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Edgar Cayce (Author), Mark Thurston (Editor)
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July 8, 2004
A complete guide to the work of the remarkable twentieth-century seer Edgar Cayce, featuring Cayce's most intriguing and influential readings, and a biographical introduction to his life.

Edgar Cayce is one of the most mysterious men of the twentieth century. Sometimes called "The Sleeping Prophet," he was prone to pick up taglines that reflected the sensationalistic side of his work rather than its real depth and meaning. The core of his life's work was actually being an intuitive healer and Christian mystic.

More than one hundred books have been written about his teachings and his life story. Yet no book has combined insightful commentary with lengthy, verbatim selections of the full range of his contribution to holistic healing, practical spirituality, and the psychology of the soul.

The Essential Edgar Cayce gives the reader an understanding of each major area in which Cayce helped pioneer the modern holistic living movement, as well as the contemporary popular approach to spirituality that weaves together the best of Eastern and Western religious traditions. The book's substantial introduction frames Cayce and his life's work, and is followed by eight topical sections in which commentaries by Mark Thurston guide the reader through some of the seer's most significant readings.

Here is a truly integral portrait of the life and work of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating spiritual figures.

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About the Author

Mark Thurston, Ph.D., is a psychologist, educator, and the author of seventeen books dealing with practical spirituality and soul growth. He has worked for the past twenty-nine years with the two organizations founded by Edgar Cayce, which have continued his legacy-the Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE) and Atlantic University.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 286 pages
  • Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin (July 8, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1585423157
  • ISBN-13: 978-1585423156
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) has been called the "sleeping prophet," the "father of holistic medicine," and the most documented psychic of the 20th century. For more than 40 years of his adult life, Cayce gave psychic "readings" to thousands of seekers while in an unconscious state, diagnosing illnesses and revealing lives lived in the past and prophecies yet to come. The organization founded by him in 1931 is still in existence today.


 

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Is Essential, December 6, 2007
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Brahman1888 (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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I have been interested in the readings of the psychic Edgar Cayce for several years, and after visiting their headquarters in Virginia Beach, I became a member of his orginization, the Association For Research and Enlightenment. I've read so many books about him, he takes up a couple shelves in my library. I like this particular book a lot because, what it aims to accomplish is an overview of the philosophies of his readings. Because there are thousands of readings, one might find the task of delving into that somewhat daunting, so instead, here you are presented with a broad outlook of what they mean. What did the Cayce readings say about Jesus? About reincarnation? The Akashic records? Its all here,and its presented in a straightforward, easy to understand manner. the conclusions Thurston draws are spot on with the actual Cayce readings, and you can tell as you read how well he researched every topic included in this book. Its an excellent reading!
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Synthesis Of The Cayce Material, July 5, 2006
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Jeff Marzano (Essex Junction, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This book attempts to boil down the voluminous amount of Edgar Cayce psychic material into the essential points.

It does a good job of this I would say.

Each chapter is dedicated to a key area of Cayce's teachings such as philosophy, reincarnation, Christianity, soul development, etc..

This book will be interesting for someone who is new to the Edgar Cayce material or someone who is familiar with Cayce already but perhaps wants to review or organize their thoughts about him in their own mind.

There are many fascinating and profound statements quoted in this book. I will just list a few of my favorites.

Cayce indicated the 'sins' of the various nations (keeping in mind this was back in the 1930s):

America - has forgotten "in God we trust"
England - conceit
France - lust
China - isolationism
India - internalization of knowledge
Italy - dissensions

He said Russia and China will become beacons of hope for the world.

An interesting and related question is how did we get into this current state of having different countries, different languages, etc.. ?

This goes back to the Tower Of Babel event in the bible where humanity's desire for separation caused problems. Before then I don't think there were any languages since verbal communication wasn't necessary.

He gives an indication of the influences of the different planets and the description for Neptune was very interesting for me:

Neptune: Attracted to the mysterious; mystical, idealistic, otherworldly, and devotional; attracted to the sea and other forces of nature.

The teachings of Edgar Cayce can probably be summed up in the following statement:

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, thine soul, thine mind, thine body, and thy neighbor as thyself." The rest of all the theories that may be concocted by man are nothing, if these are just lived.

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5.0 out of 5 stars gut-wrenching, November 1, 2011
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I've heard of Edgar Cayce for a long time, but never got to the point of purchasing a book about him. The religious will think he is conjuring evil/practicing divination and will most likely not be supportive of him. I find the man's spirituality very touching and his understanding of life definitely very progressive. I find it gut-wrenching that he is subjected to a lot of negativity coming from many ends.....certainly, ones I will not want to be identified with.
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ALTHOUGH THE VAST MAJORITY OF EDGAR CAYCE'S READINGS were for ordinary people and dealt with everyday issues, there was a foundation underlying his pragmatic advice, a metaphysical system defining the orderliness of the universe. Read the first page
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Edgar Cayce, Gertrude Cayce, Christ Consciousness, New York, Thomas Sugrue, Hugh Lynn, Jesus the Christ, World War, Virginia Beach, Carl Jung, Lord's Prayer
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