This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 16th day of April, 1944, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [5030], new Associate Member of the Ass''n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by the book, THERE IS A RIVER.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. (Notes read to and transcribed by Jeanette Fitch.)
R E A D I N G
Born November 12, 1893, at Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. Time of Reading Set bet. 3:30 to 4:30 P. M. Eastern War Time. ..., Penna.
1. GC: You will give the relations 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 plane, giving time, place and the name, and that in each life which built or retarded the development for the entity; giving the abilities of the present entity, that to which it may attain, and how. You will answer the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Pennsburg, Pennsylvania - this is a new cycle!
3. Yes, we have the records here of that entity now known as or called [5030].
4. In analyzing and interpreting the records indicated from the entity's experiences in the earth, as well as urges arising from sojourn in realms of consciousness or other phases of consciousness, we find an entity well gifted in many things, yet subject to much of that which is interpreted in self as fear. Yet the entity rarely acknowledges such. Remember through faith, love, kindness, patience, longsuffering, one may cast out fear.
5. If this entity, in this particular sojourn, would make advancements materially, mentally, spiritually, it must first apply in self that which will wholly cast out fear; fear of others, fear of influences, fear of what may come to pass. For if the entity comes to that consciousness which is a part of the universal consciousness, that ye abide - in body, mind and purpose - as one with the Creative Forces, ye are at peace with the world and have nothing to fear. For God will not allow any soul to be tempted beyond that it is able to bear - if the soul puts its whole trust in the Creative Forces manifested in the Christ-Consciousness.
6. As indicated in the composite of the astrological and
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earthly sojourns, we find these apparent in the urges of the entity:
7. One interested in things psychic, things unusual. The entity is oft prone to give power to influences without self. This causes much of the fear, and the entity accredits happenings with activities that have come about from a part of that builded by the entity's own activity. For mind is the builder.
8. The entity should use these abilities rather as an investigator than as one would apply such. Rather let the universal consciousness and its trust and faith, hope and desire in same be the activity. Let the results come of themselves.
9. The entity is also analytical. This, as may be indicated from that just given regarding the unusual, the psychic, or the phenomenon of an unusual nature, keeps the body-mind (now, body-mind) rather in a state of confusion.
10. Thus that needed most in the entity's present experience is for the entity to study self. What is thy ideal? What is thy God? What is that controlling thee? For instance, when you sleep what keeps your heart still beating? Is it true that in Him, the Father of light, God, ye live and move and have thy being? Or is it purely a physical phenomenon? Is God the Creator of heaven and earth and all that is therein, or did it happen of itself? Know what ye believe and know who is the author of thy beliefs; not just because you have been taught this or that by any man. They can only bring to your mind that already contained and all those influences which may add to or take from, according to what spirit or truth ye entertain. For truth maketh thee not afraid. Truth is truth everywhere the same, under every circumstance. It is creative. For light, the Christ, Jesus is the truth, is the perfect way. They who climb up some other way are thieves and robbers to their own better selves.
11. Then know what ye believe and the author of it. Know that He is able to keep that ye commit unto Him. So, walk and talk oft with Him. For thy body indeed is the Temple of the living God. For He hath promised to meet thee, in humbleness, in love, in patience, in kindness. Thus may all fear be cast out.
12. Astrological urges have come to mean little, only that they are as urges. But no urge surpasses the will of self in its relationship to Creative Forces.
13. That thou art conscious of being thyself, [5030], now, should be evidence to thee that the First Cause, God, is mindful of thee and hath given thee an opportunity to be a
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manifestation of His love, His grace, His mercy. If ye would find mercy with God, be merciful to others. If ye would have love with God, love thy fellow man. For as He is love, the earth thereof in light,* He gave the new commandment, "Love one another." * [GD's note: Gen. 1:3 - "Let there be light" - Gen. 1:26 - "Let us make man in our image" - I John 1:5 - "God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all".]
14. As to the appearances in the earth, these have been few. Not all of these would be given, only those that are a part of the consciousness in the present experience, those controlling or directing that which may be used or rejected in the present consciousness of the entity.
15. As indicated, be warned regarding fear, its sources, and as to how to eliminate same.
16. Before this the entity was in the land of the present nativity during the early settlings in the "city of brotherly love".
17. Hence the entity in its inner consciousness in the present is a Quaker, feeling that what is to happen, will happen. What does happen is by the will, then, of that ye create in thine own consciousness, according to that power ye accredit to that which works within thee.
18. The entity was then a teacher, a founder of principles, especially as related to harmonious colors in relationships to individuals.
19. Hence in the entity's activities, it will find that all of its agreements and activities must be made in the winter months, not in the summer - for those have become parts of the entity's consciousness.
20. The entity will find that the fifteenth of June will ever be a dreaded day for the entity unless on those days it has something green about the body, yea even green stones of any kind. Their vibrations may keep the entity from fear.
21. Then let not the green-eyed monster, jealousy, be at the root of much of thy troubles.
22. Thy name then was Madge Elburn.
23. Before that the entity was in the Holy Land when there was the entrance of the children of promise; among the Canaanites who made overtures for consideration by those people who were under the direction of Joshua in the experience.
24. The entity came to know those people, yea was even wedded to a Canaanite whose sister was one familiar with spirits, that brought fear to the entity; then in the name Leah.
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25. Thus this has brought, combined with the knowledge that it companioned with those outside of its own peoples, the consciousness of a fear of things dealing with people connected with varied characters of groups or principles.
26. Thus the needs for the entity analyzing self, and its abilities may bring to the experience in this present sojourn peace, harmony, as well as material success.
27. Before that the entity was in the Egyptian land among the groups who were banished with the Priest.
28. The entity chose to be of the Priest's group, yet in the lands to which the group was banished the entity undertook to set up, after the recall of the Priest, those activities in which the entity became as the director of the ruler of the land; companioning, then, with that ruler in the Abyssinian land. The name then was Is-It-El.
29. As to the abilities of the entity in the present, that to which it may attain and how: Study to show thyself approved unto thy ideal. In those tenets of the law, but rather in that study, learn to write, learn to instruct. For while at times the tongue may be slow, the mind is quick.
30. Ready for questions.
31. (Q) What and where is my highest job - where can I use all my ability or combination of them? (A) As indicated, in the assistance or as an assistant in the judgements in a law office, but writing for those who need instructions as to how to contain their own selves.
32. (Q) Shall I try to pass the Bar exam? (A) Not necessarily, if there is the application for being an assistant in some good organized group of bar individuals, or lawyers.
33. (Q) Where? (A) In the "city of brotherly love".
34. (Q) Shall I try to get in touch with E. D. I.? (A) No! Best to let him alone. For these are sources of fear. Let perfect love, perfect confidence, perfect faith cast out fear.
35. We are through for the present. Copy to Self " " Ass'n file " under case number for indexing