Reading 304-5

TEXT OF READING 304-5 M 70 (Retired Farmer, Insurance Man,

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Date: 4/24/1924 Sex: M Age: 70 ReadingID: 2258

Protestant) This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at Phillips Hotel, Room 115, Dayton, Ohio, this 24th day of April, 1924, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [304].

[Edgar Cayce, Linden Shroyer; Conductor, Gladys Davis; Steno. Geo. S. Klingensmith.]

Born July 3, 1853, Christian County, Ky. Time of Reading 11:30 A. M. …, Ky.

1. LS: You will give a horoscope reading, giving the effect of the planets upon the life and destiny of this individual or entity. You will give the exact time of birth. You will give the name of the planet from which the soul and spirit of this entity took its flight. You will give the vocation in life for which this body is most adapted. You will give the previous appearances of the soul and spirit of this entity on this plane, and the personalities exhibited in the present life as brought forward from each of these former appearances. You will answer the following question: Is the body fitted for an organizer or as an organizer? [GD’s note: He was trying to perfect an organization to preserve the supremacy of the white race.]

2. EC: Yes, we have the body here, and the record as has been made and as may be made with the will as exercised, and the condition irrespective of the will’s influence or effect as has been created. We have conditions that might have been, that are and that may be. Do not get the three mixed or crossed purposes of either.

3. As to the time of birth, we find the completion of the entity and the beginning of a record in the earth plane at the present time was at four-twenty-eight, central time. [A.M. or P.M.?]

4. The influences as we have in this present entity, irrespective of the will, then, we may give that in the developing points in the plane where the will, with the astrological conditions have altered the present plane’s existence. For, as in this entity’s sojourn upon this present earth’s plane we have in this entity one that may be taken from the earth’s plane of understanding at the present time as an ensample of conditions as may be wrought with will exercised in the right and in the wrong manner, and the influences of astrological conditions as exercised in the earth’s plane.

5. Now, as to the astrological conditions, we find this is the influence:

6. This entity took its flight from the planet Venus, and is under the influence of Mercury, Mars and Jupiter, in the order given, and with adverse conditions from Saturn and of Neptune, with the better forces in the Sun with Uranus, though only finding or exercising those influences with the will’s force, as shall be seen. Hence we have one with these influences.

7. With the zodiacal signs and influences in that of Cancer, the influences of the Mars and Uranus forces have brought many sudden changes to structural conditions in the physical body. These have been at times beneficial to development, again to the detriment - because of the lack of the exercising of will in the correct or direct manner, and the selfish forces in that of desire being the factor or appetite to be met with, and these have brought many conditions that must again be met and overcome in earth’s plane. [GD’s note: Mr. [304] had been a drunkard for many years during first half of his life; his wife and children had suffered for it.]

8. As to the influences then, we find these conditions:

9. One that has had many bodily physical influences exercised in the life. [GD’s note: His children told me that nearly every bone in his body had been broken at one time or another.]

10. One that overcomes all of the forces from the material world, for with Venus forces giving the ultra influence in the sign with Uranus experiences brings the overcoming of much when will is exercised to the degree that the answering of the spirit and soul forces with the call of the inner man comes to the I AM.

11. In the influence of Mercury with Venus in Cancer brings the higher mental attributes to the physical, and with the will might and may be exercised to the degree to make the entity the leader among many classes and over the masses of men, yet as an individual standing with the minority. In the element of Venus has brought and does bring many cares in the field of affection, and has brought many of the earthly ills and the material cares and worry. Exercise will that these may be used as development and not meted against that karma that is made in each entity’s sojourn in the earth’s plane.

12. This we find then one that would be well in any vocation where the classes and masses are the ruling factor rather than of individual effort in production alone. In the elements or forces that have to do with Mercury’s influence in earth plane especially. In the force then of that as a producer in field or stream or wood, or in that as the producer for that which when developed in the mental forces of the classes and masses will find fruitage, and will bring forth many manifold increases.

13. In the forces then as shown in this entity’s sojourn here, as weighed with the will, we find these:

14. There has been much made in the sojourn here to be met and overcome. There has been development in the mental and the ultra forces, for in the present these we find the influence of those in Cancer’s constellation with Uranus in its present position with earth’s sphere, that those in Venus that do not allow the love or the element of the carnal to enter in the life may bring forth fruit worthy of acceptance before Him who giveth all things.

15. In the will’s influence then, let those that would, beware of these conditions, else in the bodily forces of the physical will be created that which will be the destructive element in earth plane.

16. As to the appearances of this entity, we find that before this, this entity was in the court of England, in that of Alfred, called the Great [[848?] & [900]], and those influences as exercised in the present sphere are seen in the understanding of the law as written in any given State, and in the next re-incarnation we will find this entity a lawyer.

17. As to the forces as given before this, we find in the reign of the Gauls, when the coast of Gaul was overcome, which is now France, and in this we find the entity lost its life in the hold of the trade ships that then crossed the Great Sea at the hands of those in the rule of Hannibal [247-183 B.C.], and in this present sphere and individuality is exhibited through the personality the inherent desire for the rule of the white race, and in this we find the greater strength of this present sphere’s development may be advanced in service to self and others through this work. [295-9. Par. 19-A indicated an incarnation of [304] in Egypt during Ra-Ta period.]

18. In the one before this, we find in the land of Alta Atlantis], when the country was in the first developing, and the entity’s main force and development was in that of subduing the animal life in both man and beast, and in this we find that all animal life dread this present entity, though with love this entity may subdue.

Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. See subsequent Ck. Physical Rdgs. for chronic asthma, bronchitis, etc.

R2. 4/13/26 I don’t know whether you have heard anything of it or not, but we are having great excitement here and really serious conditions, although the happenings was at Madisonville. Two weeks ago there was three little girls, two of them 14 and one 18 taken away from their escorts by three negro’s and raped, treated very ruff [rough], and last Wednesday, I suppose the same three negros took one little girl 16 away from her escort, dragged her out of the car, (as the others did) and two of them ravished her, all four of the girls are in serious condition so is said, but the authorities have three of the negroes in jail, one in the Henderson jail and two in the Louisville jail and their trial set for Arl [Apr.] 23rd, of course no one expects any-thing but for them to be hanged immediately, that is if they get a trial, they say everything and everybody is at fever heat around Madisonville. The paper stated that they will have the state troops there when they have the trial, that may save them from being mobbed. These three are all, negro’s high up you see, one a chauffer and houseman for a mine owner there in Madisonville and of course (a pet), another was a manager in one of the mines there, and the third one had a position in a mine at Earlington, all high ups and no doubt but (pets). But, I suppose have been petted their last time for some time now. The last little girl was the daughter of an Alabama man, and was out with a Banker’s son there in Madisonville his name was Stum, a son of A. P. Stum, a banker there in Madisonville, the girl’s father is there in Madisonville now, her name is Miss Breithaupt. AWFULLY BAD. But, it doesn’t cease.

R3. 4/19/26 “I know woman sufferage is all wrong.”

R4. 12/15/26 Daughter [243]‘s ltr. [under his Ck. Physical 304-11 Reports] implies that she considers her father very selfish: “Oh, he is so different in everything from my sweet, unselfish, sacrificing mother [3776].”

R5. 11/18/28 His letter to EC: “I feel that God created only one man and one woman, and not races of men. I feel that that the Book clearly teaches that the so-called colored races are the products of man’s violation of God’s instruction to man found in Lev. 20:15-16; Lev. 18:23; 1 Cor. 3:17. This beast was made for man’s servant to develop the earth. Man was given control of the beast, as he was of everything created.

“Man has misused his privilege and violated his instruction and is now trying to take this offspring of his sin and violation into the family of man who was created in the image of God, all against the will, the purpose and the instruction of God.”

R6. 9/18/29 Mrs. [760]‘s ltr. from Hotel Van Cleve, Dayton, Ohio:

“Mr. [304] would like this hotel; not a negro about it, that I have ever seen.”

R7. 7/6/32 Mr. [304]‘s ltr. to EC:

“I heartily and sincerely appreciate your letter of the 2nd, and your mention of me entering upon this plane seventy nine years before and your wish expressed that I may survive many years more. This event very naturally is limited to a very few (the knowledge of) and interesting to many less, I hope the influence that has gone out from my activities have been more good than bad, I don’t know, I do know that I have been misunderstood many times, I hope for the remaining time here, what influence I may exert may be good and intend my efforts to be in that direction, if in no way except by example. My desire is to help. To do good for as many as possible and to set such examples as will be worthy for others to remember and to imitate or copy.”

R8. See subsequent Ck. Physical readings which indicated great suffering with bronchial asthma and bronchitis, and other ailments, until his death shortly following a fire which swept his home, on 4/11/37. He would have been eighty-four years old on 7/3/37.

R9. 4/13/34 See 295-9, Par. 19-A indicating associations with [304] in Egypt and England.

R10. 5/2/37 Mr. [779]‘s ltr. to EC: “I counted Mr. [304] one of the few men who meant much to me. From what Mrs. [2457] said his death must have occurred about the time I had a dream about him. It was something like this: For some reason I was at a railroad station and a train came to a stop, and to my happy surprise who did I see getting off the train but Mr. [304]! I was not expecting him. I rushed up to take his two suitcases and invited him home with me. His answer was, ‘I am sorry, [779], but I don’t have time - I’m just passing through and changing trains.’ Then I awoke. I never thought any more about it, because I very often have dreams about [304] and his family, but after I got the news of his death I thought there must be some connection.”

R11. 5/4/42 Son’s letter: “I wish I could be as optimistic as my Dad used to be. He was a very unusual man in many ways, and his expressions ‘as good as new’ and ‘tip-top’ are still voiced by many who knew him pretty well.”

Background

Background

B1. 4/2/23 He obtained 304-3 on health, answering also questions as to his financial affairs. See 304-1, Par. R2 indicating that his early manhood and middle life had been spent in great dissipation and misuse of his body and financial substance.

Mentioned Entities

Entity (Cayce Term), Free Will, Incarnation, Astrology, Soul, Resurrection Appearances, Trial of Jesus, Dayton Ohio, Dreams, Egypt, England, Ohio, Purpose, Alabama, Atlantis, Destiny, France, Gladys Davis, Karma, Kentucky

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 304-5, ReadingID 2258.