Edgar Cayce

Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 – January 3, 1945), (the surname is pronounced like "Casey") is generally remembered as an American psychic who gave trance discourses on subjects like astrology, reincarnation, and Atlantis. He may have been the source for the idea that California would fall into the ocean (though he never said exactly this). Although Cayce lived before the emergence of the New Age movement, he remains a major influence on its teachings.

Claimed abilities

Cayce has variously been referred to as a :-

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:*"prophet" (cf. Jess Stearn's book, The Sleeping Prophet)

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:*"mystic"

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:*"psychic diagnostician" (from Cayce's business card)

Related Topics:
Psychic - Diagnostician

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:*"seer" (Harmon Bro favors this term)

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:*"clairvoyant"

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Cayce became famous for answering questions while in what appeared to be a trance or "sleeping" state. The trance was "conducted" by one person, usually on behalf of the person requesting the session (who need not have been present). The information thus given came to be called "readings".

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At first these readings dealt primarily with the physical health of the individual ("physical readings"); later readings on "past lives", "business advice", "dream interpretation", and "mental or spiritual health" were also given. With time, many of the "New Age" themes emerged for which Cayce is now famous.

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Other abilities that have been claimed by Cayce, or on his behalf, include:

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:* astral projection

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:* prophesying

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:* mediumship (i.e. communication with the dead)

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:* viewing the Akashic Records or "Book of Life"

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:* seeing auras

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Cayce believed his trance statements to be "true" only to the extent that they lead to a better life for the recipient:

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:Does it make one a better husband, a better businessman, a better neighbor, a better artist, a better churchman, if so cleave to it, if not reject it.

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Repeatedly Cayce invited his audience to "test" his suggestions rather than accept them "on faith."

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