Edgar Cayce - Edgar Cayces Famous Black Book: An A-Z Guide to Cayces Psychic Readings

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Edgar Cayces Famous Black Book

Edgar Cayces secretary, Gladys Davis, and research assistant, Mae Gimbert St. Clair, compiled 130 subjects from the Cayce readings into this individual reference fileone of the most sought-after publications of Edgar Cayces A.R.E., where it came to be referred to as simply, the black book.

This new paperback edition of Edgar Cayces Famous Black Book is rich in its sampling of the Edgar Cayce readings, from the Akashic Records and info on allergies to soul development, telepathy, and the treatment for varicose veins, you can find practical information that you can use at once, including simple remedies and guidelines to enhance your health; spiritual and metaphysical truths to live by; and insights into how to make your life more worthwhile.

Edgar Cayce

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of Extracts from The Edgar Cayce Readings

Referred to as the black book in Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet, by Jess Stearn

Compiled by
GLADYS DAVIS TURNER
and
MAE GIMBERT ST. CLAIR

Note

None of the extracts in this file are presented as sectarian teachings or as prescription for the treatment of diseases. The intention is rather to show the variety and point of view of psychic information obtained by individuals in the course of Edgar Cayce readings on their personal problems and questions. Application of medical information found in the Cayce readings should be undertaken only with the advice of a physician.

For a list of suppliers and sources of hard-to-get items found in the Individual Reference File write to: Membership Services, Edgar Cayces A.R.E., 215 67th Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451-2061.

2nd Paperback Printing, June 2018

ISBN 978-0-87604-835-1

Edgar Cayce Readings 1971, 1993-2007
by the Edgar Cayce Foundation.
All Rights Reserved.

Printed in the U.S.A.

CONTENTS

Introduction

The ability of Edgar Cayce to give detailed information on any subject while under self-hypnosis is a startling phenomenon. What is even more astounding is the accuracy and reliability of that information on virtually any topic.

The first edition of Edgar Cayces Black Book was compiled in the 1960s by Edgar Cayces secretary, Gladys Davis Turner, and an early member of Cayces office staff, Mae Gimbert St. Clair. Since that time, it has served as an A-to-Z guide of information found in the Cayce readings. Because of its helpfulness on many different topics, it has sometimes been called the Individual Reference File (or IRF for short).

Although the vast majority of the Cayce material deals with health and every manner of illness, countless topics were explored by Cayces psychic talent: dreams, philosophy, intuition, business advice, the Bible, education, childrearing, ancient civilizations, personal spirituality, improving human relationships, and much more. In fact, during Cayces lifetime, he discussed an amazing 10,000 different subjects, and the Edgar Cayce database of readings (available online to A.R.E. members) consists of a mind-boggling 24 million words!

The Cayce legacy presents a body of information so valuable that Edgar Cayce himself might have hesitated to predict their impact on contemporary society. Who could have known that eventually terms such as meditation, auras, spiritual growth, reincarnation, and holism would become household words to millions? Edgar Cayces Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) has grown from its humble beginnings to an association with Edgar Cayce Centers in countries around the world. Today, the Cayce organizations consist of hundreds of educational activities and outreach programs, childrens camps, a publishing company, membership benefits and services, an international network of volunteers, massage and health services, prison and prayer outreach programs, conferences and workshops, internet and online activities, and affiliated schools (Atlantic University at AtlanticUniv.edu; and the Cayce/Reilly School of Massage at CayceReilly.edu).

For decades, the Cayce readings have stood the test of time, research, and extensive study. Further details of Cayces life and work are explored in such classic books as There Is a River (1942), by Thomas Sugrue; The Sleeping Prophet (1967), by Jess Stearn; Many Mansions (1950), by Gina Cerminara; and Edgar Cayce: An American Prophet (2000), by Sidney Kirkpatrick.

Throughout his life, Edgar Cayce claimed no special abilities nor did he consider himself to be some kind of twentieth-century prophet. The readings never offered a set of beliefs that had to be embraced but instead focused on the fact that each person should test in his or her own life the principles presented. Though Cayce himself was a Christian and read the Bible from cover to cover every year of his life, his work was one that stressed the importance of comparative study among belief systems all over the world. The underlying principle of the readings is the oneness of all life, a tolerance for all people, and a compassion and understanding for every major religion in the world.

Today, the Cayce organizations continue the Cayce legacy by creating activities and programs that provide individuals with opportunities for profound personal changephysically, mentally, and spiritually. Further information about Edgar Cayces A.R.E., as well as activities, materials and services is available at EdgarCayce.org.

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Adolescence

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Remember, in such a program [physical education for teenage girls] to include first spiritual education, next physicalthat of exercise, that of proper dress, proper tone of hair, proper care of hair, proper care of body, proper activities that will bring out the better attributes of each individual. For all may have heads and eyes, feet and arms, and a body, yet all may put them to different usagesbut all to the glory of God. For God, the Lord thy God is one!

Physical, mental, spiritual education, social activities all should be to one purpose. Not too much of the satisfying of the emotions but that the body as the temple of the living God may be a more beautiful place for thine own worship as well as those that may be directed by the activities of the entity.

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begin with children in their early teen-ageeleven, twelve, thirteen years of age, the juniorsand make a social life, make a spiritual background; make each of them find within that which they may do the better analyze such activities by the study of the character of each individual child

study camp life for boys or girls of this particular age. That which is character-forming and let the background of each be of spiritual purposes and not of material selfishness.

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Q-9. How can I best direct boys and girls of the junior age in meditation?

A-9. These are periods in the lives of boys and girls when there [are] the greatest chemical changes taking place within their bodies. This must ever be taken into consideration, if the more will be accomplished with such groups.

There is at this period the first of the doubts arising in each mind, by the very field of their individual activity. This, too, must be taken into consideration.

This is the period also when ideals are formed in the mind and heart of each. This, too, must be taken into consideration.

And thus programs prepared in which, at the different sessions, all phases of the experiences and changes that are being wrought are given opportunity for full expression.