Initiation
Initiation: 303 literal and 8 semantic reading associations (overlap counted once). Generated classifications require verification before citation.
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Reading 31-1
Original date: 1928-02-21 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading for a 47-year-old woman, focusing on her past lives, innate abilities, and guidance to pursue writing, especially during the ninth month, to achieve spiritual and worldly success.
Reading 39-2
Original date: 1927-05-18 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading for a 41-year-old man born in England, focusing on his astrological influences, past lives, personal abilities in mysticism and wood/cloth products, and guidance on business and self-understanding.
Reading 137-121
Original date: 1929-05-12 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading for [137] confirming his past-life identity as Jude, his wife then as his current mother-in-law [4255], and detailing his and others' associations in the First Palestine period under Ezekiel, with a historical supplement on his incarnations and relationships.
Reading 165-25
Original date: 1937-08-26 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce advises [165] on establishing a boys' school, encouraging persistence, diplomatic contacts, and caution regarding financial and personal decisions.
Reading 165-26
Original date: 1937-11-08 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: This reading encourages the entity to persist in establishing a school for boys, emphasizing spiritual reliance, inner strength, and perseverance despite financial and personal setbacks, while offering guidance on securing students and funding.
Reading 172-3
Original date: 1929-11-27 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a woman, exploring her astrological influences, past lives in Egypt, India, America, and Mt. Horeb, and her innate abilities as teacher, writer, and minister, with guidance on her life work.
Reading 195-14
Original date: 1925-07-08 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: This life reading for a 42-year-old man describes his astrological influences, past lives in France, Arabia, Egypt, and prehistoric America, and his potential for invention and psychic development.
Reading 195-41
Original date: 1927-03-15 · Individual Physical/Health Readings (Early Cases)
Generated synopsis: Cayce gives corrections and suggestions for an article on psychic readings, focusing on past-life incarnations, Egyptian history, and the origins of humanity, with emphasis on making the article more readable and acceptable for publication.
Reading 228-2
Original date: 1925-03-21 · Business and Vocational Guidance
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a 37-year-old male bookkeeper, describing his astrological influences, past incarnations, personality traits, and potential abilities, with follow-up correspondence and life events.
Reading 232-1
Original date: 1922-06-24 · Business and Vocational Guidance
Generated synopsis: A reading for a 70-year-old woman addressing nervous and digestive issues, with a lesion at the fifth dorsal, recommending a specific medicine, osteopathic manipulation, and violet ray treatments, and predicting she will live to nearly 100.
Reading 254-9
Original date: 1924-07-27 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: Cayce advises against establishing work in Dixon, Illinois, and discusses the attitudes and potential of Oscar Gumbinsky and Frank E. Mohr, suggesting a temporary stay in Chicago before moving on.
Reading 254-18
Original date: 1924-12-23 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce advises on the practical organization and funding of a proposed institute for psychic research, emphasizing starting with a board of investigators, donations, and adherence to spiritual principles.
Reading 254-45
Original date: 1928-10-27 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: This reading is a dedication address for the Cayce Hospital, emphasizing the integration of science, philosophy, and religion for the betterment of humanity, and includes correspondence about the dedication event.
Reading 254-52
Original date: 1931-03-02 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce gives guidance on the proper method for organizing and proceeding with the work of the psychic phenomena, emphasizing physical health, unity of purpose, careful selection of leaders, and spiritual ideals.
Reading 254-56
Original date: 1931-03-28 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce advises a group on forming a spiritual organization, emphasizing that ideals must be tested in individual lives, and gives guidance on the roles of three potential managers and the naming of the association.
Reading 254-60
Original date: 1931-11-22 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: A group reading given at Virginia Beach on November 22, 1931, offering guidance on the future policy of the Association, handling recent legal troubles in New York, and interpreting a prophetic dream about the trouble, with references to the Egyptian period of the work.
Reading 254-83
Original date: 1935-02-14 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: This reading is a spiritual discourse where Edgar Cayce, speaking from a universal source, addresses questions about the identity and authority behind his guidance, the role of the Great White Brotherhood, and the establishment of a foundation, emphasizing that true service is to the Master of masters, not limited by human names or structures.
Reading 254-102
Original date: 1938-10-06 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce advises Hugh Lynn Cayce on developing a radio program about psychic experiences, emphasizing constructive, non-sensational content, a diverse board of experts, and adherence to the Association's ideals.
Reading 254-104
Original date: 1939-01-27 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: This reading provides guidance on the Association's 1939 program, including board membership, lecture tours, publication plans, and the importance of meditation and cooperation, with closing remarks from Edgar Cayce at the Eighth Annual Congress.
Reading 254-107
Original date: 1940-09-17 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: This reading discusses the publication and distribution of Edgar Cayce's work, including advice on a book by Thomas Sugrue, pamphlets by Dorothy Herzog and Dr. Enid Smith, and the dedication of the Association's new library and offices, with addresses on spiritual evolution and the purpose of the organization.
Reading 257-202
Original date: 1938-11-23 · Mental and Spiritual Development (Individual)
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading addressing health issues (hemorrhoids, digestion), business and financial decisions (stocks, settlements, partnerships), and spiritual guidance on proper conduct and purpose.
Reading 262-18
Original date: 1932-05-01 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce reviews the group's lesson on faith, approves it with minor punctuation changes, and provides guidance on the next lesson about virtue and understanding, including individual messages and a group message.
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 262-67
Original date: 1934-07-15 · The 'Search for God' Group Readings
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce gives personal messages to members of Norfolk Study Group #1 on the lesson of Desire, emphasizing spiritualizing desires and aligning with God's will.
Reading 272-9
Original date: 1935-08-31 · Group Health and Dietetics
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading for a female schoolteacher seeking to attain the Christ Consciousness, emphasizing the application of love, patience, and service in daily life as the path to spiritual awareness.
Reading 275-38
Original date: 1934-01-16 · Group Health and Dietetics
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce gives a detailed past-life reading about the Egyptian period of the priest Ra-Ta, describing the roles, relationships, and physical appearances of a group of individuals in that lifetime and their connections in the present.
Reading 281-16
Original date: 1933-03-13 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce gives an esoteric interpretation of the Book of Revelation, explaining its symbols as representations of inner spiritual forces and the individual's journey, and answers questions on topics like Babylon, the anti-Christ, and the afterlife.
Reading 281-25
Original date: 1935-07-17 · The Glad Helpers / Healing Prayer Group
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce describes the Temple Beautiful in Egypt circa 10,500 B.C., its services, symbols, and how its practices relate to the Glad Helpers' spiritual healing work, including affirmations and individual past-life roles.
Reading 282-8
Original date: 1938-07-06 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: This reading addresses a man's nervous breakdown, attributing it to mental and nerve strain, and recommends a change of environment, low electrical forces, and suggestive therapeutics, with a trip to Germany being most advantageous.
Reading 294-131
Original date: 1932-01-25 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: This reading interprets Edgar Cayce's dreams about the mechanics of giving psychic readings, including a vision of a cone with rings representing levels of spiritual development, and a dream of an Egyptian tomb dedication, linking to his past-life as Ra-Ta.
Reading 294-136
Original date: 1932-04-01 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce interprets a series of dreams and visions for a 55-year-old man, providing spiritual guidance and warnings.
Reading 294-151
Original date: 1932-07-29 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: Continuation of Edgar Cayce's Egyptian incarnation as Ra-Ta, describing the establishment of homes, political changes, the rise of national spirit, the role of Isis, and the beginning of the Great Pyramid's construction.
Reading 294-153
Original date: 1932-08-04 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: This reading, given by Edgar Cayce, describes the past-life associations of various individuals with his incarnation as Ra-Ta in Egypt, detailing their roles and relationships and how they influence present-day interactions.
Reading 294-174
Original date: 1934-04-12 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: A psychic reading for Edgar Cayce, [295], and [288] on their soul development, karmic associations, and roles in Cayce's work, including discussion of a vision of his mother materializing a silver dollar.
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 294-212
Original date: 1944-09-17 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: Edgar Cayce's final reading for himself, given in Roanoke, Virginia, on September 17, 1944, diagnoses his physical condition, including toxic blood, colon strictures, lung adhesions, and nerve depletion, and prescribes treatments such as gold and silver solutions, wet cell appliance, osteopathic massage, and colon cleansing, while also offering spiritual encouragement and guidance for rest and recovery.
Reading 307-1
Original date: 1929-07-18 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a 51-year-old female high school teacher, focusing on her astrological influences, past lives (England, Bethany, Egypt), and guidance to teach and minister in New York.
Reading 311-1
Original date: 1930-11-22 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a 28-year-old commercial agent, detailing his astrological influences, past incarnations (French Revolution, Persian, Egyptian, Indian, early American), and guidance on combining spiritual ideals with material success.
Reading 315-4
Original date: 1934-06-18 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a photographer, detailing his past lives in Atlantis, Persia, France, Ethiopia, and early America, and giving spiritual guidance for his present incarnation.
Reading 324-5
Original date: 1934-09-05 · Individual Life Readings (Reincarnation/Past Lives)
Generated synopsis: A life reading for a young girl, describing her past lives, astrological influences, and guidance for her development, including the use of purple and violet for physical disorders.
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