This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 4th day of October, 1926, in accordance with request made the by self - Mr. [2676].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Born August 7, 1885, on Friday, Silliman Collegiate Institute, Clinton, La. Time of Reading 4:00 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Texas.
1. GC: You will give the relation of this entity and the Universe, and the Universal Forces, giving the conditions which are as personalities, latent and exhibited, in the present life; also the former appearances in the earth's plane, giving time, place, and the name, and that in that life which built or retarded the development for the entity, giving the abilities of the present entity and that to which it may attain, and how.
2. EC: Yes, we have the entity here, and those relations with the Universe and Universal Forces, as are latent and exhibited in the present earth's plane.
3. In entering we find the entity comes under the influence of Mercury, Saturn in adverse with Jupiter and with that of Mars. Benevolent influences, though, in Uranus and in Venus. Hence, without will's influences we have many conditions that are apparently at at-variance with each other.
4. One, then, who has many high ideals, and one well thought of.
5. One whose mental abilities have often been pointed to with pride.
6. One whose associations and relations with individuals in a mental way have been considered superior to others.
7. One whose influence in the lives of others, however, has often brought disappointments, and many conditions have been disappointing to the entity.
8. One who has not controlled the appetites of the flesh to the extent wherein it could say no to itself often when it should.
9. One who has many conditions in the life that to others appear above that of the ordinary, or one who is often considered by many as one being particularly favored by many; yet these same conditions have often proven to be the condition that has brought consternation to the entity in those conditions pertaining to relations in a social way and
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manner. Often, then, the entity finds that that which to others appears to be favors, the entity finds to be drudges, and this given to the entity much of those conditions wherein the entity loses heart in self. The entity has those influences, and rather than making use of same has been used by others.
10. The entity has not gained that full stability within self that the entity should, in the way and manner of being able to control self in that relation to being too good, as it were, to friendships that do not mean the most to the entity in the earth's plane.
11. In the appearances we find many of the urges as are latent and manifested, and through same also may be seen much that the entity may apply in the present life, and through same gain strength to overcome, and yet serve in the way and manner as to bring much good to self and those dependent upon same.
12. In appearances:
13. In the one before this we find the entity one that acted in the capacity of a scout in the first settlers of the country near where the entity was born. Then as one that was portion warrior, portion a scribe, portion a lawyer, portion a guide, and in that the name then Louis Laiezo, and the entity gained and lost during that period, for the lessons as were gained were those through the suffering that the entity passed when a portion of the treachery, as was discovered, was brought on. In the present we find the urge is ever of that inmost fear that those who feel the entity is in high position will discover that the entity is not equal to that position. This brings much of discomfort in many ways often to the entity.
14. In the one before this we find in that land of the Roman rule, when peoples were being given in that way of punishment for their faiths and beliefs. The entity then among those who were as counsel to that emperor. Then in the name Pomperdia, and the entity lost, through that of being in the position to love favor of peoples and fame and position, rather than right and justice. In the urge as is seen, again that desire for the love of position, yet again an inmost fear of being able to meet the needs in the social way and manner.
15. In the one before this we find in that land when the peoples were returning to the Promise Land. The entity then among those who hindered their return through Edom, and of the Edomites. Then in the name Gibdden, and the entity gained and lost in this period - gaining in that of the manner of entity's service, losing in being of the
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oppressive disposition, or using will force in that direction against self's own judgement. In the urge from same is seen that the entity uses those conditions of religious force and position in an erroneous manner, for rather than preparing self to meet the needs of same, attempts to bend same to meet the needs of present day conditions.
16. In the position, then, of that which the entity may attain, and how:
17. In the experiences, there is seen, ever has the entity been in that position wherein the entity may serve others, yet the efforts have ever been in either serving self or in purpose being of that position to bring troubles to others.
18. To bring that, then, in the life that will bring joy, peace, and the comforts that come with same, first make thy paths straight with thine Creator, for through the manifestations of the Creative Energy, as is seen in the earth's plane - as has been manifested to the entity in its various experiences in the earth plane, in past, as called, and in present - for, all are of ONE nature - in adding through those positions - for, as we find, either in law or in politics, in that of the criterion of the position to give to others, the entity will succeed - in criterion in this nature, or this instance, meaning that which will give to others that of the correct answer to the questions necessary in party or in power - then making self aright with the first Creative Energy, the Maker, and applying same in the entity's everyday life, there will be builded that bulwark of safety, in Him, that will overcome those conditions that so easily beset the entity, and in overcoming the strength is gained in Him - for, as has been given, "The silver and gold is mine, saith the Lord," and when one puts self in that position to be in keeping with those first tenets, there is brought that promise to bear on those who so follow Him.
19. Then, make thy paths straight, serve mankind - not FAVOR man, but SERVE man - in that capacity as has been given, through the entity's experience in present and in past, and so bring to self that as is the merited by such service, for in Him is light, and the light is the light of the world, and shineth unto those that sit in darkness, whether in worry of mind, of body, of means, or what not - for the Will WILL be done, and man's conception of the Creative Energy is that which is served.
20. We are through for the present.