This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 26th day of November, 1943, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [3376], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by her sister Mrs. [3051].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. (Notes read to and transcribed by Jeanette Fitch.) Harmon Bro. Born July 21, 1907, in Paterson, New Jersey.

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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: Paterson, New Jersey - have a new cycle - '42 - (etc. on back to birth date).
3. Yes, we have the records here of that entity now known as or called [3376].
4. An Atlantean! One who will make a real success or a miserable failure. And this combined with the Uranian influence makes the entity appear to many to be quite a cynic.
5. In giving the interpretations of the records as we find them here, these we choose from the records upon time and space, as recorded in the mental and physical activities of the entity through those periods of sojourn in the earth as well as those realms of consciousness outside the physical body, which are termed astrological but have little to do with the common term of the astrological aspects. Though oft they are correct, more oft ye find them in variance. For most astrologers are nearly thirty degrees off in their reckoning in the present.
6. We would choose the interpretations that may be an experience of helpfulness, if the entity will apply some of the mental suggestions that may be made for the correction of urges that have become a part of the entity's experience, that makes the entity, at times only, so dissatisfied with self and the accomplishments.
7. But what is thy yardstick of ideals? All that is material once existed in spirit, or the soul of the entity. Mind becomes the builder, the physical becomes the result. It depends, then, upon the materials - or the spirit with which one is prompted.
8. Thus it behooves the entity to analyze self, not merely as an entity but as to universal laws and universal consciousness. Begin with this, then, as a fact:
9. The Lord thy God is one. The self - as an individual entity, body, mind and soul - is one. The soul is a child of God, or a thought, a corpuscle in the heart of God. Yet the entity, thine own soul, has been given a will to use the attributes of soul, mind and body to thine own purposes. Thus as the individual entity applies self in relationship to those facts, the entity shows itself to be a true child or a wayward child, or a rebellious child, of the Creative Force or God.
10. The will then to do, to be one with that Creative Force and thus fulfil the purposes for which the entity entered this present sojourn, is an evidence of the conditions just stated, if one accepts the fact that God is and that the ego, the thought of self is His offspring. This is the accepting of the fact that ye always were, ye always will be; dependent upon the relationship or upon what ye do with thy will.
11. Will ye make thy will one with the Creative Force? Or will ye be negligent or unmindful of thy opportunities, or will ye rebel and have thine own way?
12. Then it would behoove the entity to first study what is the law of the Lord thy God. It is bound up in the admonition that thou shalt love the Lord with all thy mind, thy heart and thy soul, and thy neighbor as thyself. The laws pertaining to same are ever true that the manner in which ye treat thy fellow man ye are treating thy Maker. The seed ye sow ye shall also reap. The measure with which ye mete to others must come back to thee. These are immutable, unchangeable.
13. Then, what have ye done, what will ye do with these laws, these privileges, these opportunities?
14. The history or the story of man as viewed in the material plane is that he has gotten far from an ideal relationship with the Creative Forces. Yet a pattern has been given. True, that pattern - though the Son, as thyself - has passed through every temptation as thyself, but has shown Himself worthy, and has been accepted for His brethren as a sacrifice, as a judgment. Then He thy brother, thy Lord has offered to thee, "If ye love me and keep my commandments, I will come and abide with thee." Though ye be afar off, be not troubled, be not dismayed. Know that the Lord is in His Holy Temple. Let earth, and earthly things keep silent. Then ye may hear the Way of Truth. Thy body, thy BODY is the temple of the living God. Thus He can and does say to thee, "Behold I stand at the door and knock. Open!" Ye must open, ye must wish, ye must hope, ye must act in such a manner that He may enter.
15. This door once opened and realized in thy heart, in thy mind, in thy soul, no one may surpass thee in thy accomplishments. For they are many, as indicated not only in the astrological or solar sojourns but in thy material experiences in the earth.
16. Be not afraid because ye have faltered anywhere. For He has said, "I forgive, even as ye forgive others."
17. Then how forgiving art thou? Answer this, and ye will know just how ye have been forgiven. It is the law, it is the Lord, it is love.
18. Astrologically we find Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter in thy consciousness. Hence the entity analyzes every activity in all its mental accomplishments, in all its physical abilities, and the entity can take any group of any character, any business that is organized, and make a success of it - if it chooses. Yet some of the senses must be repelled, must be left out. Here we have the illustration of that oft misquoted saying, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
19. There must be friendship shown if ye would have friends. There must be trust given if ye would have others trust and believe in thee.
20. That the entity physically is sufficient unto self is true,and so few - so very few - can say that! They are always looking for somebody to help them over. Yet, the power is within self to control whatever ye would like. It lies dormant within. But learn the first things first.
21. In Mercury there are the mental abilities, in Jupiter the universal consciousness. Hence the entity is one who may accomplish whatever it might set itself to do, whether in teaching, ministering, laboring, or working or just living by its wits. The entity may accomplish all of them, but they don't satisfy. Why?
22. The spirit beareth witness with thy spirit, and these have been too oft - not always but too oft - confusion in self.
23. Know what ye believe and know who is the author. Also know that He must be able to keep that He has promised. And there is One such in thy consciousness. To Him turn. On Him rely, for He never faileth those that put their trust in Him.
24. As to the appearances in the earth, these have been quite varied and quite far apart.
25. Before this the entity was in the French land, and a man; among those that went into activities in defense of an ideal.
26. Finding just as good individuals among those that the entity had thought to be heathen or that had forgotten God, finding that their approach was a little different - through one who was as a brother to thy Lord, there came confusions to the entity - and the determination in self that ye would never be a man again. For you found in women much more than you had trusted in them before.
27. The entity gained and lost, gained in the spiritual concept of the oneness of all force, lost in the attempting to trust in the material things of an experience.
28. The name then was Marcelus Dewetherna.
29. Before that the entity was in the Grecian land when there were those chosen to be sent into the 'city in the hills and plains.'
30. The entity was among the men sent to train the girls that were used to undermine the principles there. Yet coming in contact with or under the directions of the ideals of the teacher in the 'city in the hills', the entity was among those also that forsook those purposes and applied self just in making the corner where it was more like the paradise or haven of God.
31. That is the purpose of every individual. Don't cut off more than you can chew. Do not overstep. Think not more highly of yourself than you ought, as you didn't then - and ye accomplished much; for ye became the recorder for those that would prepare the tenets for the sons of Uhjltd in the periods to come.
32. The entity gained, and from that experience the entity may take a lesson and turn again to the tenets of Him - who is true, in whose spirit ye may accomplish what thy heart desireth. For the Lord will not withhold any good thing from those who love His coming.
33. The acts of those are such that they are ever desirous of the good for their brother, they are ever desirous of the fact that their Lord wait with them, that He walk and talk with them in their meditations, that He be with them in their pleasures. Yea, ye seek oft to call on Him in sorrow. How oft do you ask Him to dine with thee - how oft in thy pleasures? These activities ye may enjoy more when ye do learn these truths so as to make them a part of thy consciousness. Not merely when things go wrong or when you stump your toe should ye ask, but ask ever - and it will be the better.
34. The name then was Esmert.
35. Before that the entity was in the land of Egypt, among the children of those whom the Priest blessed in their preparation for the activities in the Temples of Sacrifice and in the Temple Beautiful. For the entity rose to be as one who guided children in their walks, in their ways, in their play, in their work.
36. Then the name was Is-Is-Elda.
37. Before that the entity was in Atlantis when there were those turmoils between the sons of Belial and the children of the Law of One.
38. The entity was among the daughters of the children of One, and found the sons of Belial desirable for the material desires, for the gratification of material emotions. These began the disturbances in the mind, in the soul of this entity.
39. The name then was Es-Es-Senem.
40. As to the abilities of the entity:
41. As indicated, there are few fields of endeavor in which the entity may not make a physical, a mental,a spiritual success. But what gaineth the entity to have material blessings and lose the peace, the harmony of the soul's enjoying same in its fullness of purpose that is the prompting of the soul?
42. Turn then to those things within. Know the law and then apply it daily. Not by some great thing. Smile often. Speak gently. Speak kindly. Go out of the way to do a kind deed, and ye will find that He will walk closer with thee, and thy life, thy purpose will become a glorious thing in this experience.
43. Ready for questions.
44. (Q) What is the object of my present incarnation and how can it be best attained?
    (A) Read what just has been indicated, and as to how to find thy Maker.
45. (Q) What talents did I develop in previous lives?
    (A) In any field of endeavor ye may succeed. What is needed in the present is concentration on what thy hands find to do. But know where you are going, and He will lead thee aright.
46. (Q) What talents should I develop to achieve financial independence and greater happiness - now?
    (A) If that is what ye seek, beware. Let financial independence be the result rather than the cause of activity in any direction. For the silver and the gold are His. Put thyself into His hands. Use thy talents in directing people - the young, the old, the aged, the infirm, those that are weary, those that are full of life. Show them all the way, not so much by theory as by thy smile, thy gladness, thy happiness in knowing Him. And ye will find that the ways will open, whether it be in teaching, in ministering, in direction, or in any activity - for ye will find the way.
47. (Q) Why am I not married at this time? Is there a spiritual lesson to learn and if not can I bring marriage into my experience, now?
    (A) You could have been married several times! In getting a little bit cynical you made them all afraid of you!
48. (Q) Where should I look for employment and along what lines while I'm developing?
    (A) Right where you are! In any of the fields of activity ye choose, ye can excel - not just succeed but excel. Begin at the beginning, though; that is, within self. Ye will commence close to the top when you begin to act.
49. We are through with this reading.

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BACKGROUND

1. See 3376-1, a physical reading, obtained A.M. same day.

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