This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 10th day of January, 1928, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [5718].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. L. B. Cayce and Mr. [5718].
R E A D I N G
Born April 14, 1878, New York City, New York Time of Reading 2:30 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City.
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 time, 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 the entity and those relations with the universal forces as are latent and exhibited in the present earth's plane.
3. In entering the earth's plane - either in the present experience or others - let it be understood that the will's force plays the greater part in the development or retarding of an entity through the earth's experience; for in the earthly experience will force is manifest; in other spheres' experience that of the influence as is builded and as is innate is the ruling force or passion of that experience. Hence the variations there may be in an influence of one entering the earth's plane under such influences, even as this entity - who has the ruling force in that of Uranus, with Neptune and of Jupiter. Jupiter forces enlivened with those of Mercury brings, then, in this particular experience those influences that are of the exceptional nature, either as applied to urges innate or will's forces as combative or correlative with the influence of the entity's urges.
4. In this, then, we find one of exceptional mental abilities; yet - as understood by others - many belittle the entity for not applying that known and understood by the entity.
5. One that finds within self that constant urge to delve deeper into the impelling forces of good and evil, or one away from development and that toward development. This meaning that an entity in the first cause is a portion of the universal whole; hence has its only - and wholly its own
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- peculiar niche to fill in that universe. That carried in the plane of the first cause or universal energy called God is at an at-oneness with the first cause in the way of self's own purpose, irrespective of others - or the first cause is away FROM that fulfillment of that individual place each entity must fill. Then, reasoning within self, the entity finds self at variance with others' opinion of self and self's own opinion of self. Hence there come, then, many combative influences in the life. Especially have these come since the influence of Uranus with that of Mars and Saturn in the last five years, which have brought much of these unstable, unsatisfactory, undevisable plans and conditions within the life of the entity. That influence then in Jupiter having been the stabilizing influence. There will be seen that in the present year, with the benevolent influence of Jupiter with Venus and Neptune, these will be turned into channels that, with will's forces applied in that direction of making self WITH the at-oneness of the universal forces, will bring power of mind, body, and of the entity or soul itself towards that of the up-building, rather than of destructive forces within the life of the entity.
6. One especially adapted or turned towards figures, especially those that have to do with those of the mental and the circumference of things. Hence once a thing is understood by the entity, the full scope of that thing or that condition is understood by the entity. One not so easily discerning the variations in influences, for to the entity a condition is or is not, and this being rather the emphatic side of the influences in the life has at times led the entity to misjudge others in their intent towards self and towards others. Apply in such conditions rather that rule of, "What would I do in the same circumstance and condition?"
7. In the influences that may be builded from that of Uranus, Neptune and Jupiter, we find then that all phases of occult, psychic, or of benevolent influences, are especially interesting to the mind of the entity. Keep self well balanced in will's application towards such, that there may not come unstableness in the application of the laws pertaining to occult science or occult-ism, psychic phenomena or psychic influence; for while these are the ruling powers in an entity's experience, these may be applied to one's own undoing unless kept in the way that the whole is viewed by any application, rather than a portion; for each individual, every entity, has its influence, and is
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the sum total of its experiences as reflected by ITS (the entity's) concept of the first cause. Get that!
8. One that is especially interested in architectural influences in the lives of individuals, as well as architectural building for their benefit to individuals.
9. One that loves the outdoors rather than being shut up.
10. One that dislikes disloyalty in any form.
11. One that adheres close to the truth as understood by self, and rarely does the entity exaggerate a truth or an untruth.
12. As to the appearances, we find these all have their influence - for they are as but one life.
13. In the one before this we find near the same lands where the entity entered the earth's plane in this experience. The entity then in the name Ingram, and the entity among those that gave assistance to Stuyvesant as lands were laid out to be sold to other settlers, and the entity gained and lost through this experience. Gained in the service given to others. Losing in that the entity allowed those that would come in and offer such rewards for belittling some of the measurements made. Hence we find from these influences an urge towards that of the engineer, or surveyor, or one making line upon line; yet not ever wholly satisfied with the results as are obtained through same, distrusting many that are associated in same. Hence these are as influences, rather than as callings or as elements through which the entity may even gain; for the experience not well, and the entity may gain from other urges the more.
14. In the one before this we find in that period when there were being the walls of the city rebuilded. The entity then among those who builded, working on the east gate. The entity the soldier and the builder. Also the educator or director in the law. Then in the name Ithica, giving much understanding, defending many of those oppressed, assisting in the rebuilding and the re-establishing of the worship. The entity finds from this urge (for this was building) that there is ever innate within self the love for the home, the sacred things of home, the sacred things of church, the sacred things of state. These are as innate, and upon which much may be builded. The love of brotherhood and of the association with those of orders, groups, or of that fellowship that comes with same.
15. In the one before this we find in that period when the divisions arose in the land now known as Egyptian. The entity then among those who gave the laws - the interpretation of same - to the peoples, both of the native and of those that had conquered the country; being then the
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interpreter for the king and the priest - following the priest in exile, yet coming again in power through the abilities of being almost INDISPENSABLE to those who would interpret that as written by the scribes or given by the counsellors. Hence we find that urge of the study of those things pertaining to law, as appertains to the spiritual relationship to the mental and the physical. Not as material laws; not as mental laws; not as spiritual alone - but as the ability of man to apply same in the life as to make the most OF life, mentally, physically, spiritually. Hence the abilities should lie in that of first understanding the law and then teaching same to others, and in the building up of that brotherhood, that relationship wherein all may come to the more perfect knowledge of man's relationship to the creative forces and the creative forces' relation to man, individually. Through these same forces comes that of the psychic abilities of the entity to apply law, for that is the word psychic in its inmost meaning - understanding the hidden forces of mental and spiritual law in its relation to men's response to same, as applied in individual lives.
16. Then, first find self in that way of making an application of the truths as set forth in Him, for in Him is the light and the light is the light of the world, shining into dark places; for He came into the world that man might know there was an advocate with the Father, the Creative Energy, and that through that faith, that hope, that applying of self in that manner, in that service to others, the closest relationship come with the Energy, the Father. Ready for questions.
17. (Q) What line of work should the body go into at the present to best prepare him for the other work? (A) The study of self and of self's relationship to the creative energies as they apply to man, or the study of phenomena in all of its phases. Through same comes power, understanding, abilities to meet the conditions as they arise that are called material. Start! Begin! Commence!
18. We are through.