Reading 1468-3

TEXT OF READING 1468-3 F 47 (Social Secretary, Divorced,

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Date: 1/6/1938 Sex: F Age: 47 ReadingID: 7296

Protestant Background) This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 6th day of January, 1938, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [1468], Active Member of the Ass”n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

[Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.]

Time of Reading 11:10 to 11:30 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City. (Entity - who seeks a continuation of her Life Reading on her Palestine incarnation, as Mariaerh, begun Dec. 15, 1937.)

1. EC: (In undertone - “Mariaerh of the Samaritans, Judean hill country - triumphal entry - associations with the Women - affiliation with those during the Pentecost - companion or wedded to Lucius of Cyrene, the bishop of the church in Laodicea.”)

2. Yes - with the activities in the ministry, when the entity was with its companion Lucius in Laodicea, when Lucius was made - by Paul, and Barnabas - head of the church; there came some hardships to the entity owing to the teachings of Paul concerning the interests of those who were as leaders or the head of the churches, and from which grew in many quarters the commanding or demanding of celibacy as a prerequisite for the activities as a bishop or leader.

3. This caused the entity, Mariaerh, owing to the fact that there were no children, to feel that most of those teachings of Paul - or many - were directed at her.

4. Owing then to the close friendships that grew between John Mark and Mariaerh, again questions arose in the minds of many - owing to the differences in the ages of Lucius and Mariaerh.

5. These caused many disturbing conditions with the entity in that experience.

6. Only when there had been, with Luke and Barnabas, the greater and better understanding, did there come to be a greater activity by Mariaerh in these activities and surroundings.

7. In the latter portion of the activities - before the persecutions of the church arose, through the activities of the entity as aroused against Paul and his disputes with the mother church; or the first church in Antioch and the first church in Jerusalem headed by the brother of the Lord, James, and Peter and Andrew and the others that from time to time made those visitations there - there was a son born to the entity, that grew in grace and in favor with all of those not only in the first church but those that had been closely associated with the activities that preceded the coming of the Master, and the teachings of the Essenes.

8. These made for greater and better activities by the entity during the experience.

9. The entity then lived to those ages of sixty-nine, seeing then that the son - Sylvius - came to be reckoned by the leaders as one chosen for service in the name of the Master.

10. While there were many disturbances from the material, the entity’s experience throughout was for a growth in the mental and spiritual.

11. As to the applications in the present from the experience:

12. The abilities of the entity to write; especially Bethany to the Temple, or from the experiences of self as associated with Lucius - as the love story in same; and the cry of the multitudes, the words and the messages of the Master on the way.

13. These may become in the experience an awakening to the greater abilities.

14. Ready for questions.

15. (Q) Can you give me the names of my parents in that experience? (A) Jochim, the father. Marh, the mother; of the Judean or the Samaritan peoples, or those of the country - as indicated in the northernmost portion, or close to the Galilean activity.

16. (Q) Did I have brothers or sisters, or both? (A) Two brothers and a sister.

17. (Q) Where, when and what was my relationship to the entity now known as Sherman B. Joost and what does he mean to my present life pattern? (A) We do not find an association.

18. (Q) Where, when and what was my relationship to the entity now known as William Beresford Shope and what does he mean to my present life pattern? (A) We do not find an association.

19. (Q) Were my human mother […] and father […], associated with me in that sojourn and how? (A) A brother and a sister, in that particular experience.

20. (Q) Was my brother […], with me in that sojourn and in what way? (A) We do not find it so.

21. (Q) Was I associated with the entity in that sojourn now known as [1472]? (A) In a portion there was an acquaintance, and especially in the latter years of the entity now called […] - or [1472], then Judy - when there was a reviving of the teachings for the son Sylvius as related to the prophecies that had been made by the leader or teacher or prophetess of the Essenes; in the latter portion of the experiences of the entity Judy, were the closer associations then more as the advisor or counselor.

22. (Q) Was Sylvius the only child born to Mariaerh and Lucius? (A) The only child.

23. We are through for the present.

Copy to Self ” ” Ass’n file

Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. 1/25/38 Miss [1468]‘s ltr. to EC:

Dear Mr. Cayce:

I am so sorry not to have written you much sooner but my clients have all been having various and unusual happenings in their lives which has meant taking up a good deal of my time so that only now does everything seem to be straightened out.

Thank you ever, ever so much for the last part of my Reading [1468-3]. I can only say again that the whole reading has been MOST STARTLING AND AMAZING. I have been pouring over it and have been putting my new Bible dictionary to very good use, all of which has given me an entirely new slant on that period. I was never very much interested in Paul but he seems to have come to life for me again. I have also gotten a better idea of the Churches of Paul. I feel that there is enough food there (in this period) to keep me studying for years to come. I feel as though a door had been opened to another world.

It seems to me that as your help-meet, I must have caused you CONSIDERABLE ANGUISH, but I am glad to see that “the entity’s experience throughout was for growth in the mental and spiritual,” so it was all for a reason I suppose.

In my Life Reading [1468-1] I asked the question: “Is there any particular reason why I shouldn’t find companionship in marriage?”, and your answer was: “None. While the entity, the self, has held back, or has held the thought innately that there are hindrances in such, this is from those experiences and teachings following the separations of self, during that sojourn in the Palestine activity. For those tenets were then set by some that ‘he that weddeth doeth well, but he that weddeth not doeth better!’” I can well understand, now with my last Reading [1468-2], why there should be that questioning in my mind, about marriage, and I can only say again AMAZING.

Then in the second reading [1468-2] where it says that my parents at that time were not of the strictly orthodox Jewish activity, seems to have come down to the present experience, for while they were very religious, their minds were open. They were Lutheran first, then Methodists, called on a Christian Science practitioner for my mother once and and even looked into the “Holy Roller” activity. As soon as I got to the age where I could reason for myself, I had no use for the usual Orthodox churches which seemed to me to lack spirit and had become merely form and just words. You also refer to this in my Life Reading [1468-1] during the Persian experience with you as Uhjltd where you say: “In the experience the entity gained, the entity lost, the entity made for the activities that bring into the present experience the doubts and fears that arise when the application of tenets become rote and they lose their effectiveness.” All very, very interesting.

Do you take from the last reading [1468-3] that my parents and myself knew Elizabeth and Zacharias and their son, John? And do you understand from this that Jesus often visited John just before the ministry began? I somehow had the idea that Jesus met John for the first time when he had John baptize him. Can you tell me where in the Bible I can find something about the first TEN that were baptized during the Pentecost?

I notice, too, that you refer to [in 1468-3] “…the first church in Jerusalem headed by the brother of the Lord, James, and Peter and Andrew…etc.” I came across “the brother of the Lord” in the Bible but I must confess that it is all new to me. Would you take it that “James” is the brother of the Lord?

It was extremely interesting to hear about SYLVIUS and I find myself wondering whether he is here “working for the cause” at this time. It was interesting too to hear what I did about Judy.

I received the “Reading on Meditation” [See “Meditation” chapter in Search For God Books I and II.] you sent me and find it very helpful. What with being somewhat of an “Extrovert” the past two weeks or so, there hasn’t been much time for meditation, but today I have had a grand time to myself and feel that I am back at my own “Center” again and expect to stay there! I feel somehow that things are coming closer. I have been having some extraordinary dreams lately.

I am just a little behind on my Bible reading but expect to be caught up in a day or two. I am afraid I am so tense on the New Testament these days that I am not getting all I should out of the Old, but I can take that up on my next round of the Old Testament! (Next year)

I also received the November Bulletin [entitled “Using A Life Reading”] and after reading it went back to my first Life Reading and got a lot more out of it.

Thank you a thousand times for everything and I do hope that this time the cold has ALL cleared up and that you feel ALL well again.

With my love to you all, I am,

Very sincerely, [1468]

R2. 1/29/38 EC’s ltr. to Miss [1468]:

Dear Miss [1468]

Good to hear from you again. Suspected that you were being kept busy - glad you are, if you like to be kept busy, and not too much fuss is made about it. Have still been on the sick list. Haven’t felt just right since Christmas week, have tried to struggle along; but lately have had to skip quite a number of periods of work. That balls every thing up, and haven’t had chance to get to some of those that would like to have for myself, but will yet I hope. Find I have as hard time trying to get the Dr’s to work on me like the reading says as others, guess they are afraid of me. Oh yes, I know I should not be sick, and all those things but still am so very human, am subject to all the things that trouble the rest of mankind.

Glad you liked the last part of your reading [1468-3], or if not liked it - found it worthy of study, and then to find the answer to a lot of innate feelings through the present experience here. Well there is the answer - how I do not know but am sure it is present within each one of us. Am sure you find the Bible Dictionary very interesting - and as you say look again to the sayings of Paul.

As to the trouble you as my help-meet made that was not just what I gathered, but would possibly be better to reserve my comment until we can have a reading on that period, and see what it says - the thing that interests me is that in my own first reading [294-8], an appearance was not given at that time - am wondering why. And just how the reading explains it, have been told often there was a LADY I was to meet and then much would be told me, that had not heretofore even been hinted at [See 294-62, Par. 7-A, 2/1/26 in re climbing wall, lady falling, etc.] - naturally wonder, for guess have just about as much curiosity as the next one. And have of course looked for that lady, for years and years now; each time have found some one was closely associated with here or there. Have wondered if that was the one referred to, but each time have been told no. Now guess have your curiosity aroused about as much as my own. Well, how I wish you might be present when I do have chance to get this - for feel sure there would be a something that responds within you as the details were unfolded as to what happened at that time - then are you the one referred to so often in other readings. Well, guess we have a lot to work out together in some way.

The inferences and the experiences as referred to, from the Palestine experience as find expression in your life now, well, it appears to me to make it the more certain. Well, how shall I say it? You are “that woman.” Well I knew there was a something when first met you - how can one say it?

I think you knew John and his parents, but evidently you were very young as we would call it this day and age, and possibly knew of the death of Zacharias and then Elizabeth and John better. No, the readings say [[5749] series] that John and Jesus studied in Egypt together, that is the last few years before he began preaching.

Don’t think there is special mention about the first ten that were baptized on day of Pentecost, only inferences in other places. But believe most of this record is in the first chapters of Acts.

Yes, I understand James was the brother of the Lord, James bro of John, sons of Zebedee, was the first martyr. Then it seems that the Lord’s brothers James and Jude, accepted the word and were elevated to official positions in the church

• or that is my understanding. Sylvius - or Silas [707], from the reading [GD’s note: Silvanus in Bible dictionary is identified with Silas] is here - know him. Lives in Washington, has had the most interesting life you most ever heard. Will tell you about him some time when see you. His present life reads like book of fiction.

Glad you liked the paper of meditation. Think you will be able to get a great deal out of it.

Well, had lot more to say, but lady has come for her appointment, so have to stop here. Write when you have chance, please. Always glad to hear from you. All here send love and best wishes.

Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce

R3. 2/4/38 Dr. [1529] obtained a Life Rdg. saying he was Silvanus, one of the Seventy, counselling and giving strength to the 12 Disciples, the bishops, deacons, etc.

R4. 2/12/38 EC’s ltr. to Miss [1468]:

Dear [1468]

Am enclosing the information as was gotten on the appearance of “one Lucius” [294-192, 2/11/38] don’t know that can make much comment just now would like for you to study it over a bit, tell me what you think, for am sure you - as well as I

• will find something that answers a something within and there may be a lot of questions you would like to ask. Some that might be very pertinent and very helpful to each of us at this time.

I want to ask - what were the tenets that caused the two to separate and what was the teaching of Judy, Mary and Elizabeth to the companion that brought them together again? What, if any thing, have they in common to work out now? And how may this be done? And I think a few more. Would like to know tho what you think and what questions if any, you would like to ask about the specific experience as this is the original copy. When you have studied it over, but read it several times you can return, or make a copy if you like. There are several unnecessary words, but don’t wonder there was a stumbling for words, do you?

Most interesting tho I think, what do you think?

With love from all

Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce

R5. 2/13/38 Miss [1468]‘s ltr. to EC:

Sunday P.M.

Dear Mr. Cayce,

I was glad to get you nice long letter, the contents of which I found extremely interesting, and did so want to write sooner, but my clients continue to take up so much of my time that I can’t even think about my own affairs. However, I am taking this quiet peaceful Sunday to try to get caught up.

In the first place, I am awfully sorry you are still on the sick list. I am hoping that by the time this reaches you, you will have improved greatly - also hope that the doctors have been persuaded to follow instructions.

Yes, you have my curiosity THOROUGHLY AROUSED by what you say about the LADY! Suppose it is best not to say anything until you have your reading because - suppose it should turn out to be another “false alarm”? It does seem strange that an appearance was not given at that time where you played such an important part. It is all so strange. If I should turn out to be the LADY well, naturally, I can hardly wait! (My reading says “Patience” is the lesson I must learn, so I’ll try to contain myself!)

You know I meant to ask you in my last letter if Silas [707] and Sylvius were not the same person. I will enclose a copy of what it says about Silas in my Bible Dictionary [see below]. Isn’t it amazing that he [707] is living in Washington, that is something else I can hardly wait to hear

• something about his life. Have you ever heard anything about Luke or Mark [452], or even Paul? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a re-union? Of course, I know that life means progress and expanding consciousness and we shouldn’t become crystallized to any one phase, but what I see most of all in this is “that something” that is happening to TIME. I seem to be seeing so much farther - taking such a LONG VIEW of things - a thousand years is certainly beginning to seem like a day.

I am convinced too that all of this is the next step that had to be taken, that is, the being able to look back over past lives (the Remembering) if one is not able to do it for oneself, then with the kind of help of another who is able to look farther. I am also wondering if this isn’t just what is meant by “the Lord requireth that which is past.” I don’t think we are going to be able to look very far ahead until we are likewise able to look back. This is just my humble opinion. But how did I happen to get off on such a long spiel!

In the reading I am told I have one sister and two brothers and that my mother and father during this life were my brother and sister then. Well I think I know who the other brother would be. My father had a twin brother who was so like him that most people could not tell them apart. Also alike in disposition and character, etc.

I would just love to be present when you have your reading but I am afraid I must forego that pleasure at this time and shall have to content myself with reading it.

I suppose your Egyptian reading didn’t mention SHU-TUN, by any chance.

In the last reading [1468-2] I have been pondering one paragraph which puzzles me somewhat. It is as follows:

“If there is the attempt upon the part of the entity to make application of that in the experience which brought about the same experiences during the latter portions of its activities, there may be aroused those feelings in which the entity may picture, may depict, may paint in words…” etc., etc.

Now what I am wondering about is this, do you understand it to mean that during the last portion of my life in that experience, I did make application of something in which I could bring back into memory something that had happened even in my lives before that one? On re-reading it, that thought came to me which I had not noticed before.

Also, today a friend gave me a book to read and in it she says the fact is brought out that Jesus has reincarnated and is living in the East (Himalayas or somewhere like that) today. I haven’t read the book, of course, yet but am wondering if anything like that has ever come out in any of your readings.

I have a great deal more to write about but suppose I must stop now and will save the rest until next time. I do so hope you are well again. Much love to you all -

Sincerely, [1468]

ACCORDING TO BIBLE DICTIONARY: SILAS [707] - SILVANIUS [1529]: A companion and friend of Paul. The original name was probably Silas, a word of Semetic, not Greek, origin. Only this form of the name is found in Acts (15:22, 16:19, 17:4, 18:5). But there is little doubt as to the identity of Silas with Silvanius of Paul’s Epistles, since the two play almost exactly the same role in the second missionary journey. If, as seems to be the case, Silas is included in the “we” (us) of Acts 16:37, he was a Roman citizen, and Silvanius, like Paulus, may have been an adopted name. He seems to have been one of the leading men in the Jerusalem church, which accounts for his having been sent with Judas Barsabbas as a messenger to the Churches in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia (Acts 15:23—28). It may have been Silas’ familiarity with the details of the history of the Palestinian Church that led Paul to take Silas with him on the Second missionary journey (Acts 15:40). Silas possessed prophetic gifts [ch. Acts 15:34) whether the Silvanius “through whom” the author of I P. [I Peter] wrote (I P. [I Peter] 5:12) is to be identified with the companion of Paul depends upon conclusions as to the date and authorship of this Epistle (See Peter, First Epistle).

R6. 2/16/38 Miss [1468]‘s ltr. to EC:

Dear Mr. Cayce:

It was a most delightful surprise to find your letter enclosing copy of your “Reading” [294-192] on Monday noon, and needless to say it has had my all-absorbing thought and attention ever since. As I have made a copy of the same I am returning the original to you and thank you a thousand times.

Last night I saw Judy and of course let her read it and she was deeply interested and it pleases her to find [1472] confirmed again and again. She said she was writing to you so may have a question or two to ask too.

It seems to me that your questions cover about EVERYTHING, I have been wondering what I could add. To me the following is most significant and I would love to ask that this be clarified for I feel there is a deep meaning behind it, namely: “Then meeting that companion in the present experience brings about that as may be given…that is the humbleness as was gained, still held.” Now certainly you are the essence of HUMBLENESS and modesty ([1472] and I can’t see how you could ever be puffed-up under any circumstances!!!) and I don’t think this can mean bringing out HUMBLENESS only it seems to me there is a definite promise given there “BRINGS ABOUT THAT AS MAY BE GIVEN.” I would like to ask if “that as may be given” can come forth now in tangible form…a plan…something like that.

Certainly the next two paragraphs [294-192, Par. 27, 28] that follow are PURE PROMISES that will come following “that as may be given”.

Would it be in order to ask whether my present “approach to TRUTH” or pattern, is the right way in order to be of help or service?

Then I would like to ask whether “Sylvanius” really was “Silas” because there is really a little doubt in my mind after having read the following: ”…Silas and Paul and Barnabas and those that had become the leaders or the real ministers of the missionaries for the Church.” [294-192, Par. 18.] Following this is the paragraph [Par. 19] “Hence this brought into the experience of the entity Lucies Lucius] disturbances between himself and his companion”…etc. (This was supposed to have taken place before Sylvius was born.)

Then I wonder what was so wrong about your being entertained and kept by Mary [295], Martha [560] and Lazarus [1924], who had been friends of Jesus?

It looks to me as though the separations were caused mostly by Paul’s eternal harping on whether it was well for those in authority in the churches to be married or not, but I, too, would like to know definitely.

It all seems so very strange to me, how the same pattern is carried forward in a way. For instance, I married a man who was at least twenty years older than I, and if I hadn’t married him, I would have married another about the same age, and all through my life I have been interested in people older than myself. My women friends, even as a girl, were from eight to ten years older, just not interested in the younger. I received the first inkling of Christian Science through my husband’s cousin, and from then on, intermittently, and I went along that line. Then I separated from the husband for good, and took up the study of Christian Science in earnest. In that, of course, I got the Master’s spiritual healing, took no medicine for years. As a matter of fact, stood at death’s door a couple of times relying only on Truth and was healed. But if ever a church was patterned after the churches of Paul, it was the Science churches. The First Church in Jerusalem - the First Church Boston, Mass., with its President, Leaders, Heads, etc., and branch churches, and when I read about the troubles in Paul’s churches, the big rows in the church of Jerusalem, it brought back the most stormy, vicious sessions of the Science church that I have ever sat through anywhere. Then I began slowly to have an awakening of consciousness, so much so, that I resigned from the Branch church at 43rd Street, and the wrench was awful. But apparently I still wasn’t cured because in the course of time I was again drawn into another branch at Park Avenue and 63rd Street. This took a good deal of time and they kept me waiting. After I was in, I was more firmly fastened in it than I had been before, working for the church as usual. After a couple of years, the same old questioning began until I was having virtually hell on earth until I could make up my mind. Then when I was convinced that there wasn’t the ghost of a chance for any kind of “expanding of consciousness” that I was being smothered, (terrible wrestling), OUT I GOT again, which ordeal was even worse than before because they wouldn’t let me go having people calling me up all the time trying to “save me”, etc. Well all of this business used up several good years, but all the time I was in the church, there were Paul’s same old HARPING on that same old theme - should one, or should one not marry, or if one were married, it should be a “Spiritual marriage”, and many good years were wasted when I should have been enjoying friendships of men as well as women. You can see how that thing has held on because in my first “Reading” [1468-1] I asked a question in regard to that and you remember the answer that was given went back to Paul. Also you will remember my saying that I really did not care for Paul or to read anything of his, and it was only from the historical standpoint that I seem to have any interest in him now. Don’t you think that is strange? Also, out of the above experience has been my ONE AND ONLY DESIRE to be free from ALL CHURCH ORGANIZATION and GROUPS and people who want to get hold of me to tell me how to approach God (There are many like that). This has become almost a fetish with me - my desire for complete freedom to worship God in my own way, but with my eyes and ears always open for Truth for God speaks through all! Truth without as well as within. The strange part of all this is that [1472] has gone through just about the same experience, only I didn’t know her while she was a member of the same church, but only after we both had gotten out of Church, and we both feel just the same about all of this. We are both interested in reading the same kind of books too and it was through her that I heard of you and I KNEW that I MUST have a Reading.

I just felt I must tell you all this because I seem to have had much of the “Hang-over” from Jerusalem, if I could only have some of the LIGHT I had then as well!

Well, I certainly am MOST ANXIOUS to hear the answer to the questions and think it would be MARVELLOUS if a way could be shown for specific work - a real way, as it were.

Thank you ever so much for everything, and waiting to hear any news that might be stirring, I am,

With love to you all,

Sincerely, [1468]

R7. 2/21/38 EC’s ltr. to Miss [1468]:

Dear Miss [1468]

Have yours of 13th and 16th. Wish could just sit down and talk all this over and not try and write it, for one scarcely makes a letter - say just what they are trying to say, but just hope you don’t grow tired of this, for know will take a lot of words to say what would like to say just now. First

• if you wish your Clients to keep you busy, well, that is fine. And am glad you are, and guess as that is your way just now for service to your fellow man. Then you must be busy about your father’s business. But am always anxious to hear from you - just hope don’t get too anxious. Well know I should never be on the sick list, when we attain where we know it is all ONE and acknowledge it is in HIM, then live it; there will not be such things, but here we are subject to so much and are influenced by so many things, or imagine we are - as just as well be. We do give way to the weaknesses of the flesh, but have been feeling much better of late. But I can and do get bad off one moment and in the hour are all well again. And - well, guess am just the extremist that I am. The Lady [See EC dreams] - well, there is a long story about that, and will tell you as best can. May make you more curious, or may answer something within - we will see. Years and years ago, when was first convinced that there was something to the information as was given in readings, asked many questions as to where to work, who with and the like. Well, among the things told was like this: “There will be a Lady be drawn to the work, one with whom you have been associated very closely. You should know when you met them, by their reaction. They must feel there has been an association for a purpose. This person will be able to help you more than anyone else, in the work. Not only from training at this time, more from the help and counsel they will be able to give you; than any other, and their ability to correlate the data you will have gotten when you meet them, there will be definite liking one for the other. There are signs that will be given you at the time - experiences that will make each of you know, you have been very close in a definite work here before. When you meet them, hold fast one to the other. Don’t let any thing keep you from carrying on that you once began.” Do you wonder that I felt, well, at least peculiar, when what was given in your reading, referred to my having been with you in that period? Well, have thought several times, had met that “Lady” and have found it not so. Am just wondering - wondering, that is all.

Would say from the last reading [1468-3] that Silas [707] and Silvanus [1529] - as the child [Sylvius] of “Mariarh” [1468] and “Lucius” [294] were not the same. For when looking up the information for the person - the reading gave being Silas [707], he came from some where else - and that he knew a younger person, son of Lucius later in life.

Will have to tell you his story some time, much too long to undertake it here tho possibly will be of interest - if any of this is of interest to you.

No nothing about Luke - but Mark [1452], yes. He is a young man there in N.Y. He has had a hard time coming to an acknowledgement of it. He was trained for a Missionary. Spent some years in China, then gave it up and is an accountant now; with a banking house, I believe. Hope you may meet his some time, and well, you can judge for yourself

• that is the best answer after all, that one receives from within.

The vista that opens with the realization of all these thoughts certainly make time - as nothing - for it is as but yesterday - or how was it Solomon put it “a thousand years are as but yesterday when it is passed.” As I understand the promise - “Abide in me, as I abide in the Father, and we shall come and make our abode with thee, and will bring all things to your remembrance, from the foundation of the world” is fulfilled in the consciousness of just having lived, and experienced that which, prompts our thoughts and feelings at this time, that such experiences come at seeming unforeseen times - and when one might have acted differently - had they known all this before hand. The answer it has taken all the experiences to make us aware in the present of the truth in our own selves.

Most interesting about your family, isn’t it? Well, it is just such that gives us an assurance - one we can not give another, but is our very own, for our edification, will we accept it as such and the likeness of your Uncle to your father, in the light of all the “Horrors” in a way you must have experienced in the Palestine experience. Well, seems to me just amazing, and to some, guess it would be just so much fancy.

There were so many mentioned in Egypt. Would have to read over several readings [294-147—153], but hope if you are interested, you will, some time take all those and compile them together - make sort of a pre-history.

Well, am glad the reading on Lucius [294-192] was given before your letter came or might say the answer to your question - “If there is the attempt upon the part of the entity to make application, of that in the experience which brought about the same experience during the later portion of its activities, there may be aroused those feelings, in which the entity may picture, may depict, may paint in words” etc. Well, seems to me that was answered in the reading as to what happened. Yes, maybe I am just too visionary, but do you see? Do you apply the impelling force of the experience? Well, you may be a great writer, of a sort, and a marvellous sort would seem to me - maybe again I am partial.

Have heard of such a book, but am persuaded from the walks and talks have had with Jesus, that He has not incarnated in the earth as yet, since Calvary.

Oh, hope am not making this too long, but want to talk on and on, but must cut it shorter I know. But the 16th [1472] wrote she had read the reading, seemed perturbed that I questioned as to what she taught you at that time. While my question was - Paul evidently caused you to be sent away - but the teachings of Judy, Mary and Elizabeth, was what reunited us, and made happiness for all. Now what was the lesson? Do you see what I mean? Of course, know the letters as recorded in N. T. New Testament] do not carry what Paul said to Lucius [294] as the head of the church, nor is there an intimation of what was taught by others. There is only the realization that Paul and Peter disagree, as does the church at Jerusalem.

Do hope some part of the questions on the period may be gotten with you present. Don’t know when can get these but will, when can, may be better for each to ponder that we already have before undertaking this. What do you think?? As I understand about my staying with Lazarus [1924] and Mary [295] and Martha [560] - the fact that I was not a Jew of the orthodox faith, they were questioned as I get it, isn’t that right? You know ethical things do perturb people today, they did then.

Yes, Paul must have persuaded Lucius [294], he would be better not married - and then Mariarah [1468] was with the others - why she made Lucius [294] see every thing differently. Just as he really wanted to and it made happiness for all. Then, do you wonder - I ask, “what did they tell you - what did they teach you??”

And your experience here this time - my, my, my! It all dovetails in so one might get the shivers - or feel awed to the extent of most any thing. It is really marvellous! And your experiences with the Science Church all are a part of it all. What is that? “God moves in mysterious ways, His purpose to perform.”

Thank you for telling me all about your experiences. Am sure there is much some where for us to do. We will see what we shall see. Will let you have what ever data we may get from time to time. Am anxious to be sure, but do not want to be hasty.

Write when ever you can. All send love and best wishes

Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce

R8. 3/5/38 Miss [1468]‘s ltr. to EC:

Dear Mr. Cayce:

Thank you so much for your very interesting letter which I, as usual, meant to answer long before this. About my client

• I have one at present from London who sails back of the 23rd of March who needs me in the morning to one o’clock or after, and then again from five in the evening to seven but more often seven-thirty to eight. In between I have to take care of the affairs of a couple of clients who are away, so that by the time I get home in the evening I am quite exhausted so nothing much but eat dinner, turn in, read and meditate a little and then sleep!!! This client from England is EXTREMELY difficult and if it weren’t for the fact that she leaves on the 23rd I would give it up, but I find there are a number of lessons I am getting from the experience. One lesson in particular I am happy over is that the GLAMOUR of WEALTH and SOCIETY makes no impression on me NOW whatsoever. This healing seems to be COMPLETE. The strange part is that all my clients are very wealthy but I had to make the contact with this particular one to see through the shallowness and sham of that kind of existence. That, in no way, interferes with my belief that each one should have enough for his needs while on this plane, but the richness of mind and soul is what counts and is real, I think. Anyway that is the story about the client who keeps me so busy! Then I thought if I could stand it, I could afford to have a couple of Readings, see???

I was so very interested in what you said about the “Lady”. I still think your question about what “Judy taught Mariarh” a very important one to ask. I can’t understand [1472]‘s attitude because there wasn’t even a hint of such a thing when I was with her. My motto is usually to be so very careful in what I say but guess I’m still not careful enough. I was merely so carried away with the whole thing that felt she might have an intelligent question to ask, etc., etc., but guess its best to go back to my policy of keeping quiet. I do hope you will ask the question.

I hope by this time you have completely recovered from the cold and are having no set-backs, also that the doctors are doing for you what they have been told to do.

It seems strange to hear about “Luke” being here and that he was a Missionary - most of the people who were in the Palestine experience do seem to have that strong religious urge - and especially a rebelling against something.

In thinking over the promise of being able to bring back in memory the experience in Palestine, etc., it has been coming to me for quite a long time that I could get no where until I had gotten my health back to such an extent that I could put my body out of my thought and only then could I settle down to accomplish anything. Therefore, I have been doing everything in my power to GET WELL. I have withdrawn from peoples and have kept very quiet and gotten plenty of sleep to calm the nerves. Now I am having treatments from a Physio-Therapist who rubs my back to relieve pressure on the nerves, etc. and then he uses radio-active lamp and violet ray lamp, the latter for sinus trouble, and he seems to be helping me. Of course, I never stop working along the Spiritual lines for healing which I thoroughly believe in, so with it all I know I will be healed. So with as much solitude as I have, and quiet reading and meditation, many, many strange things seem to be happening to me. That is, changes are coming quicker than they did before - I mean in my viewpoints - the changes in my consciousness. Therefore, I have stopped striving, and know that I must be working toward that end.

The book “Adept in Galilee” was very helpful from this standpoint: it brought out the great love which Jesus had for all mankind. I know the Bible does that, but this book seemed to bring it all a little closer, and I felt very much up-lifted after reading it. It also spoke of Jesus having said: “I have food to eat of which ye know not of. My food is to follow the dictates of Him who sent me that I may fully accomplish His work. Ye who think much of the needs of the body, do ye not often say to yourselves “Ah, it wants four months to harvest-tide”. But reflecting on the needs of the Soul instead, only look round and contemplate these fields of SAMARIA, which are already ripe for a Spiritual harvest - aye, that maturity of Soul, when its sourness is fast becoming the sweetness of enlightenment and love. And so, aptly might I say: “Already the reaper is receiving his wages and gathering in fruit for the Eternal life, that both he and the sower may rejoice together. For herein, ye may see the true meaning of the old adage, “‘One soweth and another reapeth’, seeing I send you to reap a harvest not of your own labouring, in that ye are benefitting by the labours of others instead.” And then he went on to explain to them why this was so, in that many a seer had sown seeds of wisdom among the SAMARITANS, which by reason of their open-mindedness and beautiful humility of spirit had fallen on good ground.”

I found this particularly interesting because in my “reading” [1468-2] it spoke of the Samaritans as not being orthodox, etc., or in other words were broadminded and open minded!

That is one of the many things that I find with the “Reading” so many things now mean something where before they would have passed by unnoticed.

I have been wondering so often and intended asking you: In a reading for yourself, have you ever put forth such questions as to where the information comes from, that is, is it your Superconscious Mind, or a Master, or is it that you just REMEMBER? etc., etc.

In regard to the Egyptian data, I think your son said that the Egyptian History was already being compiled and would be ready in the course of time. I already have a rough draft which he sent me but I think I will be more ready for that after I have had a reading on my Egyptian experience which I hope to have before long.

I think you are wise in not being in a hurry to ask the questions already referred to, although of course my “human self” is in very much of a hurry!!!

Hoping you are greatly improved in health, as I said before, and with love to you all, I am,

Sincerely yours, [1468]

P.S. I won’t be so long in writing next time, am getting things better organized and have caught up on much work.

R9. 3/16/38 EC’s ltr. to Miss [1468]:

Dear Miss [1468]

Mighty glad to have yours of the 5th, and know full well what it means to have some one calling on you all the time, especially those that are so very busy with something to them is the all important thing of this life.

Am sure you have and are having some very unusual experiences with your clients, am sure too, you get some very good lessons, at the same time, it affords you an opportunity to put in a word here and there that you, yourself may not see the good it will do. “God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform” and each of us may be a channel of blessing to some one - today - now.

Ah - the “Lady.” Well, am expecting to know - yes, KNOW, here this experience, and am sure it will be a marvellous experience for me (and of course each of us, that is what would make it marvellous). Yes, want to know what was the teaching at that time that made every thing so different. Understand [1472] is quite ill. Hope she is soon back to normal good health again.

One of the amazing things to me, is that most people who are supposed to have been in the Palestine period, or the Jesus period of same - have at one time or another been very much interested in Christian Science, and few if any, have remained wholly in same; if you understand me - or as you say, rebelling against something.

Hope you soon have your health in fine shape, yes, body, mind, soul, are ONE we are able to do our better work when there is coordination of these within. But I need not philosophise with you. Have need rather have you teach me, as you must have oh, so many, many times! And like to think you did - and that you liked to do so.

No, it is not that story as given in the Bible doesn’t teach us all these things. Yet, some one may tell it in a way that will bring it home, so to speak; as we have never had before. Words, WORDS, words, it is not in the words, but the spirit with which they are sent, the current of power that runs through them that arouses us here and there. Or as the Book puts it, “My Spirit beareth witness with thy spirit” so it is with books, that have a message for us. To one the message may be just so, so to another very vital. Don’t think I have seen “Adept in Galilee.” Am sure it must be beautiful, for some how there has always been a feeling of exultation with me to even speak of Jesus in Galilee, even the song “Jesus in Galilee” makes a thrill move up and down my spine as scarcely any thing else does.

It is so hard to think of or write of the readings - as apart from me - yet know they are - but am sure it is confusing to some. But, as you say, and it is the experience of most every one who gain any thing from the reading - that is, from the reading so much comes to mean something, where formerly one just passed over them. That is what makes them wonderful to me, or realize they really have LIFE.

Yes, many times has it been asked as to the source of the information. The answers are ever the same, the “UNIVERSAL” to put it short. Have even had Mediums [[507]?] say that it is not from an “Entity” or “Master” but my own soul development. Would like some time to talk with you at length about this, for am sure with your experience, could be put in much better wording, than I have ever been able to do. For evidently you helped me be something at one time, help to the many.

Have had another siege of cold, but hope am handling it OK now. H. L. is in New York. Am sure you will see or hear from him.

Write when ever you can. Am looking forward to when may see and talk with you again. Haven’t been able to get to my questions as yet - will when can.

All send love

Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce

R10. 3/30/38 Miss [1468]‘s ltr. to EC:

Dear Mr. Edgar Cayce:

It was such a comfort to get your interesting letter which I have read over many times. My “difficult” client got off last Wednesday but she left me in rather a daze after the “intense” days and just as I was coming to I got a bad cold but have succeeded in throwing off most of it and hope to be normal and really getting down to TRUE business very soon.

In your one letter [1468-3, Par. R7] you said something about my being of service in the case of this last client I question whether it is truly being of service or merely catering to the carnal mind! She seems to take it for granted that I will be with her again next November but I feel strongly that it is no place for me and hope I have the courage to refuse it at that time. Better to have less money and to retain one’s Spiritual poise, me thinks! I have learned much and grown through the experience but feel there is no need to repeat the “agony”. Well so much for that.

I was so sorry to hear you had another cold. [1472] said H. L. had told her you were much better and I am glad. She and I went to … studio last night to hear [1470]‘s program which he put on. It was very interesting.

My “readings” have been a great joy to me especially after a “hectic” day for I always found a loving and peaceful “something” that would help me into a “balanced” and normal state of mind…a quiet and gentle rhythm.

In going over your “Reading” [294-192] again, I pondered over the following: “And indeed the entity as Lucius in the activities of the entity called Cayce may become an influence and a power for good in this present portion of this sojourn.” Would you gather from this that you are to have the “conscious memory” of that sojourn?

I would indeed like to hear from you one day about your “talks with Jesus”. An experience like that would be wonderful.

I also find myself thinking about the child [318] of friends of yours who called you “brother” and clung to you, etc. Have you heard from him recently?

If a person had a Life Reading such as I had, and in it were three or four incarnations, and they in the course of time had a reading on each incarnation and finished that up, then had another Life Reading, would they get three or four other incarnations? For instance with yourself, have you had just the one Life Reading (aside from the physical)? Does there seem to be more of the Palestine “sojourns” brought out now than there have been in the past? I seem to have a peculiar feeling about this Palestine experience that I can’t put into words, as though we had just finished a cycle and were [we’re] now back at that point where we started [Palestine], and were [we’re] in a way wending our way back to the cycle beyond that, etc. until finally we are back to the “Give to me the glory that was mine before the world began” period! This is all put very badly, but as I said it is more of a feeling.

I have had a book for many years which I turn to off and on by a man named “Cheiro”, an Englishman who did horoscopes, but this book is a horoscope of nations and he gets most of his material and symbols from the Bible. Well it is the weirdest book you ever read as it forces one to accept certain conclusions he has come to because there are the predictions right in the Bible! He harps on the ten lost tribes of Israel, and the two tribes that are still out and refuse to “fuse with the ten” are what we call the Jews today and the ten tribes are US. Until the two tribes do fuse with us so that we get the whole number twelve, there will not be peace on earth, but we are on the way. The fact that the Jews are going back to Jerusalem is the beginning of the end of the conflict, he says, and that Jerusalem is going to rise in glory and be the greatest center of culture, etc. than we can imagine at this time. Well you have no doubt read all about this, but I mention it because it all confirms that peculiar feeling about JERUSALEM, if you know what I mean! Oh yes, one sad thing this man says is that we have to go through the Great Armageddon before we can have the peace on earth. Has anything come through with your Readings about having to go through another war?

It was very interesting to hear that “the information comes from the UNIVERSAL” and that mediums have said it was not from an Entity or Master but was your own Soul development. I wonder if you were able to do that in your Jerusalem incarnation or whether it is something you developed “somewhere along the line” since that time? What puzzles me greatly is why we seem to have forgotten so much of what we knew or had developed - or shall we say learned - in that Palestine sojourn - so much we had gotten from being on the scene when Jesus was present. Of course, if we could remember every life experience since that time I suppose we wouldn’t be puzzled. Perhaps we had much in THEORY only in those “Holy Days” and have had to dip deep into the earth experiences of joy and suffering to run the gamut of emotions and make TRUTH one with us - I DON’T KNOW - I’m merely THINKING OUT LOUD to you!

I do want to have a talk with H. L. one day soon and go over a number of things.

Will you make an appointment for me “soon as possible!!!” (says she selfishly!!!) for a Reading on my PHILADELPHIA incarnation [1468-4] - that is, the one before this present one. I haven’t my questions ready or the particular form you start with - all of which (together with check) I will send you in a few days, but anyway, thought you could put me down for an appointment in the meantime. You will remember that Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings I am busy with a client. However, that client is so peaceful her surroundings are so quiet, that if it is difficult to give me any other time, I think it might do - I would prefer, of course, to be alone.

I seem to have written an extremely long letter. There seems to be so much to say.

Hope you are completely well again, and with love to you all, I am,

Sincerely yours, [1468]

R11. 4/4/38 EC’s ltr. to Miss [1468]:

Dear Miss [1468]

Very glad to have yours of 30th - when hear from you seems as if am hearing from home - from some one have been looking for a word from for always. So it always is a red letter day when your letters come - thank you.

Glad you got your client off in fine shape. And am sure you sowed seeds of good will that will bear fruit. You see, it’s our job to sow the seeds and God’s to have them bear fruit. That is how we do not wish to recognize the seed we have sown at times, for all will bear fruit of one kind or another. But there I go you know when I try and write you - find myself running off at one and another angle; and in trying to curtail my verboseness, wonder if I say what I really intended to say. Oh yes, tho she may be carnal-minded, am sure you can and did render a service that will bear the right sort of fruit.

Am happy to say feel have about overcome a cold. A cold becomes a very close friend - of a nature - at times, and this one seemed to have gathered the seven other - what ever they say they were and came very close this time. But the mind has so much to do with what we do - even a cold. Well, MIND IS THE BUILDER and thoughts are things, so we build this or that.

[1472] and [1470] - they have a lot of scraps to fix up - what we of today would call ancient ones; but all the time being one time they are as fresh today as when they started. How is his programmes these days? We do not always get so well here, don’t know just what the interference [is], the Coast Guard station perhaps.

Thanks - to have one say as you - the readings bring joy - well that is to me most worth while. For am persuaded to bring joy, hope, peace, and all the children of the fruits of the Spirit. Well, that is making life worthwhile, and will live on and on in the hearts and minds of others - and too is what makes me know it is not of myself - but the spirit of truth that may work in all of us.

“Lucius” have pondered over that very portion of the information many times - possibly will have much of that experience come to me. Have had so many experiences, at times, wonder where I am headed? The why this was withheld - the Lucius experience - is the mystery to me. Am hoping to have more light on that soon. Can’t take the time that should be given to another in need, but hope to get to it very soon. Then hope will be able to answer many more questions about that experience. Of course, materially you are so tied up in that experience, that am at times afraid you represent that experience to me, tho realize that is not the proper way to feel about it. For then, am looking for the material when as the Bishop of the church must have meant much to a great many people, and will have to be more and more impersonal. But the real good, evidently was accomplished by your sincerity; and while not exactly a pawn, was directed, and the urge was motivated by the love for you at the time. But possibly had better not get too far into that until know more of the happenings of the period at least.

The “Talks With Jesus”: They have been the highlights of my entire life. Possibly will try and put them on paper some time, but they are so personal, so precious - in cold type they do not have the feeling one really has and does experience in even telling about them.

The boy - [318] - yes, hear from him rather regularly and he plans to come spend a while with me this summer. His Mother and Father both say even now, they just hope he comes back home. He wants to stay with me, tho have only seen him twice in this life. Will be some experience when he comes this summer, won’t it?

As I understand we grow to the experiences of a incarnation. That is, as we have and do apply our opportunities in an experience, then we become subject to another that may not have been given. Just as we learn to ride a bicycle, it brings certain portions of our bodies in to action, the same body and apparently same muscles used in walking. But far from it in fact - so we ride, we walk - but are subject to different influences that aids us in keeping the equilibrium. Do you get the idea?

Feel just as you about the Palestine experience or rather it is about like this to me: It is something have felt always existed, but not quite aware of it. Now that am aware, there is something must do about it, but what and how, don’t just know. But am very sure there is something that must do, who is to move first or act first - do not know. That is why also am so anxious to know more about that period. Yet, am so sure there is something we have to work out together - but know there must be the same answer within the soul of each of us, before any move of any kind may be made. How might I get a copy of that book “Chiero”? Who is Author and Publisher? Think would like to read it - tho am compelled to say, there are all too few books that I read. Yes, there has been reference to conflicts - and as to how and why they may be averted and what would precipitate them. But all too short a space to put even an outline here, for when I start to write you, don’t want to stop, nor to cut off like this. So am sure don’t say what is in my heart to say, but maybe too much as it is.

Apparently, from the information, the development of the readings come from the Persian-Egyptian and the American making it impossible for me to be aware of the experience; except visions - but feel, well, shouldn’t say it - well, then won’t - but the Palestine has something to do with a better retention of the experiences. How is that? Said it and didn’t - you will have to think it out. If true, you will get it, if not, then shouldn’t have said it - as didn’t.

About your appointment - am making it for the afternoon of the 12th 3.30 to 4.30 E.S.T. - long ways off, but appointments make it necessary. Hope that hour suits you, and you can make your questions, and keep that period if it fits in with your programme.

Let us hear from you. Hope you do not get weary reading all this but to me, it all seems most vital. Yet wonder what it is all about.

Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce

R12. 4/10/38 Miss [1468]‘s ltr. to EC [Letter not rec’d by EC until after 1468-4 reading]:

Dear Mr. Cayce:

Thank you so much for your letter. You seem to have expressed my feelings exactly in regard to my hearing from you. I have about worn out your last letter reading it over and over and suppose I won’t half answer it - I always think of so many things I wanted to say AFTER I have dropped the letter in the mail box.

The best news of all is that you are almost well again - I hope completely well by this time. You simply can’t go “to the happy huntin’ ground” yet - there is entirely TOO MUCH for you to do!!

This is a nice quiet Sunday afternoon and it has been so pleasant going over all the Readings and just meditating and thinking…thinking. The vibrations on Sundays seem to be different than on week days and in order to take advantage of them I make few engagements to be with people and am very often alone. It seems to fix me up for the week!

[1470]‘s program is on … I think every evening at 7:45 [Copied into 1470-2 Reports]. It is something like the “March of Time” program - a sketch of some outstanding figure - last time of Mellon. Did you know he was married? I think it is much better so for all concerned. He has resigned from … and is a free lance.

I was so glad to hear that [318] is going to visit you this summer. Has he had a Reading? I am wondering if he might not have been very close to you in the Palestine experience!

I have also been meaning to ask you what month you were born in - was it by any chance under the sign of Aquarius?

When I read over again the part about the LADY, I still find myself wondering because it seems I have so very little to offer… I sort of expect to hear from you any day that there has been a mistake and that the real LADY has been found!!! However, the Palestine experience does stand according to the information as given. As I told you in one of my letters [1468-3, Par. R5], the Christian Science Church experience and also the Moon Trail [Horace Hambling’s spirit guide] (short) experience, has made me feel that I want nothing to do with organization as organization, but I have felt ever since my first reading and meeting with you that here was a strong pull - something hard to explain. Going back a little, in my studies and meditation, when I finally and definitely accepted the fact of reincarnation, and KNEW I had lived before, I began to include in my, shall we say prayers or affirmations, the fact that I could KNOW WHEN and WHERE, and it was shortly after that I heard about you and immediately decided that I would have a reading as soon as I could. I can never explain what that first reading did for me. It seemed to push both walls and time back. I have always had the kind of mind that was thirsting for knowledge - knowledge along the Fourth Dimensional lines

• and here was something that opened the a door to vistas undreamed of. Never have I found anything that seems to give everything as this does. It has stimulated my interest in history, both ancient and present, and gives unlimited food for the mind. However, with all this was the wonderful Christ spirit which I felt pervading all. That to me was the perfect combination!

I remember the second time I went out to see you, as I told you then, I had been greatly stirred by the reading, and seemed to be a mass of raw nerves, but after I had talked with you a little while I began to feel that Christ spirit and began to calm down.

It has occurred to me that perhaps I ought to tell you of my “impressions” while I was having the reading [1468-4] and ever since as a matter of fact, although they seemed to lie dormant. I have to almost force myself to tell you this and it is only because I know that you will understand that I venture to do so. Here it is: While I stood in COMPLETE AWE of what you were doing, there seemed to be an impatient something pounding at my consciousness saying you did NOT HAVE TO GO TO SLEEP. A feeling as though there was no limit to what you COULD do! Now I have said it! I feel that the veil between the sleeping and waking with you is mighty thin. Then when I heard you speak at the lecture hall and you spoke of not having an education - again I had that same impatient feeling as though ALL you had to do was to REMEMBER consciously. I feel WITHOUT doubt that you can have dominion over your body in every way. When you heal spiritually, both yourself and others, and that you no longer need to “go to sleep” and have your conscious memory and knowledge of all things, you then are in the place that Jesus was in, and He, Himself, told us to go and do the things He did, and GREATER things. Of course, I have always

• perhaps I should say since the time I began to reason - believed that not only were these things we could do, but what we would HAVE to do in order to ascend, and I never cease to be impatient with myself for being sick, growing older, having limited means, or any of those things, but when I met you and saw what you were doing, there was no doubt in my mind but that the bridge was a very small one for you to step over. Oh yes, I believe you can precipitate almost anything you wish, for you have grown to the point of wisdom where it is proper. We have all been talking for ages about what Jesus did and perhaps sometime someone could do something - but I think the time is at hand to do…and I somehow KNOW you will.

For myself, though I don’t seem to have any pronounced psychic experiences (the lights seem to have stopped completely). I seem to be governed more and more by these impressions that I get. Sometimes I seem to almost hear a voice speaking, but it is always these conscious impressions. If I am puzzled about something and have a tendency to go and ask someone about it, I always seem to hear something say, go within and and the answer will come, so I do that more and more. Often I am led to go somewhere or to get a certain book and there I find the answer. It is as though I am not permitted to lean on anyone or anything. If I do, the props go down. If I get too tied up with any particular book along metaphysical lines, I notice something strange happens to that and I have to turn within. All very strange! My one burning desire has been for a long time to heal spiritually. Not just the healing of the physical body, but IN THE HEALING have such light go with it that there would be revelation as well so the person would be “stepped up” well along the PATH. I am sure that anyone whom Jesus healed received great LIGHT as well. It also seems that I am not permitted to talk much on the outside, if I do there seems to be a mass of misunderstanding, etc., and so I stay within. I feel that this is a lesson that I needed. I see and talk with all kinds of people but it is all very simple for I notice I don’t really have to talk.

I feel as you do that there is something one must do, but what that is, I don’t know. I seem to be so definitely led from day to day by that “something” that I am depending on it more and more to reveal to me what to do. I seem to have been in “strict training” the past few years and especially this last one, to look my faults and weak spots “in the face” and try to correct them and bring out strength of character and more love. My reading said “love more” and I am trying to concentrate on that but it all seems to go far too slowly. When I think of trying to help someone else - the old question comes up - what have you been able to do for yourself, there seems to be much room for improvement. However, I plug along.

I feel now as though I have talked entirely too much so shall have to mail this letter immediately so I won’t change my mind. I could not finish it on Sunday. I got halfway down the first page and I seemed to strike a blank wall - couldn’t seem to think, so after struggling along for a while, decided to put it away and have only now been able to finish it. Don’t you think that is strange?

Brentano’s had the book of the Horoscope of Nations (did not have to send to England) so had them send it to you - perhaps you have it by this time. Am delighted to have you have it and hope you find it as interesting as I did.

Tomorrow I hope to sit quietly while my Reading goes on. And as it is now the wee small hours of the morning, I must close, and send love to you all.

Very sincerely yours, [1468]

R13. 4/12/38 See 1468-4, a Ck. Life on her early American incarnation.

Background

Background

B1. See 1468-2.

Mentioned Entities

Entity (Cayce Term), Paul (Apostle), Jesus Christ, Lucius, Incarnation, Palestine, Jerusalem, Egypt, John (Apostle), Soul, Meditation, Judy (Essene Teacher), Healing, Peter (Apostle), Zacharias and Elizabeth, Galilee, Ministry of Jesus, Pentecost, Virgin Mary, England

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 1468-3, ReadingID 7296.