This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 105th Street & Ocean, Virginia Beach, Va., this 23rd day of October, 1931, in accordance with request made by self - Miss [1742].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. [1742], Sarah Hesson, Sarah Elizabeth McPherson and L. B. Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 3:50 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Va.
1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of [1742], present in this room. You will give a mental and spiritual reading for this body, with advice and counsel for the development of both of these. You will answer the questions she will ask.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [1742], present in this room.
3. In analyzing the mental abilities of the body with reference to improvement for same, little may be added to that already cognizant in the mental manner for the body. While there might be suggestions as to the attunement for the mental body, as WE would find, these lines may best give just that ideal: "Lord, God of hosts, be with me yet, lest I forget. Lord, known of old, keep me bold in defense of that I know." In this manner may the body-mind be more conscious of the divine influences as manifest with the spirit of man.
4. As to INDIVIDUAL spirituality in the body-consciousness, this is alive, this is awakened by that as has BEEN manifest IN the body-consciousness, in the abilities to so raise that consciousness as to, through the emanations of the mental body - not physical body - MENTAL BODY, raise vibrations in the mental bodies of others. Hence let that keep the mental body in that accord as will keep self conscious of the spirit of continuity, the spirit of creative energy, MANIFEST through thine own activity, thine own spirit; for the "spirit beareth witness" with the spirit of the Creator. Hence keep in accord, that there may BE the greater love manifest, shown, day by day; not in long-faced nor sombre manner; rather in the JOY of living, for he that LENDETH to the Lord should be the HAPPIEST of individuals, and the PERSONALITY of such an one reflects Him, rather than personality of an individual. So, in the mental body, keep that thou hast gained; for in the application of that THOU KNOWEST is the body made aware and alive TO that ABILITY,
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that NEED, that UNDERSTANDING, that necessitates the activities of the physical life day by day; for it IS line upon line, little by little, here a kind word, there a kind act, that endears self to HIS service, by that as is GIVEN thine hands to do day by day. Know ever the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak. Keep, in thine meditations, that of the CHRIST consciousness being magnified IN thee day by day. So WILL this cast out fear, that becomes a stumbling block at times to thine OWN endeavors; for we - humanlike - so EASILY forget the promise, that "If ye abide in me, I will ABIDE in thee," and "What ye ask in MY name, BELIEVING, ye shall have. The way ye know, for as I go to the father and abide in Him and ye in me, so IS the father MAGNIFIED in the earth THROUGH THAT promise as is kept by thee IN me day by day." Ready for questions.
5. (Q) Should my mental capacities be guided by my spiritual self? (A) As has been just indicated, these should be builded EVER by the spiritual self; for as the mental body IS aware of the spiritual aptitudes, or the spiritual movements, so does the promise BECOME manifest, that "I go to the father, and if I go I will SEND my spirit and he will abide with thee ALWAYS, even unto the end of the earth." So, as the spirit moves thee, so let thy yeas and thy nays be governed by that, and as the activities must be manifest in the material world, so do they FIND EXPRESSIONS THROUGH the material mind, but is the motivative forces OF that mind of the SPIRIT. The SPIRIT IS Truth!
6. (Q) Should I improve my physical self before seeking a firmer mental hold on myself? (A) In seeking to gain a firmer mental HOLD upon self, or seeking to know SELF and self's relationship to the creative forces, will AID in BRINGING ABOUT a more perfect coordination in the physical being. Let's for the moment, then, visualize that of the spirit of life as it manifests itself through a material body (That's for this body we are speaking of!): Each atom or corpuscle OF the body is an whole universe within itself, with ALL the attendant elements or sources OF life about same. So is the taking thought in self alone, as was given, "not able to add one mite or cubit," yet is that thought guided by that which is the motivative forces of life IN GOD, and "all power given in Him," then in keeping that consciousness in the abilities of the Son to bring into being all of life that is; hence we may see how those in a material plane may so raise that consciousness to coordinate same with life in its various forms in the earth, as to MAGNIFY Him the more. Hence the
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necessities oft that there be ADDED in the vibrations OF the body - MATERIAL body - those of the vibrations of things material, that there be altered, or a coordinating OF the vibrations for a more PERFECT understanding in a physical, or imaginative, or mental body. The SPIRIT IS willing, the flesh IS often weak; yet through understanding of HIS laws, that they all emanate from one source, and what is oft the BEST for coordinating of ONE is NOT ALWAYS best for another; yet TRUTH IS TRUTH in Life's activities! So, as the body would know self, and awaken more and more the spiritual aspects OF the body IN operation THROUGH the physical forces OF the body, this would make more and more alive the vibrations of the physical body. Not in strain, to be sure; forget not, that He oft went aside from His labors - to pray!
7. (Q) Is my indecision of mind due to the qualities of Libra, or due also to a negative condition? (A) This, to the body, has almost answered itself already! for, as has been indicated, with the atomic forces as are active in every cell, or atom, or corpuscle, of the body, there is both the positive and the negative forces as apparent. Through the activities that one has acted in the material plane, through the entrance or sojourn in same, there have been inclinations created; as do environments or habits create inclinations in a physical body. So, as the body studies those inclinations as must arise from the activities of the sojourns in the earth's plane, as related to the present EXPERIENCE in the earth plane, these can be determined; but, as has been given oft, no force, no power in the earth, exceeds the WILL Force of God's highest creation - man! for man alone of all creation DEFIES God! In those inclinations, then, let this become APPARENT in self: that with the better UNDERSTANDING of self, these will ENABLE the body-consciousness, the mental-BEING of the body, to MAKE self's will one with His Will, rather than gratifying any desire that has or does warp the mental-being or soul-consciousness in ANY manner. Hence that as was given, that "Ye have chosen Wisdom - I will give to thee UNDERSTANDING also." Let THIS imply to thine OWN activities. Do not excuse self. Meet EVERY demand in Him, and He is able to not only aid but save, in the manner as will enable Him to magnify the Father in thee!
8. (Q) Is my desire for mental independence correct, or somewhat self-centered? (A) As long as the dependence is in Him and not self, correct! When it becomes that "I KNOW," irrespective, then it becomes self-centered; for, as was given, "Lord, God of
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hosts, be with us yet, LEST I forget that ALL FORCE AND power IN earth OR heaven COMES FROM THEE! and in EACH BODY or mind I contact IS one expressing their concept of THEIR God!" Let the ANSWER, then, of mental expedience, mental abilities, be in HIM; and he that is wise IN HIM is wise indeed! He that is wise in self has ALREADY builded a barrier!
9. (Q) Does my soul desire the impossible, or is it right for me to want only harmony and peace? (A) The whole of God's creation seeks harmony and peace! So, the desire of the soul for harmony and peace is born of Him that gave, "My peace I give unto thee;" not as the WORLD gives peace, but as the SPIRIT that makes alive that which gives the knowledge of HIS peace - that peace that passeth all understanding!
10. We are through. Copy to Self " " File " " Ass'n