This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 15th day of December, 1937, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [1468], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

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

TEXT

1. EC: Yes - again we have the records here of that entity now called [1468]; and those experiences of the entity as Mariaerh, in the hill country, and in and about Jerusalem and the activities during that sojourn.
2. We find that the entering, or the growing up of the entity was during that period of the ministry and that life experience of the Master in the earth.
3. The entity then entered during those experiences - as would be called in the variations of the records - some period before time was recorded from the calendar as established by first those in Carmel, and then in Caesarea and Jerusalem and the ages or eras of the first, second and fourth century were gradually accepted by the many - and now as the records in the earth.
4. Then we find the entity grew up in the hill country of Judea, nigh unto those places where Elizabeth and Zacharias had lived; Zacharias becoming as it were the first of the martyrs, Elizabeth remaining in the land of the hill country.
5. There the entity was brought up and taught, and the entity was acquainted in its very early years with the visiting of John by the young man - just before the ministry began - who in his return was called Jesus.
6. The entity's parentage were of the Jewish peoples and those that were disturbed or had been a remnant or a portion of the Galilean peoples.
7. Hence in the entity's experience there was not a great deal of the strictly orthodox Jewish activity, nor strictly orthodox activity of those that were of that separate people - or the Samaritans.
8. Hence we find the entity only came to Jerusalem, at the age of accountability, according to women, in about its fourteenth year; to be recorded, or polled, as to those that were of marriageable age, or taxable, or for the whole consideration both from the Jewish and the Roman associations or requirements for the poll or taxation.
9. Hence it was during the entity's first visit with its own parentage and Elizabeth and the older peoples that the entity was in Jerusalem, or came to Jerusalem, when the Master - Jesus - came for that period when there was the triumphal-entry from Bethany into Jerusalem.
10. That was the period when the entity first heard of or was fully acquainted with the happenings in Bethany, or the raising of Lazarus and the activities, influences and associations associated with same.
11. Hence we find the entity was an early acquaintance with many of those that were associated during those periods, as were later called the Holy Women - that stood about the sepulchre, about the Cross, that made preparations for the burial or the activities regarding same.
12. And all of these became as parts of the experiences of the entity.
13. And in the application of same, as has been indicated, if the entity will meditate deeply there may be brought into the experience much of that vision - as may be written as a description by the entity - of the road from Bethany to the temple, or to Jerusalem.
14. For as it was an experience in the entity's activities during that sojourn in which there was first the hearing, then the experiencing, then the conversion and activity, these are innate, these are a portion, these may become full experiences of the entity.
15. If there is the attempt upon the part of the entity to make application of that in the experience which brought about the same experiences during the latter portions of its activities, there may be aroused those feelings in which the entity may picture, may depict, may paint in words, not merely the triumphal entry but the humbleness - yet the graciousness, the glory, the dignity of the Man, who - with His disciples - waited among friends that from the material angle sought that He not expose the physical Man to danger. And yet as He preached, or as He counseled, He gave that indeed for that purpose came He into the world, and as a man must stand forth for what had been the purposes for His entrance.
16. And the entity, Mariaerh, caught that concept of how each soul must in each experience live as the grain of wheat, as the grain of mustard, as the seeds of every nature; fulfilling that purpose for which it enters into an experience in a sojourn irrespective of self's individual or personal desires, letting the personality of self be lost in the individuality of the Christ-purpose as He so magnificently gave in that way from Bethany to Jerusalem!
17. As to the entity's experience after same, we find there soon followed the historical events of the arrest, the trial and the Crucifixion; and those days followed - and then those periods when the entity remained in and about Bethany and the areas about same.
18. Then, fifty days later when there was again the Pentecostal activity, when all of the gatherings were in Jerusalem and there were the many of many lands and of many tongues that were brought to conviction by the teachings of the disciples or Apostles, and especially in that memorial one of Peter's on the day of Pentecost, we find the entity was among the first TEN that were baptized on that day.
19. Then when there was the selection of those that were to act in the capacity of the ministers, or the deacons for the ministering to the peoples, when all their material belongings had become as a part of the disciples' or Apostles' and they were all with one accord together, the entity heard much of those activities of Philip and Peter, but became closer associated with one Lucius - a kinsman of Luke. And Lucius is the entity now through whom this information is being given¹.
20. Hence the activities and associations of the entity with Lucius became as those close activities for the founding of the ministry, the missionary activities, the influences that brought about the establishing of many portions of the Church during that early ministry of not only the disciples or Apostles but those early ministers of the Church; as Mark and Luke and Lucius and all of those - Thaddeus and Saul or Paul and Barnabas, and those of Laodicea.
21. For it was there that the entity went with Lucius when there was the establishings of the Church there; when Paul preached in Laodicea.
22. For these were a portion of the kinsmen of the people from the Roman land. And there the entity ministered as the helpmeet or the wife of Lucius for those early peoples of the church there.
23. There the entity spent the rest of its days, living to those periods when there were the - [GD's note: EC SNEEZED and stopped in the middle of the sentence. We'll finish it in another reading later. There's enough to think about for the present; very startling information for us, too.]
24. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Self
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. See 1468-1.

REPORTS

1. 12/20/37 EC's letter to Miss [1468]: "Well after the attempt for your activity in Palestine, don't know whether that is just the way to address you or not. Guess you see we were shut off before the information was finished, possible was too much for you to digest at once. But we will get this again soon as possible to finish out the information, will possibly be last of the Christmas week.
   "Will have to see you to talk this over with you, hope you don't feel too horrified, at some of the disclosures, but study what we have over and let me know what you think.
   "Here is hoping the finest Christmas for you..."
2. 12/28/37 Miss [1468]'s letter to EC: "Dear Mr. Cayce, (yes this does sound strange!) I intended writing you before but there has been so much rushing around with the Christmas activities that I have had to put it off from day to day.
   "I think my reading so far is most 'AMAZING'. I was far from 'horrified' at the disclosure - just very humble and much surprised to think I was of any help or a 'helpmeet' to anyone of such importance - a prophet, etc., doing such important work. Did you know before this that you were Lucius?
   "One of my Christmas presents this year was a check so I used it in getting a great big marvelous Bible Dictionary so I could study the Bible history along these lines in earnest, thinking I would get a new Bible later, when to my extreme surprise, I received at Christmas, a beautiful new Bible bound in BRIGHT RED, so you see now with the readings I am fairly well equipped for this research work.
   "You, no doubt, have the Bible Dictionary, which mentions 'Lucius' in it, but if not, I will copy off what it says in mine for you.
   "I read my 'reading' over and over and can hardly wait for the rest of it to come. Don't you think it strange that you should 'sneeze' and bring it to a close? Has that ever happened before?
   "It sounds very encouraging that through meditation much of that experience or vision may be brought back. I shall do my best!!! It is all so 'meaty' that I find it requires much study to understand but this dictionary will be a great help...
   "Waiting to hear further 'with abated breath'!! and best wishes to you all..."
3. 12/29/37 EC's letter to Miss [1468]: "Thank you for yours of 26th, think I am about as anxious as you to go on with your reading. No, we had not had an definite statement that I was Lucius in that connection, was not given in my own Life reading, guess had to come to the time when met you, before the period would mean any thing in this experience, guess we know so little about the purposes of each experience is a complex, question at times. If you would be so kind as to copy what your Bible dictionary, says about Lucius - is lovely that you have that, with your new Bible to study up on the period. But was I amazed, yes, knew there was something, but had not thought that, now with one thing said in your life reading about the teachings of Paul, certainly makes me wonder what is to come, and am most anxious to get a whole reading for myself on that period, then it will have a new meaning am sure for me at least.
   "Would like to read the Bible with you, that is begin at the first and read through. Read three chapters every day and five on Sunday and will get through in one year - then as you come to passages that we may discuss, will do so by mail, then we will have our notes on same, have done this with several, and have found it most enlightening, want to try it?
   "Have had the experience of readings being interrupted in several ways, the easiest is for something to be passed over my body while in that state once before, a coughing spell, hindered, another time as this a sneeze. Yet have had many times after a pause they say have gone right on, have had it stopped by some one coming into the room even, and began when they left, a very peculiar phenomena. Well - I am persuaded that being able to bring back the experiences, is one of the promises of the Master, don't try too hard, learn to meditate - as if you did not already know - but how to protect yourself when the centers of the system are opened - that is what I really mean, in learning to meditate, have you had the paper on meditation, the readings gave some time ago if not will send you a copy. Think it is very good.
   "Will get to the rest of this just as soon as possible; will have to be after the first, for all the time is taken, as had to lay off a few days I was not up to par, and then Miss Davis went home to Ala. for Christmas, she just came back last evening, we began regular work this A.M. but have as said several to catch up with, and when get my own on that period will send you copy of that if you would like to have it? For imagine a good bit may be said about you in that - and have never had an experience as this before - where two lives seem to have been so close in their activities - and as it were, reliant one on the other for the greater part of their activity in such an outstanding period - Gosh what may develop in these readings.
   "But we shall see what we shall see. Thank you, and will get to this just as soon as possible..."
4. 1/04/37 From "A NEW STANDARD BIBLE DICTIONARY" by M. W. Jacobus, E. C. Lane, A. C. Zenos:
   LUCIUS. 1. Lucius of Cyrene, mentioned among the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch (Acts 13:1). 2. Lucius, whom Paul calls his fellow countryman (Romans 16:21; cf. Romans 9:3). Possibly to be identified with 1. This is all the more likely if the Jason of Romans 16:21 and of Acts 17:5, 7, 9 are identical, and if the Sosipater of Romans 16:21 is the same as the Sopater of Acts 20:4. Origen (Hom. in Romans 16:21) identifies Lucius with Luke the physician, but the names are philologically distinct.
   (Lucius is referred to as follows under LUKE:)
   Luke - one of Paul's companions and fellow workers identified by some, but improbably, with Lucius of Cyrene (Acts 13:1).
5. 1/06/38 See 1468-3.
6. 1/08/38 See 1468-3, another Ck. Life reading on her Palestine incarnation.

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