This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 4th day of September, 1939, in accordance with request made by the self - Mrs. [1947], Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mrs. [1947].

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1. GC: You will have before you the body and enquiring mind of the entity, [1947], present in this room. You will give a mental and spiritual reading for this entity, advising her especially at this time regarding the development and expression of her own psychic abilities for service to others and her work as suggested by a previous Reading through this channel. You will answer the questions which she presents, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [1947], present in this room.
3. In giving an interpretation of the mental and spiritual abilities, and the use to which such may be put, it is very well - first - that there be indicated for the entity the premise from which such information may be given.
4. The body finds itself Body, Mind and Soul; the body with all its attributes, with the mental and material and physical desires and emotions; the mental with its hopes and fears, its aspirations and desires; the spiritual with its longings, its wonderments, its interpreting of the emotions of physical and mental being.
5. These, then, in the light of all that has been indicated, should be analyzed, and then the premise from which the ideal is to be drawn; and how same works with the ENTITY as an entity.
6. It has already been indicated in the information given that the entity has abilities in certain directions, partaking of the mental and spiritual or soul forces; as well as much to be met in the physical emotions.
7. MIND is the builder; it is both spiritual and physical, and thus has its aspirations, its limitations, its fears, its hopes, its desires.
8. To determine, then, whether the emotions or influences which arise from one experience to another are from purely a mental aspiration of a physical desire, or from a spiritual aspect and hope in its relationships to the things desired of self, comparisons need to be drawn for the entity as to how, and in what manner judgments or choices are to be made.
9. The body finds itself Body, Mind, Soul; just as seen in that after which it is patterned, - Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
10. In the choices, then, it is seen that each of these phases of spiritual experience finds its own place of activity, as illustrated in the entity's experience in materiality.
11. The SPIRIT moved - or soul moved - and there was Light (Mind). The Light became the light of men - Mind made aware of conscious existence in spiritual aspects or relationships as one to another.
12. The mind in the entity becomes aware of longings, innate in the inner self; also the arousing of emotions in the physical attributes of the body, - just as indicated as to how these came into BEING; as self is a part of Creative Forces or God, Spirit, the Son. These are one. The body, mind and soul are one. Their desires must be one; their purposes, their aims must be one - then - to be ideal.
13. What, then, has this to do with the entity in its seeking for the use of its own abilities in the psychic, the mental, the material atmosphere in which it finds itself in the present?
14. There are laws, then, as govern the physical, the mental, the spiritual body, and the attributes of each of these. The abuse of a physical law brings dis-ease and then disturbance to the physical organism, through which mental and spiritual portions of the body operate.
15. There are also promises, warnings, and governing forces, as has been indicated, for the physical and the mental and spiritual being, - as given by those forces and influences which manifest in the material world as respecting each of these.
16. As the Mind indicated, "I and the Father are one; he that abideth in me as I abide in the Father HATH eternal life." Not WILL have, not MAY have, but HATH - now - is in eternal consciousness of being at a onement with eternal influence and force!
17. And this is the moving of the spirit that has brought and does bring life, light, to the consciousness of the entity in whatever phase of experience it may be passing.
18. Then how, in what manner, does one accomplish such? Not by thoughts of self. If God had not given free will to man, or the children of men, would they have been able to be equal with Him? Rather would they be as the natural sources of the universal consciousness of group vibration, - as is indicated about the entity.
19. "Be not deceived," then, it was given, "God is not mocked; whatsoever a man soweth, that must he also reap."
20. Then, not merely by DOING does the awareness come, but by BEING IN the doing does the awareness come of the relationships as one portion of body, mind and soul finds.
21. These then grow, as indicated, as do individuals. This entity as an entity grows in grace, in knowledge, in understanding.
22. As was indicated, the body was first a cell by the union of desire that brought activity in that influence about which the growth began.
23. Then of itself at birth into materiality the consciousness gradually awoke to the influences about same of body, mind and soul, until it reached the consciousness of the ability for the reproduction within itself of desire, hope, fear.
24. And the whole of creation, then, is bound in the consciousness of self. That influence, that force is the psychic self.
25. As to how same, then, may be developed within self:
26. Each entity enters materiality for a purpose. That all the experiences in the earth are as one is indicated by the desires, the longings as arise within the experience of that which makes for the growing, the knowing within self - MIND! Thus does the entity, as a whole, become aware that it, itself, in body, mind and soul, is the result - each day - of the application of laws pertaining to creation, this evolution, this soul-awareness within, consciously manifested.
27. What is the purpose of entering consciousness? That each phase of body, mind and soul may be to the glory of that Creative Force in which it moves and has its being.
28. And when this influence, this growing self becomes such, or so self-centered, as to lose sight of that desire, purpose, aim to be TO the glory of its source, and seeks rather FOR self, then it errs in its application of the influences within its abilities for the application of mind within its own experience.
29. Thus we find this entity capable of arousing others, or of becoming the incentive to and the motivative force of many, - in and through its application of itself in the material world; as a worshipful experience to that something within the entity itself which magnifies - by the reflections - the awareness of the attributes of body, mind and soul in the experiences of others.
30. Hence the great intuitive forces, the abilities to raise the vibratory influence within the lives and the experiences of others through the use or the application of those abilities within their own selves, - these become a part of the entity's experience; mentally first, and it grows either to that of materiality, material desire, or to those influences that are creative, constructive, spiritual in their nature.
31. Those things then as may be aroused by the self, by this entity, within the experiences of those it meets, - either in close association or in casual meeting, - may either create something that is material (which means only temporal), or something that is spiritual, that is eternal.
32. Then, as has been said: There is before thee this day life and death, good and evil. These are the ever present warring influences within materiality.
33. What then, ye ask, is this entity to do about, to do with, this ability of its own spiritual or psychic development; that may be made creative or may bring creative or destructive forces within the experiences of others?
34. "My Spirit beareth witness with thy spirit as to whether ye be the children of God or not." This becomes, then, that force, that influence for comparisons; as the entity meditates upon its own emotions, its own influences, these become very apparent within itself for comparisons.
35. Do they bespeak of kindness, gentleness, patience, - that threshold upon which godliness appears?
36. Desire may be godly or ungodly, dependent upon the purpose, the aim, the emotions aroused.
37. Does it bring, then, self-abstinence? or does it bring self-desire?
38. Does it bring love? Does it bring longsuffering? Is it gentle? Is it kind?
39. Then, these be the judgments upon which the entity uses those influences upon the lives of others.
40. Does it relieve suffering, as the abilities of the entity grow? Does it relieve the mental anguish, the mental disturbances which arise? Does it bring also healing - of body, of mind, to the individual? Is it healed for constructive force, or for that as will bring pain, sorrow, hate and fear into the experience of others?
41. These be the judgments upon which the entity makes its choices, as it guides, directs or gives counsel to those who are seeking - seeking - What? That Light - which has become, which is, which ever was the light of the world!
42. What was that light? The Spirit of God moved, and there WAS light! That Light came - the light of men, yea, dwelt among men as MIND with the ability to choose, the ability to abstain, the ability to put away desire, hate, fear, and to put on the whole armor. All of these are attributes then of those influences and forces which are a part of the entity's experience.
43. And as these are applied, so may the entity come to apply its psychic abilities, its love, its desire, its hopes, SPIRITUALIZED in self-effacement by placing God's GLORY, God's LOVE, in the place of self; bringing hope, HOPE and FAITH in the minds and hearts, the lives of others.
44. This is the mission of the entity in this experience; fulfilling much of that sought after, much of that at times lost in self-desire. But often seeking, knowing, applying, ye become closer and closer in an at-onement with Him.
45. These are the purposes, these are the desires, these are the manners in which the mental may be applied for the soul and spiritual development; and in the manner, "As ye do it to the least of these, thy brethren, ye do it unto me," saith the Lord.
46. Ready for questions.
47. (Q) Please give detailed directions for the entity regarding her mental and spiritual development through meditation. Outline the steps she should take that best fit her development.
    (A) First - as was indicated to those of old - purge or purify thy body, - whether this be by mental means or by ablutions, do it in that manner as to satisfy thine own conscience.
    Then, enter into the holy of holies of thine own inner self; for there He hath promised to meet thee. Let thy prayer be as this:
    "As I surround myself with the consciousness of the Christ-Mind, may I - in body, in purpose, in desire - be purified to become the channel through which He may DIRECT me in that HE, the Christ, would have me do;" as respecting an individual, a condition, an experience. And as ye wait on Him, the answer will come.
    Then each day LIVE, towards those ye meet, in the same manner as ye prayed.
48. (Q) Through what method or manner should my psychic abilities be expressed?
    (A) These, as we have just indicated, will be different with varied or different individuals.
    Did He teach those at the well the same as those in the mount, or by the sea? Rather as He was given utterance, so gave He to others.
    As has been indicated, the entity will find there are intuitive forces aroused by these applications of these purposes and desires. To some it will be healing, cooling the brow of those who are ill. To others it will be counseling as to this or that which disturbs their mental association, their moral lives, their material concepts. To others it will be as directing them to bear THEIR cross even as He. For in Him does the burden become light, and the cross easy.
49. (Q) Would it be possible for my psychic impressions to come through picture flashes?
    (A) These may come in varied forms. Possible; but know, as has been indicated, the tempter is ever about. That influence stands. Study well that which has been indicated here, and as ye apply it ye will know as to whether these influences of flashes, influences of writing, influences of speaking, arise from creative forces or dead selves [cells?].
50. (Q) How may I recognize correct urges or hunches for action?
    (A) As just indicated; the manner being as has been directed, as to their sources and purposes. Not merely the flower. For remember, as indicated, many poisonous vines bear beautiful flowers. But what manner of seed? In what way are they constructive? Do they give a supply?
    Think on these. There are few even of the foods for the body that are not of the seed of that sown for fruition.
51. (Q) May I develop the power to heal others?
    (A) As indicated, this will OFT be a part of thy experience. For, as indicated, the entity has the ability INNATELY! As to how it manifests same, this becomes the job of the entity. To CREATE in the minds of those it meets a desire for a worshipfulness toward the entity! What are the fruits, what are to be the fruits of these? These depend upon what the entity does with that mind seeking - ever seeking light. Give the light, - whether it is by song, by vision, by instruction, by healing.
52. (Q) How may I develop psychic power for warnings of danger, difficulties to be avoided and opportunities to be taken advantage of, for myself, my children and others?
    (A) Let these be rather the outgrowth of the spiritual desire, rather than beginning with material manifestations, see?
    For, these ARE - to be sure - a part of the whole, but if they are sought for only the material sustenance, material warning, material satisfaction, they soon become dead in their ability to be creative.
53. (Q) Explain just what was meant in my previous Reading directing me to training of children as my work, as "not only of the music but the counsel to the young, as well as in their physical and their mental activities." and for "places and positions"?
    (A) If those abilities are interpreted aright, that lie within the scope of the entity's mental forces and influences as indicated, this should be very easily interpreted.
    As the entity is to ALL it meets as one that others would worship, this becomes a dangerous thing in the experience of those who become or who are worldly-minded.
    How much more, then, lies the ability to influence or to create or to bring that atmosphere of trust, and hope, in the minds of those children who are in that developing stage, seeking - seeking to know what is this creative influence or urge that is arising within their awakening and opening minds. And thus, as indicated, the entity is peculiarly adapted, as by its own experience, to guide and direct and instruct such as to what this or that emotion is, or this or that activity in song, in music, in drawing, in dancing, in physical activities of the body itself for more perfect health as well as those instructions as arise as the awakening forces for the activity of creative influences through their bodies and minds.
    Are these to become only cesspools of satisfaction of desire, or to the glory of an all-wise, all-purposeful Creator?
54. (Q) Have I made the right beginning?
    (A) Thou art upon the path. Hold fast to Him!
55. (Q) Please explain in more detail the relationships and urges related to my friend [1991] and advise me as to just how our activities in the present may bring the greatest mental and spiritual development for us both without bringing disturbing influences into the lives of others. [See 1991-1, A.M. of same day, Par. 55-A--57-A regarding their present association.]
    (A) As the paralleling of purposes and abilities are as answering of the positive and negative forces of any or every influence, these become as attractions one to another. But to let these become possessive is the destruction of one or both.
56. (Q) Would a union be advisable, considering all mental and spiritual development of those concerned?
    (A) Not unless there were no hates created, no hopes shattered, no desires turned into material things alone.
57. We are through for the present.

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BACKGROUND

1. See 1947-1 and 1947-2.

REPORTS

1. 9/05/39 Mrs. [1992] in seeking personal reading refers to her friend, Mrs. [1947].
2. 9/15/39 Mrs. [1947] submits questions for a Life Reading for her two little girls - See 2005-1 and 2004-1.
3. 9/19/39 EC's letter to Mrs. [1947]: "Am sure you will - from what has been told me - find each of these rdgs. most interesting, each in a very different way, and my opinion is you have one of the loveliest jobs before you most any one ever had, to guide these souls into the channel for the more perfect expression, will take a great deal of thought - prayer - and consecration on your part, but O such a lovely opportunity has been accorded you. Hope some time in the near future may have the chance to talk these over with you, thank you for my being possibly a little niche in the plan for their better expression. Will be most anxious to hear your opinion on these when you have studied them over carefully, and am sure you will wish to do this often."
4. 10/08/39 Mrs. [1947]'s letter to Cayces: "Thank you for your letter, Mr. Cayce. I certainly hope I may discuss the children's readings in the future - also the subject of helping [2005] develop her psychic powers, with you.
   Good gracious, with all of these pre-important people such as Thomas Jefferson - Alexander the Great [1208], Eli Whitney [2012], and [2005] and [2004]'s prospects around us, I feel about as important as a peanut! If my mother [2029] turns out to be Queen Elizabeth or Martha Washington, I'm going to stop speaking to her! I'm mad because I wasn't at least a FRIEND of Columbus, or Napoleon's, or SOMEBODY'S. But I guess being your friend now, is MUCH more important! Love..."
5. Submitting questions for her Ck. Physical on 10/11/39 - See 1947-4.
6. See subsequent Reports under later readings.
7. 12/21/65 GD's note: I just heard that [1947] now has 7 grandchildren, 4 boys and 3 girls; both her sons-in-law are college professors; her husband does a lot of travelling in his business but is still taking time out to write a book on management [he is NOT the one she asked about marrying [1991] - see 1947-3, Par. 55-A]. She herself has written two books - both of them having to do with health and staying young. She also is editor of a periodical, a national publication; writes two columns in magazines and has a daily radio program - she's busy and loves it all.

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