This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 28th day of November, 1925, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [1097].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Hugh Lynn Cayce. Born November 5, 1882, Mexia, Limestone Co., Texas.

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1. GC: You will give the relation of this entity and the Universe, and the Universal Forces, giving the conditions that are as personalities, latent and exhibited, in the present life. Also the former appearances in the earth's plane, giving the time, the place, and the name, and that in that life which built or retarded the development for the entity, giving the abilities of the present entity and to that which it may attain and how. You will answer any questions I may ask you regarding this.
2. EC: Yes, we have the entity here, and the relations with the Universal Forces, as are both latent and exhibited in the present personality of the entity. Also those relations with the earth's plane, through the sojourns of entity in same, for we find many times has the entity dwelt in the present earth's plane, and in the present we find the entity taking the position from Jupiter, with Mercury and Uranus, with that of the Mars and the Venus influence, with the conditions in the Pleiades and in Neptune and Saturn in adverse influences. Then, in the present we find these as the exhibited influences in the present plane:
3. One with very ennobling influence for the good of others, when they allow same to be used in the spirit in which prompts the entity to suggest same.
4. One that will ever have much influence in groups and masses, and yields the greater influence in the groups through a few of those friends that entity draws about self.
5. One who will ever yield an influence in many of the financial conditions wherever the entity may exert his endeavors in same.
6. One who has the abilities, then, to gain much through the group forces through individuals rather than by self's expression to the individuals in many ways. One who has the influence, then, in the mental, through that of the mass or groups that will hearken to the entity's propounding of any given question. One that would make a good politician, and with the ennobling influences as is exerted by entity, make much good for many peoples through same. Large of heart, large of mind, large of the abilities to see the intent and purpose of others, whether of littleness or of the intent to make the better conditions through the manifestations of physical action.
7. One that will give much to the present earth's plane. One that will be long remembered when the entity passes from the present earth's plane.
8. As to those inclinations, those desires latent in the life, are as these:
9. One that desires power, yet never abusing same. One that desires the luxuries in life, yet never abusing same. One that desires the innate principle of right and wrong for right's sake. One that desires the living influence of the religious life without exerting a physical force or manifestation of same. One that desires the better principles in the educational system of the young.
10. As to the appearances, these, as we see, many:
11. In the one before this, in that of those among the first settlers that came into this present State, in that of Dick Long that crossed the Sabine River in the early settling of this State, and gave the first of the outline of those possibilities in the developing of that South Country, and lost the life then in attempting to quell those disturbances between the Frontiersmen and the Indian in the North and Mexican in the South, and the entity then developed in that plane. In those urges gained from this, the ability to know those innate desires of others through their LITTLE actions in physical and in speech.
12. In the one before this, we find in the early days of the settling in the Eastern Country. The entity in that of Jim Bainbridge, and among those first settling in the Eastern Coast and with those who came from the scourge of the peoples in England, born then in the lower portion of now Lincolnshire, England, and the entity then lost some of the builded forces of same, for in the travels about the country to which entity came, became something of the gambler, and the one to take much of the goods from the peoples that then occupied this shore. The entity, in the present urge from same, attempts to keep far from those conditions as brought so much torment in the mental forces of entity, for we see the entity then in the scourge of those peoples and tortured much.
13. In the one before this, we find in that country when the Romans came into now the French, or in the Eastern portion of Gaul. The entity then in the name of Fencra, and the entity then those that assisted in the vineyards and those of the peoples who made much wine, and the entity then in the defense of the country lost the life. In that plane the entity remained in that of the mediocre action of physical, mental or spiritual development, for the entity only used that as set before self, and only physical forces then developed. In the urge as is seen in the present, the like of the taste of strong drinks, yet the ability to know innately those excesses that would bring littleness to the mental or physical body.
14. In the one before this, we find in the times of change in the Persian rule. The entity then in the Ex-checker of those peoples who over-ran the Persian forces, and the entity in the capacity then of a Paymaster (as would be termed in the present day,) for the entity then in the Nomad rule and in the name of Uhjhjd [Bro. of Uhjltd - [294]?], and the entity then gained much in the mental forces, but the applications of same was little used in that plane, on account of the physical conditions existent that surrounded same. So many urges were brought from same in the present plane, as is seen in the abilities to finance positions, propositions, and to know the handling of same in the way satisfactory to many in high positions. Entity then the better of the one in position than in one of being ruled, save as secondary.
15. In the one before this, we find in the days when the change of the peoples of the Promised Land, the entity among those carried away captive in the Syrian country, and then in the name Obidah, and the entity then gave much counsel, and in the capacity of leader, teacher and minister to the peoples of the own race, and the entity then gave assistance to many in many of the same ways and manners as may be exerted in the present life. In the urge from this, we find that as pertains to history of peoples, their actions, their ways, their mannerisms, as affect their abilities to carry out that which they promise in relations to finance or to the better traits in the life of each group or individual.
16. In the one before this, we find in the days of the up-rising in the now Indian country, when the division in the then tottering throne in Egypt brought many of those to that country. The entity then in the name of Bubuh, and the entity received many of the lessons in the ability to govern the peoples over whom the entity then had power, from those peoples allowed to come into this country. Entity then gained and lost in that sojourn. The innate forces as are manifested in the present from same, is the desire to often dream of the various places that seem to be near to the entity's forces of vision, for through this sojourn the force of that exercised in Uranian forces are manifested in the entity.
17. In the one before this, we find in the land of now the Egyptian country, when the second rule brought the laws and the stable government to the peoples, the rule of that one coming as the law-giver in many respects to the peoples. The entity then in that of Ahoat, and the Counsellor to the young ruler, and took sides against same when the division in the country came about through the Priest's fall from that law as set by self in the first portion of the first rule and taken and kept as an unchangeable law in the establishment of the rule. The entity then banished with those as were banished to the Western portion of that country to which the entities were taken, now Arabian country. The entity then in much of the position as leader, as may be manifested in the present day. In the urge from this, we find many associations are sought, as it were, for the key to the better development in self and others.
18. As to that which the entity may attain, and how, in the present plane, we find this forte then lies in two directions, either of which may be made the success, morally and financially and spiritually. In that of the financier or that of the politician, see? yet the entity should bear closer in the inmost soul those rising forces that ever present to the entity the necessity of presenting self wholly unspotted, un-contaminated with the forces of the Worldly or Flesh Pots of the peoples, giving first self to the principles as are laid in the walk of Him who guided the peoples from the Way of Death, and present self Holy to Him, the Giver of all good and perfect gifts, for in Him there is Life, and he that comes unto Him will have life more abundant. Ready for questions.
19. (Q) As just given, in the appearance in Egypt, what was the cause of the entity's disagreement with the ruler?
    (A) The division lay in the force of whether the Priest, having made the law, was equal to the law, or was the Spirit of the law greater than the Maker. We are through for the present.

BACKGROUND

1. See 1097-1, a Business Reading, on 3/19/25, and subsequent correspondence.

REPORTS

1. 12/13/25 [1097]'s letter to EC:
   Dr. Edgar Cayce, Virginia Beach, Va.
   My dear friend:
   I am giving you the above title for I believe it is properly applied. Without a doubt you are a Doctor of a science I am sure I do not understand, and I believe there are few, if any that do.
   Your letter of the 30th ultimo was received and very much enjoyed. The Psychic Reading is very much appreciated. The same has impressed me very much, but as yet I have not had sufficient time to study and give same the thought it naturally requires. I have always considered your work marvelous and without understanding on my part, just not intelligent enough to grasp the why and whither of it all. Some of these days when I have time to give this reading a real study I will write you my opinion. I want you to know that I very much appreciate same, and I am hoping that I may yet be financially able to make a nice voluntary offering to assist to you in this great work.
   Certainly glad to learn that you are getting along very nicely thus far in your new location, and this Summer doubtless will prove a winner for you. You will then have the opportunity of meeting a vast number of people and your deserving efforts will begin to bear fruit.
2. 6/28/26 He obtained a Physical Reading - See 1097-3.
3. 5/09/29 He obtained another Business Reading - See 1097-4.

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