This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 21st day of February, 1928, in accordance with request made by self - Mrs. [31].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Born March 31, 1881, at Pine Apple, Alabama.

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1. GC: You will give the relation of this entity and the universe, and the universal forces; giving the conditions that are as personalities, latent and exhibited, in the present life; also the former appearances in the earth's plane, giving the time, the place, and the name, and that in that life which built or retarded the development for the entity; giving the abilities of the present entity and that to which it may attain, and how.
2. EC: We have the entity and those relations with the universal forces, as are latent and exhibited in the present earth's plane.
3. In entering we find the entity coming under the influence of Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Uranus. Hence we find one, irrespective of will's influence in the life, of high minded, high ennobling influence; yet love dominating every act as related to the self in relations to others, and yet reason carrying with same that of the necessity - to the entity's OWN development - of being something that must accompany even the highest motives or intent that may be experienced by each and every individual, would they give of the best to themselves or to others. In this respect we find the entity above that of others in the normal manner, for when duty - love - reason - are one, then such consciousness approaches near that of universal love that gave all that man might be one with that universal love.
4. In the application of will in the present, we find this - through the development in the various spheres of experience - has brought to the entity much toward that of a full understanding that may be attained by this entity in this present experience; for, as is seen from the numerological or numerical aspect of the entity's appearance, three is the factor in the life, and on the third day of the week should the entity ever set aside for study and meditation when the entity desires to approach that full at-oneness found in that whole love as may be accomplished in duty, love and mental application combined in one. In the ninth month, then, the better period through which the entity may accomplish the most in mental application being toward that of the forte naturally builded in the entity's being; that of recording the mental transition of the forces in nature, or in life's varied phases that are as phenomena of the mental attributes of a life as related to the elements that build or retard the development of a soul through the earthly experience or sojourn. Hence we find while at other periods the entity is able to carry forward that line of writing, or of giving such in play or in music, yet in and during this period - especially from the third to the twenty-seventh of the ninth month - will the entity find in self the abilities to coordinate that of love, duty and mental ability, in the play, in the story, or in that as is ascribed by the entity through such period.
5. As to the innate forces as are seen in the entity:
6. One naturally able to adapt self to most every circumstance, being circumspect in all things.
7. One of self's own mind, yet ever mindful of others' ability for themselves.
8. One naturally attracted to the occult or to the mystic, yet ever fearful (and rightfully so) of the misunderstanding and misapplication of the knowledge attained through such means or sources; yet - would the entity apply self in the direction especially of attaining through self's own subconscious self - the experiences of self in the various spheres of experience in the earth plane, that may be attained through self's own vision and dream - this would supply to the entity the background for the greatest of the writing the entity may ascribe in this present experience. That such experience or experiences appear at first to be far-fetched and incapable of being coordinated or correlated, yet were such experiences recorded, and gradually these builded together during the ninth month, these may be brought by the entity into that of an undertaking that would be beneficial to self, a truth to others, and bring to self the better understanding and give to others the way in which many, many, may draw nigh unto that of the universal powers to apply the truths of same in the individual lives of each. Hence through these channels - casting out fear, and relying upon self and self's experience through the varied spheres of experience, applying same in the present - give that that would crown the life with glory, honor, fame, power, money, position, and best of all an understanding in self of self's relation to the universal whole. Do that.
9. In the life, the forces and the fears of phenomena of life oftentimes prevent the entity from accomplishing most, by the fear of what others will say. Put this aside.
10. In the appearances and those conditions and relations that are as innate in the life from those appearances:
11. In the one before this we find in that period when persecutions were in the land where the peoples were taught of the Master's teaching, or Rome. The entity then among those who subscribed to those teachings, yet in fear, for the entity of the household of one in power under the ruler. The entity in the name Lycia. The entity gained through that experience, for the entity - while in fear and in service - gave much to those that came about the entity, in the teachings - not so much of precept but of well living. The urge as is seen, the desire to delve into the mysteries of life. The innate expressions of resentment that arise when any other individual is persecuted, either for weal or woe, and the ability to be mad - yet sin not - arises much from that influence.
12. In the one before this we find in that period when there were wars made in that now known as Persia by the invading forces of the southern Arabian country, now. The entity then of the Persian (now known, or then as Iran) peasantry, and gave much in the way of training the young for the abilities of the household, in applying the arts of preparations of foods, preparations of those little things that make the home beautiful. In the name Addia. The entity gained and lost, and gained, through this experience. Gaining through assistance given others; losing through that of setting self beyond those that would accomplish in the direction of building up when the self was questioned; gaining in the ability to overcome self and give self in service for others in spite of oppression or debasement. The urge as seen, the love of the beautiful in jewelry, clothing, in delicate paintings, and little of the heaviness - or that as would be termed heavy, in power - appealing to the entity.
13. In the one before this in the period when the entity was as the recorder of conditions then in the land now known as Egypt. The entity then the historian, the writer of the day, and many of those writings as made by the entity were destroyed in the Memphis and Alexandrian libraries; yet some may yet be found in those casements in the pyramid yet uncovered. In that period the entity gave most to the peoples through the ability to coordinate the teachings of the land and the teachings of those in power. Even when the division arose, the entity able to record the actions of each division without showing favor or partiality in either division. Hence the entity was accorded a place of power, position, during that period, by the ruler and by the seer and by him who was ruled as of power in the beginning of this rule. In the name Aassa. The entity gained through this experience, and hence that innate desire to write of such as was experienced often creeps in when the entity least desires same to do so; yet, as given, were the entity to write along these lines the greater success would come to the entity through these channels, for from THIS experience - with that attained in Mercurian forces, as is weighed with the influence of love and Jupiterian - power, glory, honor, bigness of all applicable forces brings the abilities to the entity in the present.
14. In the one before this we find at the time of man's first indwelling in the land. Then the entity among those who first assisted in the building of home as home, setting same apart from the gatherings of groups and making home HOME, as would be known in the present experience. This in the land now known as Mongolia, and the entity then in the name Bldxod. The entity gained and gained through this experience, for many peoples worshiped the entity, yet the entity always gave self in service without desiring worshipfulness. That seen in the innate forces is to be loved for self's abilities, rather than for self's self.
15. In the abilities, then, as given, ascribe unto self that as is attained through self's own experiences and in so doing give unto others that ability to know duty in duty's place, love in love's place, and service in service's place, honoring service, honoring love, and making all one WITH that universal force as is ascribed, in that all-creative energy known as God, who gave self in the Son that man might approach that throne in a way that all may be one in Him, knowing self to be a portion of that whole, yet individual in the gift of the Creator that made each THEMSELVES, yet can make themselves a portion of the whole. Ready for questions.
16. (Q) On the subject of writing I should like to know WHAT I should write and where I should send it.
    (A) As given, on those lines as has been given. Send to all those publications that come under such heads. As is seen: Delineator - Quest - Light - Harper - and such.
17. We are through.

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