and her mother were sitting at the rear of a bus. The woman had just removed her daughter’s leggings and overshoes and had convinced the girl to take a nap. Suddenly, the child jumped to her feet and demanded to have her winter attire put back on. The mother obliged and had no sooner finished when the whole rear end of the bus burst into flames. The bus was stopped in the midst of a heavy snowstorm, and everyone got out to safety. Cayce confirmed that the little girl was a very special soul:
Before this (in its sojourns) we find the entity was among those who were given a special service in the early activities of the Church, in the bringing of spiritual concepts into the minds of individuals through music.
Then the entity was Saint Cecilia—or as Celia the entity was first known, and then known for its abilities in the teaching and ministering to those in the various stages of man’s expression and development there—in the Roman activity and experience of the early Church; for the entity brought hope, patience, understanding.
Thus we will find hours in the present oft when music—that is of the nature that brings into association those forces of the celestial as well as the mental and spiritual—will be the greater channel in which the entity may enable, or be enabled, to give the expressions of those messages, those lessons that will be so much a help, and bring hope, in the minds of others.
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According to the reading, the child’s intuitive skills came from her life as a prophetess. In ancient Egypt, she had developed great talents with music that could bring harmony into the lives of others. At the same time, she had learned to manifest spirituality through dance and rhythm, and had assisted women in preparing for childbirth. In the Holy Land, she had been a very spiritual woman and had therefore been able to give birth to a great spiritual leader. In the past she had also found beauty in “the music of the spheres, in the voice of nature itself.” (2156-2)
Sensitive to the point of picking up on the thoughts of others, the child needed to be raised in as stable an environment as possible, her parents were advised. Her intuition could develop further to where it would eventually provide much assistance to humankind. Cayce also stated that [2156] could eventually become a great healer, both as a counselor and with the use of laying on of hands. The girl’s parents were encouraged to give their child a musical outlet, which would assist her both mentally and spiritually.
Later, the girl’s mother wrote that her husband was not at all supportive of their daughter’s psychic ability and had done “everything under the sun to combat [it].” The parents later separated and the child went to live with her father, where she abandoned her psychic abilities. The last report on file, from 1960, states that [2156] had married and was living in Pennsylvania with her husband. At the time, both were involved in a wholesale distributing business.
Clay, Cassius Marcellus
1810-1903
Case 2162
Cassius Marcellus Clay was an American abolitionist, politician, and diplomat. The son of a slaveholder, he became a member of the Kentucky legislature but was defeated in 1841 because of his opposition to slavery. He established an anti-slavery publication, True American, later renamed The Examiner. He served as U.S. minister to Russia and helped to negotiate the purchase of Alaska in 1867. Shortly before his death, he was declared legally insane.
In 1940, a woman got a life reading as a birthday present for her son. The young man was told that his talents with writing and in working with people could be traced primarily to past lives he had lived as the American politician, Cassius Marcellus Clay, as well as the Roman poet, Valerius Cato. (See also “Cato, Valerius.”)
Clay, Henry
1777-1852
Case 3155
In the decades prior to the Civil War, Henry Clay was known as one of the most influential political leaders in the United States. A champion of economic reform and development, he served in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives and was secretary of state under President John Quincy Adams. Clay rose to fame as a master of political compromise and was instrumental in the creation of the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850, both of which resolved bitter disputes over the expansion of slavery.
A forty-eight-year-old financial advisor was told that he had often been instrumental in the affairs of human history. From a lifetime in ancient Rome, he had become a champion of freedom of speech and freedom of worship and possessed great talents as an orator. He had also served as a politician in several incarnations, including, what might be called, “Secretary of State” in ancient Persia. In ancient Egypt he had been an aid to the “common peoples,” helping both individuals and groups solve their problems. According to his reading, his talents were, “In the field of politics, in the field of finance, in the field of helping endeavors in varied activities, the entity may find an outlet for its abilities. A good speaker, but speak truth—ever. A good persuader, but how persuadest thou? Temper these with mercy, with justice, with love, and may all be to the glory of God”:
For, we find that the entity was that figure known as Henry Clay, of whose character and activity so much has been written. Little need to be said here, as to whether there were developments or retardments. Well that the entity study the policies, the ideals, the characteristics of that entity, and in its own judgments correct those shortcomings—and especially as related to health; else these activities may be less efficient in a few years than they may be if precautions are taken.
Use that ability of convincing others, as you attained through that experience, and all of the characteristics of the entity, rather to the glory of God and not to the glory of [3155].
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In 1954, [3155] requested another copy of his reading. After receiving it, he reported that the way his life reading had worked out was “quite a story in itself.” However, the story was not reported. It is known that Mr. [3155] remained interested in the work of A.R.E. throughout his life.
Croesus
ca. 560 B.C.
Case 5001
Croesus is known as the last, and wealthiest, king of Lydia. His fortune had been acquired through extensive trade with other countries. He conquered the Greeks of Ionia and was in turn conquered by the Persians. According to legend, he had a meeting with the Athenian lawgiver, Solon, who told the king that good fortune, not wealth, was the basis of all happiness. Reportedly, after being invaded by the Persians, rather than being assassinated, he received the lesser political office of governor.
In 1944, a thirty-two-year-old sheet metal worker received a life reading in which he was encouraged to overcome the innate urges that had caused him to abuse power over others. He was told that “no individual is worth much without a temper but he who cannot control it is worth much less.” Among other inclinations that he had to meet and overcome in himself was his tendency to be controlling. Apparently, in one past life he had been a grower for a large plantation and had made certain his word was never questioned. He had also been the emperor Croesus, “a hard-hearted guy, with more power than he used properly”:
Before that the entity was in the Persian land as indicated, when the entity was then a king—one in authority—and one who abused authority. For with the repressions that came about through the activities of individuals
