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	[[Theosophy\|Theosophists]] and [[Spiritualism\|spiritualists]] were always fascinated by Cayce, and the [[Theosophical Press]] and [[Theosophical Publishing House (Wheaton)\|Theosophical Publishing House]] distributed many books about his prophecies. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=~~cayce 21~~ articles about Cayce], and the psychic was mentioned in numerous other articles. Joseph Millard's book ''Mystery Man of Miracles'' was very influential to Dr. Shafica Karagulla, who worked with Theosophical Society in America president [[Dora van Gelder Kunz]], as they studied clairvoyant healing.<ref>Mary Scott, "A Renaissance of the Spirit" ''The Quest'' 1.1 (October, 1988), 16-18.</ref>		[[Theosophy\|Theosophists]] and [[Spiritualism\|spiritualists]] were always fascinated by Cayce, and the [[Theosophical Press]] and [[Theosophical Publishing House (Wheaton)\|Theosophical Publishing House]] distributed many books about his prophecies. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Edgar+Cayce&s=title 15 articles about Cayce and his writings]''', and the psychic was mentioned in numerous other articles. Joseph Millard's book ''Mystery Man of Miracles'' was very influential to Dr. Shafica Karagulla, who worked with Theosophical Society in America president [[Dora van Gelder Kunz]], as they studied clairvoyant healing.<ref>Mary Scott, "A Renaissance of the Spirit" ''The Quest'' 1.1 (October, 1988), 16-18.</ref>

	[[File: Mitch_and_Cayce.jpeg\|left\|160px\|thumb\|Horowitz biography of Cayce]]		[[File: Mitch_and_Cayce.jpeg\|left\|160px\|thumb\|Horowitz biography of Cayce]]

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	==Later Life==		==Later Life==

	[[File: Edgar_and_Getrude_Cayce.jpg\|left\|~~260px~~\|thumb\|Edgar and Gertrude Cayce - Edgar Cayce Foundation–Virginia Beach, VA; EdgarCayce.org.]]		[[File: Edgar_and_Getrude_Cayce.jpg\|left\|240px\|thumb\|Edgar and Gertrude Cayce - Edgar Cayce Foundation–Virginia Beach, VA; EdgarCayce.org.]]

	Edgar Cayce met his wife, Gertrude Evans (born February 22, 1880) when she was only 15 years old. After the first meetings they went together to many social gatherings and Cayce started to reveal more about himself to her and her liberal family over time. He proposed to her on March 1897 and Gertrude accepted it even though she had some problems with his unusual abilities. After losing his job at the bookstore, he had several different jobs, including one in a photo studio. Soon afterwards he started to work as a photographer. During that time, he only reluctantly gave readings. A newspaper article describing his abilities in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian brought the kind of notoriety he and Gertrude disliked. Gertrude in particularly viewed is as an intrusion into their personal life and dreamed of a conventional lifestyle.		Edgar Cayce met his wife, Gertrude Evans (born February 22, 1880) when she was only 15 years old. After the first meetings they went together to many social gatherings and Cayce started to reveal more about himself to her and her liberal family over time. He proposed to her on March 1897 and Gertrude accepted it even though she had some problems with his unusual abilities. After losing his job at the bookstore, he had several different jobs, including one in a photo studio. Soon afterwards he started to work as a photographer. During that time, he only reluctantly gave readings. A newspaper article describing his abilities in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian brought the kind of notoriety he and Gertrude disliked. Gertrude in particularly viewed is as an intrusion into their personal life and dreamed of a conventional lifestyle.
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	Cayce’s dream was to build a hospital where the treatments suggested in the readings could be done because often doctors refused to perform them. When he tried raising the money through finding oil in Texas the readings indicated that no oil would be found unless everybody involved wanted it to be used for helping. Since this was not the case the endeavor was not successful.		Cayce’s dream was to build a hospital where the treatments suggested in the readings could be done because often doctors refused to perform them. When he tried raising the money through finding oil in Texas the readings indicated that no oil would be found unless everybody involved wanted it to be used for helping. Since this was not the case the endeavor was not successful.
	This and other experiences changed him. He expected less of his fellow men and more of himself. In 1919 he hired the stenographer Gladys Davis. That year he also met Arthur Lammers who wanted to have some philosophical, esoteric and other questions answered with the readings. This is when he first was exposed to the concept of reincarnation which unsettled him. At that time, he also realized that when his readings were for a good purpose, he would wake up refreshed, but when people took readings that shouldn’t have been taken without his knowledge he began to feel badly after each reading. Arthur Lammers convinced Cayce to move with his family and stenographer to Dayton and promised them financial support. At that time Cayce started with the “life readings”. But then Lammers was involved in law suits and all his money was tied up. The only thing he was able to do was to help Cayce’s son to get a good education.		This and other experiences changed him. He expected less of his fellow men and more of himself. In 1919 he hired the stenographer Gladys Davis. That year he also met Arthur Lammers who wanted to have some philosophical, esoteric and other questions answered with the readings. This is when he first was exposed to the concept of reincarnation which unsettled him. At that time, he also realized that when his readings were for a good purpose, he would wake up refreshed, but when people took readings that shouldn’t have been taken without his knowledge he began to feel badly after each reading. Arthur Lammers convinced Cayce to move with his family and stenographer to Dayton and promised them financial support. At that time Cayce started with the “life readings”. But then Lammers was involved in law suits and all his money was tied up. The only thing he was able to do was to help Cayce’s son to get a good education.
			[[File: Cayce_Hospital.jpg\|left\|260px\|thumb\|Construction of the Virginia Beach Hospital - Edgar Cayce Foundation–Virginia Beach, VA; EdgarCayce.org.]]
	However, Cayce was grateful to Lammers because in his readings he found why he had psychic abilities. He had once attained a great height in soul development, only to slip downward through a series of lives until he had reached an almost opposite position of instability. The present life was a chance to atone for some of these mistakes. In another life he was badly wounded and for days in horrible agony. He used his mind as a weapon against the pain and succeeded in elevating his mind beyond reach of his body and its suffering. Since no achievement, good or bad, is lost this ability became part of his individuality.		However, Cayce was grateful to Lammers because in his readings he found why he had psychic abilities. He had once attained a great height in soul development, only to slip downward through a series of lives until he had reached an almost opposite position of instability. The present life was a chance to atone for some of these mistakes. In another life he was badly wounded and for days in horrible agony. He used his mind as a weapon against the pain and succeeded in elevating his mind beyond reach of his body and its suffering. Since no achievement, good or bad, is lost this ability became part of his individuality.

	Several readings indicated to move to Virginia Beach and create an organization there but emphasized the importance of the proper spirit of the people involved. <ref>Sidney D. Kirkpatrick. ''An American Prophet''. (New York, NY 2000, Riverhead Books), p. 61 – 251 - summary</ref>		Several readings indicated to move to Virginia Beach and create an organization there but emphasized the importance of the proper spirit of the people involved. <ref>Sidney D. Kirkpatrick. ''An American Prophet''. (New York, NY 2000, Riverhead Books), p. 61 – 251 - summary</ref>

	~~[[File: Cayce_Hospital.jpg\|left\|260px\|thumb\|Construction of the Virginia Beach Hospital - Edgar Cayce Foundation–Virginia Beach, VA; EdgarCayce.org.]]~~

	Cayce followed the advice of the readings and the family moved to Virginia Beach in 1925. Initially, things went well but then a period began, when nothing appeared to work out. Cayce had been finally able to realize two lifelong dreams with the help of Morton Blumenthal, a New York stockbroker, whom he had helped market-wise. The Cayce Hospital opened in February 1929 and it had room for 30 hospital beds, treatment rooms, offices with a vault to house the readings, a library, and a lecture hall. The hospital, headed by an MD, Thomas B. House, a remote relative, was to treat patients from the readings. The Atlantic University chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia on April 29, 1930, was to stress research into parapsychology and the occult, while providing a general education and a Bachelor of Arts degree. However, the collapsing stock market, which Cayce had ticked off for 1929, broke Blumenthal, who had inexplicably ignored Cayce’s advice. Without Blumenthal’s financial backing, the hospital was closed, and the college never really started. Soon after Cayce also lost his house. <ref>Jess Stearn. Edgar Cayce – The Sleeping Prophet. (New York, N.Y. Doubleday & Company), p. 23-24</ref><ref>History of the Edgar Cayce Hospital. https://www.edgarcayce.org/about-us/virginia-beach-hq/historic-cayce-hospital/. Accessed on 7/27/2018). </ref>		Cayce followed the advice of the readings and the family moved to Virginia Beach in 1925. Initially, things went well but then a period began, when nothing appeared to work out. Cayce had been finally able to realize two lifelong dreams with the help of Morton Blumenthal, a New York stockbroker, whom he had helped market-wise. The Cayce Hospital opened in February 1929 and it had room for 30 hospital beds, treatment rooms, offices with a vault to house the readings, a library, and a lecture hall. The hospital, headed by an MD, Thomas B. House, a remote relative, was to treat patients from the readings. The Atlantic University chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia on April 29, 1930, was to stress research into parapsychology and the occult, while providing a general education and a Bachelor of Arts degree. However, the collapsing stock market, which Cayce had ticked off for 1929, broke Blumenthal, who had inexplicably ignored Cayce’s advice. Without Blumenthal’s financial backing, the hospital was closed, and the college never really started. Soon after Cayce also lost his house. <ref>Jess Stearn. Edgar Cayce – The Sleeping Prophet. (New York, N.Y. Doubleday & Company), p. 23-24</ref><ref>History of the Edgar Cayce Hospital. https://www.edgarcayce.org/about-us/virginia-beach-hq/historic-cayce-hospital/. Accessed on 7/27/2018). </ref>

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	[[Theosophy\|Theosophists]] and [[Spiritualism\|spiritualists]] were always fascinated by Cayce, and the [[Theosophical Press]] and [[Theosophical Publishing House (Wheaton)\|Theosophical Publishing House]] distributed many books about his prophecies. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=cayce 21 articles about Cayce], and the psychic was mentioned in numerous other articles. Joseph Millard's book ''Mystery Man of Miracles'' was very influential to Dr. Shafica Karagulla, who worked with Theosophical Society in America president [[Dora van Gelder Kunz]], as they studied clairvoyant healing.<ref>Mary Scott, "A Renaissance of the Spirit" ''The Quest'' 1.1 (October, 1988), 16-18.</ref>		[[Theosophy\|Theosophists]] and [[Spiritualism\|spiritualists]] were always fascinated by Cayce, and the [[Theosophical Press]] and [[Theosophical Publishing House (Wheaton)\|Theosophical Publishing House]] distributed many books about his prophecies. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=cayce 21 articles about Cayce], and the psychic was mentioned in numerous other articles. Joseph Millard's book ''Mystery Man of Miracles'' was very influential to Dr. Shafica Karagulla, who worked with Theosophical Society in America president [[Dora van Gelder Kunz]], as they studied clairvoyant healing.<ref>Mary Scott, "A Renaissance of the Spirit" ''The Quest'' 1.1 (October, 1988), 16-18.</ref>

	[[File: Mitch_and_Cayce.jpeg\|left\|~~260px~~\|thumb\|]]		[[File: Mitch_and_Cayce.jpeg\|left\|160px\|thumb\|Horowitz biography of Cayce]]

	Over the years, numerous lodge programs of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] have centered on books about Cayce's life and teachings. His son, '''Hugh Lynn Cayce''', represented the A.R.E. in lectures at Theosophical Society lodges. For example, he spoke at the Washington, D.C. Lodge in June, 1951; Herakles Lodge in Chicago in 1956; Washington again in 1957; St. Louis in 1958; Orlando in 1964; Ft. Wayne in 1970.<ref>As reported in "Branch Activities" in various issues of ''The American Theosophist''.</ref> Another son, '''Charles Thomas Cayce''', gave a seminar, "Unlocking the Mysteries in Your Dreams," in Minneapolis in 1983.<ref>Anonymous, "Branch Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 71.11 (December, 1983), 434.</ref> The Miami, Florida Lodge offered a set of three lectures and four classes under the supervision of A.R.E. members in 1953.<ref>Anonymous, "Lodge Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 41.3 (March, 1953), 60.</ref>		Over the years, numerous lodge programs of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] have centered on books about Cayce's life and teachings. His son, '''Hugh Lynn Cayce''', represented the A.R.E. in lectures at Theosophical Society lodges. For example, he spoke at the Washington, D.C. Lodge in June, 1951; Herakles Lodge in Chicago in 1956; Washington again in 1957; St. Louis in 1958; Orlando in 1964; Ft. Wayne in 1970.<ref>As reported in "Branch Activities" in various issues of ''The American Theosophist''.</ref> Another son, '''Charles Thomas Cayce''', gave a seminar, "Unlocking the Mysteries in Your Dreams," in Minneapolis in 1983.<ref>Anonymous, "Branch Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 71.11 (December, 1983), 434.</ref> The Miami, Florida Lodge offered a set of three lectures and four classes under the supervision of A.R.E. members in 1953.<ref>Anonymous, "Lodge Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 41.3 (March, 1953), 60.</ref>

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	He attended school until he was 16 years of age and then started to work for his uncle in the fields. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 67</ref>He felt as an outsider when he was young, and many people thought he was crazy. One night he had a foretelling dream about his future wife. When his family moved to town he first stayed behind and continued working the fields until he got another message from the woman with the wings telling him to follow his family because his mother missed and needed him. He followed the advice and started to work at the Hopper’s bookstore. Shortly after that he was introduced to his future wife, Gertrude Evans. <ref>Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 76-86</ref>		He attended school until he was 16 years of age and then started to work for his uncle in the fields. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 67</ref>He felt as an outsider when he was young, and many people thought he was crazy. One night he had a foretelling dream about his future wife. When his family moved to town he first stayed behind and continued working the fields until he got another message from the woman with the wings telling him to follow his family because his mother missed and needed him. He followed the advice and started to work at the Hopper’s bookstore. Shortly after that he was introduced to his future wife, Gertrude Evans. <ref>Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 76-86</ref>


	== Career as a psychic ==		== Career as a psychic ==
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	Several readings indicated to move to Virginia Beach and create an organization there but emphasized the importance of the proper spirit of the people involved. <ref>Sidney D. Kirkpatrick. ''An American Prophet''. (New York, NY 2000, Riverhead Books), p. 61 – 251 - summary</ref>		Several readings indicated to move to Virginia Beach and create an organization there but emphasized the importance of the proper spirit of the people involved. <ref>Sidney D. Kirkpatrick. ''An American Prophet''. (New York, NY 2000, Riverhead Books), p. 61 – 251 - summary</ref>


	[[File: Cayce_Hospital.jpg\|left\|260px\|thumb\|Construction of the Virginia Beach Hospital - Edgar Cayce Foundation–Virginia Beach, VA; EdgarCayce.org.]]		[[File: Cayce_Hospital.jpg\|left\|260px\|thumb\|Construction of the Virginia Beach Hospital - Edgar Cayce Foundation–Virginia Beach, VA; EdgarCayce.org.]]
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	While many people believe that Cayce’s income came from the readings, the truth is that Edgar Cayce was a professional photographer for the majority of his adult life. He won several national awards for his photographic work and never charged for a reading. His hobbies reflected the things he most loved in life. He was an avid gardener, loved to fish with family members, and enjoyed carpentry. He also taught Sunday school throughout his life. <ref>Drs. Gregory and Lora Little, and John van Auken. Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis (Virginia Beach, VA, A.R.E. Press, 2006), p. 39</ref>		While many people believe that Cayce’s income came from the readings, the truth is that Edgar Cayce was a professional photographer for the majority of his adult life. He won several national awards for his photographic work and never charged for a reading. His hobbies reflected the things he most loved in life. He was an avid gardener, loved to fish with family members, and enjoyed carpentry. He also taught Sunday school throughout his life. <ref>Drs. Gregory and Lora Little, and John van Auken. Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis (Virginia Beach, VA, A.R.E. Press, 2006), p. 39</ref>


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	In his readings Cayce also points to a new way of understanding Christ. He distinguishes between Jesus, the most recent incarnation of a soul who had many lifetimes on earth, and the universal Christ Consciousness, the awareness of the oneness of all life. Christ Consciousness resides in the unconscious mind of each soul, waiting to be awakened by free will. <ref>Mark Thurston, Ph.D. ''The Essential Edgar Cayce''. (New York, NY. Penguin Group), p. 231</ref>		In his readings Cayce also points to a new way of understanding Christ. He distinguishes between Jesus, the most recent incarnation of a soul who had many lifetimes on earth, and the universal Christ Consciousness, the awareness of the oneness of all life. Christ Consciousness resides in the unconscious mind of each soul, waiting to be awakened by free will. <ref>Mark Thurston, Ph.D. ''The Essential Edgar Cayce''. (New York, NY. Penguin Group), p. 231</ref>


	==The Essence of the Cayce Philosophy==		==The Essence of the Cayce Philosophy==
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	Members of Edgar Cayce's ''Association for Research and Enlightenment'' (A.R.E.), the nonprofit founded by Cayce in 1931 with the purpose of helping people to transform their lives for the better through ideas and information found in his psychic readings, have access to the entire set of 14,306 readings in a database residing online in the members-only section. The readings can also be found in their entirety in A.R.E.’s physical library, located at their headquarters campus in Virginia Beach, which is open to the public daily. Members also receive the quarterly Venture Inward magazine, a quarterly newsletter and have access to other material online.		Members of Edgar Cayce's ''Association for Research and Enlightenment'' (A.R.E.), the nonprofit founded by Cayce in 1931 with the purpose of helping people to transform their lives for the better through ideas and information found in his psychic readings, have access to the entire set of 14,306 readings in a database residing online in the members-only section. The readings can also be found in their entirety in A.R.E.’s physical library, located at their headquarters campus in Virginia Beach, which is open to the public daily. Members also receive the quarterly Venture Inward magazine, a quarterly newsletter and have access to other material online.
	<ref> A.R.E. website: https://www.edgarcayce.org/edgar-cayce/his-life/, accessed on 7/31/18</ref>		<ref> A.R.E. website: https://www.edgarcayce.org/edgar-cayce/his-life/, accessed on 7/31/18</ref>


	[[File:Cayce bio by Bro.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|Biography by Harmon Bro]]		[[File:Cayce bio by Bro.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|Biography by Harmon Bro]]

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	'''Edgar Cayce''' (1877-1945) was an American psychic and author. He has been called the "sleeping prophet" and the "father of holistic medicine," and is the most-documented psychic of the 20th century. By the time of his death he had amassed a record of more than 14,300 clairvoyant readings for people across the nation, with many of the sessions captured by his secretary of twenty-two years, Gladys Davis.		'''Edgar Cayce''' (1877-1945) was an American psychic and author. He has been called the "sleeping prophet" and the "father of holistic medicine," and is the most-documented psychic of the 20th century. By the time of his death he had amassed a record of more than 14,300 clairvoyant readings for people across the nation, with many of the sessions captured by his secretary of twenty-two years, Gladys Davis.

	He left 9.000 medical diagnoses to the Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.), a nonprofit organization still active in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which he founded in 1931. In the 1920s, Cayce’s trance readings expanded beyond medicine to include “life readings”, in which he explored a person’s inner conflicts and needs. He employed references to astrology, karma, reincarnation, and number symbolism. He also expounded on global prophecies, climate or geological changes, and the lost history of mythical cultures, such as Atlantis and Lemuria. He had no recollection of any of this when he awoke from his sessions. He was a devout Christian and it was therefore hard for him to read the transcripts. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. ''There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce.'' (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 2, p. 19</ref> Cayce was a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] for about two years.		He left 9.000 medical diagnoses to the '''Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.)''', a nonprofit organization still active in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which he founded in 1931. In the 1920s, Cayce’s trance readings expanded beyond medicine to include “life readings”, in which he explored a person’s inner conflicts and needs. He employed references to astrology, [[karma]], [[reincarnation]], and number symbolism. He also expounded on global prophecies, climate or geological changes, and the lost history of mythical cultures, such as [[Atlantis]] and [[Lemuria]]. He had no recollection of any of this when he awoke from his sessions. He was a devout Christian and it was therefore hard for him to read the transcripts. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. ''There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce.'' (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 2, p. 19</ref> Cayce was a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] for about two years.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

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	At the age of twenty-one, Cayce developed a paralysis of the throat muscles, which caused him to lose his voice. Doctors could not find a physical cause or a remedy. One night he went to the performance of a hypnotist and when he was hypnotized that evening, he was able to speak but when he returned from the trance, the paralysis returned. After this occurrence, he turned to Al Layne, a Hopkinsville hypnotist and osteopath. When Layne hypnotized him, Cayce detailed in the entranced state a circulation problem in his throat area and recommended specific medication and manipulative therapy, which eventually aided in restoring his voice completely.		At the age of twenty-one, Cayce developed a paralysis of the throat muscles, which caused him to lose his voice. Doctors could not find a physical cause or a remedy. One night he went to the performance of a hypnotist and when he was hypnotized that evening, he was able to speak but when he returned from the trance, the paralysis returned. After this occurrence, he turned to Al Layne, a Hopkinsville hypnotist and osteopath. When Layne hypnotized him, Cayce detailed in the entranced state a circulation problem in his throat area and recommended specific medication and manipulative therapy, which eventually aided in restoring his voice completely.

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	Edgar Cayce was a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] for about two years. He was admitted to membership in the '''Birmingham, Alabama Lodge''' on [[December 6]], 1922, sponsored by Mrs. Gladys Dillman and Mrs. Lucy Coonley.<ref>Membership Ledger Cards Roll 2. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>		Edgar Cayce was a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] for about two years. He was admitted to membership in the '''Birmingham, Alabama Lodge''' on [[December 6]], 1922, sponsored by Mrs. Gladys Dillman and Mrs. Lucy Coonley.<ref>Membership Ledger Cards Roll 2. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>

	In chapter 15 of the book ~~“There~~ is a ~~River”~~, the author Thomas Sugrue recounts Cayce’s metaphysical explorations with an Ohio printer and avid seeker in Theosophy, ancient religions, and the occult named '''Arthur Lammers'''. His cooperation with Lammers starting in the fall of 1923 in Alabama marked a turn in Cayce’s career from medical clairvoyant to esoteric philosopher. Lammers, who was familiar with [[Theosophical Society]] founder [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Madame Blavatsky's]] work wanted Cayce to delve into questions about [[Life after Death\|life after death]], astrology, the existence of a soul and the purpose of our lives. In one of his readings for Lammers, he provided Lammers with a whole philosophy of life, dealing with [[Karma\|karmic rebirth]]:		In chapter 15 of the book ''There is a River'', the author Thomas Sugrue recounts Cayce’s metaphysical explorations with an Ohio printer and avid seeker in Theosophy, ancient religions, and the occult named '''Arthur Lammers'''. His cooperation with Lammers starting in the fall of 1923 in Alabama marked a turn in Cayce’s career from medical clairvoyant to esoteric philosopher. Lammers, who was familiar with [[Theosophical Society]] founder [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Madame Blavatsky's]] work wanted Cayce to delve into questions about [[Life after Death\|life after death]], astrology, the existence of a soul and the purpose of our lives. In one of his readings for Lammers, he provided Lammers with a whole philosophy of life, dealing with [[Karma\|karmic rebirth]]:

	<blockquote>"In this we see the plan of development of those individuals set upon this plane, meaning the ability to enter again into the presence of the Creator and become a full part of the creation.		<blockquote>"In this we see the plan of development of those individuals set upon this plane, meaning the ability to enter again into the presence of the Creator and become a full part of the creation.
	Insofar as this entity is concerned, this is the third appearance on this plane, and before this one, as the monk. We see glimpses in the life of the entity now as were shown in the monk., in his mode of living. The body is only the vehicle ever of that spirit and soul that waft through all times and ever remain the same."<ref> Thomas Sugrue. ''There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce''. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 7-9; 224,</ref>
			Insofar as this entity is concerned, this is the third appearance on this plane, and before this one, as the monk. We see glimpses in the life of the entity now as were shown in the monk., in his mode of living. The body is only the vehicle ever of that spirit and soul that waft through all times and ever remain the same."<ref>Thomas Sugrue. ''There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce''. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 7-9; 224.</ref>
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	Over the years, numerous lodge programs of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] have centered on books about Cayce's life and teachings. His son, '''Hugh Lynn Cayce''', represented the A.R.E. in lectures at Theosophical Society lodges. For example, he spoke at the Washington, D.C. Lodge in June, 1951; Herakles Lodge in Chicago in 1956; Washington again in 1957; St. Louis in 1958; Orlando in 1964; Ft. Wayne in 1970.<ref>As reported in "Branch Activities" in various issues of ''The American Theosophist''.</ref> Another son, '''Charles Thomas Cayce''', gave a seminar, "Unlocking the Mysteries in Your Dreams," in Minneapolis in 1983.<ref>Anonymous, "Branch Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 71.11 (December, 1983), 434.</ref> The Miami, Florida Lodge offered a set of three lectures and four classes under the supervision of A.R.E. members in 1953.<ref>Anonymous, "Lodge Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 41.3 (March, 1953), 60.</ref>		Over the years, numerous lodge programs of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] have centered on books about Cayce's life and teachings. His son, '''Hugh Lynn Cayce''', represented the A.R.E. in lectures at Theosophical Society lodges. For example, he spoke at the Washington, D.C. Lodge in June, 1951; Herakles Lodge in Chicago in 1956; Washington again in 1957; St. Louis in 1958; Orlando in 1964; Ft. Wayne in 1970.<ref>As reported in "Branch Activities" in various issues of ''The American Theosophist''.</ref> Another son, '''Charles Thomas Cayce''', gave a seminar, "Unlocking the Mysteries in Your Dreams," in Minneapolis in 1983.<ref>Anonymous, "Branch Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 71.11 (December, 1983), 434.</ref> The Miami, Florida Lodge offered a set of three lectures and four classes under the supervision of A.R.E. members in 1953.<ref>Anonymous, "Lodge Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 41.3 (March, 1953), 60.</ref>

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	[[Atlantis]] is a legendary tale that has provided one of the most intriguing and enduring mysteries of all time. Plato wrote the first known account of Atlantis ca. 355 B.C in two of his later dialogues, ''Timaeus'' and ''Critias''. The narrative involved actual historical figures and contained other accurate historical elements as well. Plato’s story of Atlantis comes from the tradition of orally handing down an important story from one generation to the next. <ref>Drs. Gregory and Lora Little, and John van Auken. ''Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis'' (Virginia Beach, VA, A.R.E. Press, 2006), p. 1-4</ref>		[[Atlantis]] is a legendary tale that has provided one of the most intriguing and enduring mysteries of all time. Plato wrote the first known account of Atlantis ca. 355 B.C in two of his later dialogues, ''Timaeus'' and ''Critias''. The narrative involved actual historical figures and contained other accurate historical elements as well. Plato’s story of Atlantis comes from the tradition of orally handing down an important story from one generation to the next. <ref>Drs. Gregory and Lora Little, and John van Auken. ''Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis'' (Virginia Beach, VA, A.R.E. Press, 2006), p. 1-4</ref>

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	Speculations and debate on Plato’s Atlantis started the moment he first related the tale and have never stopped. Beginning in the 1800s, however, a completely unique set of Atlantis ideas emerged and the most influential of these came from [[Theosophy]]. Blavatsky’s Atlantis speculations are primarily described in ''The Secret Doctrine''. Like Plato, [[Blavatsky]] wrote that civilizations are periodically destroyed by cataclysms that result in changes in the earth’s surface, but she added that each new root race springs forth from the destruction. According to Blavatsky, the third root race was called Lemuria and it began some 18 million years ago in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the major remains today are Australia, the islands of the Pacific, and portions of California. The development of the fourth root race – Atlantis – greatly overlapped with the Lemurians, and Blavatsky indicated that a major destruction of Lemuria occurred 4,25 million years ago. <ref>Drs. Gregory and Lora Little, and John van Auken. Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis (Virginia Beach, VA, A.R.E. Press, 2006), p. 25-27</ref>		Speculations and debate on Plato’s Atlantis started the moment he first related the tale and have never stopped. Beginning in the 1800s, however, a completely unique set of Atlantis ideas emerged and the most influential of these came from [[Theosophy]]. Blavatsky’s Atlantis speculations are primarily described in ''The Secret Doctrine''. Like Plato, [[Blavatsky]] wrote that civilizations are periodically destroyed by cataclysms that result in changes in the earth’s surface, but she added that each new root race springs forth from the destruction. According to Blavatsky, the third root race was called Lemuria and it began some 18 million years ago in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the major remains today are Australia, the islands of the Pacific, and portions of California. The development of the fourth root race – Atlantis – greatly overlapped with the Lemurians, and Blavatsky indicated that a major destruction of Lemuria occurred 4,25 million years ago. <ref>Drs. Gregory and Lora Little, and John van Auken. Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis (Virginia Beach, VA, A.R.E. Press, 2006), p. 25-27</ref>

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			[[File:Cayce bio by Bro.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|Biography by Harmon Bro]]
	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==

	* [https://www.edgarcayce.org/ Association for Research and Enlightenment website].		* [https://www.edgarcayce.org/ Association for Research and Enlightenment website].
			* Bro, Harmon Hartzell. ''Edgar Cayce: A Seer Out of Season''. St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1996. One of the best biographies.
	* Cerminara, Gina. ''Many Mansions: The Edgar Cayce Story on Reincarnation''. New York: Signet Books, 1950, 1990.		* Cerminara, Gina. ''Many Mansions: The Edgar Cayce Story on Reincarnation''. New York: Signet Books, 1950, 1990.
	* Horowitz, Mitch. ''Mind as the Builder: The Positive-Mind Metaphysics of Edgar Cayce''. Virginia Beach, Virginia: A.R.E. Press, 2017.		* Horowitz, Mitch. ''Mind as the Builder: The Positive-Mind Metaphysics of Edgar Cayce''. Virginia Beach, Virginia: A.R.E. Press, 2017.

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	== Involvement with Theosophical Society ==		== Involvement with Theosophical Society ==

	Edgar Cayce was a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] for about two years. He was admitted to membership in the Birmingham, Alabama Lodge on [[December 6]], 1922, sponsored by Mrs. Gladys Dillman and Mrs. Lucy Coonley.<ref>Membership Ledger Cards Roll 2. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>		Edgar Cayce was a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] for about two years. He was admitted to membership in the '''Birmingham, Alabama Lodge''' on [[December 6]], 1922, sponsored by Mrs. Gladys Dillman and Mrs. Lucy Coonley.<ref>Membership Ledger Cards Roll 2. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>

	In chapter 15 of the book “There is a River”, the author Thomas Sugrue recounts Cayce’s metaphysical explorations with an Ohio printer and avid seeker in Theosophy, ancient religions, and the occult named Arthur Lammers. His cooperation with Lammers starting in the fall of 1923 in Alabama marked a turn in Cayce’s career from medical clairvoyant to esoteric philosopher. Lammers, who was familiar with [[Theosophical Society]] founder [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Madame Blavatsky's]] work wanted Cayce to delve into questions about [[Life after Death\|life after death]], astrology, the existence of a soul and the purpose of our lives. In one of his readings for Lammers, he provided Lammers with a whole philosophy of life, dealing with [[Karma\|karmic rebirth]]:		In chapter 15 of the book “There is a River”, the author Thomas Sugrue recounts Cayce’s metaphysical explorations with an Ohio printer and avid seeker in Theosophy, ancient religions, and the occult named '''Arthur Lammers'''. His cooperation with Lammers starting in the fall of 1923 in Alabama marked a turn in Cayce’s career from medical clairvoyant to esoteric philosopher. Lammers, who was familiar with [[Theosophical Society]] founder [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|Madame Blavatsky's]] work wanted Cayce to delve into questions about [[Life after Death\|life after death]], astrology, the existence of a soul and the purpose of our lives. In one of his readings for Lammers, he provided Lammers with a whole philosophy of life, dealing with [[Karma\|karmic rebirth]]:

	<blockquote>"In this we see the plan of development of those individuals set upon this plane, meaning the ability to enter again into the presence of the Creator and become a full part of the creation.		<blockquote>"In this we see the plan of development of those individuals set upon this plane, meaning the ability to enter again into the presence of the Creator and become a full part of the creation.
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	Over the years, numerous lodge programs of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] have centered on books about Cayce's life and teachings. His son, Hugh Lynn Cayce, represented the A.R.E. in lectures at Theosophical Society lodges. For example, he spoke at the Washington, D.C. Lodge in June, 1951; Herakles Lodge in Chicago in 1956; St. Louis in 1958; Orlando in 1964; Ft. Wayne in 1970.<ref>As reported in "Branch Activities" in various issues of ''The American Theosophist''.</ref> Another son, Charles Thomas Cayce, gave a seminar, "Unlocking the Mysteries in Your Dreams," in Minneapolis in 1983.<ref>Anonymous, "Branch Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 71.11 (December, 1983), 434.</ref> The Miami, Florida Lodge offered a set of three lectures and four classes under the supervision of A.R.E. members in 1953.<ref>Anonymous, "Lodge Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 41.3 (March, 1953), 60.</ref>		Over the years, numerous lodge programs of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] have centered on books about Cayce's life and teachings. His son, '''Hugh Lynn Cayce''', represented the A.R.E. in lectures at Theosophical Society lodges. For example, he spoke at the Washington, D.C. Lodge in June, 1951; Herakles Lodge in Chicago in 1956; Washington again in 1957; St. Louis in 1958; Orlando in 1964; Ft. Wayne in 1970.<ref>As reported in "Branch Activities" in various issues of ''The American Theosophist''.</ref> Another son, '''Charles Thomas Cayce''', gave a seminar, "Unlocking the Mysteries in Your Dreams," in Minneapolis in 1983.<ref>Anonymous, "Branch Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 71.11 (December, 1983), 434.</ref> The Miami, Florida Lodge offered a set of three lectures and four classes under the supervision of A.R.E. members in 1953.<ref>Anonymous, "Lodge Activities" ''The American Theosophist'' 41.3 (March, 1953), 60.</ref>

	The TSA also shared lecturers with Cayce's organization. The A.R.E. invited [[Dora van Gelder Kunz]] to conduct a workshop in Virginia Beach on July 16-29, 1986.<ref>Anonymous, "News and Notes" ''The American Theosophist'' 74.6 (June, 1986), 218 </ref> Several Theosophists wrote important books about Edgar Cayce, including Gina Cerminara, Mitch Horowitz, and K. Paul Johnson. The pocket book "Mind as a Builder" by Mitch Horowitz is the text to a lecture by the author exploring the principle of “Mind as Builder,” a core theme from the Edgar Cayce readings and can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cUk-k1bikk online].



			The TSA also shared lecturers with Cayce's organization. The A.R.E. invited [[Dora van Gelder Kunz]] to conduct a workshop in Virginia Beach on July 16-29, 1986.<ref>Anonymous, "News and Notes" ''The American Theosophist'' 74.6 (June, 1986), 218 </ref> Several Theosophists wrote important books about Edgar Cayce, including Gina Cerminara, Mitch Horowitz, and K. Paul Johnson. The pocket book "Mind as a Builder" by Mitch Horowitz is the text to a lecture by the author exploring the principle of “Mind as Builder,” a core theme from the Edgar Cayce readings and can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cUk-k1bikk online].

	==Pioneering work==		==Pioneering work==