This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 322 Grafton Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, this 1st day of May, 1925, in accordance with request made by self - Miss [2717] via Mr. [900].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Born August 11, 1896, Chicago, Ill. Time of Reading 12:30 Noon Daylight Savings Time. New York City.
1. GC: You will give the relation of this entity and the Universe, and the Universal Forces, giving the conditions that 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 to that which it may attain, and how.
2. EC: Yes, we have the entity here, and those Universal forces as related to same and as have to do with the entity and its appearances in the earth's plane, for as we shall see, the appearances have much to do with the abilities of the entity in the present earth's plane, and of the urges as are latent and exhibited in the inmost thoughts and beings of the entity. While we find the surroundings, the environment, have much to do; yet the urge as is latent in the entity, and as we see exhibited in the present earth's plane, and in its mode and in its manner of meeting conditions as they arise, come more from those urges than of the surroundings.
3. Then, as to these, we find in the present earth's plane the entity took its position under the influences of Leo and of Luna, with Mercury, Neptune and Venus, having much to do with those conditions that relate to the elements of the incentives as received through existences, as would be termed in those conditions and surroundings of those elements.
4. Then, one that has many of these urges:
5. One prone to make the best of every condition as presents itself for consideration, yet keeping intent and purpose of self foremost. Then one self-willed, often to its own detriment.
6. One prone to be peculiar in conversation to many. One prone to be eccentric when other individual's mind does not co-relate with their own thought, intent and purpose, yet using many of these for the development and for the usage of
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existent conditions in the present sphere.
7. One who is strong of mind, strong of body, strong of thought, strong of intent and purpose.
8. One who gives much study to literary conditions, and the effect would be well to study also.
9. One that does not give as much thought toward that purpose created in the minds of others by the thought as set in motion by the action or deed of the individual as they should. Hence a tinge, as it were, of selfishness. Not in the nature as would be called purely selfish motives. Rather selfish in the manner of thought.
10. As to the appearances then:
11. We find the one before this in that of Ireland, when the rule of the country was nearer to that of the whole lands, and then in the name Ann MacDonald. In this we find this urge: The desire to rule by might of the mind over those not so given to the study of such conditions. In this the entity in the present, and the urge as received from this, we find has much to do then with the love of principle, love of country, love of conditions that are even at times over-burdensome to others.
12. In the one before this we find in the Arabian country, in the Northern portion, during the time of the Arabian forces subduing those of the now Persian forces, during Croesus times, when monies were first made as mediums of exchange. The entity then in that position of the wife to the ruler of ex-checker [exchequer], or exchange to the king. In the name then of Aqura, and the entity developed much at that time. The change coming with the change in thought regarding religious thought and study, and in the present urge we find the deeper principles of the religious thought, intent and purpose the deeper seated conditions in the body, yet ever held rather as a personal rather than a Universal condition for peoples. In this we find the urge also for the writer and the data gatherer, as was seen from that studied by the entity in that period, though in a subdued state from physical experiences, or rather in that of the recluse state, yet giving ever the principles to others.
13. In the one before this we find in the Egyptian forces, when the first laws of the religious communication and rule were being made as mandates for man. In the second ruler of that day [See 341-10, Par. 4-A on 6/2/25], we find the entity then in that of Issississo, and in this time and period the entity assisted much in the correlation of the data in the manner and way of the scribe to the entity who gave the laws regarding such conditions. As then in this
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(present time, see?) we find these urges: To delve into the deeper principles, or root or stem of every thought, every intent, every purpose, yet submerging many under own convictions. Too strong self-willed often-times.
14. In the one before this we find in the far country of the East Indian, when the Erlats [Ural-Altaics?] came from the higher mountains to the plane countries, and the entity then again in the way of giving help and instruction to the peoples, in the manner and form of making beautiful body and landscapes, for the first abodes as homes were then being built in plane country and made of other than stone. In the urge at present we find the love of all outdoors in its beautiful states, especially in the winter and in the fall scenes of nature, and the ability to comprehend much of the animal relation to man's existence.
15. Then, as to the abilities of the entity, would lie in that of being able to give much as a historian, or as a gatherer of data, or as a writer and compiler of articles concerning mystic forces, of articles concerning outdoors as related to animal life, as of drawings in art, of scenes especially in winter and fall.
16. As to how these may be acquired, many of these conditions have set and are set for themselves. Do not use will force in such an intent and way as to balk the conditions of an awakened mind, for the spirit ever answers within as to whether the spirit beareth witness with the Maker's spirit of the relation one with the other.
17. Then, study to show self approved first unto Him, the Giver of all good and perfect gifts, following nearer to those first principles as were set in the Egyptian forces, for they be they which bespeak of the glory of the Lord.
18. We are through for the present.