This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 7th day of July, 1942, in accordance with request made by the parents - Dr. [2772] and Mrs. [2771], Associate Members of the Association for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Born March 10, 1931, in New York City. Time of Reading 4:00 to 4:45 P. M. Eastern War Time. ..., New York. (Life Reading Suggestion)
1. EC: Yes, we have the records here of that entity now known as or called [2779].
2. In giving the interpretations of the records as we find them of this entity, many things and conditions and circumstances of an unusual nature must be taken into consideration.
3. Yet, as we find, if that as may be given here is adhered to, much may come from the experiences and activities of this entity in the earth; that those who come to love the entity would bless those who applied these suggestions that are made, if they were aware of same.
4. The circumstances of the entity's entrance into the earth at this particular period are most unusual. For, it might be said, from the purely spiritual angle, there was not the intention of entering - or there were not the complete channels for the purposes of the entity, in the channels through which the entity came.
5. To be sure, this is not - nor is it to be interpreted as - an indictment against any of those circumstances which arose or surrounded the activities at the entrance. For, as may be seen from the complete record, the entity entered not at the period of the completion of the physical conception of the body that the soul-entity occupies in the present.
6. Thus, if there is the correction in the psychic condition that exists in the mind, or in the disassociation of mind from body as it rests, much may be given through this channel as to the place this entity is to fill in the scheme of things at this period.
7. And it would be well for this correction to be completed before there is the completing of puberty for this physical entity.
8. We find that this may be best accomplished by a subjugation of the conscious mind and the establishing of those suggestive thoughts for the correction of the physical
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discoordination with the mental and spiritual body; or through hypnosis.
9. But this should be done only by one who thoroughly appreciates those problems that are to be met by the body here, [2779].
10. Such an one might be had, as we find, in Dr. Kuhn, who has that concept of the spiritual, the mental AND the material life of an individual.
11. Two to three to four periods should be sufficient, possibly even less - if it is agreeable to the body [2779] himself.
12. As to the suggestion: Only awaken the consciousness of the physical to the consciousness of the mental, that there may be the attention of the body to the needs of and the care for the physical body, as to those conditions that prevent a normal activity in sleep.
13. In giving the interpretations of the records here - the experience before this as combined with the entity's entering not as had been sought, makes for such an influence as to overshadow the latent urges and abilities which should be expressed through this channel. Therefore, when this psychic disassociation of physical and mental has been corrected, we may give more helpful information as to the real capabilities and possibilities of the entity.
14. The circumstances of the entity's entrance, we find, do not make for a supplanting, or did not make for a supplanting; rather there becomes a greater responsibility to those physically in the position of directing the abilities - as will be seen - that are indicated as a part of the entity's experience.
15. Hence little of astrological influence (so-called) has a part in the experience of the entity, until after it has completed its third cycle - or until the entity in earth years has passed its seventeenth year.
16. As to the urges latent and that may be manifested, - much of these will be changed by those suggestions as may be made, by the one controlling this association of body-mind and spirit-mind, as it may be made to coordinate.
17. Yet these are apparent:
18. One that is at some periods as a tyrant in self, and yet so tender, so gentle, so understanding as not to be able to see the least thing suffer. And a real proof of this, as may not be experienced in any other association, would be for the entity to come in contact with an individual suffering in the last stages of what is called T.B. or consumption; for through such there might be seen even a flare-back to the period of the greater manifestation and
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awakening of this entity in the material plane.
19. Then, to understand or comprehend something of the problems of this entity (though these, as indicated, will be changed materially) (yet these will remain):
20. There is indicated the NICETY of things; that pertaining to color, music, nature.
21. Thus, if there is the training and the desire (and it should be a part of the entity, whether from the purely mechanical use of the lense as an artist photographer or as an etcher, or as one that would use the brush), some part of color and of music and of nature should be the awakening or development through the period of the entity's preparation for its own life experience.
22. Yet those things pertaining to political influences, political activities, as will regulate state or nation, will necessarily be a portion of the entity's experience; though more pertaining to a universal consciousness as related to such - as may be had from the development of the correct respect for the artistic abilities, for such may thereby be better controlled by the entity.
23. Then, in giving the periods of activity in the earth, these may be given - but when the changes have been wrought by those suggestions (as will be seen from experiences in the earth), it may be better gained as to what the entity should do, and how the entity might apply itself in this sojourn.
24. Before this, then, the entity was in the land of the present nativity, but during the early periods when there were those disturbances wrought by the activity of the minister of a church - as of one Marshall Whittaker.
25. The entity then was the minister, or the associate minister, who caused the uprising and the condemnation of children who saw, who heard, who experienced the voices of those in the inter-between.
26. And because of the entity's condemning there was brought a hardship into the experience of the entity, especially the adopting of that rule of "ducking" others.
27. Hence the entity physically has experienced the ducking, from its own self, in its daily activities - which will grow to become more and more of a hindrance in self, UNLESS there will be set aright that incoordination between the mental mind, or the physical mind and the spiritual mind of the individual entity, as related to condemnation of things in others.
28. And these, as indicated in the present, are conflicting emotions in the experience of the entity. Hence, unless changes are made, these will grow to be more and more of
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such a nature as to cause the entity to turn within. For, such conditions will bring that tendency for the entity to subjugate its opinions, when these become expressions, especially after the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth year of experience.
29. Hence, have those changes - in the manner suggested - before such periods come about.
30. Before that we find that the entity was active in the Grecian land, when there were depicted or portrayed by individuals the expressions of body, as well as the expressions of groups; that made for the expanding of the mind as to the beauty of body, the beauty of expression, the beauty of the manner of expression as became the early periods when there were those attempts to portray group activity or group thought by that of individual expression.
31. Hence those tendencies in the understanding of the arts as Art, and as a means for the expression of same to impress or control or direct or train or educate others.
32. Then the entity was in the name Agalon, and we may in the present find some of those same expressions as changes come. This depends much upon the manner in which the suggestions are made for the correction of those tenets innate in the soul-entity, from the experience just indicated as Whittaker.
33. Before that the entity was in that land when there were those preparations for the journeying of the children of promise from the Egyptian land; when the leaders Moses, Aaron and Hur brought about those experiences.
34. The entity then was of the same age and an associate of Joshua, who became the spiritual leader even to Moses in the interpreting of his experiences in the activities through that journey; as well as the companion of Joshua.
35. For, the entity then was the friend of Joshua, being the brother of the girl whom Joshua loved [See [5241]], yet who on the journey - before their wedding - died of tuberculosis.
36. Thus that innate feeling, the entity will find, may be expressed in hearing of, reading of, ANY persecutions; and especially of the suffering of those from tuberculosis.
37. The name then was Jarael. The entity experienced turmoils through that sojourn. Yet, when there were those experiences after the hardships and the early portion of the journey, when there were those meetings between Moses in Mt. Sinai, Joshua's interpretation to Jarael brought the greater spiritual concept - and aroused much of the entity's experience in the material sojourn before that.
38. Then the entity gained and became as a leader, as one
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who - with many of its associates or companions in the present - may, with some direction (dependent upon the suggestion made), become AGAIN as a leader and a director in this material experience.
39. Before that the entity was in the Egyptian land; in that position of being very active with the latter period of Ra-Ta's return, or Ra-Ta's supervision of the spiritual life.
40. For the entity then, as Sugita, was chosen as the active priest at the demise - or the change in Ra-Ta's conscious activity.
41. It was a period that might be questioned, for it began the change that brought dissension in other lands because of the lack of this entity's keeping so constant an attendance in the activities of the emissaries that made for the relationships with other lands.
42. Hence the great need for the manner in which the suggestions may be made by those who would correct the condition of the entity in the present. While the correction is for a physical condition, it is necessarily of a much deeper significance to the spiritual and mental attitude of the entity in this particular sojourn. For, upon same may depend whether the life becomes a constructive one with the awaken- ing of the spiritual import, or whether there is a turning of same to the material or secular forces in a material and mental gain.
43. Ready for questions.
44. (Q) What made me revert to the habit of bed wetting after having stopped? (A) Read what we have just given! This is not merely a physical condition, but it reverts to the disturbance the entity brought to others because of their beliefs, faiths or activities.
45. (Q) Why is it so difficult to awaken me at night from my sleep? (A) Read what we have just indicated. This is a reverting to that incoordinating condition that exists between the body or physical mind and the spirit or soul mind, see? These do not coordinate.
46. (Q) What shall I make my life work? (A) Let's get well first, and then - as indicated - it will depend upon the choices as may be taken. Abilities lie especially in that direction as a spiritual advisor. Whether these shall take those directions as an artist or as the teacher depends upon the choice of the entity. But educate the entity, or give it the possibilities in both directions.
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Mechanical things are naturally a part, and will be a period of the entity's experience. Consequently, details as related to any mechanical things are of interest; but let this be rather as a hobby than as a chosen profession.
47. (Q) From the playing of what musical instrument will I get most satisfaction? (A) The violin here, to be sure. We see, as indicated, - the entity gets the COLOR, rather than what is ordinarily called the tonal vibration, see? though, of course, the tonal vibration is that which PRODUCES color. For, of course, color and tone are just different rates of vibration.
48. (Q) Where and in what relationship have I been previously associated with the following: (A) (Interrupting) Let's rather indicate these when there is that choosing, in the next two to three years, by the entity, of its life work - but AFTER this coordination is made, through those manners indicated; and through those channels indicated as best for same, in the present relationships.
49. (Q) Was there any relationship between me and my paternal grandfather? Why did he appear to my mother in a vision or dream at my birth? (A) Only as the assurety, because of that association between these entities in that journey along the way; which was the experience of the mother as it turned IN the way. [6/27/42 See 2772-1, Par. 65-A, in re [2779]'s paternal grandfather, etc.]
50. We are through for the present. Two copies to Parents Copy to Ass'n file (7/7/42 GD's note to parents: We feel this is one of the most unusual and extraordinary readings we have ever had, and it opens up a WORLD of seeking for us in many directions. Get Dave and Lucille [Kahn] to put you in touch with Dr. Kuhn - he is a psychiatrist who has had some experience with the readings. Mr. Cayce feels that [2779]'s grandfather persuaded him to come to you at this time, instead of the other entity that you would naturally have attracted. There is so very much we don't understand about such things. I am hoping that after [2779]'s physical condition is corrected, we can clarify everything through another reading. Love, GD. [See note in Par. 49-A above.]
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Dr. Kuhn [Dr. Leslie Kuhn, M.D.], when we last heard of him, was associated with Dr. Thomas Garrett, 1225 Park Avenue, N.Y.C. Please, when you find him, let us have his full name and address.) ss.)