Reading 2067-1

TEXT OF READING 2067-1 F 52 (Teacher, Quaker - Spiritualist)

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Date: 12/22/1939 Sex: F Age: 52 ReadingID: 8636

This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 22nd day of December, 1939, in accordance with request made by the self - Dr. [2067], new Associate Member of the Ass”n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Miss Millicent Horton.

[Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Dr. [2067].]

Born January 6, 1887, in Boston, Mass. Time of Reading 10:35 to 12:10 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. …, N.C.

1. GC: You will give the relation of this entity and the universe, and the universal forces, giving the conditions which are as personalities, latent and exhibited in the present life; also the former appearances in the earth plane, giving time, place and the name, and that in each life which built or retarded the development for the entity; giving the abilities of the present entity, and that to which it may attain, and how; answering the questions, as I ask them:

2. EC: (In going back over years from the present - ” - ‘35 - changes - ‘34 - ‘31 - mental upsets - ‘20 - yes, a change, - ‘19 - 1900 - different environ - ‘99 - ‘94 - not so well - ‘93 - ” etc., on back to birth date.)

3. Yes, we are given the records here of that entity now known as or called [2067].

4. These records we find are full. Many varied phases of the records here present themselves for interpretation. These, however, are chosen with the desire, the purpose, that this may be a helpful experience for the entity; enabling the entity to find something which answers within, - as to the relationships of self with the universal consciousness, or God; thus using, applying the many gifts, the many abilities which are latent and manifested in the experience of the entity, through this sojourn, for the glorification of those purposes for which each soul enters a material experience.

5. The natural inclinations and tendencies of the entity, as will be seen, particularly from the material sojourns, influence or urge the entity to become and be a seeker.

6. This one principle the entity must gain, or become more aware of, - if the greater understanding, the greater knowledge would be attained, or the greater good accomplished:

7. It is in the giving of that which is attained that the abilities come for greater comprehension and understanding.

8. This applies not only in the material. For, in this present day, - though hardships make it necessary for the consideration of economic influences, and many activities have caused the entity to oft curtail its efforts in some directions, - fame and fortune will be the lot of the entity in this experience, unless there is a failing entirely in the use of that which IS in hand.

9. In considering the interpretation of the records here, - this as we find may be said to be a composite of not only the material sojourns, but of the sojourns in the interims between the material sojourns.

10. And these (the material sojourns) have been many. Thus there has been confusion of many natures in this present experience. Gradually, though, the entity has grown to comprehend, - not so much because of necessity as because of the earnest seeking and the desire to be used as a channel through which hope, help, aid, might come to others.

11. This is the greater influence for good in the experience of this entity, and it is that which is to be cultivated the more throughout this experience; YET in somewhat more of an humble manner than the mien has indicated at times.

12. For, as has been suggested, these are the composites:

13. Oft the entity is considered by others to be too sure of itself without sufficient proof of the source of the knowledge as may be presented to others.

14. Hence the interest in the occult, and the interest in spiritual things.

15. Discern well, - as the environs have proven, - the vast difference between occultism and spiritualism, and spirituality.

16. These are fields of service. They each have their place, their part in this entity’s experience, as well as in the lives and experiences of a great horde of seekers.

17. But know, as the Teacher of teachers gave, there is one proof for all, - “By their fruits ye shall know them.”

18. Again, know the author of not only thy faith but of thy confidence as well; and be assured not only from personal experience but from that which such has accomplished in the hearts and the souls of men, - in that such authorities are able to measure up, - yea, to keep inviolate (through that form or manner of experience) that which is committed unto them.

19. Such knowledge, such interpretations of authorities would only be found by the answers from within. For, “My Spirit beareth witness with thy spirit” is an immutable, an unchanging law. And again, - the heavens, the earth may pass away, but His laws shall not pass away.

20. Hence in thy seeking, find that answer; not as from something without, but from opening the door of thy own consciousness to the promises that are sure in Him. For ye will find that as the pattern which was shown in the mount to Moses, as well as the greater pattern in the temptations to Jesus upon the mount; in that indeed as He was lifted up, He draws all men (and this means women also) unto Him.

21. This then is, shall be, ever, the basis of thy faith, and not as in they of whom He spoke, “Many shall come in that day and say, Did we not thus and so in thy name accomplish among men those things that bespeak of heavenly things, and I will say I know ye not.”

22. As to the influences which arise from the sojourns of the entity other than in the material manifestation, these the entity may comprehend in this manner:

23. The entity finds self a body, a mind, a soul. There are attributes of the physical body that may or may not be controlled by mental forces and influences. There is the soul-body that may not be controlled by, or may be controlled by, the good or the bad influence of spirit. These are as the shadows which were indicated in the mount by the outer court (the body), the inner court (the mind), and the still more holy of holies (the soul). These are but shadows, and yet indicate the trend of the development, - just as the sojourns of an entity in or during interims between earthly or material manifestations indicate the trend in which the soul through VARIED experiences has sought an outlet or an expression.

24. About the earth in man’s (or earthly man’s) sojourn are planets (so called); and to such has been ascribed an environmental influence, - mentally applied upon the movements, the urges, the impulses. And these are in a manner according to the law, “He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet receiveth the prophet’s reward.”

25. In each experience, then, it is sincerity, hope, faith, that urges on the individual - toward the means, the manner, for the greater expression.

26. So in the experiences of this entity we find Venus, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter and Neptune as the greater environmental influences from a cosmic or outer urge, - through the dreams or visions of the entity.

27. Hence we find these as latent influences in the experience of this entity in this particular sojourn:

28. Beauty is conceivable to the entity in the lowliest as well as the highest. An appreciation of such is a faculty of the imagination of the entity. It needs, then, to be the more cultivated. For, remember, the law is as He has given, “Think on these things - meditate on these things.” This is cultivation. Not in those tendencies that oft arise from the Uranian forces of the extremes, so that there is the change in the experience and a knowledge “rubbed on” by self, as it were, in its associations with its fellow men, and then immediately peeled off to see what has happened. A crude illustration, but the entity will see this oft in self, - if there is the self-analysis of purposes and desires.

29. Men’s (and women’s) activities are to sow the seed. It’s God’s part, and promise, to give the increase. It is an answering again of spirit to spirit, the quickening, the enlivening, the life-giving. For, God and love alone are life in its essence.

30. All else are but lines to those forces, for God in His love and in His wisdom has sought such as companions with Him in the movement which began from “God moved and there was light.”

31. In thy movements, then, let thy thoughts, thy purposes, thy hopes, thy desires, ever be towards that of light. Not as light of the sun, or even of the stars, - for these are but reflections of that GLORIOUS light which is in the SON of God, who is thy light, thy Brother, - yea, thy Lord, thy God!

32. In Jupiter we find the broad vision of the entity, as well as the mighty force, power or influence as may be wielded by the entity. Not that the entity may always be conscious of such, but that is the purpose, - that may not be seen, may not be handled, but that penetrates to the very heart and core of all activity in which man may find himself in his relationships to his fellow man, or to things, or to conditions which are apparent or latent.

33. This then the entity will do, as it applies itself in its abilities as the writer, as the interpreter of those forces which have impelled men and women in the varied climes, in the varied environs, - whether it be from the waters of the Ganges, or from the holy rocks of Horeb, or from the desert sands of Arabia or Egypt.

These - their intent and purpose - are one. For, Know, O [2067], the Lord thy God is ONE!

34. Would that all souls could, would, comprehend that great, great sentence, - which has been, is, the motivating force in ALL who seek! not in all who impel, but in all who SEEK to live, who SEEK to manifest, who SEEK to give expression of God’s force or power.

35. For, as all power is ordained of Him, so acknowledge same in thy expressions of that which brings faith and hope and brotherly love and kindness. For these are the fruits of the spirit of truth, - that take hold upon, and bring one into, the chamber - into the holy of holies; where He makes Himself known, even to His brethren, as He did in those lands so long ago, with which ye were so closely associated or affiliated!

36. In the influences which arise innately and manifestedly from Neptune, we find the forces or powers of the earthly mother - water - as an influence; coming more in the form of the warning regarding the occult or mystic powers. These are children of doubt and fear, - yea, they are also children of light. But know their import. Know that their manifestations have oft sought personal manifestation, as in the spirits of those who sought in the beginnings for personal gratification, - when the very evolution of materiality presented an opportunity. Thus they brought to themselves confusion, as well as the necessity of man’s own materiality by encasement in matter.

37. Then, seek that such be even as He gave, “a sign cannot be given - MAY not be given - to an adulterous, to a sinful generation; but only to those whose cry is oft, and sincere, ‘Create within me a righteous heart, O God, and renew a righteous spirit within me!’”

38. These are not words alone, but are as that which applied in one’s daily life may lead to an opening of the veil which enters into the holy of holies, - even as that veil which was rent when His Spirit cried unto His God.

39. Then, make that God - His God - thy God. What do ye worship? Might, spirit, power, impulse, hope, or what? Whose power seek ye? Thine own, or that in thy weakness ye may be made strong by His abiding light in thee?

40. As to the appearances in the earth, - these, as indicated, are many; they have varied much as to their forces and powers, as to how the emotions have manifested. For, as must be the proper interpretation of same, - material sojourns are as the senses of the material body, just as the astrological sojourns are as the mental or dream body. Thus they find expression oft in FEELINGS towards places, conditions, individuals, that in thine own inner self send out that radiation which (in mystical study) may be seen in the aura, or in the study of a part of numerology as to the number, or in the very emotions as may be expressed in lines of the hand, feet or face. For, remember the law, - all carry the mark in their body; just as ye bear His mark in thy forehead.

41. In these manners, then, - oft in the emotions being five rather than the three (as the earth is interpreted as a three-dimensional sphere of activity), we come to the realm through such emotions or senses - of the fourth, yea and to the fifth dimension. Thus the warning that has been given, - that because of such emotions in self ye will find others oft question thy authority, because of thy interpreting of fourth or fifth dimensional experiences and expressing same in three-dimensional terms!

42. Only those who know God or have sought Him may interpret even His walks among men!

43. So, be mindful, - as He warned Thomas, Philip, Andrew and Peter, as well as showed to James and John, that these things are oft hard to be understood by those who may only know that which answers to the sensuousness-consciousness of an entity. Not the senses as the higher realm, but sensuousness that begets (and its children are!) lasciviousness and those forces that engorge or indulge in those things that gratify appetites, and those things that become a part of many who become self-indulgent in habit forming, habit creating.

44. For, the animal man is a creature of habit. But learn rather from such the lesson, and not become so much a part of same. For in nature and in the animal instincts we find only the expressions of a universal consciousness of hope, and never of fear, - save created by man in his indulging in the gratification of material appetites.

45. Before this we find the entity was in the land of the present nativity, during the early experiences in the land, when there were the questionings as to those forces, powers, mandates and acts about Salem and Provincetown.

46. Then in the name Dorothy Manley, the entity suffered much for a just cause; misunderstood, misinterpreted. For the voices as heard, the movements as experienced, even as a young girl, were hounded by those who understood not.

47. Learn ye then that lesson in the present, “Cast not pearls before dogs nor swine.” For as the dog returns to his vomit and the hog to his wallow, so will they that listen at pearls of great price yet have no thought, no mind, no purpose for same.

48. In the experience the entity found material hardships, mental satisfaction, spiritual awakening; and thus gained in all phases of its experience through that sojourn.

49. The entity was young in years when it lost its experience through the so oft being dipped, as to contract that known in the present as pneumonia, - and passed in a high fever.

50. In the present such has been the experience of the entity, to catch a glimpse oft, under similar circumstances, from and in various fields of activity, of a something that has taken hold upon self. Remember, - these are shadows, and that the real is in Him.

51. Before that the entity was in the land Palestine] of the Master of masters’ sojourn in the earth.

52. During those periods the entity was a queen of no mean estate, and took hold upon the words of the Master, - though never personally coming in contact with Him. For the entity then was the companion or wife of Herod, who sought His destruction. Yet the entity’s experience there, as Thesea, sought a closer comprehending of the Wise Men.

53. Thus the entity will, or may in this experience find, even by the conversation with one of these - that is in the city of its own birth - the interpretations of those experiences and periods that brought about the determinations to cry out, as it did, that brought material or physical extinction - and bore in its activity the very same influences and forces that were upon the minds of many by Calvary.

54. For as the entity reasoned with the Essenes, as well as conversed with the Wise Men who came with the new messages to the world, the entity proclaimed, - yea, that pronouncement that He Himself then being announced had given, - “Others may do as they may, but as for me and my house, we will serve the living God.”

55. Do not interpret this to mean those who may be in thine own physical household. Thy house is indeed thy body, - THAT is the temple of the living God. THAT is the whole house made to conform to the will, the way. “He that loves me keeps my commandments,” in body, in mind, in soul.

56. Through the experience the entity gained, the entity lost; yet those very happenings of that land were written by the entity, - as to how there were the longings in the hearts of those peoples, especially from the days of the return to the Holy Land, through the provisions of those forces that were as in answer to a law, “If ye call, I will hear, saith the Lord of hosts.”

57. Hence the entity wrote concerning those peoples through those periods from the prophets to the period when the announcing had been to those groups who sought for His coming. And these [her writings] were a part of the records (as destroyed by her own children) in the Alexandrian library, as well as in the ‘city in the hills and the plains.’ [Indo-China; Persia life? See 2067-1, Par. 65.] [GD’s note: Her own writings, based on the Alexandrian library, were destroyed by her own children? See 2067-7, Par. 9-A.]

58. In those things again, then, the entity may find an outlet, by the conversation with and the recording of the experiences of self in the various activities as impelled peoples of different lands, different environs. And yet, as has been before indicated, know that the message is ONE; for the Lord thy God is one, and that Jesus IS the one who was promised from that day, “…and her seed shall bruise his head.”

59. In these manners may the entity in its writing, in its lecturing, in its service among its fellow men, not merely induce and persuade, but so present such as may arouse the individual souls to open their hearts to Him, - who stands and knocks.

60. Before that we find the entity was in the Egyptian land, during that period when there were sore distresses being brought about by the sins of the peoples, - and when Joseph was in the land.

61. There we find the entity was among the daughters of Pharaoh who ruled in that experience; coming in contact with Joseph and Joseph’s interpretation of a living God.

62. This aroused in the experience of the entity, as Princess Teheru, the longing for a greater understanding, greater interpretation, - as material blessings were shown. And the tendency for the entity to turn these into such became a stumbling-stone.

63. Yet, as there were those expressions of activities in which there were material blessings, there was love manifested. When there was given that understanding to the Princess as to how Joseph had made himself known to his brethren, and thus had asked Pharaoh - through the pleadings of the entity - that he might seek his father in his old age, and to his brethren give good for evil, - there came another awakening to the entity in those experiences when there were such activities that the peoples brought those forces into the founding of what may indeed be called the Society of Magicians. This was founded, not for that purpose into which same has been turned, but by the offices of this entity.

64. Again, beware of that which holdeth not wholly to the spirit of the Christ, as it may be made manifest in the lives and the hearts of men everywhere.

65. Before that we find the entity was in the land now known as or called Indo-China, or the land of Siam and India. [Prehistory? Contemporary with Persia, Uhjltd period? See 2067-1, Par. 57.]

66. There we find the entity was one in authority, one in power, in that city that must soon be unfolded to the minds - and to be interpreted by the children - of men, - if there is not the greater war over same.

67. That land and those peoples were ruled the more oft by the women. Hence we find the entity was considered as the author, the mother, of those forces that became the heads of the teachings in India, - those that went farther into China, and to the oriental lands. [See 2067-1, Par. 57.]

68. For the entity was a priestess of no mean estate, - physically, mentally, purposefully; though oft misinterpreted. These are the same foundations upon which the purposes, the axioms, the religions of those lands are builded. For thy whole cry then was, “The Lord is One!”

69. In the ruins there may be found much of the activities of the entity, as Tehexute. In the experience the entity materially, mentally, spiritually, gained; though in portions there was the adhering to the power in self.

70. Impel by precept and example, but not by might nor find thou faults in what others may believe. Only sow the seed of “my experience, my understanding is that HIS love made manifest among men, as shown in the carpenter of Nazareth, is ALONE the way, the truth, the light.” And as same is expressed or manifested in other words, even though the teachings may have come from Siam(?), Said(?), or Brahma, they are one; so long as they are for HIM and not for self.

71. Before that the entity was in the land now known as the Egyptian, during those periods when there were those journeying into the land.

72. The entity was among those of the household of the King who determined to put into active force those influences as impelled by Ra, in those experiences.

73. Thus the entity, in the capacity of a directing hand, brought a great deal of help and aid to all of those influences which had to be reckoned with, - even in the banishment of the Priest and the return of same, - the establishing of schools, hospitals and the like, which were a part of the entity’s experience.

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74. And these have been and do become material manifestations to the entity in the present, of that which is the speaking or impelling force, or the test of sincerity of those who would claim to present truth in any manner.

75. The name then was She-Sheam.

76. As to the abilities of the entity in the present, then, and that to which it may attain, and how:

77. Who may tell the rose how to be beautiful? Who may declare to a tree how it may serve God’s creatures in sheltering protection, or by activities in its natural environs?

78. Then, who may tell one who has been called into service oft? The way only may be pointed as to that in which there may be the greater impelling forces, or the answering of chords within that may bring greater resonance in an answer for the beauty of the music, or the voice as may arise from same.

79. In teaching, ministering to others in all walks of life; in writings, especially as to the impelling forces of periods, - especially those just before the Master came; and those in the Indo-China, the Chinese, the Gobi land, as well as the Indian, the Egyptian. Not as comparisons, but show that as impelled the founders even of thine own land - as ye proclaimed, even as the maiden misunderstood. Ye may impel others through the picturalization of same. For the same forces impelled those who brought the greater period of development to Egypt in the Pharaoh periods, as well as in the kings of the Judean land, as well as in all the others, as well as that as must be; for “The Lord is One!”

80. Ready for questions.

81. (Q) I have been told that I got my idea of a brotherhood colony, which I expect to start, when I was a man in the temple at Smyrna. Is there any relation of this incarnation to the life I am to live now? (A) We never find the entity as a man! The hatred of men, and of men’s understanding, comes from Thesea, and not from a man. We do not find the man in this entity’s material understanding.

82. (Q) Can you describe the work God wants me to do in this life? (A) As indicated, - the interpreting of impelling forces, as indicated in the periods just previous to the birth and the childhood of Jesus; as indicated in the preparation of God’s purpose with man in Joseph’s being sold into Egypt, not only as a means for the preservation of a people but - as has ever been - for the preservation of the records of man’s activity through his whole sojourn in the earth.

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These are channels, - in writing, in teaching, in lecturing, in manners and ways that are the offices of the fields as just indicated, through which such interpretation may be done.

83. (Q) Will the founding of a colony in America, and one in Europe, also be part of the work? (A) We do not find same as a success. This should be an INDIVIDUAL thing, not the colony or organization that becomes JUST that such as destroyed thy abilities in America, in Palestine!

84. (Q) Will I meet my mate in this incarnation? (A) This should be secondary, and not first matters, to the applying of self in God’s ways, God’s purposes. Others are brought into their relationships as they are needed.

As ye may interpret in thine own experience, there was lack of a love in thy earthly experience - in this material plane - which brought that seeking for a knowledge of something that was only answered in pouring out of self to others who had lost hope.

Then, in those expressions of indifference - as ye have found in reference to those in thy own experience, of those in thy own life, that took away from thee the hope that ye sought in thy earthly self - others are brought in their proper relationship, their proper sphere of activity for greater awakening.

They each have come step by step. For, while there is physical evolution, there is also soul growth, not an evolution, but an awareness in material things.

85. (Q) Can you tell me what relation my former husband was to me in another incarnation? (A) A dipper in the experience before this; attracted to, and repelled also. In the Palestine or Promised land, a guard or a protector in the household of the companion at that time.

86. (Q) My daughter, […]? (A) An associate, in the Egyptian experience - in the early portion of same, as well as a companion, but more in the form of a servant than as a bosom companion. Also in the experiences through the ‘city in the hills,’ or in the Indo-China land, as it is called.

87. (Q) My son, [W…]? (A) We do not find an association in the material plane.

88. (Q) My son, [M…]? (A) Here we find close associations through the Palestine 2

experience, for he was among the children who came under the care of the entity - by the edict of Herod.

89. (Q) Why do they not seem to understand me, or the things for which I stand? (A) Interpret this in the light of their comparisons, especially as to their activities in those same experiences; or draw upon thine own imagination as to their relationships, - and this may be seen.

Be not disheartened. Sow the seed. God will give the increase.

90. (Q) What part does the little daughter who was a miscarriage, whom they call Marcella, play in my present life? and what was her former relationship to me? (A) She was a might and a power in those experiences especially in Egypt; and prayer, meditation, guidance is oft an impelling influence from same. But SHE needs more of yours than you do of hers! Give it!

91. (Q) Can you tell me my own mother’s former relationship to me and the part she plays in my present life? (A) She was among the children thy husband beheaded; for she was a relationship of the Master.

92. (Q) What was Dr. Laxton’s former relationship to me, and what part does he play in my present life? (A) We haven’t Dr. Laxton.

93. We are through for the present.

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Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. 1/1/40 Letter from [2067] to EC:

“I just can’t refrain from writing you a little note at this time to tell you how much I have been helped during my visit at Virginia Beach. It has been the greatest privilege of my life to sit at your feet and to learn of the immensities of our God. You and yours have helped me solve the many great puzzles of my life. Before my visit I simply could not see the connection between many very important facts in the universe. You have not only enlarged my vision but synthesized it, with the result that my whole outlook on life and religion has changed. I have to thank you for this great enlightenment. I am convinced that your work is of universal import and under divine guidance.

“Yesterday I shared some of the wonderful things I had learned about your work with my very intelligent Sunday School class. They listened as if spellbound, and did not want me to stop when the time was up. I talked about forty minutes to them, and they declared that they had never before had their faith so strengthened, and the work of the Almighty in the present age made so real to them. Many told me later of experiences they had had that were similar to yours. People are indeed hungry and eager for such examples of the presence of God still in the world. What message could be more timely than the one which you bring to the world? My class wants to know from time to time more about your work.

“To know the things that you have brought to my attention means that I am impelled to share them or I would blow up. I could not keep such wonderful truths bottled up in one small body. Of course I will be as careful as possible with these precious pearls of wisdom that none may have opportunity to trample them under feet - but my enthusiasm knows no bounds. Your work is something that gets people, and gets them all over - it is something that I cannot get away from. My Life Reading gives me a tremendous amount of new hope, courage and understanding. I thank you also for that.

“Kindly remember me to Mrs. Cayce, the boys, Mr. Tom, and Gladys. I wish you all again a very happy, helpful, and prosperous New Year.”

Very sincerely, [2067] (Ph.D.) Head of Dept. of Sociology and Assistant to the Dean, … College.

R2. 1/11/40 She referred Miss [2075] for a Physical Reading.

R3. 2/2/40 Letter to HLC:

“I am growing more and more enthusiastic about your work and that of your father every day since I left Virginia. I never cease talking about it whether I stay home or travel outside.

I send the pamphlets all over the U.S. to friends far and wide.

“I have been thinking matters over and trying to figure out about the question of the strange forms back in the early Egyptian period. I wish you would explain a little more to me just how ‘thought forms’ expressed themselves in matter. Did the spiritual cohabit with the physical with the result of centaurs, mermaids, vestiges of tails, etc. that were being eliminated in the Temple of Sacrifice and Temple Beautiful? I would like to get a clear mental picture of that time, for it will be important in my story.

“Please explain further about God’s work of making man in His own image. What do you do with the Evolutionary theory? Was man and woman spontaneously created? Was this creation after the thought forms and the strange combinations of centaurs etc. were destroyed from the earth at the time of the first flood? When did that first flood occur, and when did the second flood that is mentioned in the Bible occur? Was the second flood the time of the sinking of most of Atlantis?

“In Genesis 1:24 etc., I believe it is, we are told about vegetarianism - people are to eat fruits and vegetables which are to be meat for them, also for the animals - when did man start eating flesh - was it after the Ice Age? Leviticus tells us not to eat anything with blood - there are other passages of like thought. Have you any data on vegetarianism from your psychic work, or is it not important in the scheme of peace at the present time? I would be glad if you would send me any prophecies on present events, or coming issues, or on esoteric matters. I teach Sunday School all the time and would like to teach correctly.

“Can I get any information on the reincarnations of Jesus? I understand the one personality has represented himself throughout history in Zoroaster, Buddha, Joseph, Job, Melchezidek, Joshua, etc. - are there others?

“How is your work going?

“Kindly remember me to Mr. Tom, also to father and mother and to all the friends. Sorry this is so hurried. I always have so much work I have to fly to.”

Very sincerely, [2067]

“When you send my material back please send a post card telling me it is on the way, so that I may be on the outlook for it. It is all I have in case others ask to see it.

R4. 2/16/40 Letter from HLC to Dr. [2067]: “Since I wrote you last our little world has been out of gear, and the resulting grating and grinding have kept me in a whirl.

“Virginia Beach has been the scene of an epidemic of influenza. At one time mother, dad and Gladys were in bed. Mother has just gotten up after almost a month’s illness. Dad is normal again and Gladys is just about from under the spell. During part of this time our cook was away. Tom is still here and takes quite a bit of time - so…

“All this is passed. Tomorrow (and not the Mexican tomorrow) I will place in the mail your magazine articles and the data I promised to send you. Thank you so much for letting me see the magazines. I read a great many of the articles with interest and scanned the rest. Tom, also has gone over them.

“I wished to be in a position to make definite statements to our trustees in a recommendation regarding the publication program for this coming year. I will send you within the week an outline of the Assoc. publication program for the year. At that time, I will write you in detail about this program and ask your cooperation.

“Thank you - the publications from the Am. Hygiene Association reached me. I ordered more of them and have most of those you listed. I will also secure the publications of the Association Press which you recommended.

“Our Young People’s Forum has undertaken a recreational project which includes a study of the needs and present provisions for recreation. This arose out of a study made of one of the pamphlets from the Am. Hy. Assoc. The group will also sponsor distribution of some of these pamphlets on sex education through the parent Teacher’s Assoc. I will keep you advised so you will have an example of how far your suggestions travel sometimes.

“I will try to get some of the books you recommend from the Norfolk Library.

“Briefly here is my idea of the “thought form” idea.

“The original creation of souls took place long before the earth was formed. This does not, I think, indicate that this was the only method of creation, or rather time of creation, but it is the one we are most concerned with for we are part of this cycle.

“These souls, spiritual in form, included mind, spirit and will.

“The earth was moving forward in its regular routine, the natural laws of evolution in operation. This system of evolution is that we know and study.

“Evolution began as the spiritual beings began to project themselves into matter, first trying to control the natural laws, then expressing themselves through these laws. The Will of God was lost sight of and man’s (soul’s) free will was brought into play. Man as we know him had not yet made his appearance. These souls began to play at being gods. They moulded in astral matter thought forms after the pattern of the more advanced animal forms in the earth. Through these they sought expression. Stronger and stronger desires were created, and the need for more complicated and satisfying ways of expression grew.

“It was these thought forms through which and in which the spiritual beings became entangled that cohabited with the animals and produced monstrosities. Chaos resulted.

“Time is no element here and there is no way to estimate the space involved. You know Van Loon’s little bird story, the one that sharpened his bill on the mountain top.

“The Christ Principle, symbolized later in Jesus and in other incarnations as other leaders, entered in and became the guiding light the Way - The Light - The Word. Two spiritual beings took form - projected into the more perfect animal forms or as hardened thought forms. I believe the first. In other words spiritual beings took over the more perfect animal bodies as vehicles and set out to prepare a line of descent through which the souls that were enmeshed could incarnate and free themselves of their own creations.

“This principle manifested in five places - the beginning of the five major races. Each one has the story in legend form. Pure vehicles were prepared controlled by spiritual beings seeking a return to God Consciousness. Gradually through the ages souls have thrown off the outward signs of the entanglement and have purified the body - an outward symbol of the purifying of the inner desires.

“In Egypt this work was directed intelligently and purposefully. Evidently great strides were made. There have been other centers in other times. In fact the whole system of sacrifice is carried over from these various ancient plans and systems that were used. This work still goes on today in many ways and many places, for it is the heart of man that must change - the inner desire, the direction of the will.

“According to our information the first major change in Atlantis took place hundreds of thousands of years ago. The continent of Lemuria and Atlantis broke up and the poles shifted. This left a group of large islands in the Atlantic and in 17,000 B. C. a number of these broke up. This was the flood described in the Bible. About 10,500 B.C. the final destruction of Poseidia took place and the people moved to Egypt and Yucatan. These migrations had been taking place for years before each destruction.

“All did not go smoothly after the beginning of the pure races (this is the basis for the purity of races which has been so misinterpreted and turned to nationalistic purposes.) ‘The sons of God (the pure race) looked upon the daughters of man - ’ Trouble continues right up to the present day.

“Meat eating comes naturally to man because of the animal nature of his body. As the body is spiritualized the desires of the flesh disappear. Each soul is seeking to build an entity that can raise the physical body it lives in as Jesus - and others did.

“We are in eternity now - just don’t realize it.

“I am keeping your letters together and marked so that eventually I will be able to cover your questions. Let me have any questions on the above. It is a sketchy and hasty explanation.

“Thank you again for your interest.”

R5. 3/9/40 She obtained a Physical Reading for Mrs. [2140].

R6. 4/5/40 She referred Mr. [2161] for a Physical Reading.

R7. 6/7/40 She referred Mrs. [2272] for a Physical Reading.

R8. 6/8/40 She referred Mr. [2273] for a Physical Reading.

R9. 6/9/40 She referred Mr. [2276] for a Physical Reading.

R10. 7/7/40 Miss [1387]‘s letter:

“I was most interested in her life reading [2067]‘s. Of all the ones I read while working on that Egyptian material last June hers was the most unusual. From it she could do the most wonderful things this time if she used her talents rightly.

“It is so hard for me to understand why a person who has so much in the past to draw from and so much training in this incarnation can have so many utterly ‘blind’ spots in the matter of balance in actual living this time.

“She has lost position after position because she insists on having a ‘martyr’ complex about spreading the news. It simply can’t be done in educational institutions that way, I don’t think. All it has accomplished is to have people think she is crazy and even harms the work. Why is her judgment so poor she cannot see this? She must earn a living and for a while at least continue to keep her sons while they are in college and still she continues to throw away opportunities to earn a living. She could do so much good if she would just go about it the right way.

“Your reading told her as much and as long as I’ve known her I’ve tried to point out the trouble and explain the viewpoint of the general public in which she has to live but it makes no impression. I’ve defended her many times with different members of the faculty at … College who see us together and speak about her. They are of the opinion she is unbalanced and won’t take any helpful stand for her. It is all so hard to understand with a person who has so much with which to do things. I do hope she lands something soon.”

R11. 9/3/40 See 2067-2 on her Palestine incarnation as the wife of Herod. Also see all subsequent readings with related correspondence.

R12. See Source File Key #2067 for Article “NEW LIGHT ON A FORGOTTEN PAST” by Wilhelm G. Solheim II, March 1971 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC re 2067-1.

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B1. 10/8/39 Letter from [2067] to EC, from N.C.: “Miss [1387], my special friend, asked me to be sure to mention her when I wrote to you for an appointment for a Life Rdg. some time between the dates Dec. 17—Jan. 1.

“I am the person who has been trying to work for a rdg., but since that seems impossible I am saving my money for the price of the rdg. I have attended your mtgs. in N.Y. and have met both you and Hugh and feel I know you, although you probably do not remember me, although [1387], who worked on the cataloging of your case studies this summer, has often mentioned me to you.

“To have a rdg. from you is an opportunity of a lifetime and I do not feel that I can or ought to do without it, whatever else happens to me. I am wondering if I can get a cheap lodging place for a few days in Va. Beach without food. I can buy myself a few cents worth of food to tide me over, and all I will need is a cheap quiet room for two or three days. I want to come to your house for the rdg., and to make sure that the best conditions obtain. Would you suggest that, after you have set me a date, I write to the Chamber of Commerce for addresses of lodging or rooming houses? I can make the trip during Christmas vacation only - and so am writing you early for a date. I teach a large Sunday School class here in … but can arrange to have some one talk [take?] the class if the date falls near that time.

“Can you set me a date sometime during the school holidays? I teach at … College.

“I trust that your work is going well. I wish I could help in it, or have some part with it. I am a research worker and have helped with research studies at … Univ. under [1387]. I am also a former missionary to India, and have lived in Hawaii many years, besides other places abroad. I wish I could be of service in this great work you are doing. Very sincerely, [2067], Ph.D.”

B2. 10/16/39 [2067]‘s letter to EC: “Thank you for your good ltr. of Oct. 12. Just today I had a letter from Miss [1387] asking about my proposed trip to Va. during the Christmas holidays.

“Either of the dates you mentioned will suit me perfectly well. I have from Dec. 17 to the first of Jan. with no idea as to what I should do during that time. The school here closes and teachers have to leave for the vacation. I will choose the 23 of Dec. for the appt. if that is convenient for you. I would like to come a day or two early to get a night’s rest in a quiet place so as to be in good condition. I will also be delighted to speak to your Sunday School class on India, if you so desire. How long a time would you like to have me speak, fifteen minutes, or half an hour? I probably will not prepare the International Sunday School lesson for Sunday, December 24, as that will be my vacation, so would rather speak on India and my foreign mission work among the Headhunters of Upper Assam near Tibet. I have also lived seven years in the Hawaiian Islands, and have visited many places in the Orient besides India. Moreover I do a great deal of writing of travel articles and general educational books and articles.

“If I could find a cheap room that is quiet in Va. Beach I could spend my vacation there perhaps, since I have to spend it somewhere. Do you suppose there would be a room for about $5 per week? I don’t care anything about the furnishings so long as it is quiet, well-ventiliated and light. I can pick up a little food now and then and get along cheaply. I am a widow with two sons in … Univ. who need all that I can earn these days to keep them in school.

“It will be such a pleasure to see you and Hugh again, and to get a little bit acquainted if you happen to have a little time to spare. I value friendships more than anything else in life. My whole life has been spent in seeking the spiritual and in striving to understand the things of God. I count it one of the greatest privileges of a life time to contact you and your work, and I would not miss it for anything.

“I will need to look up the trains to see what connections I can make out of … to arrive at a decent hour in the late afternoon or early evening.

“When you write again, will you be able to give me the address to which I should come? I do not even know the street or number of the bldg. in which you live or where is the Assoc. for Research and Enlightenment. I am a total stranger in Va. Beach.

“If during the Christmas vacation I can be of any service in Va. Beach to any I shall be delighted to do anything that I can do. I look forward very much to coming. I trust that your work is going on well.”

B3. 12/1/39 Letter from [2067]: “I am most interested in psychic matters and have studied both at home and abroad along these lines. You probably know that India is rich in such material - people leave their bodies and go abroad making various discoveries; they also are buried alive for six to nine months and are dug up and walk around their graves and then go about their business none the worse apparently for the experience. This was demonstrated in New Jersey a few years ago when an Indian was buried alive in Feb. and scientists watched his grave constantly - after a time he was dug up and resuscitated. There are many modern miracles, so-called. It makes the Bible more real I think - at least my Sunday School Class seem to think so.

“I am looking forward with great anticipation to my Rdg. Dec. 23.”

B4. 12/22/39 Questions submitted by Dr. [2067]:

1. I have been told that in one incarnation I was queen. If this is a fact, can you tell me where I was queen and what I accomplished?
2. I have been told that I got my idea of a brotherhood colony which I expect to start, when I was a man in the temple at Smyrna. Is there any relation of this incarnation to the life I am to live now? What?
3. Where will I get cooperation and funds with which to start a brotherhood colony? Will the money come from some books that will be published telling of the intended work?
4. Can you describe the work God wants me to do in this life? Is my teaching and writing a part of His plan, and will the founding of a colony in America and one in Europe also be part of the work?
5. Will I meet my mate in this incarnation? Can you describe as to who, when, where, and how I will meet him, and his part in this colony, his interest in psychic affairs?
6. Can you tell me what relation my former husband was to me in another incarnation?
7. Can you tell me what relationship in a former incarnation my daughter, […], was to me?
8. My son, [W…]?
9. My son, [M…]?
10. Why do they not seem to understand me, or the things for which I stand?
11. Will my children, any of them, be associated with me in the colony work?
12. What part does the little daughter who was a miscarriage, whom they call Marcella, play in my present life? and what was her former relationship to me?
13. Can you tell me my own mother’s former relationship to me and the part she plays in my present life?
14. What was Dr. Laxton’s former relationship to me, and what part does he play in my present life?
15. Am I guided from the other side in the books I feel moved to write?
16. Will they all be published? If so, when?

The Child of the New Era? Scientific Parenthood? The Brown Man’s Burden? Strangest Book in the World? The World in 1950, a book I expect to have ready in a short time? 17. In what capacity have I worked with [1387] in former incarnations, and in which periods? 18. What will be my part in helping start a new civilization in the world in the near future? 19. Is it true that I will pass out at the age of 80 in Tibet, and will my life be vigorous and full of good works? 20. Is the beautiful Kosmon Bible, or Oahspe, in the main true? 21. Will the healing power I seem to have in my hands increase as I grow older? Is healing a part of my life work? 22. What was the purpose of my apparent death in 1934 in N.Y.C. when I spiritually appeared to friends in Los Angeles? 23. How can I best find truth and share it? 24. Is it true, as I have been told, that I have one more earthly incarnation, and that I will return as a man, a great healer? 25. What relationship to me was my father in the past? 26. Am I one of the old Atlanteans who have incarnated at this time to help build a new world? 27. Have I any special gifts I should be using now, other than indicated? 28. Is it part of God’s plan for me in this life that I should live much in thought, prayer, and in spirit, rather lonely, apart from others much of the time? 29. Was it God’s will I should be cast out of Texas & radioed around the world for the truth’s sake?

Mentioned Entities

Entity (Cayce Term), Incarnation, Soul, Egypt, Purpose, Jesus Christ, India, China, Joseph (Husband of Mary), Palestine, Thought Forms, Prophets, Records (Atlantean), Atlantis, Gladys Davis, Free Will, Healing, Holy of Holies, Law of Moses, Persia

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 2067-1, ReadingID 8636.