This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 322 Grafton Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, this 27th day of February, 1925, in accordance with request made by self - [5453].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. [5453]. Born July 27, 1898, in Dayton, Ohio.

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1. GC: You will give the relation 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 time, 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.
2. EC: Yes, we have the entity here and those relations as are seen and experienced in the present earth's plane. Many of these relations we have had here before, and we see the same manifestation in the entity as has been given. The relation in the Universal Forces, as presents in the present [the] individuality of the entity, shows how these conditions as have been given, and as are exhibited, are manifest through the present earthly entity.
3. As we have given, we find an individual entity. One separating itself in many ways from other individuals and living its individual life. This received by the influences of those planetary conditions as known in earth's plane, or these spheres and planes through which the entity has passed. This as manifests then:
4. We find one who with this individuality of separation, seeking in self the desire of companionship, allows self to be used too often to the detriment of self's development and to the use of those depending upon the entity in present earth's plane.
5. We find one whose ability lies in detail work of every character, as given, and one who is able to build any position wherewith such [is] necessary, for such data, such information, to be kept, gathered. As a statistician this entity would be well. As one in the relations to any form of data kept would be well, for this is the urge as is received through the entity from the individual forces, as is shown in universal or universe urge to the entity.
6. In the appearances, as we have seen in the first, as given, [5453-4, Par. 2-A, with Oglethorpe] the name then being that of Law - Walter Law, and the personality as is exhibited in the individuality of the entity at the present time is still relating to those forces as have to do with detail labors, for in this plane we find the retarding of development rather than development. Hence the entity taking at present the minutest details and keeping strictness in every manner. An entity in which the greatest of forces that may be manifest is the truth, reliability, the forces of the present in the entity.
7. In the one before this we find in that of the Norseman, in then Obijdh, and then the hearty force in the entity found development, for in stature the entity excelled above many of the surrounding forces. Just as in present the urge was given to decrease same in stature for this brought much in that time to the sorrow of the entity [GD's note: [5453] gets all his clothes now in Junior Department; weight barely 100 pounds].
8. In the one before this we find in the guard at the gate [in Troy], then in that of Asarat, and the entity in the association in this time has had many associations, both for weal and woe, and will have many others of the same period in present life. The findings then in individuality and personality as exhibited in the present time come to those likes and dislikes that are in the individual's latent force, yet rarely expressed in the open.
9. In the one we find before this, in the plains [Persia-Xerxes-Ahaserus period?], we find the roving nature to which the entity has never allowed itself to be lead into. Then we find the entity in that of Ra-Kat. In this entity then has much development, giving in the present time that fortitude and ability to stand for the right in any case, no matter the consequence, keeping to the purpose as is set in the self.
10. In the one before this in the South country in Egyptian forces, the elements then enter in as of the laws as were made among [those of] that new country then [Ra-Ta period], for the entity was the one that led the forces to the hills from which the supply of water came to the peoples in other countries. The name [then was] Ibxi and in that entity we find exhibited at present the desire of all cleanliness in the food for body, for entity then [was] both physician, lawyer and dietician to the peoples, setting the law for others. [6/02/25 Rdg. 341-10, Par. 11-A, indicated this was the period of Ra-Ta.]
11. These we find then bring to the present conditions these:
12. For the good to be accomplished in the present, keep the entity, the self, the urge, the mind in those latent forces, especially wherein, when, the making of friendships has been set and weighed and understood. Keep then in that way wherein the better forces will finally make all needs known and bring development to the entity, bringing of all earthly forces necessary to meet the needs thereof, when the entity keeps itself in the manner wherein [it] is well pleasing to Him who gives the forces in earth's plane who has set the example in the manner, in the way, and becomes the truth, the light, to the world.
13. Taking these, following in that straight and narrow way, giving light unto many, bringing joy to those who are sad, lifting up the downhearted, giving joy to those who have joy, giving greatness to those who are great, giving of all to Him, the king of kings.
14. We are through.

BACKGROUND

1. See 5453-3 and 5453-4.

REPORTS

1. GD's note: Mr. [5453] obtained Readings, both Life and Physical, for his wife [2790] and Physicals for his son [5454].
2. 5/08/25 See 5453-6, his own next Physical reading.
3. 7/25/77 GD's note: I can attest to the fact that Mr. [5453] DID follow the advice in the last paragraph of 5453-5.

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