This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 2nd day of May, 1930, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [2896], via Mr. [5453].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. [2896] and [5453].
R E A D I N G
Born November 18, 1907, New York City. Time of Reading 11:10 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City. (Life Reading Suggestion)
1. EC: Yes, we have the entity and those relations with the universe and universal forces, as are latent and exhibited in the present entity.
2. In the entity's appearance in the earth plane astrologically, we find many conflicting influences in the experience of the entity. Studied from the influence in which the forces as through the cosmos influences, these - we find - would vary considerable from those from the purely MECHANICAL astrological.
3. Then, as to the entity's sojourn in the planetary relationships of the earth with the influences appearing as individuality, and reflecting in the activities of the entity as the personality - these, we find, as influences innate and expressive, for many of the influences INNATE ARE having, and WILL have, for the next three to five years, the greater influence in the present EXPERIENCE of the entity at ANY period, until the entity has passed its fifty-sixth birthday.
4. In the astrological influences, then, as respecting sojourn:
5. Coming under the influence of Mercury and of Jupiter, we find the MENTAL abilities of the entity magnifying themselves in the present experience; especially as related to influences that deal with the mental attributes of self and of others. What figure would mean to many, so would activities of individuals and their response to the various environmental, and the VARIED factors of the hereditary, mean to the entity - especially in APPLYING same to that of CREATIVE influences as would come from story telling, or from writing, or those as related to BUSINESS and business influence. Hence, as a DATASTICIAN the entity would be WELL, or as one gathering data for compilation of facts as related to the influences in the affairs of individuals, as of stock, stock breeding, farm, farm relationships; NOT as
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the MONEY end, but as related to the various effect of influences as make or bring into the experiences of individuals the changes in their lives. As a politician, too, the entity would be well to be associated WITH individuals FOR whom data is necessary for the compilation of facts as related to legislation for groups, individuals, or of the combination of same.
6. In the influences as are seen in VENUS, as its relationship with Mars and the entity's influences in these planes - these will bring contradictory influences in the life as related to the relationships of the entity with the opposite sex, and as related to war, or war's influence in the lives of individauls - ESPECIALLY as to homes. Also there will be seen that the influence in the experience of the entity will give the entity the abilities to write ABOUT or speak OF homes, rather than making or living one; yet these will ever have their influence IN the present experience of the entity. These show the abilities and the trend, or of entity's experience INNATE and that as may be made manifest in the present experience OF the entity known as these will bring [2896].
7. In those influences as are seen, then, as manifesting themselves THROUGH the various experiences OF the entity in the present earth's plane, as related to those of FORMER APPEARANCES THROUGH the earth's plane:
8. One that is especially gifted in the affairs of peoples, rather than of things or figures; or data CONCERNING things and people, rather than that of statistics as numbers, or such; yet these will always influence the activities OF the entity - that is, statistics, figures - but will the entity attune self to those of the mental and SPIRITUAL forces from within, and gain FOR self that of the ability to commune with self and those seeking aid, those from whom the entity would seek such contributions for the aid of the many, the SPIRIT will bring those influences as will direct for the SUCCESSFUL life in the present experience, so far as FAME and fortune are concerned.
9. As to whether the entity will have, AFTER the fifty-sixth year, that feeling of the life being worth WHILE - this will depend upon the APPLICATION of self as respecting the various influences as will come to the entity.
10. In days, weeks, years - the entity will find that those that are divisible by numbers with ciphers will ever bring a change, as has been seen. The first, the tenth, the twentieth, and the thirtieth - these will bring CHANGES in the experience, in the relationships, in the environment. As to what these DO to the ENTITY, is the ENTITY'S self! As
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to what the entity does FOR and TO the various changes is what the entity should worry - if it's termed worry; at least EXERCISE self most as concerning. NOT, then - "What I may gain FROM" - but "What may I give TO the ones whom I contact, whom I may be associated WITH" - should BE the attitude of the entity.
11. In the appearances in the earth plane:
12. In the one before this we find during that period known as the Crusades, and in the SECOND Crusade did the entity take part, and the entity among those of the leaders during that period. Not OF the leaders, but WITH and AMONG the leaders. In the name Moirl. In the experience the entity gained and lost. Hence we find from the experience decided likes and dislikes; yet with the ability to often times keep COUNSEL to self, but when once loosened - the tongue or the mind - the entity with the ability to express self in VERY DECIDED ways; oftentimes through such making enemies or DISLIKES from others, by such decided statements, that the entity does not ALWAYS MEAN to be JUST as stated! Not that INSINCERITY is a portion of the system's inner being, but the entity is tended to exaggerate that MEANT to be conveyed to the mind of another. Hence the warning as to not what the other does for you, but what DOES the self do for the other, in the application of self to the environs and the various situations or conditions as present themselves? Particularly during that experience was the study of the entity of the varied experiences, of the varied environments - for, waging war for an ideal, and FINDING those made war against felt they had ALSO an ideal, brought conflicting emotions; yet might and main were used without the proper discretion. Hence gained and lost during the experience, and there may also be seen FROM the experience that tendency to express in word more than that felt or INTENDED to express within feelings of self; yet makes for the good writer, will the BASIS of that expressed be of an even - and ideal - keel. Not IDEALISTIC alone, but rather IDEAL.
13. In the one before this we find in that period when that known as the Trojan wars. The entity among those of the isles that were defenders of the gate through which the armies of the leaders entered, or went OUT to do battle, and was of the gate keeper's house, and will contact many that were in that particular period. In the name Ioncolm. In the period the entity gained, for much of the entity's experience was given rather to that of contemplation than of activity. Hence the variations in the two experiences - so extremes; and the meditator and the counsellor was the entity during that period, and the entity lived many days in
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the land, and became - after the settling up in Crete - one of the COUNSELLORS of the land. Many of those statutes, many of those as may yet be found in the isle, the entity had much to do with their construction - especially as related to the telling of, or showing of, historic incidents during that period. Hence we find the entity rather one able to meet many situations MENTALLY, though material or physical application was given rather to guiding and telling and directing others as to physical labors - for the entity during that period studied much. In the present the mental abilities, the mental forces as may be applied, are active.
14. In the one before this we find in that land known as India. The entity among those that in the hill country came to the lowlands, when there was foods sought during that period of destruction of many in the mount, through the eruptions of the changes in the earth's surface. The entity then among those that became of the field, a laborer - rather co-laborer with many that builded for the peoples that foods might sustain those natives, also those aliens who came into the land. AMONG those of invaders, but not a participant in same, acting rather as one that aided both the invader and the invaded - but in no sense one acting as a spy, nor as a one-sided individual, yet gaining though the experience - and in the name Iltdon, and the entity became one of the fathers of the land - came to by many for counsel, for aid, in understanding the various relationships of the people of the times; becoming an emissary in the latter days, both to that NOW known as Egypt and to Mongolia. In the present, those of music - especially pastoral; those of painting, especially of those that carry an idea of the outdoors are interesting to the entity - as also MUSIC that gives of the reed, especially, finds an answering chord in the entity's inner self.
15. In the one before this we find during that period known as the Atlantean. The entity then of those peoples that gained much in the understanding of mechanical laws, and mechanics has its interest - but from the experience the entity DOUBTS EVERY change that comes, yet is not made to wonder at WHATEVER may be accomplished by man in a mechanical way and manner. They appear rather to be natural consequences of man's application of unseen laws. In the name Susosu. In the experience the entity lost, and gained. Gained in the ability to aid those that were persecuted by those that USED such applications of the night side of life to their own destruction, and to the confounding of those that did not understand all its relations. Hence those forces of occult and mysticism has its place in the entity's
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experience; yet there must - to the entity - ever be a material basis of application, whether for good or for personal gain.
16. In the abilities, then, of self in the present - we will find in that field as pertains to the gathering of data, either for the political or the newspaper field, to be that in which the entity may make FOR self the better understanding and the greater development; but these must be weighed well in the SPIRITUAL side of life, in the material or earth plane; being guided rather by the spirit, than the mental. While these may be weighed as one, be guided by the spirituality as is manifest in the activities of self and self's relations to others, and there will come that joy that passeth understanding. Ready for questions.
17. (Q) Will entity obtain connection with New York Evening Graphic this coming Monday? (A) He may.
18. (Q) Is it best for entity to remain in New York? (A) Any place where the entity may deem the best; for, as has been seen from that given, those ABROAD - rather than in city - is that which calls the MOST to the entity. Why, then, make a burden for self? While these may be sent TO cities, why not gain from nature and nature's surroundings the greater blessings?
19. We are through for the present. Copy to Self " " Ass'n office " " Datastician " " give to Dr. Job Taylor, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., for his interpretation, if so desired by self