This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 20th day of June, 1936, in accordance with request made by the self through his wife, Dr. [1125], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. W. H. Amerine. Born June 25, 1898, in New York City.

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1. EC: Yes, we have the records of the entity here, now known as or called [1205].
2. (In the records, there are some conditions that are not recorded properly in the material records.) [See 1205-1, Par. R3, R4.]
3. In giving the interpretations of those we find here, of the entity's experience in the sojourns in the earth and in the environs about the earth, these as we find are a bit confusing unless there is the proper understanding that each soul meets that it - the soul - has builded in the experiences.
4. For the law of the universe, the law of a merciful Father, remaineth ever. Though there may be turmoils within the earth, though there may be confusions in the elements about the earth, the law remains that what ye sow ye reap, what ye sow ye must meet.
5. For of the influences about the entity these bring that which has been the experience. Hence in each activity, in each relationship day by day, let their going ins, their coming outs, be as that as would be a manifestation of thy expression of love of thy Creator.
6. For as ye do it unto the least of thy neighbors, the least of thy brethren, ye do it unto thy God!
7. In the influences that make for those from the astrological sojourns, we find Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, becoming rather as the experiences that find expressions in the activities of the entity.
8. The entity is oft considered as headstrong, yet has been and is oft controlled by those with whom most of the turmoils arise; persuaded as it were by those whom the entity claims within self - and would in a very verbose manner claim - have no influence upon that the self would do.
9. These are rather extremes, and make for much of the confusions. For as the voice IS a manner of expression, yet the entity allows self oft to confuse self as well as others in the manner of giving expression of self.
10. Anger, wrath, oft makes for disturbing forces; yet love, as from the Venus forces, makes for the MOTIVATIVE force from within.
11. Hence friendships are easily made by the entity, yet these are so oft lost by the very little indiscreet sayings or doings of the entity; while deep within the entity's experience there is the seeking for the companionships that make for an answering for something deep within.
12. For the artistic temperament is a portion of the entity's experience, just as Jupiter's influences should make for the expressions and associations with large groups, and those things that will have an influence upon the lives of many rather than the few.
13. While the Jupiterian influences make for such expression, the Uranian tend to make for the extremist activity. Hence the entity with those temperaments finds itself at times - with the very feeling of elation within self - seeing everything from rosy views, and again when there should be rather the optimistic outlook there is pessimism and hard sayings present upon the entity's activities.
14. To conquer these within self is the entity's own problem. Then knowing the weaknesses, little by little rather manifest that as may bring the experience of a singleness of purpose, an eye single for service, an eye single for beauty, and not giving expression to those things that are not INDEED felt. For they do not make for joy in self, and only make for horrors in others. They do not make for the synchronizing of the abilities; neither do they bring the harmony or sympathy or peace - but turmoils.
15. Then, first study to show thyself approved unto the BEST that is within thee, DAY BY DAY.
16. Make thy ideal in that which is spiritual in its import, and let the results, the fruits of the spirit be manifested in thy dealings with thy fellow man; whether in things, conditions, social relationships or what. And let these become then as the very expressions that may bring the harmony in the experience if these be made. For there ARE the abilities, though they have been turned afar even in the present experience.
17. Confusions, yes - but joy, harmony may come. And in those things that deal with BEAUTIES of nature itself may the entity find the greater joy in its activity in material planes.
18. As to the appearances then in the earth, or those that in the present make for an influence into the activities of the entity:
19. Before this the entity lived in the earth during the very early periods of those activities in what is now known as or called the city or the state of 'brotherly love.'
20. It was during those experiences of the first settlings in and about that known now as Pennsylvania, or Philadelphia, or the 'city of brotherly love.'
21. The entity then acted in the capacities for aiding in laying out the plots, the plans for the varied activities; then in the name O'Hare.
22. In the experience the entity gained, so long as those activities made for consideration of each individual as an entity, and each individual as in the same positions as others. But when there became those experiences for self-indulgence and self-aggrandizement, there came the experiences when preferences were shown - and instead of the basis of those activities being a union and an equality among all, these brought destructive forces in the experience of the entity.
23. From those experiences then the entity finds oft the attempt to court those in high places or high position, when there is not the whole or proper consideration given for either the abilities or for the fitness of self or of individuals to fit into positions of power or of prominence or of evaluations being improperly related in the experience.
24. These need, then, an analyzing of self, and know from what basis and from what grounds there is the judgment of self or for others.
25. Before that we find the entity was in what is now known as or called the Roman land, especially in those periods when there were the adoptions by the Roman peoples of many of the activities from the Grecian experience; especially as related to what would now be called the athletics.
26. And these made for those periods and activities wherein certain FORMS of activities are in the present as a portion of the entity's DESIRE to join in. Those relationships for all character of outdoor sports, outdoor activities, arise from such experiences in those activities in the Roman land, where the entity then was in the name of Polius.
27. In the experience the entity gained from the material as well as the physical activities. And yet if these are manifested in the experiences in the present, especially if they are given to relationships of a DECORATIVE force for landscaping, the supervising of such, the plotting of lands for greater developments, things that would pertain to same especially as for sports, as for things pertaining to real estate and activities in developments in certain lines or certain character of developings of such periods, these would make in the material sense greater satisfaction to the entity in its experience. But let those not only of idealistic but of ideal forces be rather the influence throughout such relationships, if there would be brought into the experience of the entity a long lasting or greater experience of developments for the entity itself.
28. Before that we find the entity was in the land now known as the Persian or Arabian, during those periods when there was rather the breaking up or the overrunning of the lands by the Grecian forces.
29. The entity then was among the leaders, and yet coming in association with individuals in the 'city in the hills and in the plains,' much of a change was made in the activities of the entity - then - in the name of Xerdes.
30. In the experience the entity lost, then gained; for in the aiding of those to establish themselves in their various fields of service and activity, in the various portions of the land to which the entity then began its service, whether in home or in the Persian or Arabian activities (for it included all of these), the entity gained. These brought material as well as soul and spiritual development for the entity.
31. The same may be applied in the experience of the entity in the present. As the aid is given to others to establish themselves in their own surroundings or their own developments for their ideals, and their ideals and purposes in the various activities as of settlement work or of the development of estates or of lands or of cities or of towns, these may bring to the entity harmony and joy, and an experience that may be the most helpful in the present.
32. Before that we find the entity was in the land now known as or called the Indian, during those periods when there was the correlation of the ideals between the lands of Saneid, Ra-Ta, On [?] or the Mongolian land.
33. The entity then was a high priest, and among those that visited for the coordination of the teachings in the various experiences; for not only was the social and religious life in those periods or experiences as one but they came rather to be under the entity's activities as all under the State; and in this the entity - while developing in self in some respects - lost. For they were turned to self's own gratification. For the entity became as a law unto himself, in the separating of self even in the correlating of these. And while they established material gains, the mental and spiritual forces retarded then - in the name Shun-tun.
34. Then, as to the abilities of the entity in the present and that to which it may attain, and how:
35. First know thine own self from its own spiritual approach, what IT would give as in exchange for its soul. In patience in self, in patience with thy fellow man, in patience with thy service may ye indeed find and know thy soul.
36. In material activities those things that deal with the outdoors, those things that deal with landscaping, or those that make for the developments in certain lines of activity, would be those in which the entity would find material gains.
37. In the social life, hold to the harmonies of home as the ideal. For out of these come the issues of life.
38. Study to show thyself approved, a workman not ashamed, rightly divining the words of truth and keeping self unspotted from thine own conscience.
39. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Dr. [1125]
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. 2/14/36 Wife Dr. [1125]'s letter: "...He does not think as I do on these subjects but he is very nervous..."
2. 5/18/36 "...I am so pleased he wants the reading..."

REPORTS

1. 2/01/37 See 1205-2, a Physical Reading.
2. 9/27/41 See wife's reading 1125-3 regarding their marriage- home relationship.
3. 7/30/53 HLC's letter to Dr. [1125]: "...In preparing your husband's reading for microfilm, we ran into an interesting opening statement regarding his records. In the Life reading, it appears that there was some confusion in the material records. I quote from the reading as follows: 'In the records there are some conditions that are not recorded properly in the material records.'
   "I wondered if there was any discrepancy in the date given us of June 25, 1898, New York City.
   "This may, of course, refer to something else entirely at a metaphysical level. Just a card from you would help clear the records on this point.
   "Best regards from all here..."
4. 8/01/53 Dr. [1125]'s reply: "...Yes, there were some differences in Mr. [1205]'s records. When we tried to get his birth certificate we could not locate it at first. The name originally was [1205] and his birth certificate had been made out as [1205]... Also Mr. [1205] had always thought his birthday was June 26, 1898. The birth record made out by the doctor was June 25th. We thought from that, that perhaps he had been born near twelve o'clock. As Mr. [1205] had gone into the army in World War I as [1205], born June 26, 1898, he had to make a statement to the government that he was the same person as the birth certificate gave record for. As we had been married under the name [1205] and our son [1123]'s records were under the name [1205], we have left it that way. We didn't know what else to do and the U.S. Government has it on file that way.
   "You are very observing to have noticed this. I have been sorry that I did not have your father give me a reading as to what relationship we had all been before.
   "I tried to help Mr. [1205], but I did not do a very good job of it some way. If we had only had a better understanding..."

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