This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 12th day of May, 1944, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [5103], new Associate Member of the Ass''n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by the book, THERE IS A RIVER.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Jeanette Fitch, Stenos.
R E A D I N G
Born September 24, 1899, Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee. Time of Reading Washington, Set bet. 10:30 to 11:30 A. M. Eastern War Time. D.C., N.W.
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: This is a new cycle. Yes, we have the records here of that entity now known as or called, [5103].
3. In giving an interpretation of the records here of this entity, there are many things, conditions, to be considered. When there is the analyzing of the interims or of other consciousnesses than that of the three-dimensional, and the periods of sojourn in the earth, these indicate, as a pattern, these characteristics:
4. The entity has to watch itself very closely that it doesn't tell tales, and this oft gets the entity into trouble. Remember, silence is golden and remember, too, the seeds you sow you reap, as; telling tales about others, what you speak of others, others will speak of you. Don't be, then, given to that.
5. Oh, yes, ye have chosen many times correctly in not telling of slander, in not telling of things that would be harmful, but these eliminate from thine experience and it will tend to open new vistas to thee. Never speak of a person except finding something good. If you can't speak well of a person, don't speak. To be sure it tends to close self, yet you will find that well. You're a good talker. Yes that talking saying something nice, even if ye have to imagine it. For remember, there is so much good in the
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worst of people. For, remember, whoever they may be, whatever they may have done they are made in the image of thy God, or is it thy God? It depends upon what ye in the image of thy God, or is it thy God? It depends upon what ye entertain. If it is saying hard things, ye are not entertaining the God of creation, ye are entertaining the God of destruction. Say something nice of everyone.
6. Astrologically we find Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter as parts of the experience and just about in the order as indicated. Changes can come about so easily for the entity. Oft just when you thing things are going nicely, something crops up. It's something you have said somewhere, usually something you've done. For your chickens come home to roost, as does that which is much better stated "with what measure ye mete to others it is measured back to thee." For as ye say of, or do to, others ye are doing to thy Maker. What manner of Maker is thy ideal?
7. In Mars we find the body is very active not lazy, and active in what would be constructive ways, if they are ever given to finding something good to say. Those who are good scrubwomen are much better than bad teachers or lecturers.
8. In Venus we find abilities for the entity to write. Write, practice in same, but especially those things pertaining to children. For the entity likes children. For you had plenty of them once! not all thine own, but these are part of thy consciousness. Children's books, especially those stories and books which are for girls in that period of awakening to the creative forces as from within. Let them be about the outdoors or of trips through the imaginations of the self, through the mysteries of mind, through the actualities of travel.
9. Do the things in the writing that you have always wanted to do yourself. Visualize, and you will make it and can use it to the advantage and the help of others.
10. As to the appearances in the earth, these have been quite varied.
11. Before this we find the entity was in the land of the present nativity, or present birth, during the early stages of settlings from the Carolinas and Virginia, when portions of Kentucky and Tennessee were being settled.
12. The entity was among those who journeyed into these lands and thus, as has been indicated, drawing upon the imaginations and the things that have ever appealed to the outdoors, in the woods, among Indians, among various types of individuals who might struggle not only for a social life being built, but the material needs of the physical body also.
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13. In the name then Martha Childress, the entity gained, and the entity taught school; not as a school prepared or sponsored by the state, but the type to teach the nature of itself and how children could apply themselves in better home building. These were the types of activity that have appealed and that do appeal to the entity. For social-mindedness is in the consciousness, but the entity is conscious as to who should belong in the group.
14. All are in one accord before thy Maker. Are you better than The Maker?
15. Before that the entity was in the Holy Land when there were those establishings of the care for the children of those who had viewed the Disciples and Apostles on the day of Pentecost.
16. The entity then was among those of Judah, Judah of the coasts of Thessalonica, who came to Jerusalem. Young in years, yet faithful in purpose and in aiding in the distribution to those who were in need, were the activities. Thus the entity learned the stories, the tales of many who were in those varied positions by the overzealousness as well as the sincerity of others. These made for the abilities of the entity to talk and sometimes talk too much.
17. Before that we find the entity was in the activities pertaining to those periods of the journeyings into the Promise land. The entity was among those women who are chosen to do the embroidering on the edges of the linen drapery which were hung inside the tabernacle, pomegrante and a bell, then pomegrante and a bell. These names, in themselves, arouse something within the entity. Hence we will find the entity a good embroiderer, yet, when it sets out to do it, and a designer on things of that nature. As supplies for household. These, too, the entity can teach and may teach. In the name then Elsael.
18. Before that we find the entity was in the Egyptian land among those peoples who came from the Atlantean land. The entity was among those Atlanteans first born in Egypt, but of the Atlanteans, and the entity knew better than most of the others by the training, and yet learned many things the hard way.
19. The entity was then given to the activities in organizing various groups, in the later portion applying self to writing. In the name them Eesmes.
20. As to the abilities of the entity, that to which it may attain and how: Applying self in most any of those activities which have been a part of the experience, these may be used as channels and outlets for the greater unfoldment for the entity, but do write stories for
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children. Do work with teen-age girls especially.
21. Ready for questions.
22. (Q) Could I earn my livelihood through giving my whole time to writing, or should I continue in present job? (A) Continue in present job until you begin to write and have sold at least three of thy stories or published one book. But do work with girls and write teen-age books.
23. (Q) Would it be advisable to learn a new profession? (A) This would be rather new but in the application of self, ye will find an outlet for the better abilities of the entity. You will learn also to write that which is best to speak.
24. (Q) Why do I doubt my ability to break into anything new? (A) Just as has been indicated, when you find faults they reflect in self.
25. We are through with this reading. Copy to Self " " Ass'n file " for indexing