This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 23rd day of September, 1927, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [4145], via Mr. Linden Shroyer.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. L. B. Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Born October 6, 1900, Mobile, Alabama. Time of Reading 12:00 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Florida.
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 the time, the 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: We have those relations with the universe and universal forces as are latent and exhibited in the present earth's plane.
3. In entering the earth's plane we find the entity coming under the influences of Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, and those influences as are seen in the cusps. Hence we find, without respect to will:
4. One of an exceptional mien and turn of mind, showing at times some exceptional abilities, and at others apparently the lack of forethought, or of intent or of purpose, or of even the ability of thinking - yet, with all, we find one that may attain - through the applying of will's forces in the present experience, go far in the present development, and in that field of whatever the entity may apply self in its endeavors, in which - as is seen from the first - should be in that direction of the diplomatic relations between countries, and those conditions pertaining to the exchange or the barters that come through the mediums of exchange between such countries.
5. With respect to will as has been manifested thus far, and with those conditions as are latent and as urges in the body, we find one much of THIS tend:
6. One that has high potential abilities, yet one of mystery to many, and one well thought of, well beloved, by those who know the entity best.
7. One eccentric in many ways and manners.
8. One that uses, rather than abuses, friendships - yet
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makes friendships for their use.
9. One that, in the application of self, finds that, that which is easy to obtain remains only a short while as useful to self. This not of necessity a truth. To the entity remains as a truth.
10. One that finds in the hardships the greater lessons, and the abilities of the entity lie in meeting obstacles of which the entity has gained some knowledge concerning the application of this to the minds of individuals to whom such conditions apply - that is, the entity deals rather in that which PRODUCES a condition than the condition as exists, see?
11. One that, with the coming three years, will find the greater opportunities presenting themselves to the entity.
12. One that loves, through some innate feeling or desire, to be near waters - yet is ever fearful of the destructive forces in same, and thence has an innate fear of water.
13. One that, with the application of the higher ennobling innate feelings, will bring much greater possibilities in the present experience by applying same in own life and in the relationship the self bears to others - that is, in the ennobling influences that as is set as the criterion WELL, but do not use the double standard for others and for self. Hence applying the standard set for others to self, and measure not self by self, nor others by a different measure.
14. In appearances, then, while few, show many of the innate desires as are seen in the entity, and many of the abilities as may be applied in the present experience are yet undeveloped in these innate forces.
15. In the one before this we find in that first representative sent to this land to represent France, in this as a land. In the name Rau de Claudia. In that experience the entity gained and lost in the application of that as was gained in the MENTAL body, for the entity KNEW to do well but allowed the desires of the flesh and of the eye to overcome that as was best in the abilities of the entity. In the urge as is seen, the love of mystery, and of that not wholly understood - yet the innate doubt as goes with such lack of understanding. The reason, the lack of basic forces to set self on a firm basis with the correct criterion as the position in the development of self.
16. In the one before this we find in that period when changes came in that now known as the Macedonian land. The entity then among those representing that land in the Athenian court, and in the name Dueathia. The entity gained and lost through this experience, in that the service given for the peoples represented was good. In the application of
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same in self's life, not so well. In the urge as is seen, that of the love of the delving into the mysteries of geological and of the lands that are owned or possessed by the various older groups. Hence we find the entity would be WELL in that study of the genealogical condition of any land.
17. In the one before this we find in that country when there were divisions caused by the church and state, as would be called in the present experience, in the land now known as Egypt. The entity then among those who served the ruler at that period, as the genealogist, or the chronological genealogist of the day, giving and gaining much through that experience in the application of self to the service of those in power, and to those that were in need. Then in the name Thias, and the entity in the present urge finds the love of history, the love of that NOT known - yet which may be attained through the study of the DELVING into mysteries that partial or whole records were left of.
18. In the abilities, then, of the entity, we find, as given, this should be in the direction of the law and the relationship between countries, and in THIS the entity may attain and gain much through the present experience.
19. In the faults as are seen in the experience in the earth's plane, the lack of setting the correct principle first and foremost and keeping SELF in that line is that to which the entity should attain first in the present experience. Gain the knowledge, then, of self and self's relation to the Creative Energy, that the greater service may be given to Him and to thy neighbor - for apply these as the principles in the life, would the entity obtain that best in the earth's sojourn:
20. Love the Lord thy God above ALL ELSE, and thy neighbor as thyself.
21. We are through for the present.