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Who Was Edgar Cayce?

• Born: 1877

• Died: 1945

• Nickname: “The Sleeping Prophet”

• Claim to Fame: Gave over 14,000 psychic readings while in a self-induced trance state

• Legacy: A key pioneer in holistic healing, reincarnation studies, and spiritual psychology

🛌 How Did He Work?

Cayce would lie down, enter a trance, and someone (often his wife or secretary) would ask questions about health, dreams, past lives, spiritual development, etc.

In that state, he’d respond with deeply detailed and surprisingly accurate information—often diagnosing illnesses or revealing life lessons from past incarnations.

And get this: He had no memory of what he said while in trance.

🧠 Areas of Focus

🌿 1. Health & Healing

• 60–70% of his readings were for health concerns

• Recommended things like:

  • Castor oil packs

  • Spinal adjustments

  • Alkaline diet

  • Natural remedies long before they were mainstream

• Emphasized mind-body-spirit balance

🔁 2. Reincarnation & Karma

• Talked about past lives, including Atlantis, Egypt, and Lemuria

• Believed we reincarnate to learn soul lessons and evolve spiritually

🌊 3. Atlantis

• Said Atlantis was real and sank ~10,000 B.C.

• Predicted parts of it would rise again in the 20th century

• Claimed some people in his lifetime had past lives as Atlanteans

📖 4. The Akashic Records

• He said he accessed the Akashic Records—a kind of cosmic database that contains the history of every soul

🧘‍♂️ 5. Spiritual Growth

• Urged daily prayer, meditation, service to others, and aligning with one’s higher self

• He wasn't dogmatic but was rooted in Christian mysticism blended with Eastern ideas

📚 Key Books (Most Compiled by Followers)

• "There Is a River" – Cayce’s biography

• "Edgar Cayce on Atlantis"

• "Edgar Cayce on Reincarnation"

• "The Edgar Cayce Handbook for Health Through Drugless Therapy"

• "A Search for God" – a spiritual study course developed from his readings

🏛️ His Legacy Today

• A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment): Founded in 1931, still active in Virginia Beach

• Continues to offer:

  • Cayce reading archives

  • Holistic health guidance

  • Dream interpretation tools

  • Past-life research

• Cayce is often called the father of holistic medicine in America

⚖️ Edgar Cayce vs. Other Mystics