This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 9th day of December, 1925, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [900].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 11:20 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City.
1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of [900], of Apt. ..., ... St., N.Y. City, and the dreams this body had on the dates which I will give you. You will give the interpretation and lessons to be gained from each of these, as I read same to you, and you will answer the questions which I will ask you regarding same.
1. What if Christ were born into phenomenized state today?
2. He worked in a shoe shop - (A) (Interrupting) In Carey.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [900]. This we have had before. The dreams, as we see, are those co-relations of physical, mental, subconscious and superconscious forces manifesting in this phenomenized manner, giving those lessons to the consciousness in forms of illustrations, or in emblematical conditions as give experiences to the physical forces of this entity, [900]. Ready for dream.
3. (Q) Friday Morning, Nov. 6. Now it seemed I was at a party where many peoples were, and all went into dinner except Torch Schatzkin (at whose home the affair seemed to be) and myself. All were in evening dress except Torch and I noticed he had on peculiar loud black and white stockings, and worn knickers. I noticed that he got away with it - as he did with many things in his happy good natured way, that others could not. I noticed many tapestries hung in the front living room - hung on a line like wash hung out on a line, all conspicuous, yet odd and beautiful except in the manner of their hanging. Torch and I talked of them a while - but somehow I didn't seem to interest him much, and finally he got up, saying: "Well, I'll go in and change my clothes, now, I guess." He went out and I was along in the room. I heard and saw the diners, saw the tapestries and remained outside - in abashed and quiet reflection. (A) In this there is given the entity, in an emblematical manner, much of the position (at time) the entity occupies in thought and action with other individuals of this
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entity's own set, physically speaking. As is seen in the various forms of the conditions presented, see - are as these: The entity accepted, in the regular form and manner in groups with others, as is seen, in the house of the friend. The friend in the different dress from the regular routine, see? and this shows, as it were, the difference in way entity in self presents to others that thought as regarding the questions as may be propounded or asked from time to time. The tapestries, the manner of their presentation, showing the manner, or the thoughts as of the oriental nature, or of the olden time, as being that which presents the manner of thought and action of the entity, [900], as viewed by others, see? and the being left alone, eventually, with these conditions, presents the outward appearance as of being left along, or thought to be peculiar or not just interested in the conditions, see? as surround entity. This, then, rather the lessons: As these conditions are that of the curious to the many, and in their way and manner bring the pleasure to many in a certain form and way, the entity in gaining the lessons from these, are to clothe them in that form and manner that will be acceptable to the diners, or the multitudes, that they may gain the lessons as are to be give to the peoples, for as again we see the truths being presented in these various manners that the entity has the message which is to be the co-relation between the old, as it were, and the new, giving a new understanding to the various phases of conditions as has been presented to the world from time to time, and not that a new thought, not that a new way, but the new way of co-relating the truths in each and presenting them in such a manner as to be holy and acceptable, and entertaining and beneficial to all, see? A wonderful co-relation of conditions, were the entity to but gain the true import as to the lesson as is taught here, for we have many that have come since that will be builded on the truths, and in this also there is seen much of the self-satisfaction, which must not make of entity a recluse, or one not sought after in every form of association with peoples, but that same may be presented in the way and manner as is seen, see? for, as we may have in this, as the ensample which is set before men, see? in the life, in the manner of presenting the truths as were given in that period and age, we see in the Man, called Jesus one of the ones who present truths to the learned, to the ignorant, to the lowly, to those in high estate. Never seeking to push self in, in any manner; yet ever being [meeting] every question that is presented to Him in the
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questioning, whether of the lowly, of those taken in sin, or those taken questioning of authority; yet ever a social physical being, ever one dining well, ever one knowing to be of high estate, yet making self in the way and manner to meet the needs of all, even unto the death on the Cross, and as this entity, [900], then, gathers the various lessons as are to be the co-relation of the truths as are found in those messages of past, in the day when the Prince of Peace gave His Message, in the days when the insurrections arose and by force these truths were attempted to be made statutory, and in the hours when peace again is sought, and in the present day, when the various truths are given as lessons in the daily walks of life, then, may this entity through these forces gain that access to that At-Oneness that gives the greater message to the many, see?
4. (Q) Then they all came in from dinner and Dorothy Schatzkin (Torch's wife) displayed an usual piece of tapestry brought home from Europe. It had sort of open work in it - was red and green, and we all admired it. I knew nothing about such things, so joined in with the conventional admiration - i.e. it seemed to be good manners and the proper thing to do to admire the piece. I looked at all the others and wondered what they wanted with another piece. Dorothy finally said: "Well, its alright," criticizing the tapestry she was displaying, "but I don't like this and that, etc." The piece was hung on a line with the others and I wished we could have one for our room, at which I saw a soldier, smartly outfitted in his uniform, enter. I admired him and felt a soldier myself. He said: "You have to learn to obey, before commanding." I recognized the saying, felt it apply to myself and wanted to learn all of these things. (A) This, then, the continuation and the self application of that lesson as has been given in the vision of the peoples, the dinings, the tapestries, the lessons, the application to self, and the lesson as is to be gained and the application the entity is to make of same, see?
5. (Q) "Then [137], [4167] and I sat down to talk. I was cutting my finger nails with an enormous pair of scissors. [4167] looked up at [137] and mentioned something about the scientific or religious person [137] had once been. 'Science and Religion are incompatible,' I told them both, 'They are like the hand and glove - one worthless without the other. You cannot have Religion without Science.' Then I thought and noticed my big shears and dangerous instrument to use on my finger nails. 'Of course,' I continued, 'you can have Science without Religion, but you then get
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nowhere.' Then I noticed one finger nail complete and finished - done pretty well even, if with a clumsy over sized shears, I thought." (A) This again the emblematical conditions as regarding the lessons, the truths as are being seen with the entity, and as the conversation is given between those who occupy the various stations in the mind of the entity as regarding religious thought and science, and religious application and scientific application of truths as may be gained, as also the fingers, the hands, the nails, the shears, representing the various ways and manners in which the application, or tools with which the applications of truths are applied in the physical world. Then, as we see, the lessons as are gained, as the truths in science, as the truths in religion, to meet the needs of the thinking man must be compatible to each other, so must the shears, the hands, be used on each to make same compatible, see? and then in applying those lessons as entity gains from time to time, and in preparing that message as is being prepared and given to peoples, as the message comes to entity, both hands (literally), shears (literally), must be used in same, that the message may present from the mind, the hands of the entity, that well-rounded lesson as is necessary to meet the mind of the scientist and of the religious, whether they be of the old or the new school, see? A great lesson, a wonderful way presented, and the entity in the application may gain the greater truths from same. As is seen again in this: We find as the entity presents to self in the mental manner the various obstacles, or the various levels to be made, that a more perfect understanding may be gained by same, these in their various ways and manners in the co-relation of the subconscious and superconscious forces of this entity present same to entity in this consciousness as is reached in the exemplification of the experiences in such a manner as a greater scope is gained by this entity in its inner consciousness, and a better application may be made of same, see?
6. (Q) Monday Morning, Nov. 9. Now this seemed to co-relate the Truth, as has been given from psychic sources - about stock prices for example and the large losses we have sustained therefrom, with Christ. Undoubtedly in my physical mind or mental was carried Christ's life and my version or concept of His meaning in the physical world. For example, I reasoned: "How would Christ act if born into the physical in this day and age?" One theologian says he would be arrested or put in a lunatic asylum. It is
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doubtful if that so called theologian will ever find Christ and the best answer to such is that it is thanks to Christ's sacrifice that we have advanced to that moral state where we at least would not crucify Him. At any rate, my physical attitude of faith, love and hope, seems to open a wealth of information in the subconscious, for my every question seems patiently answered, whether that question is asked in my conscious moments or while asleep. Now this morning in a long discourse, much was given to me in two chapters, so to speak, but it was too much for my physical mind to remember. I do know that I interrupted with questions, and they were answered such as follows:
7. (Q) (Continuing) suppose circumstances had carried Him into the Broker's office? (A) (Interrupting) Such as in [900].
8. (Q) Other questions were asked and answered and in a long discourse of two sections and six parts, I was shown how the Life of Christ applied to Life - mine and others, today. Was Christ a fully evolved 3rd dimension entity, or was He a 3rd dimension phenomenon of the Whole Spirit Force's purpose, or both? (A) (Interrupting) Both.
9. (Q) That is, did He live as another personality on earth before, developing into His state of "Perfection," as the Father in Heaven? All seemed explained and answered and at the conclusion the Voice said: "Your stock market losses do not disprove - they PROVE CHRIST." "How?" I asked. Again the explanation in detail that I cannot recall. I awakened and went back to sleep again, with the same question in my mind. "How do my stock market losses prove Christ - not disprove Him, when my actions in the market had been in good faith based on information from these Spiritual Sources?" Again the answer came in detail. Recall this wonderful dream and the details contained therein. Explain, for it is a great joy to be able to delve into mighty Spiritual Truths where Spiritual is the source from whatever angle the physical approaches. The night before it was from the Theosophical, this night from the Theological - truly a wealth and power has come to me of which I little dreamed, even in a fairy tale. I seem but to have to ask, and the book is opened to that portion that contains the answer. That Power is Not for Sale, and I pray it may ever be mine in greater capacity, even as is was His from Birth. (A) It may be ever the capacity of the entity, the entity only making self the channel through which same may manifest. The manifestation, or the lesson as is lost, as it were, in part to the entity, as to how the manifestations as
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are seen in that happening, as presenting or as PROVING and not DISPROVING the Life of the Christ, or the Christ Life, is that the entity attempts then in this because of a physical loss to prove a spiritual truth, for as is seen in the Christ Life, it was the DEATH of the physical that gained the Spiritual Life for the physical man, Christ and the World in a Oneness, see? That is, it was NECESSARY that Christ, PHYSICALLY, becomes a Loss, that the Spiritual Man be made alive, see? Necessary, then, that physical losses be sustained at times, that the spiritual truths may be manifest in a physical sense to the physical man, see? for man's sin in the Beginning is as but the transgression of the Spiritual Law; that is, any aggrandizement of a physical law makes this physical out of balance, or opposite from an At-One-ness with Spiritual Law, in the sense then that the physical action, then, in man - NOT the individual, see - produces a loss physically, does not disprove the Spiritual Law or the Purpose in Christ, but rather makes the PROOF in Christ, see?
10. We are through for the present.