This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 25th day of April, 1926, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [900].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Mr. [900], Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading ..., Street, 1:45 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City, N.Y.
1. [900]: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of [900], present in this room, in relation to all matters that pertain to the development of this body, either as regards the body's philosophical research work, including dreams that will be presented and also regarding matters pertaining to the psychic work and matters financial. You will follow the trend of the thought of the mind of this body regarding any of these, answering questions that the body will ask. You will speak slowly and distinctly. If any of these should not be given, you will say "Not given from here."
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [900]. This we have had here before.
3. In the many phases of the developing mind, in the sense of those conditions spiritual and philosophical, and those as pertain to the manifestations of the various forces as are manifested in the world, the mind of [900] is gaining the greater and broader concept of those manifestations, and may use same in the way and manner as has been given.
4. As is seen in the vision and dreams as are presented to the body from time to time, as is seen, there are those conditions that the subconscious answers, or the body conscious presents to the subconscious conditions and circumstances, and these are answered often in emblematical form. There are conditions presented in the subconscious and answered through the superconscious' introspection of the subconscious of the entity with the concept of the individual. Ready for questions.
5. (Q) In the matter of dreams - regarding dream reading of April 19, 1926 [900-224, Par. 3-A], you will further clarify and explain what is meant in this dream, and whether it pertains to the body Edgar Cayce, in reference to the source, or to the physical body of [900]. (A) In this the reference is made to the PHYSICAL condition of Edgar Cayce, as shows, and MENTAL condition as of [900]. In THIS manner, as may clarify the concept: In the
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conditions as have been presented to the body, there is seen that there is the attempt to bring resuscitation to an individual, by the body [900], see? There is, then, the gaining of a concept, through a better understanding of conditions through the psychic forces of Edgar Cayce, by this mind. With an overtaxing of the physical and mental, these may produce the paralysis PHYSICALLY, when overtaxed, as the body has been warned against, see? This overtaxing, then, to a physical body, would bring that same MENTAL paralysis to the body - physically to Edgar Cayce, mentally to [900], through that misconcept of the use of manifested forces in the physical plane, see?
6. (Q) Is the body, either Edgar Cayce or [900], mis-using, in any way, or abusing these manifested forces? (A) There have been stresses and strains on the body Edgar Cayce, see? through the attempt to apply, or to give information, which makes both abusing the condition in that sense, see?
7. (Q) Are these stock readings? (A) When these are in preference to physical conditions, or when these are straight stock readings, yes. See? for it gains the power or impression over other individuals, see? The interpretation of dream alone, no. The application of physical condition to the body of Edgar Cayce, yes. To the mental condition of [900], yes. To the application of the mental condition through [900], no.
8. (Q) There is no abuse or mis-use in interpreting dreams of stock character and applying - (A) (Interrupting) No.
9. (Q) the information therefrom? (A) Applying information in that way and manner given is the same as may be illustrated in that lesson, "In my Father's house are many mansions. Had it not been so I would have told you." The knowing of those conditions as are presented, through that same house in which the Father's mansions are builded, is only an application of those powers supplied through that same force, see? or, as may be applied in that of the mental ability in man as the gift of the creative force. MAN has a creative force from the divine, see? Man may MIS-apply that own creative force, then become a destruction to self. Man's applying that force in that channel in which that is directed gives light, life and abundance, in every way and manner. MIND, the Builder. To mis-apply the mind, either destructive or constructive conditions arise therefrom. See?
10. (Q) The dream of Saturday Night, April 24, 1926, while on train from New York to Norfolk. Voice: "Will be strong
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a little longer - but 9 plus 1 are 10, meaning weakness." (A) In this there is presented that attempt of the subconscious to reason with the body conscious mind of conditions as regarding the general condition of market and market quotations. The interpretation and lesson, as is seen, that there will continue the GENERAL upward trend, see? but 9 and 1, or 10 and 1, or 1 and 0 - 10, see? meaning weakness, but weakness in the manner of still gaining strength, for 0 - 1 - 1, see? yet 9 - 0 would be a fullness or a strength, yet 1 and 0 means a weakness WITH strength, see? There will be seen, then, these conditions to arise from this vision. In Monday's there will be slow trading at first, with a general taking up of orders, as are seen, in the mid-day trading, with a general rise in same, easing or slow, see, in the afternoon session. Some weakness exhibited toward the last, and on Tuesday this renewed, with the latter portion gaining strength, see? Then, this following this line. 1 and 0, or 10, meaning weakness - that is, strength with weakness intermingled; many changes, many points being high, many being seemingly left in unstable condition in many stocks, yet a general rise. Many losing almost as many points as gained during the day - that character, see? This will continue, as we see, with the general advance for nearly 15 days.
11. (Q) As regards the philosophical phase. I have been asked many times to explain the resurrection of Christ in terms of my concept, embraced in the book I am writing on Spirit Action. Many are the ideas presented to me. Among them that the Christ was taken from the Cross before death and thus appeared as one resurrected. Explain - not so much the emblematical meaning of the resurrection, as to the posibilities of the One Spirit Father being able to manifest itself in physical form of flesh man, even when the entity of that flesh man has gained complete perfection and a complete concept, such as manifested in the Christ, when that flesh man has reached the point of complete dissolution, as it is written in the Scriptures of Christ had reached before resurrection. I ask this question that it may help me to complete the concept and to answer those who put the question to me. (A) In this there is presented that which the entity may gain the full concept of, in this one sentence: As in Adam all die, so in Christ all is made alive. As to the conception of the resurrection, there are many presentations in the physical world of man's concept of same, for, as we find, to understand the resurrection, we
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must first gain a concept of how the spirit force entered into the body and man became a living soul; for we begin first as this: The earth and the universe, as related to man, came into being through the MIND - MIND - of the Maker, and, as such, has its same being much as each atomic force multiplies in itself, or, as worlds are seen and being made in the present period, and as same became (earth we are speaking of) an abode for man, man entered as man, through the MIND of the Maker, see? in the form of flesh MAN; that which carnally might die, decay, become dust, entering into material conditions. The Spirit the gift of God, that man might be One with Him, with the concept of man's creative forces throughout the physical world. Man, in Adam (as a group; not as an individual), entered into the world (for he entered in five places at once, we see - called Adam in one, see?), and as man's concept became to that point wherein man walked not after the ways of the Spirit but after the desires of the flesh SIN entered - that is, away from the Face of the Maker, see? and death then became man's portion, SPIRITUALLY, see? for the physical death existed from the beginning; for to create one must die, see? In this, then, there is seen, as the body, in the flesh, of the Christ, became perfect in the flesh, in the world, and the body laid aside on the Cross, in the tomb, the PHYSICAL body moved away, through that as MAN will know as dimensions, and the Spirit able then to take hold of that Being in the way as it enters again into the body, and as it presents itself to the world, to individuals at the time and to man at present.
12. We are through for the present.