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; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 3:15 P. 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., New York City, 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, and you will answer the questions which I will ask you regarding same.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [900]. This we have had here before. The dreams, as we see, come to the body in the manners as have been given. Ready for dreams.
3. (Q) Tuesday Morning, Nov. 10. It seemed we were all at Edgar Cayce's at Virginia Beach. As I walked in I was much surprised to find [140] and Constance Coleman walking arm in arm in the room. I was particularly surprised to find Constance Coleman there. I said to her: "Well, what are you doing here?" "Aha!" [140] and she answered, as though to say, "Now aren't you surprised? We are interested too." Then I noticed many poorer people seated around - some from Bronx, N.Y., others from other places, and some with babies and children. I saw [137] and talked with him about our rail experience. I asked Cayce what reading he was taking and he indicated a physical. I was disappointed - wanted a reading on Southern R.R. - however, my attention turned to the poor woman with a child - for whom the reading was to be taken, and felt it would be selfish to object. So I retired to the background. Edgar Cayce lay upon the couch preparatory to going to sleep. They called me to take the reading. "Oh," I said, "I thought maybe the party herself wanted to take self's own physical - or maybe you didn't want me to take this one." "No, no," they all cried - [140], Constance, Mrs. Cayce and all the rest called, "We don't want you out of it - we want you to manage it - you take the reading, but help us" - a poor lady showed me her baby. So I walked up to the couch upon which Edgar was lying, preparatory to taking the reading. In the background of my head I hoped some voluntary reading on Southern R.R. might be given, it worried me so. While all this was going
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on, Edgar Cayce had been going to sleep, and as I turned to Mrs. Cayce and and mentioned my fear, Edgar spoke saying: "I don't know if I'm asleep or not!" I noticed his glazed eyes and decided he was asleep. Then his arm swung out and I just missed a good wallop. He rose from the couch and performed very peculiarly. He talked jerkily about Southern R.R. saying: "We don't need to make all the money in one turn on Southern." "Will it go up so that we will make any?" I asked. Another swing of the arm, which I just managed to dodge. "We will do our clearing" said Cayce. I thought of this and wondered what it meant. Cayce changed his place and I moved discretely back, fearing more trouble. "We can buy in odd lots," said Cayce. I thought of how little we can make that way. Cayce moved back to his reclining position on the couch. I wanted to wake him up but could not do so, because I had lost the paper on which the words were written to wake him up. I turned to Mrs. Cayce and she didn't seem to know and then I looked from one to the other, searching for that paper. "How can I wake him up?" I asked. Sitting in circular fashion, they all gazed at me as though to say: "The whole business is up to you!" (A) In this we find there presented in a very certain and definite manner the attitudes as are seen and felt by the entity as regarding the conditions as existent in regards the work being attempted to be done through the phenomenized conditions as are presented from time to time, and the lesson as should be gained from same should be, that the needs of the children, and of others who are in need of the service of such phenomena, should be given more opportunity for such, and that the findings of the work as was set forth in the beginning should be given to the peoples, in a manner that they may have part in same, and in that way there will be found that those who are unsuspecting of now having an interest in same would be in the of way being the very ones to assist more. Also that the way of obtaining information necessary for such as is needed by the entity in the handling of stocks, or of special conditions, would be more easily to be obtained in a way and manner that would give more in return, then in the way of keeping a directness in a one channel manner that prevents the forces giving their service in the correct way to so many others, see? for as the way is shown in the call to the entity to give self in the way of conducting the work for the child in the presence of entity in vision, with the desire in self that self's operations be attended first, shows the position of the inmost forces in entity, and much of the condition that hinders in many ways, see? for we have as in this, as is
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presented, many various phases of the propagation of the work being attempted, and of ways, manners and means that same should be conducted, and in all of same the good, the bad, as may be seen in self and in the service of work and the hindrances and the betterments, for many phases and much study should be given this vision as is presented to the entity here, see?
4. (Q) Voice: "Yes, the St. Paul was meant for you - you can buy it. Why not? What price? - 16 3/4." (A) This, as we see, the call of the inmost self to those thought forces as manifested in the physical plane, answering same in the subconscious, yet, as has been seen by the actual experience in physical plane, these same securities have not proven to be one of monetary gain to the entity; yet were the various phases of same studied in the manner in keeping with many of the lessons as have been gained by the entity, the call and the response by same in taking hold of this will be seen, in the future, the results coming in a way that is in keeping with the lessons and truths as are being gained by [900], in the study of phenomenized conditions in relation to physical conditions in relation to physical conditions that have their spiritual aspect from the spirit of man's connection and association with same, which in a final analysis is a one concept of the whole spiritual force, of which only a portion in man being manifested, and that often diverted to channels that are in keeping with man's EARTHLY desires, see?
5. (Q) Does this mean that I should buy St. Paul Preferred Stock at 16 3/4? When? (A) As given, this has been acted upon and found not beneficial as yet in a financial way and manner, and from the action and concept of same in the physical sense, this has proved to be a hindrance in a manner to the entity's full concept of the Voice as speaks to the entity through the channels of the entity's making the connection in the manner as is done with this force that supplies same, for as is seen in this, we have again an illustration of that concept of the coffin, or of the box, with its sides and with its phenomenized projection of the concept of that not seen, see?
6. (Q) I awakened and thinking over the above (St. Paul Preferred), felt the low price made it particularly attractive and planned to purchase a big lot of it. Then went back to sleep and had following dream: Voice: "This entity plans to buy much of St. Paul Stock for Self. Can't starve others out. Such plane will not
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succeed. Greed to the greedy, but the 'classic' oh that is different." And then I beheld a beautiful green parchment, decorated with silver designs. Words were written thereon - but before I could read them, or hear further of the Voice the telephone bell awakened me. (A) On this we find this inscription: INHOKNOSES - In hok noses - meaning, then, that same concept and truth which could and would be gained by entity in its final understanding and analysis of the relation with self to that stock as seen, see?
7. (Q) Wednesday Morning, Nov. 11. Was thinking of Pacific Gas & Electric. Voice: "What do you think stock price movements are?" Then was something explained to me that I seem to now recall as this: The Wills or forms of phenomenized spirit force operating to change the psychic force of a stock - that is the value of a stock - value being but a concept of the spirit force of the stock, which force changes in concept only - the force itself is one with the force that seems to cause its change in phenomenized life. Man changes the house into a church. Same building but different Spirit to the Church House than to the Apartment House. Also the House is first dimension of the Spirit Force, the Will that changed its spirit or atmosphere was part of the third dimension manifestation of the same force (This Will may, if it chooses, become the spirit condition in the 4th dimension that creates - not phenomenized changes, but creates the conditions of the Spirit Force by which these changes may be and are made. Now let a number represent one condition caused by the operation of this Will on the Stock or on the House, and another number represent another condition caused by the operation of this will on the Stock Price or House and you have numerical symbols representing phenomenized changes of the Phenomenized Spirit Force. Similarly the effect of these changes on third dimension life, or on that portion of the Whole known in phenomenized form as man may be represented by numbers. Thus, for example, Pacific Gas & Electric - (some numbers given I can't recall which and their exact sequence) would make Pacific Gas prices 128 - other prices given as result of first set of numbers. That is, the coming prices of Pacific Gas were figured out for me by this numerical method as an example. Please work this out for me as was worked out for me in dream, showing me HOW you arrive at your conclusions. How can you say ADD and make the numerical result a smaller number? Explain this and give me the above example on Pacific Gas. (A) In this we have the actual experience of the individual
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as regarding the prices as quotations on the Exchange to yesterday - the 8th of December, those conditions as were seen in the vision, and the entity should use same to work out the various changes. The addition to make a smaller number is as but this: All numbers in the phenomenized form are but One, with the addition of ones to make any given number. As in the 1 - 2 - 8 in its addition is 2 - 1 - 8, making the 1 - 1, and 1 and 1 - 2 - showing, then, as the action has been in this particular stock, from the numerical action or spirit in same, though Will's Force as being 2 in action, as given. That is, with the gradual rise, yet with that weakness in the decline that makes this an unstable condition for profit taking in the period as given, see? The best then, work this out for self, as through the action in same, the full concept as explained to self in the light of this as given will be made cognizant then to the entity.
8. (Q) Some controversy with [136], ending with [136] saying to me: "Don't you dare talk to me that way!" I saw my own attitude in the matter as might be expressed: "I'll tell you a few things if you don't change," or "If you don't want me to talk that way, don't say and do such provoking things." (A) This a physical presentation of attitudes through mind as viewed from the subconscious condition, and in the light of conditions as have been given regarding same, and in the light of those conditions that have been and come to be outgrowth of same, explains and gives to the entity the insight into how, why, this has been presented to entity here.
9. (Q) Am I wrong in trying to in any way correct [136]? (A) As has been given, in and through these forces as are manifest in this entity, [136], there lies those channels through which entity may gain for self blessings, and give many more blessings to others. Then the attitude should be as that in keeping with that which manifests through its own phenomenized conditions, as directed by those that have gained knowledge sufficient of self to direct.
10. (Q) In it my manner of correction, rather than the correction that is wrong? (A) Manner.
11. (Q) How may I act as a better influence to have [136] realize my ideals of life and in her own way measure up to them, that we both, together as One, may find favor in His Sight? That is my only intent and purpose. (A) GRANTED - yet, we find through precept rather than through example has this been presented often. Then more by example and ensample give those lessons as should be, and would be, applicable in the life of each to gain that force
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as is necessary for that perfect compatibility that must exist between two that would give the best forces to HIM, and others.
12. We are through for the present.