This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 23rd day of April, 1926, in accordance with request made by self - [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], 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 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 and the enquiring mind of [900]. This we have had here before. The dreams, as we see, are in that way and manner of giving the experience to the body conscious mind of the correlation of conditions, as things, that are presented to the subconscious for its interpretation, and we see these are acted upon by the subconscious and superconscious mind of the entity, and the visions, the voice, the lessons, the conditions, come then as experiences, that the body conscious and the conscious mind may gain the greater concept of the existing conditions in the life, and in the world, for the entity. Ready for dreams.
3. (Q) Saturday Night, April 17, or Sunday Morning, April 18, 1926. "I was in bed and beheld a beautiful golden haired child. Somebody else was viewing the child with me. 'O, what a wonderful son to have,' I said. 'What a beautiful and ideal child. I surely wish God would give me one like that. I want a child.' The child climbed into the other person's arms. 'Other children are so different,' I continued, 'So lacking in these wonderful qualities. What a beautiful boy!' Then I beheld and heard the voice, both together. Voice: 'You will have one child - son.' I saw a tall young man, my own son, and he was eating at the table. He was attending college at this age. Voice: 'He will be bright, very good in his studies and at college, but will be inclined to be wild. Might get into mischief.'" (A) In this there is presented to the entity, in this emblematical way and manner, a twofold lesson; for, as there is seen in this vision, there is the expressed desire of the inmost being of the entity towards conditions physical, and
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that seeking, as it were, a gift from the Giver of ALL good and perfect gifts, and, as has been given, this shall come to pass, for the entity will, in the flesh, have a son. [Baby son, [142], was born on 4/4/27.]
In the second there is presented those conditions which are shown and reasoned, as is seen, by the subconscious and superconscious mind of the entity, as pertaining to the individual characteristics of such a son, for these elements have been reasoned, as it were, in the inmost self of the entity, concerning characteristics and personalities as pertain to such an individual, and, as is seen through that of the Voice, that these then present that the entity, seeking through this source, may gain, physically, that desired; yet the sonship of self toward the higher forces are also represented, in the way and manner as the self may present self for service, and as self may reason, see, control, build up, guide, guard, direct, the ways of such an individual. Then, as is seen, prepare self that the sonship of SELF may be in that way and manner as will be in keeping with the knowledge as is attained by the entity, that the imparting of that knowledge to that son, that may be presented to the entity in the physical, may gain from the experiences of this entity, [900].
4. (Q) "I was in a room with many people and I was sitting on a low stool at their feet, trying to teach them fundamental truths. They seemed to be half bored with me, to regard me askance, taking me half seriously, as though to say: 'Can any real revelation come from so simple or seemingly unexalted one? What measure of success has he achieved to indicate any degree of intellect?' I underlined some things in Marcus Aurelius and gave it to [137] to study and told him it would comfort and enlighten him. He seemed only half interested. Then I explained how each of us was but a ray or beam of light in the one light of the sun, yet how each of us could gain consciousness of our own source of energy as well as that which we, who are this energy, were accomplishing. How in the One Light (this an illustration of all force as one force - of space and time). Finally I explained that time was only change, that is, it is the same constant energy of light, whether yesterday's, or to-day's - that time was a concept by which we divided our physically changing life rather than a reality. 'Do you see?' I asked of them. 'No, I don't see,' replied [137], handing me back the book. The others paid no further attention to me and I was sad. The Voice: 'Now we are very close to an infinite conception of the infinite and must be careful in drawing conclusions.'"
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(A) This, as we see, is presenting to the entity, in those thoughts and studies as are being presented, which are given here in this easily understood, emblematical, manner, that condition as trying to be explained by the entity to others, that they may gain a full and correct concept of the truths as are being given. This then, as we see, shows to the entity the simple manner and way in which the entity is to use illustration lessons from time to time, using as the illustrations the experiences in the life of self, in the life of others who have attained this consciousness of the infinite's indwelling, and how, through the consciousness, the rays of light are shed abroad, unto many, and, as has been given, 'In Him is light, and there is no darkness,' for He came into the world that those in darkness might GAIN the concept of the great light. Then, make those lessons as would be given in that simple way and manner, that those who may study may be infinitely interested in their INDIVIDUAL SELVES IN GAINING THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE LESSON MAY APPLY IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIVES, see?
5. (Q) Explain what is meant by this. (A) Just given.
6. (Q) "I had lost most of my worldly possessions. I was occu- pied in a capacity humble and looked down upon by many. I was disregarded. I was sweeping the dirty, wet sidewalks, trying to get them clean. This subconscious me viewed this physical me with pity. Finishing my task I took a Sunday newspaper and started for the Cambridge to see my mother. My recreation lay in that Sunday funny page - it was a frivolous moment or physical relief for the physically struggling mind. Fast I held to my ideals, trying not to complain and to manifest the highest and best within me, and to show others, if only they would listen. Then the Voice spoke - and the Lord spake unto me and said: 'But come, I will make you a promise. Such a promise have few men in the ages heard. Whilst thou art in the flesh, Thou shalt labor and serve all man, but whenst Thou art come into the Spirit, Thou shalt be risen unto Me, yea even as the Christ, and Thou shalt rule all of Man.'" (A) In this there is presented the promise, the lessons as have been given aforetime, as to that which the entity is to accomplish in the physical plane, and the truths and the lessons as are to be given by the entity in the concept of the truths as obtained by same. As there is seen in the foreground of this presentation of the promise, the way and manner as to how this is to be reached, that the same great lesson as was given of Him, the Master. He made Himself of low estate that He might GAIN the more. He made Himself
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abased that he might bring others to that Light. That is, as is presented in the life of this entity here: That though others may laugh, may scoff, may even consider the entity simple minded, vague, uncouth, uncomely, unreasonable, and the light of the physical world may look askant at the efforts of the entity, GOD looketh not in the outward appearance, but upon the heart; for, as is seen in this promise that comes from the infinite to this entity, in the vision, as has been given of old: "Be thou faithful unto the end, would thou wear the Crown of Life," or, as may be presented in another way and manner, that the entity may gain the greater concept of these lessons as are presented in the beautiful vision and promise from the infinite forces in heaven, as there came unto the Master those that would say: "THIS request we ask of thee. When thou comest into the kingdom, wilt thou that I sit on thy right hand and my brother on thy left?" and, as the reply comes: "This is not for ME to give, but art thou able to drink of that cup that would merit that position? Art thou able to take on those conditions as would bring that full consciousness to that inmost being of yourself as to make of yourself no estate, that thou might serve others?" As is seen and presented here in this, this may be given as the crowning glory of the promises as have been made to this entity from time to time. Then, study these. Ponder these well in thine heart, for the glory of the Lord is ready to be shed abroad through thine own PHYSICAL efforts, that others may gain the better knowledge of Him.
7. We are through.