This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 12th day of December, 1943, in accordance with request made by the mother - Mrs. [...], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Jensen's Economic Research.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Jeanette Fitch, Steno. Harmon Bro. [This was the 1st time JF was the steno for the day's rdgs. without GD's presence. GD went to Petersburg, Va. to meet the girl whom her brother Burt was later to marry.] Born January 4, 1910, 4:37 P. M., in Berkeley, California.

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: - '43 almost gone - '42 - '40 - 1910 - [3506].
3. Yes, we have the records here of that entity now known as or called [3506].
4. A bad choice when the entity chose to change the name to [married name].
5. In giving the interpretation of the records as we find them here; these may be called by some Akashic records, in that spoken of as the book of life. Thus we find the book of life for the entity in the present appears very unsettled.
6. As is indicated the entity is one with great promise, with great abilities in many fields of activity. In music, in the ability to depict or to act, or as a reader, or as a lecturer, might the entity have succeeded most wonderfully.
7. Regarding these disturbances in the body - stress has been laid upon the material rather than the mental and spiritual portions of an experience or existence. Know that the answer is deep in self and no one else can know it for you. It may be pointed out or it may be rejected by others, but in self ye will know.
8. For as has been pronounced by the giver of the moral as well as the penal code of man's relationship to man, man's relationship to God, man's relationship to parents, man's relationship to friend and foe alike, it is not who will come down from heaven that ye may have a message, or who would come from over the sea that ye may hear or interpret; for Lo, judgment, Lo, the spirit lies within thine own heart; thine own body, thine own mind.
9. For the very fact that ye find yourself conscious of being alive, of being capable of suffering disappointments, capable of being aware of missing something within thine own experience in the present - disappointed in people, disillusioned with your own family - should make you aware that God is mindful of thee and that thou hast forgotten God. Then in thy spiritual life, in thy spiritual purpose lies the answer in thy problems, physical, mental, material, spiritual. For when ye have set thine own house in order, regardless of what others may say, begin to read first the 19th of Exodus and the 5th verse, and see in whom ye may trust, where thy mind and thy soul may find rest. Consider what spirit, what purpose, what desire must occupy thy mind.
10. Then turn to the 30th of Deuteronomy and ye will read "Today there is set before thee good and evil, life and death, choose thou." The will, then, in self is the gift of thy Maker, thy Creator; that ye might understand and approach Him, putting thy trust, thy hope in His hands. For thy brother, even Jesus who became the Christ - by making intercession, by offering Himself as the sacrifice that made possible man's approach to God through Him - has promised, "I stand at the door of thy heart, of thy consciousness. If ye open, I will enter, if ye will listen to that still small voice within." For thy body is the temple of the living God, and there He has promised to meet thee. There ye may find the answer. Ye have the ability. Will you listen?
11. When ye have found Him, we again will come and speak to thee the 20th of June.
12. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Mother
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. 9/16/43 Mother's letter to EC:
   "...We have brought our daughter to a mountain resort for a complete rest for one month.
   "If you have a cancellation of an appointment between now and October 10th, will you please wire at my expense and let our appointment for Nov. 6th be changed?
   "As I stated before, she has three children and a very difficult 'Prussian type' husband. They have been with young people who drink and smoke a great deal. She started to drink to excess. Besides that she has had many operations and at times suffered so much she was given drugs. Two druggists allowed her to refill the prescriptions until she turned to drugs for her nerve relief. Of course, she got herself into a pitiful state. For two months she has taken nothing (I mean no drugs or liquor) but her health is very bad. She is weak and nervous.
   "A psychiatrist says it is a double case and is working with her husband trying to have him become more kindly and reasonable in his treatment of her. He is exceedingly severe with his children too.
   "Here are some questions I would like answered."
   1. Will her state of mind and health improve immediately? 2. What can I do to help her? 3. Will she and her husband be able to live together harmoniously? 4. Will the whole picture of her life soon improve? 5. Has she a karmic life?
   "Her astrological chart shows squares and oppositions. She was born at 4:37 P.M. Jan. 4, 1910 - Berkeley, Calif.
   "If we can have the appointment while here I can see that she is quiet at that hour..."
2. 9/23/43 Mother's letter:
   "...If I am wrong in asking that the Physical reading be included with the Life please give the Life [reading]."
   1. Her life has been a struggle in every way due mostly to her own shortcomings. Will she be able to straighten it out and recover her health? 2. Will her husband, [...] help her and be more kind? 3. Will she have to finish this life with him? 4. What will bring about the greatest growth in her mental and moral character? 5. What sort of past lives have given her such a hard path in this incarnation? 6. How can we stimulate an awakening in her consciousness and arouse a desire to live a constructive and useful life with a true desire to serve? 7. Will she be able to keep her family intact? 8. Will she ever return to the habits she has recently given up or has she now reached a turning point in her life and will now go forward into a normal useful life? 9. What were the past relationships between [3506] and her father and mother, sister and brothers?

REPORTS

1. GD's note: If she or her mother had written asking for it, no doubt EC would have made a definite appointment for Mrs. [3506] on 6/20/44. It is interesting to note that seven readings were actually given on 6/20/44 - four Check-Physicals, one Life and two Mental-Spirituals. The two Mental-Spirituals were: 3051-7 for a woman who had been having many apparent problems, some of them marital; and 2072-15 for a couple seeking to make their marriage an ideal one.
2. 8/03/44 Mother's letter: [See last paragraph of 3506-1, Par. 11.]
   "...You sent me a reading for my daughter on Dec. 12, 1943, which seemed very incomplete and you said you would speak again on June 20th. We have had no word from you.
   "The reading was quite disappointing unless it is followed up as was promised in the final paragraph..."
3. 9/05/44 GD's letter to [3506]'s mother:
   "...The enclosed notice [re EC's illness] will explain the delay in answering your letter of August 3rd.
   "Your daughter's reading called for another reading on June 20th, only in case she responded to the suggestions first indicated and made an effort mentally and spiritually.
   "We did not hear anything from you or her, and could not seek a reading without your cooperation or indication that you wanted the information, or were ready for it.
   "You might like to get in touch with one of our Members in your vicinity who is somewhat familiar with our work, having just recently moved to California from Norfolk, Virginia: Mrs. Chas. Deaton 3531 Roy Street San Diego, California
   "Let her go over your daughter's reading with you, and advise you concerning it.
   "Hoping that we may be of further service..."
4. 9/11/44 Mother's letter to EC:
   "...Unnecessary correspondence takes your time to read it and therefore I assumed the future reading for my daughter would take place as scheduled and I just waited. When I did not hear from you I wrote asking about it.
   "We were disappointed and unhelped by the first reading... "Miss Davis suggests we see a Mrs. Deaton in San Diego. That happens to be about 600 miles from Berkeley so is not a practical suggestion. I prefer to correspond with you directly. We were so very interested in your work and have loaned the book of your life to many friends. But our results have been of no help at all.
   "We would appreciate an adjustment and not bother you further considering your time is so full.
   "I am very disappointed in the results of our request for our daughter's reading..."
5. 9/19/44 GD's letter to [3506]'s mother:
   "...We deeply regret that your daughter has not benefitted by her Life reading. As the reading implied, it is necessary that she desire to apply the suggestions given. While your aid and guidance will be very helpful to her. If you will refer to pages 383, 384, and 385 of the book, THERE IS A RIVER, you will better understand why this is all important.
   "We referred you to Mrs. Deaton, who is a Member of longstanding, thinking that she might offer you helpful suggestions in understanding your daughter's reading. We did not realize that Mrs. Deaton lived so far from you. Often our members have been able to help each other through personal contact.
   "We are returning the $5.00 which you submitted, this being extra to the amount required for membership.
   "We would appreciate a report on the manner in which your daughter responded to the suggestions given in her reading. This type of information is very important to our research work.
   "The enclosed notice to our members will speak for itself. Mr. Cayce's continued illness has made it impossible for him to work for nearly three months.
   "Thanking you for your cooperation, I am..."

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