This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 19th day of July, 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 12:15 Noon - 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 ask you regarding same.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [900]. This we have had before. The dreams come in that way and manner as have been outlined for the body. Ready for dream.
3. (Q) Night of July 16, or Saturday Morning, July 17, 1926. Traveling by automobile I lost my way and stopped to ask direction. Following the latter I came to a cross road and stopped, undecided as to which road to take. I finally made my decision and proceeded, thru a tunnel, arriving at what appeared to be a terminal. There I noticed the other road that I did not take also terminated - i.e. they both led to the same place, but that other road led to a higher level at which railroad trains seemed to terminate and start from, that is to say a railroad station. So I had chosen the lower road and regarding this lower part of the terminal arrived at, noticed that trains also started from here for some point, but they reached this point from this lower level by moving sideways on tracks running from the terminal. (A) (Interrupting) In this there is presented conditions in which the entity has been, through the mental forces of same, considering regarding the actions of the entity, as related to motor stocks and rail stocks, and, as is visioned by the entity, the arriving at the present position is from choosing ones that ran at the lower level, rather than making the advances, yet there is seen that the entity, in following same, has arrived at the same position that the entity would have had the rails been used or handled, rather than the other. Now, at the level of the terminal, there is seen now the change to the rails, and the indication in the breaks, and in the side movement, is that these, rather than
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those of motors, are to be considered for the advance yet for a time. Then in this should the entity change. Then rest.
4. (Q) (Continuing) Then it seemed I boarded some kind of a vehicle and started sideways, down the tracks, and behold the sudden change from trains to a restaurant, of the cafeteria type, and instead of rails it was along a counter I was travelling. Towards the end of the counter I crashed into food trays ahead of me. There I stopped. Turning back, I noticed an official or starter at the terminal I had just left shake his head at me disapprovingly. Evidently I had given my sideway movement too much of a push and gaining excess momentum, had crashed into the others - i.e. resulted in an accident. (A) And, as seen, this is to be continued in the rail, rather than shifting into those of chain stores or of other conditions as of that nature, see?
5. (Q) Many of us, including Irwin Berliner, [4313], myself, others of my friends, relations, and all or many people or peoples seemed on top of a very high brick structure. Gradually and slowly at first the structure started to crumble. There was no means of escape. Though many tried the cave in of the building could not be checked, and panic reigned throughout. I innately turned to prayer. Others felt there was no hope. [4313] didn't think anything would come of it - scoffed at it, yet became frightened as destruction gained in progress. Berliner, stolid in attitude at first, shook his head despairingly, as the building tumbled down. None - friends, relations or people, would follow my example - seemed to feel the safety in the Divine that I did. I felt and had faith in Him - I knew Him and wondered if that faith and knowledge would not so act to protect me, as to make the bricks crumble gradually under me, thus acting as a slowly descending platform for me. Others could not see or understand this, yet, altho some doubtful, I felt it would happen to me. Destruction, threatened others - I might be saved by the Lord I trusted - and I was! Just as I anticipated, the bricks crumbled under my feet, allowing me to descend gently with a few others, yet many met death and wounds in the destruction. Upon reaching the ground, I beheld the dead and dying all about me. I turned to Irwin Berliner, [4313] and a few others, who were saved with me, and said: "Now will you turn to Him who saved us from destruction?" I hoped they responded and bowed with me in prayer, as I kneeled to thank the Creator for not being destroyed as were the many I beheld - for salvation. (A) In this there is that presented to the entity of how in
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every time of need there needs be the trust in the saving forces of Him, the GIVER of all good and perfect gifts, and as the entity has been warned that fear being that which prevents the entity from attaining the highest points, in this the experience is as to the entity of how, above all scoffing, all jeering, from those near, those in social way, in position, in fortune, in whatever manner of way, the trust is brought by the ensample, and, as has been given, "The blood of the righteous will save many".
6. (Q) Anything to do with a crumbling market? What and when? (A) Rather with those conditions as have been given.
7. (Q) That my subconscious response does render me the protection and guidance that makes life - all of it - to me indestructible, regardless of that we call calamity? Correct? (A) Correct.
8. (Q) That this source is barred or closed to the many, even the prominent and materially successful, due to lack of knowledge and understanding, the latter of which may only be obtained thru faith? (A) Correct.
9. (Q) Faith, put scientifically, is a working hypothesis. Without this, progress is impossible? (A) Impossible.
10. (Q) Working hypothesis that I am a manifestation of subconscious (spiritual or elemental force) development, the action of which lies in a divine center? The application of this hypothesis would lie in my ability to reach the divine center thru the subconscious development. Thus there is no phase of consciousness that my subconscious development may not embrace, thru its reaching this center point, and likewise no phase of physical condition that may not be aided by the subconscious that has the ability to cognize all physical creative movement in one glance, from the central point. The main factor is that in order to gain a knowledge of this subconscious vision we must believe in it and its power of approach and position One with the Central Divine. Believing in it, we move the power in this divine direction and not only find our way to create within the divine - but how to use the power in worldly affairs. Not believing in it, we gain no knowledge of it - remains in a misty relationship (A) (Interrupting) MYSTERIOUS relationship.
11. (Q) (Continuing) to the Creator, and try to guard and protect our health, happiness, and life with a limited and imperfect physical vision. From the physical standpoint, anything unphysical or unmaterial is disaster, or not worth while. To the subconscious viewpoint all of the physical is
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but tributary to the creation of life, and calamity lies only in any direction that moves away from this channel. The sun may replace the rain - what shall replace the power that is both sun and rain? Death may replace physical life - but what shall do away with the power that is both life and death? As I adapt myself to all phases of physical life, through subconscious experience, moving the creative power in the universal direction, so I prepare in development that subconscious power to move in universal direction in the elemental causation power that composes its own nature. World consciousness and world adaptability means cosmic consciousness and universal adaptability, as Bergson points out. Correct? (A) Correct.
12. That is all the questions.
13. We are through for the present.