with a spiritual ideal, being more loving in his interactions with others. Interested in things of a mystical nature, he was informed that he had been an astrologer, a counselor, and a sage during the time of Jesus:
In those periods that preceded the advent of the Prince of Peace in the earth, we find the entity was among those of the land that would now be called the Persian—as a wise man, a counselor, a sage, that counseled with those peoples; using the mathematical activities of the ages old, as well as the teachings of the Persians from the days of Zend and Og and Uhjltd, bringing for those peoples a better interpretation of the astrological as well as the natural laws.
Hence we find the entity was associated oft with those who looked for the day, the hour when that great purpose, that event, was to be in the earth a literal experience.
Then we find the entity was among those of the fabled as well as real experience, seeking with the Wise Men that came from the East during those periods.
In the present experience of the entity, then, we find that those oft told tales are accepted deep within because of the conviction and purpose such have produced and do produce in the hearts and the minds of individuals.
We find this entity was the one who brought the incense to the child Jesus—in the name then Achlar. In the experience the entity gained, the entity manifested its love for its fellow man through those periods of activity in the search for the helpful influences, mentally, spiritually, materially; though the entity then lost sight oft of materiality.
Thus the entity, in its application of and search for scientific purposes and reasons, should lean the more heavily upon the mental and spiritual phases of man’s experience in the present.
And, as in those days, give the more oft hope where that of dread as to the material things is overshadowing man in his search for God.
1908-1
Mr. [1908] had also had an incarnation in Ireland as a man of great physical prowess and strength. At that time, he had frequently had the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities. He had lived in Atlantis and had been one of those who had looked for safety lands to which the people could migrate, gaining a knowledge of the Yucatan, the Pyrenees, and Egypt. In the present, he was told to keep the same faith that had enabled him to find the child in Bethlehem. He could become of greatest service to humankind through his writing abilities.
File reports indicate that Mr. [1908] remained firmly committed to the Cayce work until his death in August 1953.
Achsah
Joshua 15:16-19; Judges 1:12-15; I Chronicles 2:49 Case 1294
Caleb was a scout to Moses and one of only two individuals from the original tribe allowed to enter the Promised Land. Caleb promised his daughter, Achsah, in marriage to whoever could conquer the city of Debir. Othniel defeated the city and claimed Achsah as his wife. Acshah also asked for and received from her father a dowry of land that included some springs of water, enabling her and her husband to begin a new life together.
A thirty-one-year-old Jewish woman was told that she had been associated with both her present husband and son in her life as Achsah. At the time, her husband had been a companion and her son, [1292], had been her father, Caleb. (See also “Caleb.”)
Before that we find the entity’s experience that becomes the greater of its activities; when there were those journeyings from the land of Egypt to the land of promise.
The entity then was the daughter of a leader, Caleb, that brought such a report of the land to all those travellers, those peoples of promise, those chosen that were to give to the world the basic principles for their moral and spiritual life.
The entity was born in the wilderness, and was given in marriage when there was the conquering and the activity of the father’s people in the taking and settling of the lands about the Holy City.
Then in the name Achsah …
1294-1
Her reading informed her that she was both sensitive and practical and possessed a deep desire to live a spiritual life. Tolerant to the ideas of others, she was a true humanitarian. Extremely intelligent and skilled in creating a home life, [1294] was told that she would have the opportunity to influence both national and international activities, especially in the latter part of her life.
In addition to her incarnation as Achsah, she had lived during the early settling of western Pennsylvania, where she had learned love and tolerance and being of service to those who were in need. During a lifetime in France, she had learned to love life for its everyday experiences and for its relationships and associations with others. She had served as an emissary to other lands during an Egyptian incarnation and had learned to use her intuition to work with others. Throughout her incarnations she had excelled in tolerance and open-mindedness. Her reading also told her that she possessed skill as a writer that would show itself in her latter years.
According to the reports on file, [1294]’s husband died six months later because he had not followed advice he had been given in a physical reading. In 1952, she requested and received a copy of her son’s life reading to which she responded: “Thank you so much for the copy of [1292]’s life reading. It is most interesting to me since he is now a young man and he also will enjoy following his life’s reading as the years go by.”
No additional reports are on file.
Ahijah
I Kings 11, 12, 14, 15; II Chronicles 9:29, 10:15Case 4087
Ahijah was a prophet who lived during the time of Solomon and Jeroboam. Ahijah prophesied to Jeroboam that because Solomon had rejected God and instead turned to his love of power and taxes, the tribes of Israel would be divided. To illustrate his prophecy, Ahijah tore his coat into twelve pieces and gave ten to Jeroboam. Later, at Solomon’s death, Jeroboam became the first king of the ten northern tribes.
Parents of a six-year-old boy came to Edgar Cayce for a reading in 1944 in part to discover why their son had undergone such “unusual psychical experiences” in his life. They sought advice on his religious and educational training.
Cayce told the parents that their child had been endowed with great possibilities as well as great problems that he needed to meet. On more than one occasion, the boy had been gifted with “second sight” and could see “visions of things to come, of things that are happening.” In one incarnation the boy had been alive at the time of Jesus, when he had known Peter. The only other incarnation mentioned was when their son had been the prophet who had warned Jereboam of the division of the tribes of Israel. The parents were advised to read about that experience in Scripture.
His training was to focus on the things of the spirit, the things of the divine, rather than upon those things for the gratifying or satisfying of self. The boy’s intuitive gifts could be used to help many, but only after a firm spiritual foundation had been established. Cayce promised that [4087] could be of great help to many. In terms of the boy’s psychic experiences, the parents were also told, “Do not discourage, do not encourage the visions—until the first lessons are learned”:
Here the parents have a real, real obligation. They have a real, real opportunity. So live in self that thine own lives may be an example to this entity through its formative years. So teach, not let it be given to someone else—so teach, for it is thy responsibility, not the
