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This quartet of videos on the teachings of psychic healer Edgar Cayce are a capable combination of history and how-to. The idea is not to worship the "medical clairvoyant" but to learn his principles well enough to put them into practice. With slow, steady pacing, host Mark Thurston seems like Mr. Rogers taking on the spiritual world. Each video is laden with experts, including psychologists, physicians, and lecturers, as well as less mainstream experts--a natural healer, an intuitive parent, a spiritual guidance counselor.
Edgar Cayce on Dreams is the easiest to relate to, and perhaps the most mesmerizing (who hasn't wondered what their dreams mean?), brimming with easy-to-understand advice on dream interpretation. Edgar Cayce on Healing explains his beliefs in the power of natural healing, with plenty of lists to help clarify concepts. Edgar Cayce on Practical Spirituality, featuring Cayce's grandson, offers abundant advice on how to live a spiritual life. The host seems a little uncomfortable in Edgar Cayce on Intuition, perhaps because the subject matter, psychic phenomenon, is a little out there, and definitely not for the skeptical. Still, even when tackling telepathic dreams or intuitive diagnosis, the observations always remain easy to follow. As a whole, the series is an accessible self-help video handbook to views that Cayce (who died in 1945) predicted would be embraced by the modern world. --Valerie J. Nelson
