The Essential Edgar Cayce

by Mark A. Thurston

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585423157
• ISBN13: 9781585423156
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

This Book Changed My Life!!!

To be quite honest . . . I don't feel like writing a complete and thorough review but POINT, BLANK, PERIOD; This book changed my life & I would recommend it to ANYONE! If you read this book and are at that point in your life, ready to ask serious questions and keep an optimistic channel open, I believe this book is for you then. GREAT BOOK!!!

I See You Getting This Book...

A lot of people assume that because I am a spiritual counselor that I engage in psychic readings. I don't. I counsel people about what may be going on in their lives and I intuitively "diagnose" their limiting beliefs that may be holding them back and then I help them work on beliefs that empower and heal. In fact, people who claim to be psychic generally bore me. I've met many people who have claimed to have psychic powers yet couldn't even balance their checkbook or remember to tie their shoes.... WATCH OUT FOR THAT-----pole. Oh, wow... I didn't even see that. Uh, yeah...okay Mr. Psychic... But for some reason Edgar Cayce intrigues me. He seemed to get at a deeper level of things than most psychics do and what he pulled forward were many wonderful and exciting Truths that one can actually apply to their everyday life and that's really what the aim should be for those who study metaphysics/spirituality. Give me things that keep me grounded and centered...not something that sends me off to woo-hoo land. I don't need to place a crystal on my forehead while chanting to ancient reptillian aliens while levitating. As Ernest Holmes once said about some people's search for the Divine, "We look too far for reality. God is as near to us as our next breath..." Cayce does talk about reincarnation and past lives and about the ancient secrets of Atlantis and Lemuria in his "trance-induced" readings and again, it's interesting stuff, but we need to bring our focus to the present...we need to live the lives we have been given and who cares if we had a "past life"... By the way, I was Cleopatra's towel boy. The topics range from meditation and health to the Cosmic Christ and it is good reading and even though the "how-to's" are strictly up to the reader I consider it a pretty good read for those who are dedicated to their own spiritual growth and expansion. Now if you excuse me, I need to realign my chakras. Peace and Blessings, john, 'the Light Coach'

Consciousness Is The Beginning . . .

I read this book in 2.5-to-3days . . . I DON'T READ BOOKS!!! This book has changed my life spiritually and I would recommend to anyone who's curious and ready for what life's really about/awakening per se. Consciousness is/was my key to the spiritual path. No one said it was going to be easy.

This Book Is Essential

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!

Great Synthesis Of The Cayce Material

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. Edgar Cayce's Story of Jesus The Lives of Edgar Cayce Mythic Troy: The Complete Story Legend Archeology and Intuition Edgar cayce's story of the origin and destiny of man Edgar Cayce's Egypt: Psychic Revelations on the Most Fascinating Civilization Ever Known Initiation