This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 23rd 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 12:10 P. 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 same.
1. "The fine of $500 must remain."
1. "It will be said that it is a shame [137] should go to jail - he doesn't deserve it."
2. "The jail sentence of four years shall be commuted to from 14 to 90 days."
All this I saw on the document the legal light gave to [137]. Finished reading, [137] was delighted. "Why with 1/3 off the minimum 14 days, you will be out in no time," I said. He motioned happily to me that he was more than satisfied. "It's nothing," he commented. I saw him back to the jail. (A) This again that of an emblematical condition in the lives of each of the individuals as are seen or visioned, for, as is seen, this is as of the subconscious force of the entity visualizing that experience in which the entity in this emblematical manner, as respecting those lessons, those truths, as the entity would give to others, as a judgement, and by the rejection of same by the entity brings condemnation upon self through same. By taking same then under the advisement of self, in the manner in which the entity has given to the entity in the vision that being alone, the reflection of self is turned upon the works of the Lord, there are seen three pencil marks, blue, which represent, in their ways and manners, those same three conditions in the life of the entity that should be checked with self, see? As these:
In the first, the shame that the entity, with those
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conditions within self, the nearness to the perfect understanding of those truths, does not grasp them all.
The second, cheat not self by allowing those things that come from social position or standing from GAINING this full concept.
The third, the glory that comes to self by the gaining of the full knowledge of the first two, as is seen in the commuting of those laws as are changed by the grace of the judge, for, as is seen, in the compliance of the laws of the Giver of all good and perfect gifts, grace is commuted unto him who would seek to do His biddings, and places self in the hands of Him that gives life abundant. See?
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [900]. This we have had before. The dreams come to the entity in that way and manner as has been given, or through the variations of those conditions as exist in the consciousnesses of the individual at that time. Ready for dream.
2. "He cheated in a transaction - he is a cheater."
Here I rebelled - I tried to argue against or fight this statement. I was carried on to the third statement regardless, which I have forgotten. The decision then as follows:
3. (Q) Morning of July 20, 1926. Saw a black strip or wheel with white numbers marked on the strip. I also saw the symbol "T C N" - i.e. Transcontinental Oil Stock, and the number 15 on the black strip. (A) This shows the indication of the sudden variation as is to come in the price, or quotations, of this individual stock. Selling off, as is seen by the black mark, and reaching the low price - 6, see?
4. (Q) Does this mean T C N will sell at 15 or at 6? (A) Rather at 6.
5. (Q) Or does it mean a 6 point advance from the present price of 5 to 11? (A) Rather to 6.
6. (Q) Morning of July 21. I was at some kind of affair, or in some home with my mother and the Eckhouses. A small fire broke out, to which I paid little attention, until it grew and assumed more dangerous proportions. Then I tried to stamp it out. The floor in that spot seemed to cave in. We all became frightened and sought to extinguish the blaze. (A) That emblematical condition of the rise in temper of some individual, particularly of the mother, and the entity should heed the condition, rather than letting it pass
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unnoticed, until the results have reached those sinister conditions that are seen. Then as the warning that those conditions as would arise should be looked into, or that set about to prevent such conditions reaching those proportions as visioned.
7. (Q) I went to [137]. He was in jail, sentenced to four years in prison for some wrong dealing in his book on the floor of the stock exchange. He was sad indeed. Someone, a lawyer, was fighting the sentence of four years - either seeking to cancel it or reduce the time. [137] and I went to this man together. On the way [137] started to cry, contemplating his dismal future and reflecting upon his own disappointment. "It will mean that you are much alone," I said - "When I am alone I reflect upon the Lord and I gain much from those quiet and secluded moments." [137] was sad, discontented and unconsoled. I felt sorry for him. We reached the lawyer's place. He was popular, for many people were there. He was cheerful and talking to them. He chided [137] good-naturedly as we entered, and sat down. "How about this?" questioned [137], handing him the paper on which his four year jail sentence was inscribed and also the deed that caused the sentence. "We have that fixed," he replied to [137], giving him a paper in return, on which certain writing, some in blue pencil, described the judge's reply to the appeal for a commutation of the jail term. Three blue penciled statements seemed emphasized, then the judge's decision as follows: