Reading 294-196

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Date: 2/14/1940 Sex: M Age: 62 ReadingID: 2155

This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 14th day of February, 1940, in accordance with request made by the self - Edgar Cayce.

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

Time of Reading 4:00 to 4:10 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. …, Va.

1. GC: You will have before you the body and the enquiring mind of Edgar Cayce, present in this room, and the dream this body had this morning, February 14, 1940, in which he apparently talked with his mother. You will give the interpretation and lesson to be gained from this.

2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, Edgar Cayce, and the dream or vision in which there was the conversation with the mother respecting that idea or thought which has been presented or expressed through the information given many, - the return of individual lives; born or reincarnated.

3. And, as indicated, this is to be a proof to the entity that there is the fact of the rebirth, physically, of an entity or soul; as the mother will, in the nine months, as indicated, be reborn in the earth - and where and among those near and dear to the entity.

4. This, then, is merely the expression that there may be the thought, the study, the meditation upon the many phases or manners in which the Creative Force - God - works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform among the children of men.

5. Ready for questions.

6. We are through for the present.

Copy to Self ” ” Ass’n file

Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. 4/22/40 See 954-5 Reports, EC’s ltr. about experience “the other evening” of having passed over and not being able to make himself known except by raps, etc.

R2. 4/23/40 EC told of recent dream of Miss [275]. See notation of it under 257-36 Reports, but no copy of the dream.

R3. 5/9/40 EC obtained Mental-Spiritual rdg. 294-197 in re his life and work.

R4. 7/15/40 See EC’s dream about family in Ky., under 460-5, Par. R9.

R5. GD’s note: At time of 294-196 we thought possibly [295]‘s expected child was referred to; it was born 11/4/40, a girl, but her Life Rdg. 2391-1 indicated she had been [4324] in her last incarnation. Interestingly enough, [4324] was a young cousin of EC whom his mother practically brought up; her last name was the same as EC’s mother’s maiden name, and her given name the same as EC’s mother’s middle name. She [4324] had died about the same time as EC’s mother. [10/13/42 See EC’s dream under 294-196 in date sequence, indicating that his mother was still on “the other side” and had not yet been reincarnated.]

R6. 12/5/40 See 2390-2 experience of EC during rdg., in which the Keeper of Records pointed out the book he could read.

R7. 1/13/41 See EC’s dream under 2426-1, Par. R1 in re communication from Mr. Wilgus as to reincarnation.

R8. 2/24/41 See dream [during 1107-2] in re what would have happened if EC and GC had not married, used in 1107-2, Par. R1: “She would have died in 1906 of T.B., I would have died in 1914 from a stomach trouble.”

R9. 5/1/41 See 2329-3 referring to Mrs. [2329] as being the Egyptian daughter about whom EC dreamed 12/2/37 [See dream recorded under 294-189 Reports].

R10. 5/24/41 See EC’s experience during 1387-5, of seeing [1387]‘s body conditions, recorded in 1387-5 Reports, 5/31/41 letter to [1387].

R11. 8/24/41 EC obtained aura chart rdg. 294-204; rather archetype rdg.

R12. 8/30/41 See EC’s dream during, and recorded under, 1151-29, Par. R1 and first part of rdg. 1151-29 devoted to interpretation of the dream, before those present knew what the dream was: Dream in re Mr. [1151] and big white horse, then red horse, well armed followers of both horses clashing, millions slain, etc.

R13. 9/16/41 See EC’s experience just prior to 2015-8, recorded in his letter of 10/24/41 under 1770-5 Reports, of being healed in order to be able to keep the appointment for 2015-8. [See also under 294-205, Par. R2.]

R14. 1/9/42 See EC’s dream, in re 3 men from Palestine, recorded under 1472-13 Reports.

R15. 2/12/42 See EC’s dream in re “little” folk - recorded in his 2/13/42 letter under 2072-6 Reports.

R16. 2/17/42 Between 11:30 P.M. and 12:30 A.M. of 2/18/42, EC dreamed:

I found myself in the nether land; [world of the dead] recognized it as being along the line I had traveled in going to the house of records to secure Life Readings. Many people I knew were there, both men and women. It seemed as if I had been there for some time. Eventually I met Gertrude and Miss Gladys together. Finally I was able to make myself known to them, and told them we had to go to work; that while this was a place of transition, I was very sure it was also a place of labor. I asked them where they lived. They told me it was along the road. I said, “Well, we’ve got to build us a place to carry on our work, for the places that are here are what we builded while we were in the earth plane; and while everything comes with just thought, we mustn’t just take everything for granted.” They answered, “How will we ever build a house - we haven’t anything to build it with?” I told them we would first have to find somebody that knew how.

As we were going along, in a very beautiful place, we met someone. I said, “Don’t you know who that is?” They each said, “He looks familiar, but I don’t know just who it is.” I said, “Why, that’s Mr. [2051], and he’ll build it for us.” We all three spoke to him, and eventually were able to make it known to him who we were. But when we told him what we wanted to do, he said, “Oh no, I’ve got my house, everything I want - why should we have to go to work?” I told him, “Well, we have to work here just as we do anywhere else. If we are just satisfied and sit down here, we’ll never get up yonder for Who we are seeking. He may pass this way, but we won’t be ready to go anywhere unless we are doing something, and I think we’ve got a lot to tell these people. It’s beautiful, it’s lovely, it’s quiet; and we don’t have to worry about wind or weather or anything to eat, or night or day or anything; because it is whichever one we want, - but we must remember that He told us, we must always do everything in decency and in order.” So Mr. [2051] said, “Alright, I know some other fellows here - we’ll build it.” [2/17/42 See 2051-5, Par. R1 in re actual conversation with Mr. [2051] by his daughter on that same night about keeping busy on other side after passing over.] So we went away up the line, this golden line, where it wasn’t quite as beautiful in appearance but was still closer to the house of records. He said “I’d like beautiful pine to build it with,” and the most beautiful lumber was immediately there - so they put it together; just room after room after room. It all appeared to be finished as soon as put up, almost worked itself. He said, “This is a lot more fun than doing nothing.” But he said, “What do you want with so many rooms?” I told him I thought we’d have to carry on the work there. He says, “You going to give Readings here?” I told him maybe I’d have to, because many of those people didn’t know who they were, and we don’t either, because they’ve lost their names. And you notice none of us have the same name we did on earth, yet we know who we are. For we have all the one name - JESUS. He said, “That’s right, I never thought of that. But tell me, have you seen any of these people we expected to see in heaven. Because this is heaven, ain’t it?” I told him I didn’t know but I thought it was on the right road.

So we began to have meetings in the little house. He’d bring in people and we’d meet people and finally get them to come, for the house was so pretty. There were a great many who couldn’t give us any idea of who they were nor what they wanted, and we couldn’t tell who they were.

Then as we four were together one time, we saw Dr. House. I told Gertrude and Miss Gladys, “THAT’S who we want to help us.” So we tried to talk to him. At first he couldn’t understand what we were trying to tell him, nor could we make ourselves known to him. But eventually, after recalling to him many things that had happened in earth, he began to recognize us and said he would be glad to commence work again, but he didn’t realize people had to work there - that he didn’t know as many people as he had thought he would know. So he began to meet with us, and we kept trying to find out for people WHO THEY WERE, AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO!

Our crowds kept increasing. Then we met, or saw on the road, Dr. Andrew Sargeant - and he was with his first wife, Lizzie Gish. I was the first to recognize them, told Gertrude - she gradually began to recognize them, and then Dr. House recognized him but said he didn’t know the woman. So we sent Mr. [2051] and some of those with him to ask them to come to one of our meetings. They came, seemed very happy, but did NOT know why there were attracted to each other. Then I began to tell them WHO they were. Dr. House then suggested, “To get them to understand, why don’t you give them a Reading?”

So, for the first time, I laid down and gave a Reading just as I had before, in the earth. All the people gathered about, to listen. Miss Gladys wrote it off on great sheets, it looked like, of cellophane; but as she wrote she realized it was in five different languages - and the English was in the center. There were French and German, Italian and Chinese, and ALL could read. What was given was regarding personal things they did together in the earth, and they recognized it as such. Their question was, “Why were we attracted to each other here, and what must we do about it?” They were told that why they hadn’t succeeded was because he wanted children and she did not (while in the earth). Now they would have to have a whole lot of children here, and take care of them, but they were to be the children that hadn’t been wanted by parents - or those that had been aborted and there had been sufficient activity for spirit or life to have entered, - which they were told occurred at three months.

The house began to grow as they filled the rooms with children. The crowds also began to grow, people also wanting to know who they were. Dr. and Mrs. Sargeant began to keep records of WHO these children were that they took in, and kept them in great files which were LIGHT - written in five languages that could be seen as people passed.

I began to wonder how conditions could be improved. And I thought, “What they need in order to know things better is WATER - water of life, for He said we were to be born of water and of blood.” Then I realized there was no bathroom. So I spoke to Mr. [2051] and Dr. House and all the rest, and told them what we were going to do - we were going to ask for the water of life, and we would ask in a Reading whether or not we might have it. As they gathered, Miss Lizzie Gish (Mrs. Sargeant) said, “NOW I know what was meant at the meeting when the Lord told YOU, Mr. Cayce, to ‘Teach my people!” [1/13/40 See EC’s dream under 294-189 Reports.]

That’s where I woke up.

(Left out - right at the end: Dr. House wanted to know “If Dr. Sargeant working out his failure on earth, now, with his first wife, what must happen to the other two wives he had there?” So we took a Reading and it said, “They must go back to the earth together, work this out, and then when he meets one of the others and finds out who they are, he’ll have to keep the whole thing going in a circle until they have obtained the knowledge - he’ll have to work it out with each one.”)

R17. 2/17/42 See GC’s dream on same night, recorded under 538-27, Par. R1, in re going to a hydrotherapy place, not finding bathroom, etc.

R18. 2/18/42 between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m., EC dreamed:

I went to my grandfather’s old home place. On arriving I learned there was to be a meeting of all the Cayces in the country, but I didn’t see any of my father’s or grandfather’s people there. They seemed to be from many parts of the country, but principally from Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. I didn’t know any of them, but knew from their conversation that they were all Cayces. I asked them why they had come there. Someone said they were supposed to meet every year and they went to the places where the older members of the family had settled, hoping to unite the whole Cayce name into one group. I told them they were in the wrong place, that I had a pretty fair genealogy of the whole Cayce family, but if they were looking for William Cayce - who was one of the old settlers - it was on an adjoining farm. As I was looking around the barn I found a little pile of things together, - a spoon, two knives (large ones, which had been used considerable), and a scraper. I heard a voice say, (which I took to be my grandmother) “Take them with you - your mother used to use them.” But as I started off with them, some lady - who looked very thin, and quite angry - accused me of taking something that didn’t belong to me. She called four or five of the men, who were quite large. They questioned me as to who I was, and I told them where I lived, what I did, and whose farm they were on,

• that is, it had been when I was a child, but was out of the family at present. Then when I began to give them the genealogy of the first families in Virginia, they called all together - and it seemed there were 750 present. They said, “Well, we will meet with you at Virginia Beach next year.”

And I woke up.

R19. 2/24/42 See a dream in re old home place in EC’s 2/25/42 letter recorded under 2072-6 Reports.

R20. 10/13/42, Tuesday A.M., EC dreamed: I went to [1089]‘s house and saw most all of the family. [His sister, [1352]] came in, quite smiling, and said: “I have a real surprise for you.” As she stepped back, Mother walked in. She embraced me and said, “Are you surprised to see me? Now you have found Leila [2390] and Thomas [318], and now your Grandpa has come [2824]. Would you be surprised if I were to come to [1306]?” I was so shocked I couldn’t answer, but said finally, “It must be come time before [1306] will have a baby.” She said, “No, it may be sooner than you think.” And I woke up. [GD’s note: Mrs. [1306] was another of [1089]‘s sisters.]

R21. 12/12/42 P.M. or early Sun A.M. 12/13/42 Edgar Cayce dreamed: “I was sitting alone in the front room playing solitaire when there was a knock at the front door. It was dark outside but rather early in the evening. When I went to the door a gentleman whom I did not recognize asked, ‘Cayce, I want you to go with me to a meeting this evening.’ At first I said ‘But I seldom go out of evening and my wife is here and it would leave her alone.’ But he insisted I should go with him and I did. As I went out I realized that another person was waiting for us in the street. We walked toward the ocean, but when we came to the ocean we walked on as if into the air, up and up, until we came to where there seemed to be a large circus tent. He said ‘We will go in here.’ We approached the flap of the tent and as he pulled the flap back, I for the first time, realized that the two men with whom I had been walking were the evangelists Dwight L. Moody and Sam Jones. We entered a large, circular tent; a very unusual kind of light pervaded the place, something like an opalescent light. Many figures were there. All seemed to be shrouded, all dressed alike. Very few I remembered ever having seen before. Then to one side of the place - as more and more figures appeared, until it was full - it seemed that there was a large screen on that side, and as if there was lightening in the distance. With the lightning there was a noise, not of thunder but of wind, yet nothing seemed to stir; and there was no form with the brilliant flashes but as if a cloud, very beautiful. When I asked one of my companions what it was, I was told ‘The Lord our God will speak to us.’

“Then a voice clear and strong came as from out of the cloud and the lightning, saying, ‘WHO WILL WARN MY CHILDREN?’ Then from out of the throng before the throne came the MASTER, but as if in the same garb of those about Him. He spoke saying, ‘I will warn My brethren.’ The answer came back, ‘No, the time is not yet fulfilled for you to return, but who shall warn My children?’ Then Mr. Moody spoke and said, ‘Why not send Cayce, he is there now’

Then the Master said, ‘Father, Cayce will warn My brethren.’

‘And we will all help,’ came as a grand chorus.” [See 5749-5 for possible correlation to above dream. Also see 1/5/43 Par. R23, and 7/10/43 Par. R25 notes listed below.]

R22. 1/1/43 See EC’s dream in re Mrs. [2514] told in his letter to her dated 1/4/43, under 2514-10, Par. R2.

R23. 1/5/43 EC wrote Mrs. [2722]‘s husband - [See 2722-5] about the same 12/12/42 dream, saying: “I tell you this not to convince you of anything. I do not ask anyone to accept my experience. Jesus promised to come and abide with us continuously. Did He mean it, or was it written badly? I believe it, and believe He meant what He said.”

R24. 5/6/43 At end of Physical Rdg. 2988-1, EC told of dreaming of each member of the [378] family in Germany. See noted in Reports of 2988-1, 378-50, 282-2, 276-2, 255-5 and 275-36.

R25. 7/10/43 EC wrote Mrs. [3361] that he had recently had the same 12/12/42 dream again, or parts of it. “With it has come strength, when seemingly I have not had the strength to go on. Am still a bit dazed, each time the assurance comes, and fearful - like so many of those who have been blessed by His presence and have turned good into selfish purposes and made their people to sin and to forget God.

“Of course I believe in dreams, as so many of those did of old who were called to do some great work - so why shouldn’t I? I believe in the the God that called Abraham, that spoke to Moses, Joshua, Samuel, David and the God to whom our precious Savior prayed, whom He boldly called ‘My Father and your Father.’ So what has come to me recently, then, is only an assurance, not something for me to boast of. It is up to me to rely on, and myself LIVE, the life of the Savior.

“So, pray with me and for me that I may walk only in the straight and narrow way and present nothing, ever, that Jesus, the Christ, would not sanction at all times.

“Please consider this as sacred as I do, not something to be told to give the impression that I feel I have been called of God above others, or that I have some peculiar hold on the promises of God. For I am sure that all are equal in His sight.”

R26. GD’s note: In one version of the dream EC made the excuse that he couldn’t go because he hadn’t finished preparing his Sunday School lesson for the next morning.

In another version the ending was like was this:

“The voice again asked, ‘WHO WILL WARN MY PEOPLE?’ Then I boldly volunteered, as if I was ready for acceptable. From out of the throng came the Master, Jesus. He blessed me and said, ‘I will go with you all the way.’

“Unreal, self-delusionary, you might say. But it has given me a strength, a meekness and, I hope, a kindness that did not exist before.

“No, this is not to be made a religion, a schism or a cult - never! Such experiences are only assurances for myself, not to be told to bring other than the assurance that God is mindful of the children of men.”

R27. 12/31/43 Following Life Rdg. 3209-2, EC told this dream: I went fishing with John, James, Andrew and the Master. I asked where Peter was. “O, you know Peter ain’t here!” said James. Thomas said, “O yes, I was a fisherman - don’t let them fool you, telling you to quit fishing. We are all eating fish.” All of us were in the nicest little boat on a lake.

R28. 11/14/44 GC wrote GD from Roanoke, Va.: “This afternoon while taking a nap, Edgar dreamed he was getting the right treatment to restore his body to normal and to just be patient. My, we have tried. It’s been so long and hard.”

R29. 5/4/45 The day after EC’s death see Mrs. [3257]‘s dream of EC and Roosevelt recorded under 3257-1, Par. R1.

Background

Background

B1. 6/30/36 EC obtained 294-185, Par. 19-A dream interpretation rdg. See subsequent dreams listed in date sequence, uninterpreted, following 294-185 and 294-186.

B2. 12/2/37 See 294-189, Par. R1 recording EC’s dream during 294-189 in re Egyptian mummy, also dreams in sequence uninterpreted.

B3. 2/14/40 Early A.M. EC dreamed of talking to his mother, and sought interpretation and lesson to be gained from it, in 294-196.

Mentioned Entities

Dreams, Jesus Christ, Gertrude Cayce, Gladys Davis, Entity (Cayce Term), Reincarnation, Egypt, Germany, Peter (Apostle), Throne of God, Virginia Beach, Aura, China, Creative Forces, France, Franklin Roosevelt, Hydrotherapy, Incarnation, John (Apostle), Joshua

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 294-196, ReadingID 2155.