This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 18th day of May, 1927, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [39].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Born May 10, 1886, Loughborough, England.

TEXT

1. GC: You will give the relation of this entity and the Universe, and the Universal Forces, giving the conditions that are as personalities, latent and exhibited, in the present life; also the former appearances in the earth's plane, giving time, place, and the name, and that in that life which built or retarded the development for the entity, giving the abilities of the present entity and that to which it may attain, and how. You will answer the questions regarding this body that I will ask you.
2. EC: We have the entity and those relations with the Universal Forces, as are latent and exhibited in the present entity.
3. In entering the earth's plane, we find the entity under the influence of Neptune, Jupiter, and Venus, with benevolent influences in Mars and in Mercury, adverse in the Moon and Saturn.
4. In the urges as are latent and as are exhibited, from the entity's experiences (as many) and from the variations as are seen, these then are exceptional, and the entity will of necessity require the exercising of will's forces to the point where the entity may control self, would the entity DEVELOP in this present experience; for while we find exceptional abilities, and the physical and MENTAL proclivities to carry out same, we find that these conditions - that are classed by some as idiosyncrasies of the entity - prove often the entity's undoing.
5. But we find one gentle of mien, kind of heart, and adaptable when the entity so attunes self to the conditions and surroundings.
6. Easy ever to take exception, and in this condition often belabors and condemns self and others, through the not taking stock of self; for, as is seen, with adverse Moon, the entity changes almost as the Moon does. Not in purpose; not in intent; not in mien, but as to those expressions that OTHERS obtain of the entity's abilities, and the entity's desire.
7. In the application then of will, with the ability, the entity will find that to understand self is the first law of the proper understanding of relationships to others, and in the application of "As ye would that men do unto you, do ye even so to them" will bring the greater reward to the entity of ALL the classics that may be understood; for while it may appear that this may be taken advantage of at times, yet the worth, the ability, and the very conditions that are often turned AGAINST the entity will turn towards good; for when the entity once understands self, the self will better understand others.
8. As to the appearances:
9. In the one before this we find the entity among those who came to this present land in which the entity sojourns, rather than that in which the entity ENTERED the earth's plane, and among those who builded in that land now known as the Rhode Island, and the entity among those of the followers of Williams, and in the name C. A. Williams; and the entity gained and lost, for in the application of aid to others in the buildings of the people's centers the entity gained, in the turning same to self's own interest and disagreeing with those in power brought dissension and the banishment from the land. In the urge there is seen the fear of being misunderstood, and the ability also to see into the inmost understanding of others, often to self's undoing, without first understanding self better. [See 39-2 Reports.]
10. In the one before this we find in the early period of the settlement in the now England land. The entity among those who came from the Norse land, and in the name Odoon, and the entity then one who was as the father to those that set the land in order in the new country, giving in the manner of study and of understanding to apply laws to mankind in new environments. In the urge as gained from this appearance, we find the adaptability of self to conditions surrounding, no matter under what intent, yet ever worrying self as for conditions of others.
11. In the one before this we find in the land where there were wars being made between the Nomads and now the Persian country. The entity among those of the Nomad tribe, in that day of second to the one in the lead of those people known as Uhjltd's, and the entity gained in that period, for the entity became the aide to that ruler in the latter days of that entity's sojourn, and the name in that period as Ujdjak, and the urge as is seen - the love of the open, and of the fantastic drawings, and of especially those of raised materials in wood, cloth, or carvings, and in the application the entity may gain much, when TEMPERED with those elements in the understanding of self.
12. In the one before this we find in the Egyptian country, when there was the division, as it were, between the church and the state (as would be called now), and the entity gained through this sojourn; for the entity took sides with NEITHER; for the entity then that one who gave the greater to the designs of throne and of temple, in wood, and in the application of color, stain, dye, and an assistant to him who gave the first of the appliances to preserve men's bodies. In the name Ashdda, and the urge as is seen in the present, the inner desire to know the mysteries of the laws as were ever taught to men as respecting the inter-between in experiences in life, and the entity in applying same may gain the better understanding of self.
13. In the abilities of the entity - these lie, then, in either of two fields:
14. That of the study and lecturing in the mystic field, or of wood and its products, or of raised materials in cloth and their products.
15. As to the study of self, understand first self, and in this understanding will be added much to the mental body that will bring to this entity in the present sphere glory, and satisfaction in the life well spent, in bringing the understanding of life and the issues of same to others, through the application of the study of the modes, the whys and the wherefores, of men's ideas and ideals.
16. Ready for questions.
17. (Q) Give general quidance as to the best course to take in business, and what class of trade shall I make the best success at?
    (A) In that of the specialty to the individual needs, studying the needs, and applying to the INDIVIDUAL classes of same. In individual wood, linens, or cloth, or in the mystic - as the lecturer.
18. (Q) Am I in my right connection at present?
    (A) If the entity makes same as such; that is, in connections is given the opportunity to apply self, and should it prove that others appreciate not the efforts, do not rail or condemn any. Turn self's attention towards the application of self, and let others attend their own funeral.
19. (Q) Shall I be able to stay with my present organization and make a success of it?
    (A) If the entity so desires, it may.
20. (Q) Will the project connected with reproduction furniture be a success for me?
    (A) In this line, in the endeavor, lies a great field for the entity. Appeal rather to the INDIVIDUAL, than to masses, see? Rather to classes.
21. (Q) Is my scheme for importing furniture and parts a sound proposition, and if carried out will it succeed?
    (A) Father along. Not at present. There will come much from such schemes or propositions farther along. Follow the way as has been given, bringing self in touch with those forces as do apply from within, remembering the warnings, and apply will's forces in the way that gives the better application of self, as reference to individuals, and as to things.
22. We are through for the present.

BACKGROUND

1. 5/11/27 Wire submitting questions - see Text of Reading.

REPORTS

1. 6/01/27 Letter: "I wish to thank you very much indeed for the reading that you sent me. It is vastly interesting and very helpful. Now that I have the guidance I feel sure that things should work out all right."
2. 5/01/42 Mr. [39] wrote EC: "We were rudely torn up and moved here [Calif.] 10 years ago. We have been very happy on the coast and do not regret the move. We often talk about you and read through the old readings."
3. 7/26/60 Letter: "In reply to your inquiry [as to whether or not I had done any research on my own former incarnation as Williams], I never got around checking on Rhode Island. Intended to do so, but left N.Y. before I got there. I did hear on the Radio about a C. A. Williams, a relative of Roger Williams, famous on Rhode Island, and tried to find the source, but it petered out. I am sure that there are conclusive records in Providence, Rhode Island, but I am too far away to do anything about it."
4. 4/19/72 He wrote: "[37] and I were divorced and [38] married an oil man and went to Iran. I married again in 1944 to [...] and no one had a better wife than I did. I was retired from [... Studio of Interior Design] on account of age limit in 1969 and I lost [wife [...]] in 1969 with a brain hemorrhage, so I am all alone.
   "Edgar Cayce's readings turned out as indicated. I remember him saying that in the future much would be given, and it has."

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