This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 13th day of January, 1929, in accordance with request made by [900] and [137].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; [137], Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mrs. Edgar Cayce, [900], [195], and Dr. Thos B. House and Mr. L. B. Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 11:40 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. N.Y. City.
1. [137]: You will now have before you the bodies of [900] and [137], located here in this room - the conditions and environments, and people associated with them in their daily life. You will answer the questions that we ask of you.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring minds, [900] and [137]. These we have had before. Also the associations in daily life, the surroundings and conditions as related thereto. Ready for questions.
3. (Q) Relating to a warning being given to [137] regarding [5768], how can he be forearmed? (A) In the manner as is indicated by that as given, the intuitive forces of the body [137] are such that immediately when in association [5768] the mental abilities are such as to know the tend or the trend of that purport in the mind of [5768]. When acting in the manner as in keeping with the purport as given through intuitive or innate forces. Here - a moment - let's describe innate and intuitive forces, as this may be better understood: We have a difference in the development of two individuals. We may use this as the illustration of that as is meant, by development and that that is meant by intuitive forces. We have bodies, individual entities, who have been oft associated together. Now again these are associated together in ANOTHER manner. One, [137], with a high purport in life - that is, the at-oneness of a purport with the purport of the Creative Energy. The other, rather that of, "What may I for MYSELF gain through varied experiences, or contacts?", and only seeing that of the material side of life. Life (speaking of [5768]) to the entity meaning the opportunity to use whatever knowledge the body may have to turn into the channels that will bring the best for the body. Not that entity - not that other higher relations don't at times manifest in same, and at times the body is above normal or above the ordinary in the abilities to accomplish. Such a development! The other one, wherein the high purport of
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life, the associations of the ENTITY in this mental development of such an experience as to be able to READ, as it were, whether the purport of the body [5768] is in accord with good or bad - as are termed, or in the PURPORT of the individual to apply that experience as is set before him, see?
4. (Q) Does that mean regarding [5768] that at the present time his mind is not made up as to whether or not he will return to the floor? (A) Not made up as to whether or not he will return to the floor, or will act in accord with those conditions (a stubborn being!) that will bring the activities in that direction.
5. (Q) Am I [137] right in inferring that in the event he does return, I had better wait until then to make my plans, rather than lay a program now? (A) Correct.
6. (Q) When was I [137] before associated with [5768] in earth's plane? (A) In the rebuilding of the wall, and in the blind healed by the pool of Siloam.
7. (Q) Does that refer to my [137]'s experience as Jude? (A) "My experience as Jude."
8. (Q) In what capacity was [5768]? (A) The man healed!
9. (Q) Does that give [5768] a liking or disliking for me now? (A) Can't keep away. At times like, and at times would like to take advantage of.
10. (Q) Regarding [143]'s condition, will she be able to go away next Thursday? [See 143-9.] (A) With a continued improvement, without the contracting of other congestive elements, she will. We would apply the light occasionally with this.
11. (Q) She is getting the light now. (A) Occasionally.
12. (Q) Should have it more often? (A) Should have it more often. Not long period, but sufficient to set up a proper reaction. Let the radiating force be from the 2nd and 3rd dorsal center radial focus of the light.
13. (Q) Should it be given more than once a day? (A) Preferably would be given - divide the time and give morning and evening.
14. (Q) What is the difference from a less practical view of what I [137] call hunches and vision presentations? (A) The same condition, presented in a different form. Here, a crude illustration: A tree may be planted upon
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which there may be bourne several kinds of fruit. Each draws its sustenance from the same source, yet one may be plum, an apple, a pear. What makes the difference? The change in that of the inception of that study given by Creative Energy. Apply same in the mental mind of man. An inception may be from a vision, or an intuitive force - which is, as described, the action of the mental development of the body, correlated WITH that of spiritual development. Or a correlation of subconscious forces and superconscious action. In that of a vision, these may be presented from a cosmic force in conjunction with the at-onement of the individual development - and hence are the radiation of the same force, taking a different line of action, see?
15. (Q) Does that represent a different kind of vibration? (A) All force is vibration, as all comes from one central vibration and its activity into, out from, and its own creative forces, as given, with that of the divine as manifested in man, is same vibration - taking different form. Here, we may give a dissertation, in a manner, as to what Creative Energy is, as related to man and his activity, and as the forces as are seen and about man. As has been given, true it was said, "Come let us make man in our image," in his own image created God, or created by God, was man. Then containing all of the vibrations that were without, were given into that whole being of man - which in ITS vibration gave man the soul. ABOVE all else created, see? Then we see how the evolution of force in vibration brought up to the point wherein man becomes one WITH the Creative Energy, or the Godhead - WITH the ability to become that that he is NOT at the beginning, by making himself absent from the will of the Creator or Creative Energy. How? In that the ability to create mentally, and with the hand MAKES that which IS the created force of that mind, and with that may make destructive forces for self. Hence man becomes one WITH the Creative Energy, or away FROM that Creative Energy. When man makes himself one WITH - then all things were created by him, without him there was nothing created that was created, or made - and are then HIS by rightful heir, even as shown in His Son, wherein man [is] shown the way, or the access to this all Creative Energy.
16. (Q) Will a suggestion be given who should comprise the Nominating Committee for the Association? (A) Should be appointed by the chair. 17, (Q) That is, by [900]. (A) [900].
18. (Q) Committee of three?
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(A) Committee of three.
19. (Q) Relative to the dream suggestion and information just given, is it more difficult for me [137] to visualize things than to feel them? (A) More difficult to visualize than feel, but they become one and a part of the same - as felt, THEN visualized, see? Here: In the activities of the mind of man, a visualization is a portion of a MATERIAL experience, no matter whether in the present experience or a combination and correlation of many experiences. While that FELT is the sum-total of ALL experiences, correlated with the superconscious, or the life itself, PROVIDED the purport of the INDIVIDUAL is in keeping WITH the purport of life, or truth, see? Then we find when one - as the body here, my servant [137] - visualizes this the sum of the experience. When FELT, the sum of not ONLY experience, but of the divine - hence, as has oft been said, those that would guide the body - mentally, physically and spiritually - are ABOVE the normal or ordinary, or the regular - or the even higher forces in cosmic influence. Hence harder to visualize until felt. When felt, the visualization is a PORTION of the activity set out.
20. (Q) May I [137] ask who referred to me as "my son David"? (A) In that of the higher force in Joseph. [3/6/29 See 900-426, Par. 5-A inc. GD's note.]
21. (Q) Is this entity, Father Joseph, who has given me [137] this counsel? [My father, Joseph when I was Jude?] (A) Yes. And listen, and hark back to those periods when from these higher realms there was given by self, this ego, this I AM; this "my son David" [GD's note: David was [137]'s middle name], even in that period when the self sought entrance into the present experience - there has been felt that I and thou gathered at the side of him through whom word now comes [EC], and said: "Be faithful, and the desire of thine heart will be accomplished when I come." [Promise to EC as a child?] Hark! There would come Him the Lord of the Way [Michael, the archangel], and he would speak with thee: "Bow thine head, for unto THEE is committed NOW the keeping of that way in the earth that [man] may know that the rod has not departed from Judah, neither has the lion been allayed that rose up in Midian, and unto Him that thou would counsel in teaching my people the ways. Lord of Hosts, be thou near as this, thy servant, bows and calls on those forces as were manifest in the flesh in the way as goeth down by Bethsaida, and as were gathered in the house of
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Joseph - as in Capernaum many came and kneeled and called thy servant blessed. HE now is given that charge of he that goes as the light to his people."
22. We are through.