This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 9th day of April, 1928, in accordance with request made by Hugh Lynn Cayce.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. L. B. Cayce, Hugh Lynn Cayce, and [4415]. Born November 11, 1908, Newark, N.J.

TEXT

1. GC: You will give the relations of this entity and the universe, and the universal forces, giving the conditions that are as personalities, latent and exhibited in the present life; also the former appearances in the earth's plane, giving the time, the place, and the name, and that in that life which built or retarded the development for the entity; giving the abilities of the present entity and that to which it may attain, and how. You will also answer any questions I may ask you regarding same.
2. EC: Yes, we have the entity and those relations with the universe and universal forces, as are latent and exhibited in the present earth's plane.
3. In entering we find the entity coming under the influence, astrologically, of Neptune, Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter and Venus, with influences in Mars and of Saturn.
4. In the application of will's influence respecting these relations, or the relativity of forces as related with these experiences of the entity - and the varied experiences of same in the earth's plane - this has brought quite different relative forces for the entity than that indicated by the purely astrological influence; yet, as we find in the present experience, those of Neptune, Uranus and Mercury, bring or wield the greater influence - and that of will's force will be necessary to bring about greater development in the present experience; for as yet, as seen, many of these influences are only as urges innate and mentally manifested in the entity's present experience.
5. Rather the influence in Neptune should warn the entity physically as respecting water. Water well for the entity physically, in its place - but beware of ocean voyages; yet these are innate desires for the entity.
6. In that of Uranus, brings many eccentricities of the entity in the wielding of the mental ability, and hence others appear to feel that there are unusual abilities in the entity, yet feel that they themselves have often been squelched by the action and word of that expressed by the entity, in that of mental meeting or crossing of ideas.
7. In those of Jupiter and of Venus, bring the stabilizing influence to the entity, as the will is applied to the urges seen in same.
8. Also those of Mars bring crosses, and these are hard to bear - for the entity is EASILY influenced (but never acknowledging it to self).
9. In those as are as innate urges from these experiences:
10. One loving literature.
11. One loving all beautiful - whether that be cabbage, or that of art or music.
12. One that desires for self that understanding of the principles of those things that cause men and peoples - whether individuals or groups - to be impelled to do or act in certain ways, under given conditions, and the study of same is the greatest desire of the body. Hence we will find that in the study and understanding of the varied relationships as exist between the relative forces as are manifested in life, will bring for the entity - in the application of will - the greater blessings, or the greater successes, whether for self or for those that may depend upon the entity - and there will be many.
13. In those innate influences we find one not lacking in the desire to cause hurt; not in the way of harm, but rather in the way of building for the just, or the understanding of one able to meet criticism.
14. The entity, then, would be in the study of those forces one capable of being a critic, but one that warns self by the very study OF force to be careful in that self is not submerged - with that builded by self to criticize, or to assist another in criticizing self.
15. One that brings to many that of a more perfect understanding of the relationship of individuals with the whole.
16. One that brings the better understanding to the groups of individual relationship to individual; yet well that the application of same does not make such divisions without considering the whole.
17. In the appearances and the innate urges as are seen from same:
18. In the one before this we find in that period when Alfred the Great, as known, was ruler in the land now known as England. The entity then the Abbot Dexel, and much was accomplished and much was lost through this period. The entity then among those who wrote, and especially wrote music, and the music of the period is innately that which is loved most by the entity - those of the pastorals, and of the ones that give the knowledge of that expression of those things in nature that give of life in all form. In gaining, the entity served through music and through the life as given to others. In the loss, that of losing self in throwing self in the way of disputing with those in authority. Hence innately there is that which questions EVERY authority for this entity; yet were the entity to apply will as respecting that which gives not only penal, but moral and spiritual law, these are the tenets to be studied and applied most in the present experience.
19. In the one before this we find in that land when the peoples were returning to the Promise Land. The entity among those that were given to guide and assist the people when they passed through the lands to the city. The entity then in the name Xelio, and the entity rendered many services to these peoples that sought to rebuild the Holy City, and came near to becoming one of these peoples - yet held in check by those bonds of the filial force at home. The entity finds in the present experience that of the love of the peoples of Promise, and this influence the greater in the present experience; yet wavered ever by those of relative relations, as well as innate urges that are being met. In the study of these peoples and their law, will the entity find self. Not in that as written in word, but that as may be builded in the inner self from the SPIRIT of that law given by those returning to the city.
20. In the one before this we find in that land when divisions were among the peoples. The entity then among those who assisted in the building up of the more perfect understanding between the king and those that rose in rebellion, and the native. The entity then in the name Aziet, and the entity gained through this period, for much service was given to many - as was needed by many through these troublesome periods - and there was much honor paid the entity through these peoples that studied under those understandings as given by the entity in that period.
21. As to the abilities of the entity, and that to which it may attain in the present experience - as given, first there should be the study of self to that point where self has laid out that which it may do and that it may not do for its own better development in mental or physical; for in the building there is seen that each has its bounds as to that it may attain, when the building is by self alone. Well that others, as well as self, be considered - for no man - MAN - lives to self, no man dieth to self; for in Him is life, and the life is eternal - for the life is the gift of the Creator and is in Him, and that as builded is the application of self toward those laws as govern self in relation to that life. The life is the whole. No portion is all life, nor all life any one portion.
22. Study, then, to show self approved unto the Giver of life - being not ashamed, for God - Life - is not mocked, and that the life - the body manifesting the life - sows, so shall THAT life gather of that sown, whether it be wheat, or good deeds or bad. In Him is life. Remain in Him. Ready for questions.
23. (Q) What work should the body take up as a life work?
    (A) Either that of the manufacturer, or of the teacher - for BUILDING is the entity's whole being.
24. We are through.

BACKGROUND

1. 2/25/28 HLC's letter to EC: "...I was talking to a Jew the other day and heard him make a remark that would interest you. He said, 'Cayce, I have come to the conclusion after a long period of thinking and studying that there is something worth studying in the Life of Christ and that there was such a man once.' He is a funny fellow with a good mind and no place to put it right at present. Just wandering about with nothing stable under his feet but with a great desire for knowledge. College is hurting him some in spoiling many of his dreams of at least getting in touch with a power plant of information onto which he can hook and absorb knowledge. I have had some very interesting talks with him lately and we are going to have some more of them..."
2. 4/01/28 HLC's letter to EC: "...Now to another little matter. This young Jew with the horrible name of [4415] or something like that, has interested me very much. He has a wonderfully critical mind, a nice line of conversation and there is something about him that I like though perhaps you all won't be able to see it. Now he is going down to Norfolk to visit a friend, and I would like very much to have him out for an afternoon to hear a reading and to dinner afterwards... Would it be possible to get a life reading on him say Monday afternoon April the ninth? He is especially interested in reincarnation though as yet can't see it; the phenomenon too is strange to him naturally in one as material minded in some respects as he is. I believe that you will find him at least interesting and that the contact with something real outside his plane of everyday thought will do him a world of good..."

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