Guest guest Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Thanks ...great article...have read much about him and have to agree on most of it. By the way...the sleeping on books actually does work...I do it all the time. Place all your loving, healing, spiritual and related books and articles under where you sit or sleep...Both Edison and Albert Einstein<sp> did this as well. Henry Ford was said to have did it too. It goes to show how we absorb energy and concepts [thoughts] around us. Love D~ --- In , " karmarqu69 " <karmarqu69@...> wrote: > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > The Sleeping Prophet > Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 January 3, 1945), (the surname pronounced > " Casey " ) is generally remembered as an American psychic who gave trance > discourses on subjects like astrology, reincarnation, and Atlantis. He > may have been the source for the idea that California would fall into > the ocean (though he never said exactly this). Although Cayce lived > before the emergence of the New Age movement, he remains a major > influence on its teachings. > > This popular image overlooks what to him were the more important strains > within his work such as healing (the vast majority of his " readings " > were given for people who were sick) or Christian theology (Cayce being > a lifelong, devout member of the Disciples of Christ). Skeptics > challenge Cayce's claim to psychic prowess, while conservative > Christians doubt this and/or his orthodoxy. > > Today there are several tens of thousands of " Cayce people. " Most are > located in the United States and Canada, but Edgar Cayce Centers are now > found in 25 other countries. The Association for Research and > Enlightenment (ARE), headquartered in Virginia Beach, is the major > organization promoting interest in Cayce. > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > Cayce was born on a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky on March 18, 1877. > At an early age he gave evidence of his budding talent: he was able to > master his school lessons by sleeping on his books. At the age of > twenty-one he developed a gradual throat paralysis which threatened the > loss of his voice. > > When doctors were unable to find a cause for his condition, Cayce > entered the same hypnotic sleep that had enabled him to learn his school > lessons years before. In that state, he was able to recommend a cure > which successfully repaired his throat muscles and restored his voice. > It was soon discovered that he could do the same for others. > > For most of his adult life, Edgar Cayce was able to provide intuitive > insights into nearly any question imaginable. When individuals came to > him with a question, he would place himself into a sleep-induced sleep > state. While in that state he could respond to virtually any question > asked. His responses have come to be called " readings " . Today his > psychic readings constitute one of the largest and most impressive > records of intuitive information to emanate from a single individual. > > For many years the information dealt mainly with medical problems. > Eventually the scope of his readings expanded to include such topics as > meditation, dreams, reincarnation, and prophecy. The transcripts have > provided the basis for over 300 popular books about Cayce's work. > Mr. Cayce's theories on the end times of this planet are very > enlightening and show a global major change in 1998. > > He prophecized the Sphinx had been built in 10,500 BC and that survivors > of Atlantis had concealed beneath it a " Hall of Records " containing all > the wisdom of their lost civilization and the true history of the human > race. Cayce prophesied that this Hall of Records would be rediscovered > and opened between 1996 and 1998. He connected the opening to the second > coming of Christ. > Cayce ending every reading by saying, " We are through " . > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > The Readings > > Origin and destiny of humanity - " All souls were created in the > beginning, and are finding their way back to whence they came. " Cayce > believes that human souls were created with a consciousness of their > oneness with God. Some " fell " from this state; others - led by the Jesus > soul - volunteered to save them. The Earth, with all its limitations, > was created as a suitable arena for spiritual growth. > > Duality - According to Cayce, Atlantean society was divided into two > long-lived political factions - a " good " faction called the " Sons of the > Law of One, " and an " evil " faction called the " Sons of Belial. " > According to the readings, a major source of turmoil was the Sons of > Belial's desire to exploit the Things, sub-humans with animal appendages > and low intelligence, and the movements to protect and evolve them by > the Sons of the Law of One. > > Universal laws - Souls incarnated on the earth are subject to certain > spiritual laws such as, " As ye sow, so shall ye reap " (karma) or " As ye > judge (others), so shall ye be judged. " Properly regarded, such laws > represent an aspect of God's mercy whereby no matter what our > circumstances, he has promised to guide us in our spiritual path. > > Jesus and Christ Consciousness > Following New Thought precedent, Cayce distinguishes between Jesus and > Christhood. Briefly, Jesus was a soul like us, who reincarnated through > many lifetimes (and made many mistakes). " Christhood " is something which > he achieved, and to which we also ought to aspire. Cayce accordingly > calls Jesus our " elder brother. " > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies, instead we > are spiritual beings who are having a physical experience entailing > personal growth and development. Many individuals have incorrectly > assumed that the goal of being in the earth is to simply reach heaven, > find enlightenment, or somehow " get out of the earth. " And yet, this is > a perspective quite different from that contained in the Cayce material. > Instead, Cayce believed that as children of God, our mission was to > somehow bring spirit into the earth. > > The dynamics of our deep and literal connection to God can be found > throughout scripture, beginning with Genesis when we are told that God > made humankind in the Creator's image. But our relationship with God as > our Parent is perhaps no more clearly illustrated than in the Parable of > the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24). This parable describes the journey of > the soul: we were with God in the beginning, through the power of our > free will we were able to make choices that were not necessarily in > perfect accord with the Creator. And, at some point, we will " arise " and > decide to return to God, regaining our inheritance and experiencing our > true relationship with Him. > One of the readings beautifully describes the spiritual nature of > humankind in this way: > > " For ye are a corpuscle in the body of God; thus a co-creator with Him, > in what ye think, in what ye do. " - Edgar Cayce reading #2794-3 > The readings state that God desires to be expressed in the world through > us. > > The example set by Jesus is apparently a " pattern " of wholeness for each > and every soul.Regardless of an individual's religious or personal > beliefs, this Christ pattern exists in potential upon the very fiber of > their being. It is that part of each of us that is in perfect accord > with the Creator and is simply waiting to find expression in our lives. > > This Christ pattern was further described as " the awareness within each > soul, imprinted in pattern on the mind and waiting to be awakened by the > will, of the soul's oneness with God " (5749-14), and its manifestation > is the eventual destiny of each and every soul. With this in mind, the > readings present Jesus as our " Elder brother, " a soul who came to show > each one of us the way back to our spiritual Source by perfectly > manifesting the laws of the Creator in the earth. > > Just as an older sibling can sometimes provide insight and counsel into > some of life's difficulties (because he or she went through them first) > Jesus as Elder brother can assist us in facing life's challenges. What > may surprise individuals is that this fact has nothing to do with > religion, it has to do with spirituality and discovering our true > relationship with God - a relationship we share with Jesus. The readings > not only affirm that Jesus was the Son of God, but they also state the > same thing about each and everyone of us. In other words: Jesus was like > each one of us and, ultimately, each one of us is destined to be like > Him. > > Q. What is the main purpose of Jesus' incarnation? > EC: To glorify the Christ Consciousness in the Earth . in the lives of > those with whom ye come in contact, and to live the same thyself. - > Reading 2441-4 > Q. What is the meaning and significance of the words Jesus and > Christ...? > EC: Just as indicated. Jesus is the man, the activity, the mind, the > relationships that He bore to others. Yea, He was mindful of friends, He > was sociable. He was loving. He was kind. He was gentle. He grew faint, > He grew weak and yet gained that strength that He has promised, in > becoming the Christ, by fulfilling and overcoming the world! Ye are made > strong in body, in mind, in soul and purpose by that power in Christ. > The power, then, is in the Christ. The pattern is in Jesus. - Reading > 2533-7 > > This transformative power of the Christ Consciousness is awakened as > individuals act in accord with the pattern set by the example of Jesus' > life. In fact, this awakening is the essential purpose for which each > soul enters into life. > > From Cayce's perspective, Jesus is the Elder brother for all of > humankind, deeply committed to assisting all souls in reawakening to the > awareness of their oneness with God. This Jesus is not interested in > religious conversion, denominationalism, or even mighty personal > accomplishments. Instead, He is simply interested in how we treat one > another. With this in mind, even in the midst of our diversity as a > human family, we share a common spiritual heritage. We are all Children > of the same God. We are all part of the one spiritual Source. And, we > are all destined to return to our Creator, our Mother/Father, our God. > > Unknown Life of Jesus - Cayce presented narratives of Jesus' previous > incarnations, including a mysterious Atlantean figure called " Amilius " > as well as the more familiar biblical figures of Adam, Enoch, > Melchizedek, , Asaph, and Jeshua. Cayce describes Jesus as an > Essene who traveled to India in his youth in order to study Eastern > religions > > Reincarnation Past Lives > Edgar Cayce found that the concept of reincarnation was not incompatible > with any religion, and actually merged perfectly with his own beliefs of > what it meant to be a Christian. Eventually the subject of reincarnation > was examined in extensive detail in over 1,900 Life Readings. > > Reincarnation is the belief that each of us goes through a series of > lifetimes for the purpose of spiritual growth and soul development. > Cayce's approach does not include the concept of transmigration, which > states that it is possible for human beings to be born again as animals. > From the standpoint of the Cayce material, souls only occupy human > bodies through their spiritual growth and developmental process. > > In essence, the Cayce approach to reincarnation provides a philosophical > setting to the past focusing on practical ways of dealing with this > life: living, growing, and being of service to one another in the > present. > For him it wasn¹t nearly as important to who individuals had once > been, or even what they had been doing, as it was paramount that they > focus on the present and the opportunities and challenges that faced > them in this time, in this place, right now. > > In terms of remembering your own past lives, the Edgar Cayce information > provides a variety of approaches. In fact, oftentimes individuals who > received readings would ask about such things as memorable dreams that > were on their mind, personal traits and talents that they had always > been drawn to, and even intense positive or negative relationships with > other people in their lives Cayce described how each of these things > could be tied to past-life memories. With these things in mind, in order > to remember your own past lives the Cayce readings recommend such things > as personal inventories of your talents, abilities, likes, and dislikes; > working with meditation and dreams; taking part in imaginative past-life > reveries or self-hypnosis, and so forth. > > From Cayce's perspective, the reason for believing in reincarnation is > not so that we can dwell upon the past or brag about the possibility of > once having been someone famous, instead it is to enable a soul to > understand the consequences of previous choices and to know that each > individual is ultimately responsible for shaping and creating his or her > life in the present. From the Cayce readings¹ perspective, the past > merely provided a framework of potentials and probabilities. An > individual¹s choices, actions, and free will in the present would > determine the actual experience lived this time around. Rather than > being a fatalistic approach to life, it is much more one of nearly > limitless opportunities. > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > Cayce teaches the reality of reincarnation and karma, but as instruments > of a loving God rather than blind natural laws. Its purpose is to teach > us certain spiritual lessons. Animals have undifferentiated, " group " > souls rather than individuality and consciousness. Once the soul evolves > through a succession of animal incarnations and achieves human status, > it is not then reborn in animal form. Cayce's view arguably incorporates > Theosophical teachings on spiritual evolution. Each person, in his view, > existed in a self-conscious form before birth and would exist again > after death. > > As well as his health readings, Cayce gave many hundreds of so-called > " life " readings, during which he would describe his subject's past > lives. A number of those readings referred to past incarnations in the > legendary lost land of Atlantis. In all, Cayce referred to Atlantis no > fewer than seven hundred times in his readings over a span of twenty > years. > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies or even > physical bodies with souls, but are instead spiritual beings who are > currently having a material experience. As souls, we have manifested in > the earth in order to learn lessons that will enable us to return to our > former state of spiritual awareness. At the same time, one purpose we > all have in common is to bring the spirituality of the Creator into the > earth. > > A soul can choose to be born into either a male or a female body in any > given lifetime or, as Cayce called it, an incarnation. A soul selects > that environment (parents and family, location, personal obstacles, > etc.) which will best allow for the learning of lessons it needs for > completeness. The goal is to fully express love in all the challenges > which physical life offers. > One's experiences are subject to the choices made with free will. As one > grows, he or she learns-or rather remembers-his or her true relationship > with God and one's heritage as a spiritual being. With free will, we can > turn the challenges life presents to us into stepping-stones toward > growth, or we can see them as obstacles and stumbling blocks. Either > way, we reap what we have sown. We constantly meet the consequences of > previous deeds and attitudes. > > One frequently misunderstood concept regarding reincarnation has to do > with karma. From the standpoint of the Cayce material, karma is not > destiny; it is only memory. These memories are generally unconscious and > influence our abilities, our faults, even our relationships with others, > but with free will we can meet this memory as a positive or a negative > experience. Karma provides us with the potential to learn a lesson we > need in order to grow at a soul level, and free will determines whether > or not we choose to learn it at this time. The choices we make determine > the next set of potential experiences we encounter. > > Much more than simply a concept that applies to a limited segment of the > world, reincarnation is a philosophy that has-at one time or > another-been embraced by all the major religions of the world. It's a > concept that can allow us to have compassion for one another because > ultimately we are all equal-there is only one God, and we are all His > children. > > From Cayce's viewpoint, it doesn't really matter if an individual > believes in reincarnation or not. For some it can be a helpful concept, > for others confusing. The main purpose is to allow individuals to become > aware of their true spiritual nature and their ultimate relationship > with one another. In fact, if we can think for a moment about the one > person in our life whom we love most of all. then we will get an inkling > of the goal of reincarnation: to be able to love every single soul, even > ourselves, with the very same love. > > The Readings > > Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 " readings " during a period of 43 years > (1901 to 1944). These are trance discourses which Cayce revealed while > in a hypnotic or " sleeping " state. While " awake " he claimed generally > not to remember what he had said while " asleep " . The readings themselves > explain that the unconscious mind has access to information which the > conscious mind does not -- a common theory about hypnosis in Cayce's > time. Most records come from the period after 1925, when his secretary > Gladys recorded the readings, and his wife Gertrude Cayce > " conducted " (guided) the readings. > The readings are customarily divided into the following categories: > Physical Readings: 9,603 extant readings. > Otherwise known as " health readings " in which (typically) a patient > would be diagnosed and a cure prescribed. For some reason Cayce needed > to be told the patient's physical location, though this might easily be > in another city or state (in the case of patients inquiring by letter). > Cayce lore describes various incidental examples of clairvoyance in the > course of Cayce's psychically " searching " for the patient. > > Life Readings: 1,920 extant readings > > In a life reading, Cayce describes the client's present physical, > emotional and mental condition in terms of past life experience. Most > inquirers were assigned past lives from about twelve main " periods " > including Atlantis, ancient Egypt at the time of " Ra Ta " , ancient > Persia, Palestine at the time of Christ, and colonial America. A number > of people were told of famous past lives. Cayce's son Hugh Lynn, for > example, was told that he was the apostle . > > Business Readings: > > 747 extant readings.Cayce occasionally gave business readings including > advice on business partners, the stock market, business models, etc. > > Dream Readings: 630 extant readings. > > Edgar Cayce encouraged everyone to interpret and use his or her own > dreams in day-to-day life. A dream reading involved Cayce interpreting > the dreams of clients. As he did with readings on many subjects, Cayce > would often interrupt the person reading the dream and give an > interpretation before the dream had been completely read. He would > sometimes fill in parts of dreams that the dreamer had supposedly > forgotten. Unlike Jungian or Freudian dream interpretation, Cayce did > not emphasize highly the importance of symbols. He said that every > individual has his or her own unique symbols. Cayce claimed that in > dreams people could receive valuable insight into their own lives and > that the insight was always of use to the dreamer. Besides regular daily > insight into one's life, he claimed people could communicate with loved > ones dead or alive, remember past life experiences, see a possible > future and experience many other psychic phenomena. He stated that these > paranormal abilities were something anyone could learn. > > Other Readings: 954 extant readings > > Other Readings are miscellaneous subject matter that does not fit into > an above category. The subject matter included missing persons, buried > treasure, readings given to a spiritual development group, psychic > abilities, auras, prophecy, structure of reality, geology and many other > topics. > Cayce readings are usually referenced using a numeric tag in which the > first number is a code representing the recipient (most of their > identities remain secret), while the second counts which reading it is, > in the case of a person who receives more than one. 5749-14 for example > is the fourteenth reading given for person # 5749 (whose assigned number > is essentially arbitrary). > > Political Predictions - World Wars I and II > > Cayce predicted the beginning and end of both the First and Second World > Wars, and the lifting of the Depression in 1933. In the 1920s, he first > warned of coming racial strife in the United States, and in 1939 he > predicted the deaths of two presidents in office; > > > Love~All~Ways > *~Karma* > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcHJvZmlsZS5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5\ > jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2VyLnZpZXdwcm9maWxlJmZyaWVuZGlkPTYxNTEzNTQ3Jk15VG9\ > rZW49MWIyMzg2YzQtMTFjMi00YWFlLWJiMTQtYmUzNzBjYTNiMTNj> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 , I sleep on stones and crystals which is probably why some think I have rocks in my head...but for me, their energy helps. <knightsintention@...> wrote: Thanks ...great article...have read much about him and have toagree on most of it. By the way...the sleeping on books actually doeswork...I do it all the time. Place all your loving, healing, spiritualand related books and articles under where you sit or sleep...Both Edison and Albert Einstein<sp> did this as well. Henry Ford wassaid to have did it too.It goes to show how we absorb energy and concepts [thoughts] around us.Love D~--- In , "karmarqu69" <karmarqu69@...>wrote:>> > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> The Sleeping Prophet> Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 January 3, 1945), (the surname pronounced> "Casey") is generally remembered as an American psychic who gave trance> discourses on subjects like astrology, reincarnation, and Atlantis. He> may have been the source for the idea that California would fall into> the ocean (though he never said exactly this). Although Cayce lived> before the emergence of the New Age movement, he remains a major> influence on its teachings.> > This popular image overlooks what to him were the more important strains> within his work such as healing (the vast majority of his "readings"> were given for people who were sick) or Christian theology (Cayce being> a lifelong, devout member of the Disciples of Christ). Skeptics> challenge Cayce's claim to psychic prowess, while conservative> Christians doubt this and/or his orthodoxy.> > Today there are several tens of thousands of "Cayce people." Most are> located in the United States and Canada, but Edgar Cayce Centers are now> found in 25 other countries. The Association for Research and> Enlightenment (ARE), headquartered in Virginia Beach, is the major> organization promoting interest in Cayce.> [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> > Cayce was born on a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky on March 18, 1877.> At an early age he gave evidence of his budding talent: he was able to> master his school lessons by sleeping on his books. At the age of> twenty-one he developed a gradual throat paralysis which threatened the> loss of his voice.> > When doctors were unable to find a cause for his condition, Cayce> entered the same hypnotic sleep that had enabled him to learn his school> lessons years before. In that state, he was able to recommend a cure> which successfully repaired his throat muscles and restored his voice.> It was soon discovered that he could do the same for others.> > For most of his adult life, Edgar Cayce was able to provide intuitive> insights into nearly any question imaginable. When individuals came to> him with a question, he would place himself into a sleep-induced sleep> state. While in that state he could respond to virtually any question> asked. His responses have come to be called "readings". Today his> psychic readings constitute one of the largest and most impressive> records of intuitive information to emanate from a single individual.> > For many years the information dealt mainly with medical problems.> Eventually the scope of his readings expanded to include such topics as> meditation, dreams, reincarnation, and prophecy. The transcripts have> provided the basis for over 300 popular books about Cayce's work.> Mr. Cayce's theories on the end times of this planet are very> enlightening and show a global major change in 1998.> > He prophecized the Sphinx had been built in 10,500 BC and that survivors> of Atlantis had concealed beneath it a "Hall of Records" containing all> the wisdom of their lost civilization and the true history of the human> race. Cayce prophesied that this Hall of Records would be rediscovered> and opened between 1996 and 1998. He connected the opening to the second> coming of Christ.> Cayce ending every reading by saying, "We are through".> > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> > The Readings> > Origin and destiny of humanity - "All souls were created in the> beginning, and are finding their way back to whence they came." Cayce> believes that human souls were created with a consciousness of their> oneness with God. Some "fell" from this state; others - led by the Jesus> soul - volunteered to save them. The Earth, with all its limitations,> was created as a suitable arena for spiritual growth.> > Duality - According to Cayce, Atlantean society was divided into two> long-lived political factions - a "good" faction called the "Sons of the> Law of One," and an "evil" faction called the "Sons of Belial."> According to the readings, a major source of turmoil was the Sons of> Belial's desire to exploit the Things, sub-humans with animal appendages> and low intelligence, and the movements to protect and evolve them by> the Sons of the Law of One.> > Universal laws - Souls incarnated on the earth are subject to certain> spiritual laws such as, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap" (karma) or "As ye> judge (others), so shall ye be judged." Properly regarded, such laws> represent an aspect of God's mercy whereby no matter what our> circumstances, he has promised to guide us in our spiritual path.> > Jesus and Christ Consciousness> Following New Thought precedent, Cayce distinguishes between Jesus and> Christhood. Briefly, Jesus was a soul like us, who reincarnated through> many lifetimes (and made many mistakes). "Christhood" is something which> he achieved, and to which we also ought to aspire. Cayce accordingly> calls Jesus our "elder brother."> > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies, instead we> are spiritual beings who are having a physical experience entailing> personal growth and development. Many individuals have incorrectly> assumed that the goal of being in the earth is to simply reach heaven,> find enlightenment, or somehow "get out of the earth." And yet, this is> a perspective quite different from that contained in the Cayce material.> Instead, Cayce believed that as children of God, our mission was to> somehow bring spirit into the earth.> > The dynamics of our deep and literal connection to God can be found> throughout scripture, beginning with Genesis when we are told that God> made humankind in the Creator's image. But our relationship with God as> our Parent is perhaps no more clearly illustrated than in the Parable of> the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24). This parable describes the journey of> the soul: we were with God in the beginning, through the power of our> free will we were able to make choices that were not necessarily in> perfect accord with the Creator. And, at some point, we will "arise" and> decide to return to God, regaining our inheritance and experiencing our> true relationship with Him.> One of the readings beautifully describes the spiritual nature of> humankind in this way:> > "For ye are a corpuscle in the body of God; thus a co-creator with Him,> in what ye think, in what ye do." - Edgar Cayce reading #2794-3> The readings state that God desires to be expressed in the world through> us.> > The example set by Jesus is apparently a "pattern" of wholeness for each> and every soul.Regardless of an individual's religious or personal> beliefs, this Christ pattern exists in potential upon the very fiber of> their being. It is that part of each of us that is in perfect accord> with the Creator and is simply waiting to find expression in our lives.> > This Christ pattern was further described as "the awareness within each> soul, imprinted in pattern on the mind and waiting to be awakened by the> will, of the soul's oneness with God" (5749-14), and its manifestation> is the eventual destiny of each and every soul. With this in mind, the> readings present Jesus as our "Elder brother," a soul who came to show> each one of us the way back to our spiritual Source by perfectly> manifesting the laws of the Creator in the earth.> > Just as an older sibling can sometimes provide insight and counsel into> some of life's difficulties (because he or she went through them first)> Jesus as Elder brother can assist us in facing life's challenges. What> may surprise individuals is that this fact has nothing to do with> religion, it has to do with spirituality and discovering our true> relationship with God - a relationship we share with Jesus. The readings> not only affirm that Jesus was the Son of God, but they also state the> same thing about each and everyone of us. In other words: Jesus was like> each one of us and, ultimately, each one of us is destined to be like> Him.> > Q. What is the main purpose of Jesus' incarnation?> EC: To glorify the Christ Consciousness in the Earth . in the lives of> those with whom ye come in contact, and to live the same thyself. -> Reading 2441-4> Q. What is the meaning and significance of the words Jesus and> Christ...?> EC: Just as indicated. Jesus is the man, the activity, the mind, the> relationships that He bore to others. Yea, He was mindful of friends, He> was sociable. He was loving. He was kind. He was gentle. He grew faint,> He grew weak and yet gained that strength that He has promised, in> becoming the Christ, by fulfilling and overcoming the world! Ye are made> strong in body, in mind, in soul and purpose by that power in Christ.> The power, then, is in the Christ. The pattern is in Jesus. - Reading> 2533-7> > This transformative power of the Christ Consciousness is awakened as> individuals act in accord with the pattern set by the example of Jesus'> life. In fact, this awakening is the essential purpose for which each> soul enters into life.> > From Cayce's perspective, Jesus is the Elder brother for all of> humankind, deeply committed to assisting all souls in reawakening to the> awareness of their oneness with God. This Jesus is not interested in> religious conversion, denominationalism, or even mighty personal> accomplishments. Instead, He is simply interested in how we treat one> another. With this in mind, even in the midst of our diversity as a> human family, we share a common spiritual heritage. We are all Children> of the same God. We are all part of the one spiritual Source. And, we> are all destined to return to our Creator, our Mother/Father, our God.> > Unknown Life of Jesus - Cayce presented narratives of Jesus' previous> incarnations, including a mysterious Atlantean figure called "Amilius"> as well as the more familiar biblical figures of Adam, Enoch,> Melchizedek, , Asaph, and Jeshua. Cayce describes Jesus as an> Essene who traveled to India in his youth in order to study Eastern> religions> > Reincarnation Past Lives> Edgar Cayce found that the concept of reincarnation was not incompatible> with any religion, and actually merged perfectly with his own beliefs of> what it meant to be a Christian. Eventually the subject of reincarnation> was examined in extensive detail in over 1,900 Life Readings.> > Reincarnation is the belief that each of us goes through a series of> lifetimes for the purpose of spiritual growth and soul development.> Cayce's approach does not include the concept of transmigration, which> states that it is possible for human beings to be born again as animals.> From the standpoint of the Cayce material, souls only occupy human> bodies through their spiritual growth and developmental process.> > In essence, the Cayce approach to reincarnation provides a philosophical> setting to the past focusing on practical ways of dealing with this> life: living, growing, and being of service to one another in the> present.> For him it wasn¹t nearly as important to who individuals had once> been, or even what they had been doing, as it was paramount that they> focus on the present and the opportunities and challenges that faced> them in this time, in this place, right now.> > In terms of remembering your own past lives, the Edgar Cayce information> provides a variety of approaches. In fact, oftentimes individuals who> received readings would ask about such things as memorable dreams that> were on their mind, personal traits and talents that they had always> been drawn to, and even intense positive or negative relationships with> other people in their lives Cayce described how each of these things> could be tied to past-life memories. With these things in mind, in order> to remember your own past lives the Cayce readings recommend such things> as personal inventories of your talents, abilities, likes, and dislikes;> working with meditation and dreams; taking part in imaginative past-life> reveries or self-hypnosis, and so forth.> > From Cayce's perspective, the reason for believing in reincarnation is> not so that we can dwell upon the past or brag about the possibility of> once having been someone famous, instead it is to enable a soul to> understand the consequences of previous choices and to know that each> individual is ultimately responsible for shaping and creating his or her> life in the present. From the Cayce readings¹ perspective, the past> merely provided a framework of potentials and probabilities. An> individual¹s choices, actions, and free will in the present would> determine the actual experience lived this time around. Rather than> being a fatalistic approach to life, it is much more one of nearly> limitless opportunities.> > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t>> > Cayce teaches the reality of reincarnation and karma, but as instruments> of a loving God rather than blind natural laws. Its purpose is to teach> us certain spiritual lessons. Animals have undifferentiated, "group"> souls rather than individuality and consciousness. Once the soul evolves> through a succession of animal incarnations and achieves human status,> it is not then reborn in animal form. Cayce's view arguably incorporates> Theosophical teachings on spiritual evolution. Each person, in his view,> existed in a self-conscious form before birth and would exist again> after death.> > As well as his health readings, Cayce gave many hundreds of so-called> "life" readings, during which he would describe his subject's past> lives. A number of those readings referred to past incarnations in the> legendary lost land of Atlantis. In all, Cayce referred to Atlantis no> fewer than seven hundred times in his readings over a span of twenty> years.> From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies or even> physical bodies with souls, but are instead spiritual beings who are> currently having a material experience. As souls, we have manifested in> the earth in order to learn lessons that will enable us to return to our> former state of spiritual awareness. At the same time, one purpose we> all have in common is to bring the spirituality of the Creator into the> earth.> > A soul can choose to be born into either a male or a female body in any> given lifetime or, as Cayce called it, an incarnation. A soul selects> that environment (parents and family, location, personal obstacles,> etc.) which will best allow for the learning of lessons it needs for> completeness. The goal is to fully express love in all the challenges> which physical life offers.> One's experiences are subject to the choices made with free will. As one> grows, he or she learns-or rather remembers-his or her true relationship> with God and one's heritage as a spiritual being. With free will, we can> turn the challenges life presents to us into stepping-stones toward> growth, or we can see them as obstacles and stumbling blocks. Either> way, we reap what we have sown. We constantly meet the consequences of> previous deeds and attitudes.> > One frequently misunderstood concept regarding reincarnation has to do> with karma. From the standpoint of the Cayce material, karma is not> destiny; it is only memory. These memories are generally unconscious and> influence our abilities, our faults, even our relationships with others,> but with free will we can meet this memory as a positive or a negative> experience. Karma provides us with the potential to learn a lesson we> need in order to grow at a soul level, and free will determines whether> or not we choose to learn it at this time. The choices we make determine> the next set of potential experiences we encounter.> > Much more than simply a concept that applies to a limited segment of the> world, reincarnation is a philosophy that has-at one time or> another-been embraced by all the major religions of the world. It's a> concept that can allow us to have compassion for one another because> ultimately we are all equal-there is only one God, and we are all His> children.> > From Cayce's viewpoint, it doesn't really matter if an individual> believes in reincarnation or not. For some it can be a helpful concept,> for others confusing. The main purpose is to allow individuals to become> aware of their true spiritual nature and their ultimate relationship> with one another. In fact, if we can think for a moment about the one> person in our life whom we love most of all. then we will get an inkling> of the goal of reincarnation: to be able to love every single soul, even> ourselves, with the very same love.> > The Readings> > Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 "readings" during a period of 43 years> (1901 to 1944). These are trance discourses which Cayce revealed while> in a hypnotic or "sleeping" state. While "awake" he claimed generally> not to remember what he had said while "asleep". The readings themselves> explain that the unconscious mind has access to information which the> conscious mind does not -- a common theory about hypnosis in Cayce's> time. Most records come from the period after 1925, when his secretary> Gladys recorded the readings, and his wife Gertrude Cayce> "conducted" (guided) the readings.> The readings are customarily divided into the following categories:> Physical Readings: 9,603 extant readings.> Otherwise known as "health readings" in which (typically) a patient> would be diagnosed and a cure prescribed. For some reason Cayce needed> to be told the patient's physical location, though this might easily be> in another city or state (in the case of patients inquiring by letter).> Cayce lore describes various incidental examples of clairvoyance in the> course of Cayce's psychically "searching" for the patient.> > Life Readings: 1,920 extant readings> > In a life reading, Cayce describes the client's present physical,> emotional and mental condition in terms of past life experience. Most> inquirers were assigned past lives from about twelve main "periods"> including Atlantis, ancient Egypt at the time of "Ra Ta", ancient> Persia, Palestine at the time of Christ, and colonial America. A number> of people were told of famous past lives. Cayce's son Hugh Lynn, for> example, was told that he was the apostle .> > Business Readings:> > 747 extant readings.Cayce occasionally gave business readings including> advice on business partners, the stock market, business models, etc.> > Dream Readings: 630 extant readings.> > Edgar Cayce encouraged everyone to interpret and use his or her own> dreams in day-to-day life. A dream reading involved Cayce interpreting> the dreams of clients. As he did with readings on many subjects, Cayce> would often interrupt the person reading the dream and give an> interpretation before the dream had been completely read. He would> sometimes fill in parts of dreams that the dreamer had supposedly> forgotten. Unlike Jungian or Freudian dream interpretation, Cayce did> not emphasize highly the importance of symbols. He said that every> individual has his or her own unique symbols. Cayce claimed that in> dreams people could receive valuable insight into their own lives and> that the insight was always of use to the dreamer. Besides regular daily> insight into one's life, he claimed people could communicate with loved> ones dead or alive, remember past life experiences, see a possible> future and experience many other psychic phenomena. He stated that these> paranormal abilities were something anyone could learn.> > Other Readings: 954 extant readings> > Other Readings are miscellaneous subject matter that does not fit into> an above category. The subject matter included missing persons, buried> treasure, readings given to a spiritual development group, psychic> abilities, auras, prophecy, structure of reality, geology and many other> topics.> Cayce readings are usually referenced using a numeric tag in which the> first number is a code representing the recipient (most of their> identities remain secret), while the second counts which reading it is,> in the case of a person who receives more than one. 5749-14 for example> is the fourteenth reading given for person # 5749 (whose assigned number> is essentially arbitrary).> > Political Predictions - World Wars I and II> > Cayce predicted the beginning and end of both the First and Second World> Wars, and the lifting of the Depression in 1933. In the 1920s, he first> warned of coming racial strife in the United States, and in 1939 he> predicted the deaths of two presidents in office;> > > Love~All~Ways> *~Karma* ><http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcHJvZmlsZS5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5\>jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2VyLnZpZXdwcm9maWxlJmZyaWVuZGlkPTYxNTEzNTQ3Jk15VG9\> rZW49MWIyMzg2YzQtMTFjMi00YWFlLWJiMTQtYmUzNzBjYTNiMTNj>> Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 So .. Now let me get this straight we absorb it through?? LOL LOL LOL Love ya ~Karma > > > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > The Sleeping Prophet > > Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 January 3, 1945), (the surname pronounced > > " Casey " ) is generally remembered as an American psychic who gave trance > > discourses on subjects like astrology, reincarnation, and Atlantis. He > > may have been the source for the idea that California would fall into > > the ocean (though he never said exactly this). Although Cayce lived > > before the emergence of the New Age movement, he remains a major > > influence on its teachings. > > > > This popular image overlooks what to him were the more important strains > > within his work such as healing (the vast majority of his " readings " > > were given for people who were sick) or Christian theology (Cayce being > > a lifelong, devout member of the Disciples of Christ). Skeptics > > challenge Cayce's claim to psychic prowess, while conservative > > Christians doubt this and/or his orthodoxy. > > > > Today there are several tens of thousands of " Cayce people. " Most are > > located in the United States and Canada, but Edgar Cayce Centers are now > > found in 25 other countries. The Association for Research and > > Enlightenment (ARE), headquartered in Virginia Beach, is the major > > organization promoting interest in Cayce. > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > Cayce was born on a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky on March 18, 1877. > > At an early age he gave evidence of his budding talent: he was able to > > master his school lessons by sleeping on his books. At the age of > > twenty-one he developed a gradual throat paralysis which threatened the > > loss of his voice. > > > > When doctors were unable to find a cause for his condition, Cayce > > entered the same hypnotic sleep that had enabled him to learn his school > > lessons years before. In that state, he was able to recommend a cure > > which successfully repaired his throat muscles and restored his voice. > > It was soon discovered that he could do the same for others. > > > > For most of his adult life, Edgar Cayce was able to provide intuitive > > insights into nearly any question imaginable. When individuals came to > > him with a question, he would place himself into a sleep-induced sleep > > state. While in that state he could respond to virtually any question > > asked. His responses have come to be called " readings " . Today his > > psychic readings constitute one of the largest and most impressive > > records of intuitive information to emanate from a single individual. > > > > For many years the information dealt mainly with medical problems. > > Eventually the scope of his readings expanded to include such topics as > > meditation, dreams, reincarnation, and prophecy. The transcripts have > > provided the basis for over 300 popular books about Cayce's work. > > Mr. Cayce's theories on the end times of this planet are very > > enlightening and show a global major change in 1998. > > > > He prophecized the Sphinx had been built in 10,500 BC and that survivors > > of Atlantis had concealed beneath it a " Hall of Records " containing all > > the wisdom of their lost civilization and the true history of the human > > race. Cayce prophesied that this Hall of Records would be rediscovered > > and opened between 1996 and 1998. He connected the opening to the second > > coming of Christ. > > Cayce ending every reading by saying, " We are through " . > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > The Readings > > > > Origin and destiny of humanity - " All souls were created in the > > beginning, and are finding their way back to whence they came. " Cayce > > believes that human souls were created with a consciousness of their > > oneness with God. Some " fell " from this state; others - led by the Jesus > > soul - volunteered to save them. The Earth, with all its limitations, > > was created as a suitable arena for spiritual growth. > > > > Duality - According to Cayce, Atlantean society was divided into two > > long-lived political factions - a " good " faction called the " Sons of the > > Law of One, " and an " evil " faction called the " Sons of Belial. " > > According to the readings, a major source of turmoil was the Sons of > > Belial's desire to exploit the Things, sub-humans with animal appendages > > and low intelligence, and the movements to protect and evolve them by > > the Sons of the Law of One. > > > > Universal laws - Souls incarnated on the earth are subject to certain > > spiritual laws such as, " As ye sow, so shall ye reap " (karma) or " As ye > > judge (others), so shall ye be judged. " Properly regarded, such laws > > represent an aspect of God's mercy whereby no matter what our > > circumstances, he has promised to guide us in our spiritual path. > > > > Jesus and Christ Consciousness > > Following New Thought precedent, Cayce distinguishes between Jesus and > > Christhood. Briefly, Jesus was a soul like us, who reincarnated through > > many lifetimes (and made many mistakes). " Christhood " is something which > > he achieved, and to which we also ought to aspire. Cayce accordingly > > calls Jesus our " elder brother. " > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies, instead we > > are spiritual beings who are having a physical experience entailing > > personal growth and development. Many individuals have incorrectly > > assumed that the goal of being in the earth is to simply reach heaven, > > find enlightenment, or somehow " get out of the earth. " And yet, this is > > a perspective quite different from that contained in the Cayce material. > > Instead, Cayce believed that as children of God, our mission was to > > somehow bring spirit into the earth. > > > > The dynamics of our deep and literal connection to God can be found > > throughout scripture, beginning with Genesis when we are told that God > > made humankind in the Creator's image. But our relationship with God as > > our Parent is perhaps no more clearly illustrated than in the Parable of > > the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24). This parable describes the journey of > > the soul: we were with God in the beginning, through the power of our > > free will we were able to make choices that were not necessarily in > > perfect accord with the Creator. And, at some point, we will " arise " and > > decide to return to God, regaining our inheritance and experiencing our > > true relationship with Him. > > One of the readings beautifully describes the spiritual nature of > > humankind in this way: > > > > " For ye are a corpuscle in the body of God; thus a co-creator with Him, > > in what ye think, in what ye do. " - Edgar Cayce reading #2794-3 > > The readings state that God desires to be expressed in the world through > > us. > > > > The example set by Jesus is apparently a " pattern " of wholeness for each > > and every soul.Regardless of an individual's religious or personal > > beliefs, this Christ pattern exists in potential upon the very fiber of > > their being. It is that part of each of us that is in perfect accord > > with the Creator and is simply waiting to find expression in our lives. > > > > This Christ pattern was further described as " the awareness within each > > soul, imprinted in pattern on the mind and waiting to be awakened by the > > will, of the soul's oneness with God " (5749-14), and its manifestation > > is the eventual destiny of each and every soul. With this in mind, the > > readings present Jesus as our " Elder brother, " a soul who came to show > > each one of us the way back to our spiritual Source by perfectly > > manifesting the laws of the Creator in the earth. > > > > Just as an older sibling can sometimes provide insight and counsel into > > some of life's difficulties (because he or she went through them first) > > Jesus as Elder brother can assist us in facing life's challenges. What > > may surprise individuals is that this fact has nothing to do with > > religion, it has to do with spirituality and discovering our true > > relationship with God - a relationship we share with Jesus. The readings > > not only affirm that Jesus was the Son of God, but they also state the > > same thing about each and everyone of us. In other words: Jesus was like > > each one of us and, ultimately, each one of us is destined to be like > > Him. > > > > Q. What is the main purpose of Jesus' incarnation? > > EC: To glorify the Christ Consciousness in the Earth . in the lives of > > those with whom ye come in contact, and to live the same thyself. - > > Reading 2441-4 > > Q. What is the meaning and significance of the words Jesus and > > Christ...? > > EC: Just as indicated. Jesus is the man, the activity, the mind, the > > relationships that He bore to others. Yea, He was mindful of friends, He > > was sociable. He was loving. He was kind. He was gentle. He grew faint, > > He grew weak and yet gained that strength that He has promised, in > > becoming the Christ, by fulfilling and overcoming the world! Ye are made > > strong in body, in mind, in soul and purpose by that power in Christ. > > The power, then, is in the Christ. The pattern is in Jesus. - Reading > > 2533-7 > > > > This transformative power of the Christ Consciousness is awakened as > > individuals act in accord with the pattern set by the example of Jesus' > > life. In fact, this awakening is the essential purpose for which each > > soul enters into life. > > > > From Cayce's perspective, Jesus is the Elder brother for all of > > humankind, deeply committed to assisting all souls in reawakening to the > > awareness of their oneness with God. This Jesus is not interested in > > religious conversion, denominationalism, or even mighty personal > > accomplishments. Instead, He is simply interested in how we treat one > > another. With this in mind, even in the midst of our diversity as a > > human family, we share a common spiritual heritage. We are all Children > > of the same God. We are all part of the one spiritual Source. And, we > > are all destined to return to our Creator, our Mother/Father, our God. > > > > Unknown Life of Jesus - Cayce presented narratives of Jesus' previous > > incarnations, including a mysterious Atlantean figure called " Amilius " > > as well as the more familiar biblical figures of Adam, Enoch, > > Melchizedek, , Asaph, and Jeshua. Cayce describes Jesus as an > > Essene who traveled to India in his youth in order to study Eastern > > religions > > > > Reincarnation Past Lives > > Edgar Cayce found that the concept of reincarnation was not incompatible > > with any religion, and actually merged perfectly with his own beliefs of > > what it meant to be a Christian. Eventually the subject of reincarnation > > was examined in extensive detail in over 1,900 Life Readings. > > > > Reincarnation is the belief that each of us goes through a series of > > lifetimes for the purpose of spiritual growth and soul development. > > Cayce's approach does not include the concept of transmigration, which > > states that it is possible for human beings to be born again as animals. > > From the standpoint of the Cayce material, souls only occupy human > > bodies through their spiritual growth and developmental process. > > > > In essence, the Cayce approach to reincarnation provides a philosophical > > setting to the past focusing on practical ways of dealing with this > > life: living, growing, and being of service to one another in the > > present. > > For him it wasn¹t nearly as important to who individuals had once > > been, or even what they had been doing, as it was paramount that they > > focus on the present and the opportunities and challenges that faced > > them in this time, in this place, right now. > > > > In terms of remembering your own past lives, the Edgar Cayce information > > provides a variety of approaches. In fact, oftentimes individuals who > > received readings would ask about such things as memorable dreams that > > were on their mind, personal traits and talents that they had always > > been drawn to, and even intense positive or negative relationships with > > other people in their lives Cayce described how each of these things > > could be tied to past-life memories. With these things in mind, in order > > to remember your own past lives the Cayce readings recommend such things > > as personal inventories of your talents, abilities, likes, and dislikes; > > working with meditation and dreams; taking part in imaginative past-life > > reveries or self-hypnosis, and so forth. > > > > From Cayce's perspective, the reason for believing in reincarnation is > > not so that we can dwell upon the past or brag about the possibility of > > once having been someone famous, instead it is to enable a soul to > > understand the consequences of previous choices and to know that each > > individual is ultimately responsible for shaping and creating his or her > > life in the present. From the Cayce readings¹ perspective, the past > > merely provided a framework of potentials and probabilities. An > > individual¹s choices, actions, and free will in the present would > > determine the actual experience lived this time around. Rather than > > being a fatalistic approach to life, it is much more one of nearly > > limitless opportunities. > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > Cayce teaches the reality of reincarnation and karma, but as instruments > > of a loving God rather than blind natural laws. Its purpose is to teach > > us certain spiritual lessons. Animals have undifferentiated, " group " > > souls rather than individuality and consciousness. Once the soul evolves > > through a succession of animal incarnations and achieves human status, > > it is not then reborn in animal form. Cayce's view arguably incorporates > > Theosophical teachings on spiritual evolution. Each person, in his view, > > existed in a self-conscious form before birth and would exist again > > after death. > > > > As well as his health readings, Cayce gave many hundreds of so-called > > " life " readings, during which he would describe his subject's past > > lives. A number of those readings referred to past incarnations in the > > legendary lost land of Atlantis. In all, Cayce referred to Atlantis no > > fewer than seven hundred times in his readings over a span of twenty > > years. > > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies or even > > physical bodies with souls, but are instead spiritual beings who are > > currently having a material experience. As souls, we have manifested in > > the earth in order to learn lessons that will enable us to return to our > > former state of spiritual awareness. At the same time, one purpose we > > all have in common is to bring the spirituality of the Creator into the > > earth. > > > > A soul can choose to be born into either a male or a female body in any > > given lifetime or, as Cayce called it, an incarnation. A soul selects > > that environment (parents and family, location, personal obstacles, > > etc.) which will best allow for the learning of lessons it needs for > > completeness. The goal is to fully express love in all the challenges > > which physical life offers. > > One's experiences are subject to the choices made with free will. As one > > grows, he or she learns-or rather remembers-his or her true relationship > > with God and one's heritage as a spiritual being. With free will, we can > > turn the challenges life presents to us into stepping-stones toward > > growth, or we can see them as obstacles and stumbling blocks. Either > > way, we reap what we have sown. We constantly meet the consequences of > > previous deeds and attitudes. > > > > One frequently misunderstood concept regarding reincarnation has to do > > with karma. From the standpoint of the Cayce material, karma is not > > destiny; it is only memory. These memories are generally unconscious and > > influence our abilities, our faults, even our relationships with others, > > but with free will we can meet this memory as a positive or a negative > > experience. Karma provides us with the potential to learn a lesson we > > need in order to grow at a soul level, and free will determines whether > > or not we choose to learn it at this time. The choices we make determine > > the next set of potential experiences we encounter. > > > > Much more than simply a concept that applies to a limited segment of the > > world, reincarnation is a philosophy that has-at one time or > > another-been embraced by all the major religions of the world. It's a > > concept that can allow us to have compassion for one another because > > ultimately we are all equal-there is only one God, and we are all His > > children. > > > > From Cayce's viewpoint, it doesn't really matter if an individual > > believes in reincarnation or not. For some it can be a helpful concept, > > for others confusing. The main purpose is to allow individuals to become > > aware of their true spiritual nature and their ultimate relationship > > with one another. In fact, if we can think for a moment about the one > > person in our life whom we love most of all. then we will get an inkling > > of the goal of reincarnation: to be able to love every single soul, even > > ourselves, with the very same love. > > > > The Readings > > > > Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 " readings " during a period of 43 years > > (1901 to 1944). These are trance discourses which Cayce revealed while > > in a hypnotic or " sleeping " state. While " awake " he claimed generally > > not to remember what he had said while " asleep " . The readings themselves > > explain that the unconscious mind has access to information which the > > conscious mind does not -- a common theory about hypnosis in Cayce's > > time. Most records come from the period after 1925, when his secretary > > Gladys recorded the readings, and his wife Gertrude Cayce > > " conducted " (guided) the readings. > > The readings are customarily divided into the following categories: > > Physical Readings: 9,603 extant readings. > > Otherwise known as " health readings " in which (typically) a patient > > would be diagnosed and a cure prescribed. For some reason Cayce needed > > to be told the patient's physical location, though this might easily be > > in another city or state (in the case of patients inquiring by letter). > > Cayce lore describes various incidental examples of clairvoyance in the > > course of Cayce's psychically " searching " for the patient. > > > > Life Readings: 1,920 extant readings > > > > In a life reading, Cayce describes the client's present physical, > > emotional and mental condition in terms of past life experience. Most > > inquirers were assigned past lives from about twelve main " periods " > > including Atlantis, ancient Egypt at the time of " Ra Ta " , ancient > > Persia, Palestine at the time of Christ, and colonial America. A number > > of people were told of famous past lives. Cayce's son Hugh Lynn, for > > example, was told that he was the apostle . > > > > Business Readings: > > > > 747 extant readings.Cayce occasionally gave business readings including > > advice on business partners, the stock market, business models, etc. > > > > Dream Readings: 630 extant readings. > > > > Edgar Cayce encouraged everyone to interpret and use his or her own > > dreams in day-to-day life. A dream reading involved Cayce interpreting > > the dreams of clients. As he did with readings on many subjects, Cayce > > would often interrupt the person reading the dream and give an > > interpretation before the dream had been completely read. He would > > sometimes fill in parts of dreams that the dreamer had supposedly > > forgotten. Unlike Jungian or Freudian dream interpretation, Cayce did > > not emphasize highly the importance of symbols. He said that every > > individual has his or her own unique symbols. Cayce claimed that in > > dreams people could receive valuable insight into their own lives and > > that the insight was always of use to the dreamer. Besides regular daily > > insight into one's life, he claimed people could communicate with loved > > ones dead or alive, remember past life experiences, see a possible > > future and experience many other psychic phenomena. He stated that these > > paranormal abilities were something anyone could learn. > > > > Other Readings: 954 extant readings > > > > Other Readings are miscellaneous subject matter that does not fit into > > an above category. The subject matter included missing persons, buried > > treasure, readings given to a spiritual development group, psychic > > abilities, auras, prophecy, structure of reality, geology and many other > > topics. > > Cayce readings are usually referenced using a numeric tag in which the > > first number is a code representing the recipient (most of their > > identities remain secret), while the second counts which reading it is, > > in the case of a person who receives more than one. 5749-14 for example > > is the fourteenth reading given for person # 5749 (whose assigned number > > is essentially arbitrary). > > > > Political Predictions - World Wars I and II > > > > Cayce predicted the beginning and end of both the First and Second World > > Wars, and the lifting of the Depression in 1933. In the 1920s, he first > > warned of coming racial strife in the United States, and in 1939 he > > predicted the deaths of two presidents in office; > > > > > > Love~All~Ways > > *~Karma* > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcHJvZmlsZS5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5\ > > > jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2VyLnZpZXdwcm9maWxlJmZyaWVuZGlkPTYxNTEzNTQ3Jk15VG9\ > > rZW49MWIyMzg2YzQtMTFjMi00YWFlLWJiMTQtYmUzNzBjYTNiMTNj> > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Now ...if I tell you " everything " I'll have no secrets left...well, ok, besides the ones you " see " [i be thinkin' that's enuff for anyone right there]...information is absorbed through our....our...ah....errrrrr, it's picked up by using our....oh, our " thingee's " that pick up such stuff...ya know....we absorb by " ah-mo-ses " . Uou do make use of your ah, mo, nebber mind.....just get to absorbing....and impregnation of concepts will occur. Yeah, that sounds close...let's go with that. george > > > > > > > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > The Sleeping Prophet > > > Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 January 3, 1945), (the surname pronounced > > > " Casey " ) is generally remembered as an American psychic who gave > trance > > > discourses on subjects like astrology, reincarnation, and Atlantis. He > > > may have been the source for the idea that California would fall into > > > the ocean (though he never said exactly this). Although Cayce lived > > > before the emergence of the New Age movement, he remains a major > > > influence on its teachings. > > > > > > This popular image overlooks what to him were the more important > strains > > > within his work such as healing (the vast majority of his " readings " > > > were given for people who were sick) or Christian theology (Cayce > being > > > a lifelong, devout member of the Disciples of Christ). Skeptics > > > challenge Cayce's claim to psychic prowess, while conservative > > > Christians doubt this and/or his orthodoxy. > > > > > > Today there are several tens of thousands of " Cayce people. " Most are > > > located in the United States and Canada, but Edgar Cayce Centers > are now > > > found in 25 other countries. The Association for Research and > > > Enlightenment (ARE), headquartered in Virginia Beach, is the major > > > organization promoting interest in Cayce. > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > > > Cayce was born on a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky on March 18, > 1877. > > > At an early age he gave evidence of his budding talent: he was able to > > > master his school lessons by sleeping on his books. At the age of > > > twenty-one he developed a gradual throat paralysis which > threatened the > > > loss of his voice. > > > > > > When doctors were unable to find a cause for his condition, Cayce > > > entered the same hypnotic sleep that had enabled him to learn his > school > > > lessons years before. In that state, he was able to recommend a cure > > > which successfully repaired his throat muscles and restored his voice. > > > It was soon discovered that he could do the same for others. > > > > > > For most of his adult life, Edgar Cayce was able to provide intuitive > > > insights into nearly any question imaginable. When individuals came to > > > him with a question, he would place himself into a sleep-induced sleep > > > state. While in that state he could respond to virtually any question > > > asked. His responses have come to be called " readings " . Today his > > > psychic readings constitute one of the largest and most impressive > > > records of intuitive information to emanate from a single individual. > > > > > > For many years the information dealt mainly with medical problems. > > > Eventually the scope of his readings expanded to include such > topics as > > > meditation, dreams, reincarnation, and prophecy. The transcripts have > > > provided the basis for over 300 popular books about Cayce's work. > > > Mr. Cayce's theories on the end times of this planet are very > > > enlightening and show a global major change in 1998. > > > > > > He prophecized the Sphinx had been built in 10,500 BC and that > survivors > > > of Atlantis had concealed beneath it a " Hall of Records " > containing all > > > the wisdom of their lost civilization and the true history of the > human > > > race. Cayce prophesied that this Hall of Records would be rediscovered > > > and opened between 1996 and 1998. He connected the opening to the > second > > > coming of Christ. > > > Cayce ending every reading by saying, " We are through " . > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > > > The Readings > > > > > > Origin and destiny of humanity - " All souls were created in the > > > beginning, and are finding their way back to whence they came. " Cayce > > > believes that human souls were created with a consciousness of their > > > oneness with God. Some " fell " from this state; others - led by the > Jesus > > > soul - volunteered to save them. The Earth, with all its limitations, > > > was created as a suitable arena for spiritual growth. > > > > > > Duality - According to Cayce, Atlantean society was divided into two > > > long-lived political factions - a " good " faction called the " Sons > of the > > > Law of One, " and an " evil " faction called the " Sons of Belial. " > > > According to the readings, a major source of turmoil was the Sons of > > > Belial's desire to exploit the Things, sub-humans with animal > appendages > > > and low intelligence, and the movements to protect and evolve them by > > > the Sons of the Law of One. > > > > > > Universal laws - Souls incarnated on the earth are subject to certain > > > spiritual laws such as, " As ye sow, so shall ye reap " (karma) or > " As ye > > > judge (others), so shall ye be judged. " Properly regarded, such laws > > > represent an aspect of God's mercy whereby no matter what our > > > circumstances, he has promised to guide us in our spiritual path. > > > > > > Jesus and Christ Consciousness > > > Following New Thought precedent, Cayce distinguishes between Jesus and > > > Christhood. Briefly, Jesus was a soul like us, who reincarnated > through > > > many lifetimes (and made many mistakes). " Christhood " is something > which > > > he achieved, and to which we also ought to aspire. Cayce accordingly > > > calls Jesus our " elder brother. " > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > > > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies, > instead we > > > are spiritual beings who are having a physical experience entailing > > > personal growth and development. Many individuals have incorrectly > > > assumed that the goal of being in the earth is to simply reach heaven, > > > find enlightenment, or somehow " get out of the earth. " And yet, > this is > > > a perspective quite different from that contained in the Cayce > material. > > > Instead, Cayce believed that as children of God, our mission was to > > > somehow bring spirit into the earth. > > > > > > The dynamics of our deep and literal connection to God can be found > > > throughout scripture, beginning with Genesis when we are told that God > > > made humankind in the Creator's image. But our relationship with > God as > > > our Parent is perhaps no more clearly illustrated than in the > Parable of > > > the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24). This parable describes the > journey of > > > the soul: we were with God in the beginning, through the power of our > > > free will we were able to make choices that were not necessarily in > > > perfect accord with the Creator. And, at some point, we will > " arise " and > > > decide to return to God, regaining our inheritance and > experiencing our > > > true relationship with Him. > > > One of the readings beautifully describes the spiritual nature of > > > humankind in this way: > > > > > > " For ye are a corpuscle in the body of God; thus a co-creator with > Him, > > > in what ye think, in what ye do. " - Edgar Cayce reading #2794-3 > > > The readings state that God desires to be expressed in the world > through > > > us. > > > > > > The example set by Jesus is apparently a " pattern " of wholeness > for each > > > and every soul.Regardless of an individual's religious or personal > > > beliefs, this Christ pattern exists in potential upon the very > fiber of > > > their being. It is that part of each of us that is in perfect accord > > > with the Creator and is simply waiting to find expression in our > lives. > > > > > > This Christ pattern was further described as " the awareness within > each > > > soul, imprinted in pattern on the mind and waiting to be awakened > by the > > > will, of the soul's oneness with God " (5749-14), and its manifestation > > > is the eventual destiny of each and every soul. With this in mind, the > > > readings present Jesus as our " Elder brother, " a soul who came to show > > > each one of us the way back to our spiritual Source by perfectly > > > manifesting the laws of the Creator in the earth. > > > > > > Just as an older sibling can sometimes provide insight and counsel > into > > > some of life's difficulties (because he or she went through them > first) > > > Jesus as Elder brother can assist us in facing life's challenges. What > > > may surprise individuals is that this fact has nothing to do with > > > religion, it has to do with spirituality and discovering our true > > > relationship with God - a relationship we share with Jesus. The > readings > > > not only affirm that Jesus was the Son of God, but they also state the > > > same thing about each and everyone of us. In other words: Jesus > was like > > > each one of us and, ultimately, each one of us is destined to be like > > > Him. > > > > > > Q. What is the main purpose of Jesus' incarnation? > > > EC: To glorify the Christ Consciousness in the Earth . in the lives of > > > those with whom ye come in contact, and to live the same thyself. - > > > Reading 2441-4 > > > Q. What is the meaning and significance of the words Jesus and > > > Christ...? > > > EC: Just as indicated. Jesus is the man, the activity, the mind, the > > > relationships that He bore to others. Yea, He was mindful of > friends, He > > > was sociable. He was loving. He was kind. He was gentle. He grew > faint, > > > He grew weak and yet gained that strength that He has promised, in > > > becoming the Christ, by fulfilling and overcoming the world! Ye > are made > > > strong in body, in mind, in soul and purpose by that power in Christ. > > > The power, then, is in the Christ. The pattern is in Jesus. - Reading > > > 2533-7 > > > > > > This transformative power of the Christ Consciousness is awakened as > > > individuals act in accord with the pattern set by the example of > Jesus' > > > life. In fact, this awakening is the essential purpose for which each > > > soul enters into life. > > > > > > From Cayce's perspective, Jesus is the Elder brother for all of > > > humankind, deeply committed to assisting all souls in reawakening > to the > > > awareness of their oneness with God. This Jesus is not interested in > > > religious conversion, denominationalism, or even mighty personal > > > accomplishments. Instead, He is simply interested in how we treat one > > > another. With this in mind, even in the midst of our diversity as a > > > human family, we share a common spiritual heritage. We are all > Children > > > of the same God. We are all part of the one spiritual Source. And, we > > > are all destined to return to our Creator, our Mother/Father, our God. > > > > > > Unknown Life of Jesus - Cayce presented narratives of Jesus' previous > > > incarnations, including a mysterious Atlantean figure called " Amilius " > > > as well as the more familiar biblical figures of Adam, Enoch, > > > Melchizedek, , Asaph, and Jeshua. Cayce describes Jesus as an > > > Essene who traveled to India in his youth in order to study Eastern > > > religions > > > > > > Reincarnation Past Lives > > > Edgar Cayce found that the concept of reincarnation was not > incompatible > > > with any religion, and actually merged perfectly with his own > beliefs of > > > what it meant to be a Christian. Eventually the subject of > reincarnation > > > was examined in extensive detail in over 1,900 Life Readings. > > > > > > Reincarnation is the belief that each of us goes through a series of > > > lifetimes for the purpose of spiritual growth and soul development. > > > Cayce's approach does not include the concept of transmigration, which > > > states that it is possible for human beings to be born again as > animals. > > > From the standpoint of the Cayce material, souls only occupy human > > > bodies through their spiritual growth and developmental process. > > > > > > In essence, the Cayce approach to reincarnation provides a > philosophical > > > setting to the past focusing on practical ways of dealing with this > > > life: living, growing, and being of service to one another in the > > > present. > > > For him it wasn¹t nearly as important to who individuals had once > > > been, or even what they had been doing, as it was paramount that they > > > focus on the present and the opportunities and challenges that faced > > > them in this time, in this place, right now. > > > > > > In terms of remembering your own past lives, the Edgar Cayce > information > > > provides a variety of approaches. In fact, oftentimes individuals who > > > received readings would ask about such things as memorable dreams that > > > were on their mind, personal traits and talents that they had always > > > been drawn to, and even intense positive or negative relationships > with > > > other people in their lives Cayce described how each of these things > > > could be tied to past-life memories. With these things in mind, in > order > > > to remember your own past lives the Cayce readings recommend such > things > > > as personal inventories of your talents, abilities, likes, and > dislikes; > > > working with meditation and dreams; taking part in imaginative > past-life > > > reveries or self-hypnosis, and so forth. > > > > > > From Cayce's perspective, the reason for believing in reincarnation is > > > not so that we can dwell upon the past or brag about the > possibility of > > > once having been someone famous, instead it is to enable a soul to > > > understand the consequences of previous choices and to know that each > > > individual is ultimately responsible for shaping and creating his > or her > > > life in the present. From the Cayce readings¹ perspective, the past > > > merely provided a framework of potentials and probabilities. An > > > individual¹s choices, actions, and free will in the present would > > > determine the actual experience lived this time around. Rather than > > > being a fatalistic approach to life, it is much more one of nearly > > > limitless opportunities. > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > > > Cayce teaches the reality of reincarnation and karma, but as > instruments > > > of a loving God rather than blind natural laws. Its purpose is to > teach > > > us certain spiritual lessons. Animals have undifferentiated, " group " > > > souls rather than individuality and consciousness. Once the soul > evolves > > > through a succession of animal incarnations and achieves human status, > > > it is not then reborn in animal form. Cayce's view arguably > incorporates > > > Theosophical teachings on spiritual evolution. Each person, in his > view, > > > existed in a self-conscious form before birth and would exist again > > > after death. > > > > > > As well as his health readings, Cayce gave many hundreds of so-called > > > " life " readings, during which he would describe his subject's past > > > lives. A number of those readings referred to past incarnations in the > > > legendary lost land of Atlantis. In all, Cayce referred to Atlantis no > > > fewer than seven hundred times in his readings over a span of twenty > > > years. > > > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies or even > > > physical bodies with souls, but are instead spiritual beings who are > > > currently having a material experience. As souls, we have > manifested in > > > the earth in order to learn lessons that will enable us to return > to our > > > former state of spiritual awareness. At the same time, one purpose we > > > all have in common is to bring the spirituality of the Creator > into the > > > earth. > > > > > > A soul can choose to be born into either a male or a female body > in any > > > given lifetime or, as Cayce called it, an incarnation. A soul selects > > > that environment (parents and family, location, personal obstacles, > > > etc.) which will best allow for the learning of lessons it needs for > > > completeness. The goal is to fully express love in all the challenges > > > which physical life offers. > > > One's experiences are subject to the choices made with free will. > As one > > > grows, he or she learns-or rather remembers-his or her true > relationship > > > with God and one's heritage as a spiritual being. With free will, > we can > > > turn the challenges life presents to us into stepping-stones toward > > > growth, or we can see them as obstacles and stumbling blocks. Either > > > way, we reap what we have sown. We constantly meet the consequences of > > > previous deeds and attitudes. > > > > > > One frequently misunderstood concept regarding reincarnation has to do > > > with karma. From the standpoint of the Cayce material, karma is not > > > destiny; it is only memory. These memories are generally > unconscious and > > > influence our abilities, our faults, even our relationships with > others, > > > but with free will we can meet this memory as a positive or a negative > > > experience. Karma provides us with the potential to learn a lesson we > > > need in order to grow at a soul level, and free will determines > whether > > > or not we choose to learn it at this time. The choices we make > determine > > > the next set of potential experiences we encounter. > > > > > > Much more than simply a concept that applies to a limited segment > of the > > > world, reincarnation is a philosophy that has-at one time or > > > another-been embraced by all the major religions of the world. It's a > > > concept that can allow us to have compassion for one another because > > > ultimately we are all equal-there is only one God, and we are all His > > > children. > > > > > > From Cayce's viewpoint, it doesn't really matter if an individual > > > believes in reincarnation or not. For some it can be a helpful > concept, > > > for others confusing. The main purpose is to allow individuals to > become > > > aware of their true spiritual nature and their ultimate relationship > > > with one another. In fact, if we can think for a moment about the one > > > person in our life whom we love most of all. then we will get an > inkling > > > of the goal of reincarnation: to be able to love every single > soul, even > > > ourselves, with the very same love. > > > > > > The Readings > > > > > > Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 " readings " during a period of 43 years > > > (1901 to 1944). These are trance discourses which Cayce revealed while > > > in a hypnotic or " sleeping " state. While " awake " he claimed generally > > > not to remember what he had said while " asleep " . The readings > themselves > > > explain that the unconscious mind has access to information which the > > > conscious mind does not -- a common theory about hypnosis in Cayce's > > > time. Most records come from the period after 1925, when his secretary > > > Gladys recorded the readings, and his wife Gertrude Cayce > > > " conducted " (guided) the readings. > > > The readings are customarily divided into the following categories: > > > Physical Readings: 9,603 extant readings. > > > Otherwise known as " health readings " in which (typically) a patient > > > would be diagnosed and a cure prescribed. For some reason Cayce needed > > > to be told the patient's physical location, though this might > easily be > > > in another city or state (in the case of patients inquiring by > letter). > > > Cayce lore describes various incidental examples of clairvoyance > in the > > > course of Cayce's psychically " searching " for the patient. > > > > > > Life Readings: 1,920 extant readings > > > > > > In a life reading, Cayce describes the client's present physical, > > > emotional and mental condition in terms of past life experience. Most > > > inquirers were assigned past lives from about twelve main " periods " > > > including Atlantis, ancient Egypt at the time of " Ra Ta " , ancient > > > Persia, Palestine at the time of Christ, and colonial America. A > number > > > of people were told of famous past lives. Cayce's son Hugh Lynn, for > > > example, was told that he was the apostle . > > > > > > Business Readings: > > > > > > 747 extant readings.Cayce occasionally gave business readings > including > > > advice on business partners, the stock market, business models, etc. > > > > > > Dream Readings: 630 extant readings. > > > > > > Edgar Cayce encouraged everyone to interpret and use his or her own > > > dreams in day-to-day life. A dream reading involved Cayce interpreting > > > the dreams of clients. As he did with readings on many subjects, Cayce > > > would often interrupt the person reading the dream and give an > > > interpretation before the dream had been completely read. He would > > > sometimes fill in parts of dreams that the dreamer had supposedly > > > forgotten. Unlike Jungian or Freudian dream interpretation, Cayce did > > > not emphasize highly the importance of symbols. He said that every > > > individual has his or her own unique symbols. Cayce claimed that in > > > dreams people could receive valuable insight into their own lives and > > > that the insight was always of use to the dreamer. Besides regular > daily > > > insight into one's life, he claimed people could communicate with > loved > > > ones dead or alive, remember past life experiences, see a possible > > > future and experience many other psychic phenomena. He stated that > these > > > paranormal abilities were something anyone could learn. > > > > > > Other Readings: 954 extant readings > > > > > > Other Readings are miscellaneous subject matter that does not fit into > > > an above category. The subject matter included missing persons, buried > > > treasure, readings given to a spiritual development group, psychic > > > abilities, auras, prophecy, structure of reality, geology and many > other > > > topics. > > > Cayce readings are usually referenced using a numeric tag in which the > > > first number is a code representing the recipient (most of their > > > identities remain secret), while the second counts which reading > it is, > > > in the case of a person who receives more than one. 5749-14 for > example > > > is the fourteenth reading given for person # 5749 (whose assigned > number > > > is essentially arbitrary). > > > > > > Political Predictions - World Wars I and II > > > > > > Cayce predicted the beginning and end of both the First and Second > World > > > Wars, and the lifting of the Depression in 1933. In the 1920s, he > first > > > warned of coming racial strife in the United States, and in 1939 he > > > predicted the deaths of two presidents in office; > > > > > > > > > Love~All~Ways > > > *~Karma* > > > > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcHJvZmlsZS5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5\ > > > > > > jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2VyLnZpZXdwcm9maWxlJmZyaWVuZGlkPTYxNTEzNTQ3Jk15VG9\ > > > rZW49MWIyMzg2YzQtMTFjMi00YWFlLWJiMTQtYmUzNzBjYTNiMTNj> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Got a little couch potato? > > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 That's what I thought! LOL Thanks.. Hee Hee > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > The Sleeping Prophet > > > > Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 January 3, 1945), (the surname > pronounced > > > > " Casey " ) is generally remembered as an American psychic who gave > > trance > > > > discourses on subjects like astrology, reincarnation, and > Atlantis. He > > > > may have been the source for the idea that California would fall > into > > > > the ocean (though he never said exactly this). Although Cayce lived > > > > before the emergence of the New Age movement, he remains a major > > > > influence on its teachings. > > > > > > > > This popular image overlooks what to him were the more important > > strains > > > > within his work such as healing (the vast majority of his " readings " > > > > were given for people who were sick) or Christian theology (Cayce > > being > > > > a lifelong, devout member of the Disciples of Christ). Skeptics > > > > challenge Cayce's claim to psychic prowess, while conservative > > > > Christians doubt this and/or his orthodoxy. > > > > > > > > Today there are several tens of thousands of " Cayce people. " > Most are > > > > located in the United States and Canada, but Edgar Cayce Centers > > are now > > > > found in 25 other countries. The Association for Research and > > > > Enlightenment (ARE), headquartered in Virginia Beach, is the major > > > > organization promoting interest in Cayce. > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > > > > > Cayce was born on a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky on March 18, > > 1877. > > > > At an early age he gave evidence of his budding talent: he was > able to > > > > master his school lessons by sleeping on his books. At the age of > > > > twenty-one he developed a gradual throat paralysis which > > threatened the > > > > loss of his voice. > > > > > > > > When doctors were unable to find a cause for his condition, Cayce > > > > entered the same hypnotic sleep that had enabled him to learn his > > school > > > > lessons years before. In that state, he was able to recommend a cure > > > > which successfully repaired his throat muscles and restored his > voice. > > > > It was soon discovered that he could do the same for others. > > > > > > > > For most of his adult life, Edgar Cayce was able to provide > intuitive > > > > insights into nearly any question imaginable. When individuals > came to > > > > him with a question, he would place himself into a sleep-induced > sleep > > > > state. While in that state he could respond to virtually any > question > > > > asked. His responses have come to be called " readings " . Today his > > > > psychic readings constitute one of the largest and most impressive > > > > records of intuitive information to emanate from a single > individual. > > > > > > > > For many years the information dealt mainly with medical problems. > > > > Eventually the scope of his readings expanded to include such > > topics as > > > > meditation, dreams, reincarnation, and prophecy. The transcripts > have > > > > provided the basis for over 300 popular books about Cayce's work. > > > > Mr. Cayce's theories on the end times of this planet are very > > > > enlightening and show a global major change in 1998. > > > > > > > > He prophecized the Sphinx had been built in 10,500 BC and that > > survivors > > > > of Atlantis had concealed beneath it a " Hall of Records " > > containing all > > > > the wisdom of their lost civilization and the true history of the > > human > > > > race. Cayce prophesied that this Hall of Records would be > rediscovered > > > > and opened between 1996 and 1998. He connected the opening to the > > second > > > > coming of Christ. > > > > Cayce ending every reading by saying, " We are through " . > > > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > > > > > The Readings > > > > > > > > Origin and destiny of humanity - " All souls were created in the > > > > beginning, and are finding their way back to whence they came. " > Cayce > > > > believes that human souls were created with a consciousness of their > > > > oneness with God. Some " fell " from this state; others - led by the > > Jesus > > > > soul - volunteered to save them. The Earth, with all its > limitations, > > > > was created as a suitable arena for spiritual growth. > > > > > > > > Duality - According to Cayce, Atlantean society was divided into two > > > > long-lived political factions - a " good " faction called the " Sons > > of the > > > > Law of One, " and an " evil " faction called the " Sons of Belial. " > > > > According to the readings, a major source of turmoil was the Sons of > > > > Belial's desire to exploit the Things, sub-humans with animal > > appendages > > > > and low intelligence, and the movements to protect and evolve > them by > > > > the Sons of the Law of One. > > > > > > > > Universal laws - Souls incarnated on the earth are subject to > certain > > > > spiritual laws such as, " As ye sow, so shall ye reap " (karma) or > > " As ye > > > > judge (others), so shall ye be judged. " Properly regarded, such laws > > > > represent an aspect of God's mercy whereby no matter what our > > > > circumstances, he has promised to guide us in our spiritual path. > > > > > > > > Jesus and Christ Consciousness > > > > Following New Thought precedent, Cayce distinguishes between > Jesus and > > > > Christhood. Briefly, Jesus was a soul like us, who reincarnated > > through > > > > many lifetimes (and made many mistakes). " Christhood " is something > > which > > > > he achieved, and to which we also ought to aspire. Cayce accordingly > > > > calls Jesus our " elder brother. " > > > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > > > > > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies, > > instead we > > > > are spiritual beings who are having a physical experience entailing > > > > personal growth and development. Many individuals have incorrectly > > > > assumed that the goal of being in the earth is to simply reach > heaven, > > > > find enlightenment, or somehow " get out of the earth. " And yet, > > this is > > > > a perspective quite different from that contained in the Cayce > > material. > > > > Instead, Cayce believed that as children of God, our mission was to > > > > somehow bring spirit into the earth. > > > > > > > > The dynamics of our deep and literal connection to God can be found > > > > throughout scripture, beginning with Genesis when we are told > that God > > > > made humankind in the Creator's image. But our relationship with > > God as > > > > our Parent is perhaps no more clearly illustrated than in the > > Parable of > > > > the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24). This parable describes the > > journey of > > > > the soul: we were with God in the beginning, through the power > of our > > > > free will we were able to make choices that were not necessarily in > > > > perfect accord with the Creator. And, at some point, we will > > " arise " and > > > > decide to return to God, regaining our inheritance and > > experiencing our > > > > true relationship with Him. > > > > One of the readings beautifully describes the spiritual nature of > > > > humankind in this way: > > > > > > > > " For ye are a corpuscle in the body of God; thus a co-creator with > > Him, > > > > in what ye think, in what ye do. " - Edgar Cayce reading #2794-3 > > > > The readings state that God desires to be expressed in the world > > through > > > > us. > > > > > > > > The example set by Jesus is apparently a " pattern " of wholeness > > for each > > > > and every soul.Regardless of an individual's religious or personal > > > > beliefs, this Christ pattern exists in potential upon the very > > fiber of > > > > their being. It is that part of each of us that is in perfect accord > > > > with the Creator and is simply waiting to find expression in our > > lives. > > > > > > > > This Christ pattern was further described as " the awareness within > > each > > > > soul, imprinted in pattern on the mind and waiting to be awakened > > by the > > > > will, of the soul's oneness with God " (5749-14), and its > manifestation > > > > is the eventual destiny of each and every soul. With this in > mind, the > > > > readings present Jesus as our " Elder brother, " a soul who came > to show > > > > each one of us the way back to our spiritual Source by perfectly > > > > manifesting the laws of the Creator in the earth. > > > > > > > > Just as an older sibling can sometimes provide insight and counsel > > into > > > > some of life's difficulties (because he or she went through them > > first) > > > > Jesus as Elder brother can assist us in facing life's > challenges. What > > > > may surprise individuals is that this fact has nothing to do with > > > > religion, it has to do with spirituality and discovering our true > > > > relationship with God - a relationship we share with Jesus. The > > readings > > > > not only affirm that Jesus was the Son of God, but they also > state the > > > > same thing about each and everyone of us. In other words: Jesus > > was like > > > > each one of us and, ultimately, each one of us is destined to be > like > > > > Him. > > > > > > > > Q. What is the main purpose of Jesus' incarnation? > > > > EC: To glorify the Christ Consciousness in the Earth . in the > lives of > > > > those with whom ye come in contact, and to live the same thyself. - > > > > Reading 2441-4 > > > > Q. What is the meaning and significance of the words Jesus and > > > > Christ...? > > > > EC: Just as indicated. Jesus is the man, the activity, the mind, the > > > > relationships that He bore to others. Yea, He was mindful of > > friends, He > > > > was sociable. He was loving. He was kind. He was gentle. He grew > > faint, > > > > He grew weak and yet gained that strength that He has promised, in > > > > becoming the Christ, by fulfilling and overcoming the world! Ye > > are made > > > > strong in body, in mind, in soul and purpose by that power in > Christ. > > > > The power, then, is in the Christ. The pattern is in Jesus. - > Reading > > > > 2533-7 > > > > > > > > This transformative power of the Christ Consciousness is awakened as > > > > individuals act in accord with the pattern set by the example of > > Jesus' > > > > life. In fact, this awakening is the essential purpose for which > each > > > > soul enters into life. > > > > > > > > From Cayce's perspective, Jesus is the Elder brother for all of > > > > humankind, deeply committed to assisting all souls in reawakening > > to the > > > > awareness of their oneness with God. This Jesus is not interested in > > > > religious conversion, denominationalism, or even mighty personal > > > > accomplishments. Instead, He is simply interested in how we > treat one > > > > another. With this in mind, even in the midst of our diversity as a > > > > human family, we share a common spiritual heritage. We are all > > Children > > > > of the same God. We are all part of the one spiritual Source. > And, we > > > > are all destined to return to our Creator, our Mother/Father, > our God. > > > > > > > > Unknown Life of Jesus - Cayce presented narratives of Jesus' > previous > > > > incarnations, including a mysterious Atlantean figure called > " Amilius " > > > > as well as the more familiar biblical figures of Adam, Enoch, > > > > Melchizedek, , Asaph, and Jeshua. Cayce describes Jesus as an > > > > Essene who traveled to India in his youth in order to study Eastern > > > > religions > > > > > > > > Reincarnation Past Lives > > > > Edgar Cayce found that the concept of reincarnation was not > > incompatible > > > > with any religion, and actually merged perfectly with his own > > beliefs of > > > > what it meant to be a Christian. Eventually the subject of > > reincarnation > > > > was examined in extensive detail in over 1,900 Life Readings. > > > > > > > > Reincarnation is the belief that each of us goes through a series of > > > > lifetimes for the purpose of spiritual growth and soul development. > > > > Cayce's approach does not include the concept of transmigration, > which > > > > states that it is possible for human beings to be born again as > > animals. > > > > From the standpoint of the Cayce material, souls only occupy human > > > > bodies through their spiritual growth and developmental process. > > > > > > > > In essence, the Cayce approach to reincarnation provides a > > philosophical > > > > setting to the past focusing on practical ways of dealing with this > > > > life: living, growing, and being of service to one another in the > > > > present. > > > > For him it wasn¹t nearly as important to who individuals had once > > > > been, or even what they had been doing, as it was paramount that > they > > > > focus on the present and the opportunities and challenges that faced > > > > them in this time, in this place, right now. > > > > > > > > In terms of remembering your own past lives, the Edgar Cayce > > information > > > > provides a variety of approaches. In fact, oftentimes > individuals who > > > > received readings would ask about such things as memorable > dreams that > > > > were on their mind, personal traits and talents that they had always > > > > been drawn to, and even intense positive or negative relationships > > with > > > > other people in their lives Cayce described how each of these things > > > > could be tied to past-life memories. With these things in mind, in > > order > > > > to remember your own past lives the Cayce readings recommend such > > things > > > > as personal inventories of your talents, abilities, likes, and > > dislikes; > > > > working with meditation and dreams; taking part in imaginative > > past-life > > > > reveries or self-hypnosis, and so forth. > > > > > > > > From Cayce's perspective, the reason for believing in > reincarnation is > > > > not so that we can dwell upon the past or brag about the > > possibility of > > > > once having been someone famous, instead it is to enable a soul to > > > > understand the consequences of previous choices and to know that > each > > > > individual is ultimately responsible for shaping and creating his > > or her > > > > life in the present. From the Cayce readings¹ perspective, the past > > > > merely provided a framework of potentials and probabilities. An > > > > individual¹s choices, actions, and free will in the present would > > > > determine the actual experience lived this time around. Rather than > > > > being a fatalistic approach to life, it is much more one of nearly > > > > limitless opportunities. > > > > > > > > [Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket] > > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29t> > > > > > > > > Cayce teaches the reality of reincarnation and karma, but as > > instruments > > > > of a loving God rather than blind natural laws. Its purpose is to > > teach > > > > us certain spiritual lessons. Animals have undifferentiated, " group " > > > > souls rather than individuality and consciousness. Once the soul > > evolves > > > > through a succession of animal incarnations and achieves human > status, > > > > it is not then reborn in animal form. Cayce's view arguably > > incorporates > > > > Theosophical teachings on spiritual evolution. Each person, in his > > view, > > > > existed in a self-conscious form before birth and would exist again > > > > after death. > > > > > > > > As well as his health readings, Cayce gave many hundreds of > so-called > > > > " life " readings, during which he would describe his subject's past > > > > lives. A number of those readings referred to past incarnations > in the > > > > legendary lost land of Atlantis. In all, Cayce referred to > Atlantis no > > > > fewer than seven hundred times in his readings over a span of twenty > > > > years. > > > > From Cayce's perspective, we are not simply physical bodies or even > > > > physical bodies with souls, but are instead spiritual beings who are > > > > currently having a material experience. As souls, we have > > manifested in > > > > the earth in order to learn lessons that will enable us to return > > to our > > > > former state of spiritual awareness. At the same time, one > purpose we > > > > all have in common is to bring the spirituality of the Creator > > into the > > > > earth. > > > > > > > > A soul can choose to be born into either a male or a female body > > in any > > > > given lifetime or, as Cayce called it, an incarnation. A soul > selects > > > > that environment (parents and family, location, personal obstacles, > > > > etc.) which will best allow for the learning of lessons it needs for > > > > completeness. The goal is to fully express love in all the > challenges > > > > which physical life offers. > > > > One's experiences are subject to the choices made with free will. > > As one > > > > grows, he or she learns-or rather remembers-his or her true > > relationship > > > > with God and one's heritage as a spiritual being. With free will, > > we can > > > > turn the challenges life presents to us into stepping-stones toward > > > > growth, or we can see them as obstacles and stumbling blocks. Either > > > > way, we reap what we have sown. We constantly meet the > consequences of > > > > previous deeds and attitudes. > > > > > > > > One frequently misunderstood concept regarding reincarnation has > to do > > > > with karma. From the standpoint of the Cayce material, karma is not > > > > destiny; it is only memory. These memories are generally > > unconscious and > > > > influence our abilities, our faults, even our relationships with > > others, > > > > but with free will we can meet this memory as a positive or a > negative > > > > experience. Karma provides us with the potential to learn a > lesson we > > > > need in order to grow at a soul level, and free will determines > > whether > > > > or not we choose to learn it at this time. The choices we make > > determine > > > > the next set of potential experiences we encounter. > > > > > > > > Much more than simply a concept that applies to a limited segment > > of the > > > > world, reincarnation is a philosophy that has-at one time or > > > > another-been embraced by all the major religions of the world. > It's a > > > > concept that can allow us to have compassion for one another because > > > > ultimately we are all equal-there is only one God, and we are > all His > > > > children. > > > > > > > > From Cayce's viewpoint, it doesn't really matter if an individual > > > > believes in reincarnation or not. For some it can be a helpful > > concept, > > > > for others confusing. The main purpose is to allow individuals to > > become > > > > aware of their true spiritual nature and their ultimate relationship > > > > with one another. In fact, if we can think for a moment about > the one > > > > person in our life whom we love most of all. then we will get an > > inkling > > > > of the goal of reincarnation: to be able to love every single > > soul, even > > > > ourselves, with the very same love. > > > > > > > > The Readings > > > > > > > > Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 " readings " during a period of 43 years > > > > (1901 to 1944). These are trance discourses which Cayce revealed > while > > > > in a hypnotic or " sleeping " state. While " awake " he claimed > generally > > > > not to remember what he had said while " asleep " . The readings > > themselves > > > > explain that the unconscious mind has access to information > which the > > > > conscious mind does not -- a common theory about hypnosis in Cayce's > > > > time. Most records come from the period after 1925, when his > secretary > > > > Gladys recorded the readings, and his wife Gertrude > Cayce > > > > " conducted " (guided) the readings. > > > > The readings are customarily divided into the following categories: > > > > Physical Readings: 9,603 extant readings. > > > > Otherwise known as " health readings " in which (typically) a patient > > > > would be diagnosed and a cure prescribed. For some reason Cayce > needed > > > > to be told the patient's physical location, though this might > > easily be > > > > in another city or state (in the case of patients inquiring by > > letter). > > > > Cayce lore describes various incidental examples of clairvoyance > > in the > > > > course of Cayce's psychically " searching " for the patient. > > > > > > > > Life Readings: 1,920 extant readings > > > > > > > > In a life reading, Cayce describes the client's present physical, > > > > emotional and mental condition in terms of past life experience. > Most > > > > inquirers were assigned past lives from about twelve main " periods " > > > > including Atlantis, ancient Egypt at the time of " Ra Ta " , ancient > > > > Persia, Palestine at the time of Christ, and colonial America. A > > number > > > > of people were told of famous past lives. Cayce's son Hugh Lynn, for > > > > example, was told that he was the apostle . > > > > > > > > Business Readings: > > > > > > > > 747 extant readings.Cayce occasionally gave business readings > > including > > > > advice on business partners, the stock market, business models, etc. > > > > > > > > Dream Readings: 630 extant readings. > > > > > > > > Edgar Cayce encouraged everyone to interpret and use his or her own > > > > dreams in day-to-day life. A dream reading involved Cayce > interpreting > > > > the dreams of clients. As he did with readings on many subjects, > Cayce > > > > would often interrupt the person reading the dream and give an > > > > interpretation before the dream had been completely read. He would > > > > sometimes fill in parts of dreams that the dreamer had supposedly > > > > forgotten. Unlike Jungian or Freudian dream interpretation, > Cayce did > > > > not emphasize highly the importance of symbols. He said that every > > > > individual has his or her own unique symbols. Cayce claimed that in > > > > dreams people could receive valuable insight into their own > lives and > > > > that the insight was always of use to the dreamer. Besides regular > > daily > > > > insight into one's life, he claimed people could communicate with > > loved > > > > ones dead or alive, remember past life experiences, see a possible > > > > future and experience many other psychic phenomena. He stated that > > these > > > > paranormal abilities were something anyone could learn. > > > > > > > > Other Readings: 954 extant readings > > > > > > > > Other Readings are miscellaneous subject matter that does not > fit into > > > > an above category. The subject matter included missing persons, > buried > > > > treasure, readings given to a spiritual development group, psychic > > > > abilities, auras, prophecy, structure of reality, geology and many > > other > > > > topics. > > > > Cayce readings are usually referenced using a numeric tag in > which the > > > > first number is a code representing the recipient (most of their > > > > identities remain secret), while the second counts which reading > > it is, > > > > in the case of a person who receives more than one. 5749-14 for > > example > > > > is the fourteenth reading given for person # 5749 (whose assigned > > number > > > > is essentially arbitrary). > > > > > > > > Political Predictions - World Wars I and II > > > > > > > > Cayce predicted the beginning and end of both the First and Second > > World > > > > Wars, and the lifting of the Depression in 1933. In the 1920s, he > > first > > > > warned of coming racial strife in the United States, and in 1939 he > > > > predicted the deaths of two presidents in office; > > > > > > > > > > > > Love~All~Ways > > > > *~Karma* > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcHJvZmlsZS5teXNwYWNlLmNvbS9pbmRleC5\ > > > > > > > > > > jZm0/ZnVzZWFjdGlvbj11c2VyLnZpZXdwcm9maWxlJmZyaWVuZGlkPTYxNTEzNTQ3Jk15VG9\ > > > > rZW49MWIyMzg2YzQtMTFjMi00YWFlLWJiMTQtYmUzNzBjYTNiMTNj> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Got a little couch potato? > > > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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