This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 2nd day of April, 1926, 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 10:00 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City.
1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of [900], 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 lesson to be gained from each of these, as I read same to you, and you will answer the questions which I ask you regarding same.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind here, [900]. This we have had before. The dreams as are presented to the entity in these are as the correlation of the physical mental mind with the subconscious forces of the entity, and these presented in visions that are emblematical, or presentations of various conditions as are studied, wavered, judged, by the body physical mind. Ready for dreams.
3. (Q) Tuesday Night, March 30, or Wednesday Morning, March 31, 1926. "It seemed I was in school again and in the evening went to a store to buy a book, but it seemed too late. I asked the clerk for the 'History of the World' - the same as is used in the first year of college. He told me that it was too late - the store was closed. I was disappointed." (A) This is as the presentation to the entity of the lessons and truths as are being gained in the inmost self of the entity, and, as is seen, the lesson or the application of the lesson gained appears to be too late to satisfy the desires of the entity, see?
4. (Q) "Then I went out to an automobile, where [137], [140] and others were, and told them 'It was too late!' They told me the book store had liquor in the cellar and women too. Some parties down there, we surmised. Then I seemed to be trying to get a huge box into the rear of the machine. The box may have contained liquor. I didn't seem able to do so, but continued to try. I think I finally succeeded, although not sure." (A) This still the continuation of that presented in the lessons as being gained, and of how the entity presents same to others, and the disappointment that ensues from same, and
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the inner consciousness of that there is inward trouble in others that may be presenting or causing that condition in which the entity finds self, partaking a portion of and attempting to use same in a way and manner, without the ability to make same correlate with the conditions presented, and still there is seen other portions.
5. (Q) "Back into the book store again and through a partition came a snake. They told me his fangs were cut out and that he wouldn't hurt me, but his sight was hideous and loathsome, and I sought to escape him by dodging to the other side of the partition, but I no sooner got around than his hideous head was there also. This performance was repeated several times. Finally I succeeded in gaining one side of the partition, as the ugly snake was crawling in the opposite direction. All this time I felt hedged in as one in a telephone booth. I wanted freedom." (A) This, as given, the continuation of those same conditions being presented, as is seen in that of box and the feeling of that someone else in error, yet when the return to the study, as to the book store, there is seen this seething, hissing, monster, that presents loathsomeness to the entity, in the form of self's own condemnation of self, and as the entity attempts to get away, or to elude this monster, though told by others that it cannot harm, yet the entity finds self afraid, and self following or hindering self; yet there is seen this escape by finally obtaining position in place where the knowledge may be obtained for self's application of lessons gained, see? Now, as we see, the application of all this comes to this one point to self - that is, as many lessons as have been given the entity - that is, that the knowing to do good, and not applying same, comes to self again as sin, or error. The application of truths that are gained from time to time by entity, the delay often, the too quick in action often, is as but self's attempting to elude the serpent, as presents loathsomeness, distress, treachery, to the entity. Then, to overcome same, the entity must awaken to this full consciousness that the application of desire is to put that in action that is know - that is, "As the hart panteth for water brooks, so pant I after Thee, Oh Lord, my Strength, my Redeemer." In this there is seen a great deal of difference in the "I know, oh Lord, Thou art mighty in Thy ways, blessing him whom thou wouldst bless and giving succor to him who would call on Thee." In gaining the variation in the application of these two truths, as may apply in the life of this entity at this time, the entity gains, then, a
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concept of the working, the manifestation, of that Universal Force, that has brought that Oneness of purpose, good that is brought, and then THROUGH this consciousness will NOT bring condemnation, or those conditions wherein there is felt that the loathsomeness of the serpent minded individual, or individuals, are seeking to devour. See?
6. (Q) Just what condition does the snake represent? (A) That as in self, as has been explained.
7. (Q) How may I get away or discard it? (A) Gain that knowledge, that ability, that consciousness, of the application in the two truths as have been set before the entity, and IN the application of each, for in self there comes the answer for every purpose; for, as is known, and as has been gained by the entity, that the knowledge of self being a portion of the great Whole, or the Universal Mind, God, Purpose, Good, Oneness, and that inasmuch as the entity allows the reflection of that Whole to penetrate, or shine out FROM self, the greater force may be applied through same, see? for, as has been known, and as has been seen, and as is understood, just when the Master came to the full knowledge of the Father, God, and the ability of man, physical, to apply same in the material world to every condition, the temptations of the world appeared to Him and beset Him about; just so THIS entity, as he gains the sight, vision or concept of that Oneness, finds that HE is beset by the many at varying conditions in the physical life, which may be presented or put in terms of those same great temptations as were given the Son of Man. Remembering, then, "Upon WHOM the Son of Man depended, do I likewise."
8. (Q) Yet physical suffering due to loss and want is bound to hedge the soul in. Physical responsibility, although transitory and not essential to the achievement of Spiritual development, is nevertheless playing a part in this development - is meant to of course, yet how may such material pressure be turned to spiritual good? (A) In that same way and manner that the entity knows that the physical is a reflection of that from within, for thoughts are deeds. Mind is the builder, and as the conditions arise in the life, in the physical or material, these are reflections of that not whole, or whole, or entire, or portion of the thought, the concept, as is gained to that point. Then, as the physical is a reflection of the thought, direct the thought, the intent, the purport, the concept of the mind, to that FULL at-oneness with the Spirit concept and the Spirit action, for, as is said, "The silver and gold is
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mine." When the concept is at a one purpose with the Universal, these will be supplied, for the BUSINESS of man, made in the image of the Creator, is to do the biddings and leave the results to the Creator, for in the MAN attempting to CREATE results, these become material and carnal, rather than the result of the spiritual thinking, see?
9. (Q) "The Voice and physical reasoning - Voice: 'Sold out stocks! Well, now they will rally up - rally - rally - rally - yes, but that is all they will do - rally, no more. A good rally after the SEVENTH.'" (A) This, as we see, is the physical concept, WITH the subconscious reasoning of the entity, of conditions as are to become existent in the days to come. These, then, as we see, will be presented to the entity from time to time, in their various conditions, and as the entity gains the concept of same, see, and knows that this is wholly of that inward concept and not material, same may be applied to the physical ACTION of the material man.
10. (Q) Does this mean the market will have little rallies followed by big stock price drops until April 7, 1926? (A) This condition has been presented to the entity, and from same the concept HERE of the physical mind is obtained, THROUGH the conditions as are presenting themselves at the present time. Then, this, as we see, will be the result - rallies, and then inroads or drops again, until the 7th - 12th, see. Then we will find, as has been given, that the criterion, or that that is to be adjudged by the entity as the pilot, or the light, or the directing stock of the conditions, will be presented; for, as we find, there WILL BE, now, soon, as great a swing upward as there has been downward; not reaching, perhaps, quite as much of a soaring - that is, not gaining 15 to 20 points in a day - (yet MANY we find will even do this) - but as a GENERAL condition; yet gaining - gaining - gaining - AFTER this lapse, and lapse, see? until many, many, will be quoted even at higher figures than have been presented for the year.
11. (Q) What will happen on the 7th? (A) This, as we see, might be termed as a turning point - from 7th to 12th, see.
12. (Q) How will Stewart Warner fare in meantime? (A) This, as we see, will be ONE of those that will gain much, going to the 89 - 90 point - 95, as has been given.
13. (Q) And Stewart Warner and Hudson Motors after the 7th of April? (A) After the 12th, we find a gradual increase, see? until sometime in May, or in May may come the greater increase,
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see - dependent upon the quotations upon that as is to be given out by the action of many combinations as have been made.
14. (Q) Thursday Morning, April 1, 1926. "United States Steel 110." (A) In this we see there is again, as has been given aforetime to the entity, that commodity, or that stock, that is to be as the pilot, or as the criterion for quotations as will be seen, see? and as this goes up or down - now in the general reports as we find as have been coming, and as are coming from this, that the mills are working full time; yet we find in many places this to be untrue, yet in others these are true, and the orders and the prices are advancing, and we find also in these that there will be the quotations as given, or conditions as given, that the division of bonuses in various portions from steel will have its effect. These then, as we see, are to happen, BETWEEN the PRESENT and the 7th to 12th of the present month, and the various conditions as are to happen with the various stocks will be adjudged, or will be carried, or will be held in obeisance by this condition as happens with the steel quotation, and with the condition, and the entity should be GOVERNED then, BY same, WITH that as is to be presented TO the entity from time to time. See?
15. (Q) Does this indicate a slump in U.S. Steel from the present price of about 121? (A) Rather that this is as the indicator for the judgement of the entity, and as this happens, appears or comes about, we do not find it falling off to this point, though there may be some slump between now and the 7th, which we see, between now and the 7th and 12th, as the turning point for the advances, see?
16. (Q) Does this indicate another deflation period in the general market? (A) SHOULD this begin to fall off, the general deflation may be expected.
17. (Q) When will this deflation period begin? How long will it take for Steel to go to that price? (A) This we find as an indicator, rather than as that this is to be the actual occurrence, for these quotations, these conditions as are given here, will be as quotations from time to time, and as the conditions are presented, and as the indications are seen, then this may be used as a PHYSICAL criterion for the entity.
18. (Q) Will this be the mark at the end of the deflation period? (A) We do not find it as a deflation period, other than as has been given, in that the rallies and the falling off -
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the rallies and falling off to the 7th, see?
19. (Q) Hudson Motors never got to 90. How will this be affected by this deflation period? Stewart Warner never got near the 95. How will this be affected? What will be the action of these two stocks, during this period, beginning with Saturday morning, in the light of information given to us on these two stocks? (A) This as is given. The Steel prices are to be as the guide, and as these deflations occur, or these rallies occur, we will find that as long as the Steel holds to its price, or advances - though others may fall, or others may go low, they will rally, as long as Steel holds price. As WE see, there is to come, for Hudson Motors, Stewart Warner, some deflation again, to at least 72 - 74, yet these will begin, by the 7th to 12th, to advance.
20. (Q) There has been a rumor of a big failure. What effect will that have on the market, if any? (A) In rumors there is often brought panic, and this proves to be very detrimental to individuals, mentally and financially. In these rumors, as affect this individual directly, we see that, with the application of those truths as have been here presented, into the attitude of self and self toward the whole, and to the position desired by the entity and by others, that the customers will rally to the support, as the desire of the entity is toward such. Then, in love, in kindness, GAIN the access of those who may assist and help through this period, for we do not find that this will be of material hardship, would this entity keep WHOLE that attitude as has been outlined; for, as given, thoughts ARE deeds, and may be miracles or crimes. In rumors there are thoughts expressed, and these must run their channel, or their ways. Then, that thought as is guided, directed, toward the destructive forces of the RUMOR may be overcome, for GOOD MUST PREVAIL. It is known and felt and seen in the hearts of all. The way may appear dark and hard to be understood, but the bright and glorious dawn is near at hand.
21. We are through.