Edgar Cayce: An American Prophet

by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick

Book Overview

With unprecedented access to Edgar Cayce's private letters and trance readings, Sidney Kirkpatrick delivers the definitive biography of the renowned psychic, religious seeker, and father of alternative medicine. Born in rural Kentucky in 1877, Edgar Cayce became known as "the sleeping prophet," and went on to lead an extraordinary life, helping and healing thousands. This is Cayce's fascinating story as it's never been told before.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573228966
• ISBN13: 9781573228961
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A Skeptical Author Converted

Having studied the work of Edgar Cayce for many years, I was amazed at how much I learned from this book. The author freely admits that he was a skeptic and originally not interested in writing about Edgar Cayce. However, after researching and studying the voluminous files and interviewing people for six years, this professional writer was converted to a fan of Edgar Cayce. Kirkpatrick was the first Cayce biographer to be given unrestricted access to the Cayce archives. Since the vast majority of people who had psychic Readings from Cayce are dead, the author was allowed to use real names and publish material that was never made public before. This includes Readings that Cayce gave at the White House and Readings given for famous people, including movie stars. But the author makes no effort to deify Edgar Cayce. His personal shortcomings and struggles are portrayed in a forthright manner. Intimate family relationships and details highlight the humanity of this gifted seer. Personally, I found I could relate to the struggles of the Cayce family members. Sometimes they made wise choices and sometimes they did not. But through it all they grew, which is what Cayce said is the purpose of our lives.I have read most of the books available about Edgar Cayce. I recommend this book very highly.

Excellent Research and Insight about a Remarkable Man!

The extensive research done on Edgar Cayce by Sid Kirkpatrick is the most through, objective, ACCURATE account of the life and work of one of the most remarkable men of the past century! Several members of my family were close friends with Mr. Cayce when he lived in Selma, Alabama, and the accounts of them chronicled by Mr. Kirkpatrick in this book were exactly as my records and letters reveal. It was so refreshing to read such a credible account of such an unassuming, amazing man and to overshadow the "tabloid" exploitation of Cayce by publications or people that only distort and impune TRUE psychic abilities. I know from researching my families relationship with Edgar Cayce that he was a caring, honest, sincere person--- but not everyone had a grandfather who could validate Cayce's character and motives first hand. But Sid Kirkpatrick's research and this book have done just that! It's a great tribute to Cayce and the importance of his work to our civilization! P.S. Sid, if you read this I hope you will get in touch with me. I would like some input on a "next step" on what to do with my Cayce material. Thanks! abhall730@cs.com

A Gift to Mankind !!

I am a nuclear physicist and I was most impressed with Cayce's instructions for the building and development of so many of the things we enjoy today. He gave formulas for the development of rubber for tires, he gave instructions for the development of fog lamps (which are used today on airlines) he was even asked by Kellogs to provide a healthy and tasty receipe for a cereal flake, thus the Corn Flake was born!! This book is a must read for anyone. The author has done mankind a service as well, by bringing this man to the forefront so the populus can benefit from his work. A wonderful book, a spectacular man!!

Exciting to Read and Spiritually Uplifting

Over and over again, while reading this book, I was amazed at the new information I was receiving about everything from health to past lives to religion. Just when I thought I read the most incredible example of Cayce's psychic ability, something else came along to top it. The great thing about this book is how the story of the man is deftly woven through many factual accounts of his remarkable psychic powers. Very few books about spiritual topics and psychic phenomena give you such detail and hard facts to prove they are more than supposition or wishful thinking. The author's research and attention to detail is mindboggling to say the least but his writing is, at the same time, colorful, descriptive and easy to read. Thousands of lives were deeply affected, changed, and saved as a result of the Cayce readings, and I believe many more people (including me) will change their way of thinking and their way of being in this world after reading this biography. Two warnings though--you need to approach this book with an open mind, and, be prepared for a roller coaster ride of emotions as you follow Cayce's tumultuous life. Just when you think it couldn't get worse, it does. Just when you think it couldn't be more incredible, it takes your breath away. In summary, I highly recommend reading Edgar Cayce, An American Prophet!

The best biography yet about a fascinating and amazing man!

This is the biggest and best book ever written about Edgar Cayce's life. It tells the whole story--and offers insight and compassion about the strange and bizarre lives led by Edgar Cayce and those around him. A must read for anyone interested in Edgar Cayce or great Americans of the 20th century.