Re: THE SLEEPING PROPHET~ TRULY<TO KAREN, KATIE & DEREK )

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Dear ,

I must say this was such an awesome and informative post about

a wonderful man!! Thank you for this post! I also have many books

as does of Edgar Cayce. His dream book is my favorite. I also

have to chuckle at the way you guys are so funny! hehe does

learn from sitting with books underneath him or sleeping with books

underneath him and it is absorbed, and you are wondering, absorbed

how? , my dear, I am not makin fun of you, I just love how we

can all just laugh at or with each other and it is all in jest and no

one is cruel. It is so refreshing. And , LOL...Rocks in your

head from sleeping with crystals, hehehehe...I do to, so I guess we

are two peas in a pod, lol...Thank you for the laugh, I am just re

reading some earlier posts from this week and really want to share my

thought with you all! You guys rule! This family rules! Love and

light to all! LUNA

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> > > 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.

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> > >

> > > 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 " .

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> > > 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. "

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> > >

> > > 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.

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> > > 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*

> > >

> >

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