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'''Edgar Cayce''' (1877-1945) was an American psychic and author, known as the "sleeping prophet." In 1931 he founded the '''Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.)''', a nonprofit organization still active in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
'''Edgar Cayce''' (1877-1945) was an American psychic and author, known as the "sleeping prophet." 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>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Edgar Cayce was born on March 18, 1877, near Beverly, south of Hopkinsville, Kentucky to the farmers Leslie Burr Cayce and Carrie Elizabeth (née Majo), one of six children. As a child he often played with his imaginary friends (“play folk”) or communicated with his deceased grandfather. <ref>Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 71, p. 53-54</ref> His father also realized one day that Edgar Cayce had the ability to memorize the content of a book simply by sleeping on it but found it hard to focus in school. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 36-37; p. 55-56; p. 61-63</ref>. He felt closest to his mother and a deep love for her because she never laughed at him and he felt comfortable sharing his thoughts with her. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 54-55; p. 101</ref>.
When he was young, he got quite attached to the Bible and resolved to read it once for every year of his life. He also worked at the sexton at the church. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 56-58</ref>. In May 1889, while reading the Bible in his hut in the woods near a creek, he saw a woman with wings who told him that his prayers were answered and asked him what he wanted most of all. Even though he was frightened, he said that he wanted to help others, especially sick children. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 56-60</ref>.
One day he got injured at the spine in school and told his parents exactly what he needed overnight to be healed and it worked. <ref> Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 65-66</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>


== Career as a psychic ==
== Career as a psychic ==

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Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) was an American psychic and author, known as the "sleeping prophet." 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. [1]

Early life

Edgar Cayce was born on March 18, 1877, near Beverly, south of Hopkinsville, Kentucky to the farmers Leslie Burr Cayce and Carrie Elizabeth (née Majo), one of six children. As a child he often played with his imaginary friends (“play folk”) or communicated with his deceased grandfather. [2] His father also realized one day that Edgar Cayce had the ability to memorize the content of a book simply by sleeping on it but found it hard to focus in school. [3]. He felt closest to his mother and a deep love for her because she never laughed at him and he felt comfortable sharing his thoughts with her. [4]. When he was young, he got quite attached to the Bible and resolved to read it once for every year of his life. He also worked at the sexton at the church. [5]. In May 1889, while reading the Bible in his hut in the woods near a creek, he saw a woman with wings who told him that his prayers were answered and asked him what he wanted most of all. Even though he was frightened, he said that he wanted to help others, especially sick children. [6]. One day he got injured at the spine in school and told his parents exactly what he needed overnight to be healed and it worked. [7] He attended school until he was 16 years of age and then started to work for his uncle in the fields. [8]


Career as a psychic

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.[9]

Theosophists and spiritualists were always fascinated by Cayce, and the Theosophical Press and Theosophical Publishing House distributed many books about his prophecies. The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 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.[10]

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.[11] Another son, Charles Thomas Cayce, gave a seminar, "Unlocking the Mysteries in Your Dreams," in Minneapolis in 1983.[12] The Miami, Florida Lodge offered a set of three lectures and four classes under the supervision of A.R.E. members in 1953.[13]

The TSA also shared lecturers with Cayce's organization. The A.R.E. invited Dora van Gelder Kunz to conduct at workshop in Virginia Beach on July 16-29, 1986.[14] Several Theosophists wrote important books about Edgar Cayce, including Gina Cerminara and K. Paul Johnson.

Additional resources

  • Association for Research and Enlightenment website.
  • Cerminara, Gina. Many Mansions: The Edgar Cayce Story on Reincarnation. New York: Signet Books, 1950, 1990.
  • Johnson, K. Paul. Edgar Cayce in Context: The Readings: Truth and Fiction. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1998. Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions.
  • Kirkpatrick, Sidney D. An American Prophet, New York: Riverhead Books, 2000.
  • Kittler, Glenn D. Edgar Cayce on the Dead Sea Scrolls, New York: Warner Books, 1970.
  • Puryear, Herbert B. The Edgar Cayce Primer: Discovering The Path to Self-Transformation, New York: Bantam Books, 1982.
  • Stearn, Jess. The Sleeping Prophet, New York: Bantam Books, 1967. This was a bestselling book.
  • Sugrue, Thomas. There Is a River, Virginia Beach, Virginia: A.R.E. Press, 2003.
  • Todeschi, Kevin. Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records. Virginia Beach, Virginia: A.R.E. Press, 1998.
  • Todeschi, Kevin and Henry Reed. Contemporary Cayce: A Complete Exploration Using Today’s Science and Philosophy. Virginia Beach, Virginia: A.R.E. Press, 2014.

Notes

  1. ↑ Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 2, p. 19
  2. ↑ Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 71, p. 53-54
  3. ↑ Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 36-37; p. 55-56; p. 61-63
  4. ↑ Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 54-55; p. 101
  5. ↑ Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 56-58
  6. ↑ Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 56-60
  7. ↑ Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 65-66
  8. ↑ Thomas Sugrue. There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce. (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1942), p. 67
  9. ↑ Membership Ledger Cards Roll 2. Theosophical Society in America Archives.
  10. ↑ Mary Scott, "A Renaissance of the Spirit" The Quest 1.1 (October, 1988), 16-18.
  11. ↑ As reported in "Branch Activities" in various issues of The American Theosophist.
  12. ↑ Anonymous, "Branch Activities" The American Theosophist 71.11 (December, 1983), 434.
  13. ↑ Anonymous, "Lodge Activities" The American Theosophist 41.3 (March, 1953), 60.
  14. ↑ Anonymous, "News and Notes" The American Theosophist 74.6 (June, 1986), 218
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