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• The Impact of a Life Reading .............1

• Wisdom from the Readings: When Do You Need a Cayce Treatment?................................................3

• Shielding Self from Harm ....................4

• Cayce's Daily Menu ................................6

• A.R.E. Member Experiment: Using Head and Neck Exercises ....................7

• Questions & Answers ...........................8

• Upcoming A.R.E. Opportunities .......8

The Impact of a Life Reading

A Supplement to Venture Inward magazineCayce Quarterly

Fourth Quarter: Winter 2016

Life follows a pattern, a karmic evolution, perhaps, of ideas evolving into ideals. The mold may vary, but the motivation is always a changing sense of values, a change that comes gradually and surreptitiously with the years. After the age of 30, life becomes a pattern of principles, whereas before that age it is a conglomeration of impulses.

Youth has a way of ignoring the important to more seriously pursue the frivolous. It has the knack, for which pseudo-sophisticates strive so laboriously, of speaking lightly of serious things and seriously of light things. Such may be God’s gifts to the young, but there comes a time when we should put away childish things. Such, nevertheless, was my state of mind when I first heard of Edgar Cayce.

It was 1937, and I had just moved in line of duty from Huntsville, Alabama, to Hopkinsville, Kentucky. In this warm, tobacco-raising community of 10,000 people, I began almost at once to hear weird tales of super-natural feats of clairvoyance, of miraculous cures with unorthodox home-spun treatments, and

of a far-fetched philosophy of life involving something called reincarnation and karma.

I came to know people who attributed their lives to this man, several of them. I listened to their stories, sympathized with them, and took it all with a grain of salt. These things couldn’t be, because they were impossible. They were impossible because I had never before heard of them; they were not taught in school; and within my meager knowledge they were not in the Bible, though that was a subject in which I had practically no interest whatever.

My interests, in brief, were girls, dancing, girls, having a good time—and girls. That was the field of endeavor beyond the hours of earning a living. Who cared, really, what some man 500 miles away in Virginia could do while ostensibly asleep? Who could believe such fantastic tales except the gullible and the crackpots? There were other things more important, and behind it all was an extreme skepticism of all things unseen.

Perhaps it was fate, or divine Providence,

or simply luck, but I was at last prevailed upon to request a Life Reading from Edgar Cayce for myself. The suggestion had long been shrugged off with a polite “no,” and it was with misgivings, and a certain amount of curiosity, that I applied for it through a member of the Association. While my chief interest in the project was the remote possibility of finding some magic key to unlock the doors to riches, there was one other factor that prompted this decision.

Years before, during my early school days, there had been a subject which unduly excited my imagination. Always a poor student with no love for study, I rarely did better than make passing grades, but in this subject I unaccountably excelled. The subject was the Civil War and everything concerning it. Before I was 15 I was very nearly an authority on it. Study was a delight; I read everything I could lay my hands on. Dates, places, losses, and generals of the most insignificant skirmishes could be pulled out of my head at random. My teachers were

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dumbfounded.It was with some expectation, then, that I

read my ‘reading’ on its arrival. I skipped to what I secretly hoped would be there, and was not disappointed:

“Before this we find the entity was in the…[U.S.A.] during those periods of turmoils and strife-in that called the Civil War. The entity was among the southern contingents, acting in the capacity of what is called the commissary, or one providing provisions for the handling of those who served in the capacity of soldiers… “In the experience the entity gained, for the sincerity of purpose was manifested in the manner in which the entity conducted himself.”

It was, indeed, fully as I had expected and I would have been a complete convert of the readings but for what I viewed as evidence of error on Cayce’s part. First, this prediction:

“Thus there may come to the entity the opportunity for sowing the seeds of the spirit of truth and love. Thus may the entity develop and grow to become an influence, a force, a power for good...”

Nothing could have been more foreign to me. “An influence for good!” That was just short of a laugh. I wasn’t interested in sowing goodness; I was interested in sowing my wild oats!

Next came the passage: “For thou, veritably, believeth that in Him ye move and have thy being. Then act in that way

and manner...” I had no such convictions. Reared in strict orthodoxy, I had never quite fully accepted this premise since I had begun to think for myself. While I rendered nominal lip service, skepticism was always in the back of my mind.

Finally, there was this passage from my so-called Egyptian incarnation: “For the entity then as Zeutex, became greatly disturbed because of embitterments which arose between the entity and the Priest. Yet, eventually through the deeper considerations of self and its peoples, there was the absorbing of the ideas and ideals of the Priest.”

Certainly I had nothing in common with priests, and how I could have eventually absorbed the ideas or ideals of one was beyond my comprehension. The Civil War notwithstanding, the reading wasn’t talking about me. I put it away and promptly forgot it.

Two years later I moved away from Hopkinsville. In 1943, the draft board finally caught up with me in Tennessee and eventually deposited me in Germany and the Philippines. It was after my discharge in 1946 that the authenticity of the Bible, the divinity of Jesus, the existence of a God and the origin and destiny of man became important to me; too important to be left hanging in suspense. It didn’t matter so much which way the chips fell; it was the knowledge of the Truth that

concerned me. If the orthodox religions were fundamentally in error and without basis, I could conscientiously forget it once and for all; if skepticism were unfounded, it deserved no further consideration, in fact, it would demand a more serious view of things spiritual. Indeed, it was time to make up my mind and start living it, one way or the other.

The essence of my dilemma seemed to lie in the existence or non-existence of the human soul. I inclined from the beginning toward a divine origin, perhaps because of my early church training but now I wanted proof, at least to my own satisfaction. If man has no soul, I decided, then we are no more than advanced animals; an evolved race of intelligent primates. Life would be without meaning, without purpose; a flick of existence in eternity and then no more. But if we are simply educated mammals, we should have all the animal instincts and little else. Life would be a matter of dog-eat-dog and the survival of the fittest. There would be no room and no reason, for law and order and decency; no pride, ambition, nor worship of things unseen. Suffice it to say, there was no alternative in reconciling myself to the present state of mankind but to incorporate the existence of a soul; that divine spark that explains the remarkable progress of mankind over the centuries and propels us onward and upward to still more lofty and noble

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goals. And if, then, mankind is of divine origin there must be an origin; a Universal Supreme Being, Consciousness, or Force. There must be a God. And there must be a meaning, a purpose, other than enjoying the fruits of the flesh.

It was with considerable relief that I arrived at these conclusions though I had no idea how all this was supposed to work out. My elation was real, and the thought of the modernists and the materialists who labor under an illusion, or more correctly, a disillusion appalled me. I did not pretend to answer the many related problems but it was safe to assume that we would not be here without some sign, some pattern or light to show us the way back.

It was in 1950, while living in Toledo, Ohio, that I pulled from among my forgotten books Thomas Sugrue’s There Is a River. I had read it hurriedly during the early part of my army career, but somehow it had not registered: However, this time it came under closer scrutiny; I read and reread the philosophy in the back of the book; I

tore it apart and looked at the pieces. They all seemed to fit; furthermore, they fitted with what I already believed to be true. Here was a tangible, workable plan of life, a plan that tied up all the loose ends of an

otherwise vague conception of religion. Here, at last, was something I could believe. My orthodoxy was strengthened, not weakened, for now I could see the necessity and the wisdom of a spiritual life. I dug up my Life Reading forthwith, now yellowed with the years, and read it with the understanding that comes with the increases of age and maturity. I was overwhelmed by its impact:

"...the seeds of the spirit of truth...an influence...for good...for thou, veritably, believeth...then act in that way and manner...”

Two years later, continuing my study of Edgar Cayce, I learned the real story of the Priest and the pattern that was unfolding. The Priest was, of course, Ra-Ta, Mr. Cayce in his Egyptian incarnation, and the plot would be almost amusing if it were not so serious.

“For the entity…became greatly

disturbed because of embitterments which arose between the entity and the Priest. Yet, eventually, through the deeper considerations of self and its peoples, there was the absorbing of the ideas into ideals of the Priest, or the turning of ideas into ideals, through the seeking to comprehend, to understand, and then to practically apply the tenet of ‘The Lord thy God is One.’”

That was precisely what happened, then, and 12,500 years later. I was meeting myself.

So that is the pattern, and it took just 12 years to unfold. Today, some 30 years after the date of the reading, I find much of its prophecy to be true and practically all the past incarnations to be likely and convincing. I would judge it to be about 75% accurate at this point in time; and hopefully I have perhaps another 20 years to go. In any case, that is a degree of accuracy that neither I nor anyone else could have foretold in 1939. Since then, my interests have been in spreading the word of the Cayce readings, world peace and disarmament, and national and international affairs. We will not have better government until we have better leadership, and we will not have better leadership until better people become interested in public affairs.

20 years after writing this article, Lytle Robinson evaluated the accuracy of his Cayce reading to be 82%; before his death in Tucson, Arizona, at age 83, he thought it was 90% accurate. “He had grown wiser,” so his wife Barbara reported.

This article was adapted from the Winter, 1969 A.R.E. Journal, originally printed in The Searchlight, March, 1953. ÿ

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Wisdom from the ReadingsWhen Do You Need a Cayce Treatment?

Individuals might wonder when is it proper to make a spa appointment, to take the time for themselves to get a treatment, or to care for a particular health condition in a more holistic way. From the readings’ perspective, advice given to a 50-year-old man who received this information on December 18, 1943, when he asked:

Q. How often should the hydrotherapy be given?A. Dependent upon the general conditions. Whenever there is a sluggishness, the feeling of heaviness, oversleepiness, the tendency for an achy, draggy feeling, then have the treatments. This does not mean that merely because there is the daily activity of the alimentary canal there is no need for flushing the system. But whenever there is the feeling of sluggishness, have the treatments. It’ll pick the body up. For there is a need for such treatments when the condition of the body becomes drugged because of absorption of poisons through alimentary canal or colon, sluggishness of liver or kidneys, and there is the lack of coordination with the cerebrospinal and sympathetic blood supply and nerves. For the hydrotherapy and massage are preventive as well as curative measures. For the cleansing of the system allows the body-forces themselves to function normally, and thus eliminate poisons, congestions, and conditions that would become acute through the body. (257-254) ÿ

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All of us at one time or another have been hurt by what someone said or did to us. Or, by something they did not say or do, an omission that hurt us. These hurts can also come from within ourselves as a result of negative thinking and harsh self-judgment. During a well-intended encounter with others we may come away wounded or weakened by harmful vibrations, attitudes, or emotions. These wounds are difficult to recover from, often leaving us with heavy mental or emotional baggage which may even affect the health of our physical bodies. One of the best ways to protect ourselves from such harm is to develop and maintain mental, emotional, and even physical shields. In this article let us explore how we might better shield ourselves from destructive, negative influences, both from others (even well-intentioned others) and from our own feelings and thoughts. We will use the guidance that came to us via the Edgar Cayce channeled material.

Of course the Number One thing to do first is: Stop projecting negative energy, thoughts, actions, and words toward others! “What goes around, comes around.” This is the mantra of the enlightened, and it needs to be our mantra as well. And this extends to ourselves as well as others: thinking or acting negatively towards oneself is unhealthy and denies the power of mercy, forgiveness, and grace from our loving, mindful Creator and the Creative Forces of Life and Nature. Life seeks to live, and live well. Within even the most negative person Life is seeking to blossom and grow.

The thousands of Cayce files are filled with guidance about protecting ourselves

with the shields of faith, hope, life, purity, and righteousness (not self-righteousness but right actions, right thoughts, and right purposes as in 262-125). In some of his discourses he speaks of putting on “the whole armor” of the Lord and his shield. Edgar the man actually had a mystical experience in his garden one day and described it thusly: “I looked and beheld a man in armor, with a shield, a helmet, knee guards, a cape but no weapon of any kind. His countenance was like the light; his armor was as silver or aluminum. He raised his hand in salute and said, ‘The chariot of the Lord and the horsemen thereof.’ Then he disappeared.” Later, when Edgar got a reading on this experience, he was told: “In the experience there is shown that there is not only the whole armor of the Lord as a defense but the chariot of the Lord that would take wings … to show that His promises abide. Keep the whole armor of the Lord that you may stand even as He in that day when temptations of every nature, when trials of every sort come upon you...” (294-185)

Now we are not talking about grand battles between the Light and Dark forces; we are talking about the daily temptations to say or think negatively and the daily trials of interacting with others who may not be striving to express the higher ideals and purposes. These are the more difficult trials we face.

In one of his many “life seal” readings (1401-1) he described a shield with a vine entwined about it, saying that this symbolized the shielding that must entwine self. In another life-seal reading (984-1) he gave the symbol of “the Shield of Truth.” In 1626-1 he encouraged having

“the shield of purity in the purposes in the world.” He encouraged a 27-year-old woman (140-13) to “shield [herself ] from those conditions as bring the detrimental effect mentally to the entity.” And to a 26-year-old woman (136-59) he directed her to “shield every thought, every care” from negativity.

Okay, so shielding is important. But how does one shield self? From Cayce expanded consciousness during channeling he gave 30 readings using the phrase “surround self” as the main method for shielding. Here are some examples:

To a 36-year-old Jewish man he stated (I have italicized the key words): “If the body would surround self with those influences that are from and of the Creative influence alone, the spiritual essence that may emanate from the Creative Forces of the Fatherhood…the body may become imbued with, guided and directed by, that which would make for influences, for Creative activity, that would bring physical quiet as well as spiritual fortitude in the experience of the body.” (279-18)

Cayce’s teachings often encourage “creative forces or influences” over the destructive ones that we so often fall prey to or have developed a habit of falling into with much awareness. Cayce is also correlating the Creative Forces with the “spiritual essence” and the “Fatherhood” or parental source of humanity’s existence. Whereas the destructive forces are those that develop from the misapplication of free will and the lack of higher ideals to guide us.

Here’s another given to a 45-year-old “society lady” about developing her talents amid the influences of others in her life (again I have italicized the key words):

“As long as self keeps or surrounds self with the influences from without that come only from the higher sources. Or, as self enters into that consciousness where the influences from without are being tempered by that which is desired and willed within the soul of self, there may come that which will be both helpful and beneficial, and constructive in the experience of self for others.” (443-3)

See how he is acknowledging that others may be helpful to us but that we should be sure their energies and ideas are coming “only from the higher sources.” Then he guides her to “temper” (moderate or even counterbalance) their input with that which is of her own soul! If it is in harmony

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with her inner, soulful self, then it will be helpful, beneficial, and constructive for her and others. Cayce was always strong on knowing one’s own inner longings and motivations. He would even avoid answering questions, saying they were only to be answered by the soul asking the question—from within. He explained that this had to do with the God-given gift of free will that each soul was to use in its growth. In this way the individuality of each soul is maintained and the infinite garden of the collective soul group of God’s creation has a variety of flowering souls in the ultimate Oneness.

When Mrs. 443 pressed Cayce on how she would know if it was the right thing to do, he responded much in the same way that Jesus did: “By the effect that it produces.” You recall Jesus taught that we may judge by the fruit that is produced: “Beware of false prophets [advisors] which come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravening wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? Every good tree brings forth good fruit but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.” (Matthew 7:15-17, my italics)

You may ask how does this apply to our own inner misguidance? The explanation is that we (our soul minds) have built up patterns of thinking that are not healthy and do not enhance our soul growth. We must become mindful of our thinking patterns and be willing to transform negative thoughts about ourselves and others into creative, life-giving, and uplifting ones. Such a change requires honest awareness and a genuine desire to give room to our better selves by subduing our lazy, negative, and often subtle lower self and its bad habits. This requires some powerful help which can be gotten through regular prayer and mind-centering affirmations and mantras that we carry throughout the day.

This next reading is another example of how important it is to make time for meditation in our quest to become our best. For Cayce, meditation is a life-enhancing exercise for our souls, just as physical exercise is for our bodies. Budgeting time for this soulful exercise was recommended so often that I could not get an accurate count of how many times Cayce encouraged it; my best guess is roughly 3,000 times! Here’s an answer that he gave to a 42-year-old female

homemaker. It fits with our focus in this article (again I italicized the key words):

“Q. How may I bring about greater emotional stability?

“A. As the body-mind entertains and enters into the raising of the kundalini [energy of life] influence through the body, surround self with the light of the Christ-Consciousness—by thought, by word of mouth [here he means “spoken word” to self], by impressing it upon self. And in that light there may be never any harm to self or to the emotions of the body, or any fear of the mental and spiritual self being entertained or used by the dark influence.” (2329-3)

If Luke Skywalker had this guidance he might have avoided so much trouble with the Dark Forces in the Star Wars series.

In this reading we see Cayce using his often-stated phrase Christ-Consciousness, which in reading 281-13 (a reading for the Prayer Group) he correlates with “love of God-Consciousness.” Jesus affirms such a mental state in John 14:10, saying, “I am in the Father and the Father is in me—the words I say to you, I do not speak on my own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in me.” This is Christ-Consciousness, the awareness of the abiding presence of Father/Mother God who conceived us and loves us.

Now you may wonder why I mentioned a “physical” shield and noted that Cayce also mentioned having such. What would be a physical shield today? For Cayce it was an amulet. He suggested wearing an ornament or small gemstone as an added protection against evil, danger, or disease (protection from ourselves and others). For example, to a reincarnated soul (559-7, she was only 6 years old when the reading was given) who had a good past life in ancient Egypt he recommended wearing a scarab and a lapis stone to “keep low the fires of passion from materiality that there may be greater mental and spiritual development of this entity in the experience.” To another soul (1035-1, an 18-year-old female) he recommended amethyst stones as amulets because of their vibrational help with her relationships. In other cases he recommended moonstone, agate, pearl, coral, and other gemstones as vibrational aids to one’s physical wellbeing. To another reincarnated soul (1719-1), a 10-year-old when the reading was given, who had a good Egyptian incarnation, Cayce recommended that “the beryl and scarab should be a portion of the entity’s dress, ever; either worn as the amulet, the ring, or such, will make for a safety in the

entity’s present experience.” Notice how he emphasized “ever” and then clearly stated that it was for “safety in the entity’s present experience.”

In the course of my life I found that lapis was an excellent amulet for my body. And for short periods in my life I wore simple, inexpensive, handmade jewelry of symbols from my dreams. One that worked well for me in my late 20s was a stylized Taurus symbol. This came to me in a dream and caused me some confusion at first because I am Aries sun with Leo moon and ascendant. So why Taurus? When I looked into this I discovered that Aries/Leo men have a tendency to be self-centered but Taurus men tend to consider the happiness of the other person. The little symbol worked so well that I met my life partner and eventual mother of my children within a year of wearing the symbol and understanding its meaning. For me it was a true talisman given to me by my inner self.

Shielding our mind, heart, and body while living this life as best we can is an important way to protect ourselves from harm. Surrounding ourselves with the higher love, higher forces while living each day with ourselves and others is a good way to stay moving in the right and safe direction. ÿ

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Have you ever wondered after reading nutrition books and articles, how you could possibly eat all the varieties of foods considered to be a daily necessity for good health? Though some written materials might outline a typical menu selection, most authors leave it up to the readers to figure out their personal daily intake.

In my stack of notes and material from workshops and courses I've taken, I discovered "Cayce's Daily Menu," a handout from Sandra Duggan's nutrition workshop given at the Cayce/Reilly® School of Massage. A registered nurse, colonic therapist, and massage school instructor, Sandra had a wealth of information which she imparted in a concise and thorough manner. I'd like to share this handout with you and hope you'll find it helpful.

Sandra died in 2012, and I don't know exactly how she came to compile this material. Most of the suggestions are directly from the readings, while others are compatible with the Cayce health philosophy. The capital letters in parentheses refer to the designated blood types that are beneficial for that

particular item (based on the book Eat Right 4 Your Type by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo).

Here is the information from Sandra Duggan's handout:

A.M.—Drink one 12-oz. glass of water with juice of 1/2 fresh-squeezed lemon

Breakfast (5 Choices)Coffee--no milk or cream (A, B, AB); or Tea, black--no milk or cream (B); or Tea, green--no milk or cream (ALL) plus choose:1. Raw fruit or stewed fruit (ALL) with 2-3

soaked raw almonds (ALL) or mummy food (A)

2. Hot cereal with milk or cream—2-3 times a week; may add berries:• Cracked spelt cereal (ALL) or steel-cut oats (A, B, AB); or Maltex (wheat and barley) (B)

• Whole milk or cream (B); or 2% or skim milk (B, AB); or soy or rice milk (ALL)

3. Cold cereal with milk or cream:• Kix or Corn Flakes (A); or Post Toasties (no blood types); or Grapenuts (wheat and barley) (AB)

4. Coddled egg yolks—2-3 times a week or whole egg—once a week (ALL)

• Citrus juice• Toast: spelt ,Ezekial, or millet (ALL); or 100% rye (O, A, AB); or pumpernickle (B, AB)

• Bacon, crisp (no blood types)5. Pancakes with raw honey: buckwheat

(O, A); or whole wheat (AB); or spelt (ALL)

9:30-11:30 A.M.—Drink two 12-oz. glasses of water

Lunch• Raw salad with loose leaf lettuce, carrots,

celery, and occasionally watercress (ALL)• Sprouts: alfalfa (A, B, AB); or lentils (A,

AB) or mung (O, A)• Olive oil and lemon dressing (ALL)• Gelatin salad—3 times a week (O)• Carrot juice—2-4 ounces (ALL)

2:30-5:30 P.M.—Drink two 12-oz. glasses of water

Dinner• Lamb (O, B, AB); or Turkey or Fish (ALL);

or Chicken (O, A); or Beef: well done—1-2 times a week (O, B, AB)

• Vegetables cooked in Patapar paper (ALL)

• Dessert (optional):• Fruit ice (ALL); or sherbert (B, AB); or ice cream (no blood types); or frozen yogurt (A, B, AB) or Pudding from whole milk (B); 2% or skim (B, AB); soy or rice milk (ALL)

Hope you will derive some benefit from this menu outline. ÿ

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BackgroundA reading given in June, 1944 for a 54-year-

old construction engineer explained the benefits: “If the body would take the head and neck exercise, we will find it will relieve those little tensions...in head, eyes, mouth and teeth. All of these will respond to regular exercise of body and neck…the activities of the whole body will be improved.” (470-37)

On numerous occasions, Edgar Cayce recommended "head-and-neck exercises" for improving circulation and eyesight. They have also been found helpful as a preparation for meditation.

Most often, the readings recommended doing these exercises in the morning, or just before going to sleep, or both. The exercises were to be done slowly, while sitting erect, taking several minutes to complete. The readings frequently described these six steps, slowly repeating each three times.

1) Bend your neck forward gently, dropping your chin to your chest as far as it will go, without straining. Next, bring your head back to an upright position.

2) Bend your neck backward, toward your back, then bring your head upright.

3) Drop your right ear to your right shoulder as far as it will go then bring your head upright.

4) Drop your left ear to your left shoulder as far as it will go then bring your head back upright.

5) Drop your head forward to your chest, then slowly circulate it in a clockwise motion, passing over your right shoulder, your back, and your left shoulder before coming around to the front.

6) Drop your head forward to your chest and then slowly circulate it in a counter-clockwise motion, passing over your left shoulder, your back, and your right shoulder before coming around to the front. Finish by ending in an upright position.

While the reading did not suggest any set amount of time for this experiment, we suggest that you try this for at least 20 days.

A letter from Gladys Davis explained how the exercises came to be used as preparation for meditation:

“The head and neck exercises were given in physical readings for many people, myself included...to stimulate the circulation and aid the whole sensory system, the eyes, the ears, etc. There were literally hundreds and hundreds of recommendations in the readings for use of the head and neck exercise...The readings on meditation do say that the individual should do beforehand whatever will, for him, cleanse the body and the mind before entering meditation...

“As I understand it, someone suggested at a conference...that the entire group...take the head and neck exercise, during a break, just to loosen up or relax from sitting so long...it came to be done regularly as a part of the relaxing to prepare for meditation. This is very good I think, but I can't find a reading that definitely says that the head and neck exercise should be a part of the meditation procedure.” (470-37-Report)

Using the Head-and-Neck Exercises — Experiment 3

Results of My Personal Member ExperimentKeep track of your personal experience on a separate sheet of paper daily. 1. How many days do you feel like you successfully tried the

exercises? 2. Had you ever tried the head-and-neck exercises prior to this

experiment? 3. Did you feel like the experiment achieved any of the

suggested improvement? Please check all that apply or write in any other changes: _______________________________

4. Did you find the exercises beneficial as preparation for meditation?

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The Glad Helpers, made up of members of the original Search for God Study Group, met regularly, forming a group-within-a-group devoted to healing prayer.

They requested readings from Cayce from 1931 to 1944 that provided guidance and suggestions on this work. These 65 readings became known as the 281 series.

Though the members have changed, the group continues to meet today.

The question below comes from one of the Glad Helpers.

Q. Is it possible to give any advice as to how an individual may raise his own vibrations, or whatever may be necessary, to effect a self-cure?

A. By raising that attunement of self to the spirit within, that is of the soul-body...

Oft in those conditions where necessary ye have seen produced

within a body unusual or abnormal strength, either for physical or mental activity. From whence arose such? Who hath given thee power? Within what live ye? What is Life? Is it the attuning of self, then, to same. How?

As the body-physical is purified, as the mental body is made wholly at-one with purification or purity, with the life

and light within itself, healing comes, strength comes, power comes.

So may an individual effect a healing, through meditation, through attuning not just a side of the mind nor a portion of the body but the whole, to that at-oneness with the spiritual forces within, the gift of the life-force within each body. (281-24) ÿ

&Questions Answers from the ReadingsBy Elaine Hruska