Edgar Cayce

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

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.

Additional resources

• Cayce, Edgar Evans. Edgar Cayce on Atlantis, New York: Hawthorn, 1968.
• 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.