8/14/42 [
1472]'s letter to GD:
Gladys dear:
Learning about the shower given you for your new home
brought me my first knowledge that you have made the move.
Or have you? I am merely ASSUMING it, but hope it HAS BEEN
accomplished and that you will be very happy in it. Not
knowing just what you most need in thus starting
housekeeping I am inclosing a check to be used for some
little gift from me, - either for the house, or for you,
personally. It was very thoughtful of you, dear Child, to
make a copy of [
2795]'s "Life Reading" [see
2795-1] for me.
You must have received my thought in the matter, for I kept
wishing I had asked it, that I might have a better
opportunity to STUDY it, and help him get the most out of
it.
And you may believe me that it handed me quite a shock! I
anticipated that the boy would have a most unusual "Reading",
but I certainly did NOT anticipate that he would be told HE
WAS MY SON in Palestine, or that RA TA'S MANTLE FELL ON HIM
IN EGYPT.
As I am leaving to-night for my vacation with my little
family who are at Seneca lake, I am very crowded for time
to-day. I am not taking my typewriter with me in the hope
that being without one will remove any temptation to write
long letters when I should be relaxing and resting. In these
circumstances I am sure you will not mind my including in
this letter to you some things I want to also say to Hugh
Lynn and Edgar, and have them also answer. As you will be
equally interested I feel I may do this. Especially as it
all pertains to the [
2795] "Reading".
First of all I would like the opinion of each of you re. my
having HAD a son in my Palestine experience, since neither
MY "Life Reading" nor MY full "Reading" on the Palestine
incarnation mentioned my having been married or having had a
child. This from MY standpoint. In helping [
2795] interpret
his "Reading" last night (he phoned me and came down from
Bridgeport for the purpose) there were questions he asked
which I could not answer. After having heard this "Reading"
of his you don't need ME to tell you how IMPORTANT it is that
he be straight in his own mind about everything in it. I am
therefore asking ALL of you to give certain features of it
careful study and help me in the interpretation of points of
which I, myself, am no more certain than [
2795] is.
Since I mentioned the Palestine incarnation first, I'll
mention first the things that puzzle both [
2795] and me in
the information about it (brief as it is).
1st: Just what would you all think is MEANT by [
2795]
having been a "nonentity" at that time? Webster gives two
definitions of the word, - one being a thing that is
non-existent, or existent only in the imagination, and
second, a thing of no account. Since he COULDN'T have been
"non-existent", it MUST mean that he was no account, which
does not seem consistent with the statement in the same
paragraph that he "gained much" in that experience. IF I
was the character represented in my "Readings" for the
Palestine period, wouldn't it seem rather strange that my
son would be "paralyzed from physical fear"? Would you
think HE was the subject of persecutions, or that he merely
witnessed the massacre of the children? There are
historians, as well as occultists, who insist there was no
massacre of children by Herod, but I do not accept this
because THE BIBLE says otherwise. So much for the Palestine
data, - at least from [
2795]'s standpoint. FROM MY OWN: it
is difficult to understand why no mention whatever should
have been made of a marriage, or of my having had a son
during my Palestine incarnation, either in my "Life
Reading", or that on Palestine alone. I'd like to know what
you all think about this?
2nd: As Edgar is such a fine bible student, maybe he can
figure out the identity of the King in [
2795]'s Persian and
Chaldean experience. [Handwritten marginalia: Cyrus it
was.] [...] believes it was SOLOMON. Now wouldn't that be
"sumpin'"? He has a partial memory of this incarnation, as
well as the Atlantean one in which he built planes etc.
(
2795-1, Par. 25). He has also had some tremendously
interesting dreams about research work on the King Solomon
period. As the "Reading" says "the activity of the entity
is recorded not only in Holy Writ but in the history of that
particular period" it is tantalizing that [
2795] was not
given THE NAME of the King he then was. Otherwise he cannot
investigate the references at all. HE THINKS he was
SOLOMON, and it seems to me (from what the "Reading" does
say) it may be true, but we would greatly like to be certain
if possible. I believe Edgar can check the "Reading" with
biblical history on the Solomon period, and perhaps get some
light on the identity of [
2795], as the King in this Persian
and Chaldean incarnation.
3rd: As Ra Ta's mantle fell on [
2795] in his Egyptian
incarnation may this young man be, perhaps, the one who is to
carry on Edgar Cayce's work here, both before and after Edgar
passes on to the next room of Experience? There is no
question of [
2795]'s psychic faculty, and none, I believe, of
a great fund of knowledge which he BROUGHT WITH HIM into the
present life. When going over his "Life Reading" last night
and I came to his Egyptian incarnation and was told that he
took over Ra Ta's work as a spiritual leader when Ra Ta died
at that time, it came to me like an electric flash that here
perhaps is the boy I understand Edgar has been told lives in
New York, and who is to again take over his work when he
(Edgar) finishes this present life. I am sure this will
excite ALL of you as much as the idea does me. I may be
quite wrong, of course. [
2795] will have a long way to go
before he has Edgar's spiritual stature, but then he is only
twenty-eight, and has a wide-open mind, and a constructive
purpose in all things. I will be most appreciative if both
Hugh Lynn and Edgar will write me what they think of all
this, as each of them has given it thought I am sure. I'd
also like knowing what YOU think of it.
4th: Of course the first mentioned Atlantean incarnation
checks perfectly with [
2795]'s present work. This is the
incarnation he partially remembers. Before he got the
"Reading" he knew he destroyed the Atlantean city of
Poseidia. Or rather the forces he controlled got out of
hand and did so. He has done a tremendous amount of research
work on Atlantis, and the city of Poseidia is a historical
fact, if we can believe in all the literature regarding
Atlantis. In the incarnation under discussion is it your
consensus of opinion that the reference to the "sons of
Belial" means the forces of darkness, or would you take
"Belial" to be an actual person? MY interpretation is that
it is used as a symbol of what we call the Devil, - or forces
of darkness.
5th: Both [
2795] and I would like Hugh Lynn to study the
answer to the question about Edith Ellis and give us his
interpretation of it. From the answer neither of us is sure
whether or not it is wise for him to continue to work with
her Society for Ethical Research in their effort to develop
an instrument for inter-planetary communication. Neither
do we understand how this association and work could "tempt
thine own self to thine own undoing," (meaning [
2795], of
course) when he is TOLD to continue the study through this
channel. Or so we interpret the instruction.
From his "Reading" all of you will already know you are
dealing with a channel for the release of great power into
the world. As I seem to have been the one called to guide
him on his way, and keep his feet in the straight path, I
WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE HELP ALL OF YOU CAN GIVE ME.
From a PERSONAL standpoint I am not drawn very strongly to
[
2795], I mean EMOTIONALLY. This is another curious thing
to me if he was my son in Palestine. He is extremely
difficult to handle because his very superior knowledge,
and understanding, makes him self-opinionated and quite
obstinate. At the same time he is extremely universal in his
concepts and his attitude toward life. But, - doggone the
boy! - he does make the most arbitrary statements at times,
and when asked an explanation shuts up like a clam. Which is
indicative of his youth, of course. He will learn greater
wisdom as he matures, but, - believe you me, - he has no
knowledge of the meaning of the word HUMILITY. NONE of this
comment is CRITICAL, dear Gladys. I am just trying to give
all of you A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING of my problem in helping
him, because I need the help of all of you in it. I can't
get away from the inner feeling that I have been GIVEN THE
JOB and that I must not shirk it, - as much as I'd like to at
times when [
2795] becomes so difficult.
This is a long letter, and I must now stop it.
Address me UNTIL THE 26TH: C% Mrs. [...], ..., Seneca
County, New York. R.D. #1.
Do not send any mail there after the 26th as I will be
leaving to return to New York on the 29th.
My love to you, and to all the Cayces.
Devotedly your friend [
1472]
8/24/42 HLC's letter to [
1472]:
Virginia Beach, Va.
Dear [
1472]-
First a little bit about your house.
Since the first of August it has rained daily and grass,
trees and flowers are rejuvenated in Virginia Beach. Mrs. M.
and I went out this morning to look over the place, checking
on the painting, the roof, etc. The roof is a heavy
composition shingle and doesn't not seem to have been
painted, in fact I don't know whether you paint such roof
shingles or not. Mrs. M. is to find out and check with you.
I am sure the painter did not include the roof.
The yard and grounds looked much better than when you saw it.
The hedge was neatly clipped, the lawn mowed and apparently
work has been done on the flower beds. I still think you had
a nice idea in buying it, and in so many ways it is what you
wanted. Evidently other people think so too. A real estate
agent, Mr. Lyle, phoned me Saturday about the house. He had
someone to whom he wished to show it. I called Mrs. O'Neill
and arranged for this. Lyle said he couldn't go over $9,200,
and of course as yet is not a bonafide offer. I told him
that if the people liked the house to have them make an offer
on it. If an offer is made they would go to $9,500 at least.
I'll keep you advised of developments. There will probably
be nibbles before any real bites.
Gladys showed me your letter containing questions about
[
2795]'s reading. I have just finished going over this.
Evidently, putting it mildly, he is a most unusual person.
Good old Atlantis.
The answer to the [Edith] Ellis question is consistent with
all the advice given in Life Readings. My angle on it would
be this. It helps sometimes to remember that everything in
a reading works backwards. Begin at the end of the answer
and work back. Through the work with Ellis, [
2795] may
secure knowledge - yes - but first he needs understanding
(spiritual), then knowledge gained through the Ellis group as
well as from intuitive forces (within himself of course) may
be given more abundantly. In seeking through any channel
(whether self or others) an individual attracts that which
he is ready for - thus [
2795], unless he seeks understanding,
first may draw through the Ellis group information which may
prove of no practical value. As you well know fantastic is
hardly the word for some information poured out in many such
spiritualist groups. Yes, continue with Ellis, but seek
first a grounding of the spiritual laws that govern the
relations existing between God and man and man and fellowmen.
They are so simple that people try to make them complex -
you know them through His teachings.
As your son in Palestine, my guess would be an unborn son
affected by the persecutions, and I can think of a half dozen
good reasons why it wasn't given in your reading. All of
them involve some discussion of ideas that would take up
several fat letters. I'll hold them but not forget.
Dad and Gladys will be able to give you details on your other
questions. My guess, without exhaustive study, would be
Cyrus, The Great Persian King who released the Jews for the
specific purpose of returning to rebuild the Temple. The
original plans of Solomon's temple were probably discussed
with Cyrus at this time (538 B.C. about).
The young man we look for in connection with Dad's work has
been given a name and an incarnation which would identify him
[See
137-123, Par. 17-A--20-A]. [
2795] seems to be tied in
pretty closely, but it would seem more with the practical
release of the masses (development of power) rather than with
the spiritual message. This too is without careful study.
The Egyptian incarnation is most interesting and I look
forward to meeting the gentleman.
The Atlantean incarnations are always exciting. We have
many readings on Atlantis and its marvels that he should
study - when he is ready for them. You need to prepare him
to understand and use them. Some of these readings I speak
of, I have never spoken of before to you, details of the
massive crystals used to generate power. It is so easy to
confuse the Atlantean urges and history for the time element
is so long with many incarnational urges.
Dad has been away for a week. Reason you have not heard from
him. We expect him tomorrow.
Sally is fine. We both grow anxious (delightfully so)
[expecting their first baby] day by day.
Love from all, - h. l.
9/05/42 EC's letter to [
1472]:
Dearest [
1472]
Had intended writing you a thank you note for sending the
[Raymond McDermott horoscope] reading of [
470]. Didn't know
I was supposed to write you about [
2795] reading, thought
H. L. had cleared all that up for you. but very glad to have
a line from you. Am sorry to hear you didn't get a rest on
your vacation, guess you and I should have just sneaked off
some where where we could have confabbed together and gotten
some rest, but seems the hurried trip I took really did me
good, have really felt much better since came back tho
certainly was on the go every moment of the time was away -
but sat on the train most of the time and that possibly gave
me a rest, just meeting a crowd and talking with whom I
choose and letting that pass when didn't care to talk - well
had really some very unusual experiences maybe that helped
also then the little visit with my folks in Tenn and Ky that
helped also so for me my trip helped - was in Texas on a
little matter of business - just to make peace with some
folks, seemed to help so that is that.
[
470]'s [horoscope] reading is quite interesting in many ways
to me - just wonder if he had heard the reading of [
470] that
we gave - if not then it is all the more amazing they should
be so much alike - yes he seems averse to psychics - and
possibly to me in particular - but have heard some where "he
that don't make enemies, isn't worth his salt" or something
similar - however have no hard feelings toward him, wish I
knew as much as he seems to know, but if did possibly
wouldn't have as many friends as think I have.
My thoughts, [
1472], on Mr. [
2795] reading [see
2795-1]
possibly doesn't fit - but it is like this - as regards the
Palestine experience - as a comparison of your self he was a
nonentity - his fear was not of Jesus - but the attitude
Judaism took to his teaching - not being sure in himself.
Possibly that doesn't fit the wording of the reading - but
is the sense I get out of reading same. And from that
experience - today, he is fearful of missing something - so
is holding on to many ideas, with possibly not fully decided
in any. Do you get what I mean?
And Yes, think he was either Cyrus of one of the Kings after
Old Neb. who made it possible for the ones of every land to
return to the worship of their own God in their own land.
3rd - Why not carry on the work here - should he from his
association find something here as answers to that higher
self, then why should he not be the one - as just what
his reaction will be or has been to what he has seen or
experienced thus far - he himself can possibly better answer
that than any one else. Feel sure who ever carries on if any
one, it must be from an honest conviction from within. From
whence they will come have no idea but if it is God's work it
will be carried on, if it isn't - then it has no place in the
affairs of man.
3rd Think it is interesting that the Atlantean checks with
his own feeling in the matter - so possible will find some
link to cause him to check further within his own self - for
the Divine Law - must ever take its course - It Must Answer
to something within - for the Law is - My Spirit Beareth
witness With Thy Spirit -
5 - Am not asked to answer here - but fool like here I go and
is only an opinion - to me is my own activity - Study if so
desired yes - ever with the thought - not to be possessed by
an entity - that may speak through some such channels. Or is
that just a crazy idea of mine - all of us are crazy on some
subject to be sure, or are to others at least.
Well - some where some how he must learn HUMILITY - also tho
he may have knowledge, not to use same for self indulgence
- or as Jesus used His Power. Do not know that it has ever
given who was H.L. wife in Egypt - was of the opinion however
- Mrs. Strickland [see
2795-1, Par. 46-A] was at another
period altogether. H.L. can give you the data so far on
that. Haven't it here just now.
Glad to hear Dr. [
2067] seems better coordinating - she is
fine but gets very much disturbed at personalities at times,
and the moment is the only thing as can be seen, or seems so
to me. Possibly I misjudge if that be judgement.
Gave you my opinion of the reading from Mr. McDermott - wish
had his knowledge, but might use it just as selfishly -
possibly is best that am just a know nothing. This I do know
- Of my self can do nothing - only as HIS spirit may work in
and through me - some to be sure then say all I do is of the
DEVIL - maybe so - it is just as true - "BY THEIR FRUITS YE
SHALL KNOW THEM" Hope I may never hinder any of you from
gaining the best there is and if Mr. Mc- has it more power to
him - I only hope to know Jesus the Christ and Him Crucified
- and to make HIM known is my hope and purpose if I know any
thing at all.
Keeping fearfully busy - haven't as many orders for the
special edition as hoped to have - have you any suggestions.
Am sure notice was sent at bad time for many - but closes now
in ten days and will have to hurry.
Gertrude is in Ky for a week or so - H.L. and Sally are here
all pretty fair.
Thanks for every thing
With love [signed] Edgar Cayce
11/19/42 [
1472]'s letter to HLC:
Dear Hugh Lynn:
Thanks for your nice letter. It surely would be a happier
world if everybody was sufficiently thoughtful to express
approval of others. It certainly warmed the cockles of my
heart to have you write me that I am a "nice person". Of
course I should not get TOO COCKY over it, knowing you are
probably seeing everything out of rose-colored specks at the
moment! But I'll just forget that and believe what you
wrote, - because I WANT TO BELIEVE IT.
I am delighted that Sally liked the little bed-jacket. It
should add a bit of comfort to these cool mornings and
evenings. Or so I thought in sending it.
I am inclosing a correspondence I have recently had with
Flower Newhouse regarding Edgar's work. About a year ago she
wrote me a letter saying the "Readings" we bad for people
because they make those getting them think too much of
themselves, giving them a false sense of values. I paid very
little attention to it at the time, but after thinking it
over some months, and realizing that Flower had seen both
my "Life" and Palestine "Readings" I came to the conclusion
her comment was aimed especially at me. Wanting to be sure
just what WAS IN HER MIND I wrote and asked if she felt my
"Readings" had inflated my ego, and made me think myself of
greater importance than I am. I do not have a copy of this
first letter containing this question, but am sending her
reply to it (date Sep. 9th) and my reply to that, and a
subsequent letter received last week. If you will read the
correspondence in chronological order it will explain itself.
Please return it when through with it.
If you think it will BE OF ANY VALUE to show it to Edgar, do
so. But if it will only disturb him, do not. I leave this
to your judgement of a possible value to him in knowing about
it. But IF you DO show it to him let him see this letter
also that he may know how it all began.
10/22/42 HLC's letter to [
1472]:
Dear [
1472]-
Thank you for your letter of October 19.
I appreciate your sending me the correspondence with Flower
Newhouse. I think your explanation of the Life Readings and
the points you make are excellent. Her criticism of Life
Readings is a natural one and arises from lack of thorough
knowledge of the Life Readings. To someone like yourself who
has read and talked for years about knowing too much of
reincarnation, such comments as she makes are understandable.
The basic concepts presented by the Life Readings are in
direct opposition to this point of view and you have pointed
this out most admirably.
This correspondence makes me more conscious of the fact that
we do need clearer and more thorough explanations of the Life
Readings and more carefully worked out suggestions for their
best use by individuals who receive them.
Tom Sugrue is walking on crutches and is coming North from
Florida to be in Washington for a few weeks shortly after
November 1. I am going up there to discuss the trade edition
of the book with him and will probably come on to New York
from Washington. My trip will depend somewhat on his arrival
in Washington and I will write you more details just as soon
as I am able to make definite plans.
I am very sorry to learn of the trouble with your throat [See
1472-16 Reports]. I hope this has cleared up by now. Sally
and the baby are both getting along just fine. Sally is
slowly regaining her strength and the baby is eating and
sleeping beautifully.
I am returning the correspondence without showing it to Dad.
I hate not having him see just what you think about the
readings but I think he knows this already and the other
would perhaps only disturb him.
With love, Hugh Lynn Cayce [/rt]
11/14/42 She referred Mr. [
2850] for a Life Reading.
12/15/42 She referred Mrs. [
2880] for a Life Reading.
12/30/42 Mrs. [
1472]' letter:
Dear Edgar:
I spent last evening helping [
2880] [see
2880-1] work out the
questions for her "Life Reading" on the 12th. As she does
not have a bank account separate from that of her husband she
gave me the $20: for her "Reading" asking that I send you my
check for same. You will find both her questions and the
check inclosed herein. Also a little note of her own which
she asked that I also inclose.
Mrs. [
2880]'s questions will indicate to you her interests
and state of development. Her family is a remarkable one.
Her husband is a composer and musician who plays in [...]'s
Orchestra. Her eighteen year old son, [
2850], is also a
highly artistic lad with such psychic abilities as need to
be carefully guarded. Mrs. [
2880] herself went through an
entire year of such control by discarnate entities as to have
been seriously affected in the matter of her health. She
feels she NOW KNOWS ENOUGH to protect herself from negative
forces. Hence her questions regarding the cultivation of her
psychic powers. I think she would STILL do well to keep them
shut off. However, we will see what the "Information" has
to say about it. You will note her questions about me. She
has a CONTINUOUS vision of me standing on a stone rampart in
some Eastern land. She feels that I was a person of great
importance and that she was perhaps my slave, or servitor of
some sort, as my head is covered in the vision and hers is
not. She says, however, she has the sense of a loving
understanding between us. She always sees me standing gazing
out over what seems to be desert land, while she is always
walking toward me to join me in my vigil. She has asked an
interpretation of the vision, as it interests us both very
much, - especially as IT KEEPS RECURRING. Mrs. [
2880] is a
highly evolved soul, I am sure, and has the most profound
knowledge and most spiritual interpretation of astrology
of anyone I know. Her husband's hours of playing in his
orchestra are so erratic that her home life cannot seem to be
sufficiently organized to enable her to give the proper time
to her astrological work, and this disturbs her very much,
as she is completely absorbed in the subject and feels she
should be teaching it to others, and helping others utilize
the knowledge.
Well, this is enough about the [
2880]'s. I loaned [
2880] my
copy of "There Is A River" last night as she is so eager to
read it before you come up for the meeting on the 20th, and
could not afford $5. for a copy of the special edition. I
had just about finished it, so let her borrow it, as I know
she will take good care of it and return it, - which is
something people seldom do with books.
Yes: I can now give you a more intelligent opinion of the
book. I think Sugrue has done a superb job in his character
delineation; in his record of the "Physical Readings," and
in the section on the philosophy which has come through the
"Information". I wish he had given a little more of the
value of the "life Readings" to the individual, but, since
they were a later development in your life and work, it is
quite logical that he stressed the "Physical Readings". In
any event this is of small importance, as the book, - in its
entirety, - is such a fine job of writing as to hold the
attention of the reader from cover to cover. I believe it
will have a substantial sale to start with, and that it is
the sort of thing that will grow in circulation with time.
Tom has certainly permeated his "Story of Edgar Cayce" with
understanding and sympathy, and everyone will feel this I am
sure.
Your letter came to me this morning, and I am glad to know
you had a satisfactory Christmas, altho I regret to hear that
Gertrude has a cold. Yes, I know that I am not alone in
having difficulty in getting domestic help. The difference
between me and most other women is that I HAVE TO CARRY A BIG
JOB AS WELL AS DO MY HOUSEWORK. Were I free of the necessity
to earn a living in a responsible position I would think
nothing of having to scrub and wash and cook and clean silver
at home. But it does necessitate my counting every minute
of time in order TO DO BOTH. And means that I have none at
all for rest and relaxation, which my doctor says is very
detrimental to my health. Well, I guess I'll live through
it!
I am looking forward with great happiness to seeing you
in about three weeks. Please be sure to save a dinner or
luncheon WITH ME ALONE, as I shall want an opportunity to
have at least one nice long talk with you.
My love to you and yours, and may the New Year increase the
inner peace of your own mind and soul and body, as well as
that of your household.
Yours in ever abiding friendship
1/29/43 [
1472]'s letter to EC:
New York
Dear Edgar:
I am sorry you found your household so upset when you got
home. I thought it might cheer Gladys a bit to hear from me
directly, so I wrote her this morning, and I sincerely hope
she has fully recovered.
Naturally Gertrude feels a tug at her heart-strings when
informed of the forthcoming arrival of another grandchild in
such circumstances as exist with Edgar Evans, but the way
things are now going with the war I have the conviction that
the European end of it (Germany and Italy) will be over
before Edgar Evans has to be sent abroad. Of course the Japs
are lice of another color, and I think it is going to take us
longer to lick them, but with Hitler squelched, concentration
on the little yellow devils should finish them off before too
long. Anyway we can live but one day at a time, and it will
help if we can just not cross our bridges before we come to
them.
I share your pleasure in having had the opportunity of a bit
of companionship with you, which your visit here afforded. I
never felt so completely in harmony with you as this time I
was with you, and I believe the meetings will be fruitful.
I was happy to contribute whatever I could to them, as I am
always glad to do for you or anything that concerns you.
I have had quite a time with Rabbi [
991]. He has paid
several visits to my office. The last one was to discuss his
"Life Reading". I took him up to ... where we could find a
quiet corner, and went into it very thoroughly. I told him
it plainly indicates a struggle in this incarnation to hew to
the spiritual line (despite the fact that he is a Rabbi!).
He broke down and told me he is terribly confused and
admitted he is unfaithful to his wife and that his mistress
is now seven months pregnant. No wonder his "Reading" warned
him against "returning to the flesh-pots of Egypt"! I told
him I can do nothing for him in such a situation, and that I
do not think he will be free of confusion as long as he lives
thus dishonestly. He took my frankness very well, but he
wants to "eat his cake and have it too", and that just can't
be done. Of course all this is between us. He begged me to
let him come often to talk with me, but I told him only if I
can really help him, as there would be no use in talking with
me when HE KNOWS THE RIGHT as well as I do.
And to-morrow I am to go over the "Life Reading" of [
1897]
with her. Remember her? Both of these people have come
to me as a result of my talks at the meetings, and I have
promised to also see several others. I am glad if I can be
of service to any of them but no one can do more for another
than incline them to their own inner realization. I said
this, you may remember, at the ... meeting. The rest is up
to them.
I have had some amazing letters from young [
2850], who is
stationed at Atlantic City. He is only eighteen, and has had
such a sheltered life; has been and IS so adored by both his
parents, and is himself such a highly sensitized person that
his induction into the army gave him quite a problem the
first two weeks. He is so opposed to war that it makes him
doubly sensitive to military training. I want to quote you
something lovely from his last letter, - something that I
know will greatly please you too. Here it is:
"My biggest spiritual problem is to be 'in it but not part of
it'. Therefore when I march or drill, or put on my hideous
gas mask, I visualize the most beautiful things possible,
such as Mr. Cayce's face, or the pages of the bible, and I
say the Lord's prayer while marching on the boardwalk in the
dark mornings."
He knows your face only from the photograph in "There Is
A River", my copy of which I loaned his mother. He is a
beautiful child and deeply religious in the truest sense of
that word. I know of no one, - young or old, - who has such
implicit faith in prayer. [
2850] says God always hears him
and always answers him, and he has had some remarkable
experiences through prayer which certainly would seem to
prove him right.
I am wondering if anything has come to you re. the conflict
that goes on inside of me regarding my house down there.
When I rationalize it my mind says it is too much for me to
undertake and that I should sell it. When I do not LET THE
INTELLECT argue with me about it, there is a glad sense of
rightness in having bought it. Yet, I cannot help but wonder
WHY I AM NOT AT PEACE ABOUT IT IF I WAS TRULY GUIDED IN THE
PURCHASE. If you get any intuitive answer, or other slant
on it, do let me know, for it bothers me a good deal.
[
1743] came in for lunch with me today. It is the first time
I have seen him since he was inducted into the Army. He has
now been made a corporal, and leaves to-morrow for at least
three months at the Tennessee University Medical School [This
is in Memphis, Tenn. (University of Tennessee)], where he is
to have a further course in X-Ray work. He was in the
Medical Detachment of the Army at Fort Monmouth in New
Jersey, and there he was also studying X-Ray. He would like
to practice Chiropractic, but thus far has had no chance at
it. He is grateful for the X-Ray work however, and feels it
must have a purpose in his life or he would not have been
thrust into this branch. He looks fine, and is eager for
each new experience, all of which are broadening to him, and
he will never have to go into the actual fighting unless it
is in the medical division, as he is totally deaf (from
birth) in one ear.
Well, I have written you a long letter. Have heard nothing
from Hugh Lynn since his return, but assume all is well with
him, since you did not mention him. I am happy that Sally
and the baby are in such fine fettle, and I hope Hugh Lynn
was satisfied with the meetings and all that attended them
here.
My love to Gertrude and tell her to KEEP THE CHIN UP.
Yours in devoted friendship [
1472]
2/02/43 EC's letter to [
1472]:
Dear [
1472]-
Thanks for yours of the 29th, Miss Gladys is still pretty
sick as are several of the children in her household, so
everything is being held up as can't get hold of a steno who
can write the information as might be given, seems to upset
quite a number as can easily see how it would who wish
emergency readings, but all including myself will have to be
just a little patient. Glad you wrote her think it will help
a lot.
Yes - quite a surprise to us all about Edgar Evans, but as
wrote them - was sure they had thought it all out - and
thought both of them very brave considering everything, but
is the natural instinct of those very deeply in love, and the
world needs more expression of LOVE.
Certainly was nice to see and be with you again, enjoyed the
lunch with you and the opportunity to talk with you a bit.
Rabbi [
991] is a mystery to me, just hope he doesn't become
too much of a pest for you, it is one thing to help a body
help themselves and another when one takes advantage of such.
Yes - think you will find Miss [
1897] a very interesting
person, while have never known her very well except by letter
- tho have met her - she seems to be a very high minded
person and does a lot of good.
Hope you haven't let your self in for too much bother by
giving yourself to helping others with the information, will
come to know the lives of several that way - but some become
leaches in such, others may be props, but hope it will all
prove not only a labor of love but a helpful thing for all
concerned.
Liked Mrs. [
2880], wish might have had the opportunity of
meeting [
2850], from his reading he must be a very unusual
boy, but just hope he doesn't have too many Jars meeting
the army life and the personalities of so many selfish and
unselfish persons. A very nice compliment to me hope may
never shatter the idea he has of me, tho realize it is
something to live up to such an ideal, just as have found it
in keeping the idea our own boys have of me, to still be, the
hero for your own sons after they have grown to manhood, not
an easy task, and would be a task indeed were it taken as a
task, has to be a living thing and never a pose or task at
all.
No - have had the situation very much on my mind about your
property here since saw you, but not one thing that could
say was against it has come, again have had something of the
same experience of seeing you working there, am sure it is
something that you will have to conclude your self, for
your first experience as well as all I have ever had would
indicate it will be a marvelous place for you to do some of
your best work, am sure it has many drawbacks yet has much
to endear its self to you.
Glad to hear Mr. [
1743] is having an opportunity to better
prepare himself for his work, know just a bit about X-ray and
suppose what little I know of the Anatomy of the body is my
experience with such for several years, and so it will be
with him, does he apply himself to such will be of untold
help to him in his work later, whether he gets to practice
Chiro, just now or not - what he has gotten in the practice
and study will only be verified by his work with the X-ray.
Thanks for your letter, H.L. has been busy but am sure you
have heard before this, the baby was over Sunday, wish you
could see him he is just darling.
Thanks again [
1472] for every thing
with love [signed] Edgar Cayce
3/22/43 See
2880-2, Par. 20-A regarding past associations
with [
1472] in Palestine, and present urges.
4/12/43 EC's letter to [
1472]:
Dear [
1472]-
Have yours of the 10th [asking if she could come board with
EC-GC for a rest-vacation] - yes had heard H.L. say you had
been very sick, but have been so busy have only had chance to
offer a silent prayer for you. Am glad you are at least able
to be home again.
H. L. is in the Army, poor child he was so rushed here at the
last moment but think heard him dictating a letter to you,
but I can't afford a typist even if could don't know as want
them to scrawl the poor letter I can make. sure hated to
have H. L. leave, and puts me in a bit of a quandary as to
what to do, but will do what can - and what can't just can't
do.
[
1472], do wish it were so we could have you here, especially
need your council at this time I suspect any way, but
Gertrude hasn't a room in the house that is available, she
has been letting rooms to the service men's wives and they
are all full, and you can't get them out unless you close
house - then too she hasn't a bit of help, and has about
worried herself to a shadow, am really uneasy about her, am
sorry to have to say that it just isn't practical at this
time wish it were but that is the situation, whether you
could find a home here where you might have meals am afraid
that too is out of the question, but would like to have you
at the Beach.
Sorry you have been feeling so badly, do hope tho now you are
on the road to good health and will find just the place for a
good rest with the surroundings conducive to a pleasant stay.
H. L. as I said was so busy here after he was inducted
resigning from this and that job, and meetings that until
the last moment he was off with some one he had a business
conference with.
Gertrudes folks are all sick at home also that worries her,
never knows what moment she may have to go home, one of the
incurable conditions that happens here and there.
Thanks a lot. Do let us hear from you. Just sorry it is as
is.
Much love [signed] Edgar Cayce
8/20/43 EC's letter to [
1472]:
Mrs. [
1472]
% Mrs. [...]
..., N.H.
Dear [
1472]
Thank you very much for yours of the fifteenth. I thought
about you many times since you have been in New Hampshire,
and I am glad that you have gotten along as nicely as you
have. I am sure you have been of a great deal of help to Dr.
[
2067]. If the sacrifice has not been too great on you part,
it is possibly very much worthwhile. It is quite nice of you
to suggest such a dedication of the book, but I am sure that
I much preferred it had not been done. Too many nice things
are being said about me. Too many people are becoming too
dependent on me. I do not know as I am able to take it. I
feel and have felt for a long time that your analysis of her
disposition is just about right. While we never want to pass
judgement on others, yet, we are forced at times to feel
things even though we may never give verbal expression to
them. We all have our faults, I know, and there is none of
us so blind as those who will not see even when it is pointed
out to us. But why some people can't take a hint at times
when things are continuously going wrong, and know that they
must make a change within themselves, again I guess the whole
Book is right, "Let him who hath ears, hear."
I am sorry the weather has been such as to be inclined to
aggravate rather than help the general conditions. Possibly,
however, being outside or in the different atmospheric
pressure, your body will have gained something in its attempt
to meet the general conditions and will be better for having
had the experience as well as your mental self will have
grown some also in working against such odds.
It sounds like a pretty good proposition from the magazine
editor. What do you think? Well, I might have thought work
was piled up a few weeks ago, but it is gradually on the
increase. I think what has helped me most is to have a good
stenographer for I can pile all the hard things on to her -
she has a pretty good disposition. I am getting along very
well. I had taken a couple of days off and got by myself,
and I think I crawled up close to the mountain top. If
someone does not kick me off, I will be all right.
Hugh Lynn will in all probability, be sent out in the next
two weeks - where, no telling. We are expecting Sally and
the baby home tomorrow. They have been in North Carolina for
three weeks. Gertrude talked to her yesterday and say they
are getting along fine. The other grandson is growing right
along and it makes us begin to feel a little bit ancient,
having two grandchildren.
Thanks for referring the book to others and I hope that it
will prove to be of a helpful influence to many as it seems
to be doing from the reports that we are hearing now and
then.
We have had to get help for Miss Gladys also.
Thanks a lot, With loads of love, Edgar
10/03/43 [
1472]'s letter to EC:
Sunday,
Dear Edgar:
I was telling [
2880] last week of a very curious dream I
recently had, and she suggested that I write YOU about it
in the hope that your psychic abilities might enable you to
interpret it, as it interests us as much as it puzzles us.
I say "dream" but it was not really a dream for I am sure I
WAS NOT ASLEEP. I have the feeling I went out of the body
while still awake. Anyway I am sure I was not asleep during
the experience. I was, however, in bed, and on the path
to sleep, altho still in my own state of daily wakeful
consciousness. I seemed to get up from the bed, and I stood
in a flowing robe that was a dull PUTTY GREY. It even
covered my head so that I was grey from tip to toe. I went
out over undulating country that had not a vestige of life.
Everything was the same dull putty shade of grey. There was
no color anywhere; no life anywhere; just miles upon miles of
UNDULATING GREY MOUNDS, one merging into the other. I was
entirely alone. I saw no living thing, - human, animal, or
vegetable, and I felt the most utter sense of desolation. I
thought: well, I guess I am what they call being "dead", and
wondered what I should do to contact friends. Then I thought
of the instructions in Edith Ellis' book ("Open the Door") to
call out to those who had gone before and let them know of
one's arrival. So I started calling Laura Elliot, one of
my dearest friends who died three years ago. But no one
came, and I just walked on in that leaden grey undulating
landscape; in my leaden grey robes; in the most awful sense
of desolation, - as though I were the only living thing there
was in existence, and I but hardly living. Then suddenly
the vision passed, and I was back in my own body; my own
conscious self.
I have been unable to get it out of my consciousness ever
since, so I told [...] about it, and she is as puzzled over
it as I am. I have thought perhaps it might be due to my
physical condition which continues so "low". Or perhaps to
the state of the world at present. Or what have you? Think
it over between now and the time you come up here, and maybe
we can get at some solution of it, for I do not feel it was
without some meaning. As it does not represent my normal
state of consciousness, I would certainly like to get at the
right interpretation of it.
Am looking forward to your visit and can hardly wait until
the 9th of Nov.
Heaps of love from [
1472]
10/07/43 EC's letter to [
1472]:
Mrs. [
1472],
New York City, N.Y.
Dear [
1472]
Thanks for yours of the third. It is quite interesting, but
still a morbid sort of a dream. I wouldn't know just what
this could mean unless it was something of a warning to you
to be closer in touch with something or someone, if and
when such an experience came about. I am sure that the
description will be a very beautiful one for you in some
story and evidently you have had something in mind that such
a desolation either from the luck of friends or caused by
so much hate, so much jealousy that must be in the world
today and that would be a wonderful description and having
experienced it, you could put it into words as nobody else
can. I think I know just what you mean for I have had a few
times that same loneliness, except under quite different
colors. In that outer darkness, it is a purple dark, but I
am glad I have never seen that gray. The only gray I have
seen in that associated with a few meetings I have in my
dreams attended, but that was connected with something that
was to be very enlightening and even interpreting it from
color.
I am sure it has a meaning, but just what, I do not know.
Thank you for thinking of me and writing me about it. I will
think it over and talk about it to you when I see you. As I
wrote you, I have accepted the invitation to the luncheon and
that day will be given to you and I hope you will be able to
go with me to the meeting that night.
I think the correct name of the place is Psychology Forum.
I understood from the secretary, Miss Koenig [Miss Ann
Koernig], that when they had a large audience, they held
the meeting somewhere else. Maybe no one will be there.
Thanking you again and with love from all,
Sincerely, Edgar Cayce
9/30/44 Letter from Miss [
1387] to GD: "...I thought you
were a friend of mine! How come you want me to 'contact'
[
1472]? Don't you know that all we have to do is get in the
same room to have the temperature drop below zero? I have
never yet been near her that she has not all but slapped me
in the face. Even way back in 1939 at the first congress I
attended. I really don't see what we would have in common
except a decided dislike for each other. I don't think I
could help her any - I don't think she would ever acknowledge
that she needed any help..."
10/27/44 [
1472]'s letter to GD:
Dearest Gladys:
A friend who had dinner with me last night is a close
personal friend of Lucille Kahn. This friend (Roxanna Wells)
told me that Mrs. Kahn has told her that all appointments for
readings have been cancelled indefinitely, and that Edgar is
in a serious condition. She said a heart specialist [Henry
George III, D.O.] from here had been flown to the Beach, and
she gave out the general impression that Edgar is critically
ill, - and that the Association is on the rocks. I think
such talk very injurious, - both to Mr. Cayce, personally,
and to the Association, - and I would have liked the
necessary knowledge to contradict it. I did say I thought it
greatly exaggerated; that when I left the Beach the Cayces
were expected home, and that Edgar was better.
You promised to write me the situation, and I wish you would
do so at once, even if only a memo, so that I may know the
best and wisest way to dispel these destructive reports.
Say nothing of this to the Cayces, as there is no use
worrying them, but JUST WRITE ME WHAT THE SITUATION REALLY
IS, and I will handle it from this end as may seem best.
The woman [
1387] from ... has never got in touch with me.
Nor the people you said you wanted me to see. As I have had
stupendous demands on my time since my return I have been
glad they have not done so, but still want you to know I am
always willing to see any one who really needs help, - and
YOU feel I may be able to give it.
I have thought of you many, many times since my return. It
was so nice to be able to have some long talks with you alone
while there. I hope all is well with you, and that Edgar is
improving, rather than in the state reported to Miss Wells by
Mrs. Kahn.
With much of love from [
1472]
10/30/44 GD's letter to [
1472]:
Monday night,
Dearest [
1472]-
Ten days ago I went to Roanoke to see Mr. Cayce, as we had
called a meeting of the board of trustees of the Association
and he wanted to discuss some things with me. I found him
looking much better than I had expected, although he did go
through a terrible siege for two weeks - had such trembling
spells, jerking and twitching almost like convulsions - the
doctors said they had never seen anything like it. When Dr.
Semones [Harry Semones, D.O.] was able to find a certain
nerve in his back and press on it the jerking would stop
immediately. This went on day and night for two weeks -
sometimes several times a day, lasting anywhere from five to
twenty minutes or longer. Dr. Semones slept in his office at
the hotel during that period, so he could get to him in a few
minutes if he had a spell in the night. The last reading
[
294-212] had indicated that when the colon became clear, the
cause would be well on the way to being removed. Finally a
string of mucous about a foot long was eliminated from the
colon - hard like rubber - apparently had been there for
years. Anyway, from that day he began to improve. He says
he actually feels better than he did when he left Virginia
Beach, because he is not in pain, but his left hand and left
foot are quite swollen and at times painful, and he is very
weak. They are working now to get the circulation equalized
- he has trouble sleeping - just takes five, ten, fifteen
minute naps at the time, not ever able to sleep over two
hours at a time day or night. BUT he is definitely getting
better. It is just going to take time, patience and
persistence.
As for the Association, I feel more hopeful for it than I
have for a long time. At the board meeting on the 21st
an Executive Committee was appointed to take care of any
business coming up between now and the next board meeting.
This Committee consists of four local members of the Board:
Mr. H. E. Poole, President of the Ass'n is chairman; Mr. R.
E. Simmons; Mr. Noah Miller; and Miss Florence Edmonds. Also
one of our local members of the Ass'n who makes his living as
an auditor [Theron Helms] was appointed Chairman of the
Finance committee, and I was appointed Treasurer. Mr. Cayce
was prepared for this by my trip up there, and he dictated a
letter to me to the Board, and signed it, asking them to make
me Treasurer. It is true, as Mrs. Kahn says, that we haven't
any money - but it is not the first time, and we have greater
possibilities for getting each department to pay for itself
than we have ever had. To those people who consider the
matter of getting readings personally the only value of the
Association, I suppose it does appear that we have "folded
up." But it is now time to prove our big-sounding words
and actually DO some research on our files instead of just
talking about it.
We just received the material Saturday from Tom [Sugrue] for
the November Bulletin and the next issue of This Week's
Readings. These should go out within the next week or ten
days. (By the way, I hope you received your Congress
Booklet.) Tom is really going to work with a bang on the
publications and I believe we'll have a real source of income
there, at the same time doing a lot of good. I'm enclosing
some forms which we are now using to answer first inquiries,
and we are still getting plenty of them.
It will interest you to know that out of the fifteen
trustees of the Association, Dave Kahn was the only one not
represented at the meeting on the 21st. He did not return
his proxy. Of course, he has never thought much of the
Association except as something necessary to allow "Judge"
to collect fees for readings. Still, he is a good personal
friend and will, without a doubt, stand by to help the family
in any way he can, financially or otherwise, if and when they
need it. Remember that reading given at the Harrison's some
years ago regarding world affairs, in which it was stated
that the time was fast approaching when individuals could no
longer stay on the fence but would have to declare themselves
one way or the other? Well, some of us are declaring
ourselves "for" the Association, because we believe in it as
an organization and feel it has a place in the years to come,
regardless of Edgar Cayce - he has only paved the way. You
are right in saying that such talk about the Association
being on the rocks is injurious. I just hope that the
Bulletin and This Week's Readings (though I guess we'll have
to change the name of it) will be able to counteract some of
the thoughts along that line.
I surely intended to write you before this, but I have been
in the middle of a whirlwind sure enough ever since you left.
Just Mae and I are in the office now, so maybe we can get
things done. I'm not working any harder than I did before,
but I'm getting a great deal more satisfaction out of what I
do, because I believe now it is in the right direction.
Mr. Ricks [Bernard J. Ricks] wrote a very enthusiastic letter
about Mrs. [
3514] - she gave him a list of past incarnations
and advised him a course to follow for his life work, but he
is waiting to get his Life Reading to see if the information
is the same, before he tells us what she said. I think the
real way to test her (though I don't like to call it that)
would be for someone who has already had a Life Reading to
get her to give information. How about you writing her
sometime, [
1472]? She seems to be a very nice person,
judging from her letters. Mrs. [...], ..., Mo.
As soon as I get a chance to answer his letter I am going
to refer to you a young man by the name of Paul M. Hancock.
(His wife is Evelyn Wyckoff, leading lady in the show
OKLAHOMA.) He is planning discussion groups of those
interested in the Association, etc. Also he is suggesting
that a certain healer, Ralph Houston, might pinch-hit for Mr.
Cayce in the New York area. Have you heard of this Ralph
Houston? I'll send you a copy of the letter I write him.
[
1472], thanks a million for your letter which just MADE me
sit down and write you. I forwarded your other letter on to
Mr. Cayce. His address is: % Meadow View Inn, Cloverdale,
Va. It is about ten miles from Roanoke. You'd love it - a
very historic place - Geo. Washington hid in the loft from
the Indians once, when he was surveying Natural Bridge.)
I certainly was shocked to hear of Mr. Harrison's [Milton W.
Harrison] accident. It must have happened right after he
sent back his proxy for the board meeting. We had a nice
note then from him. It does seem like he is being made to
rest also, doesn't it? I hope you are resting sufficiently
that a similar shock won't be necessary for you.
God bless you, [
1472]. I think of you often and it gives me
courage when I need it. Heaps of love,
Gladys
12/02/44 GD's letter to [
1472]:
Dearest [
1472]-
A copy of Marion Wolfe's letter is enclosed - my letter to
her - so sorry I did not include it with my last note to you.
Thanks so much for your letter. you wouldn't believe the
improvement that has taken place in Mr. Cayce since he
arrived home, but you'd still be terribly shocked if you
could see him. Beth Graves came in to see him today - she
saw him the day he left Va. Beach for Roanoke - and she was
shocked beyond words, not having realized how helpless he
was. But I know that his greatest chance for recovery is the
rebuilding of his nerve energy in the way we have been told
through the readings to do it. His treatment is very similar
to that given for Tom Sugrue, and I am sure it will be quite
long-drawn-out. Perhaps it is best this way, since he will
be forced by necessity to turn within rather than putting his
mind so much on the material things which caused his illness
in the first place. Today he dictated a letter to Hugh Lynn,
even though he had to whisper it. You see, he's lost his
voice - probably from sheer weakness, though Miss Annie Cayce
thinks it is the same way he lost it years ago when he first
learned he could give readings. Perhaps he will learn
something even more wonderful from it this time. He's very
impatient for visitors and mail now, so I'm telling everyone
to write him and visit him for a few minutes at the time.
In the mornings he has time to dictate two or three Thank
You notes (and there are plenty of them to do!). In the
afternoons for about two hours he can receive visitors - a
few minutes for each one, with a little nap between. You
see, he hasn't yet gotten so that he can sleep a whole night
through, so he has to take naps often in order to get enough
rest. I believe that eventually he will become so relaxed
that he will probably do nothing but sleep for two or three
days until he "catches up" but that time hasn't come yet.
His circulation is still unequalized. The swelling in his
hand has gone down but his left foot is still quite swollen.
I'm so glad you wrote Mr. Ricks as you did. He sent me a
three-page closely typed letter and I answered him by postal
card. I'll be anxious to know what you hear from
Mrs. [
3514].
From a letter from Mrs. Wilfred Sechrest today, 530 Broad
St., Englewood, N.J., I understand that a group of people
in N.Y. have been meeting every Tuesday night for several
months studying the Bible Minutes that were written up
from our meetings here. They have finished the Minutes on
Genesis and now want others, which I don't think are worthy
of being studied until they are re-written using parallel
philosophical information through the readings as
interpretation. You might like to "sit in" on one of these
meetings and see just what they are doing. It seems to me
that I sent Lane Mellinger to see you just before you left
N.Y., but maybe not. Do you remember? Anyway, she has been
going to this group, and I'm writing her a card asking her to
get in touch with you and see that you get to a meeting and
tell you all about the past proceedings. I don't even know
where they meet. In conversation with Dave Kahn over the
phone recently he also mentioned a group which he and Dr.
Morton Singer (dentist) attended. Then I had a letter from
a Miss Margaret Hall saying that she would get help from
this N.Y. group to copy the medical card index system for me
if I wished it, for use in indexing and extracting from the
readings material on specific subjects. So, I am a little
confused about what sort of group it is - sounds like there
might be two or three different ones going. Anyway, they
all seem to be anxious to DO things. With the Sechrest-Hall
group are Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kurtz of Montclair, N.J., who
have been very active in the Bailey - Alice Bailey movement,
I understand - it seems he had (or has) something to do with
their publications, or the raising of money to publish their
material. He came down to see Mr. Cayce shortly before Mr.
C. went to Roanoke, and he expressed a desire to see that
some of our information was widely distributed. Please look
into all this, [
1472], when you get a chance. Mrs. Harold
Baird is also a member of this group, whose husband is a Wall
street broker - she is a close friend of Mrs. Sechrest.
Sally does the marketing for this household each morning and
she brings little Tommy over here to visit with his Muddie
Cayce (Muney, as he calls her, or Money - pronounced like
money). This morning Mrs. C. kissed him on his neck and he
said, "No, that's [
1472]'s kissing place." He gets cuter
every day. We ask him what his Daddy's name is and he says
"Hew-wen-Cayce." Since cutting off his curls he looks very
boyish and grown-up.
[
1472], I'm so glad about the article for The Reader's
Digest. I'll be on the lookout for it. Yes, I'm glad, too,
that it will be on Dr. [...] instead of on Edgar Cayce!
That would certainly break the camel's back!
Bye for now. Heaps of love. Do hope you're feeling stronger
all the time.
As ever, [signed] Gladys
12/10/44 [
1472]'s letter to EC:
Sunday
Dear Edgar:
Altho I have not written you since you got home I have been
in correspondence with Gladys Davis, who has kept me informed
of your improvement.
I was happy when I learned you were returning to Virginia
Beach, for I had a deep inner conviction that you would
recover sooner there than anywhere else, as it means a great
deal to our balance to be in familiar and loved surroundings
and have those who care a great deal about us around us.
As I cannot believe anything ever happens without ultimate
good coming out of it, I feel something will be learned and
gained from this present physical disharmony of yours, and
that it will operate to your ultimate spiritual development
and satisfaction. I sincerely hope I am right in this. In
any event, I know it has been a terribly hard experience from
a purely human standpoint, and my heart has been filled with
love and sympathy for you in it.
I am inclosing "the widow's mite" by way of a wee bit of
financial help in the present situation. It has been a real
cross to me that I have not been able to do anything recently
for the Association financially. But there was a whole year
during which I did not earn a cent before going to Arkansas
on the radio contract. While I earned a fine salary during
the six months of this work, it had to go in catching up
on financial things; taxes, and increased cost of living
expenses. And now I am just where I was before going to
Arkansas. While I shall try to do some writing by way of
earning a living, it is a slow and uncertain profession at
best, and I am hoping something more remunerative and
permanent in the radio field may again turn up. In the
meantime I have at least INSTIGATED some of the financial
help you HAVE been getting, and I continue to render the
Association all the service I can at this end of the line.
I have been in Correspondence with [
3514] of ... She sent
me the amazing "Reading" you got for her in which she
was told a real "Reading" would not be given her until she
answered "Yea" or "Nay" as to whether she was ready to follow
what it revealed. Mrs. [
3514] writes me that SHE MET THIS
CHALLENGE, - writing you that she WAS QUITE WILLING TO MAKE
ANY SACRIFICE DEMANDED OF HER. She tells me that a period
was then set for the full "Life Reading", but that you were
unable to give it when the time came because of illness. She
intimated in her letter that it WAS TRIED still later, and
that you were unable to contact your Source of Information,
or read her Akashic Records. Is this correct, or is my
understanding at fault? If it is true, how do you account
for it? I can understand the first challenge to her, but
when she faced it and AGREED to the conditions made for the
"Reading", I don't understand why you could not THEN get it.
From her letters I judge her to be a very fine person. She
has seen a full incarnation of mine, - or so she claims.
She says I was Roger Bacon, who lived from 1214 to 1292 in
Somerset, England. He was a Franciscan monk; a philosopher;
metaphysician and scientist. He was imprisoned for
denouncing the hypocrisies of the church. He also attacked
other religious and philosophical orders for their low moral
and intellectual standards. Roger Bacon is supposed to have
been an incarnation of Comte de Saint Germain. Mrs. [
3514]
seems also to be a very fine astrologer, and USES A PERSON'S
ASTROLOGICAL CHART TO CHECK THE ACCURACY OF HER READING OF AN
AKASHIC RECORD. It is all most interesting.
As I have had but one incarnation given me by Mrs. [
3514],
and since that checks with none of your readings, I am not
certain yet of the value of her work. I say this because I
can see no particular value in knowing who you were and where
you lived in some former life UNLESS you are given something
of your activities and influences at that time, AND THE URGES
AND RELATIONSHIP OF THEM TO THE PRESENT. YOU ALONE, of all
the psychics I know who have the ability to read the records,
DO THIS. That is why your "Life Readings" are as unique
as they are valuable. However, Mrs. [
3514] MAY BE ABLE
TO DO THIS. In my next letter to her I shall ASK her.
Just because she DIDN'T do it in the reading of the one
incarnation which came through for me DOES NOT NECESSARILY
MEAN THAT SHE CANNOT. So I shall wait until I know more
before forming an opinion of the value of her abilities as
they relate themselves to other people.
As I first wrote Mrs. [
3514] at the suggestion of Gladys
Davis, I will be glad if you will show Gladys this letter.
It will answer her questions regarding the correspondence
until I can make time to write her a separate letter...
Young Ricks told Mrs. [
3514] some pretty fantastic yarns
about the Association. I was glad she wrote me about it, AS
IT ENABLED ME TO DISPEL ANY MISCONCEPTIONS SHE GOT FROM HIS
REPORT. One of the things he said is that the readings
(yours) have said there are only two people in the world who
can do your work and that they are St. Peter and St. Paul.
He told Mrs. [
3514] that Hugh Lynn has found Peter in England
and is bringing him back with him after the war. Ricks said
that he (Ricks) is supposed to be St. Paul!!! Supposed BY
WHOM? He has not yet had his "Life Reading" so you couldn't
have given him that. Was it given in any other "Reading", -
perhaps some one else's? I would be interested to know this,
so tell Gladys to let me know when she writes again.
Please give my love to Gertrude, Gladys, Sally and dear
little Tommy. And keep just heaps for yourself, dear Edgar.
Yours in devoted and abiding friendship
1/04/45 [
1472]'s letter to GC:
... Street, New York 16, New York.
Dear Gertrude:
When Gladys Davis phoned last night that our beloved Edgar
had made his transition to the next room of experience I had
a momentary struggle with the personal self, for his going
leaves a great gap in my personal life. Within a few minutes
I mastered all selfish grief in the realization that the
transition is a progressive one for Edgar, affording him that
greater opportunity for service for which he always yearned.
I know all too well, dear Gertrude, the void Edgar's release
from his physical body will mean for you. I have had father,
mother, six brothers, my only son, two husbands, a sister and
most of my closes friends pass to the next dimension of life.
When my brilliant young son made the transition we call
"death", I was completely desolated, for I could find neither
comfort nor explanation in the orthodox church to which I
then belonged. For two years I indulged in a grief which was
devastating to me, and which I feel sure retarded by boy's
progress. Fifteen years later, when my favorite brother went
through the same experience, I had learned something about
this thing called life, and this thing called death, and
was so convinced that the transition was just another step
forward and upward on his path of spiritual evolution, that I
was happy in his release from a body which had been through a
long illness and years of suffering. In THIS UNDERSTANDING I
felt more like singing than I did like crying at his funeral,
and I am positive such a mental attitude helped my brother on
his way, while my selfish grief over my personal loss in my
son's "death" helped keep him on a lower vibration than he
might have immediately gained had I not held him back with my
tears.
I cite this experience to you in the hope that it may help
you shed light on Edgar Cayce's path through joy for him
in his release, rather than cast obstructive shadows with
personal grief. I know how hard a thing this is to do, and
my heart goes out to you in sympathy and compassion in the
difficult adjustment you face. But the great courage and
strength which have bourne you up during Edgar's long illness
will sustain you now. Whatever the seeming, "underneath are
The Everlasting Arms", and I am perfectly sure Edgar would
not have been asked to relinquish this experience had he
not finished his work on this plane and been needed for a
greater service on the next. It is my personal belief that
his knowledge of the progressive planes beyond our third-
dimensional world will be of inestimable help to thousands of
boys who may find themselves bewildered when suddenly plunged
in battle into a new experience for which their own training
may have ill prepared them. I believe Edgar Cayce will stand
on the bridge between this dimension and the next one to help
these dear boys across, and assist them in making their
adjustment. Having finished this incarnation he has been
called to a bit higher wave-length.
As I understand it, all life is radio-activity. When the gap
between the constant life-giving element and variable man-
using elements of man's nature widens to a point where the
vibratory rates between them are no longer commensurate, the
two principles part company, - the body dropping away into
what is call "death", - the still animate consciousness
remaining in its condition of permanence, but functioning on
a new wave-length of greater sensitivity. "Death", then,
results when the total mass condition of the physical man is
such that the heart can no longer beat at the rate at which
life is delivered, but falls beneath the reach of the Cosmic
wave-length.
Man is thus, in the last analysis, the causal agent of his
own "death", having slowly made, - or permitted to be made, -
through his food; his habits and his thoughts, - a complex of
inharmonious conditions no longer tenable by the life-giving
principle. Had he pyramided throughout the years a better
set of conditions he could be longer animated by the
life-force.
Of course we ALL do this through IGNORANCE, - or largely so.
By the application of a totally new intelligence to the
conduct and control of his life habits, man could greatly
extend his life on this plane, - living daily in abundant
health and joy, and finally - through a sustained
understanding - and practice of true harmony in living - he
could attain to the vibratory rate of the life-force (God)
itself, and be permanently free from "death". For THERE IS
NOTHING IN THE LIFE PRINCIPLE WHICH MAKES NECESSARY THE DEATH
OF THE FORM. In the new cycle ahead of us this - and much
else - will become general knowledge, I am sure.
We are living in an age which will swiftly unfold increasing
wonders. Think how few years ago it was when we thought
talking movies impossible; when we scoffed at the possibility
of short-wave broadcasting, and television was not even a
dream. The entire universe is a form of electricity, and
Thomas Edison said (shortly before he made his transition to
another plane of experience) that our greatest discoveries of
the future will be in the spiritual realm. As we gain more
knowledge of spiritual law it will become easier and easier
to function on more than one plane at a time; to make trips
to other dimensions, just as Edgar did when he gave
"Readings".
Yes, my dear friend, the time is near when EVERYBODY will
realize that what we call "death" is merely a transformation
of our radiation, and rejoice, rather than mourn, when those
we love graduate to that higher frequency in which there is
complete freedom from the limitations of this physical world.
Until you join Edgar it will be a great comfort to you to
remember how much his work here widened the gates which open
to the type of understanding which knows no loss. My own
heart is filled with gratitude for the "Life Reading" he gave
me, for it thus widened the tents of my consciousness, and
strengthened my conviction that EVERY experience is a step
forward in evolution.
Yours in loving and abiding friendship [
1472]
3/22/45 GD's letter telling about GC's illness, etc.:
I sure did get my visit to N.Y. in at the right time, didn't
I. Elenor [Elenor S. Cooley] was right when she said
everything was "set" for it and that I couldn't help myself.
I got a berth going and coming, the last one on the coach
each time, and without making a reservation ahead of time.
Not seeing you again before I left I didn't get to tell you
about a dream I had while at Mr. Kurtz [Matthew J. and
Margaret G. Kurtz] home. I thought I was in the basement
stringing up clothes lines from one corner to the other.
When I finished I had made a perfect spider web. That's
exactly what I did while in N.Y.; every contact led to
another and it was almost like I was on a string and couldn't
help myself. I finally decided I'd better come home before
I started another spider web - it would have been so easy.
This is especially interesting, considering the information
in a reading years ago. Mr. Cayce had a dream regarding the
Study Group members [
262-16, Par. 21-A], the interpretation
of which (in the reading) gave each one the section of the
country in which they could have the greater influence or the
group which spoke their language. When my name was called,
the answer came, "The vine lands of New York." I never knew
what it meant by the vine lands until I had that dream about
the spider web, after I had been chasing all over N.Y. City,
Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey visiting people of
such different walks of life yet all connected by the thread
of the Ass'n work. (With me as the spider!)
Love, [signed] Gladys
Copy to Mrs. Elenor S. Cooley & Mrs. Milton W. Harrison
4/09/45 [
1472]'s letter to GD:
Dearest Gladys:
When your friend Jacqueline [Faucheur] phoned me of
Gertrude's passing the morning of Easter sunday my first
thought was the joy Edgar must feel in having her join him,
and what a lovely thing it was for them both to be together
on the Resurrection Morn. With this in mind I wrote the
following telegram to you:
"What a glorious Easter for both Edgar and Gertrude. Stop.
Please buy flowers for me".
When I presented this to the telegraph office the woman who
received it said:
"We are not allowed to telegraph greetings or felicitations".
I said: "Both the people mentioned in the telegram are dead,
so the message could hardly be called a felicitation."
She looked shocked, but nevertheless refused the wire, so I
had to change it to just the request that you buy flowers for
Gertrude for me. I hope you did this, and please let me know
what I owe for them and I will send you a check to cover the
cost.
I shall write Hugh Lynn in a few days. I do hope he can now
return, for your need of him must be great. However, you are
so capable yourself, I am sure you will be able to carry on
and hold the Association together until he does return. If I
can be of any service to you let me know.
I feel grateful that Gertrude could be released from a body
that could have given her no pleasure had she been able to
hold it as a vestment, and I have no doubt that she was
called to resume her work with Edgar. Her self-abnegation
was always so great that few realized how important a factor
she was in the work. Those of us who knew her so well did
know and realize it, however, and blessed her in our hearts
for her faithfulness and loyalty and love.
I am wondering if Sally and Tommy will now move into the home
place? Do let me know how things are going, and give Sally
my very real love.
I shall hold you and your work in the sanctuary of both
friendship and prayer, asking God's guidance for your every
step.
Yours devotedly
4/11/45 GD's letter to [
1472]:
Dear [
1472]-
Thanks for your letter just received. The wire came from you
and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison regarding flowers, and I was able
to attend to it because I talked to Doris House on the phone
(to Hopkinsville) and she was glad to handle the flowers for
us from there instead of having to go through the florist
here. Just yesterday I talked to her mother who has come
back from Hopkinsville, having gone with Miss Carrie (Mrs.
House, Sr.) to the funeral. I told Doris to use $5 for you
and $10 for the Harrisons, and I have already sent her a
check to cover it along with several others here who had me
do the same thing. Mrs. Anderson says that your flowers
were beautiful - a big spray of white carnations. (It seems
that flowers are much more reasonable there than here.) The
Harrisons' were a beautiful crescent made of mostly pink
roses, and enough soft lacy something to make it so pretty,
and the very loveliest shade of pink ribbon bow. The service
was very impressive, almost like a double ceremony, and such
a lot of flowers. One of the palls was put over his grave
and one over hers. The same ceremony was used for her that
had been previously used for him, and everyone seemed to feel
that it was just a continuation - that the ceremony for him
actually hadn't been complete until she was laid beside him.
Yes, Hugh Lynn got the cablegram from the doctor warning him,
so he was somewhat prepared. We haven't heard from him yet
since he received the cablegram telling of her passing.
Sally is getting on fine but needs a great deal of rest.
She can't go up and down steps yet. Ecken wrote to H. L.
regarding the house. He asked me to "feel out" the Ass'n
Board regarding buying it, as he feels that he and H. L. both
will want to build their own home and not live here. They
could get a good price for the place now, but of course it
means more to the Ass'n than anyone else. Ecken thinks
they'd like to have the Ass'n buy it and keep it as a sort
of memorial. But nothing is definite. It is up to H. L. and
Ecken to decide. I'm sure the Ass'n could raise the money,
because the spirit of this place means more than any other
they could buy. But time will tell. Many more changes will
probably take place during the next few months.
Love, [signed] Gladys
Copy to Harrison's
" " Ecken
" " H. L.
" " Mrs. Dillman
See subsequent correspondence under
1472-16 Reports.
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