In those experiences, then, as come from the influences of
the astrological experience of life, as to how the individual
APPLIES these IN their experience makes for that as must be
called TRUE environ of the entity. As for that which HAS
been done in earth, or in OTHER experiences in the earth, may
be called true heredity. In that which is to be met through
experiences in the earth, and that which brings about the
changes in the application of that known and felt and
UNDERSTOOD in the experience of an entity in the present as
karma, as cosmic influence, as the moving of the spirit
forces in an individual's application of its knowledge and
understanding of things and conditions - these also are as
the use that the entity has made, does make, of ITS ideal.
Not ideas, not wishes, not JUST desires - for of the
ABUNDANCE of the heart the mouth speaketh! of the DESIRES of
the soul is effort made! The flesh is often weak, the spirit
is EVER willing! Is the ideal set [If the ideal is set]
ABOVE those things of earthly conditions, then those who have
Him IN their lives, all THESE things will be added unto thee!
Or, as He gave, "Take no thought of the morrow, as to
wherewith ye shall be clothed, or wherewith this or that
shall come into the experience." Rather use that thou hast
in hand for the admonitions, for the understanding that thou
already hast of that that is set before thee to be
accomplished in material affairs, in mental uplift, in
spiritual enlightenment, and there is given that as is
necessary for the greater understanding in why, how, when,
where, ye may know that as is yet to be accomplished in the
experience of the day, of the hour. So live, in words of the
mouth, that when thou meetest thine own words on the corners,
in the highways, those that hear, those that understand,
those that see the activities of the hand, know that thou
hast been in association, in relationship WITH He that giveth
life, He that giveth hope, in the hearts and minds and souls
of men! Hence use that under thine own hand, in the talents
as have been given thee, to become constructive AND creative,
AND active, AND vivacious, in the very experience of being
brought into being. With this knowledge does one beset or
separate themselves [one's self] from that which is of the
mediocre class, to those that are especially gifted by the
gods - as may be termed by the individual. Then, so live, so
keep thine counsel, that the JOYS of life, the PLEASURES of
living, are CONSECRATED to His service. Not in long-faced,
not in sober speech, not in those things that make for the
wailings as of the children of Rachael over the loss of the
little ones, not as those of Rebecca by the wailing walls,
but rather as HE gave - He wept with those who wept, and
REJOICED with those that did rejoice. He joined in with
those that made merry, partaking of those things that made
merry for the material BODY, yet when sorrow and those things
that made afraid came into the experience of others, so He
ALSO joined with them - but giving life TO EVERY condition.
So, in common parlance, in thine associations BE "the life of
the party!" In the home, BE the life of the home. In thine
going ins and coming outs, let those be done in a way and
manner that those who know thee take knowledge that it
REFLECTS that which is LIFE, LOVE, and UNDERSTANDING!
In the appearances - though few, in that which gives for the
influencing in the present these - as we see - make for those
variations in the innate FEELINGS in the present experience
OF the entity:
In the one then before this we find in that land now known as
the French, in that portion of same over which much
distortion, much misunderstanding, has come. The entity then
among those that gave of themselves in the creations of those
that made for figures in wood, those of carvings in the
various metals, those that made for decorations in the halls
of those in power. In the name Henckel. The entity gained
and lost through this experience. Gained in the service that
was rendered to others, lost in the aggrandizing of selfish
interests irrespective of the feelings of others. In the
present from this experience we find the interest as is felt
in those things that partake of grandeur, and a pang at times
is felt that self should be a part of same - as it has BEEN
oft in the earth. In this there may come those very
conditions to be warned of, as has been given, yet these will
bring in the present efforts those conditions where both fame
and fortune - in the earth's storehouse - will be the lot of
the entity, will these be [if these will be] kept with that
ability as is in self for each of its efforts to bear the
stamp of the life that may be given, as the spirit or the
atmosphere of that created in the hand.
In the one then before this we find during that period when
the Master walked in the earth, and this entity that one to
whom the Master spoke at the well in the way, [John 4:7,
Woman of Samaria] and a sister then of those [See mother's
rdg.
428-4, etc.] that later became messengers and
understanders of that being taught. The entity lost and
gained, and gained, through this experience; for as the
entity had wielded its influence for that which brought those
of distorted emotions and ideas in the minds of individuals
during that period, so with the awakening of the water of
life springing anew in the hearts and souls of those that
made Him as the ideal, did the entity bring into the minds,
hearts and souls of those first of its own household, then of
the multitudes, then of the greater masses, that of the
BEAUTY of LIFE in Him, of the glories of the Father in Him,
as may be manifested in the lives of individuals who have Him
as their ideals, whether pertaining to the secular things of
life or otherwise - for the crust of bread glorified by Him
feeds in the physical body those things that bring glories in
the hearts and minds of individuals, where the sumptuous
board of those that wander far away must bring dimness of
eye, solemn-ness of feeling, want and desire in the hearts of
those that follow such; but keeping in that way and that
understanding as gained then, as Jodie in this experience,
may the entity throughout this present experience make for
that way that will give understandings to the many.
In the experience then before this we find in that land now
called the Egyptian, and during those periods when there were
distortions and rebellions through those contentions that
arose in the land during the period of the banishment of the
priest, who had set up a partial or portion of the
correlating of the relationships of man with the Creator, and
the Creator with that of the man. The entity then among
those that were in the temple service, and the abilities of
the entity in the EXPRESSIONS of the dance, of the song, of
the music, of the colorings of those of the hangings, of
those that brought that which to many of the artisans and
arts of many a period have wondered at the abilities of those
to create those colors, those of the fine effects of the work
in the temples of that day, were much of the teachings and
the handiwork of the entity, in the name Arriatel. The
entity coming in contact with the brother of the king during
that period, brought distorted forces to many; yet gaining in
the latter portion when the understandings and the
correlations of the ideas of the many in the land had been
restored, or order brought out of chaos, and the entity went
forward then with its preparations for those things that
brought joy, peace, harmony, understandings to many, who are
spoken to through the arts, that SIGNIFY or give a
presentation to the minds of many of relationships of the
SPIRITUAL world with the material forces of life.
Hence, in the abilities of the entity - as has been given -
set first an ideal, that there may be brought into being
those things with the works of the hands that become living,
in that as the decorative forces in the home, in the office,
in the various portions of the lands of others, that tone of
harmony, that understanding of the various moods of
individuals that make for the SINGING heart throughout
trials, throughout tribulation, making for peace and harmony
as came through the knowledge of Him. Ready for questions.
(Q) Is the man [
430] to whom I am engaged the proper mate
for me? [See
430-1 on
3/19/31.]
(A) As has been given as respecting these relationships,
there are to be DEFINITE changed CONDITIONS in the lives of
individuals that would join forces in this, a material world,
and are these made [if these are made] - and as they conform
to the IDEALS of the body - they may be one. Unless they
conform to that, that must be constructive, that must be
gradually and ever building up to a more perfect knowledge
and understanding, then these would not be well.
(Q) How can I best develop in my line of work?
(A) With the more perfect understanding of that as has been
given, how that with an ideal - and with that desire to make
the work in hand more of LIVING, BREATHING, the atmosphere OF
life in its various phases and forms, brings that of success;
for, as has been given, will this ideal be set [if this ideal
will be set] - and with those forces as bring about the
activities of the hand, the eye, the body, the mind, the
mental forces, there WILL COME not only the MATERIAL success
but the SPIRITUAL awakening that brings contentment to a
soul.
(Q) How long will I have to wait before finding my ultimate
half soul?
(A) This should be within the next developments, beginning
October fifteenth the changes - in the square of these; it
should be, then, by the fifteenth of April of the coming
year. Follow that as has been outlined. BE ever in the
activities of life that as an incentive for someone; look up,
LIFT up thine eyes and see the glory of the Son of Man!
We are through for the present.
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BACKGROUND
See
451-1 on
7/30/30, a Physical Rdg. with answers to
questions in re her life and work, and mother [
428]'s ltr.
10/23/31 submitting questions in re choice of her fiance'
[
430] as marriage partner or another man to whom she has
recently become attracted. [See
451-1, Par. R4.]
REPORTS
2/12/32 Mother [
428]'s ltr.: "[
451]'s love affair has
straightened itself out nicely according to suggestions in
her rdg. She has taken back her fiance, [
430]. [
430], who
did not take his Life Rdg. very seriously, is now following
it to the letter. He has learnt his lesson. Had he followed
your advice from the beginning, all this would not have
happened. Now everything is alright."
7/10/32 Mother [
428]'s ltr.: "I don't doubt that you were
surprised at [
451]'s wedding, [last mo.] and I don't doubt
for a minute that [
430] would have lost her except for the
fact that the moment the engagement was broken he turned
'Cayce'. Before then, I think, he thought the advice that
came to him in his life rdg. was just so much 'hooey'. He
not alone moved heaven and earth to win [
451] back, but he
did and still does his level best to live according to the
Divine Law as we understand it in this household and as it is
also suggested in all the rdgs. we have from you. So
literally speaking you took them apart, but also put them
together again. Now they are blissfully happy!"
3/01/33 Mrs. [
451] sent a small contribution to EC's work.
11/21/33 She was present for
451-3, answering questions in re
her health, her mental and material affairs.
11/05/33 Mother [
428]'s talk at an open meeting, in which she
reported on her own experience with a Physical and a Life
Rdg., and made the observation that often a willing
housewife's health might be continually kept poor by the
wrong occupation: "Now, in direct connection, with this, I
wish to make a very strong appeal for the help Mr. Cayce can
be to young folks in guiding them into the right kind of
work. I make a very strong plea for them and to be
especially tolerant if they can't make up their minds as to
their calling.
"Our only daughter, [
451], had studied commercial art and was
quite sure that was what she wanted until graduation time
came and we both realized that there was good talent, but not
what it should be for that field. She was utterly
discouraged and wanted to take up nursing. I talked things
over with Mr. [
322] and we agreed that our graduation gift to
her should be a reading from Mr. Cayce in regard to her life
work. In this rdg. she was told that her best work would be
done in designing, wallpapers, etc., a field which had never
occurred to her, nor appealed to her. So, being grounded in
General Art, she turned to designing silks and cotton goods.
She is considered good in her line, has been employed with
the exception of ... very brief intermissions, and what might
have been a second life failure was averted through Mr.
Cayce. And to the fathers and mothers who are here, even
happy grandparents, I most sincerely recommend you to consult
Mr. Cayce as regards to the life work of our precious youth,
who need all the guidance possible in these tempestuous
times. Train them long before graduation, so that college
educations are not wasted. And even those that are here and
are not happy, don't consider 50 yrs. too late. It is never
too late to change and I am willing to set the example."
11/21/33 See
451-3, a Physical Rdg., answering also questions
in re her life and work.
7/27/38 She obtained a Life Rdg. for her 5 mo. old son,
[
1647].
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