This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia beach, Va., this 19th day of January, 1928, in accordance with request made by his wife, Mrs. [639].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Beth Graves and Mr. L. B. Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Born January 27, 1871, at the old New England mines at Marquette, Mich. Time of Reading 3:00 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Florida.
1. GC: You will give the relations of this entity and the universe, and the universal forces, giving the conditions that are as personalties, latent and exhibited in the present life; also the former appearances in the earth's plane, giving the time, the place, and the name, and that in that life which built or retarded the development of the entity; giving the abilities of the present entity and that to which it may attain, and how.
2. EC: We have the entity and those relations as do appear in the influences as are manifested in the present earth's plane, also those through the various experiences of the entity in the earth's plane. These in portions are at an at-variance with each other, for we will find many high, many low conditions as are shown in the variations of the entity's sojourn through the earth's plane.
3. In entering the earth's plane in the present experience we find one coming under the influence of Mercury, Neptune, Jupiter, Mars and Venus. Hence many variable conditions have been the experience through the present sojourn, irrespective of the will, and many have been the opportunities as apparently presented themselves when viewed from the purely material or earthly manner; yet in the application of the will towards the development of self from within we find much has been accomplished in this present experience.
4. Through the experience of this present entity, [550], we find there are many conditions as respecting one, influence through self and the influence of sojourns in the earth - as well as away from the earth - in various spheres - should be understood, that there may not be misunderstanding or misconstruction placed upon the various conditions under which the body labors or develops.
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5. From the purely material this is of the earth earthy, just as of power, strength, nobility, and the forces accompanying same are of the Jupiterian influences. Those of the sensory forces are a portion of earth's and Uranus and Neptune and Venus. Hence these may be magnified in the experience of an entity through the various phases of development, by the influences of the entity's sojourn in either or these influences, or through the effect of the combined influences of each on a specific manifestation in the earth's plane.
6. Remembering then, this is being viewed from the sensuousness of the physical and there may be elements of sensuousness of the ennobling power in the life as well as of material, for all the life IS one life - and the gift of the creative energy called God, and is a portion of that as the spirit that impels throughout in the action, and the will is that influence that man, as man, was given to make the various influences in experience compatible with - or at an at-variance with - the will, the spirit, of the creator.
7. In entrance then to the present earth's plane of these conditions regarding this body, [550] known in this experience, we find:
8. One given to love that of travel and seeing new scenes, new experiences, new understandings. Seeking to delve into those mysteries of nature, of life, and also of those that are man made. Loving that of every form of motion. Hence misunderstood - even in self at times - as to why the mind loves and still abhors rhythm, power or motion in any form.
9. Some of these conditions as apply in the life have been towards weal and some of woe.
10. In the present attitude as reached by the body, or entity, as respecting many phases of the phenomena of life, the body has at LAST gained that percept of the various phases of the phenomena until there has been worked out in self's own understanding a concept - and almost a consciousness - of what it's all about! and this has been rather the satisfaction to the entity, for even this phase of motion has been a stumblingblock to self through many experiences. Hence we find in the experiences much development. Keep that well in the forefront of that to which the entity would build, for the material things do perish - only those that are of the spiritual are everlasting; yet as the tree falls so does it lie. In experience though does strength come, even as the resistances of the tree to the wind and the storm. Gain from the very elements, then, the strength to stand - and being in that of the life, stand with the loins girded, with
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the strength in righteousness - not of self, but of Him that gave life.
11. In the appearances:
12. In the one before this we find in the period when there were wars in the land now known as England. The entity then among those who served under that leader called Bruce, and the entity gained and lost through that experience, and in the way of understanding was in the way of understanding was led astray through the desire of the flesh to accrue to self power and supplanting same with the service that was necessary to the best from within. In the name Odell [O'Dell?]. In the urge as is seen in the present, that of the love of history or of stories as pertain to valor and deeds of might in any sphere or plane.
13. In the one before this we find in that period when there was the division in the land now known as Persia. The entity then among those those defended the mighty one in earthly riches or in the Median peoples, and the entity the keeper of much of the treasure and storehouse of Medus [?] [Midas?], and the entity gained through this experience - even as service to others and the study made of the abilities of an entity to serve, even when in servitude. In the name Irandelo, and in the urge is seen - while this love of the coin or that of moneys is present, yet little abuse of same may be laid at the entity's forces.
14. In the one before this in that land in the beginnings of the study of man's relation to the Creator. The entity then among those who wrought in metals [Genesis 4:22?] and in the various forms of weapons, chariots, and of silver and of gold. The entity then in the name Ishod. The entity then gained through the first portion of the life, losing in the central, and making up some in the latter; yet allowing women and power to bring such in the inner self as to have had to fight the urge of these forces through many or all of the appearances in the earth's plane.
15. In the abilities - we find now the entity having reached that period of understanding in the way of the phenomena of life, may gain more through the study and dissemination of that knowledge toward development. In the material sense in that of the sale of any condition pertaining to gold, silver or metal, will bring much success in FINANCIAL or material way to the body. In the entity - or the mental and eternal body - BUILD; for in same is that necessary for the meeting and making self One with that creative force giving life, light, and immortality to the being.
16. We are through for the present.