Edgar Cayce Readings, 900-366

(Q) Night of Jan. 13, 1928. Thought we changed on our trip and decided to go to Europe on the big boat - [136] and myself, Alexander Spier and [302]. She wanted to make Spier do something that we were representing. He could not see it. Then [137] and [140] came on and they recognized [137] and were glad to see him. Then we were in a room - one of the people I was visiting, she had had a funny dream. She dreamed she was chasing lighted lamps all around the house. I said that was a very simple dream to interpret. Lights represented the truth, that she was simply trying to get the truth. Some of them paid attention, and some of them didn't. I climbed up a stair step by step - I was very thankful that my persistence led me to such that I could interpret my own and other people's dreams. I wished others didn't have to go through the same hard work, have the same faith that I did - for I didn't believe they would do it. All had to do it if they wanted to get there, even though I wished I could show them some shorter way. When I got upstairs there was one of these places where you get three balls for a quarter to hit the bull's eye. [302] was there. I took three balls and said "First I'll show you how gentle one can be." Threw three balls gently - it seemed foolish like. Then I took three other balls and said "I'll show you how when I want to I can smash the bull's eye." I took a ball and hit the bull's eye. For some reason I could not throw the other balls because the board was upset. A man named Mr. Harris - had some trouble with him.
(A) In this we find many conditions presented and many of the varying forms of communication as are given to the subconscious forces of a body, or by careful study one may see in the various conditions the operations of the subconscious forces of a body, even as one may watch one's action and in part determine the trend of the mind (physical) of the individual.
First there is seen in that given of the change in the trip, or in the going abroad and others seen concerning same, this gives in this manner the changes that the body [302] will make as respecting those of the associations and those of the contacts towards others as respecting the definite work for [900], and of the acceptance rather of suggestions made by [137]. These may be seen in that old conditions are left aside and that those of others are used instead.
In that seen in the room, representing rather that emblematical condition of the entity speaking to others and of others following the lights (even as in the dream) which the entity interprets. In the reasoning is seen that the entity then makes known to each how that for self the effort must be made by each individual for the perfect understanding of the various phenomena of life, and that only in experience does one gain the full conception - even as in self climbing up step by step, and the point where those lessons are obtained or gained by self is demonstrated to the ones about the entity by the tossing of the balls in the different conditions and other different surroundings. In that presented in one causing trouble, this turns then to the different phases of actions of individual, and as Harris upsets conditions in and about the entity and the entity's undertakings, that it becomes necessary that the application of direct force be given, that these may be overcome by the use of the entity of information and of understanding gained as concerning individuals and individuals' reaction to those conditions in life that develop, either for business association, business relations, or for the mental development of an individual, either as the mental being or of the spiritual understanding.
Then, apply these in the life of the entity as respecting the various conditions, the various elements of the changes as necessary in the various undertakings as set before same. Do that. Ready for questions.

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