In giving an interpretation of the records, a great deal is
to be chosen from these, yet one outstanding experience, if
it would be undertaken by the entity, may bring that which
has been longed for by the entity, of an outward expression
or material manifestation of divinity manifested in
activities of the entity. The why of this may be indicated
in the pattern, as to why such an experience would attune the
entity in body, mind and soul to the infinite. That to be
used in a storm over the moor, or over a rugged mountainside,
wind and rain, thunder and lightening. Be out in same.
These are the elements which were under the influence of
those closest to Him, who is the God of the storm, God of
peace, God of the wind, God of the rain, yea the Lord of the
earth of whom the Disciples said, "What manner of man is
this, that even the wind and the rain, the sea and the
elements obey His voice?"
Ye followed, ye experienced with Him those facts, those
activities, and to be in same again would awaken the closer
coordination between body, mind and soul. For as the entity
finds, as it analyzes itself, it is in a three-dimensional
consciousness in the earth. Hence in self it finds body,
mind and soul in the material or the earthly experience, or
in the expression of the Godhead, it is Father, Son, Holy
Ghost or Holy Spirit. This, then, is the counterpart or the
shadow of that which is expressed or manifested in self. Yet
in self it is one, and yet there have been and are periods
when confusions arise and when some individual expression has
drawn off the entity to seek its activity, even as Moses
turned aside to see the bush on fire and yet not consumed.
So the entity, as in Moses, finds itself slow in making
comprehension; until he had been through those experiences of
even being in the presence of the divine, having given to man
the outline of the law, and of how man in his relationship to
God, in His relationship to his fellow man, in his
relationship to himself could say, as must the entity learn,
"Say not who will descend from heaven to bring a message, for
lo! the whole law is expressed, is manifested, is indicated
within one's own consciousness." For the body is indeed the
temple of the living God and He hath promised to meet thee
there. Open thy consciousness and let it ever be as, not
merely in words but in purposes, of hopes, of desires:
"HERE AM I, O LORD, USE ME, SEND ME! AND MAY I SEEK ONLY TO
DO, TO BE A CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THY BLESSINGS, THY
PROMISES, MAY BE FULFILLED TO MY FRIENDS, MY NEIGHBORS, THOSE
ABOUT ME. OTHERS, LORD, OTHERS!"
In that attitude and in those manners may the entity fully
enter into the more perfect understanding, not seeking
something from without but knowing as the body, the mind, the
soul-consciousness is attuned by meditation, by prayer to the
infinite, the voice, the feeling, the hope may all come to
thee.
Condemn not thyself for any fault that may have been in
others, or for thy having made choices that have apparently
brought outer appearances of activities in others not good.
Did the Master condemn self for the ways among men? rather,
"Of myself I can do nothing, only as the spirit of truth and
of the Father may work in and through me, may I become one
with His purposes with me."
And He, my friend, is the pattern. He is thy brother, He is
thy Lord. In Him ye live and move and have thy being.
As to the activities in the earth, all may not be indicated,
but these are those ye may see in the pattern of self, as
have been the promptings through the experiences in the
earth:
Before this we find the entity was among those who came to
the land of the entity's present sojourn for seeking a manner
in which they could of themselves worship God according to
the dictates of their own consciousness, in the ways and
means and manners as their heart dictated, and not as others
would prompt.
Thus we find the entity was in the environ of that now known
as or called "the city of brotherly love" and the entity was
among those who were close in the relationships to those who
were in authority. For the entity was the companion or the
wife of one Georgia Penn, and was then in the name Cecelia.
In the experience the entity made for unfoldments and yet
many of these became, as it were, as narrow as those from
which the entity had sought relief. And yet, as oft found in
human experience, that we condemn in others is, to be sure,
the reflection of that which is error in one's own self.
Before that we find the entity was in the activities, in the
experiences, when there were those administrations indicated
in the Holy Land, when the Master walked in the earth.
And the entity was among those groups chosen as companions
upon many of the missions which the master took.
The entity was then in the name of Mathias, not Matthew, but
Mathias. The entity saw that experience of the wind, of the
storm, the elements, the thunder, the lightning obey the
voice of the master; and thus may the entity find an
attunement in same in the present. The entity was a man, or
of the opposite sex, in that experience, and this causes much
of the distress, as well as the ability to become most of the
man in its thought and in its expression with others.
Before that we find the entity was in the English land when
the peoples from the Holy Land were taking hold on the land.
The entity was with those people who sought refuge in what is
now the English land, and in and about what is now Somerset.
The entity was with the groups who had come from even the
temple watch in Jerusalem, who established the outer courts
or the temple for individual service and activity, as well as
the altars which have long since been torn away and yet there
are evidences of these having been set up in a form of a
court and an inner court for the admonitions and the
directions and encouragements to peoples who would learn the
lord.
So, in the present, as the entity seeks may it give in its
writings, in its communications and teachings, the more
important things, or as indicated in the admonitions which
were received by Martha when there were the choosings by Mary
of the more important things. For, as has been indicated,
seeking first the kingdom of heaven, then may all these
things of the material world be added unto thee. For He, thy
Father-God, knoweth what ye have need of even before ye ask
Him. Ask and ye shall find Him, knock and it is opened unto
thee. Even as He knocks at thy heart may ye hear and open,
that He may enter.
The name then was Puella.
Before that the entity was in England with the daughters of
Hezekiah. We find the entity was in the wilderness with the
children of Israel and journeyed from the Egyptian land to
the Holy Land.
1 The entity was among those who were in the
company of Korah, not among the children destroyed but aware
of the activities which brought about that destruction; and
thus fear, thus a fear that is not born of man's search for
God, a fear born of what others do, and what others think and
how it affects the activities of the entity itself.
In the name then Judeth, the entity gained and lost. For the
entity held grudges among its own fellow man.
As to the abilities of the entity, then, that to which it may
attain and how:
Seek first the kingdom of heaven within. Apply the tenets
and truths which are indicated in thy change. Love the Lord
with all thine heart and mind and soul and thy neighbor as
thyself.
In the adminstrations and in thy teachings keep the faith.
Do the writing which has been a part of the contemplated
activity and ye will return soon to services through those
experiences in thy homeland; where in the fall, conditions
will be much changed there.
Ready for questions.
(Q) What brought about the conditions of hurt that came to
me through the boy whom I loved - who went out of his mind
for twelve months?
(A) Those experiences in the Holy Land, when among the
daughters of Korah and the companions with the friends and
family.
(Q) What can I do to make up for the blame I feel regarding
this?
(A) As has been indicated, blame not self. Say, as did the
Master on the Cross, and let it be blotted away: Remember it
not more, even as He, the Father, remembers no more. For
remember, He can only forget and forgive as we forgive
ourselves, as well as others.
(Q) Why do I feel responsible for my sister [...] committing
suicide? Would my return to England have prevented this?
(A) Not responsible, but these are condemnations, as has
been indicated, arising from experiences in the earth; but
leave them where they belong. Let the dead past bury its
dead.
(Q) How can I be assured that my coming to U.S.A. to study
Unity was a wise move?
(A) It isn't necessarily an assurance which is needed.
Rather is it needed that ye apply personally in thy daily
life and conversation the good ye have gained, and thus ye
may be assured, in seeking the application and truth that are
of God's making in the lives of others.
(Q) Although my time is filled with voluntary work, why did
I not feel happy in my activities?
(A) Read what has been given. Know that there must be the
full awakening that the power is within and for thy use by
His grace and in His presence.
We are through with this reading.
Copy to Self
Copy to Ass'n file
Copy for indexing
(You might be interested to discuss this reading with Mr.
Cayce's son if an opportunity ever presents itself: His
address is: Sgt. Hugh Lynn Cayce, #33632365, 3rd Platoon,
30th Special Service Co., APO 172, Camp M-1, % Postmaster
New York, N.Y. We are also sending him a note giving him
your address just in case he gets near enough to communicate
with you.)
1 [GD's note: In reviewing this reading I am sure these two
sentences should be one: "Before the entity was in England
with the daughters of Hezekiah, we find the entity was in the
wilderness with the children of Israel and journeyed from the
Egyptian land to the Holy Land." I did not do the original
transcription of this reading.]
BACKGROUND
2/15/44 Questions submitted besides those appearing at end of
5276-1: "How can I best find myself? What is blocking my
progress? Please give definite guidance. Is it indicated I
will marry? Why do I desire love and yet put up opposition
against any development of affection? Should I have
developed my musical abilities - or should I now? Would it
be advisable for me to go to England this Sept.?"
6/13/44 Letter: "The unbelievable has happened. I am
sailing tomorrow, so you will have to send the answers you
receive on June 17th to an address in England."
Edgar Cayce Readings © 1971, 1993, 1994, 1995 by the Edgar Cayce Foundation