This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the home of David E. Kahn, 290 Riverside Drive, Apt. 15-D, New York City, this 15th day of December, 1928, in accordance with request made by the Executive Committee of the Ass'n.

Present: Edgar Cayce; David E. Kahn, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. [165] and Mr. [137].

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1. EC: Yes, the Association of National Investigators, Inc., and its contemplated work, and its members as comprise same, these we have had before. Much may be said concerning this, for these should work in the proper cooperative way and manner to bring about the better results as is desired. As has oft been given, there is among these one to whom a charge has been delivered, and who must make these known, that there still may be known there is the promise in Israel, and that the sun has arisen anew in those fields where it may be known of man that the law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul, making the paths straight, shining light unto the dark -ened ways, bringing the hope to "mine peoples". Harken, ye that would guide these, that they may know there is the joy only in service to the Lord, and that service to fellow man is the lending to the Lord of hosts. Ready for questions.
2. (Q) Who is the person to whom the charge has been given directly?
   (A) He that would lead. [Morton Blumenthal]
3. (Q) Is set-up of public contact committee of David E. Kahn, [165] and Edwin Blumenthal, the proper committee for this purpose?
   (A) Well balanced committee, and will each give their individual - INDIVIDUAL - conviction, as to the approach as should be established, then correlating the three, for they will be different, there will be brought from same that of the proper character.
4. (Q) When should a psychic investigating committee start to function?
   (A) As soon as there is sufficient data correlated in any one field for study. THIS the committee that should be first appointed, and should begin with data already in hand. Some one individual with the ability to take information already given through the sources and compile same in the manner that this may be studied. This would be beneficial to various members, and to the contacts made. From this would grow the psychic research committee. Begin with one. Such an one it will require the whole time, and this is hard to find among these at present. Yet someone - SOMEONE - should be chosen for such a field.
5. (Q) Should Morton Blumenthal be the one chosen to begin this committee?
   (A) No, for this individual shall LEAD; and correlating of data and information should cover even greater fields than that portion that lies so close to this body. Capable, efficient, and could be done properly, yet that not the way it should be done; WITHOUT any reference to any particular phase but as the mathematician would audit books, or as information would be correlated under various heads.
6. (Q) Would Linden Shroyer be the proper person?
   (A) Linden Shroyer VERY GOOD. Alf Butler better!
7. (Q) Can Dr. Brown be persuaded to head the Educational Committee?
   (A) Dr. Brown may be INDUCED to head Educational Committee, for Dr. Brown is sincerely interested in the SINCERITY of the undertaking.
8. (Q) What would be the best approach to Dr. Brown and through whom?
   (A) Directly to Dr. Brown! for he has offered already to serve wherever he may be of service.
9. (Q) How can Hugh Lynn Cayce best function on this committee?
   (A) Historical or archaeological would be the best committee - as would be those of books - for Hugh Lynn Cayce.
10. (Q) Should Morton Blumenthal work with Dr. Brown?
    (A) He should.
11. (Q) Can this committee soon begin the training of all of us in the technical angles of our work?
    (A) As soon as there is a classification of the data in hand, THEN the educational end may be begun. By lecture, by writing, by word of mouth.
12. (Q) Can Dr. House fulfil the work of making proper medical contacts as chairman of medical contact committee?
    (A) He may.
13. (Q) Is Dr. House capable of handling this committee to the best interests of Ass'n?
    (A) This has long since been given.
14. (Q) What line of this work should he first undertake?
    (A) Begin with the Hospital; this a functioning of the Association.
15. (Q) What advice should Dr. House have at this time to aid him in starting his hospital work properly?
    (A) Not so much advice as cooperation in getting things started!
16. (Q) Can [165], Mrs. House and Van Patten comprise an adequate Hospital Committee?
    (A) Excellent!
17. (Q) Who should be chairman?
    (A) [165].
18. (Q) Should there be any other one on that committee?
    (A) Not at present.
19. (Q) Should Mrs. House serve temporarily as superintendent?
    (A) Rather as matron.
20. (Q) Who would be the best person as superintendent?
    (A) One wholly in sympathy with the work. There are many various phases of this. Fred Dietrich would be good. Excellent to be considered when such is considered. While the superintendent must be sincerely sold (if you would use slang expression) on the work, not necessarily that he understand same. For who does? But sincerity to all concerned must be the first consideration. Then, anyone who would fill such a place. Not best that same be a physician, or even closely related to a physician!
21. (Q) How does Fred Dietrich feel to the work?
    (A) He's not a member yet! [He later obtained 3007-1 for his wife.]
22. (Q) Will he become a member soon?
    (A) We are venturing far afield from that we have undertaken here. This - Fred Dietrich - desires to be, yes.
23. (Q) What are the functions of the Hospital Committee?
    (A) Those that would conduct the policies of the hospital and ITS relation to those seeking aid through its offices.
24. (Q) Should the Ass'n contemplate the commercial preparation and sale of pharmaceutical preparations?
    (A) This may be considered as work of the Association, or an individual, or a group of individuals - but not as from hospital. Association may do so, or it may have a subsidiary company for such work. Much money - or this would be a field in itself from that that may be even from those already given, for there has already been moneys offered for prescriptions - or formulas even.
25. (Q) What field is there for a mechanical appliance committee?
    (A) That depends upon how far afield the information may be used as concerning same, for this may branch out into a work all its own; for remember, we are dealing with universal forces! Do not lose sight of the fact that ALL shall be used for the benefit of individuals' relationships to man and Creative Energy, and not for purely commercial or monetary reasons. Easy to go afield and forget the intent and purport for which this is founded, by entering too much into the commercial field. Hence keep them SEPARATED entirely!
26. (Q) Would not the medical appliance be more in conformity with our work at present?
    (A) At present.
27. (Q) Should Tim Brown serve as chairman of this committee?
    (A) Very good, but not sufficient of the individual's time may be given to such as to make the success as would be commensurate with the undertaking even. But as chairman, with [165] and with Van Patten - these may SELECT an INDIVIDUAL who could carry on; for these would direct the work of the individual.
28. (Q) Should the Association contemplate the ultimate commercial production and sale of the medical appliances?
    (A) It should, but that's in the distance yet.
29. (Q) What progress has been made in developing the substitute for steel wool, which was mentioned to [165] sometime ago? [See 165-5, Par. 26-A--30-A, and on 7/13/28 and 165-7, Par. 5-A.]
    (A) Considerable progress. This is of the fibre nature and will be later on - when we come to this - in the field of itself.
30. (Q) Should Gladys Davis be chairman of the Historical Committee?
    (A) Very good, as given. Those BEST fitted would be as Hugh Lynn Cayce, Tom Sugrue, Gladys Davis. These - Thomas Sugrue offers an opportunity for many of the various endeavors as should be undertaken about the hospital, and should be considered seriously by the various officers, committees, trustees, of the Association, and many, many of the various phases of the work may be begun under his guidance.
31. (Q) How can history of the Cayce readings best be maintained?
    (A) Depending upon the classifications of the information as given. There are many various phases, as would be seen by the attempt of the classification of the history, whether of an individual period, age, or circumstance, or whether as of a correlation of same that shows the continuity of life and its evolution in the earth's experience. As these are DIRECTED, then they may be made beneficial to mankind and revolutionize thought in many directions, but classify same, then correlate same, then the individual will apply as is in keeping with the trend of the individual development.
32. (Q) How can the Egyptian history be completed?¹
    (A) Finding those as would be necessary to complete same, which would run into many, many, numbers. The Egyptian history should be especially correlated for the benefit of those attempting to carry on the work at the present time; for with these correlated influences, much is being attempted at this time, even as during that experience. Time is used here only figuratively. Or again the cycle has rolled to that period when the individual entities again in the earth's experience gather together for a definite work, with their various experiences as cause an effect through the various forms of the effect upon the environmental and hereditary conditions; yet these used [studied] aright, any given fact may be worked out, even mathematically, as to what will be the response of an individual towards any portion of same. Hence this should be particularly interesting to those desiring to make the success of this at this period.
33. (Q) Should a history be attempted of any other period?
    (A) Should of all periods, for they will be seen to come in cycles. This, then, will give the antipode to the various phases of continuity of existence; for, as in energy, there is seen the relativity of space and force as is begun, and as same continues to vibrate, that one law remains. Whenever it vibrates in the SAME vibration, it shows as the same thing. That's deep for you, yes. But when time, space, and the effect of thought and the activity of same - same was given aforetime through the Master, in this: "Your law says he that committeth adultery shall be stoned, but I say he that looketh on a woman to LUST after her has committed adultery already". Now here we have relativity of force as applied through the mental body. Here we have as in application of same to the various experiences in the earth's plane and application of, when taking thought, or building by the mental body, this contributed or detracted from the soul of the individual.
34. (Q) Who should head the library committee, and who should assist?
    (A) Morton Blumenthal, Hugh Lynn Cayce, Tom Sugrue, Mrs. Cayce - they are all very good.
35. (Q) What other library division besides one for each of the various committees?
    (A) Many various divisions, of course, come into this in the library committee, for these will expand, even as the various individuals become associated with the study of the phenomena. While these should cover many, many, fields - yet they should ever bear on the one purport - that only truth - ONLY TRUTH - shall be disseminated even through these offices, as understood.
36. (Q) Do the forces advise a department of light reading?
    (A) For the individuals about the building, yes - but much care must be taken, even with this.
37. (Q) Along what lines should the writing of books be fostered?
    (A) This will be the natural outgrowth of conditions with Association, as the correlation of information and data is gathered, and as the various reports are turned in or given there will become the NATURAL call for same, from first the individual, then the groups, then the class, then the masses.
38. (Q) What advantage is there in a committee of archaeological investigation?
    (A) The PROOF of the information may be found in THIS, as has often been given, and as has oft been seen - for physically there are evidences of the activity of mental man in archaeological works, see?
39. (Q) Who should head up such a committee?
    (A) [165].
40. (Q) In what cities should open house centers be established?
    (A) All cities throughout the country. Begin first in those where the greater number of groups are already located, as in Birmingham, Chicago, New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Norfolk, and other centers. Throughout the country there should be centers that meet to study or discuss. These should be organized along the lines of the psychology group or study.
41. (Q) Should series of photographs be secured giving visual evidence of physical cures?
    (A) That should only come when there is the request for same through the varied reports as may be made to various societies studying definite phases of such phenomena. Let that be a result, not a first purpose.
42. (Q) When should the hospital be officially opened?
    (A) Right now! As soon as this may be accomplished. This should be open - there are those seeking admittance.
43. (Q) Two of the members of the Board will take a trip soon. Should the hospital opening be delayed until their return?
    (A) That dependent upon whether they are officious individuals that all must wait on their individual acting!
44. (Q) How can [165] arrange his affairs so he can devote more time to this work?
    (A) These are gradually shaping themselves, and by the time there is data gathered, and by the time there is sufficient material evidence in hand, the body will find there will be opportunity to apply self more and more to the dissemination of truths as may be gathered through these sources. Two years - two to three years should see the body in the position to devote as MUCH or as little as the individual sees fit, and well may it be said here, he that putteth his hand to the plow and looketh back is worse than the infidel. Carry on.
45. (Q) Is Mr. Hammerling or Mr. Ashburn best fitted for legal procedure committee?
    (A) Hammerling may be advisory, but not as the legal representative. Too easily scared, and not stable enough. Ashburn may be counted upon for legal advice LOCALLY.
46. (Q) When will [953] begin to function in the work?
    (A) Ask [953]!
47. (Q) Is the time propitious to seek his advice at this time?
    (A) It is. The individual often stands in their own light, as here. Much good could, and would, come to all through the advice of the individual known as [953]; yet that individual may not be driven, nor does it stand that the work would fail because he does not apply self. Rather does he falter, and again and again will it be necessary for his to come in the more lowly, the more servial condition, for having failed in the present condition. We are through for the present.

BACKGROUND

1. See 254-46 obtained yesterday [12/14/28].
2. GD's memo: 2/28 through at least 7/28 Miss [302] was campaigning for funds for the Hospital, using advertising matter, gift coins, tokens, etc.

REPORTS

1. 12/26/28 Mr. [165] wrote: "Am enclosing the color scheme for hospital which was worked out and given to us by the Taylor System of Color Harmony of New York." [See Source File Key #254 for color scheme details for hospital re 254-47.]
2. 1/13/29 See 900-422, Par. 16-A re: Chairman of Board appointing Nominating Committee of three for the ANI.
3. 8/38 A.R.E. Bulletin lead article - THE LIBRARY -
   VOL. VII No. 12 B U L L E T I N August, 1938
   ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENLIGHTENMENT, INCORPORATED
   Virginia Beach, Virginia [Hugh Lynn Cayce, Ed.]
   "Man's search for Truth is his search for God."
   THE LIBRARY
   The work of building up an association library is an important undertaking. For the past two years we have halfheartedly sought the cooperation of our members in assemblying periodicals, books and clippings. The response has been highly gratifying, but the need for more consistent efforts is growing.
   As a research organization studying and presenting the work of an unusual psychic the Association needs adequate library service. Our members should have the advantage of an exchange service on the best books being written regarding psychic subjects. Our publications should keep members advised of the latest developments. Studies of the information given on various subjects should have a background of comparative analyses based on the best authorities.
   The most important aspect of the library question is concerned with making the vast amount of psychic information in the Association files available to members. It is obviously true that the Association library will contain one of the most complete records of an individual psychic's work ever assembled. Our library should contain volume after volume of loose-leaf books filled with information on different subjects extracted from the thousands of individual readings. No real estimate of the value of this work can be made until such material is available.
   A program which is so important to the progress of the work of the Association requires the best thought and effort of all of our membership are sincerely interested in broad aspects of the services which may be rendered through this Association. We can outline a plan here but without your cooperation little can be accomplished.
   It is true, of course, that each individual should interest himself in the phase of the work which has the greatest appeal. The library program offers an opportunity for an individual to give either little or much of his time and effort as he is able. One or two clippings each week seem very little, but multiply these a hundred times and you can see the beginning of a real scrap book on psychic subjects.
   We are going to outline below a program for building up an Association library. It is in no way a final program, for we hope that YOU will make it the basis for suggestions that will lead to continual improvement in procedure.
   1. The Association Library Committee shall consist of members of the Association who voluntarily agree to serve and take part in some phase of the Library Program.
   2. The Committee shall be headed by a Chairman who will keep in touch with the various members and direct the activities. This Chairman will have the close cooperation of the Manager of the Association.
   3. The work of the Library Committee is as follows:
   A. The collection of books for the library from:
   Members Private collections Publishers Organizations, Etc.
   B. The collection of magazines, booklets, etc., which deal entirely with psychic subjects.
   C. The collection of magazine and newspaper clippings on psychic subjects.
   D. The reviewing of books, articles and events for publication in Association Bulletins and Research papers.
   E. The planning for and gradual preparation of material from the readings in loose-leaf booklets.
   F. The preparation of a pamphlet explaining the Library Program and outlining a drive for a library building.
   G. The creation of a Library Fund to which contributions may be made for the purchase of books and publications.
   If you are in a position to assist in any part of the above program please write to Miss Lillian Frieda Frey, 154-68 Tenth Avenue, Beechhurst, Flushing, New York. Give her any suggestions you may have about this program and indicate what part of the program you will be able to assist with. [8/38 A.R.E. Bulletin - see under 281-39, Par. R1, entitled IMPROVING THE READINGS.]
4. 9/08/83 GD's sample of how the Historical Committee record was kept in loose-leaf volumes (now in E.C.F. archives) - [geographically]
   [5769]* Palestine Jacob
   [136] England Helen of Troy, Mary Tudor
   [137] Beginning Palestine Palestine Jude
   [106] Palestine France
   [900] Egypt Aarat Palestine Elam Troy Achilles
   [142] Egypt Icaudi Palestine Iticai Troy Ioniah New York Hamilton
   [143] Palestine Palestine New York Peggy O'Hare
   [140] Atlantis Palestine Ukraine, Russia
   [165] Egypt Arart Palestine Sanbad U. S. Franklin
   [169] Egypt Persia Palestine Guidia
   [182] Peru Oumu Egypt Aardhai Greece Onraron France Behru
   * [No rdg. but see 137-21, Par. 6-A] [187] Atlantis Arabia The "Vaiva[?]" France Vasi Borgenes U. S. Artemus Davies
   [195] Nevada & Utah Edulj Egypt Arsha Arabia Oujida France Rhoul
   [204] Troy Tischol Persia Jdjil Egypt Aaieh
   [221] Palestine Saul Greece
   [220] Poseidia Eld Egypt Isli Rome Aschell France Eschel
   [228] Beginning East India Ouijahbekzed Peru The Great Ohm Egypt Rhaha Arabia Khurdus Uhjtd France D'Orian Plymouth, Mass. Alex Alden
   [234] Beginning Atlantis Palestine
   [294] Beginning Egypt RA-TA Arabia Uhjltd Troy Xenon Palestine Lucius France Ralphdiel Virginia John Bainbridge
   [487] Atlantis Ode India Ddao Germany Iasdo
   [538] Egypt Isris Arabia Inxa Greece Normaline France Lurline Annose
   [341] Beginning Egypt Araaraart Palestine Andrew Palestine Edgar 3rd England Olaf Ericson
   [304] Atlantis France England Alfred the Great
   [2842] Atlantis Azzee India Uzzlld Greece Pericoleeee France- Germany Rubenhs Salem, Mass. Sally Dale

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