Who is Edgar Cayce?
Edgar Cayce, America’s best-documented psychic, is widely known through four books, There is a River, by Thomas Sugrue, Edgar Cayce–The Sleeping Prophet, by Jess Stearn, Many Mansions by Dr. Gina Cerminara, and A Seer Out of Season by Dr Harmon Bro. More than 300 books have been written about Edgar Cayce’s life and work. Edgar Cayce was born on a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on March 18, 1877, and died in Virginia Beach, Virginia, January 3, 1945. Even as a child, Edgar Cayce displayed abilities which extended beyond the five senses. At 13, he had a vision of a lady who asked him what he most wanted in life. He told her he wanted to be able to help people, especially children when they were sick. The experience influenced him for the rest of his life. Shortly after that vision, he found that he could absorb the contents of books simply by sleeping on them, which helped him greatly at school. But he completed only seventh grade before going to work. By 21, at the turn of the centu
Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), also known as “the sleeping prophet,” was the world’s most documented, and perhaps most successful psychic healer. A photographer by trade, Cayce eventually gave up his work to issue healing readings full time for which he would only accept donations. Aside from healing readings Cayce also performed reincarnational or “life readings” and made predictions about the future. A devout Disciple of Christ who read the Bible at least once a year, Cayce was often at odds with himself over his personal experiences versus his religious teachings. Edgar Cayce was born on 18 March 1877 in Beverly, a small farming town outside Hopkinsville Kentucky. After completing grammar school the young Cayce took on various local jobs and eventually worked as an insurance and book salesman. Soon thereafter he was stricken with a condition that robbed him of his voice. Despite his seeking medical attention, nothing helped and he was took up photography instead, working as an apprentice
