This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 19th day of January, 1926, in accordance with request made by self - [900].

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

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1. GC: You will have before you the reading [900-185] given on dreams of [900], given Monday morning, Jan. 18, 1926, especially that portion of same referring to St. Paul Stock. You will tell [900] what he should do regarding his preferred stock now held in this, when he should dispose of it, and when he might buy it back for this rise that is given. You will also have before you the body and the enquiring mid of [900], of Apt. ..., ... 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 same, as I read same to you, and you will answer the questions which I will ask you regarding same.
2. EC: Yes, we have that information as given here, in regards St. Paul. Now, we find that on or about the 26th or 7th (January), this should be disposed of. Buy (if entity decides to buy back same) about 19th - 20th - of February. Then lay aside and forget it! See? The price will be that as is in the way as has been given will occur in many conditions. Ready for dreams.
3. (Q) Tuesday Night, Jan. 12, or Wednesday Morning, Jan. 13, 1926. "Seemed to see myself and my own development. Voice: 'Gain a consciousness OF THAT CONSCIOUSNESS, NOT THAT CONSCIOUSNESS ITSELF.'"
   (A) That is, as seen, that the entity should gain the consciousness of that that has taken place, or has been created by the development, and not attempt to gain consciousness of that PRODUCING same, see? for, as is seen in the vision of self, the change, or a physical co-relating [correlating] of conditions as existent in the body, in the mind of the body, is seen; not that PRODUCING SAME, see? for that is as the spiritual, which is only gained THROUGH spiritual.
4. (Q) I assume this means we may gain a concept of the consciousness of the inner Divine Self but not experience the consciousness itself?
   (A) That is as given, see.
5. (Q) What significance? - In my teachings?
   (A) This is as seen. In many various teachings where individuals gain a consciousness, this condition, as is seen, is magnified, or must be termed by a name, a condition, or a place, when it is as given, see? Then, keep that condition clear in the teaching, in the lessons, as is to be given by entity, see? That is, the "Spirit beareth witness with my Spirit," and a spiritual consciousness is gained therefrom. That, the effects of Spirit concept in the body, brings physical conditions, for a body or individual is the EFFECT and NOT the CONSCIOUSNESS of a condition, see? Consciousness of a condition AS HAS BEEN PRODUCED, but not that producing same.
6. (Q) "I was on a trip to Europe. I was in France where morals seemed loose. One particular woman appeared in a rocking chair, stripped to the waist, with just a sort of cross strap affair over shoulders and chest. 'Why don't you cover up?' I asked. At first I thought the thing a joke, then entertaining, then thoroughly disgusting. 'No,' she said, and remained that way. I didn't like it, yet it seemed I was forced to view the condition I desired to get away from."
   (A) This, as we see, is as Truth is ever presented, and the concept same makes in the minds of people, in the general manner, that see or view same. Hence, the experiences of the entity in that as viewed, is that as will be seen by peoples, groups, masses, INDIVIDUALS, as view the truths that may be presented by this entity.
7. (Q) Wednesday Night, Jan. 13, or Thursday Morning, Jan. 14. "Others and myself, including [3816] and [136], their father, and others, were all in a dimly lighted room. I urged them to take some certain course, to advance towards some condition about which they were reluctant. Only after turning to Doctor Wolf [treating Mrs. [139]] and finding little relief, haltingly followed me - and behold the light went out and we were in darkness. 'Keep following me,' I urged, although they halted and they said, 'We are in darkness instead of light.' The Voice: 'Now you shall see the light.'"
   (A) This, as we see, is already interpreted by the entity, as in this manner: The lessons, the truths, as are being given and being presented to the various groups as are seen here, for a little, apparently, see the light. Again there is the darkness, over-shadowing; yet as the Voice: "Now they shall see the light" in that being presented to MANY. The concept of many peoples of one mind brings much more force to bear on truths as presented. See? Hence that as given: "Where two or three are gathered to-gether in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Those who would magnify Truth, then, gain first those individuals who assist, and another, and another, and another.
8. (Q) "The darkness changed to a different sort of light, and I beheld a body with the head off. I saw 3 blood vessels running up through the neck and into the head. The Voice: 'There are definite systems that you will learn as you get farther along.'"
   (A) This as presenting to the entity that, as the truths are presented, all those conditions that are to meet the various phases of that which induces and impels individuals to take stock of their spiritual selves will be gained by the entity, even to that of the purely condition of the body, as pertains to the anatomy of same, for with the truths as are gained in the lesson presented by and for individuals, the names, place, position, by entity, easily gained, by referring to charts or books that have so named these conditions, for individual conveniences, see?
9. (Q) Does this refer to the physical body - that I will even be broadened through the inner search to a knowledge of the force's functioning in form of organisms that go to make up Man's 2 dimensional body? That I will gain a knowledge of what we call medicine?
   (A) Anatomy and medicine.
10. (Q) Often my imagination has pictured conditions not exactly correct according to the physician, but seemed to be right in fundamental. Usually I'm laughed at and asked, "Where did you get your medical knowledge?" yet all schools are One School, whether of medicine, theology, theosophy or what not, and just now I'm an humble student in that unseen and outwardly unrecognized University of the Divine Self, that One with the Whole Is the All and may develop to be conscious of the ALL. Correct, or has this an entirely different significance?
    (A) Correct.
11. (Q) Would be fine to have such a knowledge, so as to better understand and explain the physical readings and aid in their proper application.
    (A) Same will be gained in the further study of those phenomena as are manifested from time to time.
12. (Q) Voice: "The name is Lois, isn't it?"
    (A) We don't gain any connection here with same. We are through with this reading.

REPORTS

1. 2/04/26 See 900-193 expanding on 900-186.

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