This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 6th day of May, 1944, in accordance with request made by the self - Mr. [5056], new Associate Member of the Ass''n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Harmon H. Bro.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, J. Fitch, Stenos. June and Harmon Bro.
R E A D I N G
Born April 18, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois. Time of Reading Set bet. 3:30 to 4:30 P. M. Eastern War Time. ..., Iowa.
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: Yes, we have the records here of a very unusual personality, being also an Atlantean. This experience may make or break the entity in its search for that which is to answer those spiritual interpretations or the carnal forces in the experience of the entity through the earthly sojourns.
3. Then, as indicated, we have those unusual experiences in the earth by the entity and the definite urges which are at variance to the general activities in the sex relationships. For in the experience in the Atlantean land, the entity sought to be both and wasn't very successful at either.
4. In giving the interpretations, then, of the records as we find with this entity; these are urges latent and manifest:
5. Music should be the career, should be the purpose of the entity in its activity but should be accomplished by its own efforts within itself for the very love of music itself and should be only of the classic and operatic nature.
6. For the entity was a student under Saint Cecilia, who attained to the realms close to infinity, or able to interpret the music of the spheres and yet failing in some respects, for the entity became enamored of the Saint and you can guess what happened.
7. In the application then of self there must be the attaining of that spiritual awakening such that the
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influences, relationships, activities, are not other than save that of searching for an answer to the voices of the night, the rhapsody of the moon upon the water and the voice of a sunrise. These and similar actions in nature itself, which take the entity out of the realm of physical emotions, should be stressed, so that only the mental and spiritual emotions take their place.
8. The entity should, then, work towards making or engaging in a year's service or work, save every penny, spend every penny, only for music and lessons, but make of and for itself the physical hardships. Sleep on a hard, hard bed. Don't eat too much, don't indulge in things such as sweets, or add to the body, nor engage in those activities in which the movies (such as are shown today) are a part of the activity. Refrain from same. Oft go for days only on bread and water, but do it of thyself if ye would succeed, and ye may become even a greater pianist than Hoffman. [GD's note: Hauptmann?, Hofmann, Josef Casimir?]
9. As to the activities in the earth, as has been indicated, these are far and wide and yet give and show the pattern of this unusual entity; but with an opportunity in the present experience to outshine materially, as well as spiritually, many an individual; yet most of all finding its true relationship to the infinite.
10. As in the experience before this, in the name then Giovana Bactioo, the entity sought the activities in its music with the Saint. As the activities progressed, the music was forgotten in the desire physically for the Saint and it eventually destroyed itself.
11. Before that we find the entity was in the activities in the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem when there was the choosing by David of those who were to be prepared for the service of music in the Temple which was yet to be built. David chose young men and they were given the physical as well as the mental and spiritual training through the activities in the preparations in the school as had been undertaken or begun by Elijah in Carmel.
12. Thus the entity in the name Apsha was among those who were in the temple service when the activities were begun through those periods of Solomon's reign. Those were the periods when there was the great amount of what today would be called notoriety, or during those periods when the Queen of Sheba visited Solomon the entity was chosen as the one to make music for Solomon to make love by, to the Queen.
13. The entity was lacking in some material as well as spiritual undertakings, and yet these are those influences which are to be parts of the entity's experience.
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14. DO NOT, then, make an early choice of companionship! For this would be thy undoing. DO NOT wed before the thirty-second year of age! DO NOT wed, then, until at least ye have conquered thyself in the full training of the body, the hand, the mind in thy music! Use the piano alone!
15. Before that we find the entity was in the Atlantean land and in those periods before Adam was in the earth. The entity was among those who were then "thought projections", and the physical being had the union of sex in the one body, and yet a real musician on pipes or reed instruments.
16. As to the abilities of the entity, then, that to which it may attain and how:
17. There is nothing impossible for the entity to attain in fame or fortune or in its spiritual unfoldment and yet these will NOT be easy until the entity has conquered self.
18. Ready for questions.
19. (Q) Should I take the position as a "Watkins Man" or start school in June? (A) If that is the desire. Whatever may be the choices. DO work for same and don't let anyone give you anything.
20. (Q) Where and with whom should I study piano after graduating from Iowa State Teacher's College? (A) With some piano school in New York. But when you go to New York, beware!
21. (Q) Am I homosexual? (A) Read what has been given.
22. (Q) What have been my previous relationships with [...] of ... Long Island? (A) You were good Atlanteans together but not very good people.
23. (Q) Any further mental and spiritual advice? (A) Decide in self which you will choose, for there is here set before thee good and evil, life and death, choose thou and know ever within self: If ye are one in and with the Lord in His purpose, naught can be against thee.
24. We are through. Copy to Self " " Ass'n file " for indexing