This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 13th day of July, 1943, in accordance with request made by the self, [3131], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by the book, THERE IS A RIVER.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Born August 29, 1884, in Springfield, Ohio.

TEXT

1. GC: You will give the relations 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, that to which it may attain, and how. You will answer the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the records here of that entity now known as or called [3131].
3. In giving an interpretation of the records, these we would choose with the desire that this be a helpful experience for the entity; enabling the entity to better fulfil those purposes for which it entered this present sojourn.
4. There are many choices to be made in interpreting the records as we find them here.
5. Urges arise from astrological aspects, not because the entity was born under this or that planet, but the powers that have been accredited to them have their influence as they become an active influence in the experience of the entity in the earth's plane, as well as the indwelling of the entity in the earth carrying with it - in the emotional body - those urges latent and manifested in the earth's experience.
6. The purpose for each soul's entrance is to complete a cycle, to get closer to the Infinite, that it may know the purposes with the entity in the earth.
7. For, the fact of a physical consciousness should be the proof to the entity, as well as others, that the influence or force called God is mindful of the individual entity - by the very presence of its consciousness in a material world.
8. As we find, there are many factors and characteristics that are a part of the experience in the combination of appearances in the earth, as well as from what the entity did about activities in the inter-between realms.
9. The entity has found and does find that a sense of humor often saves the situation; and the abilities the entity has to depict small intimate happenings also saves many of those periods when dissension, discussion or disagreement might bring some anguish or disturbance in the experience of the entity. But with the knowledge, the awareness of the Creative Force as it may be active in the entity's experience, there is the closer awareness of seeking for an answer to many of those questions and problems that have through the ages interested individual entities.
10. As to the appearances that have to do with the entity's influence and experience in the earth, - all of them may not be given, but these are given that we may find many reasons, or the answers to many of the questions that have arisen and that are a part of the entity's experience.
11. Before this the entity was in the environment of the present sojourn, by traveling to same, during the period of the gold rush.
12. Those experiences brought about material satisfactions. Hence in the present, not by fact but by purpose, there must always be that in line whereby the situations in the experience may be met.
13. Thus, we find that the entity is at times careful, too careful, at others too loose-fingered - or too prone to give away those things that afterward mean much more to the entity.
14. Then in the name Darwin Jones, the entity made hardships - to some; especially those gifted in taking advantage of their fellow men through those periods of unsureness in the moral relationships with individuals, insecurity in the relationships of various sects, and the activities there.
15. We find that the entity gained; and finds in the present the abilities not only to seek but to apply in the experience those tenets and truths of all.
16. Thus, as we find also from the sojourn before that, the entity is interested in physical, metaphysical and cosmic forces. All of these have an interest for the entity, not to secure - but very interesting in all the various phases, to the entity.
17. Before that the entity was in the English land during the Crusades, when many left for the Holy Wars.
18. While it brings the disputes, it also brings freedom of activity in the land the entity represents or is represented by such developments in the present.
19. The entity gained through that experience. The lack of interest in orthodoxy comes from those abilities of the entity to coordinate and correlate the various groups who sought refuge in those activities there.
20. Before that the entity was in the Holy Land, during those periods when there were those sought to interpret the needs for the children of Israel to join in the actual driving out of the inhabitants of the land.
21. The entity then was among the Cannanites that interpreted many of the laws themselves, and joined with some of those in making truces in parts of the group at that time.
22. Hence we find the entity seeking again and again to know the law that partook of those things which set those individual groups farther apart. So in the present does the entity seek within self the answer, but more often by the physical awareness rather than the spiritual awareness. And this we would cultivate, if the entity would gain in the direction of the greater service for which and unto which it has been called.
23. Before that the entity was in the Egyptian land, during those periods when there was the recall of the Priest.
24. The entity was among the younger peoples from the Atlantean land who sought out, became acquainted with, and attempted to supply the needs for the greater service in those activities during that experience.
25. Before that the entity was also in the Atlantean land, when there was the first of the early breaking up - this was before the 10,500 period, and time was counted little in those days because of the full awareness of only those things about the groups or individuals who made overtures or appreciation for assembling together the families.
26. There the entity was among those peoples who set about to establish customs and rules of order assumed by those to whom the activities had been given, for their presenting to the peoples of the time.
27. As to the abilities of the entity in the present that to which it may attain, and how:
28. First, find self. Know thy ideal, spiritual, mental, material. Just as thy body, mind and soul are one, so should thy purposes be, thy hopes, thy desires. For, as has been said, a house divided against itself will not stand.
29. So, as the entity analyzes self, study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman not ashamed, rightly dividing the words of truth, keeping self unspotted from condemnation of others.
30. The interest in the occult, scientific, or the like, may offer an outlet for the entity in the study, in the analysis of those things that should come first.
31. Do the first things first. These are the injunctions to this body.
32. Ready for questions.
33. We are through for the present.

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BACKGROUND

1. 4/27/43 [3131]'s letter:
   "Recently I finished Thomas Sugrue's account of the life of Edgar Cayce. More recently there fell into my hands one of your booklets, sent, I believe, to an inquirer from ..., Calif. Dr. John Hefferlin, who also has read the book, and I have been discussing the details of the gift, and today I asked Hefferlin, to whom I had given the booklet, for one of the application blanks, which I am sending you herewith.
   "What I want particularly is the reading which has to do with reincarnation. Therefore I have indicated it as the Life Reading. Whether or not this is correct indication, I am not certain. This letter is to emphasize that it is the reincarnation details I want this time.
   "Money order for $20 is enclosed. And as I believe, from the sincerity of Sugrue's book, and the facts of the life of Cayce as set forth in it, that here is a strange and valuable gift, please send also your magazine, or bulletin, and whatever other data of publications you have."

REPORTS

1. 2/22/44 Letter to [3131]:
   "Enclosed you will find your Associate member card which entitles you to a year's membership with the Association.
   "This membership ordinarily expires one year from date of your reading. New membership rules concerning Associate and Active members went into effect October, 1943. Therefore, if your reading was given before October, your membership would expire a year from that date, namely October, 1944.
   "Associate members desiring check physical readings after their membership has expired, must pay full membership dues of $20.00 for that year.
   "Our Active membership entitles you to our weekly newsletter, which contains extracts from readings, along with the monthly Bulletin, plus our publications. This membership is $25.00 per year. If appointment for a reading is made within the year, this reading will be an additional $10.00 and $20.00 for each subsequent reading.
   "Associate members are given the privilege of becoming active by exchanging their membership card for an active card, and an additional remittance of $15.00 membership fee.
   "If you are interested in our Active membership, let us hear from you..."
2. Undated note from [3131]: "Sorry I cannot continue this membership. Thank you."

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