Kieth VonderOhe - Edgar Cayce Thoughts for the Day: 365 Inspiring Lessons

Edgar Cayce Thoughts for the Day

As you use what you know, the light comes.
Based on Edgar Cayce reading 262-7

Edgar Cayce Thoughts for the Day

365 Inspiring Lessons

by Kieth VonderOhe

A.R.E. PressVirginia BeachVirginia

Copyright 1990 by Kieth VonderOhe

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Previously titled In Touch with the Light 1990
Inspired Living 1994

1st Printing, October 2018

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Edgar Cayce Readings 1971, 1993-2007

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to all those who shared their life stories so others may be inspired to use their days in new ways.

Contents

Acknowledgments

I wish to thank all those persons who allowed me to interview them and use excerpts from their lives for the stories in this book. It is their years of work with the ideas from the Edgar Cayce readings that made this work possible.

A special thanks goes to Dr. Mark Thurston and Elaine Hruska whose editorial work is reflected throughout these pages and to Eileen who was my special support and inspiration during the months it took me to write this manuscript.

The following stories are adaptations from previously published books:

Stories dated are reprinted with permission from Storytelling: Imagination and Faith by William J. Bausch, copyright 1984 (paper, 240 pages, $7.95), published by Twenty-Third Publications, 185 Willow Street, Mystic, CT 06355-0180. Toll Free: 1-800-321-0411.

Stories dated are reprinted from Stories for Telling by William R. White, copyright Augsburg Publishing House. Reprinted by permission of Augsburg Fortress.

Stories dated from Tales of the Hasidim: The Early Masters and Tales of the Hasidim: The Later Masters, by Martin Buber, copyright 1947, 1948 and renewed 1975 by Schocken Books, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Schocken Books, published by Pantheon Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Story dated from Stranger to Self-Hatred by Brennan Manning, 1982. Published by Dimension Books, Denville, New Jersey 07834. Used by permission.

Introduction

For many years people have looked to the Edgar Cayce readings for guidance and insight. The spiritual truths and encouraging words contained therein have enabled thousands of individuals to touch the Light of the Divine and inspired them to live the ideas found in the readings. The daily messages in this book come primarily from people who have applied the principles found in the readings and have experienced life-transforming results. Other stories come from a variety of religious sources, including Biblical, rabbinic, and Sufi traditions.

Edgar Cayce knew the value of studying the life stories of people, and he encouraged this pursuit. Because we are not merely engaged in abstract ideas but are learning about actual life experiences, we are inspired as we see how other people confronted the challenges of life. We are given new hope and insight as we see how they faced struggles, joys, disappointments, and moments of growth. From the triumphs of these people, we pick up possibilities that can help us approach life with new hope.

Along with a story, each daily selection offers a thought based on a passage from the Edgar Cayce readings. Because the original language of the readings sometimes consists of unusual sentence structures and word choicesfeatures which can prevent the easy understanding necessary for devotional readingmodifications were made to remove these obstacles. Words which might be confusing to people unfamiliar with the readings were changed; for example, the word entity has become soul. Most of the old expressions for you, such as ye and thee, have been updated to modern forms. A few sentences have been rearranged to conform to more conventional sentence structure. These changes have not altered the meanings of the passages but have made the selected excerpts more easily understood.

Because the selections have been dated only by month and day, you can use this book as a daily inspirational guide year after year. On one day you may draw inspiration from the story or allow it to lead you into a meditation experience. On another day you may receive insight from the principle found in the Edgar Cayce readings excerpt. For other daily selections you may be able to use the application exercise in a difficult situation.

Regardless of how the selection becomes meaningful on a particular day, you can find real value in setting aside a few minutes each day to read just one selection. This approach offers a new thought each day upon which your mind can build. Remember that transforming events often dont happen in a big way but insteadas Cayce put itstep by step and here a little, there a little. Its the daily application of a principle that is important. When you look back weeks or months later, youll probably realize how much change has occurred because of the way you used each day.

The central purpose of Edgar Cayce Thoughts for the Day is to provide hope and renewal for life. Youthe seekerwill discover how best to utilize this book in order to find your own new spirit for life.

JANUARY 1

In Living We Understand

Apply what you know. For we grow in grace, in knowledge, in the understanding of spiritual laws as we apply gentleness, kindness, patience, long-suffering to those we meet day by day.

Based on Edgar Cayce reading 1469-1

Headaches had bothered Patrick for several months. Finally, after a few visits to doctors the diagnosis came backglaucoma. Normal treatments did not seem to work well so Patrick went to a psychic healer. The healing worked. Within a few weeks, his eyes were almost normal again.

Curiosity now led Patrick to read more about psychic phenomena and explore many types of experiences, including the spiritualist church. However, being in engineering school, he was wondering what to do with all this information.

After several years of searching on his own, he finally got involved in a weekly discussion group. He enjoyed meeting with the people but found himself constantly asking, What is it about this group that is so helpful to people? It took Patrick a while to find an answer, but he finally realized that this group was made up of ordinary people in ordinary professions who were applying the spiritual disciplines they talked about in their daily lives. It was the daily application of kindness, patience, and gentleness that made the difference.

Patrick realized that the answer to his question and his searching lay in applying in his own life the truths being discussed and in letting his life change in the process.

APPLICATION: Begin to express each of these fruits of the Spiritgentleness, kindness, patience, and long-suffering. Watch what happens to your life as you do this.