This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 25th day of July, 1941, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [1968], Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Miss [1968] and Mrs. [264].

TEXT

1. GC: You will have before you the life existence in the earth plane of [1968], born November 22, 1910 in Pine Bluff, Ark., and the earthly existence of this entity as Nan Warmack, during the early settlings in the present land. You will give a biographical life of the entity in that day and plane of earthly existence, and how, into the earth's plane, and the entity's departure, giving the developing or retarding points in such an existence, and the relationships that such bear to the entity's problems at present. You will answer the questions she submits, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes - Yes, we are given again the records here of that entity now known as or called [1968].
3. In giving the outline, or the life story of the entity in the earth's plane as Nan Warmack, it would be well to understand something of the times, the activities, the interpretation of purposes as related to those problems in the present.
4. Know that these are the premises from which all such experiences are interpreted or read; for they are life. Life is continuous, or a continuity as to its sphere or phases of consciousness. These are given of that period that needs interpretation.
5. For, mind - with its purpose and desire, that are faculties of the mind - is ever the motivative influence. Thus, the interpretation is given. With what purpose are thy hopes, thy fears endowed? Or what impetus does the individual entity give to such? By what means are they given power or influence in the experience when each soul is a child of, a companion with, that called the God-force?
6. Thus in the early settlings of the land of the present nativity, or present birth, were the activities of the entity. These, as understood and is a part of the records, began in that period known as 1700; or the entity was born then in that province known as Virginia - but in that section of same now called Tennessee, and journeyed with those who settled in those areas that are a part of the entity's experience now.
7. With the spirit of the pioneer, the spirit of seeking for freedom, the purposes for creating or bringing about a sphere or phase of activity in keeping with the ideals and purposes of the peoples of the period, - the entity entered with its associates, its companions in that early period; among those with a diffusion of ideas as to manners and means of controlling or directing the influences about them.
8. As indicated, that type or manner of living, of expression, has been to give the entity in the present the desire, the hope of being free in its thinking, in its manner of expression; feeling at times from within as if seeking expression from without.
9. A tree, a river, a beautiful glade to the entity is as beautiful as anything that may be depicted in nature; bringing more of an impetus for activity, for goodness, for that as related to its search for the creative influences.
10. The entity becomes lonely oft when in a crowded place, or among many where there might be the expression even of those with whom the entity would seek to be active.
11. Thus, as we find, the entity desires and seeks travel, unusual places, unusual circumstance, - yet it is oft in that way as expressed in timidity, the fear of being misunderstood as to purpose.
12. This is a natural consequence of the activities and surroundings of that experience when there was the sternness, owing to the characteristics of individuals who made up that environment for the entity.
13. Yet, owing to circumstance, these seem to be repeated in the life experience in the present, by the very nature of environs, the very nature of conditions. And these oft bring to the entity again those periods of loneliness within and without, and the periods of doubts and fears reoccur.
14. Why - may reasonably be asked - does this occur again? Because little or naught was done about that of self-expression during that period of activity; becoming almost subject to those whom the entity mostly worshiped as from afar, rather than taking the problems, the conditions, as being personal. They were taught, they were managed in such a way as to be the problems of the whole group rather than of the individual in the experience.
15. The entity's activity brought it into active service within and without the home. And in the period there were many changes. For, there were the problems as to the natural resources of the land, also as to the necessary consideration of the groups and those who were being taken from the land and put into other activities. There were the problems of the social life, the economic life, the spiritual life. All of these were parts of the entity's experience, that may appear rather as hum-drum.
16. These arise merely from the activities in which the entity engaged as to the purpose, the manner in which one approaches such.
17. If the problems of the experience today, now, are taken as an expectancy for the unusual and that which is to be creative and hopeful and helpful, life becomes rather the creative song of the joyous worker.
18. If the same problems become humdrum, something to be fought through, something to be questioned as to their purpose, their activity, their usefulness in the experience, then the life becomes rather as a drone, as of one drudging, coming through toil, and with only turmoil and a vision unclaimed, unactive in its associations with the general conditions of the day.
19. We find that the entity in that experience was beautiful in body, in expression, in manner; thus attracting to its surroundings many of the opposite sex, - which has brought into the experience those problems again within themselves, in that there was never the consummation of ideas, of hopes or longings that were a portion of the experience.
20. Yet those hopes, those longings are yet to become a part of the experience of the entity. That which is once set in motion, that is constructive and creative in its activity, MUST one day, in due season, bear fruit.
21. Thus, as indicated by Him, as thou thinkest in thy heart so is thy purpose. And that ye sow ye MUST reap.
22. The lack of finding material fruition, or the coming to fruit, brings - as one may observe in nature - a hindrance, a dwarfness in some portions of the entity's experience, - in whatever sphere of consciousness in which it may find itself.
23. Thus in the present, in the experience there are things said that even the entity itself questions the right of such being said to the entity; yet no manner, no way of preventing such, save by the doing or being that which to the entity from the physical expression is as unthinkable as disputing the authority of the speaker itself. For, these are but the purposes and desires thwarted; and must by the very activities of the entity in the present find fruition, - through individual souls finding expression that may stand in the halls of justice, that may sit in the seat of counsel of those who would reason with the two great problems that are ever the problems of man's association one with another - the political and religious rights and purposes of individuals.
24. Through that experience the entity gained, yet suffered much.
25. Hence the entity in the present may find more and more harmony by following closely in the faith, the hope, the expectancy of self - in body, in mind - to be used by the spiritual forces to impart to others blessings as may come by activities of those trained in purpose to be channels of helpful forces to others.
26. Through that sojourn the entity made much material and physical sacrifice, yet in the latter portion brought to many of VARIED activities that of comfort, hope and cheer.
27. Hence the self may find those activities and channels through the home, and in the career, as will bring graciousness, understanding and blessings to many.
28. The entity lived to be what would be called a good age, yet never completing in the material associations those purposes and those desires in physical expressions.
29. Ready for questions.
30. (Q) Since my purpose and desire is to bring into the world those sons to be a helpful influence spiritually and politically, as given through this information, what is the next step I should take for accomplishing this?
    (A) As indicated, prepare the self - in body, in mind. And as the preparation is made, the channel and the means for expressing same will be the natural result.
    Remember, - which may be illustrated for thee in the preparations of those chosen as channels through which the Master came into the earth, - not all were chosen. Yet, were others materially and mentally less blessed than she who became the channel? The mere purpose of trying was counted as righteousness. Just as indicated in the experience here and now: The entity, as it fulfils that purpose within self to be that channel as found not fruition in the experience before this, it may find same here and now.
    Do not force issues, no - but be expectant, and give expression to that thy heart and mind and body finds in same.
31. (Q) Should I make a conscious attempt to meet the individual who would be the father of the children told of in my first Reading?
    (A) Meet those consciously, to be sure, but not as a forced issue rather as the natural consequence. Because - PURPOSEFULNESS must be in the activity, but not by consciously forcing same, see? [For confirmation of EC's clairvoyance and prophecy in [1968]'s rdgs., see 6/15/46 Reports under 1968-10.]
32. (Q) What development did I make in the appearance as Nan Warmack?
    (A) Just read that indicated, as to how there was that patience, that understanding, that purposefulness within self for being a channel. While frustrated because of the inability of the associations to bring the full expressions of same, the body itself was held sacred for those beauties of expression sought by the mind and the spiritual self throughout that sojourn.
33. (Q) Considering past experiences and our present development and purposes, would it be well for me to marry [820] and how may we parallel the experience we had in a past appearance?
    (A) These as we find must be choices of each entity. To be sure, the parallels will be found in the purposes set much farther along, as time would be counted materially. But remember, all time is one time. Purpose never loses its import in mind. For, good is ever good.
34. (Q) Please give any advice which will be helpful to me at this time.
    (A) Learn again patience, yet persistent patience, active patience - not merely passive. Patience does not mean merely waiting, but as it does for those that would induce nature to comply with nature's laws. So with patience, comply with patience's laws, working together with love, purpose, faith, hope, charity; giving expression to these in thy daily associations with those ye meet; making thy daily problems as real as real life-experiences, purposeful in every way.
    And let not thy heart be troubled; ye believe in God. Believe in His promises, too, that as ye sow, so in the fullness of time and in material experience these things shall come about.
35. We are through for the present.

    Two copies to Self (one for Mrs. [264])
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. See previous readings.

REPORTS

1. 7/26/41 Next day, she obtained her second Physical Reading - 1968-6.
2. 6/15/46 Report to Gina Cerminara on 1968-5, see under 1968-10.

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