with it the will, the mind, the power to make manifest by that with which, in which, it manifests, as does also odor, gas, wind and the like. Thus - as the activities came - we may assume that the First Cause was Spirit, Mind, Will.
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8. (Q) How much of an explanation should we give of Adam and Eve as God's projection and how should we handle this? (A) As has been indicated, this should be the interpretation of each member of the group, as they as individuals have reacted or do react to same. As to the presentation of same here, do not make same obnoxious but state it in such a manner that there is little or no ground for refutation of same.
9. (Q) Are time and space concepts that exist outside of physical consciousness? (A) No. For the physical consciousness is an activity that uses such, as the divisions of space and time. And in patience only may ye become aware of the concept of either.
10. (Q) Would it be wise to read the entire lesson and receive comments through a reading? (A) This should be according to the consensus of opinion of the group. If it is sufficiently satisfactory to each member as it is written, it may be presented as a whole. If there are questions in the mind of sufficient numbers, or the majority, so that they desire that there be the comment, then prepare same in that way and manner.
11. (Q) What work should the group undertake after finishing this lesson? (A) Is this the end, because it is an explanation of the activity? Why not continue with such as Righteousness Versus Sin, or any of those that may be presented from time to time? What IS Sin? What IS Righteousness? Are they mere concepts, or is there an opinion or a line over which, from which there are deviations, so that it puts one upon one side and one upon another? Who is the judge of Sin, of Righteousness? Is an act in the affairs of one individual Sin, and in another Righteousness?
12. (Q) Any other suggestions for the group at this time? (A) Stand fast in that ye have purposed to do. For, he that remains faithful to the end shall wear a crown.
13. We are through. h.