Edgar Cayce
America's Sleeping Prophet
Who was Edgar Cayce? Cayce the man was born in Kentucky.. He was deeply religious and struggled throughout his life to help others who felt lost, alone or defeated. As a child Cayce told his parents about the visions he spoke to of recently deceased relatives. At the time, they attributed this to a lonely child’s imagination and the many suggestive stories he heard at the revival meetings which were very popular in that part of the country. In school, Cayce developed a photographic memory that helped him advance quickly through the grades. But that gift didn’t last and he only an 8th grade education before he had to go out and make his way in the world. He started life as a salesman. But he was struck with an ailment of the throat that threatened the loss of his voice permanently. Doctors could not determine the cause, and they even tried hypnotherapy to resolve the psychological issues that could be causing the paralysis. But nothing worked. Cayce decided to try his own solution. He asked a friend to help him reach a state of hypnosis that helped him as a child gain his photographic memory. With a few suggestive remarks, his friend lead him into this altered state of consciousness. Cayce began to speak and solved his own problem with a medical prescription and analysis. The medication and manipulative therapy solved his problem and restored his system. Doctors at Hopkinsville and Bowling Green Kentucky took advantage of this amazing gift to help their own patients. Doctors learned that Cayce only needed to be given the name and address of the patient in order to “tune into” their mind and body for analysis and diagnosis. The accuracy of Cayce’s readings were astounding to say the least. His medical interpretations literally helped thousands of people improve their lives, their health and in some cases saved them from death. Dr. Wesley Ketchum wrote an article about this “sleeping prophet” and in 1910 the New York Times ran a two page spread on this man of wonder. From that day, people all over the country and eventually all over the world began to seek out the advice of Cayce. In 1931 Cayce founded the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia as type of hospital, where people could ask for medical readings and assistance. Cayce The Prophet. The “readings” as they are called, constitute one of the largest and most impressive records of psychic perception ever to be attributed to a single individual. When he died in 1945, Cayce had left over 14,000 documented stenographic records of his “readings” which are permanently housed at the A.R.E. The A.R.E. has cross-indexed thousands of subject headings and placed this information at the disposal of psychologist, students, writers and investigators. But the most common seekers are those on a spiritual path of enlightenment. The average daily visitor to the A.R.E. center. The A.R.E. has increased their exposure over the years, mostly under the direction of Hugh Lynn Cayce, Edgar’s son. The Atlantic University is a spin off of the A.R.E. and offers many accredited degrees in paranormal studies. The A.R.E. houses research facilities, conference centers, a book store, library and administrative offices all of which can be visited by the public. If you’d like to know more about Cayce, there are as you can imagine a multitude of books about the man and his work. There’s no easy way to list them all, but here are a few of the titles. |
