This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 12th day of September, 1936, in accordance with request made by the self - Mr. [877], Active Research Member of the Ass''n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. L. B. Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 11:25 to 11:45 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City. (Ck. Life Reading Gobi Appearance)
1. EC: Yes, we have the records here and that interpretation of same that has been begun. This we find while brief should make for the understandings for the entity to apply those lessons, those tenets as manifested in that experience, and as find expression in the INNATE emotions or the inner self intuitive, or the dream.
2. As to the manner of defense and offense, as has been indicated, much that is yet to be found again was a part of those preparations in those periods. For these that had to do with the setting of long-period drums for defense in which there might be any attempts by others to interfere to cause their OWN undoing.
3. To these the entity in its activity gave way from. Hence we find in the present experience the entity while a pacifist, not only with that of offense but defense as well, is rather innately a PREPARED pacifist.
4. As to the manner of locomotions in the experience, the entity injected much of that which - when there is the discovery of the Temple of Gold - will be found; lifts or elevators, the one-line electrical car, the very fast aerial locomotion - there were a portion of those experiences with which the entity had much to do.
5. In the present we may find much that is of the nature of industrials, as are called, becoming a portion of the entity's activity in dealings and relationships with those things that are local, national and international of the same nature.
6. The communications - not the telegraph as is known today; more of that of the voice transmission of quite a different type and nature.
7. In the personal activities, while the entity's predecessor was a teacher, a lawgiver, the entity was rather one in the experience that applied self to making for a closer union with all of the groups of this great land. Yet
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the economic conditions were kept in what would be called in the present as the usage and activities that made for such that only those who applied themselves and AS they applied made for the receiving of the benefits from same.
8. HERE was the entity's coinage of that "He that labors not eateth not." Also that which would be called very out of the way in the present, there were those applications of eugenics - as would be called that by the entity - in relationships with those peoples. This, to be sure, brought not only a great peoples but rather brought great dissension, but during the experience of the entity these were adhered to in such ways and manners that there were great activities in those directions.
9. Not only may it be said that the Prince was a goodly or a godly man, but morally it was an outstanding experience of the entity throughout its sojourns in the earthly experience.
10. These we find the entity carried on much more in those directions after the associations with the various lands and teachings, as has been indicated; stirring up, as has been given, dissensions in some, peace in others, bringing many into the own environ - and to the own undoing of the peoples later.
11. As we find these make for the basis of the activity of the entity during that experience.
12. In age, as to the years of the experience, if governed by time as counted in the present, the entity lived to a hundred and eighty and six years (186).
13. Ready for questions.
14. (Q) How may I best use the symbols and memories coming to me in the present from that life? (A) In the ways and manners as has been indicated.
15. (Q) Please emphasize the bearing of that life on the present. (A) As has just been given; those experiences make for innate urges as well as intuitive forces that arise in dreams and visions and experiences, and those things to be warned of - not too dictatorial in giving out that but rather be sincere in self and in application, and we will find the greater help to others.
16. (Q) What was the basic philosophy of that day? (A) He who eats must produce same; that was the material relationship. The spiritual philosophy was that the relationships of the Father THROUGH the soul forces manifest themselves in given periods or MESSAGES to those that were called to act in the capacity of the priests.
17. (Q) Was there a relationship then between myself and Ra-Ta of Egypt? If so, how were the two countries connected
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or akin in their civilization? (A) Emissary, and by those activities as has been indicated; as it was with Saneid, On (?), and those in Carpathia, the Pyrenees and Atlantis.
18. (Q) Please explain the economic and monetary system of that period. (A) This would require a period in itself!
19. (Q) What was the relationship then between my present father [1009] and myself? (A) The father was a guard in the protection of the body, physically - or what would be called a bodyguard.
20. (Q) My brother-in-law, [1251]? (A) Keeper of the records for the entity, or what would be called the clerk.
21. (Q) Of my friend, [1230]? (A) In the court, or a daughter of a priest of the period - what would be called court in the present.
22. We are through for the present. Copy to Self " " Ass'n file