Reading 262-95

TEXT OF READING 262-95

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Date: 5/10/1936 Sex: M ReadingID: 1475

This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the home of Mrs. Helen Storey, 2709 Lafayette Blvd., Norfolk, Va., this 10th day of May, 1936.

[Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Esther Wynne, Hannah Miller, Florence & Edith Edmonds, Frances Y. Morrow, Hugh Lynn Cayce, Helen Storey and Ruth LeNoir.]

Time of Reading 3:55 to 4:15 P. M.

1. GC: You will have before you the Norfolk Study Group #1, members of which are present here, and their work on the lesson Glory. As I call the heading for each section, comment on same. You will then answer the questions which will be asked. 1st. Introduction.

2. EC: Yes, we have the group as gathered here, as a group, as individuals, and their work on the lesson Glory.

3. The introduction is very good.

4. (Q) 2nd. Glory of the Mind. (A) This is very good. There needs be some minor changes in the first portion of the first paragraphs. The rest is very good.

5. (Q) Glory of the Body. (A) Very good, save lose not sight of that which is the whole purpose; the body is the MANIFESTATION, the movement of the mind, of the soul, through the mind that expresses itself in materiality. Not from materiality back, but up from soul THROUGH the MENTAL processes of application in those things material.

6. (Q) Glory of the Soul. (A) Very good.

7. (Q) Experiences and questions. (A) In the experiences some need to be transposed, but on the whole very good.

8. (Q) Please give the affirmation for the next lesson, KNOWLEDGE. (A) LET THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD SO PERMEATE MY BEING THAT THERE IS LESS AND LESS OF SELF, MORE AND MORE OF GOD, IN MY DEALINGS WITH MY FELLOW MAN; THAT THE CHRIST MAY BE IN ALL, THROUGH ALL, IN HIS NAME.

9. (Q) What should be our approach for the preparation of this lesson? (A) That each may be conscious of that stated and implied in the affirmation.

Knowledge is power, yet power may become as an influence that brings the evil ways. For the expression of self is that which hinders man in the knowledge of the more perfect way.

Hence becoming more and more aware of that desire, that purpose within self, that as was given of old, “I am determined to know nothing save Christ and him crucified.”

As He in His death in the earth exemplified that HIS BODY was broken, we - too - must put away SELF that we may indeed KNOW God. For knowledge is being - BEING - the channel through which God, that influence, that force, manifests in - and motivates the earth.

For as the heaven is His throne, the earth is His footstool, so may we at His feet learn, know, become aware of, the knowledge of His ways. For He is not past finding out. For is God, the Father, so far away that He answers our pleas, our prayers, as from afar? Rather is His presence felt when we become aware of His force, His power, His love; the knowledge of His presence in our lives, our experiences, our undertakings in His name.

10. (Q) What should be the basic principles in our thought on this lesson? (A) Knowledge as of God; knowledge as a workable experience in the affairs of individuals, of groups, of nations; that may ARISE from the motivative forces of the knowledge and power of God. Knowledge as a material experience, and how that knowledge as pertaining to the laws of a universal nature adds to the conditions in the experiences of man, even as to the conveniences of man; and how that the misappplication, the misinterpretation of such knowledge brings into the experiences of individuals, of groups, of nations, that which exalteth man’s power and he forgets God.

The correct evaluation then of knowledge in all its phases of man’s experience and the application of that knowledge in his relationships and dealings with his fellow man.

Study these. Make thyself more practical in the application of that thou hast attained. Know that each step, each lesson as a step, has opened and does open the way for each student, each individual, to apply the next lesson, to make the next step.

These, with all those experiences that will be in the life of each as you study are worthy of acceptation; and most of all keep them in thine own heart and ponder them well.

11. We are through for the present.

Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. 4/17/36 Mrs. [903], visiting the Group and meditating with us on the lesson GLORY, had this Personal Experience during meditation on the lesson:

“I realized that the soul (made aware to us by or through its longings, its needs, its urges) is not contained in the body; it is not contained in the mind. The I am that I am is in accordance with the state of consciousness I have attained, but I know that my soul is that centralized part of the Great I AM, which finds expression through the instrument which is my mind and body. I realized that if I could live IN the realization that there is only that one source of light, I would be living in a state of cosmic consciousness - or glory.”

R2. GD’s memo: Personal experiences such as the above were submitted by Group #1 members throughout the period of preparing the lessons. Only a few are included here and there in detail, though many were printed into the lessons, word for word, or briefed. Some may be found in studying personal files of Group #1 members, under their case numbers, at which time they will be indexed to tie in with the lessons.

Background

Background

B1. Subject of Reading 262-95 - “Norfolk Study Group #1.”

Mentioned Entities

Soul, Meditation, Purpose, Crucifixion of Jesus, Gertrude Cayce, Gladys Davis, Hugh Lynn Cayce, Jesus Christ, Prayer, Throne of God, Universal Consciousness

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 262-95, ReadingID 1475.