This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 4th day of October, 1926, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [900].

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

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1. GC: You will have before you 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 which I will ask you regarding same.
2. EC: (In undertone) Yes - some unusual happenings in New York this morning.
3. Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, here. This we have had before. The dreams come in that way and manner as has been given. Ready for dream.
4. (Q) Morning of September 20, 1926. I was in school and it seems there had been some trouble or murder in this connection. One of the other students had threatened my life on a certain day. He was mocking me and seeking to convict me of crime and to kill me. I was afraid, yet guiltless. The appointed time neared and walking up to my enemy I drew a knife and showing it to him said: "You know this knife?" (It was yellow and small and seemed to have a history attached to it.) He nodded sternly. I rushed upon him and stabbed him. He dashed into a delicatessen store and reached for a carving knife, but I continued to slash and stab until I overcame him. Then he pointed at the blood on the back of my coat and I, seeing it, removed the coat, holding it before me. Distracted I walked down the avenue and became mentally unbalanced. I saw myself go insane.
   (A) In this vision we find there are many various aspects of conditions as are pictured to the subconscious forces, through the mental forces of this entity, through the body conscious mind, and in this manner these are presented to the entity, and these are as the lessons:
   The school is as of the issues of life.
   The threats are as of the conditions in which many threaten, as it were, the entity, through those various conditions of social, and of the many various manners of ostracism on account of conditions of thought, position, or manner of presentation.
   Ever the entity finds that there is ever that historic fact within self as may be used as defense, yet, as is seen, when such is used in defense, or in a manner to bring those railings upon the individual, there is brought the greater consternation by the return to the entity of those conditions which seem as those that would bring an unbalanced condition in the mental forces of the entity - or as is seen in as this - the lessons then - that ever may the entity guide, guard self through those various promises as are of old that become a two-edged sword, ever ready for defense; yet, only as the warrior of truth should these ever be presented, and not in the sense of force to impel another to believe or to subscribe to any of the truths as are propounded by the entity, save in applying those in the individual life, see?
5. (Q) In connection with a double murder, I seemed to be mixed up with a colored man, who was with a circus. I seemed to feel my importance at my connection with him and I entered the circus or ticket gate without paying. Leaning over a door transom I saw some people and crawled over and dropped down to them. Then the colored man spied us and we were scared. [137] came in and said: "I have defended and pleaded for you," (indicating me), "and you, and you," (pointing at [136] and another who seemed to be Irvin Berliner). Then I saw the colored man playing a drum on the stage amidst many colors.
   (A) In this there is presented, as it were, the continuation of those conditions and lessons as have just been presented. Though the entity may find self exalted, and chosen as one to give much to others, and one that will be placed high above others, to lord self OVER others is to bring fear lest the undoing of self in the material manner brings consternation, fear and dread, and in this manner may the entity, [900], gain from these lessons as are seen many of those truths as have been given from time to time - in that, though the place, the time, the conditions under which the entity labors apparently are of the nature that often bring consternation to the mental mind, little by little, the development is such that, as the vision clears, as the consciousness of the entity is broadened, the truths become more apparent in that as is seen, that: He that would love most would serve best.
6. (Q) Morning of September 22. It seemed that we were on the boat on the way down to Deal, N.J. I was bringing a fine looking girl of questionable character to spend the week end with us. We were playing bridge and Wormser, my mother and others were there. My mother asked me why I brought this girl and I answered to get business (stock orders) from the man who was associated with her, who seemed to be Gus Newahl. Then Wormser spoke up and talked of some man that many were honoring upstairs on another boat. I slipped away from our crowd and went up there and saw a short, pale faced man whom the many stood up to honor or salute as he walked on deck. As he stood in the light he seemed unprepossessing and inconspicuous enough. He said: "I've got that lawsuit fixed up, so that we will win that alright." All waited on him and for him. I returned to the other boat and lower deck. Our bridge playing seemed so small in the light of this other man's achievement. I was uncomfortable with that girl.
   (A) Again the lessons or the truths as are given to the entity through these various percepts of the body conscious and mental mind, as are weighed with the subconscious forces, that the ways and manners are ever presented to the body mind, the mental mind, of ways and manners of how truths, lessons, may be gained, and in the action of each is seen the truth as is presented, and though the entity may desire to seek that which will bring much in the material manner, or much in fame or in honor from others, never stoop to those questionable conditions that would, as it were, place a question mark by others after the entity's name. Never in any manner give room for doubt, for, as has been given, be ever ready to answer for the faith that lies within, but avoid the appearance of evil.
   In the boat, in the individual, in the various ones as are seen connected with same - are the various lessons, the various truths, as the entity is studying from time to time, each presenting their different aspect to be determined upon, as to how same should be presented, and, as is seen in this, only in that way and manner as has been given will same BE given, without causing consternation, fear, trembling, or that questionableness from within self.
7. We are through with this reading.

REPORTS

1. 10/04/26 Immediately following 900-270 Mr. [900] obtained dream readings 136-46 for his wife [advising Mr. [900] to write and to present that written, letting people judge for themselves] and 137-88 for his brother [advising [137] to read what Mr. [900] has written in order to gain an understanding of time-space-creation, etc.].

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