First Cause
First Cause: 233 literal and 7 semantic reading associations (overlap counted once). Generated classifications require verification before citation.
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Reading 83-2
Original date: 1911-06-13 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: A follow-up reading on a 7-year-old boy, discussing improved condition, recommending electrical and ozone treatments, and addressing circulation and digestive issues.
Reading 83-3
Original date: 1911-06-23 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: A reading for a 7-year-old boy with general debilitation, emaciation, and poor capillary circulation, recommending ozone, oxygen, electricity, baths, and spinal oil, with later reports indicating he died from eating green peaches.
Reading 120-1
Original date: 1929-09-18 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: Physical reading for a 72-year-old woman focusing on circulatory, nervous, and digestive disturbances, with dietary and manipulative corrections recommended.
Reading 136-83
Original date: 1930-03-31 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: This reading addresses the physical health of a woman, advises on conception timing, and discusses spiritual and metaphysical topics including mediumship, astral bodies, and reincarnation.
Reading 137-6
Original date: 1924-11-10 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: Cayce interprets [137]'s dreams and visions, explaining their spiritual meanings related to soul development, divine guidance, and the purpose of earthly existence.
Reading 194-1
Original date: 1911-10-09 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading diagnosing a woman's liver, intestinal, and kidney conditions, tracing the cause to spinal lesions, and recommending non-surgical treatments including water cleansing, olive oil, electricity, and manipulation.
Reading 217-1
Original date: 1928-05-22 · Business and Vocational Guidance
Generated synopsis: Physical reading for a 62-year-old man with Parkinson's syndrome, focusing on correcting spinal subluxations, improving digestion and blood supply, and providing dietary and herbal remedies.
Reading 254-67
Original date: 1933-09-07 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce explains the laws governing psychic readings, why some readings fail (due to mental attitudes, physical conditions, or spiritual interference), and how records are made and read, using analogies of phonographs, radio, and shadows.
Reading 254-77
Original date: 1934-06-21 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce provides guidance on the policies and procedures for the Association for Research and Enlightenment, including the selection of trustees and the importance of consistency with spiritual ideals.
Reading 256-5
Original date: 1934-08-31 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: A spiritual guidance reading for a 37-year-old teacher, emphasizing soul growth through daily contacts, with past-life influences from Persia and future Atlantean/American influences.
Reading 262-46
Original date: 1933-05-28 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading for Norfolk Study Group #1, providing spiritual guidance on the lesson of Love, emphasizing inner communion, selflessness, and service, with individual messages for group members.
Reading 262-52
Original date: 1933-08-25 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: A philosophical discourse on the oneness of all force, the nature of good and evil, and the role of will in aligning with the first cause, with answers to questions about the devil and rebellion.
Reading 262-56
Original date: 1933-10-15 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: A spiritual reading for Study Group #1 exploring the symbolic meaning of day and night, light and darkness, and the separation of souls from God, with commentary on a new entity named Halaliel offering guidance.
Reading 262-78
Original date: 1935-03-03 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: A discourse on the relationship between mind and destiny, emphasizing that the mind is both material and spiritual, and that one's thoughts and ideals shape the soul-body and ultimate destiny.
Reading 262-114
Original date: 1937-10-10 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: A discourse on the nature of Spirit, distinguishing the Spirit of God from selfishness and rebellion, and explaining how patience, time, and space manifest in material experience.
Reading 262-119
Original date: 1938-05-22 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: A psychic discourse on the nature of spirit, the purpose of entering materiality, the roles of Christ and the devil, and the origins of the Sons of God and Daughters of Men, given to the Norfolk Study Group #1.
Reading 262-123
Original date: 1940-03-10 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce gives a reading for the Norfolk Study Group #1, defining spirit, mind, will, the origin of sin, and advising on how to present the lesson and future topics.
Reading 263-2
Original date: 1934-06-04 · Group Health and Dietetics
Generated synopsis: This reading addresses a young woman's toxic condition affecting digestion, circulation, and nerves, recommending elimination stimulation, vibrator treatments, enemas, and a raw vegetable diet to restore health.
Reading 264-31
Original date: 1933-03-18 · Group Health and Dietetics
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a 42-year-old woman, exploring her astrological influences, past incarnations (Moon, Roanoke Island, Arabia, Egypt), and her spiritual purpose as a counselor, while addressing her physical ailments and emotional struggles.
Reading 274-1
Original date: 1933-02-16 · Group Health and Dietetics
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a French-born perfumer and chemist, exploring his astrological influences, past lives in France, Arabia, Chaldea, and Poseidia, and his potential for material and spiritual development through chemistry, archaeology, and service.
Reading 281-10
Original date: 1932-08-17 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: A healing group reading providing affirmations, guidance on healing methods, and answering individual questions about fear, listening, and past-life associations with the Master in Egypt.
Reading 281-24
Original date: 1935-06-29 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: A discourse on the laws of spiritual and psychic healing, explaining how healing occurs through balancing atomic forces and attuning to spiritual influences, with discussion of insanity and possession.
Reading 281-31
Original date: 1937-03-12 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce interprets the second chapter of Revelation, focusing on the hidden manna and white stone, and explains the seven angels' trumpets as symbols of spiritual development through the body's vibrating centers.
Reading 281-38
Original date: 1937-10-27 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: A discourse on the endocrine glands as a system, their role in physical, mental, and spiritual forces, and their connection to heredity, race, and soul activity.
Reading 281-47
Original date: 1940-10-02 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: Discourse on the development of the endocrine system during gestation, emphasizing the role of the pineal, adrenals, and thymus, and how the mother's mental and spiritual state shapes the physical and spiritual growth of the child.
Reading 281-48
Original date: 1940-10-16 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: This reading uses biblical examples (Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Rachel) to illustrate how parents' spiritual and mental attitudes during conception and gestation influence the endocrine system and the resulting child's physical, mental, and spiritual characteristics.
Reading 281-51
Original date: 1941-01-15 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: This reading continues a discourse on the endocrine system, explaining how spiritual, mental, and physical forces interact through the seven centers and glands, using biblical illustrations to discuss the origin of contradictions in human nature.
Reading 281-58
Original date: 1941-10-01 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce discusses the pituitary gland's physical, mental, and spiritual functions across life stages and in meditation, while declining to correct the group's outlines.
Reading 285-1
Original date: 1933-03-01 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading for a man with lower back pain and nervousness, recommending rest, a compounded sedative, dietary changes, exercise, massage, and electrical treatments to restore overall health.
Reading 294-161
Original date: 1933-09-19 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce interprets a series of his own dreams, exploring the soul's journey through various incarnations (snail, fish, cow, dog, bird, human) and spiritual lessons, with additional reports of his psychic experiences and interpretations.
Reading 294-189
Original date: 1937-11-25 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce recounts a series of vivid dreams about discovering ancient clay tablets and a mummified woman in Egypt who comes to life, translating the tablets and revealing his past incarnation as Ra-Ta, along with other spiritual experiences and a dream of Jesus offering to return to earth.
Reading 311-2
Original date: 1931-02-21 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a man exploring his past lives in India and Egypt, his soul's journey through various spheres, and guidance on using his abilities for spiritual and commercial success.
Reading 323-1
Original date: 1933-04-27 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: Physical diagnosis and treatment for catarrhal and digestive issues, with advice on diet, electrical treatments, and personal matters including marriage, son's illness, career, and spiritual ideals.
Reading 364-7
Original date: 1932-04-05 · Atlantis and Ancient Civilizations
Generated synopsis: This reading discusses the legend of Lilith, the division into male and female, the nature of thought forms, the Sons of the Highest, the reincarnations of Adam (including as Jesus), and the mental abilities of Atlanteans at their peak spiritual development.
Reading 364-10
Original date: 1932-04-28 · Atlantis and Ancient Civilizations
Generated synopsis: This reading continues the discourse on Atlantis, explaining the natural origin of psychic and occult forces in early humanity, their use and abuse, and how they manifest in individuals today.
Reading 364-11
Original date: 1932-04-29 · Atlantis and Ancient Civilizations
Generated synopsis: This reading discusses the nature of psychic and occult forces, the history and destruction of Atlantis, and the causes of the Sargasso Sea's formation, including details about the people of Atlantis before its first destruction.
Reading 364-13
Original date: 1932-11-17 · Atlantis and Ancient Civilizations
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce reviews and corrects two articles, 'The Coming of Man' and 'Life Readings', providing details on the origin and locations of the five races, earth's ancient geography, and suggestions for expanding astrological references.
Reading 388-1
Original date: 1933-08-11 · Individual Physical Readings (Continued)
Generated synopsis: This reading addresses the physical ailments of Mr. [388], attributing them to colon and digestive issues, and recommends a regimen of enemas, herbal remedies, violet ray treatments, and dietary changes to avoid surgery.
Reading 413-1
Original date: 1931-02-05 · Individual Physical Readings (Continued)
Generated synopsis: A life reading for Mrs. [413] detailing her past lives in Egypt, Persia, Poseida, and England, her spiritual development, and guidance for material and spiritual progress.
Reading 414-2
Original date: 1934-04-25 · Individual Physical Readings (Continued)
Generated synopsis: Physical reading for female body [414] addressing nausea, circulation issues, and fainting, recommending radio-active appliance, atomidine, and osteopathic manipulations focusing on coccyx and plexus centers.
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