This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 9th day of May, 1930, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [195].

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

TEXT

1. GC: You will have before you the body and enquiring mind of [195], of ..., Ohio, and the article Positive and Negative Force that I hold in my hand. You will answer the questions I may ask concerning statements made in the context, as I read them, and make suggestions for the bettering of the article.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [195], and the article as written by this body as regards Positive and Negative Force. In making suggestions for the better presentation of such data in such an article, this should be kept in mind - that these may be made either in answer TO that written or in keeping WITH that written; or, to put in DIFFERENT words, may be answered in a positive or a negative manner, even as the article; or it may be given as in keeping with, and presenting in, a different angle. Ready for questions.
3. (Q) Page 2 - lines 9 to 12. ["The positive may be considered as the active forces in their activity and the negative as those tending to keep the balance."] Please expand on this and give better explanation of Positive and Negative Force.
   (A) This [is] as GOOD an explanation as may be given, other than illustrating same; for it IS a positive or a PLAIN STATEMENT as to the conditions as regarding relativity of force; for POSITIVE is the active and negative is passive, as illustrated by the article in its various phases. The statement we would NOT expand upon in THIS instance, for it (the statement) must react with the individual DEVELOPMENT of each individual who takes the time to become positive OR negative to the statement, and as one responds to same may the activity of the statement be seen.
4. (Q) Page 3 - lines 1 to 8 - ["Consider Gravity - This applies right here, there and everywhere. This, too, may be considered a negative force, for it tends to balance the positive forces. Gravitational forces are vibratory forces and might be defined as the centralization of vibratory forces ready to change into power by non-activity."] Is gravity a negative force? How could this be better explained here?
   (A) Gravity in this SENSE - as explained in that, in the activity that becomes passive in its force - gravity becomes the negative force, see? even as is illustrated. Better illustration may be had in that of the Radio-Active Appliance, as [to] how one becomes positive, the other negative, dependent upon which way the cycle begins by the change in the active force by which one is applied to a body in the first place, see?
5. (Q) Page 3 - lines 16 to 24 - ["With the assumption that their radial forces are thrown off this planet at or near Cancer and Capricorn, then it were possible when the vibrations of sun's rays at a certain deflection on passing through these emanating radial vibrations to set up a partial vacuum, thereby causing winds."] Is this correct?
   (A) This correct.
6. (Q) Page 4 - lines 6 to 13 - ["The one substance vibrates in different dynamic degrees, and sound, heat, light, electricity, are the effections of the one substance by specific degrees of the One Energy, and there is no difference between anything such as electricity and, say iron, save in rate of effection."] Is this correctly stated?
   (A) Correctly stated.
7. (Q) Page 5 - lines 5 to 20 - ["The heart in the human body may be compared to the sun of a solar system. Then by analogy the sun is the center of forces of the solar system. Similarly to the blood flowing from the heart through the arterial system, Force emerges from the sun drawn to the opposite polarity of the planets and in this outgoing flow it would be possible to develop magnetism, electricity, light, color, heat, sound, and lastly matter, in the order of lessening dynamic degrees of vibration. Matter then would be the offspring of energy and not the parent, as is often thought."] Is this correctly stated?
   (A) Correctly stated, and just what happens in the human organism.
8. (Q) Page 5 - lines 21 to 25 - ["It is more than probable that at the sun's surface there are many higher degrees of vibrations than are known or understood on this planet."] Is this correct?
   (A) Correct.
9. (Q) Page 5 - lines 27 to 31 - ["When this force, decreasing in vibrations to light and light waves, enter spectroscope, they will emerge as colors. Evidence of flames and metals on fire on sun and stars is in all probability due to etheric vibrations being broken into color by formation of natural spectroscope at the sun or satellite under observation."] Is this correct?
   (A) This correct.
10. (Q) Page 6 - lines 3 and 4 - ["As given above these radial emanations are negative forces."] Are radial forces negative forces?
    (A) Not always are radial forces negative forces. Only when they become passive, or of being acted upon as gravitation, do they become negative forces - while they are emanating from the positive; else they would not be drawn to the earth's force, in ITS emanation with the positive rays - and they are positive rays. From the sun's emanation does it produce the heat, see? This is seen in a BETTER application, in that the deflection from - and the direct rays OF - the sun's emanation TO the earth, THROUGH the various stages of its activity, brings summer, or the heat wave, or the moving OF the various forms; for these acting UPON - become negative, and then are POSITIVE in their action, though at times these, to be sure, become negative in their action; for each has its radial activity and is throwing OFF, as well as drawing TO. Hence the various positions or conditions as is seen in sun, through the activity of the various forms of gas or metal, or those various conditions that seem to cause the various eruptions as apparent within the sun itself. It receives as well as throws off, is positive as well as negative see? and only until it becomes in such a force that it is altogether negative, as the gravitation that holds in place - for when each are lost in their relative position, these then are thrown off, as was the moon from the earth, or as is the various satellites of the various planets, as WELL as the various effects out in space.
11. (Q) Page 6 - lines 15 to 18 - ["Therefore, there could be in the solar system a dynamic reservoir or solar storage battery that would correspond to the lungs of a human system."] Is there a solar power reservoir corresponding to lungs of a human system?
    (A) Solar power corresponding.
12. (Q) Page 7 - lines 16 to 20 - ["Ether may be defined as the combination of a higher plane, leading us to metaphysics, to where every consideration of the atom finally leads one."] Is this statement concerning ether correct? Will you please give a better definition?
    (A) There's no BETTER definition! This is correct for, same as the statement of positive and negative forces as relating to gravitation, they act upon the individual's DEVELOPMENT, or individual's application of thought as applied TO metaphysical condition or position as is occupied from within itself. Hence, as is seen, there are (This may be an illustration for this same condition) certain CHARACTERS of disease that accentuate mental forces, or the metaphysical activity of a human body. There are others that so DULL the senses as that they become onesided, or only passive, no positive; yet a NORMAL, perfectly well and normal mind may be so active as to be considered by others in its activity as of being unbalanced, but only are they considered PECULIAR.
13. (Q) Page 8 - lines 1 to 15 - ["A mechanical device might be constructed where a vacuum even excluding ether could be drawn and maintained, developing thereby a levitating force; this similar to that force which exerts pressure upward when air is pumped into a steel barrel while submerged below surface of a medium such as water. This levitating force will be utilized in many ways, particularly in so called heavier than air ships, with the result that air navigation will be possible without the use of wings or gas."] Is this correct?
    (A) This correct when the elements must be made so condensed in their form as to prevent the ether in its finer sense from being, or escaping through the various elements that are ordinarily used for creating of such vacuums. [195] will understand that! You don't get it, but [195] will! That is, the container - you can get it here - a container in which a vacuum may be made must be of such a CONDENSED element as to prevent ether from going through the atomic forces of the element itself, as is seen in that of an electric bulb - this is NOT a vacuum, only a portion! To the finite mind this is CONSIDERED as such, but were the same character - or these same conditions produced in a DIFFERENT way - THEN these may be made to BECOME an element that would act in that way and manner, see? As is seen at present, helium becomes the greater usage in containers that may be made; yet these THEMSELVES (This is working from the opposite side, see?) - but were those gases, or those metals used that the supply of helium itself becomes the container FOR the vacuum itself. see? this condensed, see? into a metal form, THEN the vacuum may be made that would lift without being lifted, see?
14. (Q) Page 9 - lines 12 to 16 - ["Pressure of metals on earth could possibly be accounted for by the breaking up of solar rays through formation of national spectroscopes during formation era of the planet earth."] Is this correct?
    (A) This [is a] very good expression of that. Very good, and very well stated - that it may be possible, for it IS very well stated.
15. (Q) Give suggestion as to how to improve on the article and how to better explain positive and negative aspects of force?
    (A) This as is given is VERY WELL presented, and with the various comments as will come FROM such presentation, these will develop for the body-mind that necessary. Begin with that as is expressed here.
16. (Q) With motor as now laid out, embodying new leverages and gears with same pitch, will this work as designed?
    (A) When balanced properly, it will work.
17. (Q) What argument would be most conclusive to prove that sun is not hot at surface?
    (A) The breaking up of the rays, just as has been described, in that it takes BACK as well as gives off, being both positive and negative.
18. (Q) What could be given as cause for appearance of corona of sun?
    (A) Just as has been explained, in that the forces as are thrown off by the various activities of the forces in all - that is, the planets, the stars, and those about it that are thrown off from same in their active principle, as draws to and throws off at the same time - these may be seen as the forces which produce or cause the various effects as seen.
19. (Q) What could be given as cause for appearance of solar flames and metal coloring in these so called solar flames?
    (A) THIS is as has been given.
20. We are through for the present.

    Copy to [900], to be sent to [195]
    Copy to Ass'n office
    Copy to Datastician

BACKGROUND

1. 1/13/30 See 195-68 on motor.
2. 3/23/30 He obtained 195-69 on [4665] motor, answering questions.
3. 5/01/30 He submitted questions on his article concerning Positive and Negative Force.

REPORTS

1. 5/13/30 [195] wrote before receiving copy of 195-70: "...Trust you were able to get the scientific questions answered in a reading. You thought you would be able to get to it last week. The questions have to do with problems I am working on and when I am seeking new laws I need support on some of my radical contentions, or rather my radical departure from present supposed facts. If you can hurry this reading along it will clear up some aspects for me and I shall be able therefrom to proceed in a more rational mode of reasoning.
   "Nothing much of local interest worth mentioning. We are working hard on motor and many healing devices are coming through [4666] - a new electrical device for rheumatism as well as curing a hunchback and other deformities was given - also cure for certain forms of cancer. We are getting everything tabulated and in shape and will as soon as I get together with you and [900] decide as to the best method of procedure in perfecting curative devices as given..." [See 1800-15 Reports.]
2. 5/15/30 [195] wrote: "...Thanks a lot for the reading - it came via [900] and surely gave me a lot of assistance as far as an insight on various laws of universal forces and the causes of different phenomena on the earth.
   "As usual am real busy studying and working on motor. The latter will be ready to turn over soon - but on next trial, as given, I should see more of law - and how to apply..."
3. 5/18/30 [195] wrote: "...[4666] and I are working on a new telescope idea, and it came to him through the same principle how to construct curative violet rays - or any colored rays. Sometime soon we will go into this further and make up a model. These rays will go right into a person and seem much more potent than present form of rays..."
4. 5/29/30 EC wrote: "...We are having quite a number of suggestions for the appliances we have been making here, and are taking some special readings on them that may help the Doctor and Gray [Salter] in understanding what is being accomplished through their application. [See 1800-16, etc., in re Radio-Active and Wet Cell Appliances.]
   "Certainly be glad to see some of the developments you and [4666] have had. I'm sure that we will have many things through those sources that will be of a great deal of benefit to humanity..."
5. 6/15/30 Mr. [195] was present for his Physical reading, 195-71.
6. 7/5/3O [195] wrote: "...Am learning more about the cosmic laws and natural phenomena, and when I get sufficiently versed through my studies I will be able to apply that, as I will then know. In the meantime it is due to the slowness of the physical mind to grasp the verities of nature and to coordinate the forces therein. This in time will come, after which we will be able to accomplish that which we have been working on.
   "Business remains very bad, but it will surely pick up in the course of a month or so..."
7. 1/07/87 JT's note: To my knowledge no copy of the article referred to in 195-70, Par. 1 exists.

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