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NEWSLETTER Number 24 June 2011

Edgar Cayce’s A . R . E ., 215 67th Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451-2061 EdgarCayce.org

Friends of the

An IntervIew wIth edgAr evAns cAyce

By L aur a Hoff

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A.R.E. Library®

Edgar Evans Cayce

Celebrating over 75 Years of Service at the Association for Research and Enlightenment

• Phase1thatweoutlinedintheJune2010newsletterhasbeencompleted.

• NowinPhase2,wecontinuetoworkwithseveralongoingprojectsthatwillexpandthealreadylaunchedlandingpagewesharedwithyouinOctoberof2010.Ifyoumissedourupdate,youcanseethenewlandingpageatwww.edgarcayce.org/library.

Atninety-threeyearsold,EdgarEvansCayceisstillingoodhealthandfullofenergy.IhadthepleasureoftalkingwithhimathishomeonMarch28,2011.

LH: I want to know what inspired you to write your book, Mysteries of Atlantis Revisited?

EEC:IthinkitwasthereadingsonAtlantisthatDadgave.Aboutfiftypercentofhisreadingswerephysicalreadingsandthenhehadothersthatwerelifereadings.Anothertwentypercentwereevery-thingunderthesun.Thelifereadingsdidn’tcomealonguntilsomeoneaskedhimaquestionabouthisorherpastlives.

LH: I just showed you this article that was published on March 14, 2011, about finding Atlantis in Cadiz, Spain, and I wanted to get your opinion on that.

EEC:IthinkitmayhavebeenacolonyorpartofAtlantis.ButAtlantisitselfwasn’tacity;itwasacontinent.Itwas,accordingtoCayce,halfwaybetweenNorthAmericaandEurope.Ithadaseriesofdestructions:50,000B.C.,around29,000B.C.,thenthelastislandwentdownaround10,000B.C.becauseithadbeenbrokenupintoislands.Itwasn’tjustacitybutawholenation.SomeoftheinhabitantswentintoNorthandSouthAmericaandsomeofthemwenttoAfrica.

Weraised$30,000thankstoYOU!Weimaginedthiswouldprobablytakeafewyearstoraiseourgoal,butthankstoyouroverwhelmingsupport,wediditin2010!

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Indiana Jaffin and the Search for Atlantis

Dr.StanleyJaffin,calledIndianaJaffinbyhiswife,Ann,wasanAtlantisadventurer.TheimpactofhisworkisimportantbecausethequesttofindAtlantisstillcontinuestoday.StanwaspassionateaboutsearchingforremnantsofthislostcivilizationintheBiminiIslandsasdescribedintheEdgarCaycereadings.HewaspartofmorethanadozenexpeditionsledbyDr.JoanHanleyinthenineties,whichoftenincludedfellowresearchersAnnJaffin,Dr.DougRichards,BillDonato,JohnHolden,DonnieFields,andmanyotherfriends.

Stanwasastrongmanintentonthispursuit.JoanHanleyrecallsthat“Stanhadthefocusofatruescientist.”Heandothersspottedagroupofanimal-shapedmoundsinthemangroveswampsofeastBiminiwhileflyingverylowinasmallplane.Themostdramaticmoundisabout500feetlongandintheshapeofalemonshark.

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Dr. Stanley Jaffin

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LH: Can you tell me anything about your father, outside the readings—just as a man, as a person?

EEC:Hewasagoodcarpenter,helikedtomakethings.Hecouldbuildbookshelves,etc.Ithinkheenjoyedcarpentryandfishing.Hedidn’tplaygamesliketennisorgolf,butIthinkhetriedgolfacoupleoftimes(hewasn’tverygoodatit).

LH: How about his personality? What was he like with people?

EEC:Ithinkhecouldgetalongwithanybody.Helikedtotalktopeople.Alotofpeoplefromstudygroupswouldcomedowntothehouse.Youknow,weusedtohavesnakesinthatlakeandoneofthemcrawledupintheyardonetimeandwentunderahedge.Ihadarifleatthetimeandwantedtoshootit.HughLynnsaidnottoshootbecausealotofpeoplearedownstairsindeepmeditation.ButIdidgetridofthesnake.Dadenjoyedtalkingwithpeople.Theywouldtalkafterareading,afterastudygroupmeeting.HealsohadaSundayschoolclassatthechurch.HereadtheBibleeverydayofhislife.Knewasmuchasanypreacher.Hewasgoodatit.

LH: Can you tell me about your mother?

EEC:Shewasaveryniceperson.Shewasrealsmarttoo,readalotofbooks.(Daddidn’treadbooksmuch,excepttheBible.)Motherhadawholelibraryofbooks.Shewasfromawell-educatedfamily.Shehadasonthatwaslost—Idon’trememberthatbecauseitwasbeforeIwasborn.IwasprettyyoungforthefirstfewyearsinSelmasoIdon’tremembermuch.Shewasrealgood—she’dtalktopeople.Mostpeoplelikedher.Abeautifulwoman.

LH: Was she psychic?

EEC:No.Ihaven’tmetanyonewhowaslikeDad.Somepeoplehave...HughLynnwaslookingforpeoplewhowerepsychic.Helookedallaround.Hefoundpeoplewithsomeability,butheneverfoundanybodywhocoulddowhatDaddid.

LH: You are ninety-three years old and have seen a lot of changes in the world. What are your observations?

EEC:Thingshavechangedsomuch.IguessIstartedrememberingmostafterwemovedtotheBeachwhenIwassevenyearsold.Thereweren’tthatmanypeople—VBwasasmalltown.Nowit’sthelargestinVirginia—thinkthatmighthavesomethingtodowiththereadingswhenwemovedhere?(laughter)Icanrememberatimewhentherewasnosuchthingasacomputer.Morepeoplenowhavemorecellphonesthanregularphones.MorepeopleareoncomputersusingFacebook,Google,thingsontheInternet.Youcantalktoanyoneintheworld—sothat’sabigchange.AutomobilesareabigchangeoverthehorseandbuggythatDadwasridinginaroundSelma,Alabama.ThefirstcarwehadwasaModelT—Dadhadtocrankittogetitstarted.Therearesomanythings.Thisareahaschanged.Weusedtolistentotheradiobeforetherewastelevision.

Aftertheinterview,wewalkaroundthehouse,heshowsmehisbookinfourdifferentlanguages,moretrophies,andhiswalloffamilyphotographs.Thenhewalksouttohisyardandpicksfreshflowersformetotakefromhisgarden.Thankyou,EdgarEvans!

Recently,withyoursupportwepurchasedaSonyVO-98503/4”UmaticVideocassetteRecorder/EditorandaSonySVO-9600VHSDeck,whichisallowingustotransfervintagemediamaterialintoadigitalformat,anintegralpartofthevirtuallibrary.

Inaddition,YOURdonationssupportedmanyoftheitemsonourwishlistthispastyear,includingfundswhichallowedustopurchasenewbooksandDVDstoaddtothevastmetaphysicalcollection.

Wereceivedadonationtopurchaseamuch-needednewbookdrop.

WereceivedadonationtorecovertheoriginallibrarychairsthathavebeenheresincetheVisitorsCenterbuildingopenedin1975.Thefabricwaswornandtorn.

Chairs 1975 and 2011

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IntheEdgarCayceFoundationarchivesexistsmanyinterestingartifactstoaccompanythereadingsandtheindividualswhohadthem.Sometimeswecomeacrossaphotograph,postcard,book,oritemonlinethatwouldbeanicesupplementtotheCaycematerial.Werecentlypurchased,thankstoagenerousdonor,selectitemswefeelareanassettoourcollection.Hereareafewexamples:

New Book Drop

•WepurchasedDr.Reilly’sguestbookfromhispracticeinNewYork.Dr.Reillywasessentialincreatingthemas-sagetechniquenowtaughttostudentsoftheCayce/Reilly®SchoolofMassotherapyandpracticedintheA.R.E.HealthCenterandSpainVirginiaBeach.

Left: Dr. Harold Reilly’s autograph Book

•WepurchasedanoriginalvintageSeptember1943Coronetmagazinewiththearticle,“MiracleManofVirginiaBeach,”forthearchives.Thearticlewillbeavailableonthewww.edgarcayce.orgWebsite.

•WepurchasedseveralvintagephotographsthatEdgarCaycetookwhilehewasaphotographerattheEdgarCayceArtCompanyinSelma,Alabama.

Foundation Acquisitions

Anothermoundisrectangularwhichmakesitlooklikesomethingconstructedbyhumans.Thismoundalsohaswildorchidsgrowingonit.Themoundsareroughlytenfeethighandmayhaveoriginallybeennaturalsanddunes.Theyarecoveredinscrubvegetationandhavesmalltreesgrowingonthem,buttheedgesofthemoundsareclearlyoutlinedbywhitehardpan,whichmakesthemeasytoidentifyfromtheair.Toexplorethesemoundsonfoot,teammembershadtousemachetestoclearpathwaysthroughthethickmangroveswamps.IndianaJaffinusuallyledthecharge.

Thisgroupofadventurersalsoexploredwhattheycalledthe“healinghole,”whosewatersmelledlikesulfur.Silverjewelrywouldturnblackwhenitwasimmersedinthesewaters,remem-bersJoanHanley.However,beforeanyonecouldnavigatetheentrancechanneltothe“healinghole,”someonehadtochasethesmallsharksoutfirst.AgainStanvolunteeredforthistrickyjob.

JohnHolden,whobecamefastfriendswithStanwhentheymetatanA.R.E.businessconferencein1981,describestheirboattripstothe“healinghole”asexhilarating,early-morningridesthroughthewindingmangroveislandchannelswhereitwasveryeasytogetlost.However,thelasttwenty-fiveyardstothe“healinghole”hadtobecarefullynegotiatedonfoot.Thegroupcouldthenimmersethemselvesinthisdeepwater.Johndetailstheexperienceasfeelingunusualbutwithasenseofwell-beingwhichwasfrequentlyfollowedbyuncontrollablelaughter.Theadventurersthoughtthatthiswaterhadlithiuminit,whichmayhavecausedthissenseofeuphoria.

AnothersourceofhealingwaterwhichthisgroupexploredisBro’Peterswellburiedinabug-filledjungleonSouthBimini.ItisawellwhichwascarvedintothenaturallimestonerockbytheBiminifoundersinthemid1800s.Afterthegreathurricaneof1926,localresidentswerewithoutfreshdrinkingwaterandBro’Peterswellwastheironlysourceofpotablewater.

InaprojectthatStanputtogether,heusedsatelliteimagerytodetectup-wellingsofcold-watercurrentsinthewarmwatersofBiminiBay.BillDonato,JohnHolden,andStanwouldthenuseGPStolocateandvisittheseanomaliesinordertomeasuretheirtemperatureswiththermometers.Awell-knownbonefishguidenamedActionJacksontookthemoutinhisboat.StannotedthatMr.Jacksonwasverygoodatfindingthesethermalanomaliesbyobservinglight-coloredsandpatterns.BillremembersStan’swrycommentthatActionwasasgoodasthehigh-techsatellitedata!Billalsohaddataabouttheseareasfromrespecteddowsers,andStannotedthatmanyofthedowsers’findingscorrespondedwiththethermalanomalies.

In1935awomantoldEdgarCaycethatshe“hadflowntoBiminiand[had]foundafreshwaterwellmarked,orwalledaroundthetop,withstonesofpeculiarcompositionandstrangesymbols.”(587-4;Reports#8)AnnenjoyedcrisscrossingeastBiminionfootwithStanastheysearchedforthiselusive“aviatrixwell.”

BillDonatodescribesStanasoneofthebestBiminiresearchers,withagoodbackgroundinscience,andanintrepidexplorerwhovisitedagreatmanyoftheremotemounds.Billsaidthatforsomeoneputtinganexpeditiontogether,Stanwasoneofthefirstpeoplewhowouldcometomindbecauseyouknewthatyouwouldalwaysbeabletodependonhim.Inshort,Stanwasthetypeofpersonyou’dwanttohaveonyourteam.

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Circulating Files Update

New and Updated Circulating Files1. AstralProjection2. AttuningtotheInfinite3. Baldness:Female4. Baldness:Male5. Birthmarks6. Bite:Animal(Tick,Mosquito,Spider,Mule)7. Deafness:AbnormalChildren8. Edema:General9. Edema:LegsandFeet10. Elephantiasis11. Gambling12. Jesus’Sister:Ruth13. Jesus’Teacher:Judy14. Levitation15. NightSweats16. Numerology17. Peritonitis18. PerpetualMotionMachine19. Poisoning:Food20. Poisoning:Metals:Mercury21. Poisoning:Metals:Non-Mercury22. Poliomyelitis:AfterEffects23. Reincarnation:Unnecessary,Vol.724. TheResurrection25. SpeakinginTongues(Glossolalia)26. Teeth:Grinding27. TyphoidFever28.BreathingExercises

New and Updated Research Bulletins1.EdgarCayce’sStoriesforYoungChildren

2.EdgarCayce’sStoriesofWomenWhoKnewJesus3.Epilepsy,Vol.24.ChildDevelopmentSeries

`5.TeachingforWholeness

CompactandfullofpricelessinformationfromtheEdgarCaycereadingsarethesegems!EachFileisspecifictoatopic,eithermedicalorspiritual.LindaCaputiandateamofvolunteerscontinuetoupdateandcreatenewones,addingtestimonialsandrecentarticles.

Circulating files and Research Bulletins are available for pur-chase. many are on specific health conditions. for a complete listing see: EdgarCayce.org/Circulating_file_List.htm or call a.R.E. customer service at (800) 333-4499. a.R.E. members receive 50% off the price of Circulating files.

There are in truth no incurable conditions . . . EdgarCaycereading3744-2

our gift to ypuForyourgiftof$100ormore,wewillsendyouanautographedcopyofthebook,Past Lives and Present Karma,byAnnJaffin.ThisisagiftfromtheA.R.E.Librarytoyouingratitudeforyoursupport.

FromtherichsourceoftheCaycereadingsauthorAnnJaffinhaspulledtogetherinvaluableinsightsonreincarnationandourpurposehereonearth.Topicsinclude:

DougRichardswillneverforgetwhenagroupofuswerestrandedintheswampsbylowtideandthoughtwe’dhavetospendthenighttherewhenswarmsofinsectscameout.JoanledourrescueinasmallZodiacrubberboat,whichnotonlyhadtobepushedintheshallowsbutleakedairandhadtobepumpedupseveraltimes.The“volunteers”whopushedtheZodiacwererepeatedlystungbyschoolsofverysmalljellyfishwhichglowedinthedark.

JoandescribesStan’spassionfortheBiminiworkandhowhelpfulhewas.Shesaysthatifhelikedyou,hecouldn’tdoenoughforyou.Stanwasabletocarryalotofthesuppliesandequipmentforthegroupwhilehehackedaclearpath.Healwayscarriedasmallfirst-aidkitanddoctoredanumberofgroupmembers’minorinjuries.

AnnremembersfondlyhowStanwouldalwayscutacarefullychosenmangrovestickforhertousewhilewalkingthroughthemuckandonunevenground.Hewasalwaystherewithastrongarmtogiveherahand.Theyenjoyedexploringtheseexoticandremotesitestogether,whereshealwaysfeltsafewithStanthere.

OurBiminiexpeditionsweren’tallwork;therewasalotoffunandaspecialspiritofcamaraderie.

TherewasmusicandanErnestHemingwaymuseuminTheCompleatAnglerbar.Standidn’tvisit,butstillgotakickoutoftheraucousEndoftheWorldBarandtheChalk’sAirlineancientpocket-sizedticketoffice,wherethefinalsceneofthemovie,Silence of the Lambs,hadbeenfilmed.StanposedwhileAnntookapictureofhimstandingwhereHannibalLecterhadstood.

IndianaJaffinpassedontoosoonin2010,buthisspiritlivesoninthesearchforAtlantisandinallofthelivesthathetouched.

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Library Wish ListYourgiftsandyoursupporthelptokeeptheA.R.E.Libraryoneof the largestmetaphysical libraries in theworld. Inadditionto general support, the following are items we wish to haveavailableforthecirculationcollectionandforongoinglibraryprojects:

• $100buys5+books

• $200buys10DVDs

• $1,000forarchivalacquisitionsintheCayceFoundation

• BetaSPmachine:$1,500

• 2-trackreeltoreelor“stereo”reeltoreel:$400

• Allen&Heathsoundmixer:$2,000

Thereareseveralpiecesofmediaequipmentthatwearestillinneedofforthedigitalarchivalprojectwhichincludes:

• Howwechooseourparentsbeforeweareborn• Karmaasacosmiccauseandeffect• Knowingourspiritualideal• Transformingkarmaintograce• Ourfreewill–God’sgreatestgift• PlanetarysojournsandtheroleArcturusplays

Jaffin’sbookwillgiveyouadeeperunderstandingofreincarnationinallitsmanyaspects,whileexplaininghowreincarnationsup-

ApointofinterestintheA.R.E.LibraryistheestateofThomasSugrue’scollectionofbooksandmagazinesfromtheauthor’slibrary.ThomasSugrue,*ofcourse,wassohelpfulinestablishingthecredibilityofEdgarCaycewiththepublicationofThere Is a Riverin1942,andanumberofcopiesofthisbookinforeignlanguagesareincludedinthisdonation.

ThelibraryisaddingaselectionofMr.Sugrue’sbookstoitsholdings,butanotherportionofthedonatedmaterialwillnotbeadded,primarilybecauseofduplications.Thisportionamountstoaboutfiftybooks,mostofthemhardbackcopies.SeveralbookscontainanoriginalbookreviewbyMr.Sugrue,whowasajournalistinadditiontobeinganauthor.AlongwiththebooksaretwoboxesofvintagecopiesofTomorrowmagazine,coveringtheperiodfromJune1947throughAugust1951.

Thematerialsthatthelibrarywillnotbeaddingtoitsholdingswillbecomeavailabletomembersatthisyear’sCongress.

*AnexcerptfromaninterviewwithEdgarEvansCayce

Laura Hoff:CanyoutellmehowThomasSugruegotinvolvedinthereadings?

Thomas sugrue Library

Edgar Evans Cayce:Hewasafriendofmybrother’sincollegeatWashington&Lee.TomSugrueusedtoworkfortheAmericanmagazineHerald Tribunenewspaper.HughLynnbroughthimdowntotheBeachonetime,introducedhimtothefamily.Tomdidn’tknowwhattodowithit.Hegotrealsickonetimeandwasparalyzedfromtheneckdown.Hewentfromabout180poundstoabout150.Hecouldmovehisheadtotalkbutcouldn’tmovehishandsatall.Thedoctorsalllookedathimandsaidtheycouldn’tdoanything,thathehadonlyafewmonthstolive.HiswifebroughthimtotheBeach.MybrotherandIcarriedhimupstairs,andTomstayedthereuntilhehadreadingswhichtoldhimwhattodoforit.Hewrotethebookafterhegotwell.Heneverdidgettowalkwithoutcrutches,buthewalkedandwentbacktohisjobonthenewspaper.HeevenmadeatriptotheFarEast.AlotofpeoplewrotebooksaboutEdgarCayce,butIthinkTomwrotethebest.ItwasthemostaccuratebecausehewasthereandcouldtalktoDad,Gertrude,HughLynn,andmyself.There Is a Riverhasbeeninprintalongtimeandstillis.It’sprobablythebestbookaboutEdgarCayce.

portsusaswestrivetofulfilltheverypurposeofoursouls.