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Author Johnson, K. Paul, 1953-

Title Edgar Cayce in context : the Readings, truth and fiction / K. Paul Johnson
Published Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 178 pages) : illustrations
Series SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions
SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions.
Summary Edgar Cayce, widely acclaimed clairvoyant and forerunner of the holistic health movement, is revealed here as a pivotal figure in the transition from the esoteric and metaphysical movements of the late nineteenth century to the New Age movement. This book describes and evaluates his psychic "readings," more than 14,000 trance discourses that address medical, theological, historical, and psychological concerns raised by thousands of inquirers. The author evaluates evidence for and against Cayce's reliability in the subject areas emphasized by the readings. Cayce's medical and psychological advice is shown to be well ahead of his time in many respects, and his spiritual teachings are appraised as a reconciliation of Protestant mysticism with New Thought and Theosophy. Although the medical readings provide intriguing evidence for Cayce's ESP, his clairvoyant time travel illustrates the fallibility of information derived through hypnotic trance. The author contends that the contents of the readings reflect the knowledge and interests of their recipients as much as Cayce's personal opinions and beliefs. This is the first book to focus solely on appraising the entire body of the Cayce readings from a scholarly perspective. -- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Cayce, Edgar, 1877-1945. Edgar Cayce readings.
Cayce, Edgar, 1877-1945.
Cayce, Edgar, 1877-1945
SUBJECT Edgar Cayce readings (Cayce, Edgar) fast
Subject Parapsychology.
Clairvoyance.
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.
Parapsychology
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Parapsychology -- ESP (Clairvoyance, Precognition, Telepathy)
Clairvoyance
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric
Parapsychology
Form Electronic book
LC no. 97048932
ISBN 0585092249
9780585092249