This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 21st day of April 1926, in accordance with request made by his brother, Mr. [900].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.

TEXT

1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of [137], of ... St., N.Y. City, and the dreams this body had on the dates which I will give you. You will give the interpretation and lesson to be gained from each of these, as I read same to you, and you will answer the questions I will ask you regarding same.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [137]. This we have had here before. The dreams come, as we see, in and through the way and manner as have been given.
3. Ready for dream.
4. (Q) Night of April 17, or morning of 18, 1926. "A reference to price movements of the stock market in general and then special reference to the traction stocks."
   (A) In this we find there is the body-physical, in its attempt to gain the insight into the solution of those conditions as have been transpiring in same, turning them, as it were, to the investigation of the subconscious forces, and, as is seen, there comes no answer, for the conditions there are as not in accord with the desires of the body- physical at that time.
5. (Q) [140] and I were getting into house elevator at ... [140] entered the car first and the elevator operator tried to close the door before I could follow her in. I prevented this by putting my cane between the door and the latch. He continued to try to close the door but I succeeded in holding it.
   (A) In this there is presented now, in the emblematical way and manner, those conditions as may exist on the stocks that the entity is interested in. That is, the action of the elevator representing that the entity's desire is that these rise, yet, as there is seen, the elevator, or that influence that is exercising the change in price, prevents the ascent desired by the entity, or attempts, in a manner, to leave the place or position without bringing the desired condition for the body, [137], and, as is seen, the entity prevents this being left by holding same, either in action, as is seen in use of cane in preventing the closing, or prevention of same, see? Then, as we see, this as an action is taking place regarding certain stocks and conditions as are being acted on, or traded in by the entity at the present time. As it were, then, the presentation, in an emblematical manner, of conditions taking place at PRESENT in the life of the entity, in reference to trading in the stock market, or on the Exchange.
6. (Q) Night of April 18 or morning of 19. "Some reference to B.M.T."
   (A) Now, we find there is presented to the entity - for let's give this as a condition that exists as regarding the individual at the present time, and has existed, as has been seen, and as has been given, oft may this entity, [137], gain much by that condition of communion with the subconscious forces of the entity as regarding ANY condition in which the entity desires to expend self. In this then, we find there is given the SPECIFIC conditions, and specific stocks, in which the entity is interested.
   Now, as that as has gone before, we find this, then, gives, as it were, the prelude to an existent condition regarding this stock, specific, for we will find this is to advance, with the changes as are to be made in the receivership, in the extension line, in the changes as to take place, these will advance some, fall back again, rise again, and the prevention of same, or of the desires of the entity, may be, as is seen in the elevator, hindered or assisted by the action of the entity itself, see?
7. (Q) Three or four active traction stocks sell on stock exchange. 1. Third Avenue. 2. Interborough. 3. B.M.T. 4. Hudson & Manhattan. Any special rise here indicated for B.M.T? Some think B.M.T. is worst, or will prove slowest in upward move.
   (A) As is seen, and as has been given, this will be slowest. The others show the greater advance, on account of the change, and the conditions as to exist. Then an advance - Hudson - Manhattan - Third Avenue, for much has been given to many concerning this, see?
8. (Q) [900] and I were in a washroom. [900] gave the colored attendant a tip. I did not. When we came out I was sorry not also to have tipped him because the colored fellow seemed to represent Tamany Hall or the latter's stock market activities. We were on the roof of a building and there was a toy automobile or bus running around. There was a sub roof a few feet below, which we wanted to reach. I was afraid to jump it for fear of falling over the edge. The colored man helped [900] by showing him a place on the side to jump where there was something built up-that he could help reach from one roof to the other. I followed [900].
   (A) This, as we see, represents the advance in certain of the stocks, especially those as are in the hands of the group as is reasoned in the vision by the entity. The information as is obtained by the entity, through the sources as are seen as unworthy, gives the entity the desire that same concessions, or same proofs, or same conditions may be accorded self, and, as is seen, these represent, then, with the bus - see, the connection between the terminals, or the subs and the buses, which is, as we see, accorded by those who have and do control, through these same channels - see, will make the advance in the price on those certain stocks.
9. (Q) Is this a definite reference to Third Avenue?
   (A) Third Avenue.
10. (Q) Irwin Berliner close to Tamany activities told [900] of this stock. Would be well to follow Berliner then in this stock?
    (A) Well to follow Berliner at the present time.

BACKGROUND

1. Brother [900] submitted dreams.

REPORTS

1. 4/22/26 See brother's reading, 900-225, including some of [137]'s dream interpretations.

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