This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Va. Beach, Va., this 25th day of June, 1932, in accordance with request made by those present.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mildred Davis and Hugh Lynn Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 11:40 A. M. ..., Va.
1. GC: You will have before you the work, a copy of [manuscript by HLC] which I hold in my hand, which has been done on the suggestions for the scenario on the life of Uhjltd. As I call each division you will tell us if this is the correct scene to emphasize and advise us as to what changes or additions should be made to each in turn. You will please answer the questions which I will ask about any phase of this.
2. EC: Yes, we have the work that has been done; also that portion of the experience of Uhjltd that it (the work) is to illustrate, with the problems of presenting same in the modern version as to present the truths that may be gained from same. Ready for questions.
3. (Q) Scene I - Marriage of Uhjltd's parents. (A) This may be presented either as the prologue to the story or may be told by the leader as the expectations of what is to be expected of the leader on the day of his return. This would be presented as has been given here, but left to the direction or discretion of director as to versioning of the conditions.
4. (Q) Scene II - Uhjltd's return. (A) This is presented very well. The keynote of the address should be that the tribesmen and their leaders should fear not death; not being crowded out, not defaulting, other than in its judgment of its fellow man. DARE ever to do right in the face of all circumstances!
5. (Q) Scene III - Acceptance of Leadership. (A) This goes with the other, of course, rather than making the division of the leader coming and the acceptance - see?
6. (Q) Scene IV - Indication of success in leadership. (A) This may be expanded upon, and is necessary for the conditions that may arise. Some humor may be given to the whole setting by the activities of the younger of Uhjltd's brothers, throughout the whole of the presentation. In this manner: As the varying scenes are presented, the entity or individual is ever in that position of accepting the leadership of his brother as taught by his mother to expect,
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yet ever DESIRING to be the hale fellow well met, and WORTHY of being in the position of the kinsman to the leader, yet ever held in check by the leader and urged to those positions or conditions of ludicrous circumstances by his trying to carry the activities of more rebellious nature, though never rebellious in his activities. This may be made the light vein in the whole presentation - as it was!
7. (Q) What particular conditions in the country did Uhjltd improve, that should be shown? (A) The difference in the outlook, or the civic conditions about the camp, the CLEANLINESS - that is easily shown, as well as the ORDER that comes out of practically chaos; the arising for the morning and evening prayer, the gathering in ORDERLY form; as well as the accoutrements through which the aid is brought, and the manner in which aid is brought, to individuals in the caravans, or conducting of caravans through the country - see?
8. (Q) Scene V - Uhjltd refuses marriage. (A) This whole scene may be made rather the easing point, yet the staidness of Uhjltd is EVER with the smile of cheer, the hope that is brought to everyone; and the character of the one rejected may be played somewhat stronger, in the manner in which the character goes to the second in command.
9. (Q) Is this a good way of handling that situation? (A) Becomes the natural means through which contention naturally arises, and the ability of arousing in the leader the antagonism toward Uhjltd.
10. (Q) Scene VI - Period of arising of trouble. (A) This would be the natural outgrowth from these conditions created by the activities of the one rejected by Uhjltd, and the second in command, and may be shown most by the beginning of the secret meetings and the attempts to induce many to keep away from the meetings morning and evening at prayer, and the attempt to make more social activity that would prevent such from being kept at the hour - see?
11. (Q) Scene VII - The raid. (A) This is well carried out.
12. (Q) Scene VIII - The retreat and Croesus' daughter's death. (A) Well shown.
13. (Q) Should this be enlarged or changed in any way in regard to the death? (A) This would be played upon, of course, in the scene itself but as presented is well done.
14. (Q) Scene IX - Uhjltd condemns his men. (A) Here the necessity of showing in the character of the individuals being berated, but berated in such a manner that
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the condemnation is in the conscience of all concerned, and the divisions and the hubbub that is caused, and the consternation that is felt by all by the quietness of the leader Uhjltd even in his wrath, and as he goes about the manner in which he absents himself to attempt to bring about the change; and AGAIN the RELIEVING of the stress in same may be had by the younger brother being in charge of those left in his care - so many women, see?
15. (Q) Please give in some detail the speech which Uhjltd made to his men at that time. (A) This should be the following up of that which has been made the central theme: Be fearful of criticizing the other fellow, and of being unrighteous in self - which is the reason why Uhjltd is to seek firsthand, himself, that which will bring peace and harmony, and may be followed very much in that line in which this would NATURALLY carry - though that presented is well. Turn more to the lack of criticizing others until self is clear.
16. (Q) Scene X - At the well. (A) This would naturally be enlarged upon by the very activity itself, and there should be at least two or three meetings at the well before the capture. More conversation may be made as to that which entangles Uhjltd, as it were, for the moment, and allows the activities of Ilya to aid in PREPARING the capture of the leader.
17. (Q) How was this capture carried out? (A) Very much in the manner as presented, except there were three rather than two men.
18. (Q) Scene XI - In the fort. (A) Very well done. We wouldn't add or take from much of this.
19. (Q) Scene XII - The escape. (A) This is well.
20. (Q) How did Uhjltd learn of the women being thrown over the wall? (A) This is well shown in that which came about on the desert, as he turns back - in what may be called the desert scene. The turning out of the two, or their being cast from the wall - and HERE would be the place for the injury to the teacher as cast from the wall.
21. (Q) Scene XIII. On the desert, trials, etc. (A) Most too long a period without water, but otherwise depicted well - and the cave where the rest is made, the girl Ilya finds water in the sand - digging in the sand, see? which is NOW, at present, the cave that was enlarged - and is near to Shuster, which is existent, and - as this is near the hill country, in which there is turned later, as
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depicted, the water into the valley - this is well done. In the approach to the aerie, and the injury as received there by Uhjltd, and his DRAGGING himself - WITH that secured (the desert hare) back to those that were in the cave, may be very well played upon; and there should be the continued call by Uhjltd upon those promises that had been made to him by the priest in Egypt, as well as his attempt to bring those that some would call mirages, but which are as the Voice that speaks - that gives him, before the cave, the ABILITY to bring healing to the injured limb of the teacher, and the ability for self to have the injured arm straightened by Ilya.
22. (Q) Scene XIV - The first caravan. (A) The following out, before the caravan, should be the discovery of the oasis that is the supply of foods for the three, by the close proximity of the aerie and the animals upon which it feeds. While change is not to be made in their abode, this still would necessitate this being shown for the preservation of the lives, as if by the answer to those - also the STORES of a caravan may be discovered in the sand, even near TO where aid might have come - see? Then WITH the coming of the caravan, this is very well shown. There may be given much that would show the attempt of the leader of the caravan to leave those that were in misery in the cave, and finally the leaving of the one that is smitten with what is considered by the caravan as the plague, or leprosy - though it is only the splotches from the lack of proper feeding of the body; the splotches and blotches over various portions, and the gurgling or the running of saliva from the mouth. These are of the conditions that are EASILY healed by the CLEANSING waters of the abundant supply that is found with the aid of those tools discovered in the lost caravan, or in the hills - where the stores are found also in the cave - see?
23. (Q) Scene XV - Growth of City - How should this be presented? (A) By the continual passing of various caravans, and the actions of the caravans - or of individuals being brought by the noising of that which had come to pass in the desert, many come to the door and depart, and gradually these build up - see? which may be shown by many bringing many stores of many kinds to this cave.
24. (Q) Scene XVI - Rich man and caravan. (A) There may be the expansion upon that as given, in the carrying out of the same THEME - that the daring to do right BRINGS the satisfaction in self, rather than the fear of death, of starvation. The FEAR shows the lack of wisdom, while the daring to do right brings the awakening of that
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which brings healing to all. In this speech there would be rather the expansion of the necessity of constant meditation, and the necessity of the will being the thing or portion that is to be conquered - by the FORCING of the body-physical to conform to rites, rotes, or writs that may be set for the crucifying of desires in the body. In this line should it be expanded.
25. (Q) Scene XVII - Development of ideal and final marriage. (A) This is very well, in that how the counsel of the rich man is to send emissaries - and then the approach of the priest, the OLD priest from Egypt, that the promise then may be enacted as was given almost the replica in the prologue, or as told by the leader of the nomad - though on a much more elaborate scale.
26. (Q) What emissaries should be depicted? (A) Rather by the dress from the varied countries, than by large groups, may this be depicted - as WORD being sent by this lieutenant TO the various peoples who send individuals or groups for the gathering of information respecting the teachings of this leader in the desert.
27. (Q) Is the ideal as should be presented in this picture clear as written in the first sheet which I hold in my hand? (A) When turned more with this as the central theme, as given that this brings TO the soul that development, that INDWELLING of the spirit OF the Creator, rather than the exercising of the faculties that are a portion of the body.
28. We are through. Copy to EC " " Cayce file " " Ass'n file