Edgar Cayce Readings, 914-1

(Life Reading Suggestion)

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EC: Yes, we have the record of the entity, now known as or called [914], and those relations with the universal forces that are latent and manifested in the personality and individuality of the entity.
As we find, in entering this present experience there were some questionings as to the entrance at the particular time of the entity; so that in the present the experiences come under some unusual NECESSITIES of self's application.
Coming close to the cusps, yet in those astrological aspects of the personalities being two (as in the fish), in the application of self it makes for that necessity of ever having the inner self guided by spiritual aspects that PROMPT the activity. Hence to set self at a task in ANY direction - whether for the material gains, the mental accomplishments, or for the spiritual aspects - is the better for this entity in its application; setting same so that it may be reached in the material aspects. For remember, ever, that Mind in its entirety is ever the Builder. For it is step by step, line by line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little, that the attaining is accomplished in the mental, the spiritual, the material applications of an entity in this material world.
From the astrological aspects we find the entity coming under Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus as both a benevolent and an adverse aspect in the experience of the entity in material applications. Then, these are innate in the MENTAL forces of the entity:
One of high mental aspects; one with desires to make for the greater accomplishments in the mental and material world, yet it is not always willing to work the slower way or to take step by step. Here is the necessity, as it were, for the entity's making its ideal; and yet setting the goal for definite periods, for definite tasks, for definite accomplishments - making these to be that upon which there must come the knowledge in self that there has been this or that attained in self's own experience.
Yet Jupiter, being in the aspect of the benevolent influence with Uranus, makes for the interest in the mystic, the occult, the psychic forces; giving abilities and EXPERIENCES, as it were, in the entity's OWN application of things. Hence those things that pertain to law and order have their influence in the experience of the entity; while certain phases of law have little or no call to the entity - such as detail, as to property or things as to make for the wherewithal and wherein's and wherewithout's and wherewithin's - these are as too much rote. The entity seeks to see the whole and not the intricate details as necessary in such things at times. Those things that pertain more to the dramatic, or those that would appeal to the activities dealing with penal law, or those having to do with the necessity of doing DETECTIVE work as related to such conditions, have the greater call. Hence, as we will find in the application of these, those things that pertain to this phase of the application will make for the experiences in which the entity may attain or gain the greater efficiency, the greater accomplishments, the greater material gain; the greater activities having to do or to deal with same in reference to the reporting of such cases or such activities - these will also have their part. And if the entity uses the innate abilities in the psychic forces, these may be used for self - but rarely will the entity find that it does not bring consternation when there is the attempt for the how's of that attained to be given to others. For such abilities have come from the experiences in the entity's activities, in the manifestations of those in the earth.
Saturn has made for a great many changes that have been eminent, though not often made in the entity's experience. The desire to do this and the desire to do that, and the attempt to make this association and that association, in all its various activities, arise from those innate urges from the sojourn of the entity in same. For it is making, as it were, a NEW experience in many of the activities in which the entity may engage in the present.
The Venus influences, as we find, make for the attractions that the entity has for those of the opposite sex, and those attractions that naturally are created by the activities and the gentlenesses and kindnesses (or especially the eyes) of the entity in relationships to those of the opposite sex. Beware that these do not bring in the experience the complexities or conditions that make for perplexing problems!
As to the appearances in the earth and their activities in the present sojourn of the entity, [914], as called in the present, we find:
Before this the entity was in the earth during those experiences when there were turmoils in the land of the entity's present sojourn, during what is known as the Revolutionary experience in this land; when there were the English and the Americans or the Colonists that were in this particular land and there was the attempt for the changes, the hoping to surround or take the forces of the Colonists.
The entity was among those that warned Washington's forces through his assistant aide. Though the entity was then young in years, throughout the experience or sojourn it lived upon or made for that feeling innate in itself as to how it had saved those activities for the Colonists during the experience.
In the name then McClemments, the entity gained in the material aspects through those activities during that sojourn; going into the activities that made for the colonizations becoming more and more active in the legal aspects necessary for the combinations of the activities in the varied portions of the country.
Hence those things pertaining to the law, the MYSTERY portion of same, have an innate influence in that to be sought and the seeking of the entity in the present, from that sojourn; which makes for the correlation of the activities in what will be called - or may be called - the inter-commercial changes of the various portions of a country, or of other countries.
Before that we find the entity was in that land now known as the Grecian, during those periods when there were the activities pertaining to the dramatic arts; when the lessons were taught in those experiences when much thought was given to the body in making for the greater strength, the greater activities that prepared same for the dramatic arts.
The entity then, in the name Xerten, was engaged in the theatrical activities - as would be called in the present; yet more pertaining to their relationships to peoples, their relationships to state activities, and their relationships which had to do with making for the bringing of INCOME (which was little thought of in that first experience). These the entity attempted to correlate, as for the games and the arenas and those things active with same.
Hence in the experiences in the present, man defense an manly art, manly activities, are as a portion of the entity's seeking; for it seeks to know more of and to be better acquainted with, to seek out, those things that make for the developing in this or that direction as pertains to same.
Before that we find the entity was in the Persian and Arabian land, during those periods when there was the building up in the city in the hills and the plains; when many peoples came from many lands.
The entity then was - what now would be called - the keeper of the gate in those experiences; or the one that would separate those that were of the various climes or those that were dis-eased and those that were diseased, that there might be the better activities with the accomplishments to be had or to be received through the leader during those experiences.
Then the entity came close in associations with the ruler of the city, but more in the capacity of questioning with and understanding those of different lands and other climes, other religions and other anticipations or religious activities, that came desiring and seeking reliefs from whatever sources they came.
In a portion of the experience the entity gained, and in a portion there were the self-indulgences and the self- aggrandizements; for the entity turned toward that attitude that there should be tribute paid to self - or that there should be the returns for making the quicker associations or getting in contact with those things necessary for the relief. This brought to the entity destructive influences.
And in the present experience from that sojourn we find the entity at times taking short cuts (or attempting to do so), as has been indicated not only in the mental field and the commercial field but in those activities in the social field, that have at times made for experiences that are questioned by others and - most of all - are belittling in self's own experience, or self's own faith in self. These must be overcome in those very same activities, or those very same fields of endeavor in which they were gained - they must be lost in the very setting for self those ideals, those places of accomplishments in this or that; not ALWAYS looking for the higher pay for the less that is done, but rather expending self that self AND others may be the gainer for the mental and SPIRITUAL forces. For seek first the kingdom of God within self, and these things that are necessary in the material world will be added in their proper order and their proper place. For what gaineth the man, though he gain the whole world, if he loses his own self respect and his own soul?
Before that we find the entity was in that now known as or called the Atlantean land, during those experiences when there was the egress of the peoples before the periods of the final destruction.
The entity was among those that made for the coordinating of the activities with those of the various lands to which they were to journey. Then the entity was not only something of the judge and jury, as would be called, but was one entrusted with a mission for seeking out those lands that were to make for the proper surroundings, environs and activities for the peoples. And the entity came into that land now known as the Central American land, where the peoples builded many of the temples that are being uncovered today.
As the entity reads or knows or hears of same, these become of particular interest to the entity; for these are as a portion of the entity's experience. The entity may answer much that has been questioned in the minds of those that have sought to know WHY there are no remains of the settlements or the peoples that left the land without showing any burial grounds. For the ENTITY was the one that began the cremations, the ashes of much of which may be found in one of those temples that was prepared for same.
In the experience the entity gained and lost. It gained through those entrustings and those activities and the experiences of the entity in the sojourn. Yet it lost when through indulgences the entity rose to one of power as a tzar, as a last of the answers, or as a godded self. These brought the destructive forces.
And this the entity finds as a question within self in the present.
As to the abilities of the entity, then, and that to which it may attain and how:
First, as has been indicated, know thyself that thou wouldst attain in thine inner self. Know thine ideal. Then set self as to those steps to be accomplished in a given activity, whether for the material, the mental, the spiritual activities of the whole man. And know in Whom thou hast believed; for thou hast doubted self - and yet this is because thou hast been false in thine application to thine fellow man through those sojourns when ye rose to power. Yet He has promised ever, "When ye call, I will harken" - if ye will represent to thy fellow man that love thou expectest from thy God to thyself!
We are through for the present.
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REPORTS

5/11/35 Ltr. from [914] to EC:
Mr. Edgar Cayce, Assn. for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia
Dear Mr. Cayce:
It has been only the pressure of business that has prevented me from writing you sooner. The life reading, let me say at the outset, was very interesting. I have had but little time to study it. The reading, of course, deals with such intangible matters that it takes some time to see their practical application. In particular:-
The second paragraph of the reading says "the experiences come under some unusual NECESSITIES of self's application." I do not understand the import of this statement. Can you make this any more definite?
Your description of the "mental forces" seems, in my judgment, to rather accurately describe the actual facts - with perhaps some slight exceptions:
For example, you say "the entity seeks to see the whole and not the intricate details as necessary in such things at times." That, I think, is really one of my weaknesses or faults. But then you go on to say "Those things that pertain more to the dramatic ... have the greater call." That, however, has not been my experience. At least, I am not conscious of any particular interest along that line.
Another example: in the same paragraph [914-1, Par. 6] you say "But rarely will the entity find that it does not bring consternation when there is the attempt for the how's of that attained to be given to others." I cannot fathom the meaning of that sentence. Can you explain it more clearly?
I do appreciate the interest you take in the reading you gave me. Thank you.
Sincerely, Mr. [914]
5/16/35 HLC's letter to [914]:
Mr. [914] New York City
Dear Mr. [914]
My father turned your letter of May 11, over to me. I have your reading before me and will take up your questions in order as presented. First, "the experiences come under some unusual necessities of self's application." This reference has to do with certain prenatal conditions. According to the Life Readings the soul is drawn to or chooses to enter the earth plane because of certain related influences that exist between the parents and the entity. Such relations may be based on past incarnations where there has been some association or may have to do with the development of the entity as it fits into the environ created by the physical and mental activity of the parents. The expression quoted above refers back to a phrase in the first part of the same paragraph, "Some questionings" as to the entrance. This had to do either with the mental attitude of the parents regarding the birth, or relates to the mental attitude of the soul entity considering birth. The result was that you were born at a time not entirely in keeping with your previous development with the effect that you have inner urges and outer influences that at times work at cross purposes making it necessary that you apply your will very diligently in order to keep and even keel. The resulting life would not be easy, but has doubtless been most interesting, if complex situations and peculiar circumstances make a life interesting.
Second, "Those things that pertain more to the dramatic ... have the greater calling." Here we will have to consider also the remarks preceding and following this sentence. We will also have to make reference to one of the appearances in which you evidently did some work in actual showmanship. The paragraph quoted above need not be considered as a definite reference to any interest in drama now from the standpoint of professional interest, or even from a personal angle from the viewpoint of enjoyment of plays, etc. The urges which a soul brings over with it from past incarnations and from other planes of development find expression in most subtle forms. In simpler language this says that you find an inner satisfaction in things that have to do with mystery and suspense, that you find a pleasure in delving into those things that seem to be covered up and hidden. Such an urge would find expression of enjoyment in the seeking rather than in the thing sought. Specific reference is made to penal law and conditions related to the law that require uncovering. Very definitely the reading indicates that in this field you will find the greatest success as a result of the existing opportunities for the expression of your talents and abilities. Such an individual as yourself should have a fine sense of the relative points of highest interest and proper display of evidence.
Third, "But rarely will the entity find that it does not bring consternation when there is the attempt for the how's of that attained to be given to others." This refers to the use of your psychic faculties in working out any particular problem or in analyzing complex situations. You evidently reach your conclusions as a result of impressions, flashes or intuitive experiences that may be so much a part of your activity that you do not recognize your results as anything out of the ordinary, yet if and when you attempt to explain just how you reached some of your findings or deductions it is difficult. The psychic faculties mentioned are the expressions of the activity of the superconscious mind which is the mind of the soul entity. This mental body is constantly in action, so to speak, but only with some individuals and only at times is it able to impress the conscious mind with its efforts in a direct manner so that they become a part of the conscious experience. My father manifests a highly developed degree of psychic faculties, and as an organization we are concerned with the study and development of such faculties in others.
I am forwarding to you under separate cover two or our current Bulletins both of which you may find of interest in connection with your reading. I would suggest also that you read the paper which we sent you some time ago on Life Readings as a parallel paper in studying your reading. I will be glad to discuss in detail any part of your reading about which you have questions. We are always glad to help an individual make their readings of practical interest and value.
As I am rather interested in archaeology (we have so many references to pre-history in the readings) I noted with surprise the reference in your reading to the method of disposal of the dead in Central America. This question has been of concern to the students in this field for years. It will be important to watch the results of their future findings.
We will be glad to hear from you at any time.
Sincerely yours, Hugh Lynn Cayce
4/18/36 See 3976-16 on world economic affairs, questions for which were compiled by Mr. [914] with others on an Economic Research Committee" of A.R.E.