This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 26th day of August, 1944, in accordance with request made by the self - Mr. [5395], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Jeanette Fitch, Stenos. [5395]. Born February 22, 1889, in Buffalo, New York.

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 are given the records here of that entity now known as or called [5395].
3. In giving the interpretations of these records, there is much to be chosen from. There should be the return for specifics in certain periods as may be indicated. For there are conditions in the making that are a parallel in the activities of the entity in other periods of world unfoldment.
4. In analyzing the records here, these we find as a composite of the entity's astrological urges, as well as from sojourns in the earth.
5. As we find, characters have, and do influence the entity's thought by the manner in which those entities - who are of interest or were interesting in their characteristics, made application of tenets or truths which appear to be applicable in the experience of the entity in the present. Just as in the experience as in the one before this certain characters were the ideal of the entity, rather than the spiritual source. This is not given intending to indicate the lack of spirituality upon the part of the entity, but rather indicating that the cycle of time is such that the spirituality rather than individuality of certain individuals is to be made the ideal of the entity in the present.
6. Astrologically, we find the urges from Jupiter, Mercury, Mars are those leading or the greater influences. Hence, activities of the entity from the Jupiterian are to be beneficent or of a universal activity or consciousness and not by mob rule, but rather of that which appeals to the consciousness of the benevolent, beneficent, or the good is to ever be appealed to in the entity's activities and associations as will be seen from the sojourns, as well as the astrological urges will have to do with large numbers or of great numbers of peoples are to be the entity's activities. That others do not take advantage of the entity because of its beneficent or benevolent attitude should be the warning to the entity.
7. The entity expects, desires, hopes for that "as ye do to others, so SHOULD others do to thee". This can be and only is true when either or both of such activities is prompted by the spirit of truth, rather than from an "axe to grind" as it might be called. In Mars we find those activities.
8. The entity in its relationships, then, to others finds ever something of the mind, of the hands, to do, that the experience of the entity is that the entity is itself, as each soul in the earth, a three-dimensional entity or individual - body-physical, mind (mental) and soul and that where most of the activities may appeal to the purely physical, unless it is prompted from the spiritual source, the mind cannot be wholly or always creative in bringing material manifestations into the earth. If it is selfishness or an exalted opinion of self, which is another form of selfishness, or the desire of being exalted, it is another form of the same. Then these must bring only that which is temporary or is wholly material. But prompted by a spiritual ideal which is seen in man's concept of the Godhead, Father, Son, Holy Spirit or body, mind, soul, these, then, are active, acted upon in the same manner as these give expression in the spiritual, in the mental, in the material affairs of man.
9. In the associations we find activities which will have to do with influences of people in every walk of life as was the experience of the entity in the experience just before this when it was in the name of Jonathan Hannigan during those periods of what may be called the period of reconstruction following the war between brethren. The entity using then the principles as to the entity applied from the study of the life of Washington, prompted the manner in which the relationships between the individuals who would become buyers, whether local or foreign, prompted the activities of the entity in establishing interests which have grown to be great powers in the land of the entity's present nativity.
10. The entity presented these in much of the manner in which another of the ideals or ideas of the entity were written as Lowell. Thus, we find the abilities of the entity in the directing especially of those activities between certain groups, is part of the consciousness of the entity.
11. Before that we find the entity was in what is called the Roman land, when there were those expansions of the land as an empire and the establishing of influences and developments in other lands.
12. The entity was among those who aided in setting the policies which would be used in directing as to what should be the contribution to those lands taken under direction or those lands put under subjugation. To the entity these should ever be as working together for the common good of both of the lands. As in those which might be expected as contributions from the northern portions of the African land, as those which might be from the Holy Land, from what is now the Turkish or Mohammedan land, though this is, of course, not in those special terms, but as directions.
13. Here we find the entity beginning the establishments of causes of why relationships between various groups, though under quite different circumstances, could be set as established truths between nations which held even varied ideals as to their moral or their spiritual lives and yet, as has been indicated, these in their application in the present, are to be manifested or expressed in the terms of spiritual ideals and will make for clean thinking and bring material manifestations best for all.
14. The entity was then in the name of Durocas.
15. Before that we find the entity was in the Egyptian land when there had been the setting up of an ideal by the Priest and especially by the King who had chosen the counselors for providing the better understanding between peoples of other lands and setting, as would be called in the present, the offices of the aid, or the Cabinet of the President. Then the entity was president of the Young King as set by the choice of those in that period.
16. The entity had, as would be termed today, the position of the foreign relationships and these brought to the peoples of that period even when turmoils arose and the Priest banished, brought to the King a better interpretation of the needs in various portions of the then active world.
17. With the reestablishing of the activities of the Priest in that particular period, these tenets and truths brought the universality of good for the betterment of all in every walk of life. In all the various forms of development were portions of that set in the tenets and teachings of the entity then in the capacity as the representative of the King and of the Priest in its efforts with other groups as those in the Carpathian, the Persian, the land of Saad, the Golden Land and especially in the Gobi land.
18. Thus the tenets and the truths from other sources, then that which may be applicable in the experience of the entity for a unified activity becomes a part of the consciousness of the entity.
19. The entity was then in the name of Henk-elel.
20. In this experience the entity worked together closely with the propagandist or the choice of the tenets and truths which were published for relationships as one to another. These will be well for the entity to follow in the present.
21. Before that we find the entity was in the Atlantean land when there were those first disturbances which brought about the upheavals. The Sons of Belial were using the spiritual truths for self-aggrandizement, self-indulgence.
22. The entity, then in the capacity of the Prince of Poseidia, attempted to prevent the use of such and thus brought on a period of turmoils, eventually defied, brought destruction.
23. The entity will find in the present that no land, no country, which is not being directed by some entity whom the entity worked with or against at that period.
24. This is a period when instead of upheavals in material, in mental there may be established harmonious reactions among the groups which make for the social, of the political, of the human conditions of many lands. The application of the tenets of truth, spiritual truths - not in gobs, in small doses - remembering as is given, which is too often neglected, too often forgotten: "It is the little leaven that leaveneth the whole lump." It must grow as an individual, in grace, in knowledge, in understanding, to bring the unified activity under the source of truth, the source of light, the source of understanding. It is either made or imagined or disagreements in lack of understanding.
25. As to the abilities of the entity, then, and that to which it may attain and how: As indicated, an activity in relationship to individuals in all walks of life as: That brethren may dwell together in unity with the thought of that as the betterment of all, of homes, of relationships between various sections, and of other lands.
26. Ready for questions.
27. (Q) What is my mission in this Incarnation?
    (A) As has been indicated, again dissemination of truth in its relationship to things, to conditions, to individuals, to nations.
28. (Q) Am I making progress in that direction?
    (A) You are at the crossroad - the choice is to be made! Choose the spiritual import!
29. (Q) Should I proceed with the work I am planning for greater harmony in the industry; between management and labor?
    (A) Provided the spirituality is included. For the spirit giveth life; the law killeth; the spirit giveth life!
30. (Q) Will this work prove as beneficial as I think it will?
    (A) Do it for the cause of Him, who is truth and ye may leave the results to Him and it will not be a failure.
31. (Q) Is this the right time to present it?
    (A) As has just been indicated, it is as was that which failed and the empire lost. It is as was when Poseidia or Atlantis was lost. The third time take Him wholly with thee.
32. (Q) Should I personally direct its distribution?
    (A) Personally direct!
33. We are through for the present.

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BACKGROUND

1. Phoned long distance for appointment and appeared on day set, without any correspondence having taken place. Besides questions which got asked in 5395-1: 7. Is this work [management-labor] in line of my real mission or purpose? 8. Can I be of direct help in the work and development of the Association? How?

REPORTS

1. 8/26/44 After the reading [5395] explained that his work is mainly concerned with the area of common agreement between management and labor groups.
2. 8/45 One year later he reported that although he had had many years of experience with occult phenomena, the penetrating philosophy in the readings of Edgar Cayce is more helpful and reasonable than any other he has contacted. "People everywhere are crying for this kind of insight, and I want to help give it to them!"

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