This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 28th day of July, 1938, in accordance with request made by the self - Mrs. [1648], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Mrs. [264].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mrs. [1648]. Born September 29, 1880, in Beaver Dam, Hanover County, Virginia.

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1. EC: (While going back over years from present - "1935 - yes, a change - '37, '36, '34, '33 - 1918 - strenuous experiences! - '17, '16 - " etc., on back to birth date.)
2. Yes, we are given the records here of that entity now known as or called Mrs. [1648].
3. In giving the interpretations of the records as we find them, these are given with the desire that the experience may be a helpful one; and that the entity, meeting self in the influences that are latent and manifested, may realize it is doing so through the use of the will in relationships to Creative Forces or God - as manifested in the experiences of the entity in the present sojourn.
4. Also these are given with the desire that the entity may realize that the opportunities as present themselves for activity in relationships to others, whether these are used in constructive forces to the glory of that the entity has or may set as its ideal, are the influences that make for weal or woe as to the growth of the soul experience.
5. For while we find body, mind and soul are phases of the experiences of an entity in materiality, these are but the manners through which the real ego or I Am manifests.
6. Then while the urges that arise from the astrological sojourns or aspects, as well as from the appearances of the entity in the earth, are influences, they are not greater than the WILL of self in its choice of what it will do about its concept of Creative Force or God in its experience.
7. Hence they are only signs or omens through which one may take cognizance to realize the weaknesses as well as the virtues - which in this entity are many (the virtues).
8. For there have been many experiences through which the entity has passed in the material sojourns, so that the very emotions or the influences from the astrological sojourns only become as visions or dreams - rather than those that make for great overpowering urges.
9. However, these are given that the entity may feel or know whereunto the calling has come, and the activities of the self that have met and do meet with that which is the ideal of self in the present experience.
10. From the astrological aspects we find Venus making for influences both adverse and benevolent.
11. Hence we have experienced in the present sojourn the love of the beautiful, the love of home and those things that make for harmony and contentment. Yet we find these oft denied in the experience, owing to the adverse influences from the astrological sojourn in that environ we term as Venus.
12. A love for the beautiful, a desire for the manifestation and expression of same; and finding in many experiences beautiful things and beautiful experiences, that to others have meant and do mean rather the ominous omens or feelings.
13. Such experiences may be had in the ringing of bells, or in expressions where individuals as in mass activity give expression to their emotions for some great activity that may have come to pass. These to the entity arouse both good and bad. Yet the beauty of same on an early morning bodes opportunities. On the other hand, the sounding of brass or trumpets arouses rather the wrath of the entity in the feeling sorry for those who engage in same, to so arouse within themselves such emotions as to work themselves into a frenzy of activity through same.
14. Also certain characters of music are beautiful to the entity, while those that arouse the emotions of the body bring resentments.
15. Yet the beauty and the harmony in all of these the entity enjoys. These are only as manifestations as to how the emotions from such activities bring the awareness to the entity of something through which it has passed, with emotions being aroused by such in an experience.
16. Through the Jupiterian sojourn we find a benevolent or protective force, that makes for the activities among those whose influences is to direct masses or groups, rather than to individuals.
17. Hence we find these becoming influences or forces in which the entity finds self, rather enrapt with activities in associations of these; coming as it does to such an influence gives rather the emotions for the love of the beautiful, as for the abilities of same to move masses and groups; through a word, an activity, a motion, an influence that the entity may have upon those who direct such, rather than the entity being directed to such groups or masses itself.
18. These become a portion of the entity's activities, if the better influences and forces are dwelt upon in material relationships.
19. Hence those things as would represent data of a nature whether genealogical, historical, physiological, or of the natures that have to do with that which HAS had the influence upon the masses, - yea, even upon the mob force, - yea, upon those that were aroused to activity.
20. Rather than a datastician, then, we find the entity as one who would rather revel in that of such natures as may influence groups and masses in such data.
21. In the Mercurian sojourn we find that again, as in the Venus forces, of the appreciation of learning; high-minded, but depreciating as it were those who rely upon their own abilities in learning for their activities in associations with others. For the entity knows there are deeper forces and influences that are felt and experienced by self in such relationships.
22. Hence the entity sees the beauty of the influence of learning, yet realizes its subtle force that may be the undoing of others - if they rely upon same rather than upon that which PROMPTS the activity of such.
23. Where it may be used for the benefit of the many, rather than the confusion of the many or the few - these are appreciated in the experience of the entity.
24. From Saturn we find changes, as well as the interest in the effect that changes have upon the lives of others.
25. These are as we find temperaments, then, in the urges to the entity in its relationships and activities in the present material sojourn.
26. While these are astrological aspects, they are not because the entity was born under this or that star, or at a certain period of the year; but rather because of the very activities of the entity.
27. For each entity - as a portion of the stream of Creative Energy, as it flows through the activities to come to the presence of the Maker - is a part of the universal consciousness, the universal energies that we worship or know as God.
28. As to the appearances then of the entity in the material plane, these we find - as indicated - oft have greater influence in the choices made by the entity in its dealings with activities, or periods of service or relationships to others. Hence we find them as it were under strenuous influences or periods. Just as the activities of the entity in the present throughout its sojourn, even in the developing periods in this activity or experience, have been under strenuous forces - even the periods when there were the closer relationships through the love, or the material things, or the marital relationships - all under strenuous activity.
29. Before this, then, we find the entity was in the earth during the periods of the American Revolution, and the activities that made for same.
30. The entity was among those in the portions of the land about its own present sojourn, when there were choices being made as to leaders, as to the activities for rules and regulations that dealt with not only the colonists but those as a united effort.
31. There we find the entity gave voice to those forces as would influence or direct those who were in the position to represent individuals or peoples.
32. And the entity during those periods was often spoken of as "stepping out of place," yet those as Lee, Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Pinckney, Hancock were all - as it were - friends of the entity, who counseled with the entity in advice, in those things that had to do with the formation of the influences that brought about the activities during that particular experience.
33. The name then was Florence DuVeal; and in the experience the entity gained. For there was less and less thought of self, more and more the appreciation of the necessity for the united efforts on the part of those in the various portions; and the love of liberty, the love of those influences which allowed individuals and groups to think for themselves - not only as to their governments but as to their religious principles, and as to the manners of the worship of God according to the dictates of their own conscience.
34. And such as we find, in the activities of the entity in the present, come more and more to the spiritual portions; as it may direct or guide those that minister unto the masses or groups in many places or manners or channels.
35. All of such are a part, and will be a part of the experience, or may be the choice of the entity - to again and again counsel with those who are the ministers to the groups or the masses as to what manner of speech is made to them, that they are to THINK for themselves and not be herded by the thought of those that are selected or elected for individual places. But that while the thought is individual, it must be of such constructive nature that it will make for a united effort in all the varied phases and experiences of man's relationships and activities, in whatever phase of service is rendered.
36. And hold to that as ye gave through that sojourn; he that serves not is not worthy of a place or an activity or a voice in the ruling forces of such relationships!
37. Before that we find the entity was in the land now called Palestine, during the periods when the Master walked in the earth.
38. The entity then was very close to those activities of both Elizabeth and Mary, during those periods when there were the preparations and confusions in the minds and activities of those who were to be the channels through which activities were to come to mean that in the experience of the world, and the hearts of men and women as individuals, that would arouse them to their relationships to the Creative Forces, as well as to the manner in which same may be expressed - only as we deal with our fellow men!
39. Then it may be said that the entity was the midwife for both Mary AND Elizabeth. While there were not those immediate activities, there was the counsel with them as to that purpose for which each had been chosen as the channel for the manifestations. Such was the counsel of the entity during that particular experience.
40. Is it any wonder, then, as to what the home, or the young, in the lives of those who are just beginning the building of homes, or the building of activities, has meant and does mean to the entity in the present?
41. Yet denied so much of these that oft it becomes the longing for the entity to be in that position in which the minds of the young might be directed by self, in the choice of their directing of activities for such!
42. Hence the very great activity of the entity in the present in directing the minds and the hearts and the purposes and the ways of those who counsel with all such in their individual channels or places of service in the world.
43. Not then that the peoples of the present are responsible, but rather that which they create in the minds and the hearts and the activities of those who are to become the mothers and the fathers of the future generations! In THOSE rests the responsibility as to what the thoughts and actions of such are to be!
44. Such were a portion of the entity's experience then, as Margii - who was OF the priestly, - yea, the kingly peoples; yet the purposely mothers of the peoples of that experience.
45. In the present from those activities we find, as indicated, while disappointments have arisen and do arise, the entity should hold to that as it practised, as it preached in counsel with those mothers, - as to the thought, - yea, of spiritual truth; as it counseled with those then, so may it in the present counsel with those who direct the flocks of Israel - or those that direct the flocks of those who are seekers after truth.
46. Thus the entity may again fill that longing, fill that purpose for which each soul enters a material experience, that it may be a channel through which its portions of the material earth may be bettered because of its having lived in same!
47. Then so live and so act that each individual, each day, each place in which ye find thyself, day by day, may be better for thy having passed that way!
48. Sow the seed of the Spirit. Be not overanxious about same. For the Father alone can and does bring such to fruition in His own way and manner.
49. And only the try, only the purpose, only the desire is necessary in thy individual activity.
50. Before that we find the entity was in the land now known as the Persian or the Arabian, during those periods of Uhjltd, the teacher that made those activities in which many portions of the earth became aware of man's relationship to his brother; that such were the sources, the manners in which individuals might magnify, - yea, show in such terms the love of the Father as shown to the sons and the children of men!
51. The entity then was in close relationship with, yea a sister of the teacher, and of the same family.
52. Only when the entity then, as Saujued, assisted in the ministering to those through the experiences in the 'city in the hills and the plains' were there the well-established teachings among those of the many lands, as to the needs for and the directing of those tenets and teachings through those experiences.
53. For the entity gained throughout, by the service to others.
54. In the present we find from same that those things of the nature pertaining to Persian colors, Persian activities, Persian rugs, Persian things that give expression to the intermingling of all the vibrations, become a part of the experience of the entity innately and manifestedly.
55. Also there are the abilities in the present, from that sojourn, to analyze individuals in their relationships to groups whom they may serve; whether it be teachers, ministers, lawyers, doctors or what - that are SUPPOSED as groups to serve the whole and not themselves!
56. And this the entity sees oft, and this the entity may counsel with those who join such groups; that such are PUBLIC - not private - servants, not only of that portion of the land in which they serve but before God and man!
57. Before that we find the entity was in the land now known as or called the Mongoloid land, during those periods of the activities in the City of Gold, - yea, in the attempts of the teachers from Egypt, from India, from Atlantis, as well as from the land of Mu and Lu, or Lemuria, or the teachers from the Nordic land, were correlating all truths as one truth.
58. All of such were a portion of the experiences. For the entity was as a minister or teacher, or princess; and journeyed to many of those lands.
59. Hence we find in the present oft the feeling of a little innate envy of those who are privileged to travel to the various groups, the various activities in all portions of the land.
60. Yet, by the very nature of the service in which the entity may excel, in which the entity may give the better of self, there may be data gathered from all such; for they will pass as before thee, as individuals in a show, for the counsel not only with thee as respecting such but as to the manner of use of same in their respective fields of service.
61. There we find the entity was in the name Shu-tui.
62. As to the abilities of the entity in the present, then, and that to which it may attain, and how:
63. Let, first, self counsel with self as to keeping in all good conscience before thy Ideal; and that being He who became the material manifestation through the material motherhood with whom ye counseled - for not once but twice, yea three times have ye seen Him coming to the earth in the various spheres of activity; He that is the Way, the Manner, the How man approaches his relationships to God!
64. Hence as ye serve in whatever channel ye find thyself, do so without fear. For ye will again see that influence which will arouse the WORLD, yea the whole of the earth, to a greater knowledge of the relationships of man to the Father.
65. Know that the kingdom is within, as He has ever given, and that the body is the temple, yea the altar, yea the tabernacle where He has promised to meet and does meet those who seek Him!
66. Stress this, then, upon the hearts and minds of those that minister to groups, or those in schools, or those who stand as it were between suffering and health, or those who take upon themselves the burdens of the material differences. For all of these gradually must come before thee in thy service in this material plane.
67. Then, be not weary in well-doing; for thy voice, thy activity hath gone out - and inasmuch as ye carry in same the knowledge of the relationships of man to the Father, it will not return to thee empty!
68. Be patient, be kind, be tolerant, be gentle! For these ye have impressed oft upon the minds of others. Live them, then; for these are the fruits of the Spirit of grace, and mercy, and truth!
69. Ready for questions.
70. (Q) Why did I make my present appearance, and how can I further that development?
    (A) Study that which has just been given. For as indicated, as ye have stood oft as it were at the crossroads, as ye have oft seen the changes in the material conditions, in the material affairs of those of the earth, so ye have entered that THY place may be filled - for no other can do thy job so well!
71. (Q) According to my present development and understanding, how can I better serve my fellow man?
    (A) Just as has been indicated; in speaking oft to those in the various phases of their activity among the children of men, whether lawyers, doctors, ministers, teachers or what not. For thy lot is to minister to those who are PUBLIC servants - as well as those who bear the name above every name - Christ the Lord!
72. We are through for the present.

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    [She remarked immediately after the reading: "This is the most wonderful experience I have ever had in my life."]

REPORTS

1. 9/23/38 She obtained her second Life Rdg. regarding her present associations and relations with individuals - See 1648-2.

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