This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia, this 6th day of December, 1926, in accordance with request made by self - Edgar Cayce.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 12:30 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Va.
1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of EC, present in this room 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.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, EC. This we have had before.
3. The dreams, as we see, come to the entity in the way and manner, or through one of those channels as has been presented: that is, the conscious visions, or conscious conditions made applicable to the consciousness of an entity, through the process of the subjugation of the conscious body-mind by sleep.
4. Ready for dream.
5. (Q) Saturday morning, 12/4/26. I dreamed I had an enclosure in which was all manner of birds, beasts and fowl, with a large, high wire fence around this. I noted especially there were a bear, goat, sheep, deer, geese, fox, wolf, and dog. The dog was one I knew. I was feeding, and realized that it took different feed for the various kinds of fowl and beast that were there, but at the time I was feeding shelled corn. A few grains went through the fence, and I saw the goose and the wolf go through the fence, but I couldn't understand how they went through, so I stooped down trying to see how they went out and then came back in after getting the few grains. While stooping I heard and saw a commotion among all the animals and birds. It seemed as a warning cry, each in its own language was trying to tell me I was in danger. I realized it was the bear behind me, but I thought bear doesn't do anything but scratch or hug one to death. I glanced over my left shoulder, and realized the bear was sitting behind me, on its haunches, with its forearms or paws outstretched. The dog, the goat, and the deer sprang to scare the bear away. In a flash I wondered if the bear meant harm or did he mean to caress me. I woke up shaking.
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(A) In this there is presented a vision of far meaning to the entity, when properly understood, and many various phases of the entity's endeavors are visioned in the presentation of this to the entity.
The enclosure is as that condition hedged about by the entity's field of endeavor to be of assistance, aid, help, to others, and in same there is seen all manner of beast and fowl and birds. Some especially are noted.
For, as seen, each animal, each bird, each fowl, has been so named for some peculiarity of that individual beast, bird or fowl, and in this manner represents some particular phase of man's development in the earth's plane, or that consciousness of some particular element or personality that is manifested in man.
Not that man develops from the animal, or the animal develops from the man, but, as has been given, all beast, all birds, all fowls, were made for man's use and sustenance. Hence each must supply, in name, manner, position in life, in its phase of living, in its habits, in its conditions, associations and relations, some element that is necessary for man's development.
In this phase, and in this light, then, we find the entity, the individual, supplying that food for the development, physically and mentally, for these different phases of mankind, in mankind's personality. And all are seen represented, as seen by the consciousness of the individual that various phases of the vegetable or animal world are necessary for the full and complete development of the animal, beast, bird or fowl that is to be sustained.
As seen in the casting of corn, or that which is the necessity to supply certain phases of the development of animal, or of the fowl kingdom; and as some grains pass through the enclosure: or as is seen that some words as spoken by the entity are as casting pearls before swine, or go beyond the reach. Yet, as seen, two - which represent different phases of man's consciousness, or man's personality, or of man's individuality in the earth plane - the goose, the wolf, are even able - though cast beyond their reach - to reach same. How this is understood, or how this is reached, is that which troubles the entity. And as the entity stoops to see, to understand how these animal or fowl pass in and out, or gain access to the knowledge, or
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gain a portion of the knowledge that is received by that cast, there appears the heavier beast that to others - to OTHERS - that is, those about it - would appear to do harm.
And, as seen again in the nature, the character of the beast itself, it presents a phase of a development to the entity regarding certain individuals, or a certain CLASS, rather than individual personages - of a class that would act in such a manner as this beast does regarding the information, or the truths or the lessons being cast before these for their sustenance. As seen in the manner of the beast - represented by the bear: that one who would under certain conditions be very destrucive, under other phases of its consciousness playful, and as caressing and as loving and as tender and as protective to the best interests of the individual in every way, as much so as would any of those who come to the individual's assistance.
Yet, as seen, when there is the fear of destructive forces, there are especially three characters that rise to the defence of the truth. One in the form of the dog (which represents a certain nature, character, or disposition of an individual - which may not always be trusted), the other in the deer (which represents another form), the other in the fox and wolf (which still represent another form); some that would save for self, yet would be destructive to all; some that are, as it were, as one protecting that which it loves, that it may destroy itself, see? The characteristics, the elements, the conditions.
This is a beautiful LESSON, to be studied hard, and much may be gained therefrom. For it will be found the basis of something that may be used as a lesson to many.
6. We are through for the present.