This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 11th day of May, 1927, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [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 11:40 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City.
1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of [900], of ... 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 them to you, and you will answer the questions which I will ask you regarding same.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [900]. This we have had here before.
3. The dreams, as we see, are as those conditions as have been presented for the entity from time to time, and as these lessons as gained from same are applied in the daily life, there comes the more consciousness of the truths as are shown in same; for in DOING there comes the understanding. Hence, as this has often been given, that do, do, do, would one gain the proper conception of things material, mental, or spiritual. Ready for dreams.
4. (Q) Night of May 6th or morning of 7th, 1927. My father in the room with me with many people, principally those of my wife's and my own family. There was also my emotion of satisfaction about what people were thinking of me and mine. Someone asked how much money [father] left to [136] and following the plan I said about $80,000. Carl Metzgar looked skeptical and in an unpleasant manner so often distasteful to me in this man. Then the change and my father seemed looking at me in a queer fashion. I noted flames leaping from the fireplace, and the burning candle lights. (A) In this there is presented those conditions through which the mental abilities and faculties of the entity has passed, and is passing, as regards relations as are seen, and in this emblematical way and manner there is presented to the entity those conditions as will take place as respecting same. Then, would the entity gain that concept of the satisfaction as will be attained through carrying out those mental forces, or determined in the mind of the entity, ACT in that way, even though these bring those glances as are as derisive, as two-edged sword to the entity, from looks, or from comments from others; for the
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entity finds that there is already determined in the mind that attitude that the entity, the body, will and does assume toward these conditions, and these relatives and relations, and the entity should then act in that way; yet ever remembering that there is to be understood that as of old - rather than an eye for an eye, if thine brother force thee to go a mile, go with him twain. If thine enemy smite thee on the right cheek, turn the left also; for the eyes of Him who guides, and who is the Giver of all good and perfect gifts, are upon thee, and in singleness of purpose and heart keep thine ways clean, that thy good may not be evil spoken of.
5. (Q) If I don't want to be known as presenting any false mercenary face, why allow such a condition - or allow myself to be drawn into such? (A) Just as given. Follow that as has been outlined for the entity.
6. (Q) Night of May 7 or morning of May 8, 1927. [137] and I were on our way to Brooklyn to see may father's relatives living there, but wanted to stop at a certain drug store in a certain location on our way out. We got lost. It was dark night. We were frightened away from one street by an ugly looking individual. Then we came to a pavilion of many people, one a cripple. [137] started to talk to him and continued to do so as I impatiently sought out the store and our bearings. The neighborhood was tough and dangerous and many threatening people lurked about. I couldn't find anyone to ask. Finally I saw the store but it was blocked by an ugly individual. I was frightened. I had impression things came out alright. (A) There is presented again the warnings to the entity as respecting the relations of self as regarding drugs, and, as is seen, there should be within the entity's self that which would enable the mental forces of the entity to build in the physical forces that necessary for the resistance of the conditions as present the ills to the physical forces of the body; but, as is seen, there comes the periods when it becomes necessary that the counsel or the aid of such is necessary, and even though they (the elements) present menacing conditions to the body mind, and many varying forces are eminent in the abilities of the entity to understand the physical relations of such conditions to a physical being, yet in the end - though through darkened forces and menacing conditions - there comes the greater light; for, as the entity sees, the development is a gradual thing, and must not be hampered, nor must it be allowed to become too great a portion of the inmost self.
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7. (Q) Then a change to a stairway of a school and important looking individuals came down the stairs with Lauer and Wormser. I put a paper up in front of me, or sort of half way up, but they passed me by unnoticed. They seemed to be investigating something that involved one of great importance. As they filed out Eddie Rosner remained behind talking to someone. Turning to me, he said: "[900], can you account for the persistent existence of cheap money in light of international affairs?" I could not (nor do I understand). "Can you account for this persistent and continuous rise in stock prices?" He then asked. "O, that I can account for," I replied. "It is the momentum carrying on of the upward movement. When that momentum dissipates there will be the drop fast enough." I then proceeded up stairs. (A) Again in the change there is indicated, in this emblematical manner, that growth as is given that is necessary for the whole conception of how all force is applied in the body, and as the individual action, and as the individuals as seen represents the various phases of conditions as attained in the consciousness of the individual towards the relations of life and of material things, just so the MENTAL proclivities of the entity represent the various stages of the development of entity towards the understanding of the laws as regarding life here, life hereafter. The purpose, the intent, the development, the relations of the various phases of material conditions, are visioned. Then the mental development of the entity visions same in this same manner. These, then, are as patterns, and as lessons, that the entity may climb on upward, even as is seen in the end, the entity mounting the heights upward.
8. (Q) Is it yet safe to hold stocks? (A) The vision as seen relates not to stocks. In stocks, beware! for there is the season of unrest imminent.
9. (Q) Night of May 5 or morning of May 6, 1927. My interviewer: "She," (meaning [136]) "does not realize the forces we have to use here." I had impression of using certain internal forces and of being aided therein by some. (A) In this there is the consciousness of those forces as are manifested to the entity in the study of those conditions pertaining to understanding, and in this manner as seen the entity gains that persistent conscious feeling of the presence of forces from without itself, or of force acting with that from within to manifest and show the action of other influences than from within UPON that within upon others.
10. (Q) A direct conversation between myself and
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interviewer, such as I read about in "Light," between Sir Oliver Lodge and his son Raymond, except that I spoke from the subconscious (in sleep) and was answered from the cosmic viewpoint. I asked: "Is there an individual personality built up in the etheric manifesting body?" (While all is one yet these I contact in subconscious, as given by my father, are nevertheless very real, and definite individual personalities - not lost vagaries floating about in an unknown somewheres - maybe. We cosmically retain a very pronounced and definite "I AM" - that is what I meant - definite enough to speak to an earthly being and addressing him still as "Father" - as Raymond does Lodge for example. This is what I had and still have in mind.) My interviewer: "Yes, individual personalities are built up and so function here. It is the operation of the MIND - of the operative forces." I never want to ask who is speaking, yet I have the desire to know and this time it was granted, as it was, no doubt, in line with the lesson being given. So my interviewer continued: "Your informant is the individual's mother." (A) These are presented just in line with those things as are being studied, and as are given to the entity, and as the entity understands, this answers from within self TO that as is seen, and as is given from the first, the more and more that the do, do, do, is manifested, the more and more does the concept of that taking place come to the entity, or of the consciousness of the existence of the personality, and the individuality, or of the soul forces, and of cosmic forces, and the operating of each from their own plane, see?
11. (Q) I assume that by individual, [136] was meant or myself and the mother that cosmic personality, that includes within its knowledge, the experience of motherhood (while on earth) to [136] and to myself and which as such was called [139]. The latter from the cosmic plane is and was applying this inclusive knowledge to demonstrate to me after death conditions. This, this kind spirit of good, so active and so eager to serve, has done often for both of us, as it said it desired to do previously - i.e. "To [136] I come to show the life after death and the desire of the mother - " Correct? (A) Correct.
12. (Q) Now this is a very important lesson and no little tail hangs thereto. If NOT ONLY the spirit of the mother love and self knowledge after death, but also the definite and precise knowledge of material application of this spirit of love or self in materialized form as a mother to a son or daughter, then an individual personality must be carried on into the cosmic self that bears a direct relationship to its
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own past history and retains that relationship in whatever form it itself has created. If this is true, spirit communication is as reasonable, fearable [feasible?], and true as any communication, depending only upon self understanding to afford sending and receiving of same. (A) (Interrupting) And we would add here, "In application of same." Proceed.
13. (Q) (Continuing) and understanding of each other (of communicants), to understand that sent by the other and self received. The mind receiving must understand what the mind doing the sending means to convey, whether the latter sends its message in the form of moving objects, noises, sounds, flashes, words, sentences, or verbal or symbolical communication. Correct? (A) Correct.
14. (Q) I am in knowledge that which earthly experiences in all incarnations has made me aware of being. I am also what other experiences in other planes than earth have made me become aware of being. I am that which does the experiencing in each plane. I am also that which furnishes the experiences (in substance) and know myself to be that because experiences in every phase of that has taught me so. Thus I am the operative force of creation in my application and I am that operated upon substance and I know myself to be the substance and functioning process both due to the element in my etheric substance that has grown and stored knowledge while developing in and as part of this functioning process. This element is called consciousness (mind). The process is called creation (forces). The substance is called etheric, vital force, etc., etc. I am THAT. Correct? (A) Correct.
15. (Q) Now all very well and so far so good. Now here is the question not only I but the whole world (of those interested) asks, asks, asks: Now comes the one mass of power to be operative in one element and operated upon in another? Or, to forestall, it is because it is, what in this force differentiates and divides the operative or controlling element from that operated upon? (A) Correct, and the more perfect understanding is gained in that full concept of that the Creative Energy is the Creative Force as is that creating with that of itself in self.
16. We are through.