This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 26th day of June, 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. Dr. T. B. House.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 11:40 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. Deal, N.J.
1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of [900], of ..., Deal, N.J., 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 these.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [900]. This we have had before. The dreams, as we see, come in that way and manner as have been outlined for the body. Ready for dream.
3. (Q) Wednesday Night, June 23, or Thursday Morning, June 24, 1926. "Stock ticker - stock prices seemed to be falling." (A) This the indication, as has been seen by the entity, of the variations as are soon to come (from the date as is given, see?) There is also seen, with this same vision, or rather experienced by the entity, through the subconscious force, of certain given stocks which have shown already, at the present time, this decline, which will again advance to near that price as has been seen - 59, see?
4. (Q) Saw a newspaper with a column such as Brisbane's To-day column, but in addition a column on the back sheet including questions, probably like Cadman's column. (A) This an indication to the entity of the systematic study as entity should make as regarding those conditions as are to proceed from the information as the entity has already in hand as regarding the conditions in which the entity is dealing, both from the standpoint of the stocks, also of the spiritual lessons as have been gained, or as indicated and seen by the entity in the two different classes of conditions as are seen in the columns, see? That is, with that as is already in hand (the information), the entity takes, or should take same and classify, as in columns, from questions as is seen in to-day, from that of Brisbane as the material standpoint - also that as is seen as by Cadman from the spiritual standpoint, weighing these
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together for the better understanding of the entity. These, as we see, are the experiences of the entity's consciousness, as is receptive through the mental forces of the entity, from the experience of the subconscious forces.
5. (Q) "A tablet with an inscription thereon. To my regret the full contents of this inscription is lost to my memory. I do remember parts of it - the first part having some such meaning: 'The next time you get into a panic' - the rest I forget. Recall" - (A) (Interrupting) This, as we see, is as the indication of this same vision as is seen of the various columns, coming in a specific way and manner as a tablet, or as a motto for the entity to gauge self and self's development and self's interests by, see? That is, as is seen, each individual entity finds that by setting goals, or standards, gradually the individual raises self to that standard, and, as is seen in this, the entity does not bring self to the full consciousness of the condition for the very reason that there has been given to the entity information as would, from first appearance, be contradictory to that experienced by the entity in the vision. In this: That as soon as any condition or thing is named, it, the condition or the thing, becomes bounded. As is seen then in this, rather that the entity may attain to that consciousness of how the first steps, or the first lessons, as it were, of the un-initiated, or unlearned, may gather the first glimpse of that as is being studied by the entity for the development, for, as is seen, and is often experienced by the entity - that is, often there is found that while the ENTITY understands this conditions that the entity itself has attained to, in a way and manner, yet others, whom the entity would lead, assist, or guide, do not grasp the full intent and purpose; yet, as by line, as by the variation in the columns, as by the tablet, these are as assistance to these who would reach up, climb up, to that same vision or scope, may attain same. Then, as is seen, this, these tablets, these visions, as are not fully conceived or perceptive to the entity, will again be presented in a way and manner in which the entity may apply same in that very condition of the writing, or of the lessons the entity would give.
6. (Q) "The second part of the inscription ran as follows: 'Disregard appearances' - the rest I forget. Recall and interpret." (A) Just this same condition raised again, for the entity sees, from this as is given, that concept as is necessary for entity to attain, and that being as the main, when appearance, or that fear that may enter in of being called
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unkind, unpleasant names, the entity lowers self in the estimation even of that one who brings fear by such conditions.
7. (Q) "My Uncle Ed and I had a quarrel. We were in Wabash, Indiana. He said to me: 'You don't know WHAT you are writing about. You can't explain it yourself. Why you don't even know the difference between the appendix and the aluminal' whatever the latter may be. 'No, I don't,' I replied, 'Altho I do happen to know of the appendix, but I do know about the brain centers and their functioning powers.' My Uncle was unconvinced and didn't think much of my ability or the psychic work." (A) Again that same force, or that same lesson as is presented to the entity first in the column, then in the tablet, then, as it were, in a concrete form, that the entity may gain the better or the full concept of that lesson as is being given the entity in these visions; for, as is seen, this is as an experience, or as a specific or concrete example of the lesson and, as is seen from same, that necessary of the step by step, and not attempt to cram too much into an individual at one grasp, step or gulf, but step by step raise. Just as the entity itself has seen and recognized its own development may the step by step of the mind be trained, raised, to that concept of the Oneness of the Universal Forces, as are experienced and seen, as is given, in the various forms, or the various phases, of that One consciousness, of which the mental conscious, the body conscious, and the subconscious, are a portion.
8. (Q) "More I can't recall." (A) The same conditions as are seen or given for the tablet presentation. As each is ascertained (the lessons in same), more and more will be made more to the entity in the development of the basis of the individual reasoning, as is seen in each hypothetical condition as may be presented from time to time, and through the various forms of study, as the entity reaches and gains consciousness of same. Well, then, this be gained, for, as is seen from the first, this - this whole presentation - as it were, the after concept of the experiences of the subconscious forces presenting to the entity the lessons of the triune condition of the mental forces of an individual, in the various phases of the physical consciousness - subconscious, mental conscious, that which may be trained - physical conscious that which may be perceived by the senses, and, as is recognized, acted upon by mental conscious and subconscious.
9. We are through with this reading.