This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 23rd day of June, 1939, in accordance with request made by the self - [1931], Jr., new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by his mother, Mrs. [1506].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. [1931] and Mrs. [1506]. Born September 11, 1919, 4 P. M., Protestant Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia.

TEXT

1. GC: You will give the relation of this entity and the universe, and the universal forces; giving the conditions which are as personalities, latent and exhibited in the present life; also the former appearances in the earth plane, giving time, place and the name, and that in each life which built or retarded the development for the entity; giving the abilities of the present entity, and that to which it may attain, and how. You will answer the questions he submits, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the records here of that entity now known as or called [1931].
3. In giving the interpretations of the records as we find here, a great deal as we find is indicated in the choices that are soon to be made by the entity, - as to what the outcome or the application even as self is to be in this particular experience.
4. Hence from the records here, there may be given those tendencies and inclinations as they are applied in the present experience that will become the problems in the activities of the entity here, now, in this sojourn.
5. Through those experiences that have been a part of the material sojourns, as well as the astrological influences, the entity is one who will be heard from, - not only in local but in national and international activities.
6. As to whether these are to be constructive in this experience, or merely for the acquiring of fame or fortune, may depend solely upon the entity.
7. For, know - as ye will experience - there is nothing that may hinder thee from fulfilling the purpose for which God allowed thee to come into being now BUT THINE OWN SELF!
8. Then, when an entity fulfils that purpose for the desire of the Creative Forces or God, - it is that each soul shall appear before Him CLEAN, - and in that manner and way that is to the glory of the Father as manifested in self.
9. As to whether those abilities, those virtues or those faults are to be turned into self-indulgence, self-glorification, self-gratification (through the opportunities that will be offered), or used to fulfill those spiritual purposes for entering this material sojourn, depends then upon self.
10. Much might be given as to that which is emblematical in the experience of the entity, through those various periods of sojourn and activities in conjunction with individuals; the self not only being of noble lineage in some of the appearances but associated and affiliated in others with those who have been notables, - some for their virtues, and some for their vices.
11. As to the material inclinations, - we find things that become what might be termed as omens. Not that these should be merely considered as good luck stones that the entity should wear about self often, or most always, - but the lapis liqurius [?] would bring much that will act in that manner as would be termed a PROTECTIVE influence, if kept about the entity. This is the green stone, you see, - the crystallization of copper and those influences that are creative within themselves.
12. And we will see from material sojourns how or why, innately or mentally, such things have been given power, as it were, in the experience of the entity.
13. In the omens or signs, rather that as would be a pattern of the life, kept where it might be studied through the periods of meditation or thought, would be a helpful force, - representing both the virtues and the weaknesses, or the things that easily beset. This would be then as a shield upon which there would be the head of the boar; UPRIGHT, however, and the plume upon either side of same, in the corners of the shield.
14. This, as indicated, then, would represent the shield of faith or hope or trust, - as the boar the destructive destruction, or gormandizing of self in indulgences, - and the plumes the attaining to that influence or power for service, as well as the shield being that through which - as we find indicated - there may be the greater field for service; as will be the conservation not only of minerals but of wood or woodcraft, or those things pertaining to the abilities of lands, countries, nations, to keep in store that which is the very heart of progress within itself.
15. For, as indicated from the influence of the lapis ligurius, there is the need for not only the copper ore, that is a part of man's OWN development in many fields, but the need for the very combination of its elements as PROTECTION to not only the material benefits but the bodily forces necessary for the transmission of benefits through its own physical being.
16. For, the very elements of body - through which spirit and mind manifest - are atomic in their nature. Hence so are the elements of this stone indicated, that partakes of most of the elements that are to man of great influence or power, because of their representations in the body.
17. Hence the radial activity of radium, as well as the strengthening influences of gold, the stabilizing influence of silver, are all a part of those elements that make for the transmission through the activity of the very vibratory forces themselves, and become to THIS body of great influence; for this entity is not only destined but rather prone to be thrown INTO those channels where all of such are necessary for usage in either the protection or destruction of mankind himself. As to which, - the entity will choose, for it is within his own power.
18. In giving the interpretation then of those influences as we find that relate to the astrological as well as material sojourns, - these are chosen because of that as we find indicated as a part of this entity's experience, and - applied in a constructive way and manner - may become a helpful influence in the experience in the present. These disregarded, - well, the entity will one day meet itself coming back!
19. Of course, not all of the appearances are given, nor all of the astrological influences indicated in the present, - when choices are to be made as to what is the ideal of the entity; and this is that which confronts the entity in the present. For the rest, as has been indicated, will be a matter only of waiting. For it will be, as it were, thrown at the entity, - or the entity will be invited to become a part of those forces. And then, depending upon what ye have chosen or do choose as thy ideal, ye will either retard or develop in this sojourn. Not that the entity may not make a material success and develop spiritually at the same time, but LONELY indeed is he that may have gained the whole world and lost his soul - or become weary of the very earth and its environs, and no place for the soul's abode!
20. In the choices, then, - know that the ideal must first be set in the spiritual, then the ideal in the mental, as well as the ideal in the material things of life. They all must be as one, just as the body, the mind and the soul are one. So then must the ideal principle be of a spiritual or an everlasting nature. For unless the ideal IS a constructive force, it must eventually turn and become the stumblingblock to self's material, mental or spiritual advancement.
21. And only that which is spiritual in its nature is everlasting.
22. Then, remember that the choice of thy ideal is what ye must continue to live WITH - throughout thy whole experience in this sojourn.
23. As to astrological aspects, we find Jupiter as combined with Venus, Saturn and Uranus being the greater influences.
24. Hence the entity will find the channel for activity in those things that will deal with great masses of peoples, in the material or mental plane of activity. As we find, then, the conservation of abilities or powers or activities in every phase of man's experience should be the channels for the entity to give expression - rather than in those as may be termed the purely commercial natures, or those that would have to do with elements or the applications of them in the experience; but all of those that have to do with the very nature of and the very filling of all the forces or powers that become as a part of man's experience.
25. And remember in thy ideal of dealing with thy fellow man, there should not be the thought so much as to what others would do for you, but what's the ideal that you would do for others!
26. Let this apply to thy relationships in every phase of thy activity with thy fellow man, whether it is in business or in home or in the social life.
27. Not as to how much ye may gain. Do not get the "gimmies!" Rather have the "givvies" than the "gimmies."
28. In Venus we find the influences pertaining to NATURE, as well as the beautiful, as well as those things that are lovely, as well as those things having to do with the very influences or forces that direct man's nature in his relationships to others.
29. From Saturn's influence we find the changes, and the various outlooks as will appear; as in Uranus we find the EXTREMES.
30. For, remember, there is only one source in which the extremes meet - spiritual life.
31. As to the appearances in the earth and their influence upon the activities of the entity in the present:
32. Before this the entity was in the early American periods of relationships and activities when wars were a part of the experience, - or the war of independence.
33. Those associations came with the abilities of the entity to judge the capacities for the endurance of various groups or individuals, through the very nature of the land.
34. Hence as we find the ability to judge the ability of lands or of forests or of mountains or of streams, or of nature itself to supply that as needed to sustain man's life, was a part of the entity's experience through that activity.
35. Then entity was associated with Andre' as well as Arnold, as well as Lee and Washington, - in those lands about the upper portion of what is now New York.
36. Hence we will find in the present that mountains and streams, the outdoors, those activities as related to the abilities of physical prowess, those of games or construction of activities that deal with such, have an innate or a subtle influence upon the entity in its choice of its dealings or relationships to others.
37. Through that experience it may be said that the entity gained and lost, and gained. Whenever the abilities were used for constructive forces, it gained. The associations or affiliations also were with those who produced the greater constructive force, as well as those who were the greater demeriting forces, - or the entity was acquainted with both.
38. There the entity was responsible in self, innately, for much of the choices taken by MANY of those individuals, - in the name then Elder Mosse.
39. Before that we find the entity was in the Roman land, under those periods of great expansion, when there were those activities in the varied lands.
40. There we find the entity was among those who were the choice of at least three emperors, - the early Caesars, but not the first; those where there was the choosing of those for activities in England, Ireland, portions of France, portions of Spain and Portugal, as well as the northern coasts of Africa and the Grecian lands and the Palestine land. All of those were a part of the entity's activity.
41. For the entity was among those (and there was only one other) who had the ability to judge as to what could be best produced in the varied lands with the least effort to supply the greater benefit to the empire in its various spheres or phases of activity among the affairs of men in different climes, in different environs and surroundings.
42. Hence we find that activities of all natures came under the entity's judgement, - whether as to those things that would furnish adornment, or that would furnish food, or means of exchange, or that would supply the necessary influences or forces for greater commercial activity in stone or brick or the various characters of ware, or of the feathered tribes or those that were the fur bearing, or the production of seeds or woods of various kinds.
43. In the present, then, as indicated, the entity has the ability - from that very sojourn - to become a judge or a chooser of those influences for conservation, - that MUST become more and more a part of man's experience, especially in the environ in which this entity has come.
44. Hence, as indicated, the entity has a definite mission, - not only in making for the material gains for its own land and peoples and nations, but to spiritualize those purposes also, rather than the conservation of power or might without a channel or outlet for the emotions of the spiritual nature of man himself.
45. Then name then was Agrilda.
46. Before that we find the entity was in the land now known as the Egyptian, during those periods of reconstruction, - when there had been the advent of those from the Atlantean land, of which the entity was a part.
47. For the entity, though younger than some of those who were in authority, soon grew in favor and in activity in that Egyptian land, when there were those activities for not only the conservation but for the preparation of individuals to go into the various lands for not only the instructing and edifying of the various groups but to bring the bond of union of strength that comes from united efforts in peoples in their various efforts for the better conservation of activities for the greater number of individuals in a given land.
48. Then name then was Ex-en.
49. As to the abilities of the entity in the present, then, and that to which it may attain, and how:
50. As to the choice of how the entity will act itself, as to what is to be the choice of its ideals, - that is alone to the entity.
51. For the urges and impulses may be magnified or minimized by the very power of the mind and impulse within itself.
52. As to whether it is to be for the fulfilling of that for which it entered, or for the glorifying of self or a cause or a purpose, or an individual, must be chosen by the entity.
53. In those fields of conservation, not only that is with government, with the activity of nations, - whether it be of fishes in waters, birds of certain calibre or needs for food, or for the varied manners that they give protection to certain portions of the land, or timbers or the better conservation of soil for certain seeds or crops, - all of these are the channels as we find in which the entity may find contentment and harmony, and the better outlet for fulfilling that purpose for which the entity entered this experience.
54. Ready for questions.
55. (Q) For which of these lines is the entity best fitted?
    (A) As indicated, - these are all a part of the GENERAL conservation, see?
56. (Q) How should I go about to prepare myself for it?
    (A) The study, the interest of the Government or the peoples as related to these various phases that have so much to do with the life, the civilization, the peace and harmony of man in his various fields of activity.
57. (Q) Is it advisable for me to make the trip to Alaska with my mother, leaving Sunday, or is there any other activity more advisable?
    (A) This as we find would offer a channel or an opportunity for the study of these various PHASES of man's experience in a way and manner that may later become INVALUABLE to the entity, if the choice is in those directions as we have indicated. Go by all means, if it is practical and possible.
58. (Q) How should I expend my energies while there, to the greatest advantage?
    (A) Just as indicated.
    There have been and are in those fields especially the ATTEMPT of the Government to lay out plans whereby man may be taken from various portions of the land or environ where there is less opportunity; but HERE there is the taking of the activity of the raw and converting it into man's use! But man must learn - as the entity may particularly aid in - to conserve these very natures in WHATEVER PORTION of the land he ALREADY resides!
    Of course, the land continues to grow, - for it is God's footstool. Man's abuse of same gives way to those things such that it becomes no longer productive. But if there is the conservation of its strength - the lands, the timbers, and God's creatures that manifest through same - it is a continuous thing. For "Ye grow in grace and in knowledge and in understanding" is applicable to man's secular life just as much as to his mental or spiritual.
59. (Q) Should I continue at Penn State College next year?
    (A) If there is the course in which this particular study may be the one that is stressed, yes. If there is found - by the associations through the very trip that is impending - that there can be a greater study through the nation's or the Government activity in those fields, choose that! And they will be opened if ye look for it!
60. (Q) Just where should I go for study and preparation for my life work?
    (A) Where the Government sends you! See?
61. (Q) What have been my past relationships with my present mother, [1506], - what are the urges brought forward in the present, and what should be our association in the present for our mutual development?
    (A) Those associations as we find in the period just before this, - each was an admirer of the other, but - we might say - from afar.
    Closely associated in times, and yet very distant in others.
    In the experiences through the Egyptian period, much closer associations; for the conditions were almost reversed; for the present mother was then the daughter of the entity. Hence the feeling of the protection one for the other, and yet the greater amount of difference that grows between, and yet draws closer and closer.
    These as FACTORS in the development or the experience of each must be studied and chosen in their own way and manner.
62. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Self (two copies)
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. 1/03/38 See mother's Life Rdg., 1506-1, Par. 74-A, 75-A regarding his education.
2. 6/28/38 See personal message in 254-101, Par. 48-A.

REPORTS

1. 12/06/39 He wrote: "I have a thousand and one questions that must be answered pretty soon and I feel that the only person in the world who can answer such questions is Edgar Cayce.
   "Is it at all possible to have a 'ck. rdg.' after which I could ask a few questions? I'm pretty much 'up a tree' at present concerning my curriculum here at State College and I am wondering if there is any other institution at which I would be more suited - whether I should quit college and go to work - and a whole string of other questions. Do you think you could arrange a rdg. within the next week?
   "Mr. Cayce mentioned in his last rdg. that conservation should be my life's work and I should go to Penn State if such a course was taught. There is no such course here. I feel that I am wasting my time at present and would like to get started in conservation right away. Will you let me know if there is an open day anytime soon?"
2. 12/12/39 He wrote: "Thanks very much for the period Thursday a.m. I know you can help me, for I feel that you know me better than I know myself. After the rdg. last June I have found myself to be exactly as you described. I feel the old yearning for the mountains and streams and somehow feel that they are all a part of me. Before the rdg. I had picked forestry for my life's work, just to prove that conservation had shown itself before I became conscious of it. But here at State College new complications have come forth. I have found that I was not cut out to be a technical forester, as physics, chemistry, etc., have proved time and time again. There are no woods or streams within seven or eight miles of here and that is where I feel most at home. There is no course in conservation here and I feel that conservation is my calling. I would like to get started on my work as soon as possible but I'm a babe lost in the woods. Where will I go? How will I start?"
3. 12/14/39 He obtained Ck. Life Rdg. 1931-2. [See subsequent Ck. Life Rdgs. and Reports.]
4. 1/24/72 GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE sent: 2/28/72 GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE ret'd:
   PART ONE
   1. What jobs have you held since your reading? (In chronological order) Timber Cruiser, U.S. Forest Service Ranger-Naturalist, U.S, National Park Service U.S. Park Ranger, U.S. National Park Service U.S. Game Management Agent, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2. Have you ever spoken with Edgar Cayce? (Yes) (No) Yes. How well, if so, did you know him? Corresponded frequently while working for the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska as well as spoke to him at the June conferences at Virginia Beach and after life reading and check readings. 3. Do you feel that Edgar Cayce's source of information depicted you accurately? No doubt about it. 4. At the time of the reading, did you have confidence in his counseling? (Yes) (No) Yes. 5. Do you feel that the reading helped you? How? By giving direction to natural urges. After following the advise in the readings I have been truly happy in my life's work. With Edgar Cayce's "road map" the journey has been great in the conservation field. 6. As you look back, do you see patterns that were shown in the readings that you didn't see before? Please explain. No. I think everything mentioned in the readings was accurate in my case from the start. It was only a matter of getting on with life's work. At the time of the reading I knew the information was correct and nothing has changed my mind. 7. Do you think that your life could have been made better by following the advice more closely? I don't see how it could have been made any better for, as stated above, I have been very happy in my work to date. I hope that there is still room for a greater contribution in the conservation field in the future. 8. If Edgar Cayce were alive would you refer people to him for help? (Yes) (No) Undecided) Yes. 9. Did any of his predictions manifest themselves? (Granted that you followed his advice.) Yes.
   Note: Remember that you remain anonymous. If there is any additional information which you would like to add to help me, it would be appreciated.
5. 1/24/72 Personal Questionnaire was sent and ret'd 2/28/72:
   NUMBER 1931 - Part Two
   1. Were you always interested in nature? Yes No Yes. 2. Were you interested in anything pertaining to conservation before your first reading? Yes No Yes. If so, what? A desire to be associated with some type of outdoor work. 3. Did you find the lapis ligurius to be a helpful influence? Yes No Yes. 4. Did you feel (always) an innate desire to work in your chosen field? Yes No Yes.
   As stated in #2 there was always the desire to be associated with some type of outdoor work but after the readings the direction was pointed out and it became only a matter of waiting for the doors to open which they did. The greatest benefit I received from the readings was the knowledge that my urges were correct and should be followed in the field of conservation - especially with government.
6. 10/19/74 He and his wife visited A.R.E.

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