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1 -The Sleeping onder !
-Ca"ce The #an $ -Ca"ce%s
Ti&e Clock ' -Checking (i&
)ut * -Cali+ornia -
earth,uakes - -orld
.rophecies / -The 0octors
1nd Ca"ce 2 -T3ent" 4ears
5ater 6 -The 0octors Catch
)n 17 -The 8ncura9le
0iseases 11 -Ca"ce%s (o&e
:e&edies 1! -The 0rea&
orld 1$ -1t 5ast; 1tlantis
1' -:eincarnation 1* -The
Ca"ce Ba9ies 1- -The
:eckoning
Edgar Cayce - The Sleeping Prophet
By Jess Stearn
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@od is our re+uge and strength;
a ver" present help in trou9le>
There+ore 3ill not 3e +ear;
though the earth 9e re&oved;
and though the &ountains 9e
carried into the &idst o+ the sea>
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1 - The Sleeping Wonder
8t 3as like an" other da" +or Edgar Ca"ce> (e 3ent to sleep; 9" &erel" l"ing do3n and closing his
e"es; and then he started to talk in his sleep> But 3hen he a3akened a hal+-hour or so later; he realiAed
+ro& the +aces o+ those around hi& that he &ust have said so&ething ver" e?traordinar"> 1nd he had>
8n trance; on that hot; sultr" da" o+ 1ugust 16'1; in the sa&e voice that he 3ould have prescri9ed an
innocent her9 +or so&e9od" 3ith the sni++les; he had predicted the destruction o+ &ost o+ 5os 1ngeles;
San Francisco; and Ne3 4ork>
The greatest &"stic 1&erica had ever kno3n reacted philosophicall" to his Cassandra-like prophec">
8n the past; he had +oreseen great 3ars and holocausts; and the" had co&e to pass> Fro& his o3n
Freadings;F 3hich had helped thousands; he had co&e to 9elieve in an endless c"cle o+ li+e; and
though he could consciousl" grieve +or those 3ho kne3 sorro3 or pain in this li+eti&e; he +elt it 3as
all part o+ @od%s plan> 1nd so it 3as 3ith a shake o+ the head and a shrug that he dis&issed the
+orecast> Fhat do "ou &ake o+ thatGF he said; scratching his head; F8 hope it%s 3rong; 9ut it%s never
9een 3rong 9e+ore>F F8tF 3as the su9conscious in+or&ation; apparentl" the product o+ a Hniversal
#ind; 3hich had 9een strea&ing through hi& +or +ort" "ears; and 3hich 3ere rather incongruousl"
kno3n as readings>
Ca"ce%s +orecast had co&e ,uite inadvertentl"; out o+ the sa&e 9lue that produced his a&aAingl"
accurate diagnoses o+ ailing people 3ho& he had never seen; and their conse,uent cures> 1s 3ith
other Ca"ce predictions; &an" o+ the& alread" startlingl" con+ir&ed; the +orecast 3as in response to a
,uestion that had little or nothing to do 3ith the original re,uest +or the reading> 1 Ne3 4ork
9usiness&an; concerned not onl" 9" the continuing strain o+ 9ig cit" li+e; 9ut the threat o+ 3arti&e
9o&9ing; had said to Ca"ce; F8 have +or &an" &onths +elt that 8 should &ove out o+ Ne3 4ork>F
FThis is 3ell; as indicated;F the slu&9ering Ca"ce o9served> FThere is too &uch unrestI there 3ill
continue to 9e the character o+ vi9rations that to the 9od" 3ill 9e distur9ing; and eventuall" those
destructive +orces; though these 3ill 9e in the ne?t generation>F
The 9usiness&an asked= Fill 5os 1ngeles 9e sa+eGF
The ans3er ca&e clearl"; directl"; 3ithout e,uivocation; F5os 1ngeles; San Francisco; &ost all o+
these 3ill 9e a&ong those that 3ill 9e destro"ed 9e+ore Ne3 4ork even>F
The &echanics o+ this destruction 3as neither asked; nor given> (o3ever; in keeping 3ith other
prognostications o+ Ca"ce%s; it 3ould appear that the destructionJi+ it co&esJ3ill 9e through the
agenc" o+ Nature; and not the Bo&9; unless; o+ course; it 3ould 9e the Bo&9 that touched o++ a
natural catastrophe>
The predicted destruction in this countr"; part o+ the general Ca"ce +orecast o+ s3eeping upheavals
around the 3orld; has 9een ta99ed +or the period 9eginning in 16*2; and e?tending to the end o+ the
centur"; 3hen a ne3 &illenniu& 3ill hope+ull" 9egin> So&e o+ these preli&inar" changes; in the
#editerranean and the South .aci+ic; and in 1laska; have apparentl" alread" taken place; 3ith
Connecticut; Ne3 England; 1la9a&a; @eorgia; Kapan; and northern Europe; a&ong others still to 9e
sharpl" a++ected> But it &a" 9e a co&+ort to &an"; as &ore than one geologist has noted; that the
&an" catacl"s&ic events predicted 9" Ca"ce are out o+ har&on" 3ith the standard geological concept
o+ uni+or&itarianis& or gradual change>
)n the other hand; at least one leading geologist; erst3hile head o+ a college geolog" depart&ent; has
checked out the Ca"ce readings; and sees as e&inentl" possi9le the drastic earth changes &erging out
o+ Ca"ce%s stated causeJthe tilting o+ the earth%s rotational a?is; 9eginning +ar 9elo3 the crust o+ the
earth in 16$->
Ca"ce had a +lair +or prophec" and so&e even interpret a reading in 16$6; shortl" a+ter the out9reak o+
orld ar 88 in Europe; as +oreshado3ing the current 3ar in <ietna&> FBe+ore that 3e +ind the entit"
Lthe co&ple? o+ 9od"; soul and spiritM 3as in the land no3 kno3n as or called 8ndochina> >>> There 3e
+ind the entit" 3as one in authorit"; one in po3er; in that cit" that &ust 9e un+olded to the &inds; i+
there is not the greater 3ar over sa&e>F 8t 3as a disNointed e?cerpt +ro& a past li+e reading; a Ca"ce
specialt"; and could 9e applied; i+ the French-8ndochina 3ar; 3hich took the French out o+ <ietna&;
3as the lesser 3ar> But one usuall" didn%t have to look this hard +or signs o+ Ca"ce predictions co&e
true> (e had +oreseen; correctl"; virtuall" ever" &aNor 3orld crisis; +ro& 9e+ore orld ar 8; through
the uneas" "ears o+ the 5eague o+ Nations; and 9e"ond through orld ar 88; 3hose end he had
predicted +or 16'*; the "ear o+ his o3n death>
8n the intervals; casuall"; 3hile reading ps"chicall" +or individuals; he picked o++ earth,uakes; stor&s;
volcanic eruptions> (e not onl" sa3 +ar a +ield; 9ut close at ho&e; 3here his predictions &aking
Nor+olk-Ne3port Ne3s a pree&inent port; greater even than Ne3 4ork; have rather re&arka9l"
&aterialiAed; along 3ith his pinpointing o+ a local realt" 9oo& to the ver" "ear; nearl" +i+teen "ears
a+ter his o3n death>
Through the clear channel o+ his su9conscious he peered do3n the corridors o+ ti&e into the trou9led
international scene; descri9ing the +uture o+ :ussia; China; Kapan; England; the Hnited States> (e
+oresa3 England losing 8ndia; 3hen no9od" else didI he sa3 a +ree 8ndia unloved; 9ecause it 3as
unloving; and he tied in the end o+ Co&&unis& 3ith another and &ore astonishing prediction o+ a +ree
@od +earing :ussia> hat he sa3 +or China; eventual de&ocratiAation; is certainl" not 9eing
predicted; logicall"; an"3here else; and +or an 1&erica; uncon,uera9le; e?cept through internal stri+e;
he sa3 eventual 3orld leadership; shared 3ith another po3er; as the center o+ civiliAation graduall"
gravitated 3est3ard>
To &e; Ca"ce 3as no ne3 pheno&enon> 8 had FdiscoveredF hi& originall"; +ive "ears 9e+ore; in
preparing &" 9ook; The 0oor to the Future> 8 had 9eco&e +a&iliar 3ith &an" o+ his prophecies; his
re&arka9le 3a" o+ apparentl" traveling in ti&e and space to treat the illI his concept o+ reincarnation;
3ith its concept o+ &an" lives +or the sa&e soul spirit> Ca"ce see&ed gi+ted 3ith a Hniversal #ind;
3hich see&ingl" dre3 on a su9conscious register o+ ever"thing that had ever happened or 3as going
to happen>
8t see&ed an incredi9le ,ualit"; 9ut as one studied Ca"ce; as he 3ould an" other individual; 3ork or
pheno&enon; checking as he could 3ith the evidence on hand; it 9eca&e apparent that Ca"ce
so&eho3; so&e 3a"; 3as a9le to look inside o+ ever"thing that +ell into the real& o+ his unconscious
the hu&an 9od" and soul; the earth; the Hniverse itsel+> (e 3as the &an 3ith the O-ra" e"es>
8n &" current research; 8 soon 9eca&e a3are that the Ca"ce in+luence 3as stronger no3 than in his
li+eti&e> 8t 3as al&ost as though a sel+-li&iting 3orld; so+tened up 9" +lights to the &oon; laser ra"s
and television; 3as catching up posthu&ousl" to the sage 3ho had sleep-talked o+ a +orgotten
civiliAation; technologicall" co&para9le 3ith our o3nJthe 5ost Continent o+ 1tlantis; a visionar"
e?perience shared 3ith that great +igure o+ anti,uit"; the philosopher .lato>
T3ent" "ears a+ter his death; the &"stic%s li+e 3ork 3as thriving; slo3l" and pain+ull" collected +ro&
thousands o+ readings and le+t as 9is legac" in the +iles o+ the 1ssociation +or :esearch and
Enlighten&ent in <irginia Beach> Scorned; generall"; 9" the &edical pro+ession 3hile alive; the dead
Ca"ce; and his readings on disease; 3as no3 a &agnet +or the in,uiring &inds o+ distinguished
&edical researchers> FCa"ce;F one &edical authorit" reported; F3as one hundred "ears ahead o+ his
tune; &edicall"; and one da" 3e &a" re3rite the te?t9ooks on ph"siolog" and anato&" to con+or&
3ith his concept o+ health +lo3ing out o+ a per+ect har&on" o+ 9lood; l"&ph; glands and nerves>F
4ears 9e+ore ps"choso&atic &edicine; Ca"ce stressed that tensions and strains 3ere responsi9le +or
sto&ach ulcers>
8n a 9enign Nature; he sa3 the re&ed" +or an" health deviation or illness &an 3as heir to; though; at
the sa&e ti&e; he realiAed that not ever"one could 9e helped 3hen their ti&e 3as at hand> Thirt" "ears
9e+ore the revelation o+ a ra99it seru& FcureF +or cancer 9laAoned across the countr"%s +ront pages in
16--; Ca"ce had prescri9ed such a seru& +or cancer cases; and descri9ed ho3 it should 9e prepared>
(o3ever; as he reco&&ended it in onl" +ive cases o+ the sevent"-eight he diagnosed as cancer; in his
sche&ata it 3as o9viousl" onl" help+ul +or certain cancers>
8n the "ears since his death; +ive hundred healers o+ ever" descriptionJ#0s; osteopaths;
chiropractors; ph"siotherapists have +a&iliariAed the&selves 3ith his &ethods; and in such diverse
areas as <irginia; Ne3 4ork; #ichigan; 1riAona; Connecticut; and Cali+ornia; people 3ho could get
no help else3here are 9eing success+ull" treated out o+ his readings> )ne 3o&an 3as cured o+ a
vaginal tu&or 9" a therapist 3ho had studied his Ca"ce 3ellI again; dra&aticall"; 8 learned o+ a &an
cured o+ incura9le psoriasis; 9" a voice +ro& the dead; so to speak>
8 sat and &arveled; 3atching a distinguished 1&erican co&poser; a se&i-invalid onl" a short ti&e
9e+ore; rolling around on the +loor; doing the Ca"ce-inspired e?ercises that had &agicall" loosened the
arthritic Noints o+ his shoulders; ar&s; and +ingers> (e 3as a ne3 &an; he told &e grate+ull"; thanks to
the dead Ca"ce>
There 3as little ,uestion o+ Ca"ce%s healing +orce; +or 8 3as a9le to check this out 3ith the hopelessl"
ill 3ho had 9een helped> 8 spoke to therapists; principall" osteopaths; 3ho& he did not consciousl"
kno3; to 3ho& in his li+eti&e he directed patients> (e had told one Staten 8sland &other; 3ith an
ailing child; FFind 0o99ins;F and her steps +inall" took her to a "oung osteopath; 0r> Frank 0o99ins;
so ne3l" arrived to Staten 8sland that his na&e 3as not "et in the Ne3 4ork Cit" telephone director">
1nd Nust as Ca"ce had not consciousl" kno3n o+ hi&; so 0o99ins had never heard o+ Ca"ce>
The prescriptions he reco&&ended 3ere o+ten as inco&prehensi9le> So&e had a doAen di++erent
ingredients; &an" o+ 3hich the average phar&acist had never heard o+; and "et Ca"ce hi&sel+ 3as
co&pletel" unschooled; never having gone 9e"ond the si?th grade in his native (opkinsville;
Pentuck"> )+ten the preparations 3ere co&pletel" unkno3n>
)nce; +or instance; he had reco&&ended clar" 3ater +or a &an trou9led 3ith rheu&atis&> No druggist
had heard o+ it> So the su9Nect took an advertise&ent in a trade paper; asking ho3 it &ight 9e o9tained
or co&pounded> Fro& .aris; seeing the ad; a &an 3rote that his +ather had developed the product; 9ut
that production had 9een discontinued nearl" +i+t" "ears 9e+ore> (e enclosed a cop" o+ the original
prescription> 4ou &a" have it duplicated i+ "ou 3ish>F #ean3hile; Ca"ce had &ade a check reading;
asking hi&sel+ in trance ho3 clar" 3ater could 9e &ade> (is ne3 in+or&ation tallied e?actl" 3ith the
prescription +ro& .aris>
(o3 did he do itG 0r> esle" (> Petchu&; an #0 3ith an orthodo? 9ackground; 9ut an eclectic
approach; used Ca"ce as an adNunct to his practice +or several "ears; st"ling hi& a .s"chic
0iagnostician; and he told an intrigued &edical audience ho3 Ca"ce +unctioned; according to Ca"ce%s
o3n description o+ his po3ers>
FEdgar Ca"ce%s &ind;F Petchu& told a skeptical Boston &edical group; Fis a&ena9le to suggestion; as
are all other su9conscious &inds; 9ut in addition it has the po3er to interpret 3hat it ac,uires +ro& the
su9conscious &ind o+ other individuals> The su9conscious &ind +orgets nothing> The conscious &ind
receives the i&pression +ro& 3ithout and trans+ers all thoughts to the su9conscious; 3here it re&ains
even though the conscious 9e destro"ed>F 5ong 9e+ore the hu&anist Kung advanced his concept o+ the
collective unconscious; Ca"ce 3as apparentl" practicing 3hat Kung onl" postulate> FCa"ce%s
su9conscious;F Petchu& ela9orated; Fis in direct co&&unication 3ith all other su9conscious &inds;
and is capa9le o+ interpreting through his o9Nective &ind and i&parting i&pressions received to other
o9Nective &inds; gathering in this 3a" all kno3ledge possessed 9" endless &illions o+ other
su9conscious &inds>F
Petchu&; 3ho is still alive; and living in Cali+ornia; 3as particularl" i&pressed 9ecause Ca"ce
correctl" told hi& he didn%t have appendicitis; 3hen seven doctors insisted he did advising surger">
Ca"ce attri9uted the attacks to a 3renched spine; 3hich had caused nerve i&pinge&ents and
peripheral pains; and reco&&ended osteopathic adNust&ents> ith Ca"ce%s treat&ent; the condition
cleared; and Petchu& 3as never trou9led 3ith FappendicitisF again> (e had no ,uarrel 3ith the
doctors; +or he had diagnosed his o3n case si&ilarl"Jappendicitis>
1s one e?a&ined his 3ork; Ca"ce appeared to 9e not onl" healer 9ut counselor and philosopher>
#uch 9e+ore his ti&e; he 3as a3are that &ost 9odil" illness 3as 9orn o+ the &ine; o+ e&otional
+rustrations; resent&ents; anger> (e advised one 3o&an to cleanse hersel+ ph"sicall" and &entall">
FPeep the &ental in the attitude o+ constructive +orces> See in ever" individual that 3hich is hope+ul;
help+ul> 0o not look +or others% +aults; 9ut rather +or their virtues; and the virtues in sel+ 3ill 9eco&e
&agni+ied> For 3hat 3e think upon; that 3e 9eco&e>F (e told another 3o&an 9othered 3ith chronic
coldsI F8nstead o+ resent&ents; loveI instead o+ snu++ing; 9lo3>F 8t 3orked> She didn%t have another
cold +or "ears; and her disposition toda" is sunn"; her co&ple?ion the schoolgirl pink o+ a teenager;
though she is in her si?ties>
(e applied the sa&e philosoph" to nations; stressing that as the 9od" 3arred on itsel+; so did
countries; +eeding on Nealous" &alice; hate> )nce asked 3hat could 9e done 9" the 1&erican people
to 9ring a9out a lasting peace; he replied= e haven%t the 1&erican people Lhere at the readingM> The
thing is to start 3ith "oursel+> Hnless "ou can 9ring a9out 3ithin "oursel+ that 3hich "ou 3ould have
in the nation or in an" particular land; don%t o++er it to others>F
1s sound as he &a" have 9een &edicall"; this 3as evidence o+ 9ut one phase o+ his po3ers> There
3ere those 3ho thought that i+ Ca"ce 3as su9consciousl" in+alli9le in this one respect; he 3as right in
all respects; since the source 3as necessaril" the sa&e> Fh";F said a griAAled old sea captain; 3ho&
Ca"ce had correctl" diagnosed at a distance o+ a thousand &iles; F3h" should he 9e so right a9out the
cure +or &" aching 9ack; and 9e 3rong a9out an"thing elseGF
8t 3as a ,uestion that 8 had to ask &"sel+ &an" ti&es; as 8 looked into &an" o+ the other &arvels he
talked a9out in sleep= his trul" earth-shaking prophecies and +orecasts o+ 3orld a++airs; 1tlantis;
reincarnation; his detailed description o+ past geological changes that had caused entire continents to
disappear> There 3as another intriguing point> h"; too; i+ he had unli&ited po3ers o+ divination; had
he not &ade hi&sel+ 3ealth"; e?ploring +or oil or gold; pla"ing the races or the &arket; instead o+
9eing 3retchedl" poor &ost o+ his li+eG
8ronicall"; others did &ake +ortunes out o+ his stock &arket readingsI others did +ind oil; 3here he said
it 3ould 9e; and others; reportedl"; 3on on the horses> But Ca"ce hi&sel+ had never pro+ited> .erhaps
the ans3er la" in his o3n readings; 3hich stressed repeatedl"; that the" 3ere not to 9e used +or
&aterial gain> 8n the end no9od" gained; it see&ed; 3hen &otivated onl" 9" gain>
1 stock9roker lost his +ortune; achieved through Ca"ce; 3hen he persisted in pla"ing the &arket;
contrar" to Ca"ce%s adviceI a &an 3ho had 3on on the horses; &isusing the Ca"ce gi+t; 3ound up in
an as"lu&> 4et Ca"ce 3as uncannil" accurate; predicting the 16!6 stock &arket crash al&ost to the
&onth; and sa"ing there 3as oil in Bade Count"; Florida; 3hen all an"9od" 3as thinking o+ 3as
oranges and grape+ruits; and pinpointing the end o+ the 0epression> 1s he considered his o3n
per+or&ance; Ca"ce +elt that the stress on &aterialit" 3as a negative +orce; de+eating 3hat he thought
a @od-given purpose> henever he read su9consciousl" +or gain; his o3n or so&e9od" else%s; he
su++ered severe headaches; or in e?tre&e cases; lapsed into aphonia; loss o+ voice>
There 3as a nota9le instance o+ this> 1+ter the turn o+ the centur"; he had given a test de&onstration;
descri9ing to doctors in Bo3ling @reen; Pentuck"; the precise &ove&ents o+ a real estate operator in
Ne3 4ork; as he cli&9ed up to his o++ice; s&oking a cigar and 3histling F1nnie 5aurie>F Since the
report tallied precisel" 3ith his actual &ove&ents; the realtor i&&ediatel" sa3 the possi9ilities> (e
took the ne?t train +or Bo3ling @reen> (is proposition 3as a si&ple one> F8%ll take "ou 9ack 3ith &e;F
he said; Fand 3e%ll &ake a +ortune on all Street>F
The ne3l" &arried Ca"ce discussed it 3ith his 3i+e; @ertrude; a &oving +orce in his li+e; and she +elt
it 3ould 9e an a9use o+ his po3er; +or 3hich he 3ould su++er> F)nce "ou get a3a" +ro& helping
people;F she said signi+icantl"; Fit al3a"s &akes "ou ill>F
hen Ca"ce re+used hi&; the Ne3 4orker asked +or a test reading> 1s the &an had traveled a
considera9le distance; Ca"ce agreed> (e +ell into a trance; and 3hen he a3akened the &an >had
alread" le+t; 3ith an ar&+ul o+ notes> That night; Ca"ce tossed and turned; una9le to sleep> (is head
ached horri9l"> 5ater; that 3eek; the e?planation &aterialiAed> The real estate operator; taking
advantage o+ Ca"ce%s unconsciousness; had picked his su9conscious &ind> )n in +or&ation +ro& the
unsuspecting Ca"ce; he glee+ull" con+ided to +riends; he had cleaned up t3ent" thousand dollars on
the &arket in one ,uick coup>
1+ter another de&onstration; in 3hich e?peri&enting doctors thrust needles in hi& to test 3hether he
3as actuall" in trance; Ca"ce decided he 3ould never give another reading; 3ithout so&e9od" present
3ho& he could i&plicitl" trust That person 3as his 3i+e; @ertrude; 3ho supervised thousands o+
readings therea+ter>
ith all his vaunted po3ers; Ca"ce 3as a hu&9le &an; religious; @od-+earing; 3ho read the Bi9le
ever" da" o+ his li+e> (e 3ould see an"9od"; at an" ti&e; i+ le+t to his o3n devices; though it 3as a
strain to do &ore than t3o readings a da"> (e 3as t3ice arrested; once +or practicing &edicine
3ithout a license; another ti&e +or +ortune-telling> 4et; he never gave a health reading; 3ithout an
e?press re,uest; nor did he turn an"9od" a3a" 9ecause the" couldn%t pa"> hen he 3as &ost
hard-pressed pressed +or &one"; during the 0epression; 3ith unpaid 9ills piling up; his sponsoring
group; the Ca"ce Foundation; +elt that clients 3ho could a++ord it 3ere chiseling in not contri9uting to
the 1> :> E> treasur"; a usual re,uire&ent +or a reading> This contri9ution 3as nor&all" t3ent" dollars>
So a 9eleaguered +inance co&&ittee; 3ishing to cut o++ the chiselers put a leading ,uestion to the
sleeping Ca"ce= FTo those 3ho cannot pa"; +ree help shall 9e given> To those 3ho &a" 3ell a++ord to
pa" and re+use to donate an"thing; either in services or &one"; shall +urther aid 9e deniedG 8n this
polic" shall 3e 9e +ollo3ing the correct pathGF
The ans3er &ust have 9een rather a disappoint&ent to his chancellors o+ the vanishing e?che,uer; 9ut
it 3as t"pical o+ Ca"ce= FThe rain +alls on the Nust and unNust alike> 0o not &ake such Ldenial to
an"one; +or an" reasonM an ironclad rule>F
13ake or sleeping; Ca"ce 3as no ordinar" &an> (e had a 3a" o+ putting people at their ease
i&&ediatel"; and strangers; other3ise sh" and retiring; 3ould 3alk up to this sli&; stoop-shouldered
&an; 3ith the kindl" gaAe; and shake his hand> Fre,uentl"; the" 3ould talk to hi& across his desk;
discussing the &ost ulti&ate pro9le&s; or the" 3ould 3rite +ro& ever" corner o+ the glo9e; and he
3ould al3a"s 3rite 9ack; in a precise hand; 3hich sho3ed a clarit" o+ thought; even 3hen the spelling
3asn%t (e had a livel" hu&or; enNo"ing a Noke on hi&sel+> Fould "ou like to talk things overGF he
once asked a 3o&an visitor> F4es;F she ans3ered; F9ut 8 3ant to hear 3hat "ou sa" 3hen asleep; #r>
Ca"ce; not 3hen "ou%re a3ake>F
The sh"est children approached hi&; and Ca"ce thought nothing o+ their +riendliest overtures> 8t could
ver" 3ell 9e; he told hi&sel+ 3ith a s&ile; that he had kno3n the& 9e+ore> )ne da"; +or instance; as he
dropped into a <irginia Beach 9ar9er shop; a s&all 9o" casuall" cli&9ed onto his lap> The +ather
looked up +ro& his haircut F4ou &ustn%t 9other that &an;F he said> F(e isn%t an"9od" "ou kno3>F
The 9o"%s ar& tightened around Ca"ce%s neck> FBut 8 do kno3 hi&;F he said> Fe 3ere hungr"
together at the river>F
This gave even Ca"ce a start> For a reading; that onl" his +a&il" kne3 a9out; he had seen hi&sel+ in a
previous li+e on a ra+t on the )hio :iver; +leeing +ro& a 9and o+ &arauding 8ndians> The 8ndians
+inall" caught up to their ,uarr" and &assacred the&; 3hich 3as pro9a9l" Nust as 3ell; +or the 3ere
slo3l" starving to death an"3a">
8n the "ear 16!$; Ca"ce%s direction took a startlingl" ne3 turn> Hntil then he had onl" given the
ph"sical or health readings> But in that "ear; prodded 9" the sharp ,uestioning o+ 1rthur 5a&&ers; a
0a"ton; )hio; printer interested in religious philosoph"; Ca"ce 9egan the li+e readings 3hich traced
&an%s e?perience in past lives> This 3as Ca"ce%s introduction to reincarnation; the soul%s return to
earth in a di++erent 9od"Ja concept; ironicall"; he 3as not "et read" to accept 5a&&ers; preoccupied
3ith &an%s purpose in the universe; had thro3n all sorts o+ ,uestions at the ps"chic 3ith an apparentl"
endless +und o+ kno3ledge> 5a&&ers asked 3hat ever" sensitive &an had 9een asking since the
9eginning o+ ti&e=
Fhat is the hu&an soulG
Fhere does it co&e +ro&; and 3here does it goG
F8s &an 9ut another o+ Nature%s creatures; put on earth +or a 9rie+ c"cle; then turned to dust like the
+allen treesGF
1t these ,uestions; the conscious Ca"ce could onl" shrug> FTr" the Bi9le;F he said; Fthe ans3er +or
ever"thing lies there>F
5a&&ers gri&aced> F8%ve read the Bi9le; and 8%& still asking "ou>F
8t had never occurred to Ca"ce to delve into the areas o+ li+e a+ter death; and as a +unda&entalist 9orn;
he 9alked at a philosoph" not accepted 9" orthodo? Christianit">
F:eincarnation;F 5a&&ers argued; Fis si&pl" a 9elie+ that the soul is eternal; at intervals appearing
again in other ph"sical 9odies; so that it can continue as an instru&ent o+ its o3n develop&ent>F (e
pointed out several Bi9lical re+erences that apparentl" sho3ed acceptance o+ reincarnation> FThose
Ke3s 3ho didn%t recogniAe Kesus as the Christ;F 5a&&ers o9served; Fasked i+ he 3ere Elias; here to
herald the co&ing and the #essiah and (e replied that Elias 9ad alread" co&e and the" kne3 hi&
not>F (e ,uoted +ro& the Bi9le= F%Then the disciples understood that (e spake unto the& o+ Kohn the
Baptist%F
Ca"ce 3as not convinced; 9ut under the gentle prodding o+ 5a&&ers and his +riends; his su9conscious
9egan invoking past li+e e?periences> These took the su9Nects 9ack to not onl" such e?otic kno3n
lands as ancient 8ndia; China; .ersia; and Eg"pt; 9ut to such legendar" places as 5ost 1tlantis and
sunken 5e&uria in the .aci+ic> 1s these li+e readings progressed; the" 9eca&e at ti&es &ore
interpretative than narrative> Ca"ce outlined ho3 past li+e e?perience had in+luenced the present; and
3hat +ee individual &ust overco&e to +ul+ill this li+e> Hnlike &an" reincarnationists; indulging 8n
+lights o+ +anc" a9out gla&orous +or&er incarnations; Ca"ce insisted that onl" one li+e could 9e lived
at a ti&e> F5i+e;F he said &an" tunes; Fis +or the doing toda">F
1s he got deeper into li+e readings; he +re,uentl" spoke alien languages in trance; chie+l" the +a&iliar
:o&ance tongues> But once asked to speak @reek; 9" a @reek scholar; he 9roke into (o&eric @reek;
as though living in that period> 1tlantis; o+ course; 3as 9orn o+ his +lights into reincarnation; since so
&an" had FlivedF there once 9e+ore> 8n his discourses on 1tlantis; descri9ing its progress and collapse;
he said the last surviving islands had disappeared in the area o+ the Cari99ean a9out ten thousand "ears
ago> (e predicted that land 3ould rise again one da" soon in this area> (o3ever; the rise 3ould 9e
gradual; and +reshl" e&erging land &ight not evidence itsel+ +or a 3hile> The 1tlantis stor" 3as
esoteric 9ut +ascinating> ith the age-old 1tlantean 9reakup; Ca"ce had seen a dispersal o+ its superior
culture to the #editerranean; Central and South 1&erica; and even so&e parts o+ the Hnited States>
1rchaeologists; digging 9ehind Ca"ce; are no3 turning up records o+ Fho&egro3nF civiliAations in
.eru; #e?ico; Ne3 #e?ico; 3here &an had a culture going 9ack so&e ten to t3elve thousand "ears
agoJdispersal tune in cru&9ling 1tlantis>
8n ti&e; e?a&ining his o3n readings; 9elieving in The 8n+or&ation; Ca"ce ca&e to 9elieve in
reincarnationJand 1tlantis> The +irst appeared to put rh"&e and reason in a +unda&entall" orderl"
universe; even in its see&ing disorder; and the last 3as plausi9le; considering the catastrophes
+oreseen in the past and visualiAed +or the +uture> Besides; there 3as the Bi9le> (ad not Koshua; in the
na&e o+ the 5ord @od; said to the people o+ 8srael= F4our +athers d3elt on the other side o+ the +lood
in old ti&e; even Terah; the +ather o+ 19raha&; and the +ather o+ Nachor; and the" served other @ods>
1nd 8 took "our +ather 19raha& +ro& the other side o+ the +lood; and led hi& throughout all the land
o+ Canaan>F
1s a dou9ter; it 3as rather intriguing at ti&es to see ho3 Ca"ce su9consciousl" applied the past
e?perience o+ a su9Nect to an understanding o+ ver" tangi9le pro9le&s in this e?perience> Consulted 9"
a t3ent"-+ive-"ear-old 3o&an; 3ith a kar&aJor de9itJo+ letting do3n others; Ca"ce advised; FThat
so3n &ust one da" 9e reaped> 4e disappointed others> Toda" +ro& thine o3n disappoint&ents "e &a"
learn patience; the &ost 9eauti+ul o+ all virtues and the least understood>F
8&patientl"; the 3o&an asked ho3 she could &arr" the &an she 3anted> Fhat &a" 8 do to help the
pro9le&GF
F1s the e?perience indicates;F the sleeping Ca"ce said; Fdo not do too &uch> :ather 9e in that position
to 9e the helper 3hen needed> 0o not push or advise; 9ut listen>F
FSJJ and 8 ,uarrel and are unhapp" 3ith each other &uch o+ the ti&e >>>F
(Ca"ce interrupting) Fould it not 9e e?pected; considering the positionsGF
F1re 3e &atedG Should 3e continue our relationship as lovers 3ith the purpose o+ &arr"ing; or 3ould
it 9e 9etter to 9reak o++ our relationshipGF
1gain; a+ter counseling patience; Ca"ce delivered a piece o+ advice; apparentl" paraphrased +ro&
Frances 1nne Pe&9le%s Faith> F8t is 9etter to trust one heart; and that deceiving; than dou9t one heart
3hich i+ 9elieving; 3ould 9less th" li+e 3ith true understanding>F
The "oung 3o&an persisted> F8s it indicated that 8 should &arr" during this incarnationG 8+ so; 3hen
and 3here 3ill 8 &eet the personGF
FNot until near the thirtieth 9irthda">F She had +ive "ears to 3ait>
Hndaunted; she adopted another tack= Fhat is &" purpose and a& 8 living a @odlike li+e so that 8
&a" re+lect @od and 9ring happiness to ever"oneGF
The ans3er hardl" re,uired a &"stic> F:ead 3hat 3e have given> There has 9een &uch acco&plished;
and there is &uch to 9e acco&plished> Be not hast" in th" choices; 9ut kno3 that it is not 9" &ight;
9ut 9" the trusting 3holl" in (i&>F
8t 3as plain; solid advice; and in keeping 3ith the &an> No9od" 3ould have taken Ca"ce +or a &"stic
at sight 1s he gre3 older; his 9ro3n hair thinned out in the &iddle "ears> (e had a sharp; ,uiAAical
+ace; a receding chin; and t3inkling 9lue-gra" e"es 9ehind ri&less glasses> (e could have 9een a
teacher; a countr" doctor; a store clerk; an"thing 9ut an esoteric or occultist> hen people ca&e to see
hi& +or their readings; instead o+ sitting in their o3n parlors as he F+oundF their 9odies; he greeted
the& hu&9l"; and pro&ised onl" that he 3ould do his 9est> So&eti&es The 8n+or&ation 3ouldn%t
co&e> F8t isn%t an"thing 8 can control;F he 3ould sa" apologeticall">
(e o9served a regular ritual> 1voiding strictures o+ circulation; he 3ould re&ove his Nacket and tie;
open his collar and loosen his cu++s; unlace his shoes> Then he 3ould lie 9ack on the couch in his
stud"; placing his hands on his +orehead> )+ten as not; he 3ould s&ile pleasantl"; 9e+ore responding
to the suggestion that he put hi&sel+ to sleep>
1s a signal; @ertrude 3ould lean over and touch his cheek> (e 3ould close his e"es; +old his hands
over his chest; and 9egin to 9reathe deepl"> #rs> Ca"ce; and Ca"ce%s secretar" and trusted aide; @lad"s
0avis; 3ould close their o3n e"es in pra"er> 1s Ca"ce sighed; 9reathing evenl"; as an"one 3ould in a
nap; @ertrude 3ould speak so+tl"; &aking the suggestion that induced the reading> F4ou have the 9od"
o+ #>5> 9e+ore "ou; 3ho is in Chicago Lstreet and address 3ere givenM> 4ou 3ill go over this 9od"
care+ull"; e?a&ine it thoroughl"; and tell &e the conditions "ou +ind at the present ti&e; giving the
cause o+ the e?isting conditions; also the treat&ent +or the cure and relie+ o+ this 9od"> 4ou 3ill speak
distinctl" at a nor&al rate o+ speech; ans3ering the ,uestions as 8 ask the&>F
Ca"ce apparentl" not onl" visualiAed the health o+ the su9Nect; 3herever he 3as; 9ut his surroundings
as 3ell> (is su9conscious 3ould so&eti&es pick out streets as he groped a9out; na&ing the& even
3hen the" 3eren%t &arked 9" street signs> )ccasionall"; he 3ould hesitate; sa"ing the su9Nect had le+t
the house> )nce he 9roke o++ a reading co&pletel"; and the ne?t da"; it 3as learned the patient had
died at that precise &o&ent>
1nother ti&e; tested 9" a &edical co&&ittee headed 9" 0r> Kohn Black9urn o+ Bo3ling @reen; he
descri9ed the distant roo& in 3hich his su9Nect la"> (e pictured 3allpaper; decorations; +urnishings;
even to a corner night ta9leI descri9ed the 9ed and 9edding; na&ing the &anu+acturer> The ne?t da"; it
all checked out> )n still another occasion; an ailing sea captain; +orgetting his appoint&ent; had le+t
his ship at the ti&e o+ the readings; 9ut Ca"ce caught up to hi& an"3a"> F4ou see;F the skipper
e?plained; FCa"ce had read +or &e 9e+ore; and kne3 &" ha9its>F
(ealth 3ise; Ca"ce had a virtuall" in+alli9le record; 3hen his reco&&endations 3ere +ollo3ed>
Nevertheless; his advice 3as o+ten disregarded; either 9ecause the treat&ent re,uired so &uch ti&e or
e++ort; or the patient could +ind no therapist to i&ple&ent the instructions> 1t ti&es; i&patience turned
even Ca"ce%s dearest ad&irers to therap" pro&ising +aster relie+> Ca"ce%s +riend and 9iographer;
Tho&as Sugrue; tr"ing Ca"ce%s tedious cure o+ an apparent arthritic condition; 9egan to 9ridle at his
slo3 recover"> Ca"ce; stressing i&prove&ent 3ould 9e slo3; had reco&&ended a cu&9erso&e 3et
cell appliance 3ith a gold chloride solution> 8nstead; Sugrue i&petuousl" turned to the &iracle drugs;
3hich adversel" a++ected his s"ste&; and a +e3 &onths later he 3as dead; +ollo3ing an operation>
There 3as scarcel" an" activit"; terrestrial or celestial; that Ca"ce%s universal consciousness didn%t
e?plore> 5ongevit"; or the a9sence o+ it; intrigued the sleeping Ca"ce> (e s"nchroniAed long li+e 3ith
sel+lessness; pointing out that in ti&e the age span 3ould increase &ost in those nations practicing the
greatest altruis&> F5ook to the nation 3here the span o+ li+e has 9een e?tended +ro& si?t" to eight"-
+our "ears; and "ou 3ill Nudge 3ho is serving @od>F 8n :ussia; surprisingl"; a+ter his predicted +all o+
Co&&unis&; he sa3 a sharp age increase> 1s it is; :ussia%s li+e e?pectanc"; reputedl" second onl" to
England%s; stands at si?t"-eight; provided onl" natural death is considered; not sudden de&ises
9rought a9out 9" political +actors>
Ca"ce o+ten intruded in the areas o+ science> )nce he provocativel" spoke o+ a death ra" the
1tlanteans had devised to eli&inate deadl" 9easts> 8n the reading; given in 16$$; he predicted a si&ilar
ra" 3ould 9e discovered here 9" 16*2; as he descri9ed ho3 it once 3orked; F1nd this L&ethod o+
handling the environ&entM 3as ad&inistered in &uch the sa&e 3a" or &anner as sending out +ro&
various central plants that 3hich is at present ter&ed the death ra"Jor the super cos&ic ra"Jthat
3hich &an" are seeking; 3hich 3ill give their lives &uch; +ro& the stratosphereJor cos&ic ra"sJ
that 3ill 9e +ound in the ne?t t3ent"-+ive "ears>F
hat hog3ash this &ust have see&ed at the ti&e; and 3hat hog3ash it 3ould still appear; i+ not +or
passing press reports; such as this; out o+ 0enver in 0ece&9er o+ 16-1= FScientists are developing a
death ra" 3eapon designed to turn an"thing it is +ocused on into a 3isp o+ gaseous vapor> 0r> Carl 5>
Po9er o+ the #artin Co&pan" plant disclosed the 3eapon 3ould 9e partiall" nuclear-po3ered> 8t
3ould acco&plish its destructive 3ork 9" thro3ing a +antasticall" hot 9ea& on the su9Nect >>> the
disintegration ra"; sounding like so&ething +ro& science +iction; 3ould 9e designed +or use in
terrestrial 3ar+are>F
1s science re+ines its &ethods o+ e?ploring the pre-historic past; ne3 opportunities 3ill constantl"
present the&selves to test Ca"ce%s unconscious> ith the Hnited States and :ussia engaged in a little
pu9liciAed race in F8nner space;F 1&erican ocean surve" ships; a virtuall" unkno3n 5ittle Nav"; are
coursing the glo9e; tr"ing to e?plore the &"sterious t3o-thirds o+ the 3orld covered 9" the seas>
1lread"; in a vast corridor 9et3een (a3aii and 1laska; the" have discovered a thousand-&ile-long
&ountain range; 3ith peaks so&e si? thousand +eet +ro& the ocean +loorJand still t3o &iles 9elo3
the sur+ace> )ther oceanographers have turned up a river in the .aci+ic; +lo3ing so&e thirt"-+ive
hundred &iles along the E,uator> .erhaps; as Ca"ce%s unconscious insisted; great continents did cro3d
the North 1tlantic and South .aci+ic at one ti&e; eventuall" s3allo3ed up 9" catacl"s&s; as other land
&asses &a" 9e one da" i+ Ca"ce%s a proper prophet>
Nevertheless; despite all this +oreshado3ing o+ death and destruction; Ca"ce%s &essage 3as
+unda&entall" one o+ hope and +aith= FPno3 and realiAe that the earth is the 5ord%s; 3ith all its
tur&oil%s and stri+e%s; 3ith all its hates and Nealousies; 3ith all its political and econo&ic distur9ances>
1nd (is 3a"s are not past +inding out B" living the& in the little things; da" 9" da"; &a" that suret"
in sel+; that sureness in (i& 9e thine> For (is pro&ises have 9een and are sure> %5et not "our heart 9e
trou9ledI "e 9elieve in @od>% Believe also in tide Christ; 3ho gave; %8+ "e love &e; "e 3ill keep &"
co&&and&ents; and 8 and the Father 3ill co&e and a9ide 3ith thee da" 9" da">%F
- Cayce The !an
1lthough he &an" ti&es 3arned o+ orld ar 88; predicting its 9eginning and end; Edgar Ca"ce 3as
as stunned as an"9od" else 3hen the 9o&9s dropped on .earl (ar9or> (e 9rooded over the 3ar; not
onl" +or the t3o sons called to the service; nor the "oung &en +ighting and d"ing on the seven seas;
9ut +or the passionate +eeling he had that &an had not learned to live 3ith hi&sel+ or his @od>
Ten da"s a+ter 1&erica%s entr" into the 3ar; he 3rote a sister he loved dearl"= F8 do hope 8 3on%t 9ore
"ou 3ith all the 9urdens o+ &" heart Nust no3; 9ut this 3ar 9usiness a9out has the 9est o+ &e> (ave
+elt o+ course that it 3as co&ing a9out; 9ut hoped against hope that it 3ould not But 3e are re&inded
continuousl" that %@od is not &ocked; and 3hatsoever a &an so3s; that &ust he reap>% F
ith custo&ar" candor; he ackno3ledged that he had no inkling; ps"chicall"; o+ the sneak attack>
F4es; 3e have &uch data that 3e are seeing co&ing a9out; 9ut nothing 3as ever given as to 3hat
happened on the /th>F 1t the sa&e ti&e he e?pressed his concern +or the Nav" personnel; 3ho had
shipped out +ro& the neigh9oring naval 9ase at Nor+olk>
F(ad; and hope have "et; so&e ver" good +riends in (a3aii; haven%t heard +ro& the& since; though
had letters &ailed Nust da" or t3o 9e+ore it happened> So&e o+ the& are in the Nav"; 9ut not on an" o+
the ships reported lost; 9o"s 3ho see& to have gotten &uch +ro& their contact 3ith the orkI address
&e as 0ad; even as &" o3n 9o"sJand have told &e 8 3as the sort o+ a +ather the" 3ould like to have
had> So "ou &a" kno3 a9out ho3 an?ious 8 a& at this ti&e>F
Though surrounded 9" people 3ho loved hi&; he 3as a lonel" &an> 5ike 5incoln and 5ee; 3ho& he
ad&ired; he carried his cause close to his heart; a cause even &ore universal than theirs; &an%s
understanding o+ @od%s purpose +or hi& on earth> Ever"thing he said or did in his &ature "ears 3as
su9sidiar" to this> 8n his o3n 3ork; he +elt that he 3as +ul+illing this purpose> 8t 3as the onl" thing that
&ade endura9le the "ears o+ dou9t; o+ igno&in"; o+ privation +or the ones he loved &ost> F8+ 8 thought
+or one &inute it 3asn%t helping; 8%d give it up this instant>F
1t one o+ the lo3 points o+ his li+e; a+ter his arrest as a +ortune-teller in Ne3 4ork Cit"; he returned in
9lack despair to his ho&e in <irginia Beach; 3ondering 3h"; i+ his 3ork 3as 3orth3hile; he and his
+a&il" should su++er one reversal a+ter another> 8n his depression the lesson o+ the longsu++ering Ko9
appeared lost on this +ervid student o+ the Bi9le> 1nd so he gave hi&sel+ a reading; his 3i+e; @ertrude;
asking 3h" his po3er; i+ he had an"; had not 3arned o+ the trap set 9" police>
The ans3er 3as not 3hat he 3as looking +or> )n his a3akening; his 3i+e; and his aide; @lad"s 0avis;
told hi& 3hat his &essage 3as= F1 certain a&ount o+ scouring 3as essential +or the 9etter
develop&ent o+ the soul>F The &uch tried ps"chic shook his head and sighed heavil"> F8 see& to 9e
a9le to help ever"9od" 9ut &"sel+>F
8t had 9een that 3a" 3ith the search +or oil; 3ith invest&ents; 3ith si&ple real estate transactions;
until Ca"ce got the +eeling that he and &aterialit" 3ere never &eant to Noin hands> 1t the sa&e ti&e;
Ca"ce seldo& +retted a9out &one"> (is attitude to3ard it 3as al&ost child-like> 5ike an earlier
&"stic; Bronson 1lcott; the Concord transcendentalist; he +elt the> 5ord 3ould provide> 1nd he
appeared to 9e right; though it 3as not unusual +or his children to have patches in their clothes and
Ca"ce to have holes in his shoes>
)ne harsh 3inter; the +a&il" 3as 3ithout +uel> The children; huddled in their overcoats; looked up
+ro& a &eager &eal; to hear their +ather cal&l" asking the good 5ord +or +ire3ood> 1 couple o+ hours
later; there 3as a knock at the door> 8t 3as a road +ore&an +or the po3er and light co&pan"> (is cre3
3as read" to cut do3n an old light pole in +ront o+ the house; and +or the necessar" per&ission the"
3ere 3illing to sa3 the pole into +ire3ood and stack it on the la3n>
)n another occasion; a local grocer" store had cut the Ca"ce +a&il" o++ the credit listJuntil a 9ill +or
Q2/>*7 3as paid> The harried #rs> Ca"ce +ret+ull" asked her hus9and to think o+ raising the &one"
so&eho3> F0on%t 3orr" a9out it; #other;F he said cal&l"; Fthe &one" 3ill turn up>F 1nd he cal&l"
3ent +ishing>
That &orning; the post&an arrived 3ith a letter> 8nside 3as a check Nust large enough to cover the 9ill>
#rs> Ca"ce heaved a grate+ul sigh> FNo3 take it over to the grocer"R store; Edgar;F she enNoined>
F1ll right; #other;F he said good-naturedl">
1n hour later he 3as 9ack 3ith a ne3 +ishing pole and an ar&+ul o+ tackle> #rs> Ca"ce looked at hi&
3ith despair in her heart> FEdgar;F she said; F"ou couldn%t >>>GF
F0on%t 3orr" a9out it; #other;F he said i&pertur9a9l" FThe &one" 3ill turn up so&eho3>F
1t one ti&e; 3ithout &one" to 9u" +a&il" necessities pa" his secretar"; he 3as asked to e?plain 3h"
he 3asn%t doing 9etter> The ,uestion 3as put 9" his 3i+e> F8n consideration o+ the +act that Edgar
Ca"ce is devoting his entire to the ork; give the reason +or his not 9eing a9le to o9tain su++icient
+inancial support +or his and his +a&il"%s &ate sustenance; and ho3 &a" he; Edgar Ca"ce; correct this
conditionGF
#rs> Ca"ce looked up e?pectantl" as Edgar%s lips 9egan &ove= F5ive closer to %(i&; 3ho giveth all
good and per+ect gi+ts; and ask and "e shall receiveI knock and it shall 9e opened unto "ou> @ive and it
shall 9e returned +our+old> There has never 9een the lack o+ necessities; neither 3ill there 9e; so long
as adhering to the 5ord%s 3a" is kept +irst and +ore&ostF
The seer%s +a&il" 3ould have 9een less than hu&an had the" not thro3n up their ar&s> But; as the
+uture 3as to sho3; Ca"ce 3as again prophetic> 8n ever" lo3 spot; a door opened and the 5ord
provided>
Contrar" to prevailing i&pression; Ca"ce 3as ps"chic; 3aking; as 3ell as sleeping> (e constantl" sa3
+ields o+ lights around people%s headsJauras telling hi& a9out the state o+ their e&otions and health>
)nce; a 3o&an; +resh +ro& a ,uarrel 3ith a neigh9or; ca&e &arching into his stud"> (e kicked up
&ildl" +ro& his Bi9le> F8 see a red aura all around "ou> Co&e 9ack ne?t 3eek 3hen "ou%re not angr"
an" &ore>F
1gain he 3as concerned a9out a 3o&an; 3ho had no aura> T3o da"s later; she 3as dead>
Since he 3as so acutel" sensitive to ever"thing a9out hi&; it 3as di++icult to rela? like the ordinar"
person> (e had to &ake a continuous e++ort to close hi&sel+ o++> There 3ere +e3 3a"s he could detach
hi&sel+> (e liked to pla" cards; 9ut once; 3ithout even glancing at the deck; he correctl" read o++ +i+t"-
t3o cards in succession to de&onstrate that 9ridge 3ould 9e a 9ore> 1side +ro& the Bi9le; his onl"
rela?ers 3ere +ishing and gardening>
(e loved to sit +or hours on the pier 9ack o+ his house; casting into a +resh-3ater lake> Children 3ould
co&e and talk to hi& as he +ished; and he 3ould tell the& stories; re&e&9ered +ro& his o3n +anci+ul
childhood> (e +ished 3hen it rained; and 3hen it 9lo3ed or sno3ed; +or here he +ound re+uge +ro&
hi&sel+>
)n the gloo&iest da"s he 3ould 3ork in his garden; talking soothingl" to the plants> (e could &ake
+lo3ers gro3 3here the" had never gro3n 9e+ore; caressing the& tenderl"; as though the" 3ere
people> (e 3as keenl" a3are o+ ever" aspect o+ the outdoors; o9serving all li+e 3ith an appreciative
e"e> )n a particularl" e?hilarating spring &orning he noted= F5ovel" da"Jne3 9ird songs toda"J
appears to 9e an unusual nu&9er o+ 9irds; or a& 8 Nust a3are o+ their presenceG
The earl" &orning song o+ the to&tit; the 9lue9ird; lark; cat 9ird; ro9in; the &ocking9ird; and the ne3
ones sound like canaries; 9ut are red; 3ith 9ro3n; and the +e&ale "ello3 and 9lack; 9ut lovel" 9irdJ
used to call the& 3eaver 9ird; 9ut haven%t seen an" 9e+ore in "ears and "ears> )h; let%s not +orget the
red3ing; he is lovel">F
There 3as an artless 9o"ishness a9out Ca"ce that 9elied the &"stic> 1s a "oung &an; it kept
9artenders +ro& serving hi&; and poolroo& operators +ro& renting hi& their ta9les>
5ooking +or a No9 once; he 3alked into a shoe store; and 9egan 3aiting on a custo&er> The &anager;
seeing hi& at 3ork; a9sent&indedl" sent the "oung stranger to the 9ank +or change; and Ca"ce
3orked on +or the rest o+ the da"> That night; the puAAled &anager asked ho3 it all happened>
FSo&e9od" asked &e +or so&ething and 8 Nust gave it the&;F Ca"ce replied si&pl"> (e sta"ed on +or
eights &onths>
(e 3as constantl" descri9ed as an illiterate 9" 3riters he never sa3; 9ut this 3as clearl" a &isno&er>
For as the "ears 3ent 9"; the si?th-grade dropout learned &uch +ro& the outside 3orld> States&en;
+inanciers; pro+essors; and scientists discussed their pro9le&s 3ith hi&> (e visited their ho&es;
ru99ing el9o3s 3ith the great and near-great; and the" visited (i&; dra3n 9" curiosit" and need> (e
read the ne3spapers; 9ut rarel" opened a 9ook; e?cept the Bi9le; 3hich he read through each "ear;
constantl" +inding it a ne3 source o+ inspiration>
1s it did 5incoln; it in+luenced his conscious 3riting; &aking it precise and pointed; though his
unconscious speech al3a"s re&ained +lorid and involved> (e had 9een a +ailure in school; leaving at
+i+teen; 9ecause he could not harness his &ind; alread" sho3ing signs o+ su9conscious develop&ent;
to a relativel" pri&itive learning process; patentl" a9surd in the +ace o+ his o3n pipeline to the
Hniversal #ind> 5ater in li+e; he scanned his o3n readings care+ull"; dispassionatel" regarding the&
as The 8n+or&ation; and he i&9i9ed &uch +ro& the&; in such varied areas as health; ho&ose?ualit";
astrolog"; and politics>
The universalit" o+ his +aith crossed all religious lines; (e 3as e,uall" at ho&e 3ith Catholic;
.rotestant; Ke3; (indu; Buddhist> 1ll reacted e,uall" to the interest he +elt in ever" 9od"> (e had
+re,uent soul-searching conversations 3ith Father Brennan; the pastor o+ the Catholic Star o+ the Sea
Church; across the 3a"> The good Father never ventured upstairs in the Ca"ce ho&e; 9ut paid his
ecu&enical respects in other 3a"s> )ne da" 3hen Ca"ce 3as out o+ to3n; a hurricane ripped through
<irginia Beach; +looding streets and ho&es> :eturning the ne?t da"; Ca"ce 3ent do3n into his cellar
to investigate> There; he sa3 the Catholic priest and a .res9"terian &inister +ro& do3n the street;
ankle-deep in 3ater; 9ailing out the 9ase&ent as though their souls depended upon it>
For &an" 3ith +ar &ore education and 3orldl" distinction; he 3as an authorit" +igure> So&e
respect+ull" called hi& Kudge; others Captain; &an" called nun F0octor>F (is +irst 9iographer; Sugrue;
kne3 hi& si&pl" as Boss>
5ike the &"stic 5incoln; Ca"ce &ade +riends easil"; and had the sa&e ho&espun 3a" o+ spinning out
a stor"> But again like 5incoln; 9ecause o+ the h"persensitive side o+ his nature; there 3ere corners o+
his &ind he could share 3ith no9od"> Ever"9od" 9eca&e an outsider 3hen terri9le visions +looded in
on hi&; as the" o+ten did> )ne 9right; sunn" da" in Kune o+ 16$-; +or instance; he 3as hoeing in his
garden; 3hen he heard a noise like a s3ar&ing o+ 9ees>
(e looked up; startled; and there in the sk" sa3 a chariot; dra3n 9" +our 3hite horses> (e tried to
persuade hi&sel+ that it 3as pure i&agination; 3hen he heard a voice sa"ing; F5ook 9ehind "ou>F (e
turned and 9eheld a &an; 3ith a shield and hel&et; knee-guards and a cape; 9ut no 3eapon o+ an"
kind> (is countenance 3as like the light; his ar&or o+ 9urnished silver> (e raised his hand in salute;
and said; FThe chariot o+ the 5ord and th" horse&en thereo+>F Then he disappeared>
Shaken 9" this da"ti&e night&are; Ca"ce dropped his hoe and rushed into the house> (e 9rushed past
his son; (ugh 5"nn; and locked hi&sel+ in his stud"> hen he +inall" e&erged hours later; he
e?plained that he had seen the approach o+ orld ar 88; 3ith its &illions o+ dead> 8t had 9een a Nolt
to his conscious &ind>
8n +or&ing so&e +riendships at sight; Ca"ce 9elieved he had kno3n the +riend 9e+ore> (is 9elie+ in
reincarnation; 3ith its corollar" o+ a kar&ic past; &ade hi& &ore tolerant o+ others; and devoid o+
vanit"> Still; he had a rising regard +or his o3n &ission; and 3ith reason> )nce he 3as surprised in his
stud" 9" a &inister; 3ho had co&e to ,uestion his po3ers> 1s the &inister 3alked in unnoticed;
Ca"ce 3as &ur&uring under his 9reath; FThank "ou; thank "ou; oh 5ord; +or another li+e>F )nl" S
+e3 &o&ents 9e+ore a grate+ul &other had phoned to thank hi& +or saving her 9a9">
(e tried to +ind ti&e +or ever"9od" 3ith a pro9le&> Though his o3n readings said that he should read
9ut t3ice a da"; or risk disintegration; he stretched this to seven or eight readings a da" during orld
ar 88 9ecause o+ de&ands not onl" +ro& the ill; 9ut +ro& parents like hi&sel+ concerned 9" sons
a3a" at 3ar> (o3ever he pushed hi&sel+; the &ail piled up> (is o3n clairvo"ance 3as so&e help>
)nce; as his aides helplessl" e"ed a huge sack o+ &ail; not kno3ing 3here to start; he said; FTake the
telegra&; there is the greater need there>F 0o3n near the 9otto& o+ the 9ag; a telegra&&ed re,uest +or
a reading had 9een &istakenl" placed>
Ca"ce had the ordinar" instincts> (e liked the co&panionship o+ prett" ladies; as he did that o+
intelligent &en> (e took a drink occasionall"; &aking his o3n 3ine> (e considered the grape a +ood>
8ronicall"; he as a chain s&oker> hen ad&irers 3ondered a9out this; he 3ould laugh geniall" and
point to the heavens; Fhere 8 a& going there are no cigarettes>F
(e rarel" +retted a9out his o3n health> 1t the dinner ta9le one da" an ad&irer noted 3ith dis&a" that
Ca"ce; ta9ooing pork in his readings; 3as consu&ing it 3ith evident satis+action> FBut #ister Ca"ce;F
she said; Fpork is 9ad +or "ou>F
The &"stic s&iled 9rightl"> F8+ 8 couldn%t raise the vi9ration o+ this poor little hunk o+ &eat; 8 sure
3ouldn%t a&ount to &uch>F (e 3as like the doctor 3ho prescri9ed +or ever"9od" 9ut hi&sel+>
(is 3as a volatile te&pera&entI he could 9e easil" hurt or distur9ed; 9ut then his sense o+ 9alance
3ould assert itsel+> 1lthough he relied i&plicitl" on the u9i,uitous @lad"s 0avis; he 3ould so&eti&es
get anno"ed; +eeling she had assu&ed too &uch in interpreting a reading> (e +ired her a doAen ti&es in
3aves o+ &ercurial 3rath> 1n hour or t3o later; he 3ould look her up; s&ile and give her a +riendl" pat
on the 9ack The" 3ere in 9usiness againJtill the ne?t ti&e>
@ertrude 3as the partner 3ho kept hi& on the track in &o&ents o+ 3avering; @lad"s 0avis the outlet
+or the pett" +rustrations that plagued his da"> 1s a &an has no secret +ro& his valet; Ca"ce had none
+ro& his secretar"> She 3en to 3ork +or hi& at eighteen; lived in the house; and tool do3n al&ost
ever" reading +ro& Septe&9er 16!$ until his death in Kanuar" 16'*> 0espite close contact; under
&undane circu&stances; he al3a"s re&ained a hero to her>
The ork; as the" called it; do&inated her li+e; and she never &arried until a+ter his death; kno3ing
that she couldn%t serve t3o &asters> 4et; she never considered it a sacri+ice; su9li&ating her o3n
&aternal instinct to his +a&il" and that o+ her relatives> Ca"ce allo3ed her to keep her s&all nephe3
in the house treating 9oth as +a&il"> T"picall"; he kept an e"e out +or the nephe3 even 3hen his o3n
e"es 3ere closed>
)ne da"; during a reading; @lad"s looked out the stud" 3indo3; and sa3 the 9o" teetering
precariousl" at the edge o+ the lake> Pno3ing he couldn%t s3i&; she still couldn%t 9ring hersel+ to leave
the reading uncovered> Ca"ce 3as on the couch; talking in trance; 9ut he suddenl" 9roke o++; 3ithout
9atting an e"e; to sa" pere&ptoril"; F@o out and get the child>F 8n a +lash> @lad"s dropped her
stenographer%s pad and raced out to the 3ater; returning 3ith the chastened 9o"> The reading
continued; as though there 3as no interruption>
Ca"ce 3as not unlike the old +a&il" doctor 3ith an an?ious patient F(e had the a9ilit";F @lad"s 0avis
recalled; Fto &ake "ou +eel that "ou 3ere the &ost i&portant person in the 3orld> (e gave his +ull
attention to "ou; 3hatever else &a" have 9een on his &ind 9e+ore>F
Earl" in their relationship; @lad"s had a dra&atic revelation o+ Ca"ce%s re&arka9le gi+t 8t changed her
3hole attitude to3ard her No9> Be+ore; it had 9een a pleasant chore 3orking +or an unusuall" kindl"
&an> 1+ter that; it 9eca&e a li+eti&e%s devotion> She had 9een 3ith Ca"ce +or a9out t3o &onths; and
3as ha&pered 9" dull headaches o++ and on> hile she 3ore glasses +or close 3ork; the" didn%t see&
to relieve the strain> 0esperate; she asked +or a reading one da">
The reading attri9uted the headaches to e"estrain resulting +ro& de+lected circulation due to 9ad
posture> Si&ple neck e?ercises 3ere reco&&endedJstretching the neck up and do3n; side3ise three
or +our ti&es; then rolling the head slo3l" in each direction a +e3 tunes> This 3as a traditional 4oga
e?ercise; though Ca"ce 3as not a3are o+ this> (e also advised a hand-&achine violet ra" three ti&es
3eekl"; and told her to discard her glasses> The e++ect 3as instantaneous> FThirt" "ears later 8 +inall"
3ent 9ack to glasses;F she recalled; F3hen 8 couldn%t +ind a nu&9er in the telephone 9ook> But 8 never
had another &o&ent%s e"estrain or headache>F
Ca"ce 3as literall" a drea&er; and he +elt people could learn a9out the&selves and the 3orld a9out
the& 9" stud"ing their o3n drea&s> FConsciousness is sought 9" &an +or his o3n diversion> 8n sleep;
the soul seeks the real diversion or the real activit" o+ sel+>F 8+ he didn%t understand a drea&; he 3ould
lie do3n and interpret it in trance>
8n one drea&; he sa3 hi&sel+ cli&9ing to a heavenl" chapel to pra"> 1 celestial custodian sho3ed hi&
a large roo& cra&&ed 3ith packages; 9eauti+ull" 3rapped and addressed to di++erent people> The" had
not 9een delivered; and the custodian sorro3+ull" e?plained 3h"> FThese are gi+ts +or 3hich people
have 9een pra"ing; 9ut the" lost their +aith Nust 9e+ore the date o+ deliver">F These gi+ts 3ere latent
talents and a9ilities; so seldo& dra3n upon 9" the o3ners> as this a &essage +or Ca"ce to get on
3ith his 3orkG (e took it as such>
There 3as a period in Ca"ce%s li+e 3hen nothing appeared to 3ork out Through #orton Blu&enthal; a
Ne3 4ork stock9roker 3ho& he had helped &arket-3ise; he had 9een a9le to +inall" realiAe t3o
li+elong drea&s; the Ca"ce (ospital; and 1tlantic Hniversit"; 9oth launched at <irginia Beach The
college; chartered 9" the Co&&on3ealth o+ <irginia 3as to stress research into paraps"cholog" and
the occult 3hile providing a general education and a Bachelor o+ 1rts degree> The hospital; headed 9"
an #0; Tho&as B> (ouse; a re&ote relative; 3as to treat patients +ro& the readings>
(o3 ever; the collapsing stock &arket; 3hich Ca"ce had ticked o++ +or 16!6; 9roke Blu&enthal; 3ho
had ine?plica9l" ignored Ca"ce%s advice> 0eprived o+ Blu&enthal%s 9acking; the hospital 3as
su9se,uentl" closed> The college never reall" got started> )n Fe9ruar" !2; 16$1; the last patients 3ere
&oved out o+ the hospital; and Ca"ce sadl" handed over the ke"s to the sheri++> Soon therea+ter he lost
his house; 9ut the 3orst 9lo3 3as in the o++ing> 1 +e3 &onths later; in Ne3 4ork; looking +or help to
reinstate his hospital; Ca"ce gave a +e3 readings +or Ne3 4orkers 3ho had re,uested the&; including
a #rs> Bertha @or&an>
hen he ca&e out o+ the @or&an reading his su9Nect 3as 3atching hi& gri&l"> #rs> Ca"ce and
@lad"s 3ere so99ing so+tl"> Ca"ce sat up a9ruptl"> F0id 8 sa" an"thing to upset "ou; #rs> @or&anGF
he asked>
She nipped out a shield; 3ith a nu&9er on it> F#" na&e is Con3ell; Bertha Con3ell> 8%& a
police3o&an and "ou%re all under arrest>F
The ta9loids had a +ield da"; 3ith snide innuendos a9out the +i+t"-+our-"ear-old Ca"ce and his t3ent"-
si?-"ear-old 9londe secretar"> )ne ne3spaper ran a photograph o+ Ca"ce and his F9londe secretar";F
art+ull" snipping #rs> Ca"ce%s likeness +ro& the original photo> So&e reports 3ere as &isleading as
the picture> )ne reporter said Ca"ce had de&anded sevent" dollars +or his reading; paid in &arked
9ills> Ca"ce 3as e?onerated; 9ut 1rthur Bris9ane; the leading colu&nist o+ his da"; lashed out at hi&
an"3a"= FThere is &agic in 3ords; &uch in a na&e; despite Shakespeare%s sa"ing a9out the rose>
Edgar Ca"ce; his 3i+e @ertrude; and their secretar"; arrested +or +ortune-telling; 3ere told; %4ou &ust
not pretend to tell +ortunes; 9ecause "ou can%t>F
Things looked dark; 9ut Edgar Ca"ce; 3ho kno3s language; told the court; %8%& no +ortune-tellerI 8%& a
ps"chic diagnostician>% 8nstantl"; he; his 3i+e @ertrude; and their secretar" 3ere set +ree to diagnose
ps"chicall" to their hearts% content> hen a lad" asked; %8s this the right ti&e to &ake certain
invest&ents;% the ps"chic her the ps"chic ans3er> The la3 couldn%t o9Nect to that>F
happen that 3a" at all> The Kudge had heard o+ Ca"ce and his 3ork through +riends> 8n court;
su9stantial citiAens vouched +or 3hat Ca"ce had done +or the&> 1nd Ca"ce had done no +ortune-
telling> The Kudge listened intentl" to the si&ple recital o+ his 3ork 9" a si&ple &an; 3ho candidl"
ackno3ledged that he 3asn%t hi&sel+ sure ho3 he +unctioned or ho3 &uch good he did> 1nd the
Kudge; like Bris9ane; also recalled a line +ro& Shakespeare; FThere are &ore things in heaven and
earth; (oratio; than are drea&ed o+ in "our philosoph">F
There 3as no case; the charge 3as dis&issed> But the proceedings le+t their scars; Ca"ce 3ondering
again 3hether he had 9een punished +or readings &otivated 9" &aterial gain> )riginall"; he had
rationaliAed that his stock &arket +orecasts 3ere purel" &otivated 9ecause the" &eant he 3ould get
his school and his hospital> No3 9oth 3ere gone> (is na&e had 9een dragged through the &ud; and he
+elt tired and discouraged> .erhaps he 3as on the 3rong roadG #a"9e he should go 9ack to 3ork like
ever"9od" elseG Several ti&es 9e+ore; dou9ling the high purpose o+ his gi+t; he had given up the
readings and turned to photographic 3ork> But @ertrude; 9elieving in hi&; had encouraged his return
to the 3ork she +elt he 3as intended +or> 1gain she co&+orted hi&; pointing out that the readings had
saved 9oth her and their son; (ugh 5"nn>
She had 9een su++ering +ro& lung he&orrhages; and the doctors had said that she could not survive
another spas&> F8+ there%s an"thing in this &onke" 9usiness;F one doctor suggested; F"ou%d 9etter tr" it
on "our 3i+e>F 8t 3as the +irst reading +or his o3n +a&il"> 8n trance; he prescri9ed a preparation to stop
the he&orrhaging> 1 specialist; 3ho sat in at the reading; 3as i&pressed 9ut pessi&istic> F#ost
3onder+ul discourse 8%ve ever heard on tu9erculosis; 9ut 8 don%t see ho3 she can 9e helped>F
The druggists 3ondered 3hether the prescription 3ould even co&pound> 8t did; and @ertrude sho3ed
i&&ediate i&prove&ent> There 3as no &ore he&orrhaging> 1s she 3as convalescing; he had her
inhale +ro& an e&pt" cask o+ apple 9rand"; 3hich additionall" soothed and relieved her> She 3as
&onths &ending; 9ut her lungs never 9othered her again> The stor" 3as al&ost the sa&e 3ith his son;
(ugh 5"nn> 1s a child; 3hile he 3as .la"ing 3ith his +ather%s +lashlight kit; so&e o+ the po3der +lared
up into his e"es> The doctors despaired o+ his sight; counseling surger"> The child; overhearing the
consultation propped hi&sel+ on an el9o3; and cried; F0on%t take out &" e"es; 0octor> #" 0add";
3hen he%s asleep; is the 9est doctor in the 3orld> (e%ll tell "ou 3hat to do>F
The specialists shook their heads> F)ne e"e is so da&aged that it &ust 9e re&oved at once to save his
li+e>F
Ca"ce said gri&l"; F4ou 3ill do nothing until 8%ve taken a reading>F
@ertrude supervised as Ca"ce spoke in his sleep> FPeep the 9o" in a co&pletel" darkened roo& +or
+i+teen da"s; keep dressings soaked in strong tannic acid solutions on his e"es +re,uentl" changing
sa&e> Thus 3ill the sight 9e saved and restored>F
Though the doctors considered the sight gone in one e"e and the other re&ova9le; the" protested that
the solution 3ould irrepara9l" da&age the delicate tissues o+ the e"e>
Fhich e"e;F Ca"ce de&anded; Fthe e"e 9e"ond hope; or the one "ou 3ant to take outGF
There 3as an a3k3ard silence; and then one o+ the doctors set a9out preparing the prescri9ed
application> T3elve da"s later; the +inal dressings ca&e o++> The 9o"%s e"es 3ere clear and 9right> F8
can see;F he announced glee+ull">
1s he looked no3 at his 3i+e; and his son; Ca"ce kne3 that there had to 9e so&ething to his gi+t>
These t3o; dearer than an"; 3ere dra&atic testi&onials o+ his 3ork> (e +elt that he &ust go on until
the da" o+ the long sleep>
There 3as little in Ca"ce%s heritage to Nusti+" his strange gi+t> 8t 3as al&ost as though he had 9een
plucked out o+ o9scurit" to &ani+est the unli&ited possi9ilities o+ &an and Creation> The Ca"ces 3ere
an old conservative Pentuck" +a&il"> Edgar 3as 9orn on #arch 12; 12//; on a +ar& near
(opkinsville; in Christian Count"> (is +ather; 5eslie; a Nustice o+ the peace; 3as kno3n locall" as the
S,uire> (is grand+ather; a +ar&er; &a" have 9een ps"chic> (e reputedl" could take t3o +orks o+ a
3itch haAel tree; and do3se success+ull" +or 3ater>
0espite his conventional 9ackground; Ca"ce 3as o9viousl" di++erent +ro& other 9o"s> (e 3as
interested in the Bi9le; enNo"ed going to the Christian Church; an o++shoot o+ the .res9"terian; and
didn%t care &uch +or ga&es> (e 3as little &ore than seven or eight; 3hen he reported a clairvo"ant
e?perience 3hich 3as to eventuall" shape the direction o+ his li+e> )++ 9" hi&sel+; in a secluded
outdoor nook; he had 9een reading in the Bi9le o+ the vision o+ #anoah; +or he loved dearl" the stor"
o+ Sa&son> Suddenl"; there 3as a hu&&ing sound; and a 9right light rilled the glade 3here he usuall"
hid to read the 3onder+ul stories> 1s he looked up; he sa3 a +igure in 3hite; 9right as the noonda"
light; and heard a voiceI
F4our pra"ers have 9een heard> hat 3ould "ou ask o+ &e; that 8 &a" give it to "ouGF
The 9o" 3as not startled> Even then it see&ed natural to see visions> FKust that 8 &a" 9e help+ul to
others;F he replied; Fespeciall" to children 3ho are ill; and that 8 &a" love &" +ello3 &an>F
8t al&ost see&ed as i+ so&e9od" 9esides hi&sel+ 3ere speaking>
The +igure silentl" disappeared>
Edgar 3as not a scholar> The ne?t da"; thinking o+ the vision; he 9ungled his class3ork; and had to
re&ain a+ter school to 3rite the 3ord Fca9inF +ive hundred ti&es on the 9lack9oard; as punish&ent +or
&isspelling it>
That night; even &ore than usual; he see&ed una9le to concentrate on his lessons> There 3as an
invisi9le 9arrier 9et3een hi& and his 9ook> But his +ather had told hi& he 3ould have to sta" up until
he had his lesson> 1t eleven o%clock; long past his 9edti&e; as his head nodded dro3sil"; he heard a
voice 3ithin hi&sel+; as in a drea&> 8t 3as the voice o+ the previous a+ternoon> 8t kept repeating;
FSleep; and 3e &a" help "ou>F
(e +ell asleep +or a +e3 &inutes> 1nd 3hen he a3akened; as a9surd as it &a" see&; he kne3 ever"
3ord 9" rote in that particular spelling 9ook> (e had slept on it> This 3as Ca"ce%s o3n stor" o+ ho3
Hniversal Consciousness ca&e to hi&> 8t 3as strange; hard to 9elieve; 9ut no stranger; no &ore
incredi9le than the +eats he 3as to per+or& in the "ears to co&e>
The incredi9le 9eginnings o+ an incredi9le career continue> Shortl" therea+ter; accidentall" hurt 9" a
thro3n 9ase9all; he told his parents to prepare a special poultice and put it at the 9ase o+ #s 9rain>
Seeing hi& in a se&i-stupor; the" co&plied 3onderingl"; and in the &orning he 3as 3ell> 8t 3as his
+irst health reading> 1s ti&e 3ent on; he gave others spontaneousl" +or +riends> The" all see&ed to
3ork> But at this ti&e he didn%t kno3 3hat he had or 3hat to do 3ith it 1+ter leaving school; he
3orked on a +ar&; then in a shoe store; and later a 9ookstore>
(e +ell in love 3ith the neigh9oring @ertrude Evans> She had a knack o+ putting hi& at ease;
encouraged his Bi9le 3ork; and his teaching Sunda" school> (e 3anted to 9e a &inister; 9ut had
neither the &one" nor aptitude +or higher education> hen he con+ided his a&9ition to the touring
03ight #ood"; the great evangelist o9served F4ou can serve @od 3herever "ou are; and 3ith
3hatever "ou have>F (e al3a"s re&e&9ered #ood"%s advice>
5ike Edgar%s &other; 3ho had a tender regard +or the son 3ho 3as di++erent; @ertrude +elt that he
should use his 9urgeoning po3ers to help others> Even 9e+ore their &arriage; she discovered that 3hen
he concentrated on &aking &one"; instead o+ using his gi+t; so&ething 3ould al3a"s go 3rong either
a 9linding headache; an upset sto&ach; or loss o+ voice> 19le to talk onl" in 3hispers; he had to give
up a No9 as a sales&an; taking one in the darkroo& o+ a photographic studio 3here it didn%t &atter
&uch 3hether he could talk or not> Because o+ his condition; he 9eca&e an earl" cause cele9re>
.ro+essional h"pnotists and doctors lined up to cure his 9a++ling aphonia 3ith h"pnosis> But no9od"
could help until 1l 5a"ne ca&e along> 5a"ne 3as a +rustrated healer> (e had 3anted to 9e a doctor;
9ut instead circu&stances had co&pelled a &ail-order course in osteopath" and h"pnosis> 5a"ne
varied the traditional h"pnotic &ethod> (e put Ca"ce to sleep; as the others had; then allo3ed hi& to
&ake the h"pnotic suggestion to hi&sel+; instead o+ the h"pnotist &aking it directl"> F4our
unconscious &ind is looking into "our 9od";F he said> F8t is looking at "our throat> 8t 3ill tell us 3hat
it sees 3rong 3ith "our throat; and 3hat can 9e done to cure the pro9le&>F
1t the added suggestion that he tell hi&sel+ to speak nor&all"; Ca"ce%s voice ca&e in cr"stal clear>
F4es; 3e can the 9od"> The trou9le 3e no3 see is a partial paral"sis o+ the vocal chords; due to nerve
strain> To re&ove the condition it is necessar" onl" to suggest that the 9od" increase circulation to the
a++ected area +or a short tune>F
5a"ne leaned +or3ard; FTell the circulation to increase to the a++ected area and to re&ove the
condition>F
1s "oung Ca"ce%s parents looked on incredulousl"; their son%s throat 9egan to turn a deep cri&son>
The 9lood 3as rushing to the trou9le spot in response to Ca"ce%s h"pnotic suggestion> 8t 3as a trul"
a&aAing +eat o+ sel+-h"pnosis>
No3 Ca"ce took over co&pletel"> 8n the sa&e clear voice he instructed 5a"ne; FNo3 suggest that the
circulation return to nor&al and the 9od" a3aken>F This 3as done; and Ca"ce sat up in a +e3
&o&ents; ru99ing his e"es> (e started to ask 3hat had happened; and then realiAed that he 3as talking
nor&all"> (e 3as overNo"ed> 5a"ne; e,uall" Nu9ilant; 3as struck 9" the kno3ledgea9le 3a" in 3hich
Ca"ce had discussed his o3n ail&ent
(e turned to the s&iling Ca"ce>
Fhen "ou 3ere in trance;F he said; F"ou talked like a ph"sician looking do3n a patient%s throat>
.erhaps "ou could do the sa&e 3ith so&e9od" else%s 9od"; Nust as "ou looked into those closed 9ooks
"our +ather told &e a9outF
Ca"ce regarded hi& curiousl"> as this 3hat the vision in 3hite had 9rought hi&G But he kne3
nothing a9out &edicine; nothing a9out h"pnosis; he 3as; in the last anal"sis; a si?th-grade dropout>
Fhat 3ould 9e the purpose o+ it all; even i+ 8 could tell 3hat 3as inside so&e9od"%s 9od"GF Ca"ce
asked>
F.erhaps;F said 5a"ne; F"ou could locate ail&ents; inNuries; sources o+ in+ections that regular &edical
e?a&inations &ight not turn up>F (e +ro3ned a &o&ent> F8 have 9een sick +or "ears;F he said; Fand
"et the doctors don%t kno3 3hat%s 3rong 3ith &e> #a"9e "ou could help people like &e>F
(e took the "oung &an%s hand> F8t &ight not 3ork; Edgar; 9ut i+ it did; 3hat a 3onder+ul opportunit"
to heal the sick>F
Ca"ce ca&e to a ,uick decision> F1ll right; 8%& 3illing>F
The ne?t da" the great e?peri&ent started> 1+ter putting Ca"ce to sleep; 5a"ne planted the additional
suggestion= F4ou have in this roo& the 9od" o+ 1l 5a"ne> 4ou 3ill go over this 9od" care+ull"; noting
its condition and especiall" an" parts that are ailing> 4ou 3ill give the cause o+ such ail&ents and
suggest treat&ents to 9ring a9out a cure>F
Ca"ce see&ed to ponder in his sleep> 1nd then suddenl" he spoke out> F4es; 3e have the 9od"> e
have gone over it care+ull"> No3; here are the conditions o+ that 9od" as 3e +ind the& >>>F
5a"ne%s pencil +le3 across the pages o+ 3hite paper>
Finall"; Ca"ce opened his e"es> F0id 8 get an"thingGF he asked>
5a"ne laughed> F0id "ou get an"thingG 4ou descri9ed &" s"&pto&s 9etter than 8 could &"sel+; and
"ou told &e 3hat to eat and 3hat &edicines to take>F (e pointed to the pages 3hich had +luttered to
the +loor> F8t%s all there>F
Ca"ce 9linked at the scra3led pages; and the un+a&iliar ter&s> (is Na3 dropped a little> F(o3 could
that have co&e out o+ &eGF (e repeated so&e o+ the &edical 3ords; &ispronouncing the&> F8 never
sa3 these 3ords 9e+ore; not to &ention kno3ing 3hat the" &ean>F
But the &ail-order osteopathic student kne3 enough &edicine to kno3 that Ca"ce 3as on the track>
FThe drugs and her9s "ou reco&&ended are 3ell kno3n> There%s not a har&+ul ingredient in an" o+
the&>F
Ca"ce sat silentl"; thinking; hal+-+rightened at the prospect o+ getting into so&ething over his head> (e
3as t3ent"-+our no3; and all he reall" 3anted o+ li+e 3as to &arr" @ertrude; and &ake enough &one"
to 9ring up a +a&il"> (e 3as a co&parativel" nor&al "oung &an>
1s usual; he talked things over 3ith @ertrude> Fh" should @od pick out so&e9od" like &e; and give
hi& this strange po3erGF he asked>
@ertrude s&iled> FKesus 3as a carpenter; and the apostles 3ere ignorant; o9scure +isher&en and tillers
o+ the soil>F
Ca"ce 3asn%t convinced> Though 5a"ne%s general condition i&proved noticea9l" a+ter a 3eek; he
avoided 5a"ne; as though he actuall" had the plague> But his &other and @ertrude continued to
encourage hi&> (is &other re&inded hi& o+ the childhood vision; and @ertrude alla"ed +ears that he
&ight inadvertentl" har& so&eone> F8 don%t think @od 3ould grant such a gi+t; and per&it its &isuse>F
But the responsi9ilit" o+ delving into 3hat he didn%t understand; o+ controlling the lives and health o+
others; 3as too &uch +or "oung Ca"ce> 0espite his &other; @ertrude; and 5a"ne; he decided against
3orking 3ith 5a"ne at this ti&e>
But as +ate 3ould have it; as he 3as telling the disappointed 5a"ne o+ his decision; his voice +aded
into a thin reed" 3hisper>
(e still 3asn%t convinced> F8+ @od 3anted &e to 9e a healer; as "ou sa";F he 3hispered to @ertrude;
Fthen 3h" didn%t he per&it &e to continue &" education and 9eco&e a doctorGF
@ertrude picked out one +la3 in this reasoning> F8+ "ou 3ere a ph"sician; li&ited 9" the li&itations o+
kno3n &edical practice; "ou 3ould 9e in no 9etter position to help than the 9rilliant doctors 3ho have
alread" +ailed 3ith so &an" ailing people 9ecause o+ these li&itations>F
This 3as a rather plausi9le argu&ent> 1nd Ca"ce%s last &isgivings 3ere dispelled 3hen 5a"ne
stressed that he kne3 enough &edicine to kno3 3hether the readings 3ere consistent 3ith esta9lished
&edical practice; and 3hether the re&edies 3ould at least 9e innocuous> Besides; didn%t Edgar ever
3ant to get his +ull voice 9ackG This 3as the clincher>
Ca"ce pre+erred at +irst not to see the +irst +e3 su9Nects 3ho 3anted his help; nor did he 3ant to kno3
3ho the" 3ere> This 3a"; it 3as an i&personal pro9le&; and he did not 9eco&e e&otionall" involved>
)riginall" he gave t3o readings a da"; at 17 1>#>; and again at ! .>#> There 3as no charge +or the
readings> (e a3akened each ti&e +eeling re+reshed; and hungr"> 1pparentl"; he 3as 9urning up lots o+
energ" 3ithout depleting hi&sel+>
But 3hile su9Nects 3ere reporting i&prove&ents; generall"; Ca"ce still dou9ted hi&sel+ a+ter 3eeks o+
readings> Then one da"; a 3o&an 9urst into 5a"ne%s o++ice; a &an staggering a+ter her 3ith a s&all girl
in his ar&s> The girl 3as apparentl" choking to death> She 3as coughing spas&odicall" and couldn%t
catch her 9reath> Ca"ce got a ,uick rundo3n on her condition> The doctors thought there 3as an
o9struction> But O-ra"s had sho3n no 9lockage in the 3indpipe> For the +irst and perhaps onl" ti&e;
Edgar Ca"ce raced to his couch> (e ,uickl" 3ent into trance; at 5a"ne%s suggestion; and 3hen he
a3akened; the couple and their child 3ere alread" gone> But the +ather 3as 9ack 3ithin the hour> Tears
pouring do3n his cheeks; he grate+ull" 3rung Ca"ce%s hand>
The little girl had s3allo3ed a celluloid collar 9utton; and Ca"ce had speci+ied e?actl" 3here it 3ould
9e +ound in her 3indpipe> F8t 3as Nust 3here "ou said it 3ould 9e;F the +ather said> (e thrust his hand
into his pocket; 9ut at this stage; Ca"ce 3as ada&ant a9out not accepting +ees o+ an" kind> F8+ @od has
given &e a special gi+t; it is so that 8 could help others; not pro+it 9" it &"sel+;F he insisted>
Ca"ce%s +irst health reading occurred in 1671> #ean3hile; Ca"ce had gone 9ack to 3ork in Bo3ling
@reen; doing readings onl" occasionall"; 3hen he heard +ro& 5a"ne> 8n the su&&er o+ 167!;
ho3ever; he received a phone call; 3hich 3as to eventuall" change his li+e> )ver the phone; C>(>
0ietrich; the (opkinsville school superintendent; pleaded 3ith hi& to help his +ive-"ear-old daughter;
1i&e>
She 3as apparentl" retarded +ro& a siege o+ illness three "ears 9e+ore> Ca"ce did not "et realiAe he
could per+or& a ph"sical reading at a distance> (e returned to (opkinsville on a 3eekend; and 3ent
directl" to the 0ietrich ho&e> 5a"ne 3as 3aiting> Ca"ce soon +ell asleep> %The trou9le is in the spine;F
he said> F1 +e3 da"s 9e+ore her illness; the child slipped getting out o+ a carriage and struck the 9ase
o+ her spine on the carriage step> This inNur" 3eakened the area; and led to the &ental condition>F
0ietrich%s e"es 3idened> (e didn%t kno3 3hether Ca"ce%s diagnosis 3as correct; 9ut he did kno3 that
Ca"ce had picked out an all 9ut +orgotten incident; the +all +ro& the carriage; 3hich had see&ed o+ no
conse,uence at the ti&e>
So&e spinal verte9rae 3ere out o+ align&ent; causing pressures on nerves> 5a"ne adNusted the
verte9rae speci+ied 9" Ca"ce> There 3ere three adNust&ents; and 3ithin +ive da"s; the child had
i&proved noticea9l"> 8n three &onths; she 3as in school 3ith other girls her age> The cure 3as
co&plete> The grate+ul 0ietrich could never do enough +or Ca"ce; and it 3as through his testi&onial
that 0r> esle" (> Petchu& 3as to later use Ca"ce as a ps"chic diagnostician; turning hi& to a
career; pro+essionall"; that continued until death>
1ll through li+e; nonetheless; the &odest &"stic 3as to have sel+-dou9ts and &isgivings and it 3as
@ertrude%s No9 to resolve these ,ual&s> Pno3ing her hus9and%s &ind; she +re,uentl" suggested
introspective readings; 3hich the" could stud" together> For Ca"ce had &ore respect +or The
8n+or&ation; su9consciousl" given; than +or his o3n +alli9le conscious> 1s she had; since he shied
a3a" +ro& e?peri&ent @ertrude put the ke" ,uestion to her hus9and> F8s this in+or&ation al3a"s
correctGF she asked>
F8nso+ar;F he replied; Fas the suggestion is in the proper channel or in accord 3ith the action o+
su9conscious or soul &atter>F
The solicitous 3i+e inserted a ,uestion o+ her o3n= Fith this 3ork hurt the 9od"GF
FThis 9od";F Ca"ce 9egan; Fis controlled in its 3ork through the ps"chical; or the &"stical or spiritual>
8t is governed 9" the li+e that is led 9" the person 3ho is guiding the su9conscious 3hen in this state>
1s the ideas given the su9conscious to o9tain its in+or&ation are good; the 9od" 9eco&es 9etter>F The
reverse 3as true; i+ the &otivation 3as 9ase or &ean> FThe 9od" should keep in close touch 3ith the
spiritual side o+ li+e i+ he is to 9e success+ul &entall"; ps"chicall"; and +inanciall">F
1s he read 9ack 3hat he had said; Ca"ce could onl" sigh> That 3as al3a"s the pro9le&; ho3 to
re&ain spiritual 3hile tr"ing to cope 3ith a 3orld o+ &aterialit">
" - Cayce#s Ti$e Cloc%
hen 1laska 9eca&e the +ort"-ninth state in 16*6; it set the stage +or the &aterialiAation o+ one o+
Ca"ce%s earl" earth changes; slated to occur 9et3een 16*2 and 1662> FThe earl" portion;F Ca"ce had
said; F3ill see a change in the ph"sical aspect o+ the 3est coast o+ 1&ericaFJand that certainl"
happened in 16-'; 3ith the continent%s 3orst ,uake ever> :epercussions o+ that ,uake are still 9eing
+elt; +or as Current Science; a 3eekl" science report; pointed out; the ,uake shi+ted &ountains an
average o+ +ive +eet; li+ted the sea +loor as &uch as +i+t" +eet; and raised the entire continent o+ North
1&erica a hal+ an inch> 8ts shock i&pact 3as even greater perhaps than Ca"ce had considered> FTides
surged eight +eet higher than usual along coasts three thousand &iles a3a"> 8n 8ran; the solid land rose
and +ell like a 3ave 3hen earth,uake 3aves passed through>F
1ctuall"; the 1laskan ,uake 3as onl" the &ost dra&atic in a series o+ drastic earth changes presaging
+ar &ore s3eeping destruction visualiAed +or later this centur"> Ca"ce also sa3 dra&atic risings and
sinkings in the #editerranean; as a prelude to catastrophe else3here; and the eastern 9asin o+ #are
Nostru& has 9rie+l" su9sided; 3hile the sea +loor o++ #orocco spectacularl" shot up $$77 +eet>
1lread"; ne3 land has &aterialiAed in 9oth the 1tlantic and the .aci+ic; as Ca"ce +oresa3 &ore than
t3ent" "ears ago; and the &ost speci+ic +orecast on his ti&e clockJa dra&atic land rise 3here 1tlantis
once supposedl" stoodJ&a" 9e Nust around the corner; i+ the Ca"ce ti&e clock is on schedule>
.s"chics traditionall" have +ogg" notions a9out ti&e; even in other3ise precise predictions; 9ut Ca"ce
de+initel" +i?ed 16-2 or 16-6; +or ne3 land to appear in the Cari99ean>
Clock3ise; great interest centers on the predicted destruction in 5os 1ngeles; San Francisco; and Ne3
4ork 3ith Ca"ce inti&ating this 3ould 9egin in the latter portion o+ the *2-%62 period> hile he put
the Cali+ornia catacl"s& 9e+ore the devastation o+ #anhattan and coastal areas o+ Connecting cut and
Ne3 England; he &ade no distinction 9et3een 5os 1ngeles and its sister cit" to the north; ruined 9" a
,uake si?t" "ears ago>
8n the .aci+ic; the te&po o+ su9terranean ru&9lings appears to 9e stepping up along the :ing o+ Fire;
in a 3ide arc +ro& the )rient to the estern (e&isphere; Nust as Ca"ce said it 3ould 9e+ore the greater
destruction> 1nd in the #editerranean area again; as a +orerunner o+ havoc else3here; Etna has co&e
dra&aticall" alive>
8n this d"na&ic +ort" "ears; Ca"ce also visualiAed parts o+ Kapan sliding into the sea and catacl"s&ic
changes in Northern Europe; 9oth possi9le i+ present geological trends 3ere to accelerate> 1s +or Kapan
going into the sea; a crack geologist reported that; Fone volcanic area in (onshu has e?perienced
2/;777 recorda9le ,uakes in a si?-&onth period in 16-*---; 3ith eight thousand o+ these strong
enough to 9e +elt>F 1nd the Kapanese geologist; No9ichiko )9ara; reports that the Kapanese archipelago
has 9een steadil" sinking into the sea>
Ca"ce predicted; too; that the @reat 5akes 3ould one da" e&pt" into the @ul+ o+ #e?ico; rather than
the St> 5a3rence; and the sa&e e?pert geologist; stud"ing Ca"ce; tied in distur9ances to the #iddle
est 3ith predicted inundations in the Carolinas and @eorgia> There had 9een a sharp crusta 9reak
once 9e+ore in the #id3est; in #issouri; in 1211; possi9l" repeating in the 16/7s or so; together 3ith
an upli+t north o+ the @reat 5akes> FThis area is tilting slo3l"; an"3a";F the @eologist noted; Fand need
onl" accelerate to shi+t the +lo3 +ro& the Si 5a3rence to the #ississippi 9" 3a" o+ the Chicago :iver>F
)ddl"; Ca"ce sa3 not 16*2; nor even %/2 or %62; as the &ost critical date on his calendar> (e singled
out 16$- as the ke" "ear in the 3orld-3ide po3er struggle; and as the "ear in 3hich great changes
3ould 9egin unnoticed 3ithin the earth%s core 3ith the shi+ting o+ the polar a?is> 1sked in Fe9ruar" o+
16$!; to F+orecast the principal events +or the ne?t +i+t" "ears a++ecting the 3el+are o+ the hu&an race;F
he had replied= FThis had 9est 9e cast a+ter the great catastrophe that%s co&ing to the 3orld in %$-
L16$-M in the +or& o+ 9reaking up o+ &an" po3ers that no3 e?ist as +actors in 3orld a++airs>F
There 3as &ore a9out international a++airs> Fill 8tal" adopt a &ore li9eral +or& o+ govern&ent in the
near +utureGF he 3as asked>
F8tal"; too;F he replied; F3ill 9e 9roken 9" 3hat no3 is an insigni+icant or s&aller po3er 9et3een those
o+ the larger or those o+ the &o&ent that are larger> These 3ill not co&e; ho3ever; 9e+ore the
catastrophe o+ outside +orces to the earth in 16$-; +ro& the shi+ting o+ the e,uili9riu& o+ the earth itsel+
in space; 3ith those conse,uential e++ects on various portions o+ the 3orld>F
Fhat 3ill 9e the t"pe and e?tent o+ the upheaval in 16$-GF Ca"ce 3as asked>
FThe 3ars; the upheavals in the interior o+ the earth; and the shi+ting o+ the earth 9" the change in the
a?is as respecting the portions +ro& the polaris center>F
5ooking 9ack; 16$- 3as indeed a critical "earJthe 5eague o+ Nations and collective securit"
shattered; civil 3ar in Spain; a dress rehearsal +or a still 9loodier engage&entI 8tal" d"speptic over
19"ssiniaI (itler &arching o&inousl" into the :hineland>
But the Ca"ce re+erence to a ph"sical change 3ithin the earth itsel+ +ar overshado3ed an" other
+orecast> as this to 9e the agenc" o+ destruction +oreseen +or the predicted upheavalJthe destruction
o+ nearl" all o+ Ne3 4ork; 5os 1ngeles; San Francisco; the disappearance o+ hunks o+ Kapan; and o+
northern Europe in the t3inkling o+ an e"eG 1s it &ight happen again; it &a" have all happened 9e+ore
in a planet undergoing catacl"s&ic changes +or &illions o+ "ears>
The French&an; @eorges Cuvier; +ather o+ &odern paleontolog"; theoriAed that the dinosaurs o+ the
distant past had disappeared 9ecause o+ spontaneous catastrophes; since al&ost per+ectl" preserved
9odies o+ 3ooll" &a&&oths have 9een +ound ,uick-+roAen 3ith their last &eals still in their &ouths>
Ca"ce and Cuvier 3ere dra&aticall" alike> F1ccording to Cuvier;F the @eologist said; Fone &aNor
source o+ catastrophis& 3as the tilting o+ the earth; its drastic upheavals creating oceans 3here there
3as once dr" land; and dr" land 3here i there 3as sea>F 8n this concept; as opposed to the theor" o+
slo3 change; the +irst 9reakups 3ould co&e 3here the earth crust 3as 3eakest; the so-called :ing o+
Fire 3hich +or&s an arc o+ volcanoes ringing the .aci+ic in Ne3 Tealand; the> .hilippines; Kapan; the
1leutians; #e?ico; Chile>
8t had happened 9e+ore; the scientists sa"> F8n the deepest ocean trenches; 3ater is +orced do3n into the
crust through earth,uake +aults; creating pressure changes resulting in violent eruptions> #an has
o9viousl" lived through such upheavals; 3ith resulting cli&atic changes; 9ut not since he 3as a9le to
&ake a 3ritten record o+ the event>F 1s ti&e 3ent on; the a?is tilt 3ould i&part a slight 3o99le to the
spinning earth; the @eologist noted; and the shi+ting &o&entu& 3ould cause the glo9e E to alter its
shape as it adNusted to a ne3l" angled course>
1nd 3here 3ould the earth give +irstG )9viousl"; i+ Ca"ce 3as correct; in the hot; plastic &antle o+ the
earth; 3hich 3as capa9le o+ &ove&ent hundreds o+ &iles under the crust o+ the earth>
The @eologist%s &ap sho3ed di++erent levels +or crust; &antle; and the intensel" hot inner core> FEven
a s&all shi+t in the a?is 3ould have serious conse,uences to the crust;F he said gravel"> FConsider
3hat 3ould happen i+ the 1tlantic sea9oard 3ere lo3ered onl" thirt" +eetJa relative tri+le i+ a
do3n3ard current a++ected the plastic &antle> #ost eastern seaports 3ould 9e +looded and large
sections o+ the Carolinas> @eorgia and Florida 3ould co&e under 3ater>F
8+ the earth%s a?is shi+ted in 16$-; 3h" hadn%t catastrophic changes re+lected the&selves thirt" "ears
laterG
The @eologist s&iled 3r"l"> FSo&e &a" have 9egun 3ithin the core o+ the earth> Essentiall"; there is a
natural lag in the e++ect o+ the earth%s dise,uili9riu&> Hpheavals in the &antle 3ould 9egin slo3l"; 9ut
graduall" 9uild up until the" caused an actual shi+ting o+ the poles>F
E?actl" ho3 earthshaking 3ere Ca"ce%s earth-shaking propheciesG The" 3ere certainl" &ore credi9le
than the (> @> ells% stories a generation ago o+ death ra"s; ato&ic 3ar+are; and &en in space;
certainl" no stranger than stories passing +or ne3s in the press o+ the 3orld>
Curiousl"; one o+ the &ost provocative headlines 3as +ro& a press report o+ #a" 16*2; Ca"ce%s "ear
+or the onset o+ 3orld3ide catastrophe= )CE1NS #14 @H5. NE 4):P; 5)N0)N> The stor";
9" 0avid 0ietA; a science editor; reported= FNe3 4ork; 5ondon; .aris and so&e other great cities &a"
eventuall" disappear +ro& the +ace o+ the earth; even though the nations succeed in avoiding orld
ar 88> 8t is possi9le that one da" the" 3ill 9e su9&erged 9eneath the oceans o+ the 3orld>F
The 3riter attri9uted his rather startling report; not to so&e sleeping clairvo"ant; 9ut to hardheaded
8nternational @eoph"sical 4ear scientists 3orking together to trace the 3orld%s ph"sical past and
+uture> 1n a?is tilt; reversing the glo9al seasons; could do it FThe level o+ the oceans 3ould rise
su++icientl" to inundate &an" coastal cities and &an" large areas 3hose altitudes are not great; i+ the
ice caps o+ 1ntarctica; @reenland and 8celand &elted> Such &elting 3ould result in ti&e +ro& a rise in
the 3orld%s cli&ate> The ,uestion; there+ore; is 3hether or not the 3orld%s cli&ate is changing>F
1lthough the earth%s inner core &a" have 9een churning since 16$-; not until 16*2 3ere there to 9e
signs o+ drastic change> )ne o+ the +irst Ca"ce prophecies; pointing up this period; ca&e in Kanuar"
16$' and e&9raced several continents=
F1s to the changes ph"sical again= The earth 3ill 9e 9roken up in the 3estern portion o+ 1&erica>
FThe greater portion o+ Kapan &ust go into the sea>
FThe upper portion o+ Europe 3ill 9e changed as in the t3inkling o+ an e"e>
F5and 3ill appear o++ the east coast o+ 1&erica>F
Ca"ce spoke o+ upheavals in the 1rctic and 1ntarctic; and volcanic eruptions in the Torrid areas as a
prelude to a polar shi+t 3ith a striking reversal o+ glo9al cli&ates>
1lread"; the @eologist noted a sharp increase in volcanic activit" in the Torrid area> F8t has 9een
gathering &o&entu& in the (a3aiians since 16*2> There 3as a violent eruption on Bali in 16-$; a
ne3 volcano is 9eing 9uilt over the shattered re&ains o+ Prakatoa L9lo3n apart in 122$M; and the
#ount 8raAu volcano near San Kose; Costa :ico; has 9een erupting continuousl" +or &ore than a "ear>F
ith Ca"ce%s prognosticated ti&e clock o+ +ort" "ears ca&e a prediction that so&e have loosel"
interpreted as +oreshado3ing a Second Co&ing> F1nd these LchangesM 3ill 9egin in those periods in
%*2 to %62; 3hen these 3ill 9e proclai&ed as period 3hen (is 5ight 3ill 9e seen again in the clouds>F
#ean3hile; a literal reading o+ Ca"ce; al3a"s advisa9le; doesn%t put the end o+ the predicted changes
in this +ort"-"ear periodJonl" the 9eginningR But; as noted; alread" there has 9een a 9eginning o+ the
9eginning> The earth has 9een 9roken up in 3estern 1&erica; govern&ent geologists re+erring to the
1laska ,uake on @ood Frida"; 16-'; as the greatest ever in North 1&erica; 3ith a seis&ograph rating
o+ 2>'; against the 2>! that 3recked San Francisco si?t" "ears ago> Fortunatel"; scores o+ tre&ors hit
9road uninha9ited e?panses o+ land> Even so; &an" villages 3ere 3iped o++ the &ap; parts o+
1nchorage 3ere destro"ed; great hunks o+ land sunk and others rose> Even strea&s and lakes 3ere
a++ected>
The Copper :iver got t3isted around; and started running 9ack3ards; up> strea&> Hninha9ited
#ontague 8sland in .rince illia& Sound; +i+t" &iles long and +i+teen 3ide; 3as thrust up3ards thirt"-
three +eet; along 3ith other land &asses +ro& the 1laskan &ainland near Cordova to #iddleton 8sland
and the continental shel+ southeast o+ Podiak 8sland> )n #ontague 8sland; a govern&ent geological
tea& could 3alk 3here t3ent"-+oot depths o+ sea3ater nor&all" +lo3ed even at lo3 tides> Far +ro& the
center o+ the ,uake; thirt" thousand s,uare &iles o+ land sank up to si? +eet; against so&e +i+t"
thousand s,uare &iles involved in a &ore spectacular rise o+ thirt" to +i+t" +eet>
Since Ca"ce%s death; there has 9een striking support +or his picture o+ an earth turned upside do3n 9"
the shi+ting poles> Ever" &illion "ears or so; so&e scientists report; the earth%s &agnetic +ield;
triggered 9" its +luid; &etallic core; reverses itsel+ during a 9rie+ geologic interlude o+ ten thousand
"ears> 1nd 3e &a" 9e at this &o&ent o+ histor" right no3; the @eologist points out> 8n 16-$; a H> S>
@eological Surve" tea& esti&ated that the last such reversal had 9een concluded so&e 627;777 "ears
ago> FB" stud"ing lava +or&ations; 3hose &agnetiAed iron-9earing &inerals duplicate the earth%s
&agnetic +ield; the" 3ere a9le;F the @eologist noted; Fto deter&ine 3here the north &agnetic pole 3as
at that ti&e; testing rock +or&ations +ro& the prehistoric lava +lo3s o+ #ount Etna and (a3aii>F
The @eologist had done prett" &uch the sa&e thing> Stud"ing Ca"ce; it 9eca&e apparent to the
@eologist that there 3as a pattern to the +oreseen changes> Ca"ce +re,uentl" &entioned ,uakes;
volcanic eruptions; +loods> Though he never re+erred to nuclear destruction; he did sa" that &an could
destro" hi&sel+ as he had in 1tlantis> #an could touch it o++ and Nature do the rest>
Ca"ce 3as o+ten asked to speci+" 3hen the various 9reakups 3ould occur; 9ut he rarel" gave &ore
than hints; e?cept to re+er occasionall" to 16*2-62 as the ke" period 3hen the a?is tilt 3ould &ake
itsel+ +elt around the 3orld> 8nstead o+ dates; he gave clues; 3hen asked; as in 16$!= F(o3 soon 3ill
the changes in the earth%s activit" 9egin to 9e apparentGF
Fhen there is the +irst 9reaking up o+ so&e conditions in the South Sea Lthat%s South .aci+ic; to 9e
sureM and those as apparent in the sinking or rising o+ that that%s al&ost opposite sa&e; or in the
#editerranean; and the Etna area; then 3e &a" kno3 it has 9egun>F
F(o3 long 9e+ore this 3ill 9eginGF the ,uestioner pursued>
FThe indications are that so&e o+ these have alread" 9egun; "et others 3ould sa" these are onl"
te&porar"> e 3ould sa" the" have 9egun>F
1nd so devotees o+ Ca"ce looked 3ith &i?ed +eelings +or signs o+ activit" in the #editerranean area;
particularl" Etna; a+ter 16*2> The" +ound it 8n Kul" o+ 16-7; the 1ssociated .ress reported a ne3
resurgence 3ithin the volcano peak> F<illagers at the +oot o+ the volcano said the +orce o+ the 9last 3as
unprecedented in their &e&or"; and persons t3ent"-+ive &iles a3a" said it had the +orce o+ an ato&
9o&9>F 1nd Etna keeps erupting 3ith increasing violence> 8n Fe9ruar" o+ 16-'; the press again
reported; FThe &ost violent eruption o+ #ount Etna in "ears sent a river o+ lava strea&ing do3n its
sea3ard slope>F
Sinkings in the #editerranean 3ere +irst spotted in 16*6; 3ith drops o+ several +eet around @reece> 8n
16-7 there 3as a trul" &o&entous Fsinking and risingF in the #editerranean; as a devastating ,uake
raAed &ost o+ 1gadir; #orocco%s southern&ost port; killing t3elve thousand people> 1 giant tidal
3ave poured in and the sea +loor rose an a&aAing thirt"-three-hundred +eet in places> The geologist
Tillosson noted the drastic changes 8n the 3ater depths> F8n one case;F he reported; Fthe depth 3as
+ound to 9e +ort"-+ive +eet; 3here previousl" charted at +ort"-+ive hundred +eet>F
There 3ere other upsets in the #editerranean 9ashi> 5esser ,uakes rocked southern 8tal"; 4ugoslavia;
Turke"> The cit" o+ SkopNe in 4ugoslavia 3as laid in ruins> #ean3hile; on the other side o+ the glo9e;
,uakes shook Kapan; (a3aii; the .hilippines; and the 1leutian trench> Things see&ed to 9e 9uilding
up> 1s +or the risings; there 3as a supple&entar" note in the Ne3 4ork Ti&es= FSoviet 1cade&" o+
Sciences reported research 3hich indicates 8talian scientists discovered that #ount Etna is t3ent"-+ive
+eet higher since its last eruption>F
hen <esuvius stirred &ildl" recentl"; so&e +elt the critical period o+ the Ca"ce earth changes had
reall" arrived; Fi+ there are greater activities in the <esuvius or .elee;F Ca"ce said; Fthen the southern
coast o+ Cali+orniaJand the areas 9et3een Salt 5ake and the southern portions o+ NevadaJ&a"
e?pect 3ithin the three &onths +ollo3ing sa&e an inundation 9" the earth,uakes> But these are to 9e
&ore in the southern than the northern he&isphere>F
ith an air o+ 9rooding e?pectation; Ca"ce cultists 3aited> But had the" read Ca"ce closel"; the"
3ould have realiAed their +ore9odings 3ere in vain> For in the Fgreater activit";F Ca"ce had indicated
rather clearl"; as researchers noted at the ti&e; that there 3ould have to 9e other; greater <esuvius
eruptions; 9e+ore the stage 3as set +or the rest o+ the prophec" to un+old>
FCa"ce sa3 things in a pattern;F the @eologist e?plained> F<esuvius in the last anal"sis 3ill have to
9lo3 o++ 9ig in the present periodJ%*2 onJto relate to the predicted activit"> 1nd #ount .elee in
#artini,ue hasn%t 9een heard +ro& since 167!>F
8n so&e respects; Ca"ce appears to 9e strangel" conservative> For; as geologists have pointed out even
&ore +reel" than Ca"ce; one o+ his &ost provocative +orecasts can occur at an" &o&ent= na&el"; great
destruction in Cali+orniaJSan Francisco; 5os 1ngeles and 9e"ond> )n television one da" recentl"; a
&e&9er o+ the H> S> @eodetic Surve"; discussing earth,uakes in Cali+ornia; descri9ed the pro&inent
San 1ndreas earth +ault; and the co&&unities 9uilt up around its precarious length> Cali+ornia%s ne?t
devastating ,uake; he said; could co&e in t3ent"; +i+t" or a hundred "ears; or even as he 3as &aking
his telecast> 8t could 9e a giant-siAe holocaust For his part; Ca"ce sa3 the Cali+ornia disaster in the
Flatter portionF o+ the %*2-%62 span; presu&a9l" not 9e+ore 16/2 or %27> )nl" ti&e 3ould tell>
The @eologist; trained in Cali+ornia; 3as alert to Cali+ornia%s cu&ulativel" 9uilding up stresses
internall"> (is +a&iliarit" 3ith studies 9" geologists at the Cali+ornia 8nstitute o+ Technolog" 9olstered
his +aith in geolog"Jand Ca"ce> F#ost geologists;F reported e?pert Clarence :> 1llen in 16-1; Could
not 9e surprised at a great earth,uake along the +ault%s central or southern portion 3ithin the ne?t
t3ent"-+ive "ears> Certainl"; the seg&ent o+ the +ault near (ollister and San Bernardine no3 appears
+ar &ore dangerous than the seg&ent o+ the +ault near San Francisco 3hich 9roke in 167->F
Earth,uakes see&ed indigenous to Cali+ornia; three &aNor tre&9lers 3ithin a generation rocking 5ong
Beach; 1rvin; and El Centro> 8t 3as &ore di++icult to credit the Ca"ce predictions o+ destruction
else3here> For 8nstance= FThe greater change; as 3e 3ill +ind in 1&erica; 3ill 9e the North 1tlantic
sea9oard> atch Ne3 4ork; Connecticut and the like>F
Fhen 3ill this 9eGF Ca"ce 3as asked>
F8n this period L%*2 to %62M> 1s to Nust 3hen >>>F Ca"ce%s voice trailed o++>
hile ,uakes in this area see&ed rather unlikel"; the @eologist said the" 3ere ,uite possi9le;
geologicall"> F8t isn%t generall" kno3n 9ut there is an earth +ault running do3n +ro& #aine through the
Boston area to Ne3 4ork and .hiladelphia> Even so; ,uakes can occur 3here there are no kno3n
+aults>F (e picked up a 5i+e &agaAine report on the 1laskan earth,uake; and read sole&nl"=
FEarth,uakes are not restricted to recogniAed earth,uake Aones>
The" can happen an"3here> Seis&ologist 5> 0on 5eet o+ (arvard is particularl" concerned a9out the
seis&ic +uture o+ eastern North 1&erica> There has 9een increased seis&ic activit" in eastern Canada;
Ne3 England; and Ne3 4ork in recent "ears> Though this does not 3orr" &ost seis&ologists; in 5eet%s
vie3 a 9ig ,uake &a" ver" 3ell hit at so&e unpredicta9le spot 9e+ore the centur" is over>F
B" coincidence perhaps; the "ear 16*2 see&ed to touch o++ a chain o+ unusual events 3ithin the earth>
1n earth,uake 3here there had never 9e+ore 9een earth,uakes 3as detected in 16*6; the H> S> Coast
and @eodetic Surve" reported; in the northern #agellan Strait near the southern&ost tip o+ South
1&erica> 8n 16-7; the southern part o+ Chile 3as shaken 9" a series o+ &assive ,uakes; others rocked
the continent all the 3a" north to Colo&9ia and .eru> T3o hundred earth tre&ors a &onth have 9een
recorded in the .eruvian 1ndes recentl">
The Chile ,uake 3as particularl" o&inous; the @eologist pointed out There 3ere +our severe shocks
on the +irst da"; then a shock o+ great &agnitudeJ2>*Jsurpassing even the 1laska tre&9lor o+ 2>'>
1ccording to a report 9" the Earth,uake Engineering :esearch 8nstitute; Fthe se,uence o+ shocks in
Chile 3as &ore than e,uivalent to all the destructive earth,uakes in Cali+ornia during the past si?t"
"ears>F The tidal e++ects 3ere noted throughout the .aci+ic )cean; and li+e lost as +ar a3a" as Kapan
+ro& resulting inundations>
So&e changes have 9een taking place in the @reenland area; a&id reports that the cli&ate is actuall"
getting 9al&" +or that part o+ the 3orld> F:ecent &easure&ents o+ crustal up3arping in the Canadian
1rctic; SpitAen9erg; and @reenland;F the @eologist o9served; Fsho3 relativel" rapid rates o+ upli+t due
to unloading 9" recentl" vanished ice &asses> 8n the last si? thousand "ears; 9ecause o+ these &eltings;
the oceans have risen roughl" t3ent" +eet; according to Francis Shepard o+ the Scripps 8nstitution o+
)ceanograph"> 8t 3ouldn%t take &uch acceleration o+ this tha3ing process to +lood lo3 points in
southeastern coastal areas o+ the Hnited StatesI it has alread" 9rought a9out land rises in the 1tlantic;
as parts o+ Scandinavia; 5a9rador; and Ne3+oundland; once held do3n 9" glaciers; are 9o99ing up like
a li+e-preserver released 9" a strong hand>F
E?cept +or the hint Ca"ce hi&sel+ gave; there see&s little clue to the ti&ing o+ the prophesied
destruction in Cali+ornia and Ne3 4ork> 8+ Ca"ce is right a9out 5os 1ngeles and Cali+ornia; Ne3
4orkers can then govern the&selves accordingl"; particularl" i+ the" d3ell on #anhattan>
Ca"ce indicated the changes 3ere to 9uild up graduall"; though there is o9viousl" nothing gradual
a9out upper Europe 9eing changed Fas in the t3inkling o+ an e"e>F 1s he noted &ore than once; F#an"
portions o+ the East Coast 3ill 9e distur9ed; as 3ell as &an" portions o+ the est Coast; and the
central portions o+ the Hnited States>F But it 3ould not happen all at once> F8n the ne?t +e3 "ears;F he
said in 16'1; Flands 3ill appear in the 1tlantic as 3ell as in the .aci+ic> 1nd 3hat is the coast line no3
o+ &an" a land 3ill 9e the 9ed o+ the ocean> Even &an" o+ the 9attle+ields o+ the present 3ill 9e ocean;
3ill 9e the seas; the 9a"s; the lands over 3hich the ne3 order 3ill carr" on their trade as one 3ith
another> .ortions o+ the no3 east coast o+ Ne3 4ork; or Ne3 4ork Cit" itsel+; 3ill in the &ain
disappear> This 3ill 9e another generation; though; 3hile the southern portions o+ Carolina; @eorgia;
these 3ill disappear> This 3ill 9e &uch sooner>F
)ne Ca"ce +orecast 3asn%t long in +ul+ill&ent> 8n the @alapagos 8slands in the .aci+ic; due 3est o+
Ecuador; in 16''; a +our-&ile stretch o+ sea9ed suddenl" heaved up +or&ing a ne3 land rise> 8n 16*/; a
volcanic island thrust itsel+ up near the 1Aores 9e+ore sinking again as 1tlantis presu&a9l" did; and an
1tlantic island rising o++ 8celand in 16-$ is a re&inder that a &inor Ca"ce prophec" has &aterialiAed>
8n 16-7; ne3 land rose again in the .aci+ic> F1n island &ore than a &ile long; one hundred "ards 3ide
and 1!* +eet high at so&e points has e&erged +ro& the .aci+ic o++ Ecuador;F the Ne3 4ork Ti&es
reported> FT3o 3itnesses to the island%s 9irth said it 3as heralded 9" tre&9ling o+ the earth and
underground noises>F
Ca"ce picked out so&e points o+ sa+et"; including the place 3here he chose; ps"chicall"; to live 3ith
his +a&il"> FThen the area 3here the entit" Ltide su9NectM is no3 located in <irginia Beach 3ill 9e
a&ong the sa+et" lands as 3ill 9e portions o+ 3hat is no3 )hio; 8ndiana; and 8llinois and &uch o+ the
southern portion o+ Canada; and the eastern portion o+ CanadaI 3hile the 3estern land; &uch o+ that is
to 9e distur9ed as o+ course; &uch in other lands>F
)9viousl"; great earth changes 3ere nothing ne3> 1s the @eologist pointed out; &ountains rose and
+ell 3ith the great glaciers; and even in recorded histor" there have 9een drastic changes in the earth%s
crust Ca"ce several ti&es re+erred to destruction on 9oth coasts; al&ost as though he 3as issuing a
3arning> 8n Septe&9er 16'! a Ne3 4ork 9usiness&an; 3orried a9out ene&" 9o&9ings; had asked in
3hat &ust certainl" 9e the epito&e o+ sel+-engross&ent; F8s the present location o+ 9usiness sa+e until
e?piration o+ the lease Lin Kanuar" 16'$MGF
Ca"ce sa3 no i&&ediate upheaval> F1+ter that period; change to other environs; these on the
&ainland; not on #anhattan 8sland>F (is suggestion &ight have 9een interpreted as &erel" advice to
+ree one o+ 9ig-cit" tension; e?cept +or the cr"ptic re+erence to the &ainland>
FShould the danger o+ 9o&9ing or other upheaval 9e given an" consideration in &aking this decisionGF
the care+ul &erchant asked>
FNot +or the present;F Ca"ce replied>
The &echanis& +or destruction 3as again not even hinted at> The Ne3 4ork &etropolitan area%s onl"
noticea9le ,uake had occurred on 5ong 8sland 9ack in 122'; causing so&e da&age; 9ut nothing on the
scale visualiAed 9" the sleeping prophet>
(is prediction o+ 1tlantis rising 3ill o+ course 9e his +irst &aNor test; 9ut he pro&ised +urther 1tlantean
revelations> F4et; as ti&e dra3s nigh 3hen changes are to co&e a9out; there &a" 9e the opening o+
those three places 3here the records are one; to those that are initiates in the kno3ledge o+ the one
@od> The te&ple Lon 1tlantisM 3ill rise againI also there 3ill 9e the opening o+ the te&ple o+ records in
Eg"pt; and those records that 3ere put in the heart o+ the 1tlantean land &a" also 9e +ound there> The
records are one>F
For the @eologist there 3as nothing inconsistent a9out Ca"ce%s prospective land rises> F.resu&a9l"
such upli+t in the 1tlantic;F he o9served; F3ould 9e co&pensated +or 9" sinking o+ adNacent land areas
Llike the portions o+ Carolina and @eorgiaM>F The @eodetic Surve" has sho3n a land su9sidence o+ +our
inches in the Savannah; @eorgia; area; chie+l" since 16$$; insigni+icant in itsel+; 3ithout acceleration>
8n the .aci+ic%s so-called :ing o+ Fire; 3here the earth crust is &ost sensitive; su9-sur+ace activit"
see&s to 9e reaching an o&inous crescendo> 8n the Per&adec 8sland group; si? hundred &iles
northeast o+ Ne3 Tealand; Sunda" 8sland had a 9iAarre geological e?perience a+ter 9eing hit 9" a series
o+ tre&ors in Nove&9er 16-'> hen a crater erupted; stea&; rocks; and &ud 3ere +lung !*77 +eet into
the sk"> The 3ater level in a +resh lake rose +i+t" +eet; and its te&perature soared +ro& a nor&al +ort"
degrees to over t3o hundred> The 3ater level in surrounding 0enha& Ba" rose a hundred +eet; as gas
9u99les +rothed to the sur+ace>
Ca"ce%s earth-shaking predictions o+ten ca&e during readings +or people concerned onl" 3ith their
o3n i&&ediate pro9le&s> Hsuall"; he gauged his predictions to the individual%s li+eti&e; 9ut even so it
3as di++icult to pinpoint the chronolog" he had in &ind> :eading +or a t3ent"-seven-"ear-old 3o&an
earl" in 16''; he said; FChanges are due in the earth through the period o+ the entit"%s soNourn>F
1gain; +or a 3o&an; +i+t"-one; in 16'$; he put the approaching 9reakups in the ne?t generation;
co&paring the& in destructive intensit" to the havoc in 1tlantis> FBe+ore that; the entit" 3as in
1tlantis 3hen there 3ere the periods o+ the +irst upheavals and the destructions that ca&e to the land;
as &ust in the ne?t generation co&e to other lands>F 8n still another reading; in 1ugust; 16$-; Ca"ce
indicated that 9" the "ear !777 a ne3 c"cle 3ould 9e in +ull s3ing>
1pparentl" concerned that the %*2 to %62 c"cle 3ould destro" civiliAation; as 3e kno3 it; a
&illenniu&-&inded individual had asked; Fhat great change or the 9eginning o+ 3hat change; i+
an"; is to take place in the earth in the "ear !777 to !771 1>0>GF
ith Ca"ce%s a?is change in e++ect +or so&e si?t" "ears 9" then; the seer sa3 at this ti&e a resulting
shi+ting o+ the poles; Fhen there is a shi+ting o+ the poles; or a ne3 c"cle 9egins>F That 3as +or the
"ear !777 1>0>
.ostulating that the Ca"ce predictions 3ere accurate; the @eologist 3eaved together a prophetic
pattern o+ his o3n> T3ice at least Ca"ce had 3arned a9out lean da"s ahead> F1n"one;F he said once;
F3ho can 9u" a +ar& is +ortunate; and 9u" it i+ "ou don%t 3ant to gro3 hungr" in da"s to co&e>F 1gain;
in 16'$= FThe hardships +or this countr" have not "et 9egun; so +ar as the suppl" and de&and +or +oods
is concerned>F
1s these +orecasts; still un+ul+illed; had no ti&e tag; the @eologist proNected these predictions to others
that &ight a++ect the&> F8+ the southern portions o+ the Carolinas and @eorgia sink 9eneath the sea;F
the @eologist theoriAed; Fthis 3ould cut o++ rail and truck tra++ic to FloridaI &ean3hile; 9reakups in
Cali+ornia; 3hich accounts +or $7 percent o+ the +resh-vegeta9le production; 3ould interrupt +ood
transport to the rest o+ the Hnited States> The t3o states; together; control the citrus &arket; and
Florida; additionall"; is second in 9ee+>F
1s an inveterate Bi9le reader; Ca"ce dre3 on the Book as a source o+ prophetic inspiration; 9ut his
Scripture-like +orecasts 3ere as cr"ptic as those in 0aniel and :evelation= FThese changes on earth
3ill co&e to pass; +or the tune and ti&es and a hal+ ti&es are at an end; and there 9egin those periods
+or the readNust&ents> For ho3 hath (e givenG %The righteous Lthe &eekM shall inherit the earth>F (ast
thou; &" 9rethren; a heritage in the earthGF
Fre,uentl"; he 3as asked; F(o3 should 3e regard those changes that do co&e a9outGF (is ans3er
again s&acked o+ Scripture> Fhat is needed &ost in the earth toda"G That the sons o+ &an 9e 3arned
that the da" o+ the 5ord is near at hand; and that those 3ho are un+aith+ul &ust &eet the&selves in
those things 3hich co&e to pass in their e?perience>F
1nd 3hat 9oded Fthe da" o+ the 5ord is near at handGF
FThat as has 9een pro&ised through the prophets and the sages o+ old; the tune and hal+-ti&e; has 9een
and is 9eing +ul+illed in this da" and generation; and that soon there 3ill again appear in the earth that
)ne through 3ho& &an" 3ill 9e called to &eet those preparing the 3a" +or (is da" in the earth>F 1nd
3hen 3ould this i&plied Second Co&ing &aterialiAeG
Fhen those that are (is have &ade the 3a" clear +or (i&> 0on%t think there 3ill not 9e trou9le; 9ut
those 3ho put their trust 3holl" in the 5ord 3ill not co&e up &issing; 9ut 3ill +ind conditions;
so&e3a" and so&eho3; &uch to 9e thank+ul +or>F
To 9e in har&on" 3ith Ca"ceJand his tune clockJone &ust o9viousl" 9e as opti&istic as he> 8t
certainl" 3ould 9e incongruous to &ove a9out; as so&e &a"; to avoid the long ar& o+ destin"> 1nd i+
Ca"ce is right; and the Bi9leJas 3e pro+ess to 9elieveJli+e is o+ the spirit; an"3a"> There is little
dou9t a9out Ca"ce%s opti&is&> 8n 16'$; he heralded the da3n o+ a ne3 ageJ1to&ic; Space; or
SpiritualJ9eginning 3ith the 1?is de+eat>
Fhen those that have graduall" +orgotten @od entirel" have 9een eli&inated; and there has co&e; and
3ill co&e at the close o+ this ne?t "ear; the period 3hen there 3ill 9e no part o+ the glo9e 3here &an
has not had the opportunit" to hear; %The 5ord; (e is @od;% and 3hen this period has 9een
acco&plished L3hen @od%s 3ord is supre&eM; the ne3 era; the ne3 age; is to 9egin>F
To paraphrase inston Churchill; the 3orld is either at the end o+ the 9eginning or the 9eginning o+
the end> 1ccording to Ca"ce; the choice is its o3n>
& - Chec%ing 'i$ (ut
F8t%s a9surd;F the @eologist said; Fthe 3a" so&e geologists insist that nothing happened in the past;
unless it 3as part o+ a process that 3e can directl" o9serve>F (e &ade a +ace> F8n other 3ords; since
3e do not at the &o&ent o9serve a continent sinking rapidl" into the sea; then 3e cannot assu&e that
an" did in the past>F (e looked at &e rather gri&l"> Fhat ru99ish>F
(e had 9een 9rought up; geologicall" speaking; in the 3orld o+ uni+or&itarianis&; 3hich apparentl"
overlooked the +act that there &a" have 9een a pattern o+ catastrophe in the pre-historical past> 1s the
head o+ geolog" in a &aNor universit"; he had hi&sel+ 9elieved and taught uni+or&itarianis&; until he
9egan to check into the earth changes o+ the &"stic Ca"ce; and the" sho3ed ever" sign o+ checking
out>
The deeper he delved into Ca"ce; the &ore he re9elled at a concept that didn%t look 9e"ond its
geological nose> 1nd so he ,uietl" 3ithdre3 +ro& his universit" post; no longer a9le to teach 3hat
didn%t see& to tall" 3ith the ne3 evidence that he 3as accu&ulating> )ther geologists; kno3ing
nothing a9out Ca"ce; 3ere 9eginning to share si&ilar vie3s o+ the 3orld%s catastrophic past; and a
possi9l" catastrophic +uture; 9ut since he 3as no3 oriented in Ca"ce; he clung to his anon"&it";
thinking his pro+essional statusJand in+luenceJ3ould 9e NeopardiAed 9" open conversion to
Ca"ceis&>
hat intrigued hi& a9out Ca"ce 3as his universalit"; his concept o+ the universe as a place o+ in+inite
possi9ilities; rather than a &eaningless s"ste& o+ +l"ing &asses o+ &atter> Even in predicting
catastrophe; Ca"ce 3as not a catastrophist> F8n his visualiAed destruction o+ 1tlantis; he said ver"
clearl" that &an%s &isuse o+ natural +orces 3as the cause o+ the +irst catastrophe and that &an%s going
against 0ivine 5a3 had an e++ect on natural processes> 1ctuall"; this 3as a &essage o+ hope; since it
countered a purel" &aterialistic interpretation o+ the Hniverse>F
8t had helped the @eologist in his o3n approach to li+e> FCa"ce tied ever"thing in together; the
spiritual and &aterial; and this 3as especiall" &eaning+ul 9ecause seven "ears o+ college and graduate
school had al&ost 9rain3ashed &e to the point o+ 9elieving in the &echanistic interpretation o+ li+eJ
that is; 3e co&e +ro& &atter; live a 3hile; and then die; disintegrating co&pletel" in death>F
)riginall"; he had 9een attracted to the Ca"ce readings; learning that Ca"ce had attri9uted histor"%s
@reat Flood to the sinking o+ the last great re&nants o+ 1tlantis; and not alone to the &elting icecaps
o+ the +roAen north> (e had alread" considered this possi9ilit" +ro& &ore tangi9le evidence o+ ancient
ocean sedi&ents> There+ore; Ca"ce%s 1tlantis readings +ound hi& onl" slightl" incredulous>
But even as he looked into 1tlantis; the scientist in hi& realiAed he 3ould have to check out Ca"ce on
so&ething tangi9l" at hand> (e happened on t3o readings capa9le o+ veri+ication +ro& old records>
8&&inent earth,uakes had 9een +oreseen in each reading; 3hile one additionall" descri9ed unusual
stor&s a +e3 &onths hence> Though it 3as no3 &an" "ears later; the @eologist shot do3n to
ashington; to the Seis&olog" 0ivision o+ the H>S> Coast and @eodetic Surve"; to prove or disprove
3hat Ca"ce had +orecast>
The +irst reading had 9een +or a &an concerned a9out the prospects o+ earth,uakes in his ho&e to3n>
Fill San Francisco su++er +ro& such a catastrophe this "earG 8+ so; give date; ti&e; and in+or&ation
+or the guidance o+ this 9od"; 3ho has personal propert"; records; and a 3i+e; +or all o+ 3hich it
3ishes sa+et">F (ere 3as &otivation indeed>
This ,uestion had 9een asked on Kanuar" !1; 16$-; three "ears a+ter a ,uake had 9een +elt generall"
through the San Francisco Ba" area> The @eologist dul" noted Ca"ce%s ans3er= Fe do not +ind that
this particular district LSan FranciscoM in the present "ear 3ill su++er the great &aterial da&ages that
have 9een e?perienced hereto+ore> hile portions o+ the countr" 3ill 9e a++ected; 3e +ind that these
3ill 9e +arther east than San Francisco; or those south; 3here there has not 9een hereto+ore the greater
activit">F
The "oung &an in the Seis&olog" o++ice 3as help+ul> (e produced a 9ooklet entitled; Stronger
Earth,uakes o+ Cali+ornia and estern Nevada> Eagerl"; the @eologist thu&9ed its pages; +inding onl"
one ,uake +or 16$-; and that on #a" 17; at Bishop; Cali+ornia> The ,uake 3as +elt in east-central
Cali+ornia and Nevada> FBishop;F the @eologist recogniAed 3ith a tin" thrill; F3as east o+ San
Francisco; and so&e3hat south o+ itF
Encouraged 9" this check-out; the @eologist &oved on to the H> S> eather Bureau to see i+ a &ore
co&plicated reading 3ould hold up> Could Ca"ce +oresee 3indstor&s as 3ell as earth,uakesG 8n
1ugust o+ 16!-; a &an interested in grain +utures had asked a9out 3eather conditions in the ensuing
&onths> Ca"ce%s repl" 3as highl" suggestive as to planetar" in+luences on stor&s and ,uakes> FKupiter
and Hranus in+luence in the a++airs o+ the 3orld appear the strongest on or a9out )cto9er 1* or !7;F
Ca"ce said; F3hen there &a" 9e e?pected violent 3ind stor&sJt3o earth,uakes; one in Cali+ornia;
another in KapanJtidal 3aves +ollo3ing; one to the southern portion on the isles near Kapan>F
No3 snooting over to the eather Bureau li9rar" in Suit-land; #ar"land; the @eologist checked the
#onthl" eather :evie3 +or )cto9er 16!-> (e ,uickl" ca&e to 3hat he 3as looking +or= F)cto9er
3as an e?ceptionall" stor&" &onth> 8n the vicinit" o+ the Puril 8slands Lnear KapanM; the 3esterl"
3inds increased to hurricane +orce on )cto9er 1' and 1*>F (e turned 9ack to his seis&ological
records> F)n )cto9er !!; Cali+ornia 3as shaken 9" three tre&9lers; ,uakes hit Kapan on )cto9er 16
and !7>F Ca"ce couldn%t have 9een &ore right>
The @eologist 3as hooked> :eading on in Ca"ce; he 3as tantaliAed 9" a re+erence to the earl"
ha9itation o+ the earth 9" souls in hu&an-like 9odies> Ca"ce put this over ten &illion "ears ago; a
+igure ten ti&es too high; in vie3 o+ prevailing scienti+ic opinion> (o3ever; the @eologist stu&9led
across .ro+essor de Terra%s erudite stud" o+ +ossil +rag&ents in Tuscan"; 8tal"; 3hich concluded that
hu&an-like creatures Lho&inidsM had lived there as earl" as %the lo3er .liocene or #iocene% period;
ten to eleven &illion "ears ago> Ca"ce 3as again in good co&pan">
The stud" o+ polar shi+t; as a +actor in drastic earth changes in the past; 3as gaining support in
geological circles; t3ent" "ears a+ter Ca"ce%s +orecast o+ a gradual change in the a?is> The Ca"ce
state&ent that Fthe polar regions 3ere once turned to 3here the" occupied &ore o+ the tropical and
se&i-tropical regionsF touched o++ the @eologist%s o3n studies o+ the %&agnetic grain% in ancient rocks;
revealing to his satis+action that uni+or&itarianis& Fcould 9e 3hat "ou 3ant to &ake o+ it; catastrophic
or gradual change>F
1tlantis 3as o+ special interest to the @eologist; since it apparentl" straddled past; present and +uture>
5and on the continental shel+ o+ the Eastern Hnited States had 9een rising +or "ears; and an additional
t3ent" to thirt" +oot thrust; the @eologist pointed out; 3ould produce hundreds o+ s,uare &iles o+ ne3
land in the Cari99ean alone> Fith the e?ception o+ parts o+ the Baha&as;F he noted; Fthe readings
placed the su9&erged e&pire sea3ard o+ the continental slopes; those precipitous +eatures o+ the
earth%s &orpholog" that represent the 9oundar" 9et3een continents and ocean 9asins>F
(o3 could science dis&iss 1tlantis 9ecause the ocean +loor revealed little o+ a lost culture; 3hen it
3as patentl" i&possi9le +or signi+icant arti+acts to have survived the sli&e and corrosion o+ centuriesG
FCertainl"; i+ 1tlantis +oundered 1/;777 and again 17;777 "ears ago; as the Ca"ce readings suggested;
the resulting upheaval 3ould have covered the ancient land sur+ace 3ith re3orked sedi&ent and
de9ris> The relativel" short coring tools used 9" &arine geologists could hardl" penetrate to
recogniAa9le re&ains o+ the 5ost Continent 1s +or 1tlantean &ountain peaks in the region o+ the
Baha&asJCa"ce%s %highest portion le+t a9ove the 3aves o+ a once great continent%Jthese 3ould have
9een co&pletel" covered 3ith coral sedi&ents laid do3n during ten thousand "ears o+ rising sea
levels; 9rought a9out 9" the continuall" &elting glaciers>F
8n his o3n 3a"; the @eologist tried to check out the siAe o+ 1tlantis; given in the readings as e,ual to
Fthat o+ Europe; including 1sia in EuropeJnot 1sia; 9ut 1sia in Europe>F (e &apped out an area
si&ilar to that descri9ed 9" Ca"ce; and Nigsa3ed it into the North 1tlantic 9asin> The eastern part +it
snugl" over the 1Aores; and the north3est 9oundar" 3as at the edge o+ the @rand Banks; and the
south3esterl" roughl" parallel to the 1tlantic slope> Ber&uda +ell 3ithin the proNected &ass>
This 3as a puAAler 9ecause there 3as evidence; geologicall"; that Ber&uda 3as a rather ancient
+or&ation> But the +irst 9reakup 1/;777 "ears ago 3as o+ such catacl"s&ic proportions that it 3ould 9e
reasona9le; he sur&ised; to e?pect a volcanic &ountain or t3o to 9e thrust up at the ti&e> This could
have 9een Ber&uda> There 3as one Fleading scienti+ic interpretation suggesting that the ancient soils
o+ Ber&uda could have 9een +or&ed 3ithin the 1tlantean 9reakup period>F 1tlantis posed a nu&9er o+
pro9le&s> To accept 1tlantis; he 3ould have to accept the 3hole +a9ric o+ the Ca"ce stor"; o+ a race
technicall" superior that graduall" 9rought on its o3n destruction through greed; and i&&oralit">
8 +ound the @eologist%s interest in a &"thical continent rather surprising> FKust 9ecause Ca"ce 3as
right in his health readings; doesn%t &ean he 3as right a9out 1tlantis;F 8 pointed out> F8n order to
&otivate hi& success+ull"; so&e9od" 3ith a need had to re,uest a reading; or he see&ed to have
trou9le +unctioning>F
FThat 3as onl" in the 9eginning;F the @eologist reNoined; F9e+ore Ca"ce realiAed his o3n potentialit">
(o3ever; 8 certainl" 3ouldn%t have accepted Ca"ce i+ 1tlantis 3as all there 3as to go on>F (e +ound
so&e reassurance in the +indings o+ the 8nternational @eoph"sical 4ear; as the seis&ologists;
&eteorologists; geologists; and other scholars o+ the 8@4 got around to presenting thenU picture o+ an
earth in constant change>
ith acute pro+essional interest he e?a&ined an article in 5i+e &agaAine; in Nove&9er 16-7; entitled
%The Ne3 .ortrait o+ )ur .lanet>F For a Ca"ce +an; it 3as an old stor"> But still; as a scientist; the
@eologist 3as al3a"s seeking con+ir&ation o+ 3hat he alread" +elt 3as true> ith so&e interest; he
noted the heading in 5i+e= FScience charts the structure o+ not-so-solid earth>F
Then= Fell-kno3n places; apparentl" rooted 3ith co&+orta9le +ir&ness; no3 see& to +ace uncertain
+utures> Cali+ornia; +or e?a&ple; &a" 9e graduall" splitting a3a" +ro& the rest o+ the continental H>S>
as part o+ a great shi+ting o+ the .aci+ic +loor> The (a3aiian 8slands; surrounded 9" a deep &oat; see&
to 9e slo3l" sinking into the ocean> Scientists o9served (a3aii in the throes o+ &assive palpitations;
&oving up and do3n +our inches a da" under the &oon%s gravitational pull> Ne3 land appears to 9e
rising in the :ed Sea; in the Cari99ean; and in the @ul+ o+ Cali+ornia>F
1s he scanned the report; the @eologist realiAed he had read so&ething like it 9e+ore; and he kne3
e?actl" 3here> (e turned to a reading given 9" Ca"ce 9ack in 16$'> 8t discussed certain changes that
the late &"stic +oresa3 +or the period +ro& 16*2 to 1662> 1 scienti+ic report couldn%t have 9een &ore
e?plicit= FThe earth 3ill 9e 9roken up in &an" places> The earl" portion Lo+ the +ort"-"ear periodM 3ill
see a change in the ph"sical aspect o+ the 3est coast o+ 1&erica> There 3ill appear open 3aters in the
northern portions o+ @reenland>
There 3ill 9e seen ne3 lands o++ the Cari99ean Sea; and dr" land 3ill appear >>> South 1&erica 3ill
9e shaken +ro& the upper&ost portion to the endI and in the 1ntarctic o++ Tierra del Fuego 3ill 9e
land; and a strait 3ith rushing 3aters>F
1lread"; there 3ere signs; the @eologist pointed out o+ earth tre&ors o+ the t"pe that turn up ne3 land
rises; stirring up under3ater volcanic upsurges o+ su++icient strength to +or& islands> Fro& his +ile; the
@eologist took out a seis&ological report +ro& Science Service; dealing 3ith develop&ents in the
southern tip o+ South 1&erica> F1n earth,uake; 3here there have never 9e+ore 9een earth,uakes; has
9een detected;F 8 read> F1 large ,uake took place recentl" L16*6M in the northern #agellan StraitF The
H>S> Coast and @eodetic surve" reported that t3elve stations recorded the ,uake> 8t 3as a deep one
and ,uite strong; running 3ell over / on the seis&ograph scale; a signi+icant ,uake considering that an
2>! tre&or virtuall" destro"ed San Francisco in 167->
The 5i+e report 3as studded 3ith parallels to the Ca"ce readings o+ &an" "ears 9e+ore> For instance;
in the captions +or the 5i+e &ap o+ the North .aci+ic ocean 9asin; the @eologist noted 3ith
satis+action= F1 +eature akin to the &id-1tlantic Lsu9&arineM ridge is the ne3l" charted East .aci+ic
rise 3hich e?tends along the 3est coast o+ the 1&ericas and &a" underlie Cali+ornia>F
The @eologist sa3 here striking con+ir&ation o+ the Ca"ce readings 3hich pertain to the 5ost
Continent o+ 5e&uria; a sort o+ .aci+ic version o+ 1tlantis; 3hich Ca"ce readings put in the southern
and eastern-central .aci+ic> The Ca"ce reading; in 16$'; 3as ,uite speci+ic> F1nd 3hen there ca&e
hearsa"; in 3hich it 3as told those portions o+ the land 3ere discovered +ro& 3hat 3as le+t o+
5e&uria; in 3hat is no3 lo3er Cali+ornia and portions o+ the valle"s o+ death L0eath <alle"M; the
entit" Nourne"ed there to see and to kno3>F
The @eologist sa3 &ore evidence o+ 5e&uria; and 1tlantis too; in a descriptive report o+ the +loor o+
the South .aci+ic ocean; though the scientists the&selves 3ere not as i&aginative= F8n the South
.aci+ic; the $777-&ile-3ide East .aci+ic :ise loops +ro& South 1&erica around 1ustralia to3ard the
8ndian )cean to Noin the &id-1tlantic :idge; &aking up a '7 777-&ile-long; 3orld-circling su9&arine
range> Su&&its o+ the rise lie 17;777 +eet 9elo3 sea level e?cept 3here the" rear up into the
@alapagos and Easter 8sland> 8@4 +ound the a&ount o+ heat radiating +ro& the crust o+ the rise near
Easter 8sland is seven ti&es greater than heat +lo3 else3here on the earth%s sur+ace; leading to a
sur&ise that the rise is 3elling up 3ith &olten rock +ro& the planet%s depths and &a" so&e da" 9e dr"
land>F
8t 3as &ore than sur&ise to a @eologist oriented to Ca"ce; and it al&ost see&ed that the e?pert on
Ca"ce earth changes 3elco&ed validating signs o+ a co&ing crackup; though certainl" not un&ind+ul
o+ the lives; including his o3n; that &ight 9e lost> For his +ace 9eca&e sole&n as he turned again to
5i+e%s report on 8@4 prospects= FThese shi+tings; crackings; up3ellings; and volcanic e?plosions are
nearl" al3a"s acco&panied 9" gigantic heavings o+ the crust that create &ountains> 0uring &ost o+ its
histor"; the earth has 9een +airl" ,uiescent But on a9out a doAen relativel" 9rie+ occasions; violent
&ountain 9uilding has taken place> The 3hole o+ &an%s ti&e on earth has 9een spent 3ithin such a
period; 3hich is still going on> 1ccording to so&e recent opinions; this restless activit" is no3
stepping up>F
1s part o+ the restless step up that he sa3; Ca"ce; in 16$'; had +oretold crustal upheavals near the t3o
polar points; as a 3arning o+ greater upheavals in the critical 16*2-62 period= FThere 3ill 9e
upheavals in the 1rctic and in the 1ntarctic that 3ill &ake +or the eruption o+ volcanoes in the Torrid
areaI and there 3ill 9e then the shi+ting o+ the poles; so that 3here there has 9een a +rigid or se&i-
tropical cli&ate there 3ill 9e a &ore tropical one; and &oss and +ern 3ill gro3>F
The @eologist thu&9ed through his +iles; pulling out; +inall"; an article +ro& the good; gra" Ne3 4ork
Ti&es> 8t 3as dated Kanuar" $;16-1; and headed= 1ntarctic (ears o+ a Second <olcano> The dispatch
3as +ro& the other side o+ the glo9e; Christchurch; Ne3 Tealand; and could ver" 3ell 9e; the
@eologist considered; a precursor o+ &uch 9igger things> (e read +ro& the clipping 3ith gusto>
F8t appears that 1ntarctica has t3o active volcanoes; not Nust one; according to a short3ave radio
report received here> .lu&es o+ stea& 3ere said to 9e seen issuing +ro& a crater atop 17;1'2-+oot #t>
Terror; thirt" air &iles +ro& the H>S> &ain 1ntarctic 9ase at #c#urdo Sound> .reviousl" the onl"
active volcano kno3n on the 1ntarctic Continent 3as #t> Ere9us; also on :oss 8sland; a9out eighteen
&iles +ro& #t> Terror>F 1nd in the 1rctic; in 16-$; a volcanic island a9ruptl" appeared o++ 8celand; in
the ester&an group>
1s part o+ the geological speedup; the sleeping Ca"ce +oresa3 certain s"&pto&atic activit" in not onl"
the South .aci+ic 9ut the #editerranean areaJrisings; sinkings; volcanic eruptions; ,uakes> No3;
even &ore than the South .aci+ic; the #editerranean has co&e strangel" alive; al&ost as though tr"ing
to attract notice as a har9inger o+ Ca"ce +orecasts +or other +ronts> 8n Kune o+ 16*6; the @eologist 3as
intrigued 9" the reports o+ une?plained sinkings in the #editerranean> There 3as a glint in his e"es as
he read +ro& a clipping o+ the St> 5ouis @lo9e-0e&ocrat>
FThe 3ater level in @reek har9ors has 9een dropping recentl";F the @eologist 9egan; F9ut scientists
have 9een una9le to e?plain 3h">F 8t 3as ,uite a drop o++; e?posing several shelves o+ the great inland
sea; and noticea9l" a++ecting coastal shipping> FThe drop; 3hich in &an" places e?ceeded three +eet;
+irst 3as noted a+ter strong northerl" 3inds and a drop in te&perature> 1t Na+plion (ar9or; in Southern
@reece; s&all 9oats %sat% on the sea 9otto& a+ter the level o+ the 3aters +ell 9" three +eet> This lo3 level
3as constant +or a 3eek> 1t Tolos; near Na+plion; +ishing 9oats have had di++icult" in approaching the
3harves> The 9otto& o+ the old <enetian har9or; at (eraklion; Crete; has appeared in &an" places>
Si&ilar pheno&ena 3ere reported +ro& :hodes 8sland in the Southeast L#editerraneanM and 5e+kas
8sland; o++ the 3estern coast o+ @reece>F
The sinking 3as o+ such an unusual nature that h"drographic services ordered sea level reports +ro&
all #editerranean har9or&asters> 8t 3as a curious pheno&enon; the @eologist agreed> FSo&e
scientists naturall" attri9uted the drop to strong 3inds or an undersea ,uake> But the 3ater re&ained
lo3 even 3hen there 3ere no rough 3inds; and seis&ographs +ailed to record even the slightest
tre&or along the @reek coast>F The @eologist dis&issed the sinkings as Fonl" te&porar";F the precise
ter& used 9" Ca"ce in descri9ing the& "ears 9e+ore>
8t 3as curious ho3 Etna had 9eco&e suddenl" active> 8t had 9een strangel" ,uiescent +or "ears> But a
"ear later; idl" speculating a9out Ca"ce%s re+erences to stepped up su9terranean activit" in the
#editerranean area; the @eologist picked up a current cop" o+ the Bulletin o+ the Seis&ological
Societ" o+ 1&erica> )n Kul" 12 and !1; o+ 16-7; he read; three earth,uakes rocked the Terni area;
+i+t" &iles north o+ :o&e and $*7 &iles +ro& Etna> Then= FThe da" 9e+ore; #ount Etna erupted 3ith
a violence un&atched in &odern ti&es>F
as this the Etna activit" that Ca"ce had +oreseenG Certainl"; too; there see&ed indications that the
3eather 3as changing> 8n Ne3 4ork Cit"; +or instance; in parts o+ Canada; the 3inters 3ere 9eco&ing
strangel" &ild> as cli&atic histor" repeating itsel+G
1pparentl" con+ir&ing the dun past; 8@4 research 9ore out Ca"ce%s su9conscious recollections o+
cli&atic changes +ro& polar slippage> F.aralleling Ca"ce;F the @eologist pointed out; Fthe 8@4
revealed a relativel" 3eak la"er o+ the earth%s crust at a +our-hundred-and-thirt"-&ile depth> 1nd at
this level; the %&ore solid skin o+ the earth &a" slide over its inner part; as though the skin o+ a
grape+ruit 3ere to slide over its pulp>%F
1nd ho3 did glo9al slippage induce cli&atic changesG
The @eologist turned 9ack to the article> F%So&e geoph"sicists 9elieve that the 3hole upper part o+ the
earth has done this slide over +ro& ti&e to ti&e in the past> The" +ind evidence that the lands and seas
3hich are no3 at the north and south poles once 3ere in ,uite di++erent locations> 0uring 8@4; coal;
3hich is the re&ains o+ te&perate-cli&ate plants; 3as +ound in the 1ntarctic> )ne cause o+ this &ight
have 9een glo9al slippage o+ the upper rock la"ers>%F
The @eologist looked up triu&phantl"> FNo3 listen to 3hat Ca"ce had to sa" a9out these changes=
%The e?tre&e northern portions 3ere then the southern portions; or the polar regions 3ere then turned
to 3here the" occupied &ore o+ the tropical and se&i-tropical regions> The Nile entered into the
1tlantic )cean> hat is no3 the Sahara 3as an inha9ited land and ver" +ertile> hat is no3 the
central portion o+ this countr" or the #ississippi Basin 3as then all in the ocean> )nl" the plateau
e?isted; or the regions that are no3 portions o+ Nevada; Htah; and 1riAona +or&ed the greater part o+
3hat 3e kno3 as the Hnited States>
That portion along the 1tlantic sea9oard +or&ed the outer portions; then the lo3lands o+ 1tlantis> The
1ndean or the .aci+ic Coast o+ South 1&erica then occupied the e?tre&e 3estern portions o+
5e&uria> The Hrals and the northern regions o+ it 3ere turned into a tropical land> The desert in the
#ongolian land 3as then the +ertile portion> The oceans 3ere then turned a9out> The" no longer 9ear
their old na&es>%F
The Ca"ce concept o+ a shi+ting pole 3as in keeping 3ith latest scienti+ic research; the @eologist
stressed> FStudies o+ the direction to3ard 3hich 9its o+ &agnetic &inerals in rocks point give clues as
to the position o+ the &agnetic north and south pole at the ti&e the rocks 3ere +or&ed> Each &agnetic
grain is a little co&pass needle that +aith+ull" points to3ard &agnetic north at the tune it is hardened
into rock>
Scientists are thus a9le to &ap the &ove&ent o+ the 3andering north pole 9" &easuring the %&agnetic
+a9ric% o+ sa&ples o+ rocks o+ di++erent ages> 8+ the &agnetic north pole has al3a"s lain close to the
geographic north pole; as standard geologists 9elieve; then signi+icant &ove&ents o+ the north
&agnetic pole should 9e interpreted as great shi+ts o+ the geographic pole>F
Since no9od" kne3 3h" the poles shi+ted; ho3 could the" categoricall" sa" 3hen or ho3 it &ight
9ehaveG F1t the 9eginning o+ the 8ce 1ge; possi9l" one &illion "ears ago;F the @eologist said; Fthe
north &agnetic pole 3as in 1ntarctica> So&e scientists have held that; +or so&e unkno3n reason; the
earth%s entire &agnetic +ield si&pl" %changed polarit"% Ldid a co&plete +lip-+lopM during that ti&e>F
Ca"ce; he pointed out; had seen the geographic pole shi+ting &ost recentl" 9et3een +i+t" and eighteen
thousand "ears ago> FThis shi+t &a" have 9een rather slo3 9ut it see&s to have 9een responsi9le +or
the +inal destruction o+ 5e&uria in the .aci+ic and o+ &ost o+ the huge ani&als that roa&ed the earth
then> These ani&als; Ca"ce said; 3ere a cause +or great concern in the co&&unities o+ the ti&e>F
The @eologist had taken nothing o+ Ca"ceJor geolog"J+or granted> (e had hi&sel+ &easured
&agnetic traces in .leistocene sedi&ents to check the Ca"ce polar shi+t> 8t checked out; his
&easure&ents placing the north &agnetic pole in southern Canada during one o+ the last great
glaciations o+ the .leistocene 1ge (appro?i&atel" -77;777 B>C> to 17;777 B>C>)> But the @eologist
+ound that &ost colleagues didn%t 9elieve hi& an" &ore than the" did Ca"ce> FThe" Nust re+used to
9reak 3ith tradition; and accept; logicall"; that the geographic north pole; &oving 3ith the &agnetic
pole; had also traveled south3ard at this ti&e>F
There 3as other evidence +or Ca"ce%s allusion to the F1rctic or north 1rctic regions 9eing in that
region o+ the tropics>F 8n this presu&ed shi+ting o+ the poles; 1laska 3ould have 9een in the region o+
the tropics +ro& at least !$7;777 B>C> to perhaps *7;777 B>C> :esearcher K>> @idle" +ound re&ains
o+ a ca&el; elephant; and other ani&als in 1laska and 9elieved these +ossils added Fproo+ in support o+
the supposition that &ilder cli&atic conditions prevailed in 1laskaF during &ost o+ the .leistocene
period>
Ca"ce had discussed an international con+erence on 1tlantis to +ind 3a"s and &eans o+ getting rid o+
the Fenor&ous ani&als 3hich overran the earthF during a .leistocene period in 3hich areas o+ Canada;
Europe; northern Hnited States; and northern 1sia 3ere so&eti&es covered 9" great ice sheets> No3;
C>)> 0un9ar; a historical geologist; points out= FThroughout the .leistocene epoch; North 1&erica and
Europe 3ere 9oth inha9ited 9" great ga&e ani&als; +ull" as varied and i&pressive as those o+ &odern
East 1+rica>F These included giant elephants; tall; rang" i&perial &a&&oths o+ the southern @reat
.lains; +ourteen +eet high at the shoulder> There 3ere seven species o+ 9u++alo and one; the 9ison; 3as
a Fcolossal 9east 3ith a horn-spread o+ +ull" si? +eetF
1t ti&es; the @eologist appeared to 9e stretching Ca"ce a 9it> 8n the curious +or&ation o+ 3eathered
stones at Stonehenge in England; he sa3 evidences o+ an age-old transplanting o+ a #iddle East
culture; as descri9ed 9" Ca"ce> 8n Kanuar" 16''; Ca"ce had noted= F8n the (ol" 5and 3hen there 3ere
those 9reakings-up in the period 3hen the land 3as 9eing sacked 9" the Chaldeans and the .ersians >>>
a&ong those groups 3ho escaped in ships and settled in portions o+ the English land near 3hat is no3
Salis9ur"I and there 9uilded those altars that 3ere to represent the dedication o+ individuals to the
service o+ a living @od>F
8n the Enc"clopaedia Britannica; the @eologist +ound support +or the Ca"ce picture o+ an e?odus +ro&
the #ideast a9out +our thousand "ears ago> (e picked out the ancient .hoenicians; a seagoing tri9e o+
Se&ites 3ho +ounded Carthage and &a" also have ventured to England> F8n the course o+ the
T3entieth Centur" BC;F the Enc"clopaedia reported; Fthe to3ns still le+t in TransNordan a+ter
generations o+ no&adic incursions see& to have 9een destro"ed> This phase o+ devastation coincides
closel" 3ith the +irst success+ul 3ave o+ north-3est Se&itic Lincludes ChaldeanM con,uest The
incursions o+ desert no&ads into estern .alestine also led to destruction 3est o+ the Kordan> B" 1677
BC; the population o+ .alestine had pro9a9l" reached one o+ the lo3est levels in its histor">F
Stonehenge itsel+ is ver" &uch a realit"; though still a &"ster"; as the Enc"clopaedia points out=
FStonehenge; a circular setting o+ large standing stones surrounded 9" an earth3ork; situated a9out
eight &iles north o+ Salis9ur"; iltshire; England >>> 9elonging to the late Neolithic period> This date
is con+ir&ed 9" a radioactive car9on deter&ination L12'2 B>C> plus or &inus !/* "earsM> The
structures are unkno3n else3here in prehistoric Northern Europe and i&pl" in+luence +ro& the
conte&porar" #"cenaean and #inoan architecture o+ the #editerranean>
The pro9a9ilit" o+ such in+luence 3as startlingl" con+ir&ed in 16*$ 9" the discover" o+ carvings o+
BronAe 1ge 3eapons on three o+ the sarsen stones>F Ja +or& o+ sandstone> )ne o+ these 3as a
Fcarving o+ a hilled dagger; 3hich 3ith so&e con+idence can 9e identi+ied as a t"pe used at #"cenae
9et3een 1-77 and 1*77 B>C>; 9ut not +ound else3here in north3estern Europe>F
The people 3ho 9uilt Stonehenge 3ere apparentl" highl" resource+ul> Scientists have pointed out that
the &onu&ental arra" o+ stones at Salis9ur"; so&e 3eighing up to a hundred tons; 3ere correlated;
astrono&icall"; 3ith the ke" positions o+ the sun and &oon; providing an instru&ent o+ rare precision
+or checking the changing seasonsJhelping 3ith the planting; harvesting; etc> B" o9serving the lines
dra3n through the &aNor stones; correlating the& 3ith a co&puter; .ro+essor @erald (a3kins o+ the
(arvard-S&ithsonian )9servator"; +ound that the ancient net3ork o+ holes and lines served as a
natural co&puter; anticipating positions o+ the sun and &oon; and their e++ects; three hundred "ears
ahead o+ ti&e> Fro& the pattern that e&erged; he o9served; too; that eclipses o+ the sun and &oon
inevita9l" occurred 3hen the &id3inter &oon rose over the heelstone; an upright stone Nust outside
the Stonehenge circle>
Even the handling o+ the huge stones re+lected an advanced technolog"> The heaviest stones 3ere
9rought +ro& ,uarries at #arl9orough 0o3ns t3ent" &iles a3a"; and so&e +erried +ro& ales; one
hundred and +i+t" &iles to the 3est 8t see&s i&possi9le that t3o hundred thousand-pound stones could
9e &oved 3ithout &odern &achiner"; 9ut the sa&e pro9le& &ust have con+ronted the ancient
Eg"ptians as the" 9uilt their p"ra&ids> The @eologist had his o3n ideas a9out this> F8sn%t it logical to
assu&e a connection 9et3een the t3o stone-&oving cultures; 3ith perhaps a co&&on cultural source;
the 1tlantean; pervading the #iddle East and Eg"pt; as .lato indicated; a+ter their island ho&e 3ent
do3nGF
Ca"ce had thro3n so&e light on the &oving o+ the giant stones that +or&ed the p"ra&ids> 1ccording
to Ca"ce; it 3as no pro9le&> The Eg"ptians Nust happened to 9e ahead o+ us; &echanicall"> 8n Kul" o+
16$!; the &"stic 3as asked ho3 the @reat ."ra&id o+ @iAeh 3as 9uilt (e replied; FB" the use o+
those +orces in nature as &ake +or iron to s3i&> Stone +loats in the air in the sa&e &anner> This 3ill
9e discovered in %*2>F
The e?planation 3as right do3n the @eologist%s scienti+ic alle"; and he noted pedanticall"= Fe9er
reports on 3ork done in 16*2 on the detection and generation o+ gravitational 3aves; stating;
%#ethods are proposed L+or the generation o+ gravitational 3avesM 3hich e&plo" electricall" induced
stresses in cr"stals>% 1lso; Further reports on recent e?peri&ents 3ith &agnetic pressure; 3hich can
&ove &ountains o+ &etal or plas&a +or the engineer; and ato&s +or the ph"sicistF
8t 3as i&possi9le to 9e interested in Ca"ce; and not 9e interested in ever"thing +ro& vita&ins or 3ater
on the knee to the Einstein theor" o+ relativit"> F5ong 9e+ore Ca"ce ca&e along;F the @eologist
pointed out; Fthere had 9een theories in &edicine and 9io-che&istr" that the re&ed" or cure +or ever"
hu&an ail&ent e?isted so&e3here in a 9enign nature> The nostru& onl" had to 9e +ound and isolated>F
This; too; 3as the concept 9ehind the Ca"ce readings; that in an orderl" Nature 3as the
counter9alance +or ever" disorder>
FS"philis and gonorrhea; +or instance; 3ere the scourge o+ &ankind; until the accidental stu&9ling
onto a &old" +ungus revealed the 3onders o+ penicillin> .enicillin 3as as startling as so&e o+ Ca"ce%s
cures; 9ut it had the 9acking o+ the &edical esta9lish&ent; 3hile onl" a +e3 hard" pioneers in
&edicine and osteopath" +ollo3ed Ca"ce during his li+eti&e> (o3ever; regularl"; since his death;
there have 9een reports con+ir&ing treat&ents he advocated "ears 9e+ore +or speci+ic co&plaints>F
Back +i+t" "ears ago Ca"ce prescri9ed gold chloride +or a &ultitude o+ ills> 1sked once 3hat gold
chloride 3ould cure; i+ an"thing; he characteristicall" replied= FChloride o+ goldJan" condition
3herein there is an" +or& o+ the condition 9ordering on rheu&atics; or o+ reNuvenating an" organ o+
the s"ste& delin,uent in action>F
1 report on the reNuvenating po3ers o+ gold; con+ir&ing all and &ore that Ca"ce held out +or it;
appeared in the ashington Star; Septe&9er *; 16-*> F0octors here;F it 9egan; Fare +ashioning the
+anciest 9andages everJout o+ gold lea+> %No9od" kno3s 3h";% one said; %9ut da&n it; it 3orks> 8t
see&s to relieve pain and stop the ooAing +ro& severe 9urns and skin ulcers and sores> Best o+ all; it
apparentl" speeds the 3ounds% healing>% .atients; 3ho &ight ordinaril" heal onl" a+ter 3eeks in a
hospital; the doctors reported; &ake such rapid progress that the" 3ere so&eti&es a9le to continue
3ith their No9s 3hile the gold did its repair 3ork>F The e?peri&ents 3ere the 3ork o+ 0rs> Kohn .>
@allagher and Charles F> @eschickter; 3orking togetherJand their report 3as originall" carried in the
Kournal o+ the 1&erican #edical 1ssociation>
@old 3as also used e++ectivel" in treating patients at the (e9re3 (o&e +or the 1ged in ashington>
1s the press reported= FThin sheets o+ gold have given spectacular results 3hen applied to 9ig; open
3ounds and sores> 0r> Nao&i #> Pano+; a der&atologist; applied the gold to long-standing; deep and
open skin ulcers resulting +ro& inNuries; dia9etic and varicose conditions; and +ro& the deterioration
kno3n 9" the &ild na&e o+ 9edsores>F
F8n private practice here;F the report continued; Fthe gold lea+ has 9een used even on gangrenous
ulcers and; in at least one case; on an open 3ound +ro& O-ra"s used in treating another condition>F
Ca"ce had reco&&ended Fthree al&onds a da"F as a guard against cancer> No reason 3as advanced;
as no9od" asked the sleeping seer 3h" al&onds 3ere 9ene+icial> But it 3as 3ell-kno3n that a
su9stance; laetrile; 3as contained in al&onds; and also in apricots and li&a 9eans> :ecentl"; a 9ook
3as put out 9" a @lenn 0> Pittler; titled 5aetrile; Control +or Cancer> 1 #rs> 1lice (o3ell o+ )Nai;
Cali+ornia; sent a cop" to the Ca"ce Foundation; together 3ith the report that a +riend; d"ing o+
cancer; used laetrile; and her cancer 3as 9rought under control>
Ca"ce%s o9servations on health; generall"; intrigued the @eologist The &"stic pointed out;
surprisingl"; that Foveral-kalinit" is &uch &ore har&+ul than a little tendenc" +or acidit">F 8n
0ece&9er 16-!; the National (ealth Federation Bulletin carried a report on research into this area 9"
0r> @eorge 1> ilson> F0r> ilson has +ound; over a series o+ tests on hundreds o+ patients over a
+ourteen-"ear period; that &ost sick persons are too alkaline; not too acid; as has 9een &ore generall"
thought> #ore so is this true; he sa"s; o+ the chronicall" sick persons; 3ho are all; 3ith ver" +e3
e?ceptions; highl" alkaline>F
5ong 9e+ore endocrinologists 3ere astonishing their colleagues 3ith e?peri&ents de&onstrating the
i&portance o+ the ductless glands; pri&aril" the pituitar"; Ca"ce had noted in his readings; Fe +ind
that 3hich connects the pineal; the pituitar"; &a" 9e trul" called the silver cord; 3hich is the creative
essence in ph"sical; &ental; and spiritual li+eI +or the destruction 3holl" o+ either 3ill &ake +or the
disintegration o+ the soul +ro& its house o+ cla">F
4ears later; the #edical Center #e&o; o+ the Stan+ord Hniversit" #edical Center Ne3s Bureau;
reported the honoring o+ e?peri&ental anato&ist; 0r> .hilip E> S&ith; +or his pioneer research into the
uni,ue +unction o+ the pituitar"> (is +indings 3ere considered so i&portant that he 3as elected to the
National 1cade&" o+ Sciences; &ade a Chevalier o+ the French 5egion o+ (onor; and 9eca&e the +irst
1&erican to 3in the Sir (enr" 0ale #edal +or supre&e &edical achieve&ent> 1nd "et he onl"
discovered 3hat had 9een proclai&ed "ears 9e+ore 9" the untutored Ca"ce>
The &edical organ reported= F0r> S&ith de&onstrated conclusivel" that the gonads; the th"roid and
adrenal glands cannot develop or +unction 3ithout the pituitar" gland; 3hich is located at the 9ase o+
the 9rain> )nce the pituitar" 3as re&oved L+ro& test ani&alsM the three glands 3asted a3a"> B"
inNecting the pituitar" into these ani&als; he +ound that these glands could 9e restored to their nor&al
+unctions>F
No9od" upgraded the pituitar" &ore than Ca"ce> FThe pituitar" is the door;F he said; Fthrough 3hich
ph"sicall" all o+ the re+le? actions penetrate through the various +orces o+ the nervous s"ste&> 8t is that
to and through 3hich the &ental activities co&e that produce the in+luences in the i&aginative s"ste&
as 3ell as the racial predo&inating in+luences; or the 9lood +orce itsel+> 8t gives Nudg&ent and
understanding; tolerance; and relationships to the deter&ining +actors o+ one%s li+e>F
1t one ti&e; erroneousl"; so&e thought that 9ecause o+ the peculiar 3a" he 9ehaved as a child that
Edgar Ca"ce &ight 3ell 9e epileptic> This 3ould have e?plained his once cli&9ing trees and
3allo3ing in &ud as a 9o"> But this phase passed ,uickl"; 3ithout the characteristic convulsive
seiAures o+ epileps"> 4et Ca"ce had a strong a9iding interest in the disorder; and read help+ull" +or
people su++ering +ro& it> (e pointed out epileps" 3as universal in nature; could a++ect al&ost
an"9od"; regardless o+ race or social 9ackground> (e stressed that its cure la" in 9alanced treat&ent;
e?panding the activities o+ the individual; not restricting the&> (e reco&&ended e?ercise in the
openJ3alking; s3i&&ing; calisthenics; ga&es; and sports>
)ne doctor; poring over the Ca"ce +iles on epileps"; 3as pro+oundl" i&pressed 9" the Ca"ce appraisal
o+ the epileptic pro9le&> 1+ter his o3n research at the Ca"ce Foundation; he +ound a report on the
&alad" 9" an e&inent ph"sician 3hich corresponded 3ith Ca"ce%s o3n o9servations> F#ost persons
su++ering +ro& convulsive disorder; 3ith proper care; can live essentiall" nor&al lives;F the authorit"
had o9served> FThe attitude to3ard those su++ering +ro& convulsions has changed greatl"> e no3
reco&&end little or no curtail&ent o+ activities 9ecause o+ a diagnosis o+ epileps">F
hen vita&ins +irst 9eca&e a +ad; Ca"ce 3arned the" could not take the place o+ vita&ins in +ood;
nor 3ould the" 9e help+ul e?cept +or speci+ic de+iciencies> Continued use; even 3here the" 3ere at
+irst e++icacious; 3ould &ini&iAe their e++ect= F0o not take the concentrated +or& o+ vita&ins; 9ut
o9tain these +ro& +oods> The circulation carries 3ithin the corpuscles such ele&ents or vita&ins as
&a" 9e needed +or assi&ilation in each organ>F
(e stressed= F1ll such properties as vita&ins that add to the s"ste& are &ore e++icacious i+ the" are
given +or periods; le+t o++ +or periods; and then 9egun again> For i+ the s"ste& co&es to rel" upon such
in+luences 3holl"; it ceases to produce the vita&ins; even though the +ood values are kept nor&all"
9alanced> 8t is &uch 9etter +or these vita&ins to 9e produced in the 9od" +ro& the nor&al develop&ent
than supplied &echanicall"; +or nature is &uch 9etter still than science>F
1gain; Ca"ce 3as 3a" ahead o+ his ti&e> Ne3s3eek; in 16-7; the @eologist +ound; carried a 3arning
9" the 1&erican #edical 1ssociation to vita&in-pill addicts= 0on%t &unch too &an"> There is a
3idespread 9elie+; said the Kournal o+ the 1#1; that to keep health" people &ust consu&e
&ultivita&in pills> F)n the contrar"; onl" in a de+icienc" state or in an anticipated de+icienc" state are
vita&in supple&ents necessar">F 1n overdose o+ vita&ins; added the Kournal; can cause loss o+
appetite; irrita9ilit"; skin eruptions; liver enlarge&ent>
8n his o3n e?perience; the @eologist could recall a pesk" itching conse,uent to a large dosage o+ high
potenc" B-co&ple?> (is doctor onl" 3agged his head 3isel"> F8t could never happen;F he said; Fnot in
a &illion "ears>F
Ca"ce 3as a great 9eliever in la9orator" research; and +oretold &an" o+ its strides> 0iscussing the
9lood as a 9aro&eter o+ the 3hole 9od"; he asserted; FThe da" &a" "et arrive 3hen one &a" take a
drop o+ 9lood and diagnose the condition o+ an" ph"sical 9od">F
(e 3as not +ar o++> 8n Fe9ruar" 16-7 ne3spapers carried reports o+ a ne3; revealing la9orator"
anal"sis o+ a single drop o+ 9lood; or tin" patch o+ tissue> F0rs> :> 5> (unter and C> 5> #arkest;F the
ashington 0ail" Ne3s reported; F3ith +inancial support +ro& the 1&erican Cancer Societ"; hope 9"
o9serving and anal"Aing the enA"&es to trace the changes 3hich take place in the process o+ gro3th
+ro& the e&9r"onic stage to old age>F 8n this 3a"; o9servers reported; it 3as hoped to stud" the
che&ical changes that acco&pan" various diseases and F&ake possi9le the diagnosis o+ so&e diseases;
perhaps cancer a&ong the&; 9e+ore clinical s"&pto&s have appeared>F
Ca"ce 3as still at 9at>
) - Cali*ornia - Earth+ua%es
Ca"ce 3asn%t the onl" one &aking predictions a9out Cali+ornia> The scientists 3ere &aking the&; too;
and the" 3ere as +ore9oding as an"thing Ca"ce had gotten o++> 1t Cali+ornia 8nstitute o+ Technolog";
+a&ous +or its No9el priAe3inners in science; .ro+essor (ugo Benio++ pointed out that 5os 1ngeles;
and its 3onder+ul ne3 high-rise 9uildingsJa co&parativel" recent innovationJcould 9e devastated at
an" ti&e 9" a severe ,uake>
(is +ello3 Cal Tech pro+essor; 0>E> (udson; an e?pert in the &echanics o+ ,uakes; 3ent hi& a little
9etter; o9serving that ever"one o+ the seventeen &illion people in Cali+ornia 3as living on or near a
potential earth,uake> F#ore people are going to 9e killed in the +uture than have 9een killed in the
past;F (udson predicted; Fand &ore 9uildings are going to 9e da&aged and destro"ed; si&pl" 9ecause
the earth is +illing up 3ith people and their 9uildings> 1 +e3 "ears previousl"; the @ood Frida"
earth,uake in 1laska 3ould have done co&parativel" little da&age and killed +e3 people> There 3as
nothing there to da&age and no9od" there to 9e killed>F
The chie+ villain; o+ course; is the San 1ndreas +ault; 3hich runs do3n &ost o+ Cali+ornia; co&ing into
the continental shel+ a9ove San Francisco> 8t has help; too; +ro& the (a"3ard +ault; recentl" discovered
to have a tri9utar" under San Francisco College> The San 1ndreas is lined 3ith co&&unities +or
hundreds o+ &iles> 8t 3on%t take an 1laskan ,uake to 3reak havoc in thickl" populated centers> FS&all
,uakes;F the @eologist pointed out; Fcould do considera9l" &ore da&age in areas 3ith nu&9ers o+
thinl" constructed 9uildings>F
1s an e?a&ple o+ lo3-&agnitude ,uakes 3hich did a disproportionate a&ount o+ da&age; (udson
cited the Santa Bar9ara Nolter o+ 16!'; the 5ong Beach ,uake o+ 16$$; and the Tehachapi and
Bakers+ield ,uakes o+ 16*!; in Pern Count"> 1ctuall"; Cali+ornia has had onl" three high-&agnitude
,uakes since the land 3as taken over +ro& the Spaniards; one occurring in 12*/; 3hen the San
1ndreas +ault 3as ruptured +or hundreds o+ &iles; as +ar out as San Bernardine> 1nother; in 12/!; in
)3ens <alle"; and the San Francisco ,uake in 167-; rupturing the +ault +or &iles>
The ,uiescence is o&inous rather than heartening; as it indicates tension &ounting in the earth 9elo3
since the last real ruptures; si?t" "ears ago in central Cali+ornia; and &ore than a hundred in Southern
Cali+ornia> FThis certainl" suggests;F .ro+essor (udson o9served; Fthat so&ething e?citing is 9eing
prepared at the lo3er end o+ the +ault>F
The @eological Surve" o+ the H>S> 0epart&ent o+ the 8nterior descri9es the San 1ndreas as the
F&asterF +ault in an intricate net3ork cutting through the rocks o+ Cali+ornia%s coastal region> Besides
the (a"3ard +ault in 3est central Cali+ornia; several in the southern area 9ranch out +ro& the &ain
+ault> These are the @arlock +ault; the hite ol+; Elsinore; San @a9riel; San Kacinta; 0eath <alle">
FThe San 1ndreas +ault;F the Surve" reported; F+or&s a continuous 9reak +ro& northern Cali+ornia
south3ard to CaNon .ass> Fro& CaNon .ass southeast3ard; the identit" o+ the +ault 9eco&es con+used;
9ecause several 9ranching +aults such as the San Kacinto; #ission Creek; and Banning +aults have
si&ilar characteristics> Nevertheless; the San 1ndreas t"pe o+ +aulting continues una9ated south3ard to
and under the @ul+ o+ 5o3er Cali+ornia>F
The Surve" presents a vivid sur+ace picture o+ the San 1ndreas= F)ver &uch o+ its length a linear
trough reveals the presence o+ the +ault; and +ro& an airplane the linear arrange&ent o+ the lakes; 9a"s;
and valle"s appears striking> Hndou9tedl"; ho3ever; &an" people driving near Cr"stal Springs
:eservoir; along To&ales Ba"; through CaNon or TeNon .asses; do not realiAe the" are on the San
1ndreas +ault Aone> )n the ground; the +ault Aone can 9e recogniAed 9" long straight escarp&ents;
narro3 ridges; and s&all undrained ponds; +or&ed 9" the settling o+ s&all 9locks 3ithin the +ault
Aone>F
The +ault &oves predicta9l"> FEssentiall"; 9locks on opposite sides o+ the San 1ndreas +ault &ove
horiAontall"; and i+ one 3ere to stand on one side o+ the +ault and look across it; the 9lock on the
opposite side 3ould appear to 9e &oved to the right @eologists re+er to this as a right-lateral strike-
slip; or 3rench +ault> 0uring the 167- San Francisco earth,uake; roads; +ences; and ro3s o+ trees and
9ushes that crossed the +ault 3ere o++set several +eet; and the road across the head o+ To&ales Ba" 3as
o++set t3ent"-one +eet; the &a?i&u& recorded> 8n each case the ground 3est o+ the +ault &oved
relativel" north3ard>F
The Surve" had no idea 3hen the ne?t ,uake 3ould strike> FBut there is ever" reason to 9elieve that
the +ault 3ill continue to 9e active as it has 9een +or &illions o+ "ears> 1nother earth,uake as strong as
that o+ 167- could happen at an" ti&e>F
The @eologist had &an" ti&es trudged along the +ault; +ascinated 9" the ragged terrainJand its
i&plications> FThe +ault is tracea9le; +ro& its topographical e?pression alone; +or *$7 &iles
southeast3ard +ro& .oint 1rena north o+ San Francisco;F he o9served> FThroughout this distance; it is
&arked 9" nearl" straight valle"s; generall" at the +oot o+ e,uall" straight &ountain +ronts> 1t &an"
places the valle" that coincides 3ith the +ault has resulted +ro& erosion along a 9elt &uch 9roken up
and 3eakened 9" &ultiple +aulting> North o+ San Francisco; this depression helps +or& To&ales Ba"
and Bolinas 5agoon; 3hich partl" cuts o++ the .oint :e"es peninsula +ro& the &ainland>
F1 nu&9er o+ +aults that trend parallel to the San 1ndreas cut through San Francisco proper; 9ut the
San 1ndreas itsel+ cuts the earth so&e +ive &iles south o+ the cit" li&its> 1 pro&inent strea& valle";
var"ing one-,uarter to three-,uarter &iles in 3idth; &arks the +ault 3here it parallels the 3est side o+
:oute $* LSk"line 0riveM> 19out three &iles south-3est o+ San Bruno; LNust south o+ San FranciscoM; a
strea& in the great ri+t valle" has 9een da&&ed to +or& San 1ndreas lake> Hp and do3n the ri+t valle";
+ro& each end o+ the narro3; t3o-&ile-long lake; one sees the e?ploitation o+ once +orest-clad slopes
9" land developers>
(ere the trees are cleared and the steep slopes 9ulldoAed into perches +or individual ho&es as 3ell as
s&all clusters o+ houses> This activit" continues; not3ithstanding the +act that nu&erous landslides
took place during the 167- ,uake; and its a+tershocks a 3eek later; on hill slopes &ore sta9le than
those 9eing +or&ed 9" toda"%s 9ulldoAers>F
There alread" see&s to 9e signs o+ increased activit"> F)ne o+ the 9usiest seis&ic regions in Cali+ornia
right no3;F the @eologist pointed out; Fis (ollister; Nust at the end o+ the seg&ent o+ the +ault torn 9"
the 167- ,uake> ho kno3s 3hen the sleeping &onster 3ill 3ake 3ith a NoltGF Ca"ce o9viousl" kne3
o+ the San 1ndreas +ault; 9ecause he 3as alread" FreadingF 3hen the destruction o+ San Francisco
+lared across the +ront pages; 9ut he never e?plored; su9consciousl"; the &echanics o+ the destruction
that +or&ed his prediction so&e thirt"-+ive "ears later; as he seldo& asked +or trou9le 3ithout 9eing
asked a9out it +irst 9" others>
1ctuall"; one didn%t have to 9e a Ca"ce to see destructive ,uakes 3here the" had 9een 9e+ore> 8t 3as
&ore ho3; 3h"; and 3hen> Constantl"; ine?ora9l"Jvisi9l" al&ost in placesJtrou9le is 9uilding up
along the San 1ndreas; deep in the core and &antle o+ the earth; 3here scientists can onl" speculate
a9out 3hat is happening>
The +ault itsel+ is the 9est kno3n earth,uake source in the 3orld> 1 solid +racture in the earth%s sur+ace;
it is so&e t3o thousand &iles long and +i+teen deep> )n one side o+ the +ault line; the crust is &oving
north t3o inches a "ear; on the other south> Belo3; great land 9locks are Na&&ed tightl" together>
There is no &ove&ent; no relie+ o+ pressure; until suddenl"; easing the strain; t3o enor&ous land
&asses &a" slip o++ +ro& each other 3ith a ru&9le +elt hal+3a" around the 3orld>
Clearl" seen in places +ro& the high3a"s; the +ault is a &or9id curiosit" +or the people &ost closel"
a++ected> F8t is a case;F the @eologist o9served; Fo+ the s&all +ish h"pnotiAed 9" the shark a9out to
go99le hi& up>F Because o+ its ver" cohesiveness; the +ault poses an added pro9le&> F5ittle tre&ors
along its length; or even &aNor ru&9les short o+ rupture strength;F the @eologist advised; Fdo not
su++icientl" ease the strain along the entire +ault> Eventuall"; accu&ulating tension &ust 9e released 9"
a tre&endous Nolt that 3ill again 9reak the +ault 3ide open>F
Care+ull"; the @eologist considered the plausi9ilit" o+ Ca"ce%s Cali+ornia +orecast (e had lived there
+or "ears hi&sel+; stud"ing geolog" at a San Francisco Ba" school; overlooking the San 1ndreas area;
and he 3as ver" &uch a3are that certain +arsighted geologists had 9uilt the&selves steel-rein+orced
ho&es against the da" o+ reckoning> 5ike so &an" other scientists; he +elt that an enor&ous earth,uake
could shake the land at an" tune>
1+ter college; he had &oved out o+ Cali+ornia; not 3anting to cope 3ith the uncertaint" o+ living on a
perennial Fland &ine;F even 9e+ore he kne3 o+ Ca"ce> Since then; he had studied the revealing &ap
issued in 16*2 9" Cal Tech seis&ologist Charles F> :ichter; giving a general picture o+ the earth,uake
intensities that &ight 9e e?pected around the State on the 9asis o+ past shocks> Black shaded areas
sho3ed ,uakes o+ &a?i&u& intensit"> The +ault line cut +ro& a9ove San Francisco do3n the estern
part o+ the State; 9ranching out near 5os 1ngeles past San Bernardine; 9ut continuing to El Centro at
the #e?ican 9order>
1 3hole plethora o+ cities; 9esides 5os 1ngeles and San Francisco; 3ere perched on or near the active
+ault lines in the :ichter &ap= Berkele" and )akland; San #ateo; .alo 1lto; San Kose; Santa Clara;
Salinas; Santa CruA; .asadena; .al& Springs; 8ndio; :iverside> There 3ere plent" o+ people and
9uildings 3ithin the high &agnitude ,uake Aone no3; 3here there had 9een little or nothing a centur"
9e+ore>
The @eologist; +or all o+ his scienti+ic detach&ent; could not look upon the prospect serenel"> F1t an"
ti&e; activit" along these +aults; in response to &ove&ents 9eneath the earth%s crust; could prove
disastrous to &an" people>F Ca"ce had &entioned inundation 9" earth,uakes; and tsuna&is; sea 3aves
generated 9" su9&arine ,uakes; had in the past 3recked 3hole cities> So&e had occurred recentl"; in
Chile; 1&erica%s southern he&isphere; 3here Ca"ce had +oretold eventual 9reakups greater than
an"thing to the north> FThe tsuna&is that developed in response to the Chilean earth,uakes o+ #a"
16-7 had great destructive po3er;F the @eologist o9served> F1t the height o+ this tidal 3ave; a
11;777ton cargo vessel actuall" +loated over the to3n o+ Corral 9e+ore 9eing carried 9ack to sea
again>F
Kust as there 3ere 3arnings a9out the shak" ground in 1laska; 9e+ore the great ,uake; there have 9een
si&ilar 3arnings a9out dangerous land +oundations else3hereJaround Boston; in the .uget Sound
area o+ ashington State; 9ut Cali+ornia re&ains the critical area> Fherever possi9le;F the @eologist
recalled; F&" pro+essors 9uilt houses on solid rock>F (o3ever; 9ig develop&ents; 9raving the +uture;
3ere rising on all sides o+ the +aults in the Ba" area; 3ith the kno3ledge o+ al&ost ever"9od"
concerned; including the householders>
First gli&&erings o+ the Cali+ornians% ostrich-headed attitude to3ard their earth,uake potential ca&e
to hi& as he prepared a college ter& paper on the e++ects o+ the great San Francisco ,uake> F8 clearl"
re&e&9er that the 9ulk" reports 3ritten a +e3 "ears a+ter the ,uake had docu&ented the pro9le& o+
shak" soils and +aults in the San Francisco area> 1nd "et as 8 9ranched out; 8 +ound that a s&art
residential district Nust 9elo3 San Francisco%s Telegraph (ill had 9een 9uilt on +illed land lia9le to slide
a3a" 3ith the ne?t &aNor ,uake> )ther housing develop&ents 3ere &ushroo&ing on shoreline
land+ills; 9ulldoAed hillsides; and other unsta9le areas; posing great dangers +or the +uture>F
This 3as in the &id-16*7s; in a State 3ith the strictest 9uilding codes> But under the pressures o+ a
state3ide population e?plosion and resulting real estate 9oo&; apparentl" overlooked 3ere the original
reasons +or the stringent code> But the @eologist had another and greater shock 3aiting> 1 decade or so
later; no3 a +ull-+ledged geolog" pro+essor; he returned to Cali+ornia +or a series o+ scienti+ic &eetings>
(e 3as +la99ergasted 9" 3hat no3 con+ronted hi&> F8n the +ace o+ a 9igger and 9etter 9uilding 9oo&;
ordinar" prudence see&ed to have 9een tossed a3a"> There 3as a 3holesale disregard o+ the &ost
ele&entar" sa+et" &easures>F )n the San 1ndreas +ault Aone; a +e3 &iles south3est o+ San Francisco;
a real estate developer had 9rought in heav" e,uip&ent and +illed in part o+ the valle" that &arks the
course o+ the +ault FThere he had 9uilt a large su9division centered essentiall" over the great ri+t This
su9division could ver" 3ell 9e de&olished the ne?t tune the San 1ndreas 9reaks>F
1s he vie3ed the thousands o+ houses 9uilt around the giant +ault; the @eologist recalled ho3 Ca"ce
had attri9uted 1tlantis% do3n+all to a +louting or perversion o+ the orderl" processes o+ Nature; 3ith a
conse,uent decline in &oralit"> F(aving 9een e?posed to Ca"ce%s readings;F he said; F8 thought o+ the
greed and ignorance at 3ork in Cali+ornia; and ho3 this see&ed to &irror reputed conditions in the last
da"s o+ 1tlantis>F herever he turned; he encountered the sa&e +rivolous conte&pt and disregard o+
nature> Kust across San Francisco Ba" and to the east; construction 3as +anning out +ro& the clearl"
outlined (a"3ard +aultJan o&inous Aone o+ rocks slo3l" shearing past one another near the hills
9ordering the east side o+ San Francisco Ba">
There 3as a&ple cause +or alar&> FThe +ault Aone; var"ing in 3idth +ro& +ive hundred to ten thousand
+eet; can actuall" 9e traced 9" the creeping da&age it is doing to houses; railroads; and pipes;F the
@eologist pointed out> F8n 16--; a H>S> @eological Surve" reported the cracking o+ a culvert pipe
under the Hniversit" o+ Cali+ornia stadiu&; cracks in the Clare&ont 3ater tunnel in Berkele"; and in
Fre&ont; the shi+ting o+ railroad tracks; and the splitting o+ concrete 3arehouse 3alls>F
The @eologist considered the Ba" area &ore than read"> F8+ Ca"ce 3as right in sa"ing that gradual
changes 3ill 9e accelerated a+ter 16*2; then such an area 3ill 9e a pri&e su9Nect o+ acceleration> The
San Francisco Ba" area; 3ith San 1ndreas on the 3est and (a"3ard on the east is no3 at %ground
Aero>%F
The southern Cali+ornia pro9le& 3as e,uall" serious; co&plicated as it 3as 9" constant 3ithdra3al o+
great underground reservoirs o+ oil; directl" resulting in noticea9le su9sidence o+ the ground sur+ace
and so&e earth +aulting> 8t see&ed incredi9le that oil operations 3ould 9e allo3ed to continue in areas
3here the" &ight induce destructive ,uakes> The @eologist s&iled rather gri&l"> F8n the 16$7s;
,uakes 3ere generated in the 5ong Beach area a+ter 9illions o+ 9arrels o+ oil had 9een pu&ped out; and
the"%re still pu&ping>F
(e shrugged> F8ndicating the delicate 9alance in +ault areas; a series o+ ,uakes 3ere recentl" triggered
in Colorado; 3hen 3astes 3ere +orced do3n a deep 3ell at the :ock" #ountain 1rsenal; near
0enver>F .enetrating into a deep-l"ing +racture Aone; the 3aste 3aters lu9ricated the +aults enough to
release tension and touch o++ the ,uakes>
:ecent ,uakes in the 5ong Beach district have 9een &inor and shallo3; occurring as the ground &ass
su9sided a+ter oil 3ithdra3als +ro& the Ter&inal 8sland area had created e&pt" earth pockets> FThese
tre&ors are continuing;F the @eologist stressed; Fand have sheared o++ oil 3ells +ro& ti&e to ti&e;
though ver" little is said a9out it>F
(e laughed rather &irthlessl"> F8n 0ece&9er o+ 16-$; the da& holding 9ack &illions o+ gallons o+
3ater in the Bald3in (ills reservoir cracked; sending a disastrous torrent over houses and roads
located do3n valle"> This 3as caused 9" a &ove&ent along a +ault that passed under the reservoir and
da&> The &ove&ent along the +ault; in turn; 3as caused 9" a dra&atic sinking o+ the land sur+ace in
the near9" Bald3in (ills oil +ield>F
To the north; around Bakers+ield; su9sidence due to oil 3ithdra3als has caused gradual slippage along
a +ault in the Buena <ista hills; east o+ Ta+t> F5ate in 16'6;F the @eologist said; Fa crack in the ground
sur+ace t3o &iles long developed a9out +ourteen &iles north o+ Bakers+ield> 1pparentl"; ho3ever;
there has 9een no directl" resulting earth,uakeJ"et>F
8n Cali+ornia; as in other earth,uake Aones; inha9itants have as &uch to +ear +ro& the shallo3
a+tershocks o+ a &aNor earth,uake; as +ro& the original shock itsel+> FFor e?a&ple; a local a+tershock
o+ the 16*! Pern Count" earth,uake; distri9uted over a +ar 3ider range; caused +ar &ore da&age in the
cit" o+ Bakers+ield; t3ent"-+our &iles a3a"; than did the &ain shock one &onth 9e+ore>F
Since +aults don%t go a3a"; earth,uakes have a ha9it o+ co&ing 9ack> The )3ens <alle" ,uake;
eight"-+ive &iles east o+ Fresno; is generall" considered the 9iggest ,uake in Cali+ornia histor"> #ore
recent 9ig shakes 3ere the disastrous 5ong Beach ,uake o+ 16$$; the 8&perial <alle" ,uake in 16'7;
the 16*! Pern Count" shaker; also kno3n as the 1rvin-Tehachapi>
8n light o+ this histor"; it 3ould 9e interesting to kno3 3hat had 9een done to &ini&iAe +uture ,uakes>
The @eologist s&iled thinl"> FThere have 9een so&e e++orts to Aone 9uilding areas o++ +ro& +aults and
decree certain t"pes o+ rein+orced housing; 9ut not enough> There are also plans to stud" the 3a"
,uakes strike; and tr" to anticipate the&> But it%s a lot like tr"ing to catch the 3ind>F
There had 9een an Earth,uake (aAards Con+erence in San Francisco; in 16-'; and he considered it a
step in the right direction; 9ut 3asn%t sure ho3 &uch good had co&e out o+ it> 1t the con+erence;
addressing so&e three hundred geologists; geoph"sicists; and engineers; (ugo Fisher; o+ the :esources
1genc" o+ Cali+ornia; stressed that 3hile no9od" kne3 3hen the ne?t ,uake 3ould co&e; the" +elt it
3ould 9e capa9le o+ great da&age to li+e and propert">
Cal Tech%s Clarence 1llen co&&ented 3r"l" on the 9uilding 9oo&; FFar too &an" people are 9u"ing
and living in houses on soil conditions 3here &ost geologists 3ould never raise their o3n +a&ilies>F
<er" +e3 reco&&endations a9out regulating construction ca&e out o+ the con+erence> Fith nearl"
ever"one in the @olden State 3orking and &aking good &one";F a Cali+ornia colleague o+ the
@eologist%s o9served sardonicall"; F3ho 3ould 9e so 9old as to put li&itations on the 9oo&GF
The @eologist sa3 so&e 9right spots> F5os 1ngeles had su++icient vision to pass a cit" ordinance in
16-' re,uiring all &aNor ne3 9uildings to install strong-&otion seis&ographs to stud" the &ove&ent
o+ 9uildings under tre&ors and to gather data +or i&proving +uture design> (o3ever; &uch re&ains to
9e done a9out the 9uilding o+ earth,uake proo+ structures; 9e"ond providing the lateral 9racing and
rein+orced 3alls prescri9ed in &ost ,uake areas> Buildings should not 9e 9uilt too close together; i+
architects 3ant to &ini&iAe the risk o+ horiAontal da&age; as 3as apparent in the 1laska ,uake>F
(e 9rooded +or a &o&ent> FNot all da&age can 9e avoided; 3hatever "ou do> 8t can 9e &ini&iAed 9"
not cro3ding into o9vious danger Aones; protecting against the kind o+ 9uilding collapse that 3ould
cause death or inNuries>F 1 +ara3a" look ca&e into his e"es> F4ou kno3; i+ Ca"ce 3as right; 5os
1ngeles should have plent" o+ data +or its strong-&otion seis&ographs> 8t should 9e an interesting
stud">F
Ca"ce see&ed to understand earth,uakes> 1sked a9out their causes; 9ack in 16$-; he replied
so&e3hat like a @reek oracle= FThe causes o+ these; o+ course; are &ove&ent 3ithin the earth; and the
cos&ic activit" o+ other planetar" +orces and stars> Their relationships produce or 9ring a9out the
activities o+ the ele&entals o+ the earthJthe Earth; the 1ir; the Fire; the aterJand those
co&9inations &ake +or the replace&ents in the various activities>F
The @eologist 3as rather i&pressed 9" this su&&ation; as he had recentl" co&e to suspect that Nust as
the &oon a++ected the tides and &an; other planets did in+luence changes in the earth> Fhat Ca"ce
had said 3as precisel" right= the interpla" o+ rocks; gases; heat; and +luid; in+luenced 9" gravitational
and &agnetic +orces in the solar s"ste& result in su9terranean &ove&ents that in turn produce
earth,uakes>F
Quakes; the @eologist stressed; keep recurring 3here the earth%s crust is 3eakest> F8n this geological
age; the crust is 3eakest around the &argins o+ the .aci+ic )cean; the great hal+-circle +ro& Ne3
Tealand in the south3est to Cape (orn in the southeast; e?tending north to Kapan and 1laska> 8n the
great area enclosed 9" this :ing o+ Fire; in the deepest ocean trenches; the 3ater is +orced deep into the
crust through earth,uake +aults; into regions o+ intense su9sur+ace heat; leading to eruptions>F
This 3as the earth,uake 9elt and it included Cali+ornia> FThe earth,uakes occurring in this Aone
account +or eight" percent o+ the earth,uake energ" released throughout the 3orld; and the area is +ull
o+ deep +ractures indicating giant upheavals in the past> There 3ere three kno3n &aNor +ractures o+ the
ocean +loor 9et3een (a3aii and the 1leutiansJthe #olokai; #urra"; and #endocinoJand no3 the"
have turned up an eight hundred &ile crack to the north; +i+teen &iles 3ide in places; so ne3 that it
hasn%t 9een na&ed "et>F
These giant troughs &a" have 9een +or&ed in &assive undersea upheavals that displaced great land
&asses> F1ccording to Ca"ce;F the @eologist o9served; Fthere 3as once a large continent in the South
.aci+ic called 5e&uria> This supposedl" sank 9eneath the sea as the earth%s north pole turned to its
present position L+ro& one in South 1+ricaM> 1s Ca"ce descri9ed it; one side o+ 5e&uria had included
part o+ the 1ndes and the 3est coast o+ South 1&erica> The crust 9roke along the length o+ 3hat is
no3 the Chile-.eru trench and the scar along this coast o+ South 1&erica is still active> Earth,uakes in
this trench periodicall" set o++ giant tidal 3aves and volcanic eruptions; and ,uakes +ro& Ecuador to
the southern tip o+ South 1&erica regularl" 3reak havoc on the inha9itants>F
1nd 3hat o+ 5e&uriaG
The @eologist shrugged> F8t could ver" easil" 9e identi+ied 3ith the South .aci+ic rise>F
Quakes 3ere one o+ the hard +acts o+ li+e> There 3ere a &illion a "ear; one hundred thousand strong
enough to 9e +elt 9" hu&ans; and perhaps a hundred po3er+ul enough to da&age 9uildings> F1ctuall";F
the @eologist noted; Fthere are onl" a9out a doAen ,uakes o+ an" &agnitude each "ear> But o+ course
3e notice the& &ore no3; since our co&&unities are spreading out over once 9arren land> 8+ the
1laskan or Chilean ,uakesJ9oth stronger than the San Francisco NoltsJhad occurred in the San
Francisco or 5os 1ngeles areas instead; Ca"ce%s prediction o+ a Cali+ornia holocaust &ight alread"
have co&e true>F
The 1laskan ,uake had shaken a land area o+ +ive hundred thousand s,uare &iles> 1 report 9" the H>S>
Coast and @eodetic Surve" presented an e"e-opening picture o+ ra3 nature at 3ork> F8n places as
distant as 8llinois; Ne3 Kerse"; and Florida;F a revie3 o+ the report noted; F3ater-3ell levels
precipitousl" dropped t3o to ten +eet> 8n the &ain shock area; centered a9out sevent"-+ive &iles east o+
1nchorage; a +our-hundred &ile long su9terranean rock +or&ation e?tending do3n the coastline and
out to the southern tip o+ Podiak 8sland 3as rent asunder> )n one side o+ this enor&ous +racture; the
landJincluding part o+ a &ountain rangeJdropped as &uch as eight to ten +eetI on the other side; the
coastJand one o++-shore islandJrose as &uch as thirt" to +i+t" +eet> 5ater &easure&ents sho3ed that
the +racture had per&anentl" displaced the earth%s crust as +ar 3est as (a3aii>F
These 3ere the &ost dra&atic +ar-reaching e++ects; revealing not onl" the &agnitude o+ the ,uake 9ut
the cohesion o++ the earth>
The @eologist 3as intrigued 3ith the report> FNo3 Nust look; 9rie+l"; at 3hat the ,uake did locall" in a
verita9le 3ilderness; and translate this in ter&s o+ a si&ilar tre&9lor hitting the heart o+ 5os 1ngeles
or San Francisco> 8n the &ain shock area; huge avalanches; landslides; crevasses; and &ud spouts
knocked out all utilities; roads; transportation; and co&&unication> 1 giant; thirt"-+oot seis&ic sea
3ave or tsuna&i; generated 9" the &ain shock; and &an" shorter-range 9ut taller 3aves; dashed upon
the coast; 3iping out 1laska%s +ishing and canning industr"; and spreading havoc as +ar south as
Cali+ornia> S&all coastal to3ns; such as Chenega and <aldeA; all 9ut disappeared> Se3ard lost its
entire 3ater+ront; and 1nchorage sustained the greatest a&ount o+ total da&age to schools; o++ices and
ho&es> There; t3o s&all 9o"s pla"ing in their "ard; suddenl" disappeared do3n a "a3ning crevasse>
8n one night o+ pri&ordial terror so&e 11* lives 3ere lost and over Q$*7;777;777 in da&age 3as
sustained>F
1ll it had taken 3as t3o or three &inutes>
)9viousl"; the i&pact on an" great &etropolitan center could 9e cala&itous> F4es;F the @eologist
agreed; Fit certainl" 3ould 9e 9ad +or 9usiness; particularl" the real estate 9usiness>F
(e 3as +a&iliar 3ith histor"%s deadliest ,uakes; and didn%t +eel an" 3ere greater; seis&icall"; than the
Chilean or 1laskan ,uakeJor the one no3 potentiall" 9uilding up so&e3here> Casualties in the past
had 9een +or&ida9le> F)ver 1'7;777 people perished in the Tok"o and 4okoha&a ,uakes in 16!$> 8n
5is9on; in 1/**; -7;777I in #artini,ue; Ca"ce%s .elee; so&e '7;777 died in 167!>F The greater the
population center; the greater the risk o+ li+e> FThe 3orst ,uake ever shook China 3a" 9ack in 1**-;
killing so&e 2$7;777 people>F
8t 3as di++icult to see ho3 the" could have counted the 9odies in such a disaster>
The @eologist o9served 3ith scienti+ic detach&ent; Fell; the" kne3 3hat the" had in their to3ns;
and 3hen the to3ns 3ere 3iped out; 8 suppose the" Nust added the losses up +ro& the census +igures>F
There 3ere areas in the Hnited States that on their record appeared sa+e +ro& tre&orsJ5ouisiana;
#ichigan; and #innesota> But one o+ the countr"%s great ,uakes had once rocked relativel" secure
#issouri; near Ne3 #adrid; 3ith repercussions as +ar north as Canada and to the @ul+ Coast to the
south> Four hundred &iles a3a" in Cincinnati; chi&ne"s 3ere toppled +ro& roo+tops> (o3ever; the
@eologist%s &aNor concern 3as Cali+ornia; not onl" 9ecause o+ Ca"ce and the giant +ault; 9ut the
e?tension o+ a restless crest o+ the East .aci+ic rise under the est Coast FThe @ul+ o+ Cali+ornia; cut
+ro& 5o3er Cali+ornia;F he said; Fis a nota9le e?a&ple o+ previous 9reaking up o+ the 3estern
continent The north3ard e?tension o+ the a?is o+ the @ul+ is &arked 9" a line o+ geologicall" "outh+ul;
9ut presentl" e?tinct volcanic craters; indicating su9terranean activit" all along this route at one ti&e>F
8n a recent 3ork o+ the distinguished European geologist; :> > <an Be&&elen; the @eologist sa3
striking con+ir&ation o+ Ca"ce%s portrait o+ the earth in change> F<an Be&&elen sa3 one section o+ an
enor&ous current in the lo3er &antle o+ the earth rising 9eneath the North 1tlantic 9ashi; +ro& the
e,uator to 8celand> 1 slight up3ard push in the vicinit" o+ the Baha&as and the 1Aores; in accordance
3ith the <an Be&&elen concept; 3ould produce thousands o+ &iles o+ ne3 land> Because o+ these
currents; <an Be&&elen sa"s that the North 1&erica &ass is dri+ting 3est3ard; causing huge +aults
and trenches; and an inevita9le cru&pling o+ the earth%s crust in 3estern North 1&erica; against the
South .aci+ic rise 3hich e?tends 9elo3 the 3est coastF
<an Be&&elen and Ca"ce appeared to share a 9asic vie3; the @eologist +elt FNo3; i+ as Ca"ce sa"s;
these upheavals in the earth%s interior are accelerated; 9eginning in 16$-; then 3e can e?pect rene3ed
upli+t in the North 1tlantic 9ashi L1tlantis risingM; 9reakups in 3estern North 1&erica; and &ore
do3ndropping o+ the 9locks o+ the earth%s crust along the H>S> East Coast; +ro& Ne3 England do3n to
the Carolinas and @eorgia> So actuall" <an Be&&elen and Ca"ce are ver" close; onl" Ca"ce speeds
ever"thing up and gives us the source o+ all o+ the energ" +or the %co&&otion in the ocean%Jthe a?is
tiltF
)nce asked the e?tent o+ the 16$- change; Ca"ce had replied; FThe 3ar; the upheavals in the interior
o+ the earth; and the shi+ting o+ sa&e 9" the di++erentiation in the a?is as respecting the positions +ro&
the .olaris center>F 1s he indicated &an" ti&es; the changes 3ould 9e 3orld-3ide; and &ight a3aken
people to the universalit" o+ the deit"> F4e sa" that these are o+ the sea> 4es; +or there 3ill 9e a
9reaking up; until the tune 3hen there are people in ever" land 3ho 3ill sa" this or that sho3s the
hand o+ divine inter+erenceJor that nature is taking a handJor that this or that is the natural
conse,uence o+ good Nudg&ents> 8n all o+ these ti&es; let each declare 3ho& "e 3ill serve= a nation; a
&an; state; or th" @od>F
1s he sa3 illness and in+ir&it" +ro& inside the hu&an 9od"; so did the O-ra" e"e o+ Ca"ce apparentl"
perceive the changing earth clear through its 1277-&ile &antle to the deep inner core> hat he sa3
&ight not sho3 on the sur+ace +or &an" "ears; Nust as disease 9uilds up inside an organis& +or a period
9e+ore it &ani+ests itsel+ e?ternall"> 8n this connection; there 3as an interesting Ca"ce collo,u" in
16$!; dealing 3ith predicted changes in 1la9a&a%s topograph">
F1re there to 9e ph"sical changes in the earth%s sur+ace in 1la9a&aGF an interested southerner in,uired
o+ Ca"ce>
FNot +or so&e period "et;F the &"stic replied>
Fhen 3ill the changes 9eginGF
FThirt"-si? to thirt"-eight>F
Fhat part o+ the state 3ill 9e a++ectedGF
FThe north3estern part and the e?tre&e south3estern part>F
F1re the changes to 9e gradual or suddenGF
F@radual>F
Fhat +or& 3ill the" takeGF
Ca"ce; a+ter dealing 3ith his +avorite the&e o+ &an%s 9ehavior re+lecting itsel+ in his environ&ent;
+oresa3 that parts o+ 1la9a&a 3ould sink under 3ater> F1s understood; or should 9e; 9" the entit";F he
said; Fthere are those conditions that in the activit" o+ individuals; in line o+ thought and endeavor;
o+ten keep &an" a cit" and &an" a land intact; through their application o+ the spiritual la3s in their
association 3ith individuals>F But apparentl" 1la9a&a 3asn%t thinking right> FThis 3ill take &ore o+
the +or& here in the change; as 3e +ind; through the sinking o+ portions; 3ith the +ollo3ing-up o+ the
inundations 9" this over+lo3>F
T3o "ears later; in 16$'; he &ade his s3eeping +orecast o+ earth changes; including the 9reakups in
3estern H>S>; and the sliding o+ &ost o+ Kapan into the sea> 1lread"; as the @eologist sa3 it; there has
9een a 9lo3 +or&ing +or Kapan> 1s a prelude to a perhaps 9igger sho3; the to3n o+ #atsushiro; so&e
1!* &iles north o+ Tok"o; has 9een shaken; 9eginning in 16-*; 9" &ore &an +ive hundred tre&ors a
da"> #ost o+ the Nolts have 9een &inor; hardl" +elt; 9ut one da"; in the spring o+ 16--; as the ,uakes
accelerated; local earth,uake head,uarters received one hundred reports o+ da&age> )ne shock tore a
1$7-+oot gap in a street; pushed over a 9ulldoAer; cut po3er lines and 3ater &ainsI others altered the
ha9its o+ an apprehensive populace> 8nstead o+ living in 9uildings that &ight crash do3n on the&;
&an" in the co&&unit" o+ !!;777 people took to spending their nights in tents; and 3earing protective
hel&ets> #ore recentl"; the a++ected area appears to have spread to the neigh9oring cit" o+ Nagano;
population 1/7;777> But +ortunatel"; none o+ the tre&orsJso +arJhave 9een o+ an" &agnitude>
Kapanese authorities at +irst attri9uted the ,uake to3n%s Frock around the clockF to underground
volcanic activit"; 9ut later ascri9ed the tre&ors to a distortion inside the earth; apparentl" coinciding
3ith Ca"ce%s shi+ting a?is>
1t 9est; the @eologist sa3 Kapan sitting on a rather +li&s" +oundation; especiall" vulnera9le to the
deep ,uakes 3hich have 9een recurring &ore regularl" o+ late> The highl" concentrated population 3as
no help> FThe +our &ain islandsJ(okkaido; (onshu; Shikoku; and P"ushuJtogether 3ith nu&erous
s&aller islands are so aligned as to +or& a slightl" 9ent arc o++ the eastern +ringe o+ the 1siatic
continent;F the @eologist pointed out> F:elativel" high &ountains are located in the center o+ the
islands; 3ith narro3 coastal plains supporting the s3ar&ing &illions> The Kapanese econo&" has
leaned heavil" on agriculture and +isheries; 3hich re,uire great recla&ations o+ land around the 9a"s
and estuaries; all shak"> 8+ Kapan 3ere severel" shaken 9" a series o+ great tre&ors; &an" o+ the
reclai&ed areas 3ould conceiva9l" slide into the sea> 1s it is; Kapan is disaster-ridden; plagued 9" the
t"phoons o+ the 3estern .aci+ic; and 9" seis&ic sea 3aves generated o++ Chile; 1laska or Kapan itsel+>
The land see&s to 9e constantl" shi+ting> 1+ter a tre&or destro"ed &uch o+ 4okoha&a and Tok"o;
soundings in Sagani Ba" 9e+ore and a+ter the ,uake sho3ed depth changes o+ a thousand +eet due to
su9&arine landslides> <ast 9locks o+ the earth%s crust &oved do3n3ard t3ent" +eet and laterall"
thirteen +eet 1long a ninet"-&ile stretch o+ the northeast coast o+ (onshu; the crust is sinkingI i+ it
speeds up devastating earth,uakes 3ill then occur; 3ith catacl"s&ic tsuna&is; as Kapan reacts to the
3o99ling o+ the earth +ro& the continuing shi+t o+ its a?is>F
1nd so there 3ould 9e great earth,uakes; as 9e+ore; in the South .aci+ic; South 1&erica; Cali+ornia;
and Kapan> 4et it see&ed hardl" likel" that the sa&e agenc" o+ destructionJ could a++ect FNe3 4ork;
Connecticut and the like>F
To Ne3 4orkers; Ca"ce%s ,uakes see&ed rather re&ote> FToo 9ad;F &" editor co&&ented cal&l";
Fthat Ca"ce didn%t sa" ho3 all these places 3ould 9e destro"ed> )+ course; 8 can visualiAe Cali+ornia; a
series o+ earth,uakes and then the tidal 3aves>F (e looked up 3ith a puAAled +ro3n> FBut 3hat could
happen to Ne3 4ork Cit"J#anhattan; as 8 understandGF (e shook his head dou9t+ull">
8 agreed> F1n (-9o&9 3ould certainl" knock out &ore than #anhattanJStaten 8sland; Ne3 Kerse";
Bron?; and Brookl"n; too>F
ith the pro9le& undisposed; 8 hurried o++ to an appoint&ent 3ith a retired e?ecutive o+ Ne3 4ork%s
giant utilit"; Consolidated Edison; to learn a9out the recent po3er 9lackout
Engineer 0avid illia&s; Con Ed%s authorit" on underground po3er ca9les; 3hile e?plaining the great
Northeast po3er 9lackout o+ Nove&9er 6; 16-*; had a livel" interest in the earth-shaking prophecies
o+ Edgar Ca"ce>
F#a"9e Ca"ce had so&ething;F illia&s said; looking over at &e ,uiAAicall"> F4ou kno3; o+ course;
a9out the Fourteenth Street +aultGF
F8+ "ou%re talking a9out #anhattan;F 8 said; F8 thought it 3as planted solidl" on 9edrock; &aking all
those great sk"scrapers possi9le>F
(e reNoined &atter-o+-+actl"; F8n the event o+ a &aNor earth,uake in this area; all o+ #anhattan +ro&
Fourteenth Street south could ver" easil" drop into the 9a">F
8n &an" "ears as a reporter; 8 had never heard a 3hisper o+ such a +ault; though 8 had kno3n vaguel"
o+ an earth +racture passing under the East :iver; parallel to the island o+ #anhattan>
But it 3as no 3onder; +or the Fourteenth Street +ault 3as a closel" kept secret> 8t 3as re-discovered;
,uite inadvertentl"; in 16-! 3hen Con Ed planned to 9uild the 3orld%s largest generating plant ne?t to
its e?isting +acilities in #anhattan; at Fourteenth Street and the East :iver> To test the +oundation
strength; heav" drills e?plored the ground 9elo3 +or so&e t3o hundred +eet until the" hit apparent
9edrock> Bids 3ere then taken +or the steel pilings that 3ould have to 9e driven into the ground 9e+ore
construction could 9egin>
So&e engineers; re&e&9ering the +ault under the river; suggested drilling as a +urther sa+eguard 3ith
still heavier e,uip&ent> The result 3as startling> F1t t3o hundred +eet or so;F illia&s recalled; Fthe
heav" drills plunged through into a vast underground chas&> 8t ran diagonall" +ro& Fourteenth Street
north3est 9ranching out +ro& the river; until Fi+teenth or Si?teenth Streets; 3here Con Ed%s propert"
lines ended>F The +ault; o+ course; kept going>
<er" ,uietl"; plans to 9uild the huge generator at Fourteenth Street 3ere a9andoned> 8nstead; it 3as put
up across the river on 5ong 8sland and the co&pan" &ade a pla"ground out o+ the original site; as a
good3ill gesture to3ard its custo&ers; the people o+ the cit" o+ Ne3 4ork> FThe articulate adversaries
o+ air pollution; 3ho had opposed the proNect +ro& the 9eginning;F illia&s noted dril"; F+elt the" had
scored a &e&ora9le victor">F
8n a 3a"; perhaps the" had>
1s usual; 3here it concerned ,uakes; the @eologist had the last 3ord> (e 9rought out a &ap; in a
volu&e titled @eo&orpholog" 9" .ro+essor 1> P> 5o9eck o+ Colu&9ia; 3hich esta9lished that the
Fourteenth Street +ault 3as reall" old-hat; and &erel" cut into #anhattan at Fourteenth; crossing over
+ro& the Brookl"n Nav" 4ard under the East :iver; and slanting north3esterl" under the island to the
(udson :iver at a9out Eight"-si?th Street There 3ere other +aults in the northern end o+ the island>
FThe northern&ost;F .ro+essor 5o9eck reported; Fis +ollo3ed 9" the 3estern end o+ the (arle& :iver>
The second one deter&ines the 0"ck&an Street valle"> 1 third one is at )ne (undred and T3ent"-
+i+th Street; 3here it causes the #anhattanville depression over 3hich the su93a" and :iverside 0rive
are carried on viaducts>F Ne3 4ork Cit" had so&ething to think a9out; too>
, - World Prophecies
8n addition to all the destruction he sa3; Ca"ce also sa3 the passage o+ 3orld events> (e sa3 3ars
and peace; depressions; racial stri+e; la9or 3ars; even the @reat Societ"; 3hich he sa3 doo&ed to
+ailure> (e sa3 things +or individuals; as 3ell as +or nations; predicting that the" 3ould &arr";
divorce; have children; 9eco&e la3"ers; doctors; architects; sailors; and &arines> #ost o+ his
prophetic i&pressions ca&e during his sleep-readings; 9ut he 3as spontaneousl" ps"chic in his
3aking state; and +led +ro& a roo& +ull o+ "oung people once 9ecause he sa3 instantl" that all 3ould
go to 3ar; and three 3ould not co&e 9ack>
(is 9atting average on predictions 3as incredi9l" high; close to one hundred percent> (e &a" have
&issed once or t3ice; on (itler%s &otivations; 3hich he thought essentiall" good in the 9eginning; or
on the eventual de&ocratiAation o+ China; 9ut so &uch o+ 3hat he said has co&e so &iraculousl" true;
that even here there are so&e 3ho give hi& the 9ene+it o+ the dou9tJand ti&e>
(e not onl" +oresa3 the t3o orld ars; 9ut picked out the "ears the" 3ould start and end> (e sa3
not onl" the great 3orld3ide 0epression o+ 16!6; outlining the stock&arket crash 3ith uncann"
detail; 9ut +orecast 3hen that 0epression 3ould 9egin to li+t; in 16$$>
)ne o+ his &ost cele9rated predictions; "et to 9e realiAed; concerns Soviet :ussia> 8t 3as al&ost one
o+ his last &aNor predictions; &ade a +e3 &onths 9e+ore his death> (e not onl" sa3 the end o+
Co&&unis& in :ussia; 9ut sa3 that countr" e&erging as the hope o+ the 3orld= FThrough :ussia
co&es the hope o+ the 3orld> Not in respect to 3hat is so&eti&es ter&ed Co&&unis& or Bolshevis&>
No> But +reedo&; +reedo&R That each &an 3ill live +or his +ello3 &an> The principle has 9een 9orn
there> 8t 3ill take "ears +or it to 9e cr"stalliAed> 4et out o+ :ussia co&es again the hope o+ the 3orld>F
1s &an" have 9egun to suggest plausi9l"; in vie3 o+ the gro3ing peril to the est +ro& China; he sa3
:ussia eventuall" &erging in +riendship 3ith the Hnited States> FB" 3hat 3ill it L:ussiaM 9e guidedG
B" +riendship 3ith that nation 3hich hath even placed on its &onetar" unit 8n @od e TrustF
Ca"ce 3as perhaps the +irst to visualiAe the approaching racial stri+e in the land; sounding his original
3arning 9ack in the 16!7s> (e also predicted; in 16$6; the deaths o+ t3o .residents in o++ice; t"ing
these deaths in; ti&e-3ise; 3ith an additional prediction o+ racial and la9or stri+e and &o9 rioting>
8t certainl" had all co&e to pass 9et3een the ti&e Franklin 0> :oosevelt died in 1pril 16'* and Kohn
F> Penned" 3as assassinated in Nove&9er 16-$> :iots in 5ittle :ock; Bir&ingha&; Chicago; Ne3
4ork; had sho3n onl" too 3ell ho3 right Ca"ce 3as> 1nd his prophecies; 3hich live in the +iles o+ the
1> :> E>; 3here the" can 9e checked and rechecked; carr" a +ore9oding picture o+ the da"s ahead=
FThen shall th" o3n land see the 9lood +lo3; as in those periods 3hen 9rother +ought against 9rother>F
Ca"ce 3as not a prophet in the conventional sense> (e didn%t enNo" &aking predictions; or dra3ing
attention to hi&sel+> )+ten he restrained hi&sel+ +ro& telling people 3hat he sa3; as he did not 3ant
to in+luence their +ree choice> 8n the choices that the individual &ade +or hi&sel+; Ca"ce recogniAed
his opportunit" +or gro3th; even though the result &ight 9e destined>
.erhaps 9ecause gain 3as not a clear &otivation; Ca"ce 3as never good at &aking &one" +or hi&sel+>
But he did &ake +ortunes +or others out o+ +iscal predictions; and even a+ter his death; people have
9een &aking thousands anticipating the real-estate 9oo& he +oresa3 +or the Nor+olk-Ne3port Ne3s
area>
Those honoring the prophet in his ho&e to3n; 3ere a9le to &ake &one" 3ith hi& t3ice again;
9eginning +ort" "ears ago 3hen he predicted that propert" values in <irginia Beach 3ould &ove north;
and in 16--; 3hen he said this trend 3ould end; and the south 9each 9uild up; as 3as happening 9e+ore
&" e"es>
So&e 3ho &ade &one" 3ith Ca"ce lost it 3hen the" stopped +ollo3ing hi&> So&e si? &onths 9e+ore
the 16!6 crash; Ca"ce 3arned all Street +riends to sell ever" share o+ stock the" o3ned> But the"
had 9een doing so 3ell +or so long on a rising &arket; the" attri9uted so&e o+ the success to their o3n
Nudg&ent> The" 3ouldn%t listen; and 3ent 9roke>
)ther predictions onl" appeared clear in retrospect> 8n 16!*; in a li+e reading; Ca"ce said o+ a "oung
&an; F8n the present sphere Lli+eM; he 3ill have a great a&ount o+ &one"s to care +or> 8n the adverse
+orces that 3ill co&e then in 16!6; care should 9e taken lest this &one"; 3ithout the &ore discretion
in s&all things; 9e taken +ro& the entit">F
Kust as he +orecast the 0epression; so in 16$1 did Ca"ce see the precise upturn> F8n the spring o+ %$$
3ill 9e the real de+inite i&prove&ents>F 1s &ost 9attle-scarred veterans o+ the 0epression can recall;
Franklin :oosevelt; inaugurated on #arch '; 16$$; sent con+idenceJand 9usinessJsurging through
the nation 3ith the cr" that Fall 3e have to +ear is +ear itsel+>F
Speculators did 3ell 3ith Ca"ce> 1sked 3hat portions o+ the countr" 3ould +irst respond
econo&icall"; he &entioned .enns"lvania; )hio; and the #id3est; attri9uting the incline to
FadNust&ents in the relative valuations in stocks and 9onds +ro& the auto&otive and steel
interestFJnot to &ention the railroads>
1s a prophet Ca"ce 3as uni,ue> Nearl" all ps"chics are loathe to ti&e their predictions; e?plaining
there is no such thing as ti&e> Ca"ce 3as a slu&9ering calendar; dates reeled out o+ hi&; +ull o+
portent; cr"ing +or veri+ication> 5ong 9e+ore orld ar 88; he picked out the "ear; 16$-; as the critical
turn a3a" +ro& peace; and he could hardl" have picked a greater "ear o+ decision had he 3ritten the
histor" 9ook hi&sel+> For not onl" did (itler declare his intentions that "ear; &arching into the
:hineland; 9ut 8tal" &opped up in Ethiopia; the &aNor po3ers chose sides in the Spanish Civil ar;
and the 5eague o+ Nations collapsed; 9ringing an end to the post-orld ar 8 drea& o+ collective
securit">
No9od" 3as &ore prophetic a9out the &aNor events o+ his ti&e> Be+ore the Foreign )++ices o+ the
3orld even 9egan to suspect; he +oresa3; in 16$*; the Nuncture o+ 1ustria and @er&an"; 3ith later on
Fthe Kapanese Noining this in+luence>F 1t this ti&e; the Kapanese 3ere pro+essing their love +or the
Hnited States>
Fre,uentl"; in reading +or individuals; he caught the overtones o+ great events a++ecting &illions> For
instance; in 1ugust 16'1; +our &onths 9e+ore .earl (ar9or; a "oung &an; de9ating 3hether he should
enter the 1r&" or Nav"; 3anted to kno3 ho3 long he 3ould have to serve> F(o3 &an" "ears are
these conditions L3arti&eM likel" to lastGF
FHntil at least +ort"-+ive L%'*M;F Ca"ce advised>
Ca"ce also caught the turning point o+ the 3ar; 9e+ore 3e 3ere even in it; +or in Nove&9er 16$6 he
noted; again i&pl"ing our entr"; F1 sad e?perience 3ill 9e +or this land through +ort"-t3o and +ort"-
three L%'! and %'$M>F
Through the a++airs o+ still another su9Nect; Ca"ce again correctl" +oresa3 the end o+ the 3ar; 9e+ore
its 9eginning> 8n 1ugust o+ 16'1; a 9usiness e?ecutive asked a9out 9usiness; and Ca"ce sa3 his
civilian a++airs 9locked +or the duration; 9ut picking up therea+ter> FFor through the e++orts o+ the entit"
&uch &a" 9e acco&plished 3hen in %'* to %'- peace again rules the earth>F .eace ca&e hal+3a"
through 16'*>
1&erica%s entr" into the 3ar 3as revealed through a reading in Kul" 16$6 +or a retired naval
co&&ander; 3ho had asked; F1& 8 likel" to 9e recalled to active service 3ithin t3o or three "earsGF
Ca"ce sa3 the con+lict; 9ut hope+ull" looked +or a 3a" out FThe onl" likelihood 3ill 9e in %'1> This;
too; i+ the people pra"; and live as the" pra"; 3ill pass>F
0id he &ean the likelihood; or the 3ar; 3ould passG
.ro9a9l" Ca"ce%s &ost dra&atic vision o+ orld ar 88 3as the Fhorse drea&>F 8n vivid color; it
+oreshado3ed the death o+ &illions in the 9loodiest o+ all 3ars> 1nd co&ing at the ti&e o+ the
apparentl" irresisti9le NaAi surge into :ussia that su&&er o+ 16'1; surprisingl" presaged the
success+ul counterattack o+ the :ed hordes o+ Co&&unis& against the F3hite knightsF o+ @er&an">
The drea&; as so&eti&es happened; ca&e to Ca"ce during a reading; 3hich he re&e&9ered on
3aking> 8n its rich s"&9olis&; the drea& 3as re&iniscent o+ the Book o+ :evelation= F8 sa3 that the
&an 3as #r> :> Lthe su9Nect o+ the readingM>
Then 8 sa3 another horse co&ing; a ver" red horse> 1s it ca&e closer 8 sa3 that the rider 3as #r> :>;
9ut he had on a 3hite and a 9lue ar&or; and there 3ere hordes o+ people +ollo3ing hi&> Then as the
t3o horses ca&e together; it see&ed that #r> :> disappeared and the t3o groups clashed> The
+ollo3ers o+ the +irst horse 3ere 3ell-ar&ed; 3hile the others 3ere not> 4et; there 3ere such hordes
+ollo3ing the red horse that the" see&ed to &arch right through the ranks o+ the 3ell-ar&ed group;
though &illions 3ere slain 3hile doing so>F
Ca"ce see&ed al&ost o9sessed 3ith the +ate o+ :ussia; as though he suspected that 3orld peace 3ould
eventuall" pivot a9out this unpredicta9le Bro3n Bear> F)n :ussia%s religious develop&ent;F he said at
the height o+ the Stalin t"rann"; F3ill co&e the greater hope o+ the 3orld> Then that one; or group; that
is the closer in its relationship Lto :ussiaM; &a" +are 9etter in gradual changes and +inal settle&ent o+
conditions as to the rule o+ the 3orld>F
1 +e3 "ears later; shortl" 9e+ore orld ar 88; he still sa3 :ussia e&erging; 9ut not until it kne3
+reedo& at ho&e> F1 ne3 understanding has and 3ill co&e to a trou9led people> (ere 9ecause o+ the
"oke o+ oppression Lunder the TsarsM has risen another e?tre&e> Hntil there is +reedo& o+ speech; the
right to 3orship according to the dictates o+ conscience; tur&oils 3ill still 9e 3ithin>F
Ca"ce +re,uentl" stressed ho3 the spiritual li+e o+ individuals re+lected itsel+ in the values o+ the
co&&unit" or nation> FEach nation; each people;F he said a9out the ti&e o+ the appease&ent at
#unich; Fhave 9uilt 9" their ver" spirit a purpose+ul position in the a++airs not onl" o+ the earth 9ut o+
the universe> The peoples o+ France; then; have 9uilt a dependence and independence that &akes +or
the enNo"ing o+ the 9eauti+ul; a reverence +or the sacredness o+ 9od">F
This 3as a 3a" o+ sa"ing perhaps that the French put their national e&phasis on sensuous pleasure; a
costl" preoccupation 3ith the NaAis on their +rontiers> Else3here; the 3hole 3as also the su& o+ its
parts> FKust so is there the result in England; Nust so the conglo&erate +orce in 1&erica> Kust so are
there the do&ination +orces in Kapan; China> Kust so in :ussia is there the ne3 9irth; out o+ 3hich 3ill
co&e a ne3 understanding> 8tal"Jselling itsel+ +or a &ess o+ pottage> @er&an"Ja s&ear upon its
+orces +or its do&inance over its 9rother; a leech upon the universe +or its o3n sustenance>F
Ca"ce hadn%t al3a"s seen (itler%s @er&an" in this unenvia9le light> Shortl" a+ter (itler ca&e to po3er
in 16$$; Ca"ce 3as asked a9out the Fuhrer 9" a group o+ @er&an 1&ericans s"&pathetic to the Third
:eich= Fill (itler 9e a9le to take the control o+ @er&an 9anking out o+ Ke3ish handsGF
F8t is in all practical purposes in that position no3>F
Fill "ou give us an" other in+or&ation regarding (itler and his policies that 3ill 9e o+ interest and
help to usGF
FStud" that 3hich had 9een the i&pelling in+luence in the &an; in the &ind as it has acceded to po3er>
For +e3 does po3er not destro">F
(ad he stopped there; Ca"ce 3ould have 9een clearl" ahead> But he continued; F4et this &an unless
there is &aterial change 3ill survive even that>F Those 9elieving Ca"ce in+alli9le insist that (itler
&ust have changed>
(o3ever; Ca"ce 3as not long taking a+ter (itler and the dictators; propheticall"> 8n Kune o+ 16$2;
3hile 3arning the French o+ so+tness; Ca"ce also +oresa3 the end o+ the NaAi; Fascist; and
Co&&unist regi&es> These govern&ents he sa3 oppressing their peoples; as like3ise Spain; China;
and Kapan> The :ussian social e?peri&ent could not survive> The atte&pt to rule Fnot onl" the
econo&ic; 9ut the &ental and spiritual li+eF o+ the ordinar" :ussian 3as not onl" ini,uitous; 9ut
+ortunatel" ordained +or +ailure>
FThis 9rings and 3orks hardships 3here the" should not 9e> 1nd such is true in other lands; 3hether
under the Co&&unist; Fascist; or NaAi regi&es> hen &ass distinctions arise 9et3een groups; there is
onl" a class distinction and not %5ove th" neigh9or as th"sel+>% The 5ord is not a respecter o+ persons
Lthe dictatorsM and these situations cannot long e?ist>F
Be+ore the 3ar; Ca"ce%s su9conscious clearl" sa3 the NaAis as the villainous 9reakers o+ the peace;
and o9served &ounting resistance to (itler> FThus an unseen +orce; graduall" gro3ing; &ust result in
al&ost direct opposition to the NaAi or 1r"an the&e> This 3ill graduall" produce a gro3th o+
ani&osities> 1nd unless there is inter+erence 9" supernatural +orces or in+luence; active in the a++airs
o+ &en; the 3hole 3orld 3ill 9e set on +ire 9" &ilitaristic groups and people 3ho are +or po3er and
e?pansion>F
For his o3n 1&erica; the &an 3ith t3in portraits o+ 19raha& 5incoln and :o9ert E> 5ee over his
door; counseled the 9road &oderate &iddle-o+-the-road> (e predicted that regi&entation 3ould never
3ork in this countr"; no &atter the announced o9Nective> FSuch attune&ents are to 9e kept 9" 3hich
the countr" itsel+ &a" de+ine 3hat +reedo& is; 3here9" each soul 9" its o3n activit" is given an
opportunit" +or e?pression; +or la9or; +or producing> 1ll individuals are not to 9e told 3here or 3hat;
9ut are to seek through their o3n a9ilit"; their o3n activit" to give o+ the&selves>F
Even 9e+ore orld ar 88; in Kune o+ 16$2; Ca"ce 3as giving the 9lueprint +or the 3el+are state o+ the
+uture; including our o3n @reat Societ"> F1 ne3 order o+ conditions is to arise> There &ust 9e greater
consideration o+ the individual; so that each soul 9eco&es his 9rother%s keeper> Then certain
circu&stances 3ill co&e a9out in political; econo&ic; and 3hole Lhu&anM relationship; in 3hich a
leveling 3ill occur; or a greater co&prehension o+ the need +or it> The ti&e or period dra3s near +or
such changes> 8t 9ehooves all 3ho have an idealJindividuals; groups; societiesJto practice +aith+ull"
the application o+ this ideal>F But he 3arned= FHnless the" are up and doing; there &ust co&e a ne3
order +or then= o3n relationships and activities>F
Ca"ce 3as s"&pathetic 3ith the 3orking &an; 9ut in 16$6 +oresa3 al&ost ceaseless stri+e 9et3een
la9or and capital; 3ith +irst la9or then capital &aking de&ands that 3ould +eed the +ires> (e &ade an
al&ost direct co&&entar" on union +eather9edding= FThere &ust 9e &ore and &ore a return to toil
upon the land; and not so &uch &ake-3ork +or la9or in speci+ic +ields> Hnless this co&es; there 3ill
co&e disruption; tur&oil; and stri+e>F
But capital 3as not 9la&eless> FHnless there is &ore give and take; consideration +or those 3ho
produce; 3ith 9etter division o+ the e?cess pro+its +ro& the la9or; there &ust 9e greater tur&oil 8n the
land>F
1s a Southerner; +ro& a 9order state; Ca"ce had a livel" consciousness o+ the approaching integration
pro9le&> Believing in the 9rotherhood o+ &an; he 3as a3are that the co&ing con+rontation could onl"
9e solved 9" good 3ill; 9ut his su9conscious told hi& the situation 3as to 9e 9adl" handled> (e
visualiAed the sectional stri+e that has risen in &an" areas o+ the land over the racial issue; in one o+
his &ost dra&atic +orecasts= F4e are to have tur&oils; "e are to have stri+e 9et3een capital and la9or>
4e are to have division in th" o3n land; 9e+ore "e have the second o+ the .residents 3ho 3ill not live
through his o++ice> 1 &o9 rule>F
Even then; he anticipated the opportunis& o+ politicians catering to 9ullet or 9loc votes; rather than to
ending the ine,uities 3hich have 9rought a9out so &uch discord> True e,ualit"; Ca"ce pointed out;
3as not the indiscri&inate lu&p ing together o+ groups; not +alse; arti+iciall" contrived integration; 9ut
o+ Nudging individuals 9" &erit; regardless o+ skin>
Fhat should 9e our attitude to3ard the NegroGF he 3as +re,uentl" asked>
(e replied; FThose 3ho caused or 9rought servitude to hi&; 3ithout thought or purpose; have created
that 3hich &ust 9e &et 3ithin their o3n principles and selves> These LNegroesM should 9e held in an
attitude o+ their o3n individual +itness; as in ever" other +or& o+ association>F
Ca"ce constantl" called the Negro F9rother>F 1nd in his &ost provocative +orecast o+ racial stri+e;
harking 9ack to the Civil ar +or an analog"; he &ade a prediction 3hich o9viousl" has not "et 9een
+ul+illed> The prophec" has an al&ost Bi9lical cadence in its sole&n urgenc"= Fhen &an" o+ the isles
o+ the sea and &an" o+ the lands have co&e under the su9Nugation o+ those 3ho +ear neither &an nor
the devilI 3ho rather Noin the&selves 3ith that +orce 9" 3hich the" &a" proclai& &ight and po3er as
right; as o+ a super&an 3ho is to 9e an ideal +or a generation to 9e esta9lished; then shall th" o3n land
see the 9lood +lo3; as in those periods 3hen 9rother +ought against 9rother>F
There 3as a distinct pattern to the Ca"ce predictions> Ever" 3ord or phrase had so&e special
&eaning> Brother against 9rother; &eant Nust that; citiAen against citiAen; civil 3ar> 1t the ti&e the
+orecast 3as &ade; during an 1> :> E> con+erence in Nor+olk in 16'7; the con+erees had no dou9t o+
the &eaning> The onl" &isgivings 3ere as to ti&ing; identi+"ing to the evil po3er 3ith 3hich the
prophec" 3as linked> 8t could 9e :ussia; China; or O; the unkno3n; 3aiting to Fproclai& &ight as
right>F
But the Negro &ust have his chance> Ca"ce hit thought the interpretation clear> (e 3as clairvo"ant
enough 3aking; to visualiAe "ears o+ racial +er&ent> FBeing &" 9rother%s keeper does not &ean that 8
a& to tell hi& 3hat to or that he &ust do this or that; regardless> :ather; that all are +ree 9e+ore the la3
and 9e+ore @od>F
There 3as no eas" path to integration or racial har&on"> F#ore tur&oils 3ill 9e +ro& 3ithin>F
:epeatedl"; he attacked the sincerit" o+ so&e tr"ing to resolve the racial pro9le&>
FThere is lack o+ @odliness in the hearts o+ so&e 3ho direct the a++airs o+ groups>F
8n the &idst o+ the 3orld%s greatest 3ar; he 3as asked a9out peace; and he 3arned that the losersJ
@er&an" and KapanJ&ight soon rise again i+ their land 3as not occupied and de&ocratiAed>
F(o3;F he 3as asked; F&ight 3e cooperate in setting up an international police +orce in such +ashion
that our recent ene&ies 3ill not 9e antagoniAedGF
FThe" have e?pected it> 1nd unless so&ething like it is created; the" 3ill al3a"s +eel that the" have
3on the 3arJno &atter ho3 &uch the" declare their 3illingness to ,uitRF
FCan the re-education o+ the @e&an people in the principles o+ de&ocrac" 9e conducted in such a
+ashion that their o3n cooperation 3ill 9e enlistedGF
Fho can set a standard +or de&ocratic education o+ a @er&an" 3ho considers itsel+ alread" 3iser
than all the de&ocraciesG :ather teach @er&an" @od; ho3 to search +or and +ind (i&; ho3 to appl"
his la3s in dealing 3ith their +ello3 &an>F
8n the spring o+ 16--; +ro& nor&al hindsight; this 3as a rather striking co&&entar" on an unrepentant
@er&an"> 8dl" perusing a ne3spaper one da"; 8 ca&e across an article descri9ing the increasing
desecration o+ Ke3ish ce&eteries in +ree @er&an"> Not having a living residue o+ Ke3s; the resurgent
NaAis 3ere venting their +rustrations and hate on the un+orgotten dead> @er&an"; as Ca"ce visualiAed;
had &uch to learn o+ @od>
But Ca"ce 3as not al3a"s &aca9re or gloo&"; not even 3hen he 3as 9eing asked to +oresee disasters>
8n Kanuar" o+ 16'!; +or instance; a +ret+ul; 3ar-3orried Ne3 4orker in,uired; FShould 8 +eel sa+e in
Ne3 4ork Cit" +ro& 9o&9ings and ene&" attacksGF
Ca"ce replied dril"; i&personall"; Fh" should he not; i+ he lives rightGF
)+ten &eanings 3ere read into Ca"ce prophecies that he hadn%t intended> 1s he said hi&sel+ o+ the
Bi9le once; in co&&enting on controversial reincarnation; 3ith 5incolnes-,ue hu&or; F8 read it in;
and "ou read it out>F So perhaps +or this reason; the sleeping prophet%s prophecies didn%t al3a"s see&
to stack up> 8n 16'$; reading +or a pu9lisher 9ound +or China on an educational &ission; he predicted
that Fin the ne?t t3ent"-+ive "earsF China 3ould lean to3ard the Christian +aith> This 3ould hardl"
see& likel"; 3itnessing the supre&ac" o+ Co&&unis& in :ed China toda"> (o3ever; Ca"ce thre3 in
t3o &odi+"ing phrases> First; Fit &a" appear to so&e at present that this is lackingFI secondl"; Fit 3ill
9e &ore in the last +ive "ears than in the +irst ten>F
China still had to 16-2 to turn de&ocratic> Ca"ce stressed that China 3ould 3itness a consolidation o+
its various castes and sects; 3ith Fthese united to3ard the de&ocratic 3a"> #ore and &ore;F he added;
F3ill those o+ the Christian +aith co&e to 9e in political positions; and this in China 3ill &ean the
greater rule in certain groups; according to ho3 3ell these &ani+est> 1nd these 3ill progress> For
civiliAation &oves 3est>F This 3as an old thesis o+ Ca"ce%s; the 3est3ard trend o+ the do&inant
culture; 3ith the &antle eventuall" +alling on the H>S>; i+ it 3as spirituall" up to it>
)n his return +ro& China; the pu9lisher advised Ca"ce that he had correctl" anticipated his reception
a9road> (o3ever; on a glo9al level; Ca"ce had apparentl" &issed> Certainl" #ao and Chou En-lai
3ere hardl" the Christian leaders o+ a de&ocratic people> But so&e Ca"ce students didn%t see it this
3a"> The" so&eho3 picked out a de&ocratic trend> The great Chinese &ainland 3as no3 uni+ied; the
Kapanese had 9een thro3n out; and China had a Fde&ocraticF +ree peoples govern&ent; 3ith a so-
called parlia&ent> F8t &a" not 9e the kind o+ de&ocratic state 3e can live 3ith;F a devotee said evenl";
F9ut it is certainl" &ore de&ocratic than an"thing the" had 9e+ore> 1nd there are reports o+ a
si&&ering pro-Christian underground in 9oth China and :ussia> ho kno3s 3hat a +e3 "ears &a"
9ringGF
8n For&osa; across the straits +ro& China; the :eader%s 0igest reported t3elve &illion people enNo"ing
a re9irth o+ +reedo& under Chiang Pai-shek> But the great Chinese &ass traditionall" could not 9e
hurried> FThe sin o+ ChinaGF Ca"ce pondered> F4ea; there lives the ,uietude 3hich 3ill not 9e turned
aside; 3hich saves itsel+ 9" slo3 gro3th; like a strea& through the land; throughout the ages; asking to
9e le+t alone; Nust to 9e satis+ied 3ith 3hat is 3ithin itsel+>F But had not the sacred ,ueue co&e o++
3ith Christianit"G F8t a3oke one da" and cut its hair o++R 4ea; there in China one da" 3ill 9e the cradle
o+ Christianit"; as applied in the lives o+ &en> 8t is +ar o++; as &an counts tune; 9ut onl" a da" in the
heart o+ @od> For to&orro3 China 3ill a3ake>F
Ca"ce could 9e irritatingl" 3ord" or as concise as the Bi9le he loved> 1t the height o+ orld ar 88;
3hen (itler 3as ever"3here triu&phant; he 3as asked; Fhat is (itler%s destin"GF
8n one 9reath; he replied; F0eath>F
1t ti&es; Ca"ce declared a9solute prophec" i&pro9a9le; since it o9viated +ree 3ill and the po3er o+
pra"er; 9oth o+ 3hich he 9elieved in consciousl"> Nothing; he stressed at these ti&es; 3as predestined;
e?cept as a possi9ilit"> 4et else3here; in the a9soluteness o+ the predictions he &ade su9consciousl";
he recogniAed that the individual had little personal option; as during a 3ar or holocaust; e?cept as he
reacted; cheer+ull" or drearil"; to the 9lo3s o+ destin">
(e seldo& &ade 3aking predictions; as he +elt the i&planted suggestion &ight over-in+luence the
individual> (o3ever; there 3ere e?ceptions; as the ti&e he 3arned a passing 3o&an not to ride in a
car on that particular da"I the car 3as 3recked a +e3 hours later> F(is prophecies;F an inti&ate
o9served; F3ere given as hope+ul possi9ilities or help+ul 3arnings; not to alar& or i&press an"one; or
prove hi& a prophet>F Still he thought enough o+ his o3n gi+t to 9e staggered 3hen he sa3 a 3ar that
3ould kill three "oung +riends> Not +or a second did he take co&+ort in the recourse o+ +ree 3ill; nor
dou9t his &o&ent o+ illu&ination>
Fro& a practical standpoint; prophecies 3ere &eaningless unless the" could 9e counted on; and 9eing
&isleading; could even hurt those putting their trust in the prophet> Back in the 16!7s; as pointed out;
3hen <irginia Beach realt" values 3ere at a pre&iu& on the south 9each; Ca"ce counseled 9u"ing to
the north; 3ithout kno3ing the +irst thing a9out real estate> (is o3n head,uarters 3as ac,uired
accordingl"; and those 9elieving in hi&; picked up 3hat land the" could in this direction> So&e
9eca&e 3ealth"> Even s&all lot o3ners prospered> F1 north lot 8 paid Q*77 +or t3ent" "ears ago;F a
<irginia Beach house3i+e told &e; Fis no3 3orth nearl" Q!7;777>F
(ad Ca"ce 9een 3rong; those nearest to hi& could have 9een pain+ull" a++ected> #ean3hile; 3ithout
an" noticea9le displa" o+ +ree 3ill; other Ca"ce +aith+ul have pro+ited +ro& his long-range predictions
o+ a Tide3ater 9oo&> 8n 16*2; a9out the ti&e o+ the stipulated 9oo&; a <irginia Beach 9usiness&an
9ought eight" acres o+ un3anted Cape (enr" +ar& land +or Q1!* an acre> 8n 16-*; he 3as o++ered
Q1!*7 an acre; +or a cool pro+it o+ Q27;777 on a Q17;777 invest&ent> F1ll 8 did;F he said &odestl";
F3as +ollo3 Ca"ce>F
8n 16$!; Ca"ce had 9een asked 3hat; i+ an"; changes 3ould take place in the Nor+olk-<irginia Beach
area> 1round 16*2; he said; there 3ould 9e changes &aking the section Feventuall" &ore 9ene+icial as
a port>F (e +orecast that Nor+olk 3ith it environsJNe3port Ne3s; (a&ptonJ3ould 9eco&e 3ithin
thirt" "ears Fthe chie+ port on the East Coast; not e?cepting .hiladelphia or Ne3 4ork>F H>S> census
+igures sho3 that 9" 16-' the; Nor+olk co&ple? had +ar surpassed an" rival; its vast ship&ents o+ coal
and grain and other cargo; e?ceeding si?t" &illion tons; as against +ort"-eight &illion +or Ne3 4ork
and t3ent"-one &illion +or .hiladelphia>
8t 3as curious to trace the develop&ents that "ears later &ade a killing +or one Ca"ce 9eliever> 8n
16*/; a9out the ti&e +i?ed 9" Ca"ce; the (a&pton :oads Bridge Tunnel 3as opened; +acilitating auto
and truck tra++icI construction o+ the t3o hundred &illion dollar Chesapeake Ba" Bridge Tunnel; the
longest +i?ed-crossing in the 3orld; 3as authoriAed; arter"; eli&inating tedious +err" travel;
consolidated the and started a 9uilding 9oo&> The realt" rise 3as conse,uentl" enor&ous> 1nother
local entrepreneur; heeding Ca"ce; ac,uired si?teen acres near the <irginia Beach end o+ the Bridge-
Tunnel in 16-7; even 3hile the span 3as under construction> The cost= +ive thousand dollars> 8n 16-*;
3ith tunnel co&pleted and the area e?panding; he turned do3n Q177;777 +or his land>
The +ortunate investors &a" not 9e long grate+ul to the dead seer; 9ut the" 3ould have certainl" 9een
disillusioned i+ the land values had gone do3n instead o+ up> 1nd no talk o+ +ree 3ill 3ould have
consoled the&> (o3ever; so&e &a" no3 consider +ree 3ill the 9ig +actor in their gain> F8t 3as a
co&9ination o+ events;F one luck" speculator told &e; Fthat &ade &e 9u" the land> Ca"ce%s
pinpointing the "ear 16*2; together 3ith his +orecast o+ rising values thirt" "ears 9e+ore &ade &e perk
up 3hen 8 sa3 plans +or the ne3 tunnels and 9ridges connecting the area> But 8 still had to consolidate
the Ca"ce in+or&ation 3ith 3hat 3as actuall" going on; and then +ollo3 &" hunch> That%s +ree 3ill>F
But ho3 &uch +ree 3ill entered into 3hat 3as going onG
That 3as a poser +or a Ca"ce>
1+ter &an" "ears; looking +or a reason +or his uni,ue a9ilit"; Ca"ce ca&e to have a health" respect +or
3hat he called Fthe 8n+or&ation>F (e didn%t ta&per 3ith it hi&sel+; and didn%t 3ant others 9ending it to
their o3n inclinations> (e 3rote clearl"; consciousl"; 3ith 5incoln-like precision; adapted +ro& his
o3n Bi9le readings; 9ut 3ould not edit or strea&line his o3n rounda9out phrases delivered in the
apparent in+alli9ilit" o+ his su9conscious> Conse,uentl"; &an" 3ere perple?ed 9" the seer%s involved
sentence structure> But the ans3er 3as there i+ the interpreter 3as read"> @roping 3ith Ca"ce%s
dangling participles; a su9Nect once asked ho3 the readings could 9e presented to provide the +ullest
&eaning>
FBetter the understanding;F Ca"ce replied dril">
Stud"ing the readings; particularl" the prophecies; 8 +ound &"sel+ graduall" seeing a pattern not
i&&ediatel" discerni9le> Even so; so&e +orecasts ostensi9l" didn%t lend the&selves to veri+ication>
Bro3sing through the 1> :> E> li9rar"; 8 had stu&9led across a Ca"ce reading on orld 1++airs; Kune
!7; 16'$; at the height o+ orld ar 88> Hnusual even +or Ca"ce; it pinpointed an event o+ a decisive
nature 3ithin a +e3 da"s> Ca"ce; speaking o+ peace; generall"; suddenl" particulariAed= F)n Frida"
ne?t; strange things 3ill happen 3hich 3ill deter&ine ho3 long; ho3 &an" and 3hat 3ill 9e
necessar">F
Could it 9e a portent o+ the 3arG hat elseG But the 3ar; as 8 recalled clearl"; had lasted another t3o
"ears>
Ca"ce 3as then asked= F8s there an" indication o+ the ti&e at 3hich hostilities 3ill cease 9et3een this
countr" and 8tal"; @er&an"; KapanGF
1gain; he &entioned a period in late Kune; as a possi9le turning point>
FThese are in thoughts and principles o+ &en> The" 3ill 9e a9le to deter&ine a great deal in respect to
&ore than one o+ these countries 9" the !*th o+ Kune>F
Ca"ce evidentl" 3as pointing to an action ste&&ing out o+ thoughts alread" esta9lishedI and an
interpretation o9viousl" re,uired so&e insight into these &inds> 8 thu&9ed in,uiringl" through
al&anacs and enc"clopedias; 9ut +ound nothing o+ signi+icance +or late Kune o+ 16'$>
8 3orked late at the 1> :> E> li9rar"; poring over the Ca"ce +iles; and retired to &" hotel a+ter
&idnight> 0espite the hour; 8 decided to rela? over a cop" o+ Bar9arossa; an authoritative account on
the :ussian-@er&an con+lict 9" the English&an 1lan Clark> Bar9arossa 3as the @er&an code na&e
+or the :ussian invasion; 9egun so opti&isticall" 9" (itler on Kune !!; 16'1>
8 soon ca&e to a chapter; FThe @reatest Tank Battle in (istor";F descri9ing a titanic struggle; 3ith
&asses o+ &en and &achines arra"ed against each other on a 9road +ront around Pursk> The pick o+
the @er&an &ilitar"; directed 9" (itler hi&sel+; 3as there= Peitel; von Pluge; #anstein; #odel; (oth;
@uderian> B" itsel+; F(oth%s 'th .anAer ar&" 3as the strongest +orce ever put under a single
co&&ander in the @er&an 1r&">F The :ussians; too; had the crea& o+ their &ilitar" availa9le=
#arshal Thukov; the Soviet hero; 3ho had never lost a 9attleI <asilievski; Sokolovski; Poniev; .opov>
The @er&an operation 3as so vast that it had its o3n code na&e= Titadelle> 8t see&ed good reading to
dro3se o++ 3ith; and then &" e"e suddenl" stopped> FCertainl"; 9" an" standard other than that o+ the
Soviet +or&ations opposing the&;F Clark 3rote; Fthe @er&an order o+ 9attle; as it +inall" took shape in
the last da"s o+ Kune; 16'$; looked ver" +or&ida9le>F
1 tin" chill 3ent up &" spine; as 8 read on= F8n the last da"s 9e+ore the attack a strange +eeling; not so
&uch o+ con+idence as o+ +atalis&; pervaded the @er&an tank +orcesJi+ this strength; this enor&ous
agglo&eration that surrounded the& on ever" side; could not 9reak the :ussians; then nothing 3ould>F
The author and Ca"ce; it struck &e; had even used the sa&e 3ord to descri9e the &ood o+ the
gathering action> The 3ord 3as Fstrange>F
The action 3as critical enough to 3arrant a special &essage +ro& the Fuhrer= FSoldiers o+ the :eichR
This da" "ou are to take part in an o++ensive o+ such i&portance that the 3hole +uture o+ the 3ar &a"
depend on its outco&e> #ore than an"thing else; "our victor" 3ill sho3 the 3hole 3orld that
resistance to the po3er o+ the @er&an 1r&" is hopeless>F
The reverse 3as also true; and the :ussians 3ere &ore than read"> Ever"3here; the @er&ans 3ere
pushed 9ack> #ean3hile; in another theater; Fother thoughts and principlesF 3ere to a++ect the +ighting
in :ussia> The 1llies had &ounted their invasion o+ 8tal"> The @er&an action; alread" in trou9le; no3
+aced diversion o+ its &ain striking +orce> F(itler;F Clark related; Fsent +or #anstein and Pluge and
told the& that the operation should 9e cancelled +orth3ith>
The 1llies had landed in Sicil" and there 3as a danger o+ 8tal"%s 9eing knocked out> Pluge agreed that
it 3as i&possi9le to continue>F
Ca"ce had 9een asked a9out 8tal"; @er&an" and Kapan; and he had said that &ore 3ould 9e kno3n Fin
respect to &ore than one o+ these countries; 9" the t3ent"-+i+th o+ Kune>F The attack on 8tal" had 9een
thought out; &ounted; and a date +i?ed at that ti&e; though the actual thrust 3as not &ade +ro& North
1+rica until earl" Kul">
(o3 decisive 3as Titadelle in the +inal outco&e o+ the 3arJall decisive; according to the &ost astute
o+ the NaAis; @estapo chie+ (einrich (i&&ler> F)ne &e&9er o+ the NaAi hierarch"; at all events; 3as
not deluded;F Clark o9served> F(einrich (i&&ler sa3 that the +ailure o+ the Titadelle o++ensive &eant
that the 3ar 3as lost> The ,uestion 3hich no3 e?ercised hi& 3as ho3 to &oderate de+eat and save his
o3n skin>F
Ca"ce had o9served; %There is nothing ne3; nothing strange>F 8t 3as apparentl" all part o+ a universal
order in 3hich there 3as no such thing as chance; even to picking a paper9ack na&ed Bar9arossa o++
the rack o+ a <irginia Beach drugstore>
Ca"ce 3as clearl" prophetic in his health readings; +or he not onl" &ade diagnoses; 9ut prognoses;
predicting 3hether a su9Nect 3ould get 3ell; ho3; and 3hen> (e once told 9iographer To& Sugrue
that he 3ould recover +ro& his crippling arthritis onl" i+ he 3as patient; and 3arned against the
high-+ever ca9inet therap" that eventuall" le+t the 3riter helpless> Su9se,uentl"; 9e+ore Sugrue
undertook the Ca"ce 9iograph"; the clairvo"ant +orecast that his &ind 3ould develop 9rilliantl" in a
crippled 9od"J Fa &ind onl" 3orking through a 9od" that is not active at all>F
hen Sugrue; having disregarded the Ca"ce advice in his i&patience to get 3ell; did co&e to <irginia
Beach in Kune 16$6; a "ear a+ter the reading; he 3as co&pletel" helpless; a stretcher case> (e could not
use his legs; sit up; or control his ar&s> hen he le+t <irginia Beach t3o "ears therea+ter; having
9elatedl" +ollo3ed the readings; he had 3ritten t3o 9ooks; including There 8s a :iver; could use his
ar&s and hands to t"pe3rite; and 3as practicing 3alking on crutches>
The readings said he could have +ull use o+ his li&9s i+ he continued to +ollo3 treat&ents; 9ut the
Naugatuck 8rish&an 3as an i&patient; i&pulsive +ree spirit; 3ho lived and died in accordance 3ith his
o3n restless 3hi&s> Be+ore Sugrue%s death; Ca"ce; loving hi& like a son; &ade &an" predictions +or
hi&; including the &e&ora9le one; 3here he suggested the title; Starling o+ the hite (ouse; +or a
9ook colla9oration 3ith the veteran head o+ the Secret Service; Colonel Starling; and then na&ed the
pu9lisher; Si&on and Schuster; and prophesied a national 9est-seller; 3hich it 3as>
)ne o+ Ca"ce%s &ost singular predictions developed in a health reading 3hich ca&e too late to help
the person +or 3ho& it 3as re,uested> The reading dates 9ack to 1616; 9ut living proo+ o+ the Ca"ce
po3er is ver" &uch in evidence toda"> 8n this instance; Ca"ce had given a reading +or a pregnant
&other; 3ho la" d"ing; and; contradicting the doctors; he said her 9a9" 3ould 9e 9orn alive; though
he agreed that the &other 3ould die> Fhen Ca"ce 3as consulted;F a sister o+ the d"ing 3o&an
recalled recentl"; Fall hope had 9een a9andoned +or 9oth &other and 9a9"> Edgar Ca"ce 3as in Sel&a;
1la9a&a; &" sister 3as in Pentuck"> (e 3as told nothing o+ the nature o+ the case>F
Nevertheless; Ca"ce had gotten the situation i&&ediatel" in trance> FThere are t3o living to 9e
considered> 8t is too late to save the &other 9ut she 3ill live to give 9irth to the 9a9"> The 9a9" 3ill
live; and let there 9e no +ear +or her> The condition under 3hich the &other is living during pregnanc"
3ill not a++ect this 9a9"; and she can live a nor&al happ" li+e>F
The prognosis 3as contrar" to the unani&ous verdict o+ a trio o+ e&inent doctors> FThe &ost +a&ous
surgeon in the South 3as called into consultation;F the sister said; Fand assisted 9" our local surgeon;
per+or&ed t3o operations; too late to 9ene+it the patient> 8t 3as predicted 9" the three doctorsJ0r>
(aggard o+ Nashville; Tennessee; 0r> @ant @aither Llater president o+ the Pentuck" #edical Societ"M;
0r> Ed StoneJall in attendance; that this 9a9" could not live>F
8t 3as &id-Kul"; and the child 3as not e?pected until 1ugust The &other clearl" could not last that
long> Never the less; the desperate +a&il" did as Ca"ce suggested in the 3a" o+ treat&ent; hoping to
save the child so&eho3> F(e had prescri9ed an unheard o+ concoction co&prised o+ si&ple
ingredients 3ith a 9ase &ade o+ a 9re3 +ro& the 9ark o+ a slipper" el&;F the sister said> Fe 3ent to
the +orest; o9tained the 9ark o+ the slipper" el&; prepared the +or&ula; gave it to &" sister as
directed>F
The d"ing 3o&an 9eca&e &ore co&+orta9le right a3a"> 1 +e3 da"s later; on Kul" 12; at the stroke o+
&idnight; the 9a9" pre&aturel" arrived> F#" sister died easil" a+ter na&ing her child> The 9a9" 3as
patheticall" 3eak; so tin" the doctors advised us not to give her the na&e suggested 9" the &other>
The" said 3e 3ould 9e 3asting a +a&il" na&e>F
The rest o+ the stor" is a happ" one> The child so&eho3 perked up and help 3as +orthco&ing> F1
good Christian &other heard o+ our distress and o++ered to nurse the 9a9" 3ith her o3n child> 1+ter
a9out si? 3eeks; the 9a9" 3as put on a +or&ula and gained 3eight rapidl">F She gre3 to 3o&anhood;
&arried; and gave 9irth to t3o daughters o+ her o3n> 8n 16-1; at the age o+ +ort"-one; she 9eca&e a
&e&9er o+ the 1> :> E> Ca"ce had 9een right again>
)ccasionall"; particularl" in ti&e o+ stress; Ca"ce could +orsee things +or hi&sel+; even i+ he had to
drea& the&> 0uring the latter "ears; though penniless; he seldo& 3orried a9out &one"; convinced
+ro& one o+ his o3n readings; that the 5ord 3ould al3a"s provide in e?tre&it"> (o3ever; others in
his +a&il" 3ere not al3a"s as su9li&el" con+ident in the +ace o+ adversit"> 0uring the 0epression; as
Ca"ce%s principal 9ackers 3ent 9roke; and the hospital and the universit" closed; the Ca"ces had no
place to live> (ugh 5"nn suggested a reading>
Su9consciousl" even; Ca"ce 3as unpertur9ed> Fh" don%t "ou do so&ething a9out thisGF he in,uired>
(ugh 5"nn dril" asked +or suggestions>
Fh" not 9u" a houseGF
F1nd 3hat 3ill 3e use +or &one"GF
FBu" the house across the lakeI the &one" 3ill 9e provided>F
)n 3aking; checking over the reading; Ca"ce looked up the house that he had said 3as +or sale; and
purchased it> (e agreed to &ake the initial do3n pa"&ent in thirt" da"s; and the +a&il" &oved in> )n
settle&ent da"; there 3asn%t an" 3a" o+ 9eginning to &ake the pa"&ent> 1nd then ca&e an
une?pected reprieve> The seller telephoned on a Frida" to sa" that he could not co&e out until the
+ollo3ing #onda" to pick up the +ive hundred> (e 3ould 9e there at noon>
1t ten that #onda" &orning; Ca"ce looked into the &ail9o? and took out an envelope> 8nside 3as
+ive hundred dollarsJa check +ro& so&e9od" he had once read +or>
1 +e3 "ears later; another crisis developed 3ith &ortgage pa"&ents; and it looked like Ca"ce 3ould
lose his house> 1gain Ca"ce had no3here to turnJe?cept @od> 1s happened o+ten during personal
crisis; he had a drea&; this &ore singular than &ost 9ecause it visualiAed Kesus Christ; 3ith 3ho&
Ca"ce +elt a li+elong co&&union> 8n this drea&; recorded in #a" 16$/; 3hen the 3orld 3as avidl"
+ollo3ing the ro&ance o+ the 0uke o+ indsor and the 1&erican all" Si&pson; Ca"ce had attended
a concert>
1+ter the per+or&ance; he noticed the 0uke and all" 3alking out in +ront o+ hi&> 1t that &o&ent; a
3raith-like +igure approached Ca"ce 3ith a s&ile> The linea&ents 3ere those o+ Kesus> 1ll +our then
adNourned to a side3alk restaurantJin .aris> The 9ill ca&e to Q1$>/*; 9ut Ca"ce; searching his
pockets; +ound onl" three cents> F8 can%t pa" this 9ill;F he said desperatel"> The 0uke and all" had
disappeared>
FNever &ind;F the visioned Kesus said; Fhere is the Q1$>/*> 0on%t 3orr"> )n the 3edding da" o+ the
t3o 3ho have Nust le+t us; "our trou9les 3ill 9e over>F
)n Kune $; a 3o&an ca&e into Ca"ce%s o++ice and gave hi& a sealed envelope> 8t had 9een entrusted
to her in .aris; 9" a 3o&an 3ho had told her a9out 9eing helped 9" a Ca"ce reading> Ca"ce tore open
the envelope> 8n it he +ound Q1$/*; the precise a&ount he o3ed on the house>
That sa&e da"; the +or&er Ping o+ England and all" Si&pson 3ere &arried>
- - The .octors /nd Cayce
The shingle said esle" (> Petchu&; #>0> But it &ight as 3ell have said F0r> Petchu&Jand
Ca"ce>F esle" Petchu&; still hale and heart"; 3as the +irst o+ the accredited ph"sicians 3ith a
&edical degree to use Edgar Ca"ce as an adNunct to his pro+essional career>
(e e&plo"ed hi& ,uietl"; not letting &ost patients kno3 3ho 3as actuall" diagnosing and treating
their cases; and then one da"; 9e+ore a group o+ doctors; he discussed his &ost unusual caseJCa"ce>
8nstead o+ a degree o+ acceptance; he +ound onl" criticis&> Fh" spend "ears stud"ing &edicine;F an
outraged doctor said; Fi+ so&e illiterate l"ing on a couch 3ith his e"es closed can diagnose and
prescri9e 9etter than an" ph"sicianGF
Even 3hen the" vie3ed Ca"ce%s 3onders; and sa3 3hat appeared to 9e &iracles; conventionall"
oriented doctors o+ &edicine 9linked un9elievingl" and turned their heads> There 3ere e?ceptions; o+
course; and Petchu& 3as one; using Ca"ce in &ore than a hundred cases; to the consternation o+ his
colleagues>
.erhaps 9ecause o+ this general non-acceptance 9" the &edical pro+ession; in these earl" da"s; the
slu&9ering Ca"ce turned su9consciousl" to osteopaths; ph"siotherapists; and chiropractors 3ho had
&ore open &inds a9out his treat&ents> Ca"ce 3as an e&piricist; dealing 3ith an"thing that 3orked;
and in his 3aking state; solilo,uiAing a9out his o3n cures; he o+ten &entioned that in a providential
nature la" the cure +or ever" disorder; including cancer; i+ treat&ent could 9e invoked in ti&e>
ith the "outh+ul o+ an" age; Ca"ce had a 9etter chance o+ a +avora9le reception; since the "oung;
congenitall"; 3eren%t rooted in tradition> Shortl" a+ter the turn o+ the centur"; 3hen he settled in
(opkinsville; Petchu& 3as in his &id-t3enties; and eager to &ake his 3a"> 1s a da&"ankee +ro& the
3rong side o+ the )hio :iver; in a co&&unit" still +ighting the Civil ar; he had little to lose 3ith
Ca"ce; since he 3as an Fout;F an"3a"; in a place 3here one could onl" 9e 9o& Fin>F
(e heard o+ Ca"ce through another )hioan; the local school superintendent; C> (> 0ietrich; 3hose
daughter Ca"ce had &iraculousl" helped> Petchu& 3as i&pressed that a &an o+ 0ietrich%s su9stance
so i&plicitl" accepted the unaccepta9le> Even so; he did not look up Ca"ce +or another "ear> 1nd then
it 3as an e?tre&e case; a chance to crack the (opkinsville Fcarriage trade;F hitherto &onopoliAed 9"
the Fhis>F The patient 3as a college student; +ro& a 3ealth"; aristocratic +a&il"> 0uring a +oot9all
scri&&age; he had suddenl" keeled over; unconscious>
hen he ca&e to; he see&ed co&pletel" out o+ his &ind> (e could onl" &u&9le a +e3 inarticulate
3ords> (is e"es 3andered> (e had violent seiAures; and sat in a chair +or hours; staring speechlessl" in
+ront o+ nun> The +a&il" consulted specialists all over the countr"> 8t 3as put do3n as a hopeless case
o+ de&entia praeco?> The" had tried ever" doctor in (opkinsville; and Petchu& 3as ail that 3as le+t>
Petchu& spent t3o hours e?a&ining the "oung &an> (e 3as nor&al ph"sicall"; 9ut 3as as responsive
as a sla9 o+ cheese> F(e 3asn%t capa9le o+ ans3ering the si&plest ,uestions;F Petchu& recalled> F8+
"ou looked at hi&; he 3ould sa" "es or no; indiscri&inatel"; and then cla& up>F (e 3as in constant
custod" o+ t3o attendants> But he usuall" sat around like a vegeta9le; sho3ing no interest in an"thing>
Petchu& didn%t have the slightest idea 3hat 3as 3rong; 9ut agreed to take the case i+ the +a&il" gave
hi& a +ree hand +or a "ear>
(aving no alternative; the" co&plied> #one" 3as no o9Nect> 1t this point; Petchu& 3as still sticking
to orthodo? treat&ent> (e took his patient to Ne3 4ork and let the 9rain specialists take a look at hi&>
The" put hi& in a hospital; locking hi& up in a padded roo& +or +ourteen da"s; 3hile the" gave hi&
tests and kept hi& under o9servation> 8n the end; the" shook their heads sagel"; and concurred 3ith the
prevailing diagnoses= F1 hopeless case o+ de&entia praeco?>F
Ne?t; a trip to Cleveland and a consultation 3ith a top neurologist; one o+ Petchu&%s +or&er teachers>
1gain; de&entia praeco?; 9ut this tune an added 9it o+ advice; FSeat hi& in +ront o+ "ou on the tra&I
he%s a po3er+ul "oung &an>F )n that train 9ack to (opkinsville; the thought suddenl" ca&e to
Petchu&= F(o3 a9out 0ietrich%s +riend; the +reak; Edgar Ca"ceGF
8nstead o+ phoning Ca"ce directl"; Petchu& put in a call to another ph"sician; 0r> T> B> (ouse; 3ho&
he kne3 to 9e vaguel" related to the Ca"ce +a&il"> (ouse not onl" 3as not encouraging; 9ut 3arned
against calling in Ca"ce> FThe less "ou have to do 3ith hi&; the 9etter +or "ou> 4ou%ve al&ost lived
do3n 9eing a da&"ankee; 9ut i+ "ou get &i?ed up 3ith Ca"ce "ou%ll 9e in trou9le>F
But Petchu&; re&e&9ering 0ietrich; and thinking o+ the vegeta9le that 3as his patient; 3asn%t easil"
dissuaded> 8n the end; (ouse agreed to introduce hi& to Ca"ce; and took hi& to Bo3ling @reen;
Pentuck"; 3here Ca"ce had a photographic studio> (e introduced Petchu& as a +riend o+ 0ietrich%s;
and said Petchu& had a case +or hi&> Ca"ce pro&ptl" took o++ his sti++ starched 3hite collar; and la"
do3n on a couch> :ather du9iousl"; Petchu& 3rote do3n his patient%s na&e and address on a slip o+
paper; and handed it to (ouse>
The i&pression o+ that +irst reading has re&ained 3ith Petchu& +or si?t" "ears; even 3ith retire&ent;
in southern Cali+ornia; 3here he is no3 verging on ninet" "ears o+ age> 1s Ca"ce la" in shallo3
trance; 9reathing gentl"; (ouse said in a casual voice; F4ou have 9e+ore "ou the 9od" o+ # >>> o+
(opkinsville; Pentuck"> @o over this 9od" and tell us 3hat "ou +ind>F
Ca"ce la" there a 3hile; and then said; as though Nust stu&9ling onto so&ething; F)h; "es; "es; 3e
have hi& here>F (e hesitated a &o&ent; and then; though not given an" indication o+ the patient%s
condition; raced on; F(is 9rain is on +ire> The convolutions in his 9rain are all red; as red as +ire> (is
&ind is distorted> 8n a ver" short ti&e; unless so&ething is done +or hi&; he%s going to 9e a raving
&aniac> 8t all dates %3a" 9ack>F
Petchu& 3as i&pressed not onl" 9" the diagnosis; a &ental distur9ance; 9ut the prognosis; rapid
deterioration; 3hich 3as 3hat the specialists in :ochester; #innesotaI Ne3 4ork; and Cleveland had
+oretold>
(ouse indicated that Petchu& could ,uestion the slu&9ering +igure>
Fhat treat&ent do "ou suggestGF Petchu& asked>
The ans3er ca&e 9ack clear and 9old> FSpeci+ic treat&ent; put to the li&it>F (e &entioned a
little-kno3n drug>
F1n"thing elseGF
FThat%s enough>F
1nd it 3as; +or Petchu& kne3 e?actl" 3hat the procedure 3as>
Still; he 3atched +ascinated; as (ouse; 3ith the reading over; put a 3aking suggestion to the reclining
&an; not onl" to get hi& out o+ trance 9ut to disassociate hi& +ro& the "outh he had Nust read +or>
F4ou 3ill no longer see the su9Nect;F (ouse suggested> F4ou%ll 3ake up +eeling per+ectl" all right>F
8n a couple o+ &inutes; Ca"ce 3as sitting up; ru99ing his e"es> Petchu& 3as 9ursting 3ith ,uestions>
F4ou used so&e ver" interesting language;F he said; Fno3 3hat do "ou kno3 a9out convolutionsGF
Ca"ce s&iled rue+ull"; FNothing at all>F
Petchu& looked sharpl" at the sli& +igure 3ith a slight stoop> F4ou%re either the &ost interesting &an
in Pentuck" or the 9iggest liar;F he said>
Ca"ce s&iled good-naturedl"> (e had heard it all 9e+ore> F8 &ake no clai&s;F he said &ildl">
The t3o &en shook hands> F4ou%ll hear +ro& &e one 3a" or the other;F Petchu& said>
Petchu& had not &entioned his visit to Ca"ce to an"9od"; the "outh%s +a&il" included> 1nd he didn%t
have to 3orr" a9out (ouse telling an"9od"> Ca"ce 3as a &edical &an%s pariah>
0irectl" +ro& the train; Petchu& 3ent to a (opkinsville drugstore and got the reco&&ended re&ed">
(e started his patient on it i&&ediatel"> Ten drops in the &orning; eleven at noon; t3elve at night;
3ith the dosage graduall" increased until it ranged up to t3ent" drops> (e 3ent through the +irst 9ottle
3ithout an" noticea9le patient i&prove&ent
ith the second 9ottle; he stepped up dosage to +ort" drops> Nor&all"; heav" doses 9rought on cold
s"&pto&s; s3elling the delicate &e&9rane o+ e"es and nose> 8n this instance; the patient sho3ed no
reaction> Petchu& started 9u"ing 9igger 9ottles; tripling the a&ounts; 9e"ond the ordinaril" sa+e level>
(e then dropped 9ack to the original starting point; and 9egan all over again> Still no reaction; not
even the slightest in+la&&ation o+ the e"es> Three or +our 3eeks had no3 elapsed; 3ith the patient
treated at ho&e or in Petch-urn%s o++ice> 1nd then one &orning the telephone rang> 8t 3as the 9o"%s
&other; a ne3 urgenc" in her voice> Petchu& held his 9reath>
F0r> Petchu&GF
F4es>F
1nd then her voice +loated over the 3ire> F@ood &orning; &iracle &an;F she said>
Kust a +e3 &inutes 9e+ore; her son had co&e do3n the stairs and spoken intelligi9l" +or the +irst ti&e
in a "ear> 8t 3as as though a veil had 9een li+ted +ro& his &ind> F@ood &orning; #o&; 3hat are 3e
having +or 9reak+astGF That 3as all he said; 9ut that 3as all he had to sa"> (e 3as 9ack 3here he had
9een 9e+ore his collapse on the +oot9all +ield>
Petchu& took all the credit; since he didn%t dare &ention Ca"ce at the ti&e; and o+ course; he did
deserve credit +or daring to consult Ca"ce and persisting 3ith his treat&ent Therea+ter; 3hen Petchu&
couldn%t diagnose a case pro&ptl"; or it see&ed out o+ the ordinar"; he 3ould contact Ca"ce in
Bo3ling @reen and ask i+ he 3ould FsleepF on it>
)ne da" a la9orer na&ed (o&er Kenkins; shoveling in a local 9rick 3orks; tu&9led over in a +aint (e
3as piled on so&e stra3 in a road 3agon and carted o++ to his ho&e> Petchu& had no idea 3hat 3as
3rong> Ca"ce said it 3as a severe case o+ &alnutrition> FToo &uch ho&in" and grits>F (e suggested a
3ell-9alanced diet 3ith plent" o+ green vegeta9les>
8t 3as the +irst case o+ pellagra Petchu& had ever seen; and it helped hi& diagnose and treat other
cases 3hich local doctors had 9een 3restling 3ith +or a "ear 3ithout 9eing a9le to diagnose> F.rior to
this;F Petchu& recalled; Fthe onl" pellagra 8 had ever heard o+ 3as in 8tal"> But no3 the" 9egan
picking up cases o+ pellagra +ro& all over; 3here the people had 9een eating nothing 9ut hog and
ho&in">F
1gain Ca"ce didn%t get credit )ne o+ the (opkinsville doctors; 3hose patients had 9een helped; read a
paper on his diagnosis o+ pellagra to the Pentuck" #edical Societ"; 9ut he didn%t &ention Ca"ce; or
Petchu&; +or that &atter>
Nevertheless; Ca"ce 3as ,uietl" 9ut surel" enhancing Petchu&%s reputation> Five Southern doctors;
all seasoned veterans; and the neoph"te Petchu& 3ere called in +or consultation 3hen 3ealth"
contractor; @eorge 0alton; shattered a leg in a +all> 1s the doctors 3isel" co&&uned; #rs> 0alton
ca&e out o+ the sick roo& and announced; F#r> 0alton is 3illing to trust his case to the 4ankee 9o">F
8t 3as a heav" responsi9ilit" +or Petchu&Jand Ca"ce> There 3as no hospital; and patients 3ere
treated at ho&e or in the doctor%s o++ice> 1nd Petchu& had never treated a co&pound +racture 9e+ore>
There 3as a hurried consultation 3ith Ca"ce> 1nd Ca"ce suggested rather radical treat&ent +or that
ti&e= 9oring a hole in the kneecap; nailing the 9ones together; then putting the leg in traction>
Petchu& had so&e &isgivings> (e had never heard o+ an"thing like this> FThe" used splints then;F he
recalled; F9ut &etal scre3s 3ere still in the +uture> (o3ever; 8 3ent do3n to the nearest 9lacks&ith;
and he &ade up an iron nail like a large roo+ing nail; 3ith a 9ig head on itF Then 3ith another doctor
and t3o nurses helping; Petchu& 9ored a hole in the patient%s knee and nailed it; and then put the leg
in traction; 3ith a pulle" at the +oot o+ the 9ed>
1s the stor" got around that the 4ankee doctor 3as ha&&ering nails into 0alton%s leg; Petchu&
9eca&e unco&+orta9l" a3are o+ spite+ul side glances; and o+ 3agging tongues sa"ing; FThat
da&"ankee> (e%ll kill old 0alton 9e+ore he%s through>F (e 3ent to Ca"ce +or reassurance; and got it>
#ean3hile; he carried a dou9le-9arreled shotgun in his 9ugg" 3ith hi&> (e realiAed that his survival;
as a local doctor; an"3a"; hinged on 0alton%s recover"> 8t took &onths; 9ut he 3as vindicated> The leg
3as as solid as ever; and the iron nail sta"ed in; 0alton taking it to the grave 3ith hi& thirt" "ears
later>
Still no9od" kne3 that he 3as using Ca"ce> 1nd Petchu& hi&sel+ couldn%t get used to the idea that
this slu&9ering illiterate; 3ho had not gone 9e"ond the si?th grade; kne3 &ore a9out &edicine;
anato&"; and che&istr" than an honor &edical graduate like hi&sel+; and an" o+ his distinguished
colleagues or pro+essors> Even seeing it happen; it see&ed incredi9le> (e kept testing> )nce he asked
the sleeping Ca"ce 3hat the shortest &uscle in the 9od" 3as>
ithout hesitating; the unlettered "outh replied> F5evator la9ii superioris alae,ue nasiJin the upper
lip>F (e asked Ca"ce to na&e the longest &uscle; and 3ith e,ual accurac" the sleeping pheno&enon
replied; FSartoriusFJthe &uscle +le?ing the hip and knee Noints> So&eti&es the 3ords spilled out o+
Ca"ce; 3ith all their intricate technical ter&inolog"; other ti&es he see&ed to 9e groping; like a
9loodhound o++ the scent; and then 3ould ,uickl" recover as though he had picked up a +resh trail> 1t
such ti&es; Petchu& recalled; he appeared to 9e peering inside the su9Nect; and it all see&ed ver"
clear to hi&>
Ca"ce seldo& reco&&ended operations; indicating that his su9conscious considered surger"
over3orked> 1n" and ever" &ethod that appeared +avora9le to the particular situation ca&e out o+ hi&
clairvo"antl"> F(e 3as an advocate o+ the ne3 treat&ent o+ osteopath" that had Nust co&e in at that
ti&e;F Petchu& noted> F(e reco&&ended it +or cases that chie+l" had to do 3ith spinal adNust&ent or
&anipulation> )+ten 3e 3ould ask i+ an operation 3as necessar"; and he%d sa"; %No operation needed>%
8nstead; he%d re+er the patient to the nearest osteopathic doctor>F There 3eren%t &an" osteopaths around
in those da"s; and Ca"ce 3ould so&eti&es suppl" the therapist%s na&e and address; and then descri9e
the treat&ent in detail>
4et; he 3as as partial to drugs 3hen the" suited the purpose> Petchu& 3as an o+ten startled 3itness to
Ca"ce%s singular +acilit" +or picking out drugs that 3ere not generall" kno3n; not "et on the &arket; or
out o+ use> F)ne da";F Petchu& recalled; Fthere 3ere a couple o+ doctors and druggists in Ca"ce%s
studio on a co&plicated case; +or 3hich Ca"ce prescri9ed 9alsa& o+ sulphur> The" 9egan scratching
their heads> No9od" had ever heard o+ it )ne o+ the druggists; an elderl" &an na&ed @aither; 3as
convinced there 3as no such thing> The" pored over a cop" o+ the dispensator"; listing all availa9le
therapeutic drugs> There 3as no 9alsa& o+ sulphur> Then; in an attic; the" stu&9led across an old
de+unct catalog; put out +i+t" "ears 9e+ore> The" dusted it o++; opened it; and there +ound 9alsa& o+
sulphur>F
1l&ost ever" aspect o+ the Ca"ce pheno&enon 3as o9served 9" Petchu& in their "ears together> But
each ne3 3onder le+t hi& as surprised as the last> 1+ter a 3hile he 3as convinced that Ca"ce%s &ind
traveled in space; settling in the i&&ediate vicinit" o+ the person he 3as reading +or> The clincher
ca&e one night 3hen Ca"ce 3as reading in (opkinsville +or a patient in Cleveland> Suddenl"; in the
&iddle o+ the reading; Ca"ce 9roke o++> F(e%s gone;F 3as all he could sa"> (e see&ed to 9e groping
a9out ai&lessl">
Petchu& a3akened hi&>
5ater; Petchu& received a letter +ro& a doctor +riend in Cleveland> (is patient had died at 2=!7 .>#>;
the ver" &o&ent that Ca"ce &issed hi&>
Petchu& 3as a sel+-assured "oung &an 3ith a strong sense o+ 9alance> 8t stood hi& in good stead>
@raduall"; though he didn%t talk a9out it hi&sel+; at this ti&e; 3ord had gotten around that he 3as
associated 3ith a clairvo"ant possessing re&arka9le healing po3ers> Even so; people resorting to
Ca"ce had usuall" e?hausted all other re&edial sources> There 3ere all kinds o+ phone calls; +ro& the
rich; poor; trusting; c"nical> Petchu& +elt a little like Sherlock (ol&es o+ Baker Street; a9le to pick
and choose the &ost interesting cases that ca&e his 3a"> )ne da" the phone rang; and a &an
announced that he%d like the services o+ onder Bo" Ca"ce> (e 3as a &illionaire; living in a
#id3estern cit"; and he 3as read" to pa" handso&el"; thro3ing in a princel" 9onus i+ Ca"ce 3as
e++ective>
8t see&ed the usual; last-ditch case; as Petchu& &ulled it over; 9ut it 3as to re+lect Ca"ce%s apparent
o&niscience in such a 3a" that even Petchu& 3as le+t shaking his head 3eakl"> 1s 3ith (ol&es% 9est
cases; the 9eginning 3as rather ordinar"> The patient; the 3i+e; 3as apparentl" su++ering +ro& paral"sis
agitans; shaking pals"> The devoted hus9and had taken her to clinics; hospitals; 9aths all over the
3orld; and had +inall" 9rought her ho&e; hoping that care and rest 3ould at least &ake her
co&+orta9le> hen he heard so&eho3 o+ Ca"ce; he thought it 3orth a chance> F1ll 8 ask;F he said over
the phone Fis that "ou 9ring Ca"ce to our cit" to give her a diagnosis>F
Petchu& didn%t give hi& an ans3er right o++> F@ive &e "our 3i+e%s na&e and address;F he said; Fand
8%ll let "ou kno3>F 1s o+ten as Ca"ce had 9een success+ul; Petchu& still had to reassure hi&sel+ each
ti&e that the per+or&ance 3as genuineJand repeata9le> So 3ith the &an%s re,uest; and the 3i+e%s
3herea9outs; he asked Ca"ce +or a preli&inar" reading; presented to the &"stic like an" other re,uest>
1s a stenographer sat 9"; taking notes; Ca"ce raced on 3ith a co&plete histor" o+ the 3o&an%s
pro9le&; induced largel" 9" nerves>
Petchu& studied the report; then called the &an to tell hi& he 3as on his 3a"> (e had decided against
taking Ca"ce; as he 3as still pla"ing do3n the association pu9licl">
)n his arrival; he checked into a hotel and phoned the hus9and>
F0id "ou 9ring the 9o" 3ith "ouGF the &an asked>
FNo;F Petchu& said>
The &an%s voice +ell> Fell; 3hat are "ou going to doGF
F8 have 3ith &e a t"pe3ritten description o+ "our case>F (e e?plained that it 3as +ro& Ca"ce>
There 3as an a3k3ard pause on the other end o+ the line> F<er" 3ell;F the &an said +inall"> F1s long
as "ou%re here; "ou &a" as 3ell co&e over>F
(undreds o+ &iles a3a"; in trance; Ca"ce had descri9ed the unkno3n patient as 9eing in a 3heelchair
and said o+ her condition; FShe is as rigid as a piece o+ &ar9le> She can look neither to the right nor the
le+t> She had t3o trained nurses 3ith 3hite caps>F 1s used as he 3as to Ca"ce; Petchu&%s Na3 dropped
3hen he dre3 up to the patient%s ho&e> FThere 3as the 3i+e sitting on the +ront porch; at the top o+ the
steps; in a 3heelchair> )n either side stood a trained nurse in a 3hite cap>F
Because o+ the nature o+ the report in his pocket; Petchu& needed the reassurance he had Nust received
to proceed con+identl"> The part" &oved into the living roo&; the nurses 3ithdre3; and the hus9and
e"ed Petchu& darkl"> F(o3 can "ou proceed 3ithout the onder Bo"GF he asked>
Petchu& per&itted hi&sel+ a s&ile> F8 have the onder Bo" right here 3ith &e;F he said; taking out
the t"pe3ritten report> (e 3as not a9out to go into a description o+ ho3 Ca"ce +unctioned 3hen he
didn%t understand it hi&sel+>
The 3o&an sat stoicall"; hands tre&9ling; e"es staring ahead> (er hus9and 3as at her side; never
li+ting his gaAe +ro& the visitor> Petchu& sat close to the 3o&an; as he read +ro& Ca"ce> The patient
had a nervous disorder; 9ut not 3hat 3as diagnosed> 1s Petchu& read on; he appeared to gro3
e&9arrassed; rare +or hi&> F1s a "oung 3o&an;F he said; Fthe patient had a secret sin>F She &oved her
head a 9it; sho3ing her +irst sign o+ interest> Petchu& +orged ahead> FThis secret sin 3as
&astur9ation>F
The patient +lushed +ro& +orehead to throat> (er hus9and looked 9ored> (e had never heard o+
an"thing so ridiculous> But Petchu& had caught the 3o&an%s startled look> (e 3ent on 9ravel">
Because o+ this sin; riddling her 3ith guilt; the 3o&an had dela"ed &arriage until she 3as thirt"-nine>
She had then &arried happil"; it see&ed; had t3o children; and then +allen ill> The hus9and%s interest
perked up a little at this; since Ca"ce had hit the 9road outline o+ their li+e together>
1s Petchu& +inished the Ca"ce report; the 3o&an turned to her hus9and> Fould "ou please go into
the other roo&G 8 3ant to talk to the doctor alone>F
1s the door closed; she +i?ed her gaAe on the "outh+ul ph"sician> F0r> Petchu&;F she said; F3hat kind
o+ &an is this Ca"ceG 8 did have a secret sin; +ro& the age o+ eighteen until 8 3as thirt"-nine> But onl"
8 and &" @od have even kno3n o+ it> (o3 in the na&e o+ @od could this &an have told "ou thisGF
The" chatted +or a 3hile; Petchu& e?plaining that Ca"ce 3as a clairvo"ant; 3ho so&eho3 tuned into
the su9conscious> 1pparentl" he had hit upon the suppressed guilt 3hich had 9uilt up inside the
3o&an all these "ears; graduall" re+lecting itsel+ in her ph"sical condition> 1s Ca"ce had so o+ten
indicated; &ind and 9od" 3ere uni+ied; and the one could not su++er 3ithout the other +ollo3ing suit>
Ca"ce had reco&&ended certain drugs to help 3ith the conditionI talking it out see&ed to do the rest>
:ecovering graduall"; the 3o&an lived nor&all" +or several "ears> The hus9and; nevertheless; 3as
not overl" i&pressed> (e couldn%t get out o+ his &ind all that hog3ash a9out a secret sin>
Petchu& never ceased &arveling at Ca"ce%s apparent universal kno3ledge> 8t 3as an arsenal; 3hich
he +re,uentl" dre3 on +or his o3n curiosit"; as 3ell as to help others> ith Ca"ce in his corner; it 3as
di++icult +or patients to keep secrets +ro& the doctor> 1t the sa&e ti&e; 3ith his o&niscient 9ackdrop;
it gave the "oung ph"sician a sense o+ authorit"; 9roadening his Nurisdiction over patients; even 3hen
he kne3 the& onl" scantil"> hatever it 3as; he +elt that Ca"ce kne3 9est> 1nd so he counseled> )ne
ti&e; around the Christ&as holida"s; a &other had &ade an appoint&ent +or her daughter; 3ho had
arrived ho&e on college vacation in a state o+ depression> The appoint&ent 3as +or nine the ne?t
&orning>
That evening; Petchu& consulted Ca"ce; giving hi& the girl%s na&e and address> Ca"ce 3as ver"
,uiet +or a +e3 &inutes; as though tr"ing in trance to appraise 3hat he 3as receiving; and then said
3ith al&ost a sigh; FThe trou9le 3ith this 9od" is right here; right here> There is a ne3 li+e developing
here in this pelvis> 1s a result 3e have nausea; vo&iting; other3ise kno3n as &orning sickness>F
Petchu&%s +ace +ell> Fhat a case;F he thought 3r"l">
But since he 3as testing Ca"ce; he +elt he &ight as 3ell do a thorough No9>
Fhat treat&ent do "ou suggestGF That ,uestion could ver" 3ell 9e a poser; since the girl 3as
certainl" not &arried>
FNo treat&ent at all;F Ca"ce replied> F8t%s per+ectl" ph"siological> Nature takes care o+ those things>F
Be+ore 3aking Ca"ce; Petchu& 3ashed the girl out o+ the sleeping &"stic%s conscious &ind> F<er"
3ell;F he said; F"ou 3ill not see her an" &ore>F
#other and daughter arrived pro&ptl" at nine> The girl 3as pale and 3an 9ut 9eauti+ul; 3ith +ine
+eatures; and a re+ined 3a" a9out her> 8+ she had given hersel+ to an"one; Petchu& sensed; it 3ould
onl" have 9een out o+ love> (e turned to the &other; F#a" 8 talk to "our daughter aloneGF
8n the privac" o+ his o++ice; he said gentl"; FNo3 tell &e all a9out "oursel+>F
She +lushed and s3allo3ed a +e3 ti&es; then said in a tight little voice; FNo9od" kno3s a9out it; 9ut
8%ve &issed t3o &onths>F 8t 3as 9" no &eans an unusual stor"; even +or that da" and age> She had
9een dating a "oung &an at a college near9" +or a "ear and a hal+; and the" had +allen in love> No3
she 3as pregnant>
Petchu& 3as onl" a +e3 "ears older than the girl; 9ut he had Ca"ce to 9orro3 +ro&> 1nd Ca"ce had
proposed that Nature take care o+ the pro9le&>
Petchu& thought he 3ould help Nature> FThe +irst thing 3e &ust do is tell "our &other;F he said>
The girl 3as horri+ied> F.lease; not that>F
F)+ course; "our &other 3ill kno3 e?actl" 3hat is 9est>F
The &other 3as surprisingl" cal&> She turned to her daughter; asking ho3 she +elt a9out the "oung
&an> The girl so99ed that she loved hi&; 9ut 3as too asha&ed to let hi& kno3 3hat had happened> F8
don%t 3ant hi& to have to &arr" &e>F
The &other looked ,uestioningl" at the "oung doctor 3ho see&ed to have such eas" co&&and o+ a
di++icult situation>
Petchu& 3as still pushing Nature> FTake &" advice; contact this "oung &an right a3a"; and have hi&
co&e here +or a talk>F (e thre3 one sop to her +e&ale pride> F8 3ouldn%t ask an" &an to &arr" a girl
unless she is the one +or hi&> 8+ "ou +eel the sa&e; then slip o++ to another state; get &arried; and
spread it across ever" paper in to3n> 8+ "ou keep it under cover; "ou%ll onl" &ake people curious>F 8n
+ort"-eight hours; it 3as all settled> The pair eloped; and then 3ent 9ack to their classes; graduating in
Kune; the 9a9" arriving al&ost 3ith the Co&&ence&ent E?ercises>
1s Petchu& kept using Ca"ce; other doctors in Christian Count" 9egan to take an increasingl" di&
vie3 o+ hi& and FThe Freak>F )n his part; the 9u&ptious Petchu& 3as +eeling a gro3ing anno"ance
3ith a &edical +raternit" that looked on hi& suspiciousl"> (e 3as also ,uietl" a3are that so&e 3ho
had 9een ,uick to denounce hi& to the local &edical societies had clandestinel" used Ca"ce
the&selves>
Ca"ce%s o3n attitude to3ard #>0>s 3as sharpl" edged 3ith reserve> (is distant kin; Tho&as (ouse;
later to head up the Ca"ce (ospital; had used hi&; 3ithout understanding ho3 the po3er 3orked> But
at least he conceded 3hat did 3ork; 3ithout the custo&ar" &edical o9servation; that it 3ould have
cured itsel+ an"3a"> 5ong 9e+ore Petchu& arrived; the #>0>s had stopped the unlicensed 1l 5a"ne
+ro& practicing &edicine> Ca"ce had keenl" +elt their ending 5a"ne%s 3ork 3ith hi&; 3hen the"
see&ed to 9e helping people>
(e had agreed; nevertheless; to 3ork 3ith a co&&ittee o+ "outh+ul ph"sicians headed 9" 0r> Kohn
Black9urn; 3ho had 9een i&pressed 9" his 3ork 3ith the 0ietrich child; a&ong others> Black9urn;
superseding 5a"ne; had even helped Ca"ce once; 3hen his aphonia; or voice lapse; had suddenl"
recurred; having Ca"ce suggest to hi&sel+ that his 9lood circulate properl"> (is voice pro&ptl" ca&e
9ack>
But even so; the co&&ittee o+ doctors; constantl" testing; put a strain on the 9rooding &"stic; since at
this indecisive stage; he 3as looking +or assurance; not &isgivings or dou9ts; to Nusti+" going on 3ith
the 3ork> So&e doctors had stuck hi& 3ith pins 3hen he 3as sleeping to &ake sure he 3asn%t +aking;
others had e?erted the&selves to sho3 his treat&ents utterl" +alse> )nce; the co&&ittee thought the"
had hi&> 8t see&ed an open-and-shut case>
Specialists had urged an i&&ediate operation +or a 3o&an 3ith a9do&inal pains; 9leeding internall">
She 3ent to Ca"ce> Ca"ce told her that all she had 3as an a9rasion o+ the sto&ach 3all> (e advised
long 3alks ever" da" and a ra3 le&on sprinkled 3ith salt 8t 3as so patentl" a9surd that the doctors
decided to use this case to sho3 up Ca"ce as a +raud> The" held o++ the operation; though the"
considered surger" i&perative> Three 3eeks later; the 3o&an 3as hiking ten &iles a da" and the
a9do&inal pains had disappeared> She 3as co&pletel" cured>
Shortl" 9e+ore he &et Petchu&; Ca"ce decided that his gi+t; i+ it 3as that; 3ould have to stand on its
o3n> There 3ould 9e no &ore e?peri&ents; 3ith hi& as the guinea pig> hile he and Petchu& 3ere
3orlds apart te&pera&entall"; he recogniAed in Petchu& a prag&atic acceptance o+ 3hat 3orked; and
it gave hi& a chance to help people under co&petent supervision> Petchu& o+ course had pro+ited> 8n
three or +our "ears o+ 9ackstopping 9" Ca"ce he had achieved an envia9le reputation as the doctor
3ho could help 3hen no9od" else could> But he had no o9Nection to Ca"ce as a partner; i+ Ca"ce 3as
3illing; +or he realiAed that the onl" o9Nections 3ould co&e +ro& doctors; not patients interested onl"
in 9eing helped>
So he tossed a trial 9alloon in the air; choosing 3ith his +lair +or the dra&atic a &ost suita9le stageJa
convention o+ doctors> The occasion 3as a &eeting o+ the National Societ" o+ (o&eopathic
.h"sicians; at .asadena; Cali+ornia> 1s he listened to his +ello3 ph"sicians discuss their &ost unusual
cases; Petchu& rose leisurel" one da" and told the& o+ his &ost unusual case> This 3as in Kul" 1617>
#ost o+ his listeners 3ere incredulous; o+ course> But one; a 0r> Prauss; +ro& Boston; approached
Petchu& and asked i+ he 3ould prepare a paper on Ca"ce +or the 1&erican 1ssociation +or Clinical
:esearch &eeting in Boston that Septe&9er> ithout &uch &ore ado; Petchu& sat do3n and dashed
o++ his description o+ Ca"ce 3ith a lead pencil; and handed it to the doctor> (e thought no &ore o+ it;
until he got a cop" o+ the progra& later; and sa3 hi&sel+ do3n +or F#" Hnusual Case>F
(e had not 9othered to go hi&sel+; or tr" to 9ring Ca"ce; 9ecause he +elt the &edical pro+essionJand
the la" pu9licJ3as not prepared to accept 3hat he had to sa"> 1nd could he have had second
thoughts; he 3ould pro9a9l" have 3ithdra3n his paper> 1s it 3as; it 3as read 9" (enr" E> (arro3er;
#>0>; o+ Chicago; a +re,uent contri9utor to the Kournal o+ the 1&erican #edical 1ssociation; and
+ull" reported in a su9se,uent issue o+ the Ne3 4ork Ti&es>
The Ti&es considered it pertinent to &ention 0r> Petchu&%s o3n credentials> F8t is 3ell enough to add
that 0r> esle" (> Petchu& is a reputa9le ph"sician o+ high standing and success+ul practice in the
ho&eopathic school o+ &edicine> (e possesses a classical education; is 9" nature o+ a scienti+ic turn;
and is a graduate o+ one o+ the leading &edical institutions o+ the countr"> (e is vouched +or 9"
orthodo? ph"sicians in 9oth Pentuck" and )hio; in 9oth o+ 3hich states he is 3ell kno3n> 8n
(opkinsville; no ph"sician o+ an" school; stands higher; though he is still a "oung &an>F
The asse&9l" o+ ph"sicians listened 3ith &ingled reactions as 0r> (arro3er read o++ the paper +or the
a9sent Petchu&> 8t spelled out Petchu&; al&ost as &uch as it did Ca"ce> F19out +our "ears ago;F it
3ent; F8 &ade the ac,uaintance o+ a "oung &an t3ent"-eight "ears old 3ho had the reputation o+
9eing a %+reak>% The" said he told 3onder+ul truths 3hile he 3as asleep>
8; 9eing interested; i&&ediatel" 9egan to investigate; and as 8 3as +ro& #issouri; 8 had to 9e sho3n>
1nd trul"; 3hen it co&es to an"thing ps"chical; ever" la"&an is a dis9eliever +ro& the start; and &ost
o+ our chosen pro+ession 3ill not accept an"thing o+ a ps"chic nature; h"pnotis&; &es&eris&; or 3hat
not; unless vouched +or 9" so&e #>0> a3a" up in the pro+ession and one 3hose orthodo? standing is
un,uestioned>F
Petchu& then &entioned ho3 he put Ca"ce into trance> Fhile in this sleep; 3hich to all intents and
purposes is a natural sleep; his o9Nective &ind is co&pletel" inactive and onl" his su9Nective is
3orking> B" suggestion he 9eco&es unconscious to pain o+ an" sort; and strange to sa"; his 9est 3ork
is done 3hen he is see&ingl" %dead to the 3orld>%F
(e stressed Ca"ce%s clinical detail and his accurate ter&inolog"> F(is ps"chological ter&s and
description o+ the nervous anato&" 3ould do credit to an" pro+essor o+ nervous; anato&"> There is no
+altering in his speech and all his state&ents are clear and concise> (e handles the &ost co&ple?
Na39reakers 3ith as &uch ease as an" Boston ph"sician; 3hich to &e is ,uite 3onder+ul; in vie3 o+
the +act that 3hile in his nor&al state he is an illiterate &an; especiall" along the line o+ &edicine;
surger" or phar&ac"; o+ 3hich he kno3s nothing> (e is a3akened 9" the suggestion that he 3ill see
this person no &ore; and in a +e3 &inutes 3ill 9e a3ake> Hpon ,uestioning hi&; he kno3s a9solutel"
nothing that he said; or 3hose case he 3as talking a9out>F
(e had never kno3n Ca"ce to err in diagnosis; though he did once descri9e the 3rong person living in
the sa&e house as the one 3anted> FThe cases 8 have used hi& in have; in the &ain; 9een the rounds
9e+ore co&ing to &" attention; and in si? i&portant cases 3hich had 9een diagnosed as strictl"
surgical he stated that no such condition e?isted; and outlined treat&ent 3hich 3as +ollo3ed 3ith
grati+"ing results in ever" case>F
Conventionall" schooled hi&sel+; Petchu& 9oldl" anticipated the reaction to his re&arks> FThe
regular pro+ession sco++ at an"thing relia9le co&ing +ro& this source; 9ecause the &aNorit" o+ the& are
in the rut and have never taken to an"thing not strictl" orthodo?> 4ou &a" ask 3h" has a &an 3ith
such po3ers not 9een 9e+ore the pu9lic and received the indorse&ent o+ the pro+ession; one and all;
3ithout +ear or +avorG 8 can trul" ans3er that the" are not read" as "et> Even Christ hi&sel+ 3as
reNected> %Hnless the" see signs and 3onders the" 3ill not 9elieve>%F
Not long a+ter the Boston report; 3hich 9rought a descent o+ curious ne3spaper&en on ordinaril"
dro3s" (opkinsville; the organiAed &edical groups in Christian Count" decided the ti&e 3as at hand
to take action against an upstart 3ho see&ed to encourage unlicensed ,uacker" at the e?pense o+ the
conventionall" licensed pro+ession> 1 special &eeting; o+ 3hich Petchu& had not 9een apprised; 3as
held in the (opkinsville Courthouse> .racticall" ever" licensed #>0> in Christian Count" 3as there;
cr"ing +or Petchu&%s scalp> F4ou and "our Freak 3ere 9oth cussed and discussed;F a +riendl" doctor
advised Petchu& later; Fand the outco&e 3as that the"%re sending a co&&ittee to the state capital to
have "our license revoked; 9ecause no ph"sician o+ Nudg&ent 3ould take up 3ith such a craA" thing>F
8n due course; Petchu& 3as +or&all" noti+ied o+ a second &eeting; in 3hich charges 3ere to 9e &ade
pu9licl" against hi&> The resource+ul Petchu& considered his course o+ action care+ull"> There 3ere
+ort" or +ort"-+ive doctors in the count"; and the" 3ould 9e solidl" arraigned against hi&> (e could
not e?pect one supporting 3ord; not to &ention one vote> )n the &orning o+ the &eetingJa Tuesda"
Jhe 3ent do3n to the First National Bank o+ (opkinsville; 3here he kept his account; and
announced to a surprised cashier; F8 3ant a thousand dollars in t3o separate packs; +ive hundred each>
Ne3 &one">F
5ater; that da"; he put the t3o stacks into his pocket; and sauntered o++ to the courthouse; picking out a
seat in the 9ack ro3 o+ the trial roo&> 0r> Frank SteitA; located directl" across the street +ro&
Petchu&; called the &eeting to order> The &inutes +ro& the last &eeting rehashed the co&plaint; and
na&ed the co&&ittee chosen to go to Frank+ort; the state capital; to strike Petchu& +ro& the list o+
licensed practitioners> 8t 3as pointed out that he 3as dealing openl" 3ith the +reak Ca"ce; a 3ell-
kno3n +aker; and thus re+lected discredit on the entire &edical co&&unit"> The sooner he 3as
eli&inated; the 9etter>
There 3as no co&&ent on the &inutes; and it 3as Petchu&%s turn to speak +or hi&sel+> (e stood up; a
tall and co&&anding presence; and 3ith all e"es on hi&; strode do3n to the +ront o+ the courtroo&;
taking his place ne?t to SteitA> The 3il" "oung doctor had his strateg" 3ell planned> (e 9egan evenl"
enough; placatingl"; &uch as #ark 1nton" had done 3ith the conspirators in his &e&ora9le address
9ur"ing Caesar> F@entle&en;F he said in a conciliator" voice; F8 a& ver" sorr" to have 9rought this on
the doctors o+ Christian Count">
4ou 3ere 9orn and raised here; the &aNorit" o+ "ou> 8 3as not 8 3as raised north o+ the river Lthe
)hioM; and 8 ca&e here a +e3 "ears ago at the encourage&ent o+ a nu&9er o+ "our leading citiAens;
and one o+ these; .ro+essor 0ietrich; the +ather o+ "our 3onder+ul school s"ste&; told &e a9out this
9o" Ca"ce> 1ll 8 did 3as to investigate hi&; and that%s all 8%& still doing no3>F
8n the sa&e silk" voice; he appealed to the& +or help in deciding 3hether Ca"ce 3as a +ake or not> F8
have a suggestion;F he said> F8%d like "ou to appoint si? &en; each to choose his &ost co&ple? case;
and then have Ca"ce diagnose each o+ the si? cases; 3ith t3o stenographers taking it all do3n
ver9ati&>F
(e looked around the roo& 3ith a +ace +ull o+ nothing 9ut good 3ill> The doctors 3ere +ollo3ing hi&
raptl"> 0ra&aticall"; he reached into his pocket and slapped t3o stacks o+ +resh 9ills on the ta9le
9e+ore hi&> F(ere%s a thousand dollars o+ good 1&erican &one";F he said> FNo3 a+ter the diagnoses
have 9een &ade; and the patients have 9een e?a&ined; i+ the diagnoses are not a9solutel" correct; 8
3ill turn this &one" over to an" charit" "ou na&e in Christian Count"; deducting; o+ course; the
&one" paid out +or "our e?a&inations>F
There 3as a stunned silence> Petchu&%s e"es traveled around the roo&; relishing ever" &o&ent o+
dra&a; ever" 9it o+ the consternation that his 9old thrust had engendered> Then as he surve"ed the
+aces o+ his accusers; Petchu&%s &anner a9ruptl" changedI all the righteous 3rath o+ the inNured lion
9urst +orth> F(ere%s &" thousand dollars;F he snapped; s&acking the t3o piles on the ta9le> FNo3
either put up or shut up>F
8t 3as so ,uiet that Petchu& could hear the 9reathing o+ the doctors in the +irst +e3 ro3s> 1nd then a
voice 9roke the long silence; sa"ing 3ith a hu&or lost on ever"9od" 9ut Petchu&; F#ister Chair&an;
8 &ake a &otion that the su9Nect 9e laid on the ta9le>F
Petchu& chuckled to hi&sel+> Ca"ce 3ould have appreciated that touch> 8n +act; he &ight have
a9sent&indedl" sidled onto the ta9le and +allen into trance>
That 3as the last Petchu& 3as to hear +ro& organiAed &edicine in Christian Count"> (o3ever; 3hat
the doctors had not dared; the la3"ers did> #onths a+ter the a9ortive &edical &eeting; Petchu&
produced Ca"ce +or 9an,ueting la3"ers +ro& three statesJPentuck"; Tennessee; and 8ndiana> The
guest o+ honor 3as the 1ttorne" @eneral o+ Pentuck"> 8t 3as a si&ple de&onstration o+ Ca"ce%s po3er
o+ universal kno3ledge> Several la3"ers 3rote out ,uestions o+ a personal nature; and Ca"ce ans3ered
the&; shocking each and ever" one 3ith his inti&ate kno3ledge o+ their private a++airs> The
incredulous looks on their +aces re+lected his accurac">
The State%s highest legal authorit" had 3atched 3ith special interest; kno3ing o+ the action against
Petchu& that had al&ost landed on his desk> Petchu& looked at the 1ttorne" @eneral sharpl"; and
liked 3hat he sa3> Fhat do "ou think o+ it; sirGF he asked; nodding at Ca"ce 3ho 3as no3 standing
around; 9usil" disavo3ing kno3ledge o+ an"thing he had said in 9is sleep>
The 1ttorne" @eneral stared at the doctor +or a &o&ent; raised his e"es heaven3ard; and o9served;
F8t%s not ver" +ar; "ou kno3; +ro& (ere to hat%s )ver There; and Ca"ce +alls through so&eho3>F
Petchu& kept repeating the 1ttorne" @eneral%s phrase to hi&sel+> Ca"ce did +all through; into a
co&pletel" di++erent sphere; o+ 3hich the ordinar" &ortal could onl" speculate at the &ost>
The pro9le& again 3ith Ca"ce 3as that Nust as Petchu& had to 9e convinced; so did others; and
Ca"ce; trou9led 9" his o3n gi+t; 3as a little 3ear" o+ 9eing a F+reak>F #istrust and skepticis& 3ore on
hi&; Nust as it a++ected one 3ho 3orked greater &iracles t3o thousand "ears 9e+ore> Even 3hen he
per+or&ed 3onders o+ diagnosis and treat&ent; there 3ere &edical &en to sco++ that chicaner" 3as
o9vious> For 3hat he 3as doing 3as i&possi9le; even though Christ had once said that others could
heal like hi&sel+ given the +aith in the Father> 1nd certainl" Ca"ce had that
Petchu&%s +aith 3as also put on trial> But his 3as a +ar di++erent personalit" than the introverted
Bi9le-reader; 3ith his constant &isgivings a9out hi&sel+ and his po3er>
Petchu& 3as the h"peradrenalin t"pe; an e?trovert; 3ho slugged 9ack 3hen slugged>
1nd he 9elieved in Ca"ce>
Ca"ce had closed his photographic studio in Bo3ling @reen; the "ear 9e+ore Petchu&%s 9ig 9last; and
3as 3orking as a photographer in 1la9a&a 3hen the doctor persuaded hi& to return to (opkinsville;
setting hi& up in a studio o+ his o3n; and arranging +or hi& to give dail" readings; as a .s"chic
0iagnostician> The enterprise 3as co-sponsored 9" hotel &an 1l9ert Noe> 1nd +or the +irst ti&e Ca"ce
3as to 3ork pro+essionall" as a ps"chic; and receive a +ee>
The ne3 +ir& did a +lourishing 9usiness> Sacks o+ &ail arrived dail"; asking +or readings; enclosing
various su&s o+ &one"> 1long 3ith the &ail arrived Petchu&%s +ather; a .itts9urgh horse trader> (e
had seen his son%s picture in the paper; ne?t to The Freak%s; and 3ondered 3hat he 3as getting into
a+ter all that e?pensive education doctoring> Petchu& 3as his usual dra&atic sel+ as he tried to
reassure his +ather> (e pointed to the dail" &ail9ag o+ +ort" or +i+t" pounds> F8ll sho3 "ou this 9o" isn%t
a +ake;F he said> F:each do3n to the 9otto& o+ the sack and pull out a letter; an" letter>F
The elder Petchu& 9rought out an envelope post&arked Cincinnati> (e tore it open> 8nside 3as a
t3ent"-dollar 9ill; 3ith the note= F0ear 0octor Petchu&= e have read o+ "ou and "our onder+ul
#an in (opkinsville; Pentuck"> .lease +ind enclosed t3ent" dollars and send &e a diagnosis>F The
na&e and address 3ere all that 3as given> There 3as no description o+ the condition; since the Ti&es
article had said that Ca"ce re,uired onl" a 3ritten re,uest to diagnose and treat>
Petchu& turned to his +ather> F8s there an"thing in this letter that 3ould tend to tell "ou 3hat the
trou9le is 3ith this &anGF
The older &an shook his head> FNo; not a thing>F
Ca"ce 3as in his studio do3n the street> (e ,uickl" responded to a call> Petchu& senior 3as not
particularl" i&pressed 9" the gangling; 9espectacled "oung &an; 9ut on the other hand he 3as
pleasantl" surprised that he at least didn%t look the +reak> (e 3atched 3ith so&e &isgivings as Ca"ce
loosened his collar and cu++s; slipped o++ his shoes; and stretched out co&+orta9l" on the couch in
Petchu&%s o++ice> The doctor si&pl" gave the &an%s na&e and address; and asked 3hat could 9e done
+or hi&>
1+ter he la" there a 3hile; 9reathing evenl"; Ca"ce said; 3ith his e"es closed; F)h; "es; 3e have hi&
here> The trou9le 3ith this &an is all 3ith his e"es> The central a?is c"linder o+ 9is e"es is 9lank> (e
can onl" see out o+ the sides o+ his e"es; through the +ila&ents around the edges> The optic nerve
see&s to 9e onl" active around the edges> The central part o+ his optic nerve is dead>F
(e then 9rie+l" gave the &an%s &edical histor"; sa"ing that he had 9een to a nu&9er o+ doctors and
clinics 3ithout getting an" help 3hatsoever>
Fill "ou suggest treat&entGF Petchu& asked>
1s a stenographer 9usil" raced over her shorthand pad; the sleeping seer gave a detailed description o+
3hat should 9e done>
F<er" 3ell;F Petchu& said; taking Ca"ce out o+ his trance; F"ou 3ill 3ake up and see hi& no &ore>F
1s the elder Petchu& sat around; unconvinced; the secretar" t"ped o++ the reading; and a cop" 3as
sent o++ to the su9Nect in Cincinnati>
1n?ious to de&onstrate that he 3as not in an"thing shad"; Petchu& invited a local e"e specialist; 3ho
had Nust returned +ro& three "ears o+ European stud"; to Noin hi& and his +ather +or lunch> F8 think he%s
the right &an to revie3 this particular diagnosis>F
1+ter the luncheon dishes 3ere cleared a3a"; Petchu& 9rought out a cop" o+ the Ca"ce diagnosis> 0r>
Ed3ards read it through care+ull"; re-read it even &ore care+ull"; and then turned to Petchu&%s +ather>
FNo3 listen closel"; #ister Petchu&> 4our son has onl" 9een here a relativel" short ti&e> (e has good
ordinar" Nudg&ent> (e%s had thorough training in &edicine and hospital 3ork> So the sooner he
+orgets a9out this da&n thing; the 9etter it%s going to 9e +or hi&R 8t%s the 9iggest +arce that 8 ever heard
o+> 1nd to think he 9elieves in it; is 9e"ond &" co&prehension>F
Petchu& pere 3as convinced; 9ut not the 3a" the son had planned> hen the" got 9ack to the o++ice;
he 9lurted out angril"; FKust as 8 e?pectedR 8 don%t 9elieve an" o+ it; either>F
Petchu& Nunior s&iled rather 9leakl"> Fait and see; 3e haven%t heard +ro& the patient "etF
)n the third da"; therea+ter; there 3as a discreet knock on the Petchu& door> 8t 3as a &an the doctor
had never seen 9e+ore> (is head 3as averted; as though he 3as tr"ing to see out o+ the corners o+ his
e"es> F4ou%re +ro& Cincinnati; aren%t "ouGF Petchu& said>
Petchu& had guessed right again> The &an 3as too e?cited to 3rite or phone; he had to e?press
hi&sel+ in person> (e had set out al&ost as soon as he had received the reading in the &ail> FThis is
the &ost 3onder+ul thing;F he said> F8 have 9een su++ering +ro& e"e trou9le; 9ut no one ever diagnosed
&" case 9e+ore>F
0r> Ed3ards 3as su&&oned> (e agreed to e?a&ine the visitor> T3o hours later his e?a&ination 3as
co&pleted> This ti&e he called to sa" that lunch 3ould 9e on hi&> The group &et again; 3ith the
patient present Ed3ards turned to Petchu& 3ith an apologetic s&ile> F8 3ant to take 9ack ever"thing 8
said> 8 didn%t kno3 that such a condition could possi9l" e?ist> The central portion o+ the optic nerve is
dead; as "ou said>F
Petchu& took his 3in in stride> FBut he can see out o+ the sides o+ his e"es>F
F)+ course he can> But not through the center> Ever" 3ord Ca"ce said is a9solutel" true>F (e held out
his hand to the da&"ankee +ro& across the 3ide )hio> F8+ an" o+ the doctors raise an" o9Nection to "ou
tr"ing to de&onstrate this 9o"; send the& to &e; and 8%ll tell the& 3hat 8 think o+ the&>F
There 3as not &uch +or the patient; since there 3asn%t &uch that could 9e done> But one person 3as
i&&easura9l" helped= that 3as Petchu&%s +ather> (e 3ent 9ack to .itts9urgh; convinced that he hadn%t
produced a +ool; a+ter all>
0uring this period; 3ith Petchu&; the +act that Ca"ce 3as &aking &one" on his readings +or the +irst
ti&e continuall" 9othered hi&> But so&e9od" 3ould 9e helped 9" a reading; and this again convinced
Ca"ce the" 3ere 3orth doing> #ean3hile; his +a&e 3as spreading> 8n )cto9er 1611 Petchu& 3as
persuaded to address the 1&erican 1ssociation +or Clinical :esearch; in Boston>
The doctors 3anted to 9ear &ore a9out Ca"ce> orking 3ith Ca"ce ever" da"; Petchu& had tried to
+igure out ho3 The ork 3orked> F1s +i?ed la3s see& to govern all pheno&ena in nature;F he told the
asse&9l"; Fit is 9ut natural to in+er that this is true o+ the 3orkings o+ the ps"chic> 8n the course o+ &"
investigations 8 have discovered onl" one thing that see&s to 9e a9soluteI that is that the patient should
in so&e 3a" solicit help in his or her particular case> )ther3ise results are &eager> 8n several instances
3here &" Hnusual Case tried to help patients 3ho had no previous kno3ledge that such 3as 9eing
done +or the&; he onl" gave a ra&9ling talk; hitting the su9Nect onl" in high places; so to speak>F
8n a sense; Petchu& 3as "ears ahead o+ his ti&e; not onl" in accepting a pheno&enon that he didn%t
understand; 9ut in co&prehending that Ca"ce so&eho3 represented a principle o+ nature; 3hich like
electricit"; or +l"ing; 3as part o+ a 9road universal pattern that people could appl" 3hen the" 3ere
read"> F1+ter e?peri&enting 3ith &" su9Nect +or several "ears;F he said; F8 can co&pare
paraps"cholog" onl" 3ith aviation; 3hich is Nust no3 co&&anding the attention o+ the &echanical
e?perts o+ the 3orldI and there can onl" 9e one outco&e; success eventuall">
The sa&e is true in the ps"chic> Conditions in nature have al3a"s 9een as no3 +or aviation; 9ut &en
said; %8t is i&possi9le;% and o+ course nothing happened> (ereto+ore; the &edical pro+ession has
assu&ed the sa&e attitude> The" could scarcel" reconcile the&selves to the teachings o+ those 3ho
9elonged to di++erent schools o+ &edicineI so it naturall" +ollo3s; since the" did not even 9elieve in
each other; that the" surel" 3ould place little con+idence in an"thing o+ a ps"chic nature>F
8n ti&e the relationship 3ith Petchu& and Noe ended> Ca"ce; overl" concerned perhaps that he 3as
9eco&ing a &one"-&aking &achine; te&poraril" 9roke o++ the readings; turning 9ack to photograph">
(e had su++ered recurring headaches during this period; as 3hen he visited Chicago to de&onstrate +or
a ne3spaper there> (e had to 9e his o3n &aster; doing things his o3n 3a"; or not +unction at all>
Petchu& eventuall" le+t (opkinsville; took a re+resher course at (arvard; and then 3ent out to (a3aii
to practice> (e had a long; productive career; 9e+ore retiring in Cali+ornia>
Though he sent people to osteopaths; chiropractors; and ph"siotherapists; Ca"ce actuall" didn%t +avor
an" o+ these over the &edical &en> (e Nust +elt that the"; too; had a place in the healing art> (e hi&sel+
3as treated 9" all at various ti&es> 8n +act; his +avorite therapist 3as the dean o+ <irginia Beach
&edical doctors; :o9ert oodhouse; 3ho is hale and heart" toda" at eight"-three> (e re&e&9ers
Ca"ce as an intelligent patient; 3ho pro+essed to kno3 little or nothing a9out &edicine in the 3aking
state> (e had enNo"ed their chats together during consultations; and had seen nothing ironic a9out the
&an 3ho 3ent to sleep +or others co&ing to hi& 3ith his o3n personal health pro9le&s> Fe have a
sa"ing in the pro+ession;F the 3ise old doctor o9served 3ith a s&ile; Fthat a &an 3ho treats hi&sel+;
has an idiot +or a patient; and a +ool +or a doctor>F
0 - T1enty 2ears 3ater
8n #arch 16--; as 8 sat listening to the &oving the&e &usic +or FNehru and 8ndiaF on CBS television;
8 could not help thinking that 9ut +or Edgar Ca"ce &illions 3ould have 9een denied this &usical thrill
0ead no3 &ore than t3ent" "ears; Edgar Ca"ce 3as still saving people; and the proli+ic; talented
1&erican co&poser-conductor 1lan (ovhaness 3as grate+ull" one o+ the&> (al+-crippled; disa9led;
de9ilitated; su++ering +ro& he&orrhoids; the &usical 3onder had a9out given up> Then; one da" on the
radio; listening 3ith #s 3i+e; he heard the &"stic%s son &ention to intervie3er 5ong Kohn Ne9el that
his +ather still lived in the healers using his re&edies to help people> F(ere in Ne3 4ork;F (ugh 5"nn
said; Fph"siotherapist (arold K> :eill" is using the sa&e kind o+ treat&ents &" +ather once sent people
to hi& +or>F
1t this Nara (ovhaness% e"es 9rightened; and she turned eagerl" to her hus9and> F1lan;F she said;
F&a"9e he can help "ou>F
The co&poser gave her a 3an s&ile> (e 3as considera9l" older than his 3i+eJin his &id-+i+tiesJand
not as i&pressiona9le> (e looked at his hands and shook his head tolerantl"> 8t 3as an e++ort Nust to
&ake that &ove&ent; and he 3inced> (is 9od" 3as racked 3ith 9ursitis and arthritis; and the crippling
sti++ness 3as edging do3n his ar&s; +oreshado3ing an end to his career> (e had tried one specialist
a+ter another +or "ears; and had not 9een helped>
(is 3i+e looked at hi& appealingl"> F#r> Ca"ce said there 3ere special e?ercises reco&&ended 9" his
+ather that :eill" had given +or "ears 3ith great results>F
The co&poser shrugged> F8 don%t have to go to :eill" to e?ercise;F he said>
So that su&&er o+ 16-'; 1lan (ovhaness co&pro&ised; tr"ing to please his 3i+e 9" s3i&&ing at a
&idto3n #anhattan pool> But it 3as a dis&al +ailure> F(e didn%t have enough strength in his ar&s to
hold on to the edge o+ the pool and tread 3ater;F she recalled>
Five &onths later; the co&poser 3as desperate> (e had to stop his conducting 9ecause he could no
longer li+t his ar&s a9ove his 3aist> (e could lie on onl" one side at night; and even this 3as pain+ul>
Even +inger &ove&ent 3as restricted; co&position 3as a strain; and soon an i&possi9ilit">
F1lan;F his 3i+e said; Fthere 3as a reason +or us to 9e tuned in that nightI let &e &ake an appoint&ent
3ith :eill">F
B" this ti&e; it 3as apparent there 3as nothing to lose> The co&poser sighed; F1s "ou 3ill>F
1 +e3 3eeks later; 1lan (ovhaness 3as a ne3 person> (e could raise his ar&s to the ceiling; he could
rest co&+orta9l" +or the +irst ti&e in "ears; and he 3as 9eginning to get an idea o+ 3hat it &eant to +eel
3ell>
hat &iracle had the sevent"-"ear-old :eill" 3roughtG
1ctuall"; nothing that he hadn%t 9een doing +or so&e +ort" "ears> F8t 3as all ver" si&ple;F the "outh+ul
septuagenarian said> F8 &ade a +e3 adNust&ents o+ the verte9rae and li&9s; taking the pressure o++
nervesI gave hi& &assage to sti&ulate 9lood; l"&ph; and glandsI pine oil +u&e 9aths and colonies to
eli&inate to?icsI and a +e3 si&ple e?ercises>F
8t 3as hard to 9elieve that a cure could have 9een so easil" e++ected>
:eill" shrugged> F(e had to keep at it +or &onths; 9ut he%s no3 +unctioning all over the lot; and he
enNo"s the e?ercises>F
8 had dropped 9" :eill"%s o++ice to discuss the Ca"ce 3ork; generall"; onl" to 9eco&e interested
speci+icall" in (ovhaness>
0uring Ca"ce%s li+eti&e; :eill" had treated scores o+ patients sent 9" Ca"ce; the +irst arriving in 16$1
9e+ore :eill" had even heard o+ Ca"ce; and; +or that &atter; 9e+ore the 3aking Ca"ce had heard o+
:eill"> The" had arrived 3ith slips in their hands; descri9ing the treat&ent; and :eill" had given it> (e
kne3 o+ no case 3here the treat&ent 3as +ollo3ed that the patient didn%t i&prove or get 3ell> No3
3ith Ca"ce gone; he gave 3hat 3as indicated +or o9vious disorders; alread" accuratel" diagnosed;
since he 3as no diagnostician; and Ca"ce 3as gone> But it 3asn%t hard to +igure (ovhaness; a si&ple
case o+ rack and ruin>
8 anticipated &eeting the co&poser 3hose 3ork 8 had long ad&ired>
:eill" consulted his 3atch> F(e should 9e here an" &inute; and "ou can see +or "oursel+>F
8n a +e3 &o&ents; the co&poser 9ustled through the door> (is step 3as spring"; his e"e alert; his
ar&s 3ere s3inging loosel" at his sides> (e had the look o+ a &an 3ho got a kick out o+ li+e> (e
shook +irst :eill"%s hand and then &ine> (is grip 3as strong and +ir&>
F8%& so pleased a9out the 3a" 8 +eel;F he said; Fthat 8 don%t care 3ho kno3s a9out it>F (e s&iled> F8t%s a
&iracle; thanks to #r> :eill"; and Ca"ce>F
1 "ear had passed since his +irst visit to :eill"> 8n that ti&e he had 9een to :ussia +or the State
0epart&ent; o9serving the &usic o+ that countr"; and had traveled e?tensivel" as a guest conductor>
(e had returned Nust the da" 9e+ore +ro& leading a s"&phon" orchestra in :ochester; Ne3 4ork; and
3as o++ the ne?t da" +or Seattle; ashington; to lead another> (e 3as 3orking ten; t3elve hours a da"
at the co&position that &ade hi& the countr"%s &ost versatile and proli+ic co&poser>
(o3 had :eill" &anaged itG
The ph"siotherapist had retired to an inner o++ice to +inish 3ith a patient; and 3e 3ere alone> F(e
&anipulated and &assaged &e;F (ovhaness said; F9ut apparentl" 3hat helped &ost 3as the 9ending
and stretching> 8t 9rought ne3 li+e to &" ar&s and legs>F (is e?ercise routine 3as ele&entar"> (e had
done the neck rolls; a si&ple 4oga e?ercise; o+ten reco&&ended 9" Ca"ceI he had 9ent +or3ard
do3n; allo3ing his ar&s to s3ing 9ack and +orth like a pendulu&; a speci+ic +or 9ursitis; and he had
stretched to3ard the ceiling; visualiAing the sk"> The pendulu& and the &anipulations; 9ringing +resh
9lood into his ar&s; had given hi& the +le?i9ilit" to get his ar&s a9ove his 3aistJand +ro& there
progress 3as rapid>
(e had not 9een a9le to do &uch at +irst> The &anipulations and +u&e 9aths had helped to ease his
sti++ness; the colonies had deto?i+ied hi&> For a +e3 &inutes each da"; he e?ercised on a &assage
ta9le; 9ending his ar&s and legs; reaching 9ehind his head and +or his toes; 9ringing his legs up to his
chin and over his head>
Each da" he did a little &ore; straining to the point o+ tension 9ut never +atigue> (is &uscles and
Noints 9egan to open up and live again; the 9lood coursed to ever" part o+ the anato&"> (e 9egan to
get over the idea that he 3as an invalid; 9eco&ing i&9ued 3ith his 9od"%s capacities; not its
li&itations> Each e?ercise 9eca&e a revelation o+ unaccusto&ed &ove&ent> The +irst gingerish
approaches 3ere replaced 9" sure; con+ident thrusts> Ever"thing see&ed possi9le no3> (e 3as on his
3a">
Though nor&all" sh" and retiring; (ovhaness 3as not at all 9ack3ard a9out discussing his
trans+or&ation> F8%& so eternall" grate+ul that 8%& +or helping an"9od" 3ho 3ants to help hi&sel+>F (e
still e?ercised +aith+ull">
F8 3ouldn%t &iss the e?ercises +or the 3orld> 8n :ochester the other da"; 8 had an hour 9et3een
rehearsal and per+or&ance; so 8 hurried 9ack to &" hotel roo& and e?ercised>F
Fhich e?ercises see& to help the &ostGF 8 asked>
(e plopped do3n on the +loor; his +eet planted +ir&l" against the +loor &olding; and straightened out
as though a9out to do pushups> 8nstead; supported 9" his ar&s; he started rotating his 9od" 3ith his
hips; +irst one 3a" and then the other> FThat not onl" &akes &e +eel 9etter generall"; strengthening
&" shoulders; 9ut got rid o+ the he&orrhoids 3hich the doctors have 9een 3anting to operate on +or
t3ent" "ears>F The co&poser laughed easil"> FThe stretching helped the upper part o+ &e; the torso
t3ist the lo3er part>F
(e scra&9led to his +eet 3ith the grace and ease o+ a &uch "ounger &an> F8 have ne3 con+idence in
&" po3ers to get 3ell and sta" 3ell> 1s :eill"Jand Ca"ceJstress; the 9od" is a sel+-healing
organis&> 1ll it needs is a starter; plus proper sti&ulation; assi&ilation; and circulation>F (e 3as
talking like a Ca"ce reading>
8 sa3 the co&poser t3o or three ti&es therea+ter; and 3as i&pressed; a9ove all; 9" his ro9ust attitude
to3ard li+e> (e 3as +i+t"-seven; 9ut his outlook 3as that o+ a 9o"; eager; e?pectant; nourishing each
ne3 e?perience as part o+ the great adventure> F8 +eel as though Edgar Ca"ce Nust reached out and
guided &e to the &an 3ho could help &e; even though it took &e a 3hile to listen>F
1s a Ca"ce practitioner :eill" has 9een the agenc"; posthu&ousl"; o+ &an" Ca"ce cures> )ne o+ the
&ost re&arka9le concerned a 3ealth" Connecticut 3o&an; 3ho had read a9out Ca"ce in &" 9ook;
The 0oor to the Future; and had hunted up doctors 3ho kne3 an"thing a9out the Ca"ce &ethod> (er
search +inall" led her to her o3n Fair+ield Count"; 3here a ph"sician; 3ho had once researched the
Ca"ce readings; con+ir&ed that she 3as su++ering +ro& a vaginal tu&or; and recalled that Ca"ce had
success+ull" prescri9ed high-+re,uenc" ultraviolet in si&ilar cases>
(e sent her to the ph"siotherapist; :eill"; noting that the ultraviolet appliance 3ould have to 9e
care+ull" inserted> FShe apparentl" re,uired a pelvic operation and had learned a9out the Edgar Ca"ce
&aterial;F the doctor reported> FShe 3anted so&e treat&ent in accordance 3ith the readings>
1pparentl"; several ph"sicians re+used to do this and this is ho3 she ca&e to &e> 8 outlined a course
o+ treat&ent +or her; according to the Ca"ce data; 3hich she 3ill o9tain at the :eill" institute in Ne3
4ork Cit">F
The patient 3as o+ a distinguished +a&il"; represented in the Franklin 0> :oosevelt 3arti&e ca9inet>
She had consulted &an" doctors 3ithout 9eing helped; and so 3as in the &ood to get help +ro& a dead
ps"chic> :eill" proceeded as Ca"ce had indicated> 1+ter a +e3 treat&ents; the tu&or 9egan to
noticea9l" d3indle> 1nd in a +e3 3eeks; it had vanished co&pletel"> @rate+ull"; the patient gave a
grant +or &edical research into the Ca"ce readings>
(arold :eill" had studied Ca"ce 3ell> F1+ter a 3hile;F he said; F8 got the idea that all a healer had to
do 3as start the 9od" healing itsel+> )nce 9lood; l"&ph; and nerve i&pulses 3ere +lo3ing through the
s"ste&; once circulation; assi&ilation and eli&ination 3ere nor&al; then the 9od" 3ould
counterattack 3herever its de+enses had 9een 9reached>F
1s re+lecting the Ca"ce concepts; 8 ,uoted :eill" one da" to #rs> 5ouise 1ns9err"; a +or&er
ashington societ" 3o&an and pu9lic relations counsel> #rs> 1ns9err" see&ed &ore than casuall"
interested> F8 3onder;F she said; Fi+ he could help &" daughter>F
Ten-"ear-old (ale 1ns9err"; it developed; 3as su++ering +ro& a little-kno3n skin a++liction; and had
9een to three Ne3 4ork specialists> The der&atologists had heard o+ onl" t3o or three cases like it>
The" identi+ied it as lichen sclerosis; and pronounced it incura9le>
The disorder 3as 9eginning to a++ect the child%s personalit"; as 3ell as health> She 3as a pupil at the
Spence School; and she had 9eco&e acutel" sensitive to the stares o+ class&ates and their innocent
re+erences to the in+ection; 3hich had cracked the skin o+ her legs; leaving the& scal" and chalk-like>
The child%s 9od" 3as si&ilarl" &arked; as 3ere her ar&s> She 3as not e?actl" a 9asket-case; 9ut she
3as a co&el" girl; on the edge o+ pu9ert"; and a chronic in+ection o+ this sort could ver" 3ell distort
her personalit"> She alread" 3as gro3ing &orose; and kept to hersel+; a distinct change +ro& the
laughing e?troverted little girl 8 had enNo"ed>
1s the child sidled in; curtsied; and ,uietl" 3ent o++ to 9ed; #rs> 1ns9err"%s e"es +ollo3ed her 3ith a
3orried +ro3n> FCertainl";F she said; F:eill" could do no har&>F
That 3eekend 3e all drove to :eill"%s place in the countr"> :eill" gave (ale a +riendl" s&ile; and took
her into a treat&ent roo& e,uipped 3ith short3ave diather&"; stea& ca9inet; and &assage ta9le> The"
ca&e out together a9out +ort"-+ive &inutes later> The child 3as rudd" o+ +ace and looked +resh and
alive; 9ut a little sheepish> She had never 9een on a &assage ta9le 9e+ore>
:eill" turned to the &other; F4ou &ight 9ring her 9ack +or a couple &ore treat&ents>F
Five or si? 3eeks passed> #rs> 1ns9err" traveled to Kapan and 8ndia; and phoned &e on her return>
F(o3 is "our daughterGF 8 asked>
(er voice rose in e?cite&ent> F0idn%t 8 tell "ou;F she said; Fher skin has practicall" cleared up> There
are onl" a +e3 +aint red &arks; and the" see& to 9e vanishing>F
8 called :eill" to +ind out 3hat &iracle he had per+or&ed>
F8 can%t even re&e&9er 3hat 8 did;F he said; F8 keep no records in the countr"> h" not 9ring her up
againG 8t%ll re+resh &" &e&or">F
8 scanned (ale%s legs and ar&s 9e+ore 3e started> The cracks in the skin; and the chalkiness; had
co&pletel" disappeared> 8+ she hadn%t called a +e3 pale pink spots to &" attention; 8 3ould never have
noticed the&> (ale 3as her FoldF sel+; rela?ed; +riendl"; trading ,uips as though 8 3as her age>
e had a pleasant ride; the t3o o+ us; and :eill" 3as 3aiting> F8 re&e&9er no3;F he said; leading
(ale to the treat&ent roo&; F8 adNusted her spine>F
(e placed the child on the &assage ta9le; ran his hands e?pertl" over her verte9rae; and told her to
rela? on her sto&ach> FShe%s still a 9it out o+ adNust&ent;F he said; as his strong hands +le?ed her spine
tenderl"> FThere could ver" easil" have 9een so&e pressure or nerve i&pinge&ent; 3hich thre3 o++
the nor&al vi9ration o+ the 9od">F (is hands &oved up and do3n her spine> There 3ere three distinct
pops in the dorsal (&id-9ack) and lu&9ar (lo3er 9ack) area :eill" grunted in satis+action> FThat ought
to do it;F he said>
T3o 3eeks later; the last signs o+ the rare skin disorder had apparentl" vanished; and 3e 3ere read"
+or the post script> #rs> 1ns9err" called to sa" that she had reported the cure to one o+ the
der&atologists; &entioning that the condition had cleared co&pletel" a+ter t3o spinal adNust&ents>
FThat%s i&possi9le;F said the learned #>0>; 3hose o++ice +ee had 9een sevent"-+ive dollars> FThe
condition is incura9le>F
FBut it%s gone;F the &other protested>
The specialist%s voice turned cool> FThen the diagnosis 3as +alse>F
FBut the other doctors agreed;F she re&inded hi&; Fand "ou re&oved patches o+ the child%s skin and
tested the&>F
FThe condition;F he repeated; 3ith a note o+ +inalit"; Fis incura9le>F
The &other then phoned the original diagnostician> (is reaction 3as not ,uite as ar9itrar"> F8t could
have 9een a spontaneous re&ission;F he said; Fthese things happen>F
#rs> 1ns9err"%s conversations 3ith the doctors 3ere conve"ed to healer :eill"> 1 9road grin
9rightened his +ace> F8t%s a curious thing;F he said; Fthese spontaneous cures al3a"s; happen 3ith
so&e9od" else%s cases; never theirs>F
1lthough &an" o+ his Ca"ce-patients staged dra&atic recoveries; there 3as none &ore re&arka9le
than one revie3ed 9e+ore his ver" e"es at a &eeting at the old #c1lpin (otel in Ne3 4ork Cit">
:eill" had shared the speaker%s rostru& 3ith the osteopath; Frank 0o99ins o+ Staten 8slandI Ca"ce%s
old +riend; 0avid Pahn; and Ca"ce hi&sel+; 3hen Pahn; a Pentuck"-9orn 9usiness&an; 3hose 3hole
li+e had 9een in+luenced 9" the Ca"ce readings; got up to tell o+ a &iracle Ca"ce had per+or&ed +or a
&an 3ho had 9een in a &ental institution> Because o+ Ca"ce; Pahn said; that &an 3as no3 +ree; and
Ca"ce had correctl" diagnosed and prescri9ed +or hi& 3ithout kno3ing &ore than his na&e and
plight> (e had never seen hi&; nor consulted an" o+ the diagnoses o+ his condition>
1s a &atter o+ +act; the &an in ,uestion 3as still in the institution 3hen Ca"ce read +or hi& in
<irginia Beach> 8t 3as all docu&ented> Through a nurse; 3ho had once 3orked +or 0avid Pahn; had
co&e the appeal +or Ca"ce aid> (er sister 3as &arried to the victi&; 3ho 3as +ort"-seven; the +ather
o+ three; and a post o++ice +ore&an>
F8 have a ver" 3orth3hile case that 8 3ould like "ou to assist &e 3ith;F Pahn 3rote> FThis &an had a
nervous 9reakdo3n 3hile in the postal service; +ro& over3ork; or so the doctors stated> The" tell us
he 3ill no3 9e dis&issed in t3o 3eeks +ro& a State (ospital and 3ill return to Ne3 4ork> The
pro9le& o+ the +a&il" is 3hether he 3ill 9e a9le to assu&e the ne3 duties; or 3hat the" should do
under the circu&stancesGF The trou9led 3i+e and children had a nu&9er o+ ,uestions=
ill it 9e 9est +or the patient to return to 3ork in the .ost )++ice 0epart&ent i&&ediatel" upon his
leaving the sanitariu&G
1re there an" dangers o+ the pains in his head returningG
8s there an" adNust&ent necessar" in the ho&e +or his 3i+e and children to kno3 a9out so that the" can
&ake 3hatever changes are necessar" upon the +ather%s returnG
8n 3hat 3a" can his illness 9e discussed so that he 3ill not develop an in+eriorit" co&ple?G
hat 3ill ena9le hi& to regain his health ph"sicall"G
(o3 long 3ill it take +or hi& to regain his nor&al e,uili9riu&G
Can he 9e entirel" curedG
The &an had alread" 9een in the as"lu& +or three "ears; and as he 3ell kne3; his return 3as
pro9ationar"; since he 3ould 9e scrutiniAed closel" +or signs o+ an" relapse>
ith Pahn%s letter ca&e a 3ritten re,uest +or a reading +ro& the 3i+e> F#" hus9and is in :ockland
State (ospital; )range9urg; Ne3 4ork; in Building O; ard T; 3hich is on the ground +loor o+ the
9uilding> (e is not con+ined to one roo&; 9ut is around the 3ard>F
1s usual; @ertrude Ca"ce put the h"pnotic suggestion to her hus9and and @lad"s 0avis 3as there to
take do3n 3hatever Ca"ce said> The suggestion 9" @ertrude 3as the usual= FNo3 "ou 3ill have
9e+ore "ou the 9od" o+ >>> 3ho is at )range9urg; Ne3 4ork> 4ou 3ill go over this 9od" care+ull";
e?a&ine it thoroughl"; and tell &e the conditions "ou +ind at the present ti&e; giving the cause o+ the
e?isting conditions; also the treat&ent +or the cure and relie+ o+ this 9od"> 4ou 3ill speak distinctl" at
a nor&al rate o+ speech; ans3ering the ,uestions as 8 ask the&>F
1s Ca"ce +ell into the shallo3 trance that preceded his deeper slu&9er; @ertrude repeated the
suggestion in a so+t undertone> ith his +ace i&passive; and his lips &oving precisel"; Ca"ce
responded in clear-cut tones> F4es; 3e have the 9od";F he said; as he had said so &an" ti&es 9e+ore>
1nd no3; +ro& 3hat Ca"ce 3as to sa"; it 9eca&e apparent that the 3hole diagnosis o+ the co&ple?
causes o+ the &an%s condition had 9een erroneous; either that; or Ca"ce 3as 3rong>
For; i&&ediatel"; 3arning that there could 9e a recurrence; unless the cause 3as treated; Ca"ce
pointed directl" to a ph"sical source as the cause o+ the &ental disorder> FHnless there are other
applications to keep this coordination; or to suppl" the activities to the nerve energies o+ the s"ste&;
3e +ind that 3ith the realiAation that there is an i&pro9a9ilit" o+ 9eing restored to active service Lat
the .ost )++iceM the condition 3ould 9eco&e ver" &uch distur9ed again>F
1nd no3 he ca&e to the i&&ediate cause; though he 3ould onl" later relate; re&arka9l"; 3hat the
instigator o+ this i&&ediate cause 3as> The trou9le had 9egun in an area at the 9ase o+ the spine> FFor
through pressures upon nerve energies in the cocc"? area and the iliu& ple?us; as 3ell as that pressure
upon the lu&9ar a?is; there has 9een a de+lection Lderange&entM o+ coordination 9et3een the
s"&pathetic and the cere9rospinal nervous s"ste&> Thus 3e +ind i&pulses +or activities 9eco&e ver"
&uch e?aggerated> hile the h"pnotic that has 9een ad&inistered; and the sedatives have alla"ed the
conditions and created rather a su9&issiveness in the i&pulses through added suggestions to the 9od";
and the activities in 3hich it had 9een engaged>F 8n other 3ords; the condition had onl" 9een &asked>
Ca"ce then reco&&ended spinal adNust&ents in the cocc"? and lu&9ar centers; and application
through lo3 electrical vi9ration o+ gold to Frevivi+" the energies through the creating in the glandular
+orces o+ the 9od" the ele&ents necessar" +or the replenishing o+ the i&pulses; so there &a" 9e a
restoring o+ the &ental +orces and a 9etter coordination>F
Ca"ce 3as nothing i+ not speci+ic> The spinal adNust&ents 3ould 9e &ade each da" +or ten da"s; and
then ever" third da"> Chloride o+ gold 3ould 9e ad&inistered; via a 3et cell appliance; three gra&s to
each ounce o+ distilled 3ater; a hal+-hour dail"; 3ith the solution changed at least ever" +i+teen da"s>
(e even speci+ied ho3 the appliance should 9e attached to the 9od"> FThe s&all anode or plate 3ould
9e attached +irst to the +ourth lu&9ar; 3hile the larger plate; through 3hich the gold solution passes;
3ould 9e attached last; to the u&9ilicus and lacteal duct ple?us; or +our +ingers +ro& the u&9ilicus
center to3ard the right in a straight line>F
Not even the &ost +or&ida9le pathologist or anato&ist could have &ore precisel" e&plo"ed this
technical ter&inolog"> 1 s"&pathetic ph"sician 3ould 9e re,uired +or 9oth the adNust&ents and the
gold application; 3hich &eant so&e osteopath; since al&ost an" &edical doctor 3ould have laughed
the reading a3a" at this tune>
1dditional ,uestions 3ere then put to Ca"ce; 3hich &ade his reading all the &ore incredi9le>
Q> hat 3as the original cause; or 3hat produced this conditionG
1> 1 +all on the ice; inNuring the cocc"? end o+ the spine>
Q> hat caused the original pains in headG
1> :e+le?es +ro& those inNuries to the pressures &ade upon the pineal center>
Q> hat doctor in Ne3 4ork 3ill 9e 9est a9le to aid this &an to get his &ental e,uili9riu&G
1> 1n"one in s"&path" 3ith the conditions to 9e applied> But the adNust&ents should 9e &ade 9" the
sa&e>
Q> (o3 long 3ill it 9e 9e+ore he 3ill 9e a9le to return to 3ork a+ter leaving the institutionG
1> 8t 3ould re,uire at least si?t" to ninet" da"s>
Q> Should he 9e told that he has 9een put on the retired list o+ the .ost )++ice 0epart&ent and 3ill
have to appl" +or reinstate&ent to active 3ork; or 3hat should 9e done considering his &ental
condition at presentG
1> To give the 9od" the i&pression that it has 9een entirel" le+t out; 3ithout there 9eing so&e
adNust&ents and so&e reconstruction; 3ill &ake +or a greater derange&ent through the &ental
incapacities o+ the 9od"; and 3ill cause violence>
1s Ca"ce sa3 it; it 3ould 9e necessar" to graduall" 9uild up the 9od" to gain the e,uili9riu& needed
+or active service in .ost )++ice 3ork>
(e 3as then asked= Fhat kind o+ 9od"-9uilding e?ercise 3ould 9e 9estGF
FPeep in the open as &uch as practical; 9ut never alone; until there is at least the opportunit" +or
9etter e,uili9riu& to 9e gained 9" the releasing o+ the pressures and the 9uilding up to the glandular
+orces and to the activities +ro& the electrical +orces through the gold chloride in the s"ste&>F
Therea+ter; in accordance 3ith the Ca"ce reading; the &an 3as treated 9" 0r> 0o99ins; 3ith the
treat&ent getting under 3a" on #arch !-; 16$2> B" this ti&e; the &an 3as out o+ the as"lu&; and
con+ronted 3ith the task o+ 9ringing together the threads o+ his li+e> Pahn &et hi& at 0o99ins% o++ice;
and 8 re+lected sadl" on the &an%s institutionaliAation> F8 3ish "ou could see 3hat a +ine upstanding
+igure o+ a &an this is;F he 3rote Ca"ce; 3ho had alread" seen through hi& 3ith his O-ra" e"es>
F(e stands over si? +eet tall and is as 9road and handso&e a &an as 8 have ever seen an"3here; and
his &ind see&s to +unction even &ore nor&all" than &ine> 4et; the doctors up here put hi& in an
insane as"lu& and he had a terri9le ti&e getting out; 3hen; according to the reading an adNust&ent in
the 9ase o+ the spine 3ould &ake hi& per+ectl" nor&al> 8t certainl" is re&arka9le; and the pit" o+ it is
that so +e3 people can kno3 the 3onder o+ it>F
ithout having 9een sho3n the reading the postal +ore&an 3as asked i+ he had ever su++ered a 9ad +all
on the ice> (e recalled one such spillI it 9othered his lo3er spine +or a +e3 da"s; then see&ed to go
a3a"> Ca"ce had seen it all> 1ll this 3as no3 eight or nine &onths in the past and Pahn 3as happ" to
announce to the #c1lpin audience that the &an; given the case nu&9er 1*1$ to protect his identit";
3as happil" reNoined to his +a&il" and No9>
1t this point; as Pahn &oved to introduce Ca"ce; a tall; s,uare-shouldered &an got up +ro& a 9ack
seat and 9egan lu&9ering do3n the aisle to the speakers% plat+or&> (is e"es see&ed intent not on
Pahn; 3ho 3as 3atching hi& closel"; 9ut on Ca"ce sitting near9"; read" to take the plat+or& hi&sel+>
There 3as a hush; as the audience sensed the deter&ination in the stride o+ the &an nearing the
rostru&> Finall"; he ca&e to the +ront o+ the hall; and in a ,uiet; choked voice; turned to +ace the
audience; and said; FEver" 3ord #r> Pahn has spoken is true; and 8 ca&e tonight to shake the hand o+
the &an 3ho gave &e 9ack &" #e>F
8t 3as the postal +ore&an> ith tears in his e"es; he turned and o++ered his outstretched hand to the
e,uall" a++ected Ca"ce> There 3as hardl" a dr" e"e in the auditoriu&; including the nor&all"
phleg&atic :eill"> 13k3ardl"; Ca"ce rose to ackno3ledge the help he had given> F8 +eel like e?hi9it
1;F he said; F8 &"sel+ have done nothing> 8 a& 9ut a channel o+ this great gi+t; and 8 +eel that 8 a&
&ore help+ul to "ou asleep than 3hen 8%& a3ake>F
)ver the "ears; :eill" had 9eco&e a porta9le repositor" o+ practical Ca"ce therap"> (e 3asn%t al3a"s
sure ho3 the Ca"ce treat&ent 3orked; 9ut 3as content that it did> 0uring Ca"ce%s li+eti&e; ever"one
co&ing to :eill"; even +or a si&ple &assage or colonic; had their treat&ent spelled out in detail>
#assage varied according to the ph"sical pro9le&> For epileps"; +or instance; peanut oil and olive oil
3ere reco&&ended as a ru9; 3ith precise particulars= FE?tend &assage +ro& 9ase o+ 9rain to end o+
spine> #assage in circular &otion either side o+ spine> @ive this regularl"; once a 3eek; during the
castor oil packs treat&ent>F
The &assage +or the dia9etic; 3ith peanut oil e?clusivel"; 3as so&e3hat di++erent> F#assage across
s&all o+ 9ack; sacral; hips; even along sciatic area>F There 3as a 9rie+ re+erence to the cause>
FHn9alanced circulation 9" lack o+ proper reaction through pancreas> E?cess sugar>F 1 patient 3ith
severe ane&ia had &ore rigorous &assage; 3ith peanut oil FEach &orning upon arising; all 9od" 3ill
a9sor9> )nce a 3eek &assage into a9do&en and over sto&ach area; 3hole spine; across sacral>F For
psoriasis; there 3ere e?plicit directions> FTake colonic a+ter the +irst ca9inet s3eat> )steopathic
adNust&ents> Fu&e 9aths Lpine oil or 3intergreenM> #assage> 0iet>F 1gain; a re+erence to cause>
F.oisons in l"&ph 9lood arising +ro& lack o+ coordination in eli&inations> 1 +or& o+ strep that 9rings
pus-+or&ing activities even to the sur+ace>F
.erhaps the &ost unusual o+ Ca"ce%s puri+"ing 9aths 3hich included Epso& salts +or sti++; arthritic
Noints; 3as one o+ hot co++ee> FBathe +eet 3hen there is tiredness 3ith hot co++ee &ade +ro& old co++ee
grounds to sti&ulate 9etter circulation and aid eli&inations through entire s"ste&> :u9 9ursae o+ +eet
and li&9s 3ell and the acid 3ill aid in circulation>F :e+lecting his o3n 9elie+ in the essential unit" o+
the 9od"; Ca"ce advised= FThis 3ill eli&inate heaviness in throat and head distur9ances>F
Even the t"pe o+ &assage 3as i&portant> 1 3ell-kno3n advertising t"coon; +or instance; had co&e to
:eill" 3ith a prescription +or a gentle; soothing &assage> F)ther3ise;F the reading said; Fhe 3ill
disintegrate>F The su9Nect 3as an o9vious case o+ high-9lood pressure; and :eill" 3ould not have
per&itted a 9risk or deep &assage in an" event> (o3ever; the e?ecutive; a &illionaire used to his o3n
3a"; 9alked at the &assage> F8 like the kind o+ ru9 8 can +eel;F he said>
:eill" insisted on +ollo3ing the reading; and the &an 3ent else3here; getting 3hat he 3anted> F5ess
than a &onth later;F :eill" recalled; Fhe 3as dead> (e disintegrated>F
1s he 3orked 3ith the various oils that Ca"ce reco&&ended; :eill" noticed that so&e; like peanut
and ca&phorated oil; see&ed to have re&arka9le healing po3ers; indicating that the" 3ere 9eing
a9sor9ed through the skin; and 3ere not &ere e&ulsions> 1+ter Ca"ce%s death; :eill"%s stud" 9rought
hi& to <irginia Beach to pore through the readings and discuss Ca"ce%s therap" 3ith others 3ho had
used it>
8n <irginia Beach; as 8 soon discovered; he 3as as cele9rated +or his reha9ilitating 3ork 3ith Ca"ce
re&edies; as he 3as in Ne3 4ork Cit">
Still; 3ith it all; 8 couldn%t help 9ut +eel a t3inge that Ca"ce%s ps"chic contri9ution had 9een lost 3hen
he hi&sel+ passed on> F8t%s too 9ad so &uch o+ this is lost;F 8 re&arked one da" to #arNorie Bonne"; a
<irginia Beach &atron; 3ho 3as the &other o+ t3o>
#rs> Bonne"; an attractive 3o&an in her &id-+orties; gave &e a searching look> FThe i&portant
thing;F she said; Fis that so &uch o+ it re&ains>F
8 regarded her en,uiringl">
F4ou kno3 (arold :eill"GF
8 nodded>
She hesitated> F8t%s a rather personal stor"; 9ut 8 suppose the" all are; or 3e 3ouldn%t 9e talking a9out
the&>F
8 3aited ,uietl">
F8t concerns &" daughter; and it goes 9ack a 3hile; though Ca"ce 3as alread" dead then; and "ou
could hardl" have e?pected an" help +ro& hi&> e 3ere in a terri9le auto&o9ile accident; &"
daughter and 8I this 3as 9ack in 16'2> E&il" 3as three "ears old> e 3ere 9oth taken to the hospital>
1+ter 3eeks o+ hospitaliAation; E&il"%s +ace and 9od" 3ere terri9l" scarred; and one o+ her legs
see&ed to have lost it develop&ent> 8t 9eca&e like a stick; and her +oot 3o99led a she 3alked> Even
3ith surger"; the 3o99liness persisted> 8 3as apparent the condition 3ould onl" persist and gro3
3orse 3ith ti&e>F
1t this stage o+ the girl%s in+ir&it"; :eill" 3as visiting in <irginia Beach; and happened to 9e around
near 1>:>E head,uarters; 3atching so&e children at pla"> (e noticed; particularl"; a s&all girl
li&ping a+ter a 9all> (is e"es ran pro+essionall" do3n the ski&p" little leg> Fro3ning; he turned to an
attractive 3o&an standing near9"> 8t 3as #arNorie Bonne"; though he did not kno3 her at the ti&e>
F0o "ou kno3 3hose child that isGF he asked>
#arNorie nodded> FShe%s &ine>F
Fell; i+ so&ething isn%t done a9out that leg prett" soon;F he said; Fthe &uscles 3ill atroph"
co&pletel"; and shell 9e crippled +or li+e>F
#arNorie Bonne" +elt sick inside> Fe%ve 9een to the 9est doctors; and there%s nothing that even the
surgeons can do no3;F she said>
:eill" regarded her kindl"> Fh" don%t "ou talk to @lad"s 0avis; Edgar Ca"ce%s secretar";F he
suggested; Fshe &a" re&e&9er t3o or three readings that applied to 3asted &usclesGF
Fa&iliar 3ith Ca"ce; #rs> Bonne" pro&ptl" con+erred 3ith the secretar"> Three or +our readings
dealing 3ith apparentl" si&ilar a++lictions o+ an ar& or leg 3ere dug out The" reco&&ended &assage
3ith peanut oil and ca&phorated oil; applied on alternate da"s; the &uscles to 9e ru99ed +ro& the toe
to3ard cal+; thigh; and groin>
Each night 9e+ore 9ed little E&il" got her &assage> F)ne night 8 3ould &assage her leg +or a hal+-
hour; the ne?t night &" hus9and 3ould>F The t3o oils had an added purpose> The" 3ould ru9 so&e on
their daughter%s hands; and then have her ru9 her scarred +ace 3ith it> The readings had said that the
peanut oil sti&ulated the gro3th o+ ne3 tissue> The &assages continued +or t3o "ears> 8&prove&ent
3as gradual during the +irst "ear> The &uscles e?panded and developed until 9oth calves 3ere the
sa&e siAe and shape; the ankle 9eca&e +ir&l" attached to the +oot; the 3o99le stopped; and 3ith it the
li&p> 1t the sa&e tune the +acial scars 9egan to disappear; 9oth s&all and large> Edgar Ca"ce had
again reached out +ro& the dead to help> (is dearest supplicantJa s&all child>
#arNorie Bonne" didn%t see it ,uite that 3a"; though her daughter; no3 #rs> E>F> Friedrich o+ Bu++alo;
Ne3 4ork; gre3 up nor&all" and happil"> F8 Nust don%t think;F #rs> Bonne" said; Fthat Edgar Ca"ce
ever le+t us>F
1lthough he no3 talks +reel" a9out Ca"ce; there 3as a ti&e; 3hen Ca"ce lived; that :eill" seldo&
&entioned the 3ork he 3as doing 3ith Ca"ce patients> F8 +elt +oolish telling people that a sleeping
4ehudi; as 8 thought o+ Ca"ce then 3as telling &e ho3 to run &" 9usiness> The" 3ould have laughed;
and no9od" likes 9eing laughed at>F
Toda"; :eill" no longer cares 3hat an"9od" thinks; so as the treat&ents 3ork> F8 kno3 &ore a9out
Ca"ce no3 +or understand the concept 9ehind his 3ork> 4ou get ever"thing 3orking right; 9od" and
&ind; and illness hasn%t got chance>F
Even no3 as he thinks 9ack on it; :eill" is a&aAed 9" the se,uence o+ strange events that 9rought
Edgar Ca"ce and his patients into his li+e> (e had never heard o+ Ca"ce; and the 3aking Ca"ce; as
noted; had never heard o+ :eill"> 4et; one da"; a &iddle-aged &an; looking a 9it under the 3eather
3alked into the :eill" health center; then located in Ne3 4ork on -$rd Street and Broad3a"; and
handed hi& a slip o+ paper>
The handso&e 8rish&an looked at it curiousl"> 8t didn%t see& too di++erent +ro& a lot o+ other
prescriptions that ca&e his 3a" +ro& ph"sicians; osteopaths; and naturopaths> )n it 3as a diagnosis o+
a gall 9ladder condition; and reco&&endation +or a certain t"pe o+ 9ath and &anipulation 1s his
esta9lish&ent specialiAed in h"drotherap"; electrotherap"; &anipulative therap"; :eill" didn%t give the
reading another thought> (e +igured Ca"ce &ight 9e an osteopath that he hadn%t heard o+>
The nu&9er o+ people co&ing in 3ith Ca"ce readings continued; and :eill" gre3 even &ore curious>
This F0r>F Ca"ce see&ed to kno3 his stu++> hatever it 3as he reco&&ended; 3hether the patients
had 9ursitis; arthritis; nervous tension asth&a; or 3hateverJthe results 3ere the sa&e> The"
i&proved and got 3ell>
)ne da"; :eill" called one o+ the patients aside and asked a9out 0r> Ca"ce> The patient shook his
head> (e had never seen the Fdoctor>F :eill" looked at hi& as though he deranged> The &an
e?plained> F#" 3i+e sent in a re,uest that he read +or &e; sa"ing 3hat 3as 3rong> e had 9een to all
kinds o+ doctors and the" hadn%t helped>F
8t 3as di++icult +or the reading process to get through :eill"%s practical &ind> But he +inall" accepted
that he 3asn%1 9eing the 9utt o+ an" Noke> Still; there 3ere other o9vious &"steries> (o3 did Ca"ce get
his; :eill"%s; na&eG (o3 did he kno3 o+ the t"pes o+ treat&ent :eill" 3as givingG here did he get
his understanding o+ the therapies +or di++erentl" ailing individualsG
ith all :eill"%s e?perience; it 3as i&possi9le to i&prove on Ca"ce%s suggestions> 8t see&ed
incredi9le that Ca"ce could &erel" go into a trance and get the in+or&ation he did> Even a+ter t3o
"ears; receiving strea&s o+ Ca"ce patients; :eill" had no clue as to the &ethod o+ the &an 3ho 3as
thro3ing all this 9usiness his 3a"> F8 can%t understand;F he told +riends; Fho3 a &an can go to sleep
and give as good; or 9etter; advice than 8 can; 3ide a3ake; in &" o3n special +ield>F
So :eill" decided to get ac,uainted 3ith the 3iAard> (e &ade arrange&ents +or a &eeting on Ca"ce%s
ne?t trip to Ne3 4ork; and had another surprise in store +or hi&> (e had envisioned a person o+
co&&anding appearance 3ith piercing e"es and &aNestic gestures; 3ith perhaps a tur9an draped
around his head> But the onl" &"stic he sa3 3as a tall; slightl"-stooped scholarl"-looking &an 3ith a
&ild e"e; gentle &ien; and so+t-spoken dra3l> F(e re&inded &e o+ a &inister o+ so&e ,uiet countr"
church;F :eill" said later>
The" chatted and had lunch together; the cann" :eill" 3atching ever" &ove 9" the &"stic> hen
Ca"ce ordered his &eal; carelessl" giving his re,uest to a 3aiter; :eill" o9served that his guest did
not pa" &uch attention to the rules o+ diet; +or one so stringent 3ith the diets o+ others> Noticing the
inordinate a&ount o+ +attening starches on the Ca"ce platter; :eill" &entioned the apparent health
discrepanc"> Ca"ce replied that in his ever"da" 3aking li+e he had no special kno3ledge o+ diet or
an" other health &easures; nor 3as he greatl" concerned a9out his health>
Still; in his trancelike state; as :eill" had alread" discovered; the 3isdo& o+ the ages ca&e through
hi&> )n one hand; he had suggested re&edies thousands o+ "ears oldI on the other; so&e so up-to-date
the" hadn%t 9een packaged "et> 1s the t3o &en sat together; :eill" +ound hi&sel+ revie3ing the
treat&ents that Ca"ce had sent hi&Jall +or&s o+ drugless healing; invoking the use o+ 9aths; oils;
heat; light; colonic irrigations; &assage and other +or&s o+ &anipulative therap"; diet and e?ercise> To
:eill"; it 3as o9vious that the Ca"ce health readings not onl" helped to overco&e sickness and
disa9ilit"; 9ut 3ould as a 9road principle tend to prevent illness>
1s lunch dre3 out; :eill" peppering his guest 3ith ,uestions; and Ca"ce chain-s&oking to :eill"%s
consternation; it 9eca&e evident to the ph"siotherapist that Ca"ce%s ph"sical therap" resolved itsel+
into +our 9road patterns= increased circulation; eli&ination; assi&ilation; plus a proper approach to
eating> F8t 3as 9etter not to eat at all; than to eat 3hen upset;F :eill" learned> F5ong 9e+ore an"9od"
else suspected it; Ca"ce 3as sa"ing that the &ind; not the sto&ach; induced sto&ach ulcers>F
The 3aking Ca"ce didn%t see& to kno3 an" &ore a9out his treat&ents than :eill" did> 1nd so; a+ter
their &eeting; :eill" 3ent 9ack to anal"Aing the cases that had 3alked into his place; and classi+"ing
the&; so that toda"; so&e thirt" "ears later; he is a9le to e++ectivel" appl" Ca"ce%s ph"sical therap"
approach> Eli&ination; a la Ca"ce; 3as a co&plete process; through stepped-up action o+ kidne"s;
intestines; skin; lungs> FTo sti&ulate kidne"s and skin; +or to?ic people; generall" the rheu&atic or
arthritic;F :eill" o9served; FCa"ce reco&&ended 3ar& pack treat&ents; chie+l" 3ith castor oil>F
1 s3athe o+ +lannel eight inches 3ide 3as soaked in the 3ar&ed oil; and placed over the gall 9ladder;
liver; or kidne"s; 3herever the seat o+ trou9le 3as> .acks o+ hot Epso& salts 3ere applied across hips
and 9ack; in lu&9ago> .acks o+ @l"co-Th"&oline; little kno3n until advocated 9" Ca"ce; 3ere also
prescri9ed in so&e cases; increased sti&ulation through the skin taking the 9urden o++ over3orked
kidne"s>
The readings reco&&ended +u&e 9aths and occasional +riction ru9s> The +u&e 9ath; opening the
pores; also toned up eli&ination through the respirator" tract :eill" used the soothing vapors o+ the
9alsa&; eucal"ptus; pine; 1to&idine (another Ca"ce nostru&)> For&ulas varied +or the individual
&al+unctions 9ut; generall"; :eill" used a9out one-hal+ to one teaspoon+ul o+ the solution or oil; in one
to t3o ,uarts o+ stea&ing 3ater> F8+ the person is not a9le to go to an institution +or a +u&e 9ath; it is
,uite si&ple to +i? one +or hi&sel+>F
(e issued instructions> FSe3 together +our 9lankets; or take a large piece o+ canvas and se3 it together
3ith an opening +or the head; and an overlap at this openingJ+le?i9le; non-+la&&a9le plastic &ight
9e 9etter> Ne?t; take a stool and place it over an electric stove 3ith a stea&ing pot on it> Fold to3els
on the seat o+ the stool and hang a to3el in +ront o+ the stool to protect legs +ro& the heat>
The hotter the 3ater; the &ore ,uickl" the stea&ing takes e++ect> Then sit on the stool; 3rap the
covering close across shoulders and +asten it around the neck; a+ter; o+ course; re&oving the clothing>
1 person 3ith a cold can clear nasal or 9ronchial congestion; 9" leaving a s&all opening in the +ront
3here he can put his head do3n to inhale; closing o++ the opening 3hen the inhalation 9eco&es too
strong>F
:eill" stressed e?ercise; having &aintained g"&nasiu&s +or +ort"-+ive "ears; and Ca"ce%s si&ple
therapeutic e?ercises caught his interest> (e noted that the &"stic; 3hile seldo& e?ercising hi&sel+;
reco&&ended sitting-up e?ercises +ro& a vertical position in the &orning; +loor e?ercises later in the
da"> F8n this 3a";F :eill" e?plained; FCa"ce changed the +lo3 o+ the l"&phatic and 9lood circulation;
getting the person 3ho had 9een l"ing do3n all night on his +eet to start the da">F (e also got hi&
9reathing deepl"; pre+era9l" 9e+ore an open 3indo3 to eli&inate stale lung air and o?"genate the
9od"; giving it a +ull head o+ stea& to open the da">
FCa"ce;F :eill" pointed out; Fspeci+icall" &entioned a 4oga 9reathing e?ercise; the alternate
9reathing>F #outh closed; the individual started o++ 9" 9reathing in through the le+t nostril; the thu&9
closing o++ the right; to the count o+ +our; retaining the 9reath to eight; then e?haling through the right
nostril to a si&ilar eight count; closing o++ the opposite nostril> The 9reath 3as then taken in through
right nostril; and the e?ercise repeated three or +our ti&es>
0e&onstrating the Ca"ce +loor e?ercises; the supple septuagenarian pro&ptl" got do3n on all +ours
and started &oving his &uscular 9od" +or3ard like a 9ig cat> FThis is the cat cra3l;F he announced>
F4ou take +ive strides +or3ard; +ive 9ack; stretching ever" &uscle in the 9od" and 9ringing the vital
hinge and rotar" Noints into pla">F
1s he +inished his cra3l; :eill" sat up 3ith a s&ile> (is +ace 3as red +ro& the reversal o+ nor&al
posture; 9ut his 9lue e"es sparkled> F@etting 9ack to nature drains the sinuses> 8t 3asn%t so &an"
&illions o+ "ears ago that &an got around that 3a" nor&all">F
Ne?t 3as the Ca"ce roll-over> Sitting on the +loor; knees hunched up; :eill" 9egan to rock side3ise;
+ro& one hal+-reclining el9o3 to another> FThis stretches the side &uscles along the ri9s; +le?es the hip
Noints; tri&s the thighs>F (e shook his head> F1&aAing that a &an 3ho didn%t kno3 a9out e?ercise;
consciousl"; should have hit on this si&ple "et e++ective &ove&ent>F
:eill" then slipped into a Ca"ce old-ti&er; the 9uttocks 3alk> Sitting up; legs stretched out; ar&s
to3ard the ceiling; the septuagenarian started to &ove +or3ard 9" +irst li+ting one 9uttock and then the
other> F#an" a 3o&an%s hips 8%ve sli&&ed 3ith that one;F he said; negotiating the 3idth o+ the roo&
on the seat o+ his pants> F8 call it the 9ea&-shrinker>F
Fro& pushup position; :eill" then repeated the torso t3ist that (ovhaness had earlier de&onstrated;
his hips +or&ing a circle; in +irst one direction and then the other>
The 9ear 3alk; si&ilar in posture to the cat cra3l; 3as ne?t> :eill"; again on all +ours; 3alked +lat-
+ooted; his knees sti++; hips high in the air; heels and pal&s o+ hands +lat on the +loor>
1nd ho3 3as this di++erent +ro& the cat cra3lG
F1 sti++er 3alk;F :eill" e?plained> F8t stretches the leg tendons; the ha&string &uscle; and the area o+
the sciatic nerve; 3hile also developing the ar&s and shoulders>F
Still de&onstrating; :eill" slid into the &orning e?ercise routine> 1+ter taking a +e3 deep 9reaths; and
practicing the alternate 9reathing; he 9egan s3inging one ar& +or3ard +ive or si? ti&es like a
side3heel on a #ississippi river9oat; and then reversed; repeating 3ith the other ar&> FThe
individual;F he stressed; Fis 9etter sti&ulated; verticall"; a+ter a night o+ horiAontal inactivit">F
1+ter the ar& s3ing; :eill" rotated +irst the le+t and then the right +oot +ro& the hip; in a 9rie+ circular
&otion; repeating +ive or si? ti&es in each direction> (e then did a standup stretch; up on toes; ar&s
high over head; &ean3hile tightening the 9uttocks and then 9ending the hands to the +loor; keeping
the knees sti++> FThat%s the e?ercise;F he said; Fthat helped (ovhaness 3ith his he&orrhoids; that and
the torso t3ist>F
The de&onstration continued> 1r&s again stretched overhead; :eill" lo3ered his head slo3l" to his
chest; and then slo3l" pulled it 9ack over his shoulders> 8t 3as the 9eginning o+ the head-and-neck
e?ercise> Still stretching up on his toes; he circled the head slo3l" three or +our ti&es in each
direction; and then; rela?ing; started to ru9 his head> 8 suddenl" noticed a ne3 +uAA" gro3th o+ silver
gra" on the +ront o+ his scalp; 3here there had 9een no hair 9e+ore> (e noted &" surprise>
F8 don%t kno3 3hat%s doing it;F he s&iled; F9ut 8%ve 9een gro3ing hair on the 9ald spots +or the last +e3
3eeks> 8t%s either the Ca"ce head-and-neck e?ercise; 3hich 8%ve 9een doing recentl"; or the castor oil
8%ve 9een ru99ing on &" scalp> Nothing else has certainl" changed a+ter sevent">F
So&e o+ the Ca"ce readings providing relie+ via drugless therap" 3ere given long 9e+ore
ph"siotherap" 3as practiced generall"; 3hen there 3as no opportunit" +or Ca"ce to have 9eco&e
+a&iliar 3ith such ph"siotherap"> 4et he gave readings advising electrotherap"; short 3ave and ultra-
short 3ave> FStrange as it &a" see&;F :eill" recalls; Fthe &achine +or this special t"pe o+ therap" had
Nust 9een per+ected and the :eill" (ealth Service had o9tained it Nust three 3eeks 9e+ore it 3as
&entioned in the readings>F
4 - The .octors Catch (n
F)ne striking concept has co&e out o+ the Ca"ce health readings;F 0r> illia& )> #c@are" said; Fthe
concept that each cell has a consciousness o+ its o3n> 1pparentl"; Ca"ce 3as a9le to identi+"
clairvo"antl" 3ith the consciousness o+ these cells; to look at ever" gland; organ; 9lood vessel; nerve;
and tissue +ro& inside the 9od"> (is unconscious see&ed to co&&unicate 3ith the autono&ic nervous
s"ste&; traveling through the s"&pathetic and paras"&pathetic s"ste&s; 3hich it controlled; into each
and ever" cell>F
The doctor%s lean; sensitive +ace lit up 3ith interest as he held out a sli& +inger> F1n unco&+orta9le
cell in this +inger &ight tell Ca"ce%s unconscious there 3as pressure on it; and the unconscious 3ould
reco&&end an oil that 3ould soothe and co&+ort it> 1ll through the 9od"; cells 3ere apparentl"
conve"ing their &essage to this re&arka9le unconsciousness J +or even as there are 3ars 9et3een
nations; cells 3ar a&ong the&selves>F 1nd in this con+lict; there 3as disease or illness>
5ike &an" doctors 3ho had studied the Ca"ce readings; 0r> #c@are" had 9egun to appl" the& to
patients and 3as grati+ied at the results> F8t re,uires an al&ost intuitive kno3ledge; at tunes;F he
o9served; F+or the practitioner to sense 3hen so&e o+ these &easures &a" 9e &ost e++ective>F But
&an" re&edies see&ed 9roadl" applica9le>
#c@are" kne3 Ca"ce onl" through reading a9out hi&> (e 3as considered a solid practitioner;
operating a clinic in .hoeni?; 1riAona 3ith his 3i+e; @lad"s; also an #>0> 5ike other ph"sicians;
#c@are" 3as ve?ed and saddened 3hen the orthodo? didn%t 3ork; le+t 3ith a sense o+ helplessness>
There 3as so &uch a9out therap" that 3as a &"ster"> :ecogniAing his o3n shortco&ings; the doctor
9rought into his assault on disease a certain hu&ilit">
(e did not discount 3hat he had learned at the Cincinnati &edical school; or in the training "ears that
+ollo3ed; 9ut his &ind 3as open> 1nd so as his interest developed in Ca"ce; he did so&ething a9out
it> (e pored over so&e o+ the Ca"ce health readings; stud"ing their results; and out o+ the health
readings o+ the unschooled &"stic; ca&e success+ul adaptation o+ so&e Ca"ce treat&ents> #c@are"%s
greatest luck has 9een 3ith castor oil packs 3hich have helped reduce sundr" a9do&inal co&plaints=
sto&ach ulcers; appendicitis; colitis; gall 9ladder> Conventionall" trained; he applied the packs onl"
a+ter &ore conventional cures +ailed>
(is &ost re&arka9le recover"; a la Ca"ce; 3as an eight"-"ear-old 3o&an 3ith an intestinal
o9struction> Because o+ an irritated 9o3el; he 3as a+raid o+ gangrene> Surger" 3as inadvisa9le
9ecause o+ the patient%s condition> So; as a last resort; he 9egan appl"ing the packs to the a9do&inal
area; 3hich 3as noticea9l" distended and sore> ithin t3ent"-+our hours; &agicall"; the o9struction
had cleared upI 3ithin a +e3 da"s; the patient%s sto&ach 3as as +lat as a teenager%s; distention and
stress clearl" re&oved +or the +irst ti&e in "ears>
1s Ca"ce had suggested; in cases o+ h"pertension and high 9lood pressure; he +ound the packs had a
,uieting e++ect in so&e instances on the autono&ic nervous s"ste&> F1pparentl" 9" speeding up the
l"&phatic +lo3;F he o9served; Fthe packs relieved stress on the s"&pathetic s"ste&; 3hich directl"
reacts 3hen people get e?cited or angr"; 3hat doctors call the +right-+light s"&pto&>F
Ca"ce%s treat&ent usuall" e&9raced the 3hole s"ste&; not onl" speci+ic local areas> 1+ter the packs;
olive oil 3as given to clear out the gall 9ladder and sti&ulate the liver; stirring an apparent out+lo3 o+
to?icit" via liver; kidne"s; skin; lungs> 1pparentl"; the castor oil reduced local to?icit"; soothing
sti++ened arthritic Noints and &odi+"ing local a9cesses>
#c@are"%s theor" o+ ho3 the packs 3orked has 9een ela9orated on else3here> 0r> @eorge )%#alle"
o+ @alien; #ichigan; practicing success+ull" +ro& the readings; suggested that the castor oil packs
9ene+iciall" sti&ulate the lacteals; tin" l"&phatic vessels in the s&all intestines> FSo&e authorities;F
he said; Fsuggest that the vital li+e +orce o+ the hu&an organis& 9egins in these cells>F
)%#alle"; an osteopath; has 9een appl"ing the re&edies Ca"ce dredged out o+ his drea&s; since the
ti&e a +riend i&pishl" gave hi& a cop" o+ To& Sugrue%s 9ook; There 8s a :iver; 3hich +eatures the
Ca"ce cures> 8ntrigued; )%#alle" o9tained +iles o+ Ca"ce readings on diseases particularl" di++icult to
treat> (e noticed that castor oil packs 3ere co&&onl" reco&&ended; as 3as 1to&idine; an iodine
derivative> here an e"e specialist had +ailed; )%#alle" reported relieving a corneal ulcer 3ith t3o
drops o+ 1to&idine dail"; Nust as Ca"ce had reco&&ended> But his &ost outstanding successes ca&e
3ith castor oil packs> 8n one nota9le case; even as surgeons 3ere planning to operate on a +i+t"-+our-
"ear-old patient +or an a9do&inal o9struction; )%#alle" kept +aith+ull" appl"ing his castor oil packs>
hen an electrical stor& held up the operation; the packs 3ere additionall" continued; and then an
hour 9e+ore the rescheduled surger"; the o9struction dra&aticall" cleared up; and the surger" 9eca&e
unnecessar"> )%#alle" has reported si&ilar success 3ith chronicall" in+la&ed gall 9ladder; chronic
sto&ach disorders; ulcerative colitis; chronic appendicitis; even s3elling o+ +eetJall as suscepti9le to
the packs as the o9structions>
Fro& the Ca"ce readings )%#alle" concluded that castor oil packs; a9sor9ed through the skin; served
to relieve a9do&inal congestion due to sluggishness o+ the l"&phatic circulation> idel" used as a
la?ative internall"; castor oil is so&eti&es kno3n as .al&a ChristusJthe hand o+ Christ> FThe action
o+ the castor oil on the skin is t3o+old;F the doctor +ound> F8t directl" sti&ulates the l"&phatic +lo3
through the super+icial and deep l"&phatic vessels; and strengthens so&e deep organs o+ the
a9do&en>F
)%#alle" applied the packs Nust as Ca"ce had outlined> FThree thicknesses o+ so+t +lannel soaked in
hot castor oil 3ere applied over the a9do&en in the area o+ the liver and gall 9ladder; e?tending do3n
over the caecu& Lright lo3er ,uadrant o+ the a9do&enM and appendi?> 1 heating pad or heat la&p 3as
used to retain the heat; 3ith the packs applied three consecutive da"s each 3eek; +or one and a hal+ to
three hours per da"> The" 3ere +ollo3ed 9" olive oil taken internall" +or the ne?t three da"s>
F1pparentl";F the doctor theoriAed; Fthe olive oil sti&ulates the increased production o+ l"&ph; 3hich
acts to decrease the circulator" stasis LstoppageM in &ost a9do&inal dis+unctions> 1t the sa&e ti&e; it
sti&ulates the production o+ l"&phoc"tes; a +orerunner in the 9od"-de+ense &echanis&>F
hatever happened; the relie+ o+ ail&ents 3hich had 9een trou9ling people +or "ears 3as o+ten
&iraculous>
)ne da"; )%#alle" &ade an e&ergenc" call on a &iddle-aged school teacher; stricken 3ith an
apparent heart attack at the dinner ta9le> (e soon discovered that she had a histor" o+ chonic pain
aggravated 9" inNudicious; +att" +oods> O-ra"s revealed an in+la&ed; non+unctional gall 9ladder> (er
heart 3as sound> She 3as an?ious to get 9ack to her classes; as onl" t3o 3eeks o+ the se&ester
re&ained> F0octor;F she said; Fit 3ould please &e and &" class to +inish the "ear together>F
Castor oil packs 3ere relativel" ne3 in the )%#alle" ar&or" at this ti&e> (e told the teacher a9out
the&; and she agreed to give it a tr"> FShe 3as instructed to report an" adverse s"&pto& at once;F the
doctor said; Fand keep us up on her progress>F 1 3eek later the hus9and phoned to report his 3i+e
9etter than in "ears> The deceptive heaviness in the chest had virtuall" disappeared> She 3as to
continue the packs +or another 3eek> The ne?t report; 3eeks later; ca&e +ro& the local superintendent
o+ schools; as he &entioned ho3 3ell the teacher looked as the ne3 ter& opened> 8n three &onths
there 3as no recurrence>
Hlcerative colitis 3as like a plague to &ost doctors; di++icult to diagnose; di++icult to treat> 1n elderl"
3o&an; si?t"-si?; inNured in an auto accident; entered a clinicI the diagnosis 3as ulcerative colitis; due
to trau&a and shock> Treated si? &onths; she lost considera9le 3eight; as she 3as a+raid to eat; since it
i&&ediatel" irritated her 9o3el> hen she co&plained o+ palpitations; the +a&il" +eared a heart
condition and called in )%#alle"> (e i&&ediatel" prescri9ed castor oil packs> Fith the +irst
treat&ent;F he noted; Fshe 9egan to respond> 1+ter three 3eeks; all the pain had su9sided in her
a9do&en> She 9egan sleeping 3ithout &edication>F
)ne o+ the &ore re3arding cures; so une?pected; ca&e in treating an eight-"ear-old girl +or a
recurring a9do&inal pain; dating 9ack to a siege o+ &easles> She 3as operated on +or chronic
appendicitis; and surger" revealed an old appendi? rupture; co&plicated 9" an acute a9scess> 0ue to
adhesions; the re&oval o+ the appendi? 3as di++icult; and the child%s condition critical> There 3as
a9do&inal 9loating; vo&iting; high te&perature>
1nti9iotics 3ere not e++ective> Finall"; castor oil packs 3ere used; +or an hour at a ti&e; three ti&es a
da"> FThere 3as slight i&prove&ent during the +irst t3ent"-+our hours;F )%#alle" o9served; F9ut 9"
the third da"; the 9loating 9egan to su9side; and the te&perature dropped>F The packs 3ere continued
+or t3elve da"s o+ convalescence> F8t is &" conviction;F the doctor recorded; Fthat the castor oil packs
sti&ulated the 9od"%s de+ense &echanis&; and 3ith the i&proved circulation; the &edication helped to
restore ho&eostasis Le,uili9riu& 9et3een cellsM> 8t 3as o+ interest to note that an ane&ia; 3hich the
patient had picked up; appeared to respond &uch 9etter to iron therap" 3hile the castor oil packs 3ere
9eing applied to the a9do&en>F
1s the" relieved congestion; the castor oil packs 3ere help+ul also in reducing e?crescences such as
&oles; 3arts; and c"sts; and in psoriasis; gout; and kidne" stones> 5ike #c@are"; )%#alle" not onl"
pro+ited +ro& treat&ent o+ speci+ic cases; 9ut gained a 9roader concept o+ 3hat so&e ail&ents 3ere all
a9out> The castor oil packs see&ed help+ul in &aladies 3here a lack o+ l"&phatic circulation resulted
in i&proper re&oval o+ Fto?ins o+ the 9od" or o+ the disease>F This see&ed to o++er the possi9ilit" that
the packs &ight have even 9roader application> F8n ta9ulated cases o+ psoriasis; cancer; and arthritis;F
)%#alle" o9served; Fthe readings re+er to lack o+ a9sorption o+ l"&ph circulation through the
ali&entar" canal>F
#an" healers have pored over Ca"ce%s re&edies +or such &"sti+"ing ail&ents as arthritis and cancer;
looking +or clues that 3ould 9e therapeuticall" help+ul in their treat&ent> #an" FcuresF +or arthritis
are recorded in the Ca"ce +iles; 3ith testi&onials "ears later +ro& those 3ho got 3ell> Ca"ce
approached arthritis on a 9road +ront; understanding 3hat &an" doctors have onl" recentl" co&e to
accept= that arthritis is the 9od"%sJand &ind%sJreaction to &ultiple 3rongs and a9uses> Scores o+
readings on this crippling disorder 3ere closel" e?a&ined 9" 0r> (enr" @eorge 888 o+ il&ington;
0ela3are; descendant o+ the noted econo&ist>
8n +ort"-nine o+ +i+t"-nine cases under stud"; Ca"ce reco&&ended olive oil or peanut oil &assage;
general osteopath" 3ith special stress to adNust&ents in the cervical (neck) and lo3 dorsal area in
thirt"-eight cases> @old chloride or 1to&idine 3as used in co&9ination 3ith these therapies eleven
ti&esI colonic irrigations; cleansing the s"ste& so&e +ourteen ti&es> 8n nine cases; he urged the
su9Nects to i&prove their &ental and spiritual attitude> (e 3as strong on diet; 9anning large ,uantities
o+ &eat in hal+ the cases and pork in virtuall" ever" case> #an" 3ere told to avoid 3hite 9read;
potatoes; +att" +oods and grease; encouraged to eat root vegeta9les>
The progress reports 3ere interesting> T3ent"-three 3ere cured or i&proved; eleven +ound the
diversi+ied treat&ent too co&ple? to +ollo3; t3o died 9e+ore the" could start the treat&ent; and the
9alance couldn%t 9e located +or a report-9ack>
8t 3as rather a9sor9ing to +ollo3 the ,uestion and ans3er process 9" 3hich Ca"ce arrived at a
dra&atic cure> 8n one pertinent case; the su9Nect 3as a &iddle-aged nurse; 3ho had &ade the rounds
o+ doctors and +inall" turned to Ca"ce>
She got right to the point> Fhat;F she asked; Fis causing the hard places or knots to +or& on or around
the Noints o+ &" +ingersGF
FThe lack o+ the proper eli&inations through the general s"ste&;F Ca"ce said; Fand the sti&ulating o+
the circulation in the upper dorsal and through the cervical areas Lthrough )steopathic adNust&entsM
should set up 9etter eli&inations through the general ali&entar" canal>F 1 diet suggestion= F1dd to the
diet a great deal o+ 3atercress and 9eet tops>F
Nurselike; she 3as persistent> FShould an"thing speci+ic 9e done +or the hard place on the Noint o+ &"
little +inger 3hich is no3 soreGF
F1pplication o+ an Epso& salts pack 3ill 9ring relie+ to this area; 9ut the 9etter eli&inations set up in
the order as indicated Lcolonies ever" ten da"sM 3ill relieve the conditions through the general
s"ste&>F
There 3as a 3ar on; and she 3as an enterprising soul> Fould it 9e sa+eJnot har&+ul to &"
healthJ+or &e to donate 9lood to the :ed CrossGF
FNot har&+ul under the present conditions>F
She thre3 in still another digressive ,uestion>
Fhat is the 9est treat&ent +or a 9edsoreJ8 ask this +or &" patientGF
Ca"ce o9viousl" didn%t &ind t3o su9Nects +or the price o+ one> FThe 9est application as a general
condition +or such is the use o+ ichth"ol oint&ent>F
The nurse +ollo3ed the treat&ents +aith+ull"; and the" 3orked> The adNust&ents 3ere &ade 9" 0r>
1ndre 1illaud; an osteopath; o+ Charlottesville; <irginia; and the patient did the rest So&e ten "ears
later; in Nove&9er 16*!; she reported 9ack enthusiasticall"; 9oth +or hersel+; and the au?iliar" patient;
3ith 9edsores> FThe knots on &" +ingers cleared upI 8 gave 9lood si? ti&es during the 3ar "ears> The
9edsore re&ed" 3as 3onder+ulI &" patient never had an" &ore trou9le +ro& sores>F 8n 0ece&9er
16-*; 3hen last checked; the patient 3as approaching sevent"> She 3as descri9ed as Fthe picture o+
health>F
.hilosophicall"; Ca"ce o+ten intrigues the scientists 3ho use hi&> F8 could give t3ent" or thirt" case
histories o+ arthritis treated 9" the readings;F reported #>5> (otten; an osteopath; o+ 1rvin; Cali+ornia;
Fand indicate good results> But 3hen one starts to use these readings; one cannot help 9ut ask
,uestions a9out so&e o+ the gaps in the in+or&ation> There is a challenge to the &aterial 3hich 3e
cannot easil" ignore> e can scarcel" accept health readings; +or instance; and ignore the spiritual and
ps"chological overtones> e &ust not si&pl" use 3hat 3e 3ant and thro3 the rest aside>F
(otten o9served the sa&e clinical attitude to3ard the Ca"ce readings that he did in deter&ining the
9est treat&ent +or a patientI he suggested that other practitioners do like3ise> #an" o+ the Ca"ce
readings dealt 3ith arthritis; and a surve" o+ the reco&&ended treat&ent revealed enough si&ilarities
+or (otten to arrive at a therapeutic pattern> F1 si&pli+ication;F he pointed out; Fsho3s +our &aNor
steps=
1> 8&proved circulation through salt packs and 9aths>
!> Speci+ic &assage 3ith certain oils and resinous e?tracts such as &"rrh and peanut oil>
$> 0ietar" alteration to change the che&ical 9alance and reduce intake o+ certain &inerals>
'> )steopathic &anipulation o+ the third cervical; the ninth dorsal; and the +ourth lu&9arsI these latter
three areas are &ost o+ten &entioned>F
5ike #c@are"; he had 9eco&e convinced that the 9od" 3as acutel" conscious o+ its o3n state> Fe
kno3 there is a %consciousness% innate in the entit"; 3hich is usuall" ter&ed the su9conscious or
unconscious> This is usuall" related to &ental activit"; 9ut there &a" 9e still another t"pe o+
consciousness at a still deeper level 3hich is sensitive to the state o+ 9alance e?isting in the
s"&pathetic and paras"&pathetic nervous s"ste&s>F
Because no9od" else could apparentl" e?plore this consciousness; the Ca"ce readings; together 3ith
the underl"ing philosoph"; 9eca&e dou9l" i&portant> 1nd so 0r> (otten delved eagerl" into Ca"ce%s
conception o+ the cause o+ disease; and o+ healing> F8s it possi9le;F Ca"ce 3as once asked; Fto give
in+or&ation through ps"chic readings; 3hich 3ill lead to the cure o+ diseases no3 kno3n as
incura9leGF
(e replied= Fe +ind that all conditions e?istent in ph"sical 9odies are produced 9" that 3hich &a" 9e
&et> There are in truth no incura9le conditions> For each ail&ent is the result o+ the 9reaking o+ a la3>
(ealing 3ill o+ necessit" co&e 3hen there is co&pliance 3ith other la3s 3hich &eet the needs> No
healing is per+ected 3ithout so&e ps"chic +orce e?erted> 8n regard to healing o+ an" kind; the
counteracting +orce; 3hether operative or &edicinal; or sel+-producing; is nothing &ore nor less than
the active +orce e?erted in ps"chic +orce>F
1pparentl"; this 3as one reason 3h" Ca"ce pre+erred a re,uest +ro& an individual +or a health
reading> (e 3anted su9Nects 3hose &inds 3ere alread" prepared +or help>
Kust as &an" skeptics have 9een converted through e?posure to the Ca"ce readings; (otten +eels that
science &ight learn &ore a9out healing i+ it 3ould 9ut consider ideas +oreign to orthodo? &edical
concepts> F8t is reall" unscienti+ic and dog&atic;F he o9served; Fto indict an" treat&ent; concept or
idea 9ecause one thinks it has no value>F 1s the arthritic have 9een helped; so &a" the cancer-ridden>
1nd Nust as peanut oil 3as help+ul in arthritis; that 3as the +unction o+ al&onds; +re,uentl" &entioned
9" Ca"ce in cancer therap"> Ca"ce o+ten e&phasiAed the vi9rations o+ various su9stances; and (otten
,uestioned= F8s it the vi9ration o+ peanut oil; applied once or t3ice a 3eek; 3hich helps prevent
arthritisG hat is the vi9rator" nature o+ al&onds that could alter the ph"siolog" o+ the 9od" so that;
+or one individual at least; one or t3o al&onds a da" 3ould help prevent cancerGF
(otten 3as not sa"ing that al&onds 3ould prevent or cure cancer> (e 3as Nust suggesting that the
possi9ilit" 9e scienti+icall" e?plored> FNo3 that cancer cells can 9e gro3n on s"nthetic culture &edia;
perhaps the che&ical co&ponents o+ al&onds could 9eco&e a su9Nect +or such research> )r;F he added
3ith delicate iron"; Fperhaps this is too si&ple an idea to appeal to &en 3ho are searching +or a drug to
cure disease; rather than considering the delicate che&ical 9alance pro9a9l" essential +or prevention o+
disordered ph"siolog">F
The door3a" on apparentl" universal kno3ledge 3as not closed to those 3ith open &inds> F)ne &an
in our ti&e; Edgar Ca"ce; 3ith deep inner desire and per+ected vehicle; 3as a9le to 9e the per+ect
channel; 3hile in h"pnotic trance> 5et us not close the door on that channel>F
8t is eas" to see 3h" even the &ost open-&inded doctors 3ere 9a++led 9" Ca"ce> (is kno3ledge o+ the
anato&"; disease and drags 3as enc"clopedic> (e 3as an authorit" on diet; do3n to the last calorie and
vita&in; and gave &inute lists o+ &eals +or his su9Nects> (e not onl" prescri9ed the drags; 9ut told ho3
the" should 9e &ade; Nust as he once said ho3 a glass o+ orange Nuice should 9e ten &inutes in the
drinking> (is treat&ents 3ere &an"-sided> Not onl" diet and drags; 9ut &assage and &anipulation and
therapeutic 9aths; all +or the sa&e patientI 3hatever 3ould help> 1 +ull" docu&ented report on one o+
his &ost outstanding cases 3as a &arvel o+ detail> :eading it; one 3ondered ho3 even the &ost
erudite ph"sician could have 9een so e?plicit in diagnosis and treat&ent; not to &ention one 3ho had
never progressed 9e"ond grade school>
To the sleeping Ca"ce; the 9od" 3as a connecting net3ork o+ 9lood; &uscle; nerves; and 9one; and
3hen an" o+ these 3ere out o+ order; the 3hole entit"; as he descri9ed the individual; 3as out o+ order>
8n one instance; the su9Nect 3as su++ering +ro& paral"sis o+ the li&9s; and had consulted &an" doctors
3ithout success> (e 3as a &an o+ thirt"-+ive; doo&ed to invalidis&> Ca"ce; reading +or this &an three
hundred &iles a3a"; 3ho& he had never seen; said the patient 3as su++ering a distur9ance in the lo3er
lu&9ar ple?us; a++ecting coordination o+ the s"&pathetic and cere9rospinal nervous s"ste&s>
ith great detail he advised adNust&ents o+ the spine; speci+"ing the dorsal and cervical verte9rae; and
declaring that the resultingl" restored vi9ration o+ the 9odI 3ould help step up the 9lood suppl" and
hasten the healing process> 1s a supple&entar" aid; he reco&&ended a concoction o+ her9s and told
ho3 it should 9e put together> No9od" could have consciousl" &e&oriAed it=
FFirst; 3e 3ould take eight ounces o+ distilled 3ater> To this add garden sage one-hal+ ounce; a&9rosia
leaves; noI &uch ste&s; 9ut leavesJone-,uarter ounce>F Then= F.rickl" ash and dog +ennel; one-
,uarter ounce; and 3ild ginseng; one-hal+ ounce>F The directions continued= F:educe this 9"
si&&ering; not 9oiling too strong; to one-hal+ the ,uantit"> Strain; and 3hile 3ar&; add one and a hal+
ounce 2* proo+ alcohol; 3ith one dra& o+ 9alsa& o+ tolu cut in sa&e> Then add three &ini&s tincture
o+ capsici> The dose 3ould 9e hal+ a teaspoon+ul +our ti&es each da"; taken a9out +i+teen to t3ent"
&inutes 9e+ore the &eals>F
(e then &inutel" descri9ed each &eal> Break+ast 3ould consist principall" o+ citrus +ruits; though
gruels &ight 9e added; Fespeciall" those o+ the 3hole 3heat; o+ the oat; or o+ those 3here 9oth the
gluten +ro& rice and 3heat are co&9ined>F (e even directed ho3 the patient should 9e handled>
F.ositive suggestion; in a gentle; ,uiet; eas" 3a" and &anner> Blustering 3ill onl" irritate> To scold;
or to 9e too &uch o+ the co&&anding nature; is to destro" that 3hich &a" 9e 9uilt up in the 9od">F
There 3as even a &oral; "ears ahead o+ its ti&e= FTeach or train the 9od" not onl" to 9e good; 9ut to
9e good +or so&ething>F
The +irst reading +or the paral"tic occurred in Septe&9er 16$7> To &ake sure treat&ents 3ere properl"
ad&inistered; the patient 3as &oved to the then +unctioning Ca"ce (ospital on )cto9er -> (e
re&ained a patient there until )cto9er !'; and then; sho3ing &arked progress; 3as returned to his
ho&e to continue the treat&ent> The person 3ho had sent hi& to Ca"ce noted 3ith satis+action;
F0octors have ad&itted their ina9ilit" to help; and "et his cure 3ill no3 9e a co&parativel" +ast one>F
(is appetite 3as picking up; he 3as gaining 3eight; and 9eginning to &ove his li&9s; and take a +e3
halting steps> 8n Nove&9er; he 3as 3alking> (e sent the Ca"ce Foundation a grate+ul letter on
Nove&9er 1/> F8 a& glad to tell "ou that 8 a& still gaining> 8 3eigh 1/7 La ga& o+ thirt" poundsM> 8 can
3alk a9out a &ile in a da"; 9ut o+ course 8 get a3+ull" tired>F (is care 3as supervised 9" 0r> Theodore
K> Berger; a Ne3 4ork osteopath>
)n 0ece&9er 1; he had another reading; and the treat&ent &odi+ied 9ecause o+ his i&prove&ent>
Ca"ce stressed &assage +or the reviving circulation> Fe 3ould change no3 to one general
)steopathic treat&ent each 3eek; and one &assage 3ith 9alsa& o+ sulphur in the lu&9ar and sacral
regions; ru99ing thoroughl" along the li&9s to the knees and ankles; +ollo3ing the course o+ the
&uscles rather than the nerves> @reater strength 3ill 9e gained 9" the 9od" through this application>F
8t could 9e done 9" an" &asseur; or 9" so&e9od" at ho&e; i+ thorough> The 9alsa& o+ sulphur; not
too dr"; 3as to 9e &assaged thoroughl" Finto the lu&9ar and sacral regions; and along the &uscular
portions o+ the li&9s; to the +eet; ankles; and on to the upper portion o+ the 9od"; to the hips>F The
general diet 3as to 9e &aintained; along 3ith outdoor e?ercise> 1nd then Ca"ce predicted; F8t 3ill 9e
+ound that earlier than e?pected the 9od" 3ill 9e a9le to return to dail" la9ors>F
1n interesting sidelight developed; 3hen the su9Nect asked i+ he should stop s&oking>
F8+ in &oderation;F Ca"ce replied; Fdoes not 9eco&e har&+ul to the 9od">F
8n Fe9ruar" o+ 16$1; a +e3 &onths a+ter the +irst reading; the patient 3as so &uch 9etter that he asked
+or a li+e reading; +eeling that i+ Ca"ce 3as so right a9out the ph"sical he &ost likel" 3as right a9out
ever"thing else>
Ca"ce kept to the ph"sical at +irst> (e altered the diet; since the patient 3as no3 too heav"> F5eave o++
too &uch starches +or the ne?t thirt" to +ort" da"s> The onl" character o+ &eat 9eing either kid or la&9I
nerve-9uilding &eats; no s3eets; no 9utterI taking all +oods in as near its natural state as possi9le;
3ithout sugar>
No potatoes o+ an" kind>F The drug intake 3as tapered o++> Fhen it%s to 9e +illed again; leave o++>
0ecrease in ,uantit" until this is gone>F Then so&e No9 advice= return to 3ork at once; in congenial
surroundings>
Fhat kind o+ 3orkGF the convalescent asked>
FThat 3hich has 9een +ollo3ed; or +ound to 9e &ore keeping 3ith the nature or tendencies o+ the
9od">F
There 3as one last ,uestion> F1n" advice regarding &ental or spiritual 9od"GF
(e 3as pleasantl" reassured> 8n the discipline o+ getting 3ell he had also developed spirit and &ind>
F1s the 9od" has 9uilt in the &ental +orce; this recuperation has 9egun> Peep an ideal and 3ork
to3ard it>F
8n #a" o+ 16$1; the patient 3as reported +ull" recovered> The 1>:>E> record revealed a letter o+
gratitude to Ca"ce +ro& his sister-in-la3> F8t took a great responsi9ilit" o++ our shoulders> (e is +ine;
3orking ever" da" and al3a"s talking a9out "ou>F Si? &onths later; the patient added his o3n
testi&onial>
(is na&e 3as not used; 9ut 3as availa9le; together 3ith this accolade= F8 a& 3riting this letter in
appreciation o+ all "ou did +or &e> hen 8 3ent under "our care; 8 could not use &" hands to 3rite;
and &" legs 3ere partiall" paral"Aed and 8 could not straighten the& out at all> 8 onl" 3eighed 1'7
pounds> 8 had 9een in this condition +or si? &onths previous and 3as graduall" getting 3orse> 8 3as
not at the Ca"ce (ospital one 3eek 9e+ore 8 3rote letters ho&e and straightened &" legs out and have
graduall" gained ever since>
8 no3 3eigh 12' pounds> 1lso &edical doctors had as &uch as told &e there 3as no help +or &"
condition> 8 3as a9le to go to 3ork #a" *; 16$1; eight &onths a+ter 8 started "our treat&ent and have
not laid o++ one da" since> hen 8 got ho&e ever"one 3as &ore than surprised to see &e 3alking as
good as ever again> 8 cannot 3ord this letter to sho3 &" appreciation and thank "ou enough> 1s "ou
kno3; 3hen people +irst hear a9out a reading the" cannot 9elieve in it> 8 did not at +irst and 8 hope
others 3ho are sick 3ill let "ou help the& 9e+ore 3aiting too long>F
The Ca"ce concoctions a&aAed the phar&acists; 3ho had seen nothing like the& 9e+ore> 1s a "oung
druggist +resh +ro& college in :ich&ond; <irginia; #ilton (> Sn"der had knit his 9ro3 over the
prescriptions o+ her9s and roots that Ca"ce had sent into the <irginia Beach phar&ac" 3here he
3orked>
8n one prescription; +or instance; the &an 3ho had never looked at a &edical 9ook or phar&aceutical
Nournal ordered +or a patient t3o ounces o+ strained hone"; 9rought to a 9oil in +our ounces o+ distilled
3ater; and thenJ9e+ore it had cooled entirel"; 9ut a+ter it had stopped stea&ingJ added= Essence
+ro& 3ild ginseng; tincture o+ stillingia; essence o+ 3ild turnip; essence o+ 3ild ginger (&ade +ro& the
her9 itsel+)I essence o+ cinchona 9ark>F The directions 3ere e?plicit= FShake the solution 9e+ore the
dose is taken; 3hich 3ould 9e hal+ a teaspoon+ul t3ice each da"; pre+era9l" 9e+ore the &orning &eal
and 9e+ore the ti&e +or retiring in the evening> Take the 3hole ,uantit">F
8n ti&e; Sn"der &oved +ro& the drug to the Ne3elr" 9usiness; operating a shop in .orts&outh;
<irginia> (o3ever; his thoughts o+ten turned to the eccentric Ca"ce> No9od"; he recalled; could have
sho3n &ore concern +or a patient; including an inordinate interest in the &i?tures he had speci+ied in
his readings; 3hich he re+erred to constantl"> F(e 3ould stand over &e in the 9eginning;F Sn"der
recalled; Fand &ake sure that 8 9oiled a preparation in an ena&el pot rather than &etal; so that there
3ould 9e no danger o+ conta&ination>F
There had 9een no potions like Ca"ce%s since the #iddle 1ge alche&ists; Sn"der reckoned; 9ut the
roots and her9s 3ere certainl" har&less; it not help+ul; and he had no co&punction a9out +illing the&>
FThere 3as no ,uestion o+ Ca"ce%s sincerit";F he dra3led; Fhe 3anted ever"thing Nust the 3a" it 3as
ordered>F
(ad Sn"der ever had a readingG
(e could recall having one; 9ack in Kanuar" o+ 16$1; not long 9e+ore the Ca"ce hospital closed> (e
3as 9othered 9" a 9ladder pro9le& and 9ad headaches; and his e&plo"er; S> K> Benstock; had &ade an
appoint&ent +or hi&> Sn"der had not 9een i&pressed> F8 don%t think he helped &e;F he said
re+lectivel"; F9ut he 3as a nice &an; ,uite unusual>F
F8 had understood;F 8 said; Fthat his treat&ents helped practicall" ever"9od" 3ho did e?actl" 3hat he
said>F
Fell; 8 don%t re&e&9er no3 3hat he told &e;F Sn"der said; Fit 3as ,uite a ti&e ago; 9ut 8 +inall"
3ent over to Charlottesville and so&e &edical doctor +i?ed &e up>F
F#a" 8 check through "our readingGF 8 asked> Sn"der laughed> F8%d 9e right curious &"sel+ to see
3hat there 3as>F 8t 3as no pro9le& +inding the reading> Sn"der had 9een t3ent"-+our "ears old at the
ti&e> 8n the +ile;
there 3as no co&plaint; no hint o+ his ail&ent; Nust the re,uest +or a ph"sical reading> The
Ca"ce reading 3as rather 9rie+> B" and large; Ca"ce said; the su9Nect 3as in good shape;
organicall" sound though +unctioning i&properl"> (e 9la&ed so&e o+ his di++iculties on the digestive
and nervous s"ste&; causing at tunes headaches; as 3ell as pro9le&s 3ith e"es and throat> 1t an"
rate; Ca"ce had the headaches right> 1dditionall"; the reading continued; these conditions distri9uted
to?ins throughout the s"ste&; and
produced pressures in various parts o+ the 9od"> Ca"ce%s re&ed" 3as rather si&ple; too si&ple
perhaps> (e reco&&ended a diet that 3ould co&9at the Facid +orces in the 9od"F and osteopathic
adNust&ents in the cervical and dorsal area; so that the nerve i&pulses; no3 under i&pairing pressure;
3ould +unction nor&all">
That 3as all +or the reading; 9ut Sn"der had so&e ,uestions> Fhat causes the speci+ic
ail&entGF FB" the creating o+ a 9alance in the digestive and assi&ilating s"ste&;F Ca"ce replied;
F3e 3ill
overco&e these disorders> 1lso those pressures that e?ist in the lo3er portion o+ the s"ste&; +or these
are as o+ a +illing up o+ the glands the&selves>F 8 re&e&9ered Sn"der telling &e o+ a urination
pro9le&> F1re the kidne"s in good conditionGF That ,uestion soon +ollo3ed> FThese are in
s"&pathetic disorder; +ro& the over a&ount o+ the pressure produced +ro& the poisons
Lto?icsM> :e&ove the pressures that produce sa&e; and 3e 3ill 9ring the condition to nor&alc">F
Sn"der asked ho3 o+ten the spinal adNust&ents should 9e &ade> F1t least t3ice each 3eek; until
the &uscular +orces and nerve centers are aligned through the
cere9rospinal s"ste&>F Sn"der; 3ho had 9een consulting a doctor; no3 asked; F8s treat&ent no3
9eing given correctGF Ca"ce replied dril"; F8+ it had 9een; 3e 3ouldn%t have changed it>F :evie3ing
the reading; it appeared to &e that Ca"ce had 9een hal+-right an"3a"> (is diagnosis had
9een correct; headaches and pressure trou9le in the lo3er areas 3ere certainl" applica9le to the
kidne"s> (o3 had he &issedG 8 got 9ack to Sn"der again> (e 3as as a++a9le as 9e+ore> 1 sudden
thought had struck &e> Fhat did the osteopath do +or "ouGF 8 asked> Fhat osteopathGF Sn"der
said> FFor the adNust&ents Ca"ce ordered>F Sn"der%s voice ca&e 9ack pleasantl"> F8 never 3ent
along &uch 3ith that sort o+ thing>F Fell;F 8 said; Fthat%s 3hat Ca"ce suggested>F F8s that rightJ
3ell; 8 re&e&9er so&ething like that no3> 8 didn%t put &uch store 9" it>F FThen; "ou didn%t +ollo3
the treat&entGF F8 guess not; 9ecause 8 didn%t go to an osteopath; and 8 didn%t get an" adNust&ents> 8
Nust couldn%t see
an"thing like that then>F
Sn"der%s voice 9eca&e al&ost 3ist+ul> F8%d like to kno3 no3 3hat one o+ those osteopaths 3ould sa"
a9out 3hat Ca"ce got +or &eJlet &e kno3 i+ "ou +ind outGF 1 3eek later; 8 checked the Sn"der
reading 3ith (arold K> :eill"> (e gave it an e?pert e"e> FThe
adNust&ent that Ca"ce descri9ed;F he said; Fcould ver" easil" have relieved pressure on the kidne"s>
That 3as the area directl" a++ected>F Ca"ce%s Hniversal #ind e?plored pu9lic as 3ell as individual
health> 8n vie3 o+ current controvers" on +luoridation; it see&s note3orth" that Ca"ce opposed
indiscri&inate +luoridation o+ the pu9lic reservoirs; 3arning that +luorine could co&9ine
dangerousl" 3ith &inerals alread" there>
Ca"ce +irst considered the pro9le& in Septe&9er 16'$; 3hen a research dentist asked; F8s it true; as
thought; that the intake o+ certain +or& and percentage o+ +luorine in drinking 3ater causes &ottled
ena&el o+ the teethGF
FThis; to 9e sure; is true;F Ca"ce replied> FBut this is also untrue; unless there is considered the other
properties 3ith 3hich such is associated in drinking 3ater>F (is sleep voice ela9orated; F8+ there are
certain percents o+ +luorine 3ith +ree li&estone; 3e 3ill +ind it 9ene+icial> 8+ there are certain percents
3ith indications o+ &agnesiu&; sulphur and the like; 3e 3ill have; one; &ottlingI another; deca"ing at
the gu&>F
The dentist asked; F0oes too &uch +luorine cause deca" o+ teeth; and 3here is the 9orderlineGF
F:ead 3hat has Nust 9een indicated;F Ca"ce said> F8t depends upon the co&9inations; &ore than it
does upon the ,uantit" o+ +luorine itsel+>F Still; an over-suppl" o+ +luorine could 9ring on an adverse
che&ical reaction 3ithin the 9od"; &ani+ested chie+l" in the teeth> FBut; to 9e sure; too &uch +luorine
in the 3ater 3ould not &ake so &uch in the teeth; as it 3ould in other ele&ents o+ activities 3hich
&a" 9e re+lected in teethI not as the cause o+ sa&e 9ut producing a distur9ance that &a" contri9ute to
the condition>F
Ca"ce repeated his ad&onition a9out &agnesiu& and sulphur in co&9ination 3ith +luorine; adding
another 3arning a9out e?cessive iron deposits> Fhere there is iron or sulphur or &agnesiu&; 9e
care+ulRF
8n a rather re&arka9le passage; considering he had no conscious kno3ledge o+ the +luoridation
pro9le&; Ca"ce 9rie+l" revie3ed the natural appearance o+ +luorine in 3ater; pointing out that in its
9ene+icial state it could serve as a sa+et" control in arti+iciall" +luoridating drinking 3ater> FThere are
areas 3ithin the Hnited States;F he said; Fas in so&e portions o+ Te?as; portions in 1riAona; others in
"o&ing; 3here the teeth are seldo& deca"ed> L1nd 3here +luorine sa+el" occurred>M Stud" the 3ater
there; the lack o+ iron or sulphur or the proportions o+ sulphur>F
Ca"ce stressed that the success o+ an" +luoridation e?peri&ent hinged co&pletel" on the properties o+
the 3ater to 3hich the +luorine 3as to 9e added> FThere are &an" sections 3here +luorine added to the
3ater; 3ith &an" other che&icals; 3ould 9e &ost 9ene+icial> There are others 3here even a s&all
,uantit" added 3ould 9e ver" detri&ental> (ence it cannot 9e said positivel" that this or that ,uantit"
should 9e added save in a certain degree o+ other che&icals (+or&ing a 9ene+icial co&9ination) 9eing
co&9ined 3ith sa&e in the drinking 3ater>F
(e picked out spots in central Te?as; north3estern 1riAona; and around Che"enne; "o&ing; 3here
+luorine co&9ined 3ith other natural ele&ents to o++set tooth deca"> (o3ever; supple&entar" 3ater
pu&ped in +ro& other areas could alter this natural therap"> Fhere there have 9een contri9utions
+ro& other supplies o+ 3ater; there 3ill 9e +ound variations in the suppl" o+ &agnesiu& and other
che&icalsJas arsenic and suchJand these cause destruction o+ the teeth>F
1sked the 9est 3a" o+ protecting teeth; Ca"ce said iron 9alance 3as o+ pri&ar" i&portance> FPeeping
the 9est ph"sical health o+ the 9od" and protecting it +ro& iron or iron products that &a" 9eco&e a
part o+ the 9od"-ph"sical in one &anner or another> These (iron deposits) are needed; 9ut 3hen their
proportions are varied +ro& nor&al; the teeth do not sho3 the proper relationships; 3hen "ou lose that
,uantit" o+ iron needed>F
Fhat other +actors are there;F the dentist in,uired; Fthat control and have an e++ect on &ottled ena&el
and deca" o+ teethGF
The e&pirical Ca"ce replied; FThe general health o+ the 9od" and the che&ical processes that are a
part o+ the digestive s"ste&; the process o+ digestion; the che&ical processes through sa&e; and the
9lood strea&>F
The dentist 3ent 9ack to +luoridation> FShould drinking 3ater in certain localities 9e prepared 3ith a
percentage o+ +luorine +or prevention o+ deca" and +or preventing &ottled ena&el in the teethG 8+ so;
ho3 and 3hereGF
1gain Ca"ce stressed that the value o+ +luoridation depended entirel" on the t"pe o+ 3ater +luoridated>
FThis 3ould have to 9e tested in the various districts the&selves; &uch as has 9een indicated> There%s
scarcel" an individual place in )hio that 3ouldn%t 9e help+ul; +or it 3ill get rid o+ and add to that
condition to cause a 9etter activit" in the th"roid glandsI 3hile; +or general use; in such a district as
8llinois (sa" in the e?tre&e northern portion) it 3ould 9e har&+ul>
These Lpossi9le +luoridationM 3ould necessaril" re,uire testing; according to the ,uantities o+ other
conditions or &inerals or ele&ents in the 3ater>F
1s re&arka9le as Ca"ce 3as; not all Ca"ce patients 3ere satis+ied> 8ndeed 8 had &et one; a ps"chic
researcher; 3ho 3as do3nright unhapp" a9out the treat&ent he had received> Even no3; t3ent"-+ive
"ears later; he argued that Ca"ce 3as a +ake> FThe treat&ent nearl" killed &e;F he told &e; 3ith +ire in
his e"es> FCa"ce didn%t kno3 3hat he 3as doing>F
1s 8 had alread" talked to nu&9ers o+ people &iraculousl" helped 9" Ca"ce; 8 suggested that
so&ething &a" have inadvertentl" &is+ired> F.erhaps;F 8 said; F"ou didn%t do ever"thing "ou 3ere
supposed to do>F
#" d"speptic +riend had 9een a victi& o+ ulcers> F8 did 3hat it said 8 should;F he gro3led> FCa"ce sent
&e to a chiropractor 3ith &" ulcers; and he practicall" killed &e>F
F#a"9e;F 8 suggested; Fthe chiropractor didn%t do 3hat he 3as supposed to do>F The directions 3ere
o+ten co&ple? and an error conceiva9le> 8t had happened &ore than once> Be sides that; there 3as
al3a"s an allo3a9le &argin o+ error; the clai& 9eing that Ca"ce 3as right at least 6/ percent o+ the
ti&e on his ph"sical readings; a re&arka9le average i+ it checked out>
The researcher e"ed &e darkl"> F0on%t 9u" that to&&"-rot;F he said> F8+ it hadn%t 9een +or the doctors 8
3ouldn%t 9e here toda">F
Su9se,uentl"; 8 sa3 3here &" +riend had chosen to criticiAe Ca"ce to a reporter; 3ho had added a
criticis& o+ he o3n; a9out the +ees e?acted 9" the Ca"ce people> The las attack 3as patentl" a9surd;
since there is no charge +or treat&ent at the Ca"ce Foundation toda"; and no treat&entR
8n vie3 o+ the charge; 8 decided to check 9ack on the ,uestioned reading> 8t 3as all in the 1>:>E> +iles
in <irginia Beach> The original reading 3as given on Nove&9er !; 16$2> Ca"ce +ound that the
researcher; then +ort"; had Fa great deal o+ distur9ance through the sto&ach; duodenu& and
throughout the intestinal s"ste&>F The su9Nect didn%t have ulcers "et; 9ut 3as apparentl" on the verge>
That 3as prett" good diagnosis; 8 thought; since Ca"ce onl" had a na&e and address> FThere has not
9een produced as "et lacerations or ulcerations in the p"loric end o+ the sto&ach;F Ca"ce said
o&inousl"; F9ut there is &ore o+ a catarrhal condition in the duodenu& and the p"lorus>F
(e reco&&ended a 9alanced diet= FNot too &uch 3hite 9read; not too &uch o+ &eats; and never +ried
+oods>F #" +riend; like &"sel+; 3as o+ a choleric te&pera&ent; a researcher%s s"ndro&e; it see&s; and
Ca"ce suggested; Fhenever there is great an?iet" or stress; do not eat; especiall" ra3 apples nor
9ananas nor +ruits o+ that nature 3hich are acid-producing>F 1dditionall"; he reco&&ended
h"drotherap"; a colonic irrigation; and electrotherap" treat&ent; F+or sti&ulation to the s"ste&
especiall" across the sto&ach; the diaphrag& and the centers in the cere9rospinal s"ste& +ro& 3hich
the organs o+ assi&ilation and digestion receive their i&pulse>F
8 kept checking through the +ile> Four da"s a+ter the +irst reading; &" +riend; dul" grate+ul; had 3ritten
Ca"ce that the reading F3as re&arka9le and agreed in ever" 3a" 3ith the diagnosis o+ &" ph"sician>F
(e co&&ented; F8 have su++ered great pain +or so&e 3eeks; as "ou reported; due to partial closing o+
p"lorus valve under nervous tensions>F (e approached treat&ent hope+ull"> 1 &onth later; 8 noted;
poring over the +ile; that he still didn%t report &uch relie+> There 3as a re,uest +or a check reading;
3ith Ca"ce asked to 9e &ore speci+ic= F(o3 &uch electrotherap"J3hat kindGF
)n 0ece&9er !$; 16$2; Ca"ce gave a second reading; pointing out that Fthere is still so&e
regurgitation +ro& the duodenu& to the sto&ach through the p"lorus>F (e reco&&ended &ore
h"drotherap"; 9ut cautioned against the electrotherap"> FNot too strong 3ith the electrical +orces that
have 9een applied> These have 9een so&e3hat severe> Hse the sa&e kind; 9ut not so high; so &uch>F
Three 3eeks later; on Kanuar" 1/; 16$6; &" +riend 3rote Ca"ce; asking +or another check reading>
F4ou certainl" are 9eing grand and &ost help+ul to &e>F (e asked= F8s +or&er suggested treat&ent
advisa9le at this ti&eGF
Ca"ce; disapproving o+ the electrotherap" as it 3as 9eing given; ordered its discontinuance> FThe
reactions that cause al&ost an e?tra +lo3 o+ 9lood; or he&orrhage;F he said; Farises +ro& too great a
,uantit" o+ the electrical +orces>F (o3ever; he suggested osteopathic adNust&ents; and a ne3 therapist
#" +riend 3as again i&pressed> Ca"ce; rather re&arka9l"; had correctl" visualiAed 3hat had
happened; though at no ti&e did he &eet the patient; 3ho 3as in Ne3 4ork Cit" all through this
e?change>
F4our check reading 3as e?cellent;F &" +riend con+ir&ed> F8 had a he&orrhage a9out t3o 3eeks ago;
and apparentl" another one 9e+ore that 3hile on the ta9le taking a too drastic electrical treat&entF (e
had no3 returned to his o3n doctor; 3ho 3as s"&pathetic to the readings and 3anted a test reading
hi&sel+>
F4our o3n readings;F &" +riend continued; Fhave 9een a&aAingl" accurate and to the pointJa9ove
all +rankJeven to censuring certain 3ell-intentioned treat&ents given> The" have also 9een &ost
help+ul>F
#" +riend no3 asked +or a li+e reading; and an appoint&ent 3as &ade> T3o 3eeks later; he again
reported on his condition> F8%& +eeling &uch 9etter> (ad a series o+ O-ra"s 3hich con+ir&ed report in
"our readings> 1lso con+ir&ed "our state&ent that he&orrhage 3as caused 9" too severe electrical
treat&ent>F #" +riend 3as 9itterl" critical o+ the therapist; 9ut had onl" praise +or Ca"ce> FThe
ulcerated condition Lanother con+ir&ationM 3as present; 9ut 3ith proper treat&ent a he&orrhage could
have 9een averted; as "our readings indicated>F
There 3as an e?change o+ +riendl" letters the ne?t +e3 "ears 9et3een &" +riend and the Ca"ces; and
then in 16*!; seven "ears a+ter the &"stic%s death; ca&e the +irst indication o+ criticis&> F8 did not
9la&e Edgar Ca"ce at the ti&e;F he 3rote> F8 9la&ed &"sel+ +or having 9lindl" +ollo3ed the reading
3ithout dou9le-checking>F
8+ an"thing had gone 3rongJ3hich it o9viousl" hadJit see&ed clear it had gone 3rong in the
application o+ the therap"; al3a"s a possi9ilit"; at an" clinic; hospital or health service; 3here hu&an
+railt" &ust 9e considered>
The criticis&; 3here there once had 9een onl" praise; intrigued &e>
F0o "ou kno3 &" +riendGF 8 in,uired o+ a Ca"ce inti&ate>
(e nodded> F4es; and 8 like hi&>F
F0o "ou re&e&9er his caseGF
(e hesitated a &o&ent> F8t is &" recollection that Ca"ce reco&&ended electrotherap"; and the
therapist &a" have 9een &ore severe than he should have 9een>F (e looked up 3ith a s&ile> FBut 8
hadn%t thought he 9la&ed Ca"ce; since he 3anted ver" &uch to do a 9ook a9out Ca"ce later; 9ut To&
Sugrue got to do it instead>F
15 - The 6ncura7le .iseases
The Ca"ce +ile on cancer has 9een 3ell-thu&9ed; and the various therapies puri+"ing the s"ste& given
considera9le attention> (o3ever; one &ethod o+ treat&ent advanced 9" Ca"ce &ade even the +aith+ul
3onder> For Ca"ce; o+ all things; advocated the use o+ a seru& prepared +ro& the 9lood o+ the ra99it>
True; this 3as done in onl" +ive cases out o+ the sevent"-eight that he diagnosed as cancer; 9ut it 3as
still rather 9iAarre>
(e apparentl" reco&&ended the ra99it in instances o+ glandular cancer; o+ the th"roid; the 9reast> 8n
t3o or three cases; he suggested that the ra99it 9e +reshl" skinned; and the ra3 side; still 3ar& 3ith
the 9lood o+ the ani&al; 9e placed against the a++ected area; in this case the 9reast o+ a 3o&an>
8n one reading; 9ack in 16!-; +or a cancer patient in Ne3 4ork; he 3as ,uite e?plicit a9out the use o+
the ra99it; 9oth +or e?ternal and internal application> (e had 9een asked; FShould the +ur 9e put on
3ith the ra3 side ne?t to the 9od"GF and he ans3ered; Fith the +ur side out; +or the ani&al heat 3ill
add>F
1nd then he gave a description o+ ho3 an anti-cancer seru& should 9e produced; For there &a" 9e
prepared a seru& +ro& the in+usion +ro& the pus +ro& this 9od"; inNected into the ra99it 9et3een the
shoulder; and 3hen this 9rings the in+ection; this inNected or placed on the sore 3ill heal> )r the
culture o+ sa&e &a" 9e &ade and inNected in the 9lood o+ this 9od">F
Four "ears later; he read +or a cancerous 3o&an; reco&&ended the ra99it seru&; and gave directions
+or its &anu+acture> 8n the ,uestion period i&&ediatel" +ollo3ing the &ain reading; he 3as asked;
FThrough 3ho& &a" this seru& 9e o9tainedGF
1nd he replied; F(asn%t 9een &ade "etF
F(o3 can this 9e &adeGF
1ns3ering; he added cattle to the ra99it as a potential vaccine source> FThis should 9e dra3n o++J
that is the 3olve Lor 3ol+ o+ the ra99itMJpunctured 9" a h"poder&ic> This dra3n o++; and then a
culture &ade into the +lesh o+ the sa&e ani&al +ro& 3hich it%s dra3n; 3hether 9ee+ or hare> Then the
culture applied to the hu&an 9od"; or 9lood dra3n and a culture &ade +or the hu&an 9od" and then
applied to the 9od"> There &ust necessaril" 9e e?peri&entations; 3ith the proper heat; the proper
precautions taken as to the character o+ cell as is destro"ed in the culture &ade; and in the activit" o+
the ani&al as 3ell as hu&an 3hen 9eing used> But +or this character o+ the condition Lapparent 9reast
cancerM; this 3ould 9e &ost e++ective in at least +i+t" percent o+ such ills>F
Ca"ce 3as dead &ore than t3ent" "ears 3hen a startling announce&ent 3as carried on the +ront pages
in 1pril o+ 16--= 1 tea& o+ doctors at a"ne State Hniversit" in 0etroit reported an apparent cure +or
cancer; a seru& +or&ed +ro& the 9lood o+ ra99its and the patient%s o3n cancer cells>
8t 3as apparentl" Nust 3hat Ca"ce had anticipatedI particularl" note3orth" 3as his 3arning o+ Fproper
precautions taken as to the character o+ cell>F
)nl" t3ent" patients had 9een treated 3ith the ra99it seru&; so the 1&erican Cancer Societ" 3isel"
3arned against raising +alse hopes> Those treated 3ith the ne3 techni,ue 3ere all ter&inal cases> Still;
the research tea& headed 9" 0rs> .aul 5> ol+ and Nor9ert CAaNko3ski; reported t3o co&plete
recoveries; and Fsta9iliAation or retardation o+ tu&or gro3thF +or eight> The re&aining ten died> Total
regression ca&e in a case o+ 9reast cancer and o+ cancer o+ the skin o+ the Na3> 1rrested 3ere cancer o+
the skin; lung; and pancreas>
The 0etroit doctors had 9egun their research proNect +our "ears 9e+ore> FThe techni,ue;F the Ne3 4ork
Ti&es reported; Fis one o+ tricking the cancer patient%s 9od" into recogniAing his cancer as +oreign
&atter; and there9" triggering the i&&une-s"ste& to +ight it o++>F The process 3as akin to that
descri9ed 9" Ca"ce> FThe patient%s tu&or is re&oved> The tu&or cells are then che&icall" linked to a
+oreign protein; ga&&a glo9ulin; +ro& the 9lood seru& o+ the ra99its> The ga&&a glo9ulin-tu&or cell
co&9ination is inNected into the patient at intervals o+ several 3eeks>F
The Ne3 4ork (erald Tri9une reported that F0r> ol+ set a9out attaching the patient%s o3n cancer
cells to a derivative o+ ra99it 9lood> (e Lol+M got the cancer 9" cutting a3a" so&e o+ the patient%s
o3n disease and 9reaking it up into individual cells> 1+ter treating the cells 3ith the ra99it 9lood and a
Hnking che&ical; he inNected the co&ple? &i?ture 9ack into the patient>F 1nd so Ca"ce had indicated>
8n the 9lood o+ the patients so treated; the &edical tea& detected anti9odies against the particular
cancer> F0r> ol+ hoped that i+ he could produce an allerg" to cancer; that is; anti9odies against the
cancer; as the 9od" so&eti&es does against penicillin; he &ight have a chance o+ killing o++ the
cancer> (e kne3; too; that it 3as possi9le to sti&ulate anti9od" production to an %innocent% che&ical
9" attaching that che&ical to a protein totall" +oreign to the 9od">F
)ne o+ the pro9le&s; as Ca"ce had pointed out in other cancer readings; 3as that the cancer cell 3as
an uncontrolled gro3th o+ nor&al-like cellsI it hood3inked the 9od"%s i&&une s"ste& into thinking
the" had a right to 9e there> F8n these patients;F the Ti&es reported; Fthe 9od"%s i&&une s"ste& does
not recogniAe the tu&or tissue as +oreign and does not produce anti9odies against it>F
ith heightened interest 8 turned to the Ca"ce +ile on cancer> hat else did Ca"ce reco&&end; and
ho3 +ar-+etched did it see&G ould science take another t3ent"; thirt" to +i+t" "ears to painstakingl"
discover 3hat he onl" had to go to sleep to learnG
)n the cancer +ile 3as a 3arning that the e?tracts Fare not to 9e used as a prescription +or the
treat&ent o+ a diseaseF 9" the la"&an> (o3ever; the in+or&ation 3as availa9le to licensed ph"sicians;
i+ an" 3anted to use it>
So&e o+ Ca"ce%s readings on cancer 3ere given +i+t" "ears ago; the last &ore than t3ent" "ears ago;
3hen relativel" little 3as kno3n o+ the consu&ing disorder> 8n all; Ca"ce gave $-7 readings on
cancer; +or /2 su++erers; and since his o3n death these have 9een consolidated to present an over-all
picture o+ the deadl" &alad"> Ca"ce said there 3ere &an" kinds o+ cancer; nineteen variations;
e?ternall" and internall"; arising +ro& glandular or organic distur9ance; or +ro& in+ectious +orces
arising +ro& 9ruises>
5ong 9e+ore the &odern concept o+ cancer; he descri9ed the di++erence 9et3een 9enign and &alignant
gro3ths> FHlcer is rather that o+ +lesh 9eing proud or in+ectious; 3hile cancer is that 3hich lives upon
the cellular +orce 9" the gro3th itsel+>F The dread sarco&a; he said; 3as Fcaused 9" 9reaking o+ tissue
internall" 3hich 3as not covered su++icientl" 9" the leukoc"te Lger&-killing 3hite corpusclesM due to
the lo3 vitalit" in the s"ste&>F Not necessaril" hereditar"; tendencies 3ere passed on and 9lood
descendants should 9uild up their 9lood plas&a>
8n so&e cancer; he reco&&ended &ercur"-t"pe ultraviolet ra"; re+racted through green glassI o+ten
co&9ined 3ith a su9stance kno3n as 1ni&ated 1sh; taken in 3ater> (e urged also t3o ounces o+ 9eet
Nuice; the 9eets cooked in patapar paper so that the salts and Nuices 3ere retained>
ith his therap" Ca"ce e?pounded a 3hole 9road concept o+ cancer origin; linked to to?ics
overloading the s"ste&> The ultraviolet; applied +ro& the upper dorsal to the lo3er spine; F3ill
produce in the 9lood strea& that 3hich is as the strainer; or eli&inator; o+ the dregs o+ used tissue>F
(e e?plained 3hat he &eant 9" used tissue= FEach portion o+ the s"ste& uses so &uch vitalit"I this
L9eco&esM as used tissue; Nust as the corpuscles in the 9lood strea& 9eco&e used>F Nor&all"; there
3ere accu&ulations o+ such tissue in 9ruised areas; 9ut it 3as either eli&inated or so 3alled in 9"
3hite 9lood cells as to contain an" potential da&age to the 9od">
#an" have +ound interesting 3hat he had to sa" a9out O-ra" therap"> (e +ound the ultraviolet through
green-glass pre+era9le 9ecause Fgreen is the healing vi9ration;F &ore e++ective even than the
penetrating O-ra" that Fdestro"s tissue; 9ut not 9eing ena9led to eli&inate that destro"ed tends to co&e
9ack upon itsel+ a+ter certain radiations>F la other 3ords; destro"ed tissue; too; 9eca&e no?ious Fused
tissue>F
Ca"ce 3as a chronic pioneer> 8n 16!6; the 1ni&ated 1sh-Car9on 1sh 3as +irst suggested +or a
3o&an 3ith cancer> 1 +riend; seeking in+or&ation on ho3 to &ake it; 3as told= Fhere car9on is
used in a near vacuu&; i+ the residue produced 9" co&9ustion Lin a &ercur" ,uartA arc la&pM 3ere to
9e saved; it 3ould prove to 9e a product 3hich; taken internall"; 3ould 9e &ore valua9le than 3ater
treated 9" radiu&>F
The +riend e?peri&ented 3ith the ash; &anu+acturing it until his death ten "ears later> FThe product;F
he reported; Fis secured 9" taking 9a&9oo +i9er and passing a po3er+ul electric current through it to
secure partial co&9ustion> The value o+ the resulting po3er lies evidentl" in a vi9ration in a &anner
si&ilar to the activated +oods 9eing produced 9" @er&an scientists>F
<i9rations 3ere generall" electrical vi9rationsI the" re+lected the health and vitalit" o+ the individual>
1nd Ca"ce again 3as decades ahead o+ his ti&e; learned pro+essors onl" recentl" +inding the hu&an
9od" one 9ig &agnetic +ield> F5i+e in its e?pression in a hu&an 9od";F he said; Fis o+ an electrical
nature> The vi9rations +ro& lo3 electrical +orces; rather than the high vi9rations L3hich have
destro"ed tissue in this caseM produce li+e-+lo3ing e++ects>F
For 9oth sarco&a and &elano&a tu&ors; he advised special puri+"ing +oods; in keeping 3ith his
concept o+ cancer as a 9"-product o+ cu&ulative 3aste> F5ive &ostl" +or a 3hile;F he told one victi&;
Fon 3ater&elon; carrots; 9eets; having these al&ost dail">F (e e?plained; FThe 3ater&elon is +or the
activit" o+ the liver and kidne"; the 9eets and carrots +or the puri+"ing o+ the 9lood; as co&9ined 3ith
plantain tea and oint&ent>F
Both the tea and the oint&ent 3ere to 9e &ade +ro& the tender top leaves o+ the plantain plant; the
oint&ent dr"ing up F3arts or &oles that 9eco&e in+ected and sore; and run;F the tea puri+"ing
internall">
1n ounce o+ prevention 3as clearl" 3orth a pound o+ cure> Ca"ce +re,uentl" cited the al&ond as a
preventive> F1 +or& o+ vita&in &a" 9e o9tained +ro& certain nutsJas the al&ondJthat 3ould 9e
help+ul as a preventive>F Else3here he 3as &ore speci+ic> F1nd i+ an al&ond is taken each da"; and
kept up; "ou%ll never have accu&ulations o+ tu&ors or such conditions through the 9od"> 1n al&ond a
da" is &uch &ore in accord 3ith keeping the doctor a3a"; especiall" certain t"pes o+ doctors; than
apples>F The al&ond &oved hi& to poetr"= FFor the apple 3as the +all; not the al&ondI the al&ond
9losso&ed 3hen ever"thing else died>F
1l&onds 3ere a recurring the&e> So&e9od" once asked i+ he should resu&e peanut oil ru9s> Ca"ce
replied= FNothing 9etter> The" suppl" energ" to the 9od"> 1nd Nust as a person 3ho eats t3o or three
al&onds each da" need never +ear cancer; those 3ho take a peanut oil ru9 each 3eek need never +ear
arthritis>F 1nother ge& 3as si&ilarl" tucked a3a"= F1lso there &a" 9e o9tained +ro& the turtle egg
those in+luences +or longevit" that &a" 9e created in certain cellular +orces in the 9od">F
Since Ca"ce%s diagnoses 3ere o+ten uncon+ir&ed; &edicall"; skeptics argued that his cancer FcuresF
&ight have 9een +or an"thing +ro& h"steria to hiccoughs> (o3ever; authenticated FcancersF did co&e
to hi& +ro& doctors; and 3ere helped; according to +ollo3-throughs &ade over the "ears 9" the
1>:>E> )ne such patient; a &iddle-aged 3o&an; had 9een re+erred 9" a 3o&an doctor; 3ho thought
that &assive surger"; reco&&ended 9" other doctors; 3ould 9e disastrous> 1s usual; Ca"ce gave his
reading 3ithout seeing the su9Nect; in 0ece&9er 16$/> Fhile the conditions are ver" 3ell
understood; the causes; and that 3hich 3ould counteract; are not>F
(e identi+ied the cancer; and its nature> FThis 3e +ind is a sarco&a; an insidious condition; that is
+eeding upon the l"&ph and the 9lood circulation>F (e descri9ed a sort o+ tug-o+-3ar 9et3een the
cancer and the s"ste&%s natural resistance> F4et there is in the s"ste& that 3hich has at ti&es gained
upon the re9uilding and replenishing s"ste&; and at other ti&es the distur9ing +actors or hu&or in the
cellular destruction; 3hich in its distri9ution Lthrough the 9od"M have gained upon the ph"sical +orces
o+ the 9od">F
(e traced the origin o+ this particular cancer> FThe" Lthe cancerM arose +irst; pri&aril"; +ro& too &uch
o+ &eats that carried an in+ectious +orce and that; 3orking 3ith the &a&&ar" glands; produced;
through irritation; and through the 9reaking do3n o+ cellular +orces; the 9eginning or hardening in
those glands in the 9reast>F Fro& there; as he e?plained it; the cancer drained into the s"ste&; 3ith
various nodules; or little lu&ps arising in the 9reakdo3n o+ certain cellular +orces in the l"&ph; in turn
a++ecting the 9lood strea&> ith all this; there 3as a 3eakening o+ the organs>
Ca"ce reco&&ended +or this particular cancer a course o+ treat&ent sti&ulating the natural resistance
+orces o+ the l"&ph; and i&proving 9oth circulation and eli&ination> FSti&ulate those centers in the
cere9rospinal s"ste&; that &ake +or the drainages +ro& the l"&ph through the eli&inating s"ste&s>F
This 3as to 9e done through electrical therap"; o+ a lo3 vi9rator" +orce> Then= F1t least once a 3eek
give a &a?i&u& a&ount o+ atropine; giving it through the electrical anodes L3et cellsM attached to the
ninth dorsal ple?us and to the lacteal duct (3here the l"&ph +or&s) and u&9ilicus center (the navel)>
The current should not pass through the area +or &ore than a &inute in the 9eginning> The atropine
taken vi9ratoriall" in this &anner 3ill sti&ulate the resistances in the l"&ph; +ro& 3hich arises Lthe
stress 3as Ca"ce%sM that producing the 9reaking o+ cells in the 9od"; thus destro"ing their e++ective
activit" 3ithin the&selves>F There 3as a delicac" o+ treat&ent> FThe &a?i&u& a&ount o+ the
atropine; though it &a" 9e 9egun 3ith the &ini&u& a&ount in the anodes> Take the vi9ration; not
inNections; +or the age or conditions 3ould prevent the inNections +ro& 3orking 3ith the l"&ph>F
The disorder 3as attacked on other +ronts> Ca"ce suggested a puri+"ing; lo3-car9oh"drate diet; 3hich
the &ost recent ph"sician had alread" prescri9ed> 1gain he stressed the i&portance o+ eli&ination>
FThis should 9ring &uch nearer nor&al conditions; and 3ith proper precautions; 3ithout in+ectious
+orces or cold or congestion or other conditions arising; should 9ring relie+>F 8n other 3ords; cancer
3as an a++liction connected 3ith the 9od"%s general condition>
Fhen &a" i&prove&ent 9eginGF he 3as asked>
F0uring the +irst c"cle; 3ithin t3ent"-seven da"s>F
1 3eek later Ca"ce e?pressed the hu&ilit" he +elt a9out his gi+t in a letter to the re+erring doctor>
FThere is little use in tr"ing to co&&ent on the in+or&ation;F the 3aking Ca"ce said> F8t speaks +or
itsel+> (ope "ou 3ill +ind it in so&e 3a"s at least in keeping 3ith good Nudg&entF
8n si? 3eeks; the sleeping giant received a report +ro& the treating doctor> F1s soon as 8 could get the
&achine 3orking Lthe 3et cell applianceM; 8 carried out the instructions> The patient +elt al&ost
i&&ediatel" that the treat&ent 3as help+ul> e reall" +eel that the case is progressing e?ceedingl"
3ell and 8 a& hope+ul o+ a co&plete cure>F She added a grate+ul +ootnote> F8 a& &ost happ" in +eeling
that 8 a&; in a sense; 3orking 3ith "ou>F
Si? &onths a+ter the initial reading the patient asked +or a check reading> #iraculousl"; she +elt 9etter
than she had in "ears> F1t the present ti&e;F she 3rote; F8 a& +eeling +ar 9etter and a& grate+ul +or
"our suggestions to the doctor; to 3ho& enough praise and credit cannot 9e given +or her +aith+ul and
untiring e++orts in 9ringing a9out a &ost &arvelous cure in a potentiall" incura9le case>F
She had a nu&9er o+ ,uestions +or Ca"ce= F(o3 &uch o+ the cancer condition is le+t in 9loodstrea& at
the present ti&eG 1re +urther inNections o+ atropine advisa9leG (as the &alad" a++ected an" organs or
internal partsG 8+ so; 3hat course o+ treat&ent is advisedG ill there 9e a recurrence o+ the disease at
an" +uture ti&eG 8+ so; ho3 3ill it &ani+est itsel+GF
Ca"ce%s check reading 3as to the point> FThere are great i&prove&ents in the general ph"sical +orces
o+ the 9od"> The in+ectious +orces have 9een eli&inated> (o3ever; there are still inclinations or
tendencies> The s"ste& in co&9ating sa&e 3ill need &ore o+ the vi9rator" +orces that have assisted in
eli&inating those causes o+ distur9ance>F Treat&ents 3ith the electrical appliance could 9e graduall"
eased; then eli&inated; The atropine could 9e discontinued; unless there 3as a +eeling o+ irritation in
the l"&phatic circulation> But until the patient +elt +ull" recovered; she 3as not to e?tend hersel+
ph"sicall" or e?pose hersel+ to &ental strain>
Ca"ce had not speci+icall" co&&ented on the ,uestion regarding a recurrence> 8t 3as put to hi& again>
(is repl" 3as rather conditional> FThis depends altogether upon the a&ount o+ irritation; or ho3 3ell
the el&inating is co&pleted 9e+ore there is a resuscitation o+ the condition>F The tendenc" lingered; 9ut
once the condition 3as knocked out; and the health +orces 9uilt up; so that there 3as a nor&al 9alance
in the s"ste&; the patient 3ould 9e over the hurdle> 8t all see&ed to 3ork> Four "ears later; the cancer
had not reappeared; and the patient; apparentl" +ull" recovered; had &oved to sunn" Cali+ornia>
:epeatedl"; Ca"ce stressed there 3as nothing incura9le provided one got to the pri&ar" cause> There
3as no point to treating s"&pto&s> 8 had discussed Ca"ce%s healing philosoph" 3ith a dear +riend in
5os 1ngeles; a voice teacher; 3ho had su++ered +ro& the dis+iguring skin disorder o+ psoriasis &ost o+
his li+e> The disorder had &arred his personalit"; giving hi& an in+eriorit" co&ple? 3ith
acco&pan"ing de+ensive ness and insecurit">
So&eti&es; he 3ore long sleeve shirts even in the 3ar&est 3eather to hide the angr" red scales or his
ar&sI other ti&esJ3hen his resent&ents got the 9etter o+ hi&Jhe 3ore clothing 3hich displa"ed the
in+la&ed sores to their greatest disadvantage> 8t 3as a 3a" o+ sho3ing he didn%t reall" care> But one
3a" or the other; it 3as o9vious he 3as never ver" +ar e&otionall" +ro& his a++liction> F8t doesn%t
reall" &atter;F he told &e once sardonicall"> F8 a& a +at old &an; and no9od" 3ould love &e an"3a">F
.soriasis 3as one o+ the +irst things 8 looked +or in the Ca"ce readings> 8 had stu&9led through a thin
+ile on the skin disorder; 3hen so&e9od" &entioned that a local osteopath had 9een treating psoriasis
success+ull" +ro& the dead ps"chic%s readings>
8 &ade plans to see the osteopath; 0r> )lis #> ake+ield; a respected practitioner; 3ho had relieved
&" o3n sciatica three "ears 9e+ore 3ith a series o+ si&ple adNust&ents>
#ean3hile; 8 turned 9ack to Ca"ce on psoriasis> )ne reading 3as +or a t3ent"-+ive-"ear-old 3o&an;
9othered 3ith the disorder +or "ears> (er &other; a naturopathic ph"sician; had asked Ca"ce= Fhat is
the cause o+ psoriasisG hat re&edies 3ill cure it; or 3hat kind o+ treat&ents 3ill do the 3orkG (o3
long 3ill it take until co&plete cure Lo+ daughterM is e++ectedGF
The &other ca&e to the o9vious conclusion= F8+ "ou can give this reading; it 3ill not onl" help our
daughter 9ut &an" others a++licted 3ith the sa&e condition; +or 3hich &edical science apparentl" has
not +ound a cure>F
1s usual in health readings; Ca"ce got ,uickl" to the point; picking out conditions o+ a co&ple?
nature leading to incoodination in the eli&inating s"ste&> Fhile there is the thinning o+ the 3alls o+
the s&all intestines and there are poisons a9sor9ed through the s"ste& that +ind e?pression in the
atte&pt to eli&inate through super+icial circulation; 3e +ind that there are pressures also e?isting in the
areas o+ the si?th; seventh dorsal that upset the coordination o+ circulation through the kidne"s and
liver> These contri9ute to the condition causing the a9rasions 3hich occur as red splotches or spots at
ti&es>F
(e suggested osteopathic adNust&ents; t3ice a 3eek; +or three 3eeks; and then graduall" spread out>
FThere should onl" 9e re,uired a9out t3elve adNust&ents; i+ properl" &ade; coordinating the &uscular
+orces in areas 3here the s"&pathetic and cere9rospinal s"ste&s coordinate in the greater &easure>F
1+ter si? osteopathic treat&ents; he reco&&ended a co&pound prepared 3ith e,ual ta9lespoons o+
sulphur; :ochelle salts; crea& o+ tartar> FTake a teaspoon+ul ever" &orning; either in 3ater or dr" on
tongue; until the 3hole ,uantit" has 9een taken>F )ther reco&&endations +ollo3ed= FThen 9egin 3ith
"ello3 sa++ron tea; a pinch in a cup o+ 9oiling 3ater; allo3 to stand +or thirt" &inutes; strain and drink
each evening 3hen read" to retire> )ccasionall"; a9out t3o or three ti&es a 3eek; drink el& 3ater; a
pinch o+ ground el& L9et3een thu&9 and +ore+ingerM in a cup; +illed 3ith 3ar& 3ater Lnot 9oiling
3aterM> Stir thoroughl" and let set +or thirt" &inutes> 0rink this pre+era9l" in &orning rather than at
the period 3hen the sa++ron is taken>F There 3as so&e diet advice> FEli&inate +ats; s3eets; and
pastries> 0o have a great deal o+ +ruits and vegeta9les>F
The &other in,uired i+ psoriasis al3a"s had the sa&e origin>
FNo;F Ca"ce replied; F&ore o+ten +ro& the lack o+ proper coordination in the eli&inating s"ste&s> 1t
ti&es; the pressures &a" 9e in those areas distur9ing the e,uili9riu& 9et3een the heart and liver; or
9et3een heart and lungs> But it is al3a"s caused 9" a condition o+ lack o+ l"&ph circulation through
ali&entar" canal and 9" a9sorption o+ such activities through the 9od">F
The reading 3as given in 1pril 16''; and 8 read along rapidl" to see ho3 the patient +ared>
Hn+ortunatel"; the girl never +ollo3ed the treat&ent> 4ears later; the &other reported in response to a
+ollo3up ,uer"; FThe reading 3as never carried out> She 3ent to t3o osteopaths; and the" 9oth &ade
+un o+ it; so she ,uit>F
Ca"ce had 9etter luck 3ith his second psoriasis patient; a 3o&an; t3ent"-eight> The diagnosis 3as
si&ilar> FThe conditions that e?ist through the thinning o+ the 3alls o+ the intestines allo3 the poisons
to +ind e?pression in the l"&ph circulation; producing the irritation to and through the epider&is itsel+>
Through the 3ar& 3eather these sho3 the tendenc" +or greater activit" in the perspirator" s"ste&;
causing greater irritations>F
1gain Ca"ce prescri9ed the "ello3 sa++ron tea; 9ut alternated this 3ith &ullein tea; gathered +resh>
FHse an ounce o+ the +lo3er and lea+ o+ the &ullein to a ,uart o+ 9oiling 3ater> 5et this steep as
ordinar" tea; and it &a" 9e kept +or a period o+ a 3eek; provided it is put in the ice-9o? or kept ver"
cold>F
(e also reco&&ended treat&ents e?ternall"> F8n the evenings 3hen the 9ath is taken; 3e 3ould appl"
Cuticura oint&ent +ollo3ed 9" :esinol; 9oth applied; "ou see; one +ollo3ing the other> 1ppl" these
especiall" over the areas o+ the a9rasions> 0o not appl" it in the hair; 9ut around the edges; and on all
other portions o+ the 9od" 3here the skin is irritated>F
(is dietar" advice 3as a little &ore co&ple? than 9e+ore as there 3as an o9esit" co&plication> FCut
do3n on the +oods that give the great ,uantit" o+ calories; increasing those that give the greater
vita&in content; especiall" B-l and B-'; as in all +oods that are "ello3 in color> 4ello3 corn &eal
&ade in 9read; cakes; &ush or the likeI carrots 9oth ra3 and cookedI "ello3 peaches; let these 9e
practicall" the onl" s3eets taken>F
(e advised repeated use o+ grape Nuice; prohi9ited car9onated 9everages and sugar> 1+ter the sa++ron
and &ullein teas had 9een used +or three 3eeks; he suggested holding an ultraviolet ra" rod applicator
in each hand +or a9out three &inutes at a tune; to step up electrical vi9rations> ith all this 3ent
Fpatience; persistence; and right thinking also>F
The 3o&an 9egan the treat&ent at once> 8n a 3eek; she responded 3ith a happ" testi&onial> F8 Nust
can%t tell "ou ho3 &uch 9etter 8 +eel; 9od" and &ind> The places on &" 9od" are +ading a3a" and 8
have lost seven pounds in si? da"s>F There 3as a progress report +ive &onths later= FThe psoriasis
condition cleared up co&pletel"; e?cept in places o+ scalpI there 3as so&e +lareup; 3hen careless o+
diet>F
8 3as no3 read" +or 0r> ake+ield> 8 recalled ake+ield as a do3n-to-earth practitioner; 3ith one o+
the 9usiest practices on the <irginia cape> (e 3as a tall; spare; "et ruggedl" 9uilt &an; re&inding one
o+ a &iddle-aged @ar" Cooper> (e had Nust returned +ro& a :otar" Clu9 &eeting; and 3as
preoccupied 3ith detail 3ork as president o+ the <irginia )steopathic #edical 1ssociation>
(e soon &ade clear his o3n vie3s> F8+ so&ething helps a patient; even i+ the treat&ent is not
&edicall" authenticated; 8 a& +or it> 1+ter all; &" chie+ concern is helping people; not esta9lishing the
superiorit" o+ one concept o+ &edicine over another>F
:ecentl"; he had had so&e luck 3ith psoriasis; clearing up the scales o+ a t3ent"-t3o-"ear-old college
student; son o+ a pro&inent <irginia Beach attorne"; 3ho had vainl" consulted specialists around the
countr"> The treat&ent had co&e out o+ the Ca"ce readings; and in a strange 3a"; as ake+ield
recollected> 8n 1pril 16-!; a patient 3alked in 3ith angr" red scales on his knees and el9o3> 8t 3as a
clear-cut case o+ psoriasis; as to 9oth location and appearance>
The patient 3as 5e3is 5ove; an engineer> 0r> ake+ield told hi& he 3as su++ering +ro& psoriasis;
adNusted his spine; and prescri9ed a &ercur" oint&ent> Spinal adNust&ents 3ere help+ul; 9ut provided
onl" te&porar" relie+> 8n all his e?perience; ake+ield had never 9e+ore cured a case o+ psoriasis>
5ove le+t; and he heard no &ore +ro& hi&> Eight &onths later; in Kanuar" 16-$; the patient returned to
the o++ice; this ti&e +or treat&ent +or a shoulder dislocation>
1s he e?a&ined hi&; gentl" pro9ing his 9od"; ake+ield looked up 3ith a start> 5ove%s knees and
el9o3; he suddenl" realiAed; 3ere co&pletel" clear> There 3as not a &ark o+ an" kind on hi&> Fhat
happened to "our psoriasisGF the doctor asked>
5ove s&iled enig&aticall"> F8t%s cured>F
ake+ield +airl" 9ea&ed> F4ou &ean the treat&ent did thatGF
5ove shook his head> F8 never tried "our treat&ent>F
8nstead; kno3ing no3 3hat he had; he had gone to the 1>:>E> li9rar" and studied the readings on
psoriasis> (e had then used the Cuticura soap and the :esinol on his skin; and taken the "ello3
sa++ron and &ullein teas> 1l&ost i&&ediatel"; the scales had 9egun to disappear>
The ne?t da"; the open-&inded osteopath 3as running through the Ca"ce psoriasis +ile hi&sel+> 1nd
soon; 3ith startling results; he 9egan to appl" the Ca"ce treat&ent> here patients +ollo3ed the
treat&ent +aith+ull"; relie+ 3as nearl" al3a"s i&&ediate and total>
The osteopathic adNust&ents helped; the osteopath &ean3hile noting that Ca"ce%s reco&&ended
adNust&ents so o+ten na&ed the third cervical and the ninth dorsal; at 3hich point the spinal nerves
9ranched o++ to &aNor glands> F1pparentl";F ake+ield said; Fsti&ulation o+ the glands 3as vital to the
Ca"ce therap">F
8t 3as +our "ears later no3; and 8 3ondered ho3 the Ca"ce therap" had stood up> 1nd so 8 phoned the
5ove ho&e> (is 3i+e ans3ered> F)h; "es;F she said; F5e3is isn%t trou9led an"&ore; e?cept +or an
occasional +lareup; 3hen he gets in a s3ivet> 8 suppose 3hat happens then is that he 9uilds up an
overload o+ to?ics; and the" per&eate through the thin 3alls o+ the intestines; like Ca"ce said; and
sho3 up on his skin; 3here his 3eakness o9viousl" lies>F She laughed> FBut he keeps cal&; since he
kno3s 3hat%s good +or hi&>F
hat had Ca"ce saidG :ight-thinking> That appeared to 9e the antidote +or a variet" o+ hu&an
ail&ents>
Though he never ca&e up 3ith an"thing like a Salk vaccine (so +ar as an"9od" kno3s); Ca"ce 3as
also ahead on polio&"elitis; advancing the +orti+ied-9lood concept o+ ga&&a glo9ulin; as 3ell as
recuperative &anipulation and &assage>
8n #a" 16$'; he gave an e&ergenc" reading +or a ten-"ear-old girl at #ount Sinai (ospital in Ne3
4ork> ithout 9eing told an"thing o+ her condition; he diagnosed it as in+antile paral"sis; discussing
the F3asting o+ those centers o+ 9ul9 gland or ple?us +orces along the spine; attacking principall" the
loco&otor" centers>F 1s part o+ the therap"; he reco&&ended a Ftrans+usion +ro& a 9od" that has
9een cured or relieved o+ that kno3n as in+antile paral"sis>F 8n other 3ords; "ears 9e+ore its
introduction; he 3as advocating ga&&a glo9ulin to step up the 9od"%s resistance to the in+ection>
Because o+ the girl%s critical state; he sent a telegra& listing the treat&ent There 3as internal as 3ell as
e?ternal &edication> F@ive three to +ive drops 1to&idine thrice dail";F he advised> FBegin i&&ediatel"
&assaging not too 9riskl" 9ut to redden skin +ro& 9ase 9rain do3n3ard on; not up3ard; even on lo3er
li&9s 3ith co&pound as +ollo3s; adding ingredients in order na&ed= :ussian hite )il; t3o ounces;
oil o+ cedar 3ood one-hal+ ounce; oil o+ &ustard t3ent" &ini&s LdropsM; tincture o+
9enAoin one ounce; oil o+ sassa+ras three &ini&s>F (is directions 3ere e?plicit= FShake 3ell each tune;
&assaging 3hat 3ill a9sor9 once dail" or o+tener i+ su++ering continues>F 8+ a +ever continued; he
reco&&ended the trans+usion o+ the 9uilt-up 9lood>
The doctors in Ne3 4ork had &ean3hile diagnosed the child%s ail&ent as spinal &eningitis; 3hose
s"&pto&s are o+ten si&ilar to polio> Ca"ce%s reco&&endations 3ere resisted; though the child la"
d"ing; 3ithout an" other help +orthco&ing>
The end 3ith all its pathos 3as related 9" a +a&il" +riend; 3ho had handled the re,uest +or a reading>
8ronicall"; a trans+usion 3as e++ected; 9ut o+ nor&al 9lood> F8 got to the hospital at $ .>#>F the #end
reported> F8t took &e until 2 .>#> to get the doctors to give the 1to&idine; and to allo3 the ru99ing;
9ut onl" a trans+usion o+ %pure 9lood% 3as given> She passed a3a" at 6=1* .>#>; one hour later> 8 3as
sorr" that "ou didn%t get the reading +or the little girl sooner> She 3as 9eauti+ulI ten "ears old; sick
nine 3eeks; and looked Nust like 1lice in onderland> The" Lthe +a&il"M all appreciated "our
LCa"ce%sM 3illingness and aid; 9ut it%s al&ost i&possi9le 3here doctors are so ar9itrar">F
1ctuall"; the child had little chance; as Ca"ce had said it 3ould take +ro& t3ent"-+our to thirt"-si?
hours to respond to his treat&ent> Too little; too late; a +a&iliar stor">
)+ late; Ca"ce has 9een getting &ore attention +ro& the doctors than he did 3hen alive> Quietl"; &an"
ph"sicians have delved into his readings; searching +or clues to conditions 3hich resist orthodo?
therap"> )nl" recentl" an enterprising "oung ph"sician a++iliated 3ith the (arvard Hniversit" +acult"
studied e?tracts +ro& the Ca"ce record on such incura9les as epileps"; leuke&ia; and &ultiple
sclerosis; and su&&ariAed the Ca"ce-given etiological or causative +actors and treat&ent progra&> (is
a9stracts in no 3a" i&plied approval o+ the Ca"ce approach; 9ut 3ere an e++ort to see 3hether a
pattern could 9e 3orked out 3hich 3ould lend itsel+ to large-scale &edical research>
The doctor revie3ed ninet"-+ive cases o+ epileps"> 8n a &aNorit"; he +ound lesions (i&pairing inNuries)
o+ the lacteal duct (suppl"ing the l"&phatic vessels) and the spine given as the 9asic cause> FThe
lesions in the spinal seg&ents and the lacteal duct lesion;F he o9served; Fproduced 3hat 3as descri9ed
as an incoordination 9et3een the cere9rospinal and the autono&ic nervous s"ste&> Fro& this data; it
can 9e i&plied that there 3as a t"pe o+ reciprocal action 9et3een lesions in the spinal seg&ents and
the lacteal duct>F
The endocrine or ductless glands 3ere involved in so&e t3ent"-+ive percent o+ the cases> FBecause o+
the distur9ances in the lacteal duct area and the spinal seg&ents; the adrenals and the gonads 3ould 9e
a++ected> These glands in turn 3ould cause a response in the pineal and pituitar" glands in the 9rain>
The end result o+ these distur9ances 3as an over+lo3 o+ neuronal (nerve cell) discharge via the central
nervous s"ste& in the case o+ grand &al seiAure; or the te&porar" loss o+ consciousness in a petit &al
seiAure>F
The &edical investigator stressed the e?planation 3as inco&plete; unveri+ied 9" present &edical
kno3ledge> FThe readings 3ere &ore concerned 3ith treat&ent than cause;F he o9served; Fand usuall"
onl" gave as &uch theor" as 3as necessar" to understand and carr" out the treat&ents>F Nevertheless;
the Ca"ce readings tended to dissipate the notion that epileps" 3as inevita9l" tied up 3ith a
&al+unction o+ the 9rain> The doctor 9rie+l" ,uoted +ro& one reading=
Q> 0o "ou +ind an" condition e?isting in the 9rain; or is it re+le?G
1> The accu&ulations that have 9een there are rather re+le?; produced 9" the condition in the lacteal
duct La9do&inalM area>
Q> )+ 3hat nature 3as the inNur" that 9rought a9out this condition in the lacteal areaG
1> This 3as a pressure; or a licking>
8n another diagnosis; Ca"ce 3as considera9l" &ore e?plicit in tracing the 9ackground= FThe causes
arise +ro& an inNur" received so&e "ears ago; in the cocc"? area L9ase o+ spineM; and then contri9utor"
causes later a9ove the lu&9ar a?is o+ the spine> These caused a slo3ing circulation through the lacteal
duct area; producing a cold area there that has produced a partial adherence o+ tissue>
hen there is the lack o+ proper eli&inations through the ali&entar" canal; coordination 9et3een the
s"&pathetic and cere9rospinal s"ste& is a++ected; governing i&pulses to the 9rain; or a +or& o+
spas&odic reaction that &ight 9e called epileptic in nature>F (e 3arned that ordinar" treat&ent 3ould
onl" &ake things 3orse; increasing the attacks that Foccur +ro& this de+lection o+ i&pulse>F
1sked the nature o+ the original accident; his Hniversal #ind pro&ptl" replied= FStriking the end o+
the spine on a 9anister>F
8n a &inorit" o+ cases; 9rain da&age 3as listed as a causeI even +e3er 3ere involved 3ith &ental
retardation> here incoordination 9et3een the autono&ic and cere9rospinal nervous s"ste&s 3as
&entioned as a de+inite +actor; the doctor +ound that Ca"ce usuall" reco&&ended castor oil packs;
together 3ith additional therap">
F8n order to 9reak up the lesions and adhesions in the lacteal duct area;F the ph"sician noted; Fa
co&9ination o+ hot castor oil packs; &assage; olive oil taken internall" and &anipulations o+ the spine
3ere e&plo"ed> 8n addition; proper eli&ination and diet also 3ere supposed to have their e++ect upon
the lacteal area> The hot castor oil packs 3ere usuall" given in a three-da" series; and 3ere kept on
+ro& one to three hours over the entire right a9do&en>F
The doctor; school trained +or hal+ a li+eti&e; 3as as technical as the unschooled Ca"ce in descri9ing
ho3 the pack 3as applied= FBoth anterior and posterior +ro& the right costal &argin to the crest o+ the
ileu& and covering the area o+ the caecu& and the u&9ilicus>F (e e?plained ho3 it presu&a9l"
3orked= FThese hot packs 3ere descri9ed as 9eing a9le to start the 9reakup o+ the lacteal lesions and
adhesions>
The heat alone 3ould tend to increase the circulation to the area> 8t 3as also i&plied that castor oil
itsel+ 3ould have a 9ene+icial e++ect 9" a9sorption through the skin> 8n so&e cases; kneading o+ the
right side o+ the a9do&en 3as advised i&&ediatel" a+ter the re&oval o+ the packs; to help in the
9reakup o+ the lesions and adhesions> This &assage 3as done 3ith either peanut oil; or a &i?ture o+
olive oil and &"rrh; and so&eti&es a co&9ination o+ all three>F
The doctor su&&ariAed the 9alance o+ the treat&ent; so e++ective in so&e cases= FThe olive oil 3hich
3as given internall" Lusuall" t3o ta9lespoon+ulsM 3as to 9e taken at 9edti&e on the last da" o+ the
series o+ packs> The olive oil as a +at 3ould 9e a9sor9ed through the lacteal ducts and &ight help to
increase the +lo3 through the&> )steopathic &assage and &anipulation on and around the spine
+ollo3ed the da" a+ter the series o+ castor oil packs 3as +inished> The &anipulative treat&ent 3as
supposed not onl" to correct an" &echanical a9nor&alities in spinal seg&ents; 9ut also to sti&ulate
the autono&ic nervous s"ste& to help overco&e the i&9alance 9et3een the autono&ic and the
cere9rospinal nervous s"ste&; 9" an increase in circulation and a relie+ o+ nervous tension> The hot
packs see& to 9e an essential preli&inar" step; that the &anipulations 3ould have their &a?i&u&
e++ectF
Ca"ce%s treat&ent e?tended to diet; eli&ination; her9s; e?ercise> )live oil 3as descri9ed as a natural
la?ative> Colonics 3ere reco&&ended +or those 3ith a di++icult pro9le&; diet 3as designed to 9e
easil" digesti9le; aiding eli&ination FThe diet 3as lo3 +at in nature;F the (arvard &an reported F3ith
de+inite prohi9itions o+ +ried +oods; pork; +at &eats and s3eet &ilk> 1lkaline +or&ing +oods and
vegeta9les 3ere reco&&ended 9ut &ost tu9erous vegeta9les 3ere e?cluded 1cid-producing +oods
such as &eats; sugars; starches; and condi&ents 3ere discouraged>F
8n one respect; the treat&ent 3as e?otic> Ca"ce reco&&ended a 9oiled concentrate o+ the .assion
Flo3er to replace the use o+ nor&al sedatives> F1lthough in various places the readings approved the
te&porar" continuance o+ sedatives such as 0ilantin or .heno9ar9itol;F the doctor o9served; Fthe
ulti&ate goal o+ success+ul treat&ent 3as the eli&ination o+ the need +or such drugs 3hich acted as
poisons in the s"ste&>F (e had a 3ord a9out the .assion Flo3er> FThis +usion 3as descri9ed as a
nonha9it-+or&ing her9 co&pound and not a sedative itsel+; though it 3as supposed to have a cal&ing
action on the nervous s"ste& and to aid the eli&inations; as 3ell as to help retard &uscular
contractions>F
)utdoor e?ercise 3as reco&&ended 9oth as an outlet +or e?cess energ" and o9taining the +ullest
rela?ation during rest (e ,uoted Ca"ce; FThe 9od" should take as &uch ph"sical e?ercise; in the
open; as is practical each da"; 9ut not to 9e overstrenuous> Calisthenics or an"thing 3hich has to do
3ith the general &ove&ent o+ the 9od" in the open is 3ell> alking is one o+ the 9est o+ e?ercises;
s3i&&ing; tennis; hand9all; 9ad&inton; an" o+ these activities>F
The ai& o+ the treat&ents; the doctor noted; 3as co&plete cure> FThere+ore; all traces o+ the
underl"ing di++iculties had to 9e eli&inated; as 3ell as +actors 3hich 3ould set up ne3 tendencies> 8n
&ost cases the treat&ent reco&&ended 3as at least si? &onths>F
The cure 3as not eas"J9ut neither 3as epileps"> 5euke&ia 3as one o+ the &ore intriguing studies
tackled 9" the (arvard doctor> There 3ere onl" eleven authenticated 9lood cancer cases in the Ca"ce
readings; and &an" o+ these 3ere ter&inal; 9ut Ca"ce did indicate a cause and suggested treat&ent>
FThe cause o+ leuke&ia 3as not given in a detailed 3a";F the doctor o9served; F9ut a distur9ance in
9od" cata9olis& Lnor&al 9reakdo3n o+ tissue to 3asteM 3as noted along 3ith loss o+ the energies o+
ana9olis& Lnor&al +ood change to living tissueM> 8n+ection through the spleen 3as linked 3ith an
e?cess o+ destructive +orces o+ the l"&ph>F The spleen has the +unction o+ &odi+"ing the structure o+
the 9lood; and this is perhaps the +irst ti&e it has 9een pinpointed as the culprit in leuke&ia> F8t is a
&edical +act;F the doctor pointed out; Fthat the red cell count decreases and the 3hite 9lood cell count
&ounts in leuke&ia> 8n the readings this destructive process chie+l" o+ red 9lood cells 3as linked to an
over activit" and in+ection o+ the spleen>F
)ddl"; the doctor noted; in one o+ the +our cases o+ (odgkin%s disease in the readings (con+ir&ed 9"
autops"); the descri9ed cause and treat&ent 3as si&ilar to that in the leuke&ia readings> FThese
si&ilarities;F the doctor suggested; Fhint that perhaps there are so&e si&ilar underl"ing 9ioche&ical
&echanis&s having to do 3ith the endocrine glands and the spleen in various diseases o+ the 9lood>F
The su++erers invaria9l" turned to Ca"ce too lateJi+ the" could have 9een helped at all> Treat&ent;
,uite co&ple?; 3as su&&ariAed= Hltraviolet light (&ercur" ,uartA la&p) 3as to 9e> used +ort" inches
+ro& the 9od" 3ith a green stained glass plate (at least ten 9" t3elve inches) suspended 9et3een the
source o+ the light and the 9od"> The light 3as to +ocus +or not &ore than one to one and a hal+
&inutes in an" one; spot 3ith special e&phasis on the spleen and ri9 area; and not &ore than an all-
over total o+ +ive &inutes>
8n+rared light (thirt" to +ort" &inutes) 3as to 9e applied ever" other da" to the cere9rospinal area;
particularl" along the ri9 Aone> 1lso reco&&ended 3as &assage; osteopathic &anipulations; iodine
trichloride (1to&idine); supple&entar" diet o+ 9ee+ Nuice; rare calves liver; &assive intake o+ +resh
orange Nuice> The treat&ent 3as at least geared to 3here Ca"ce said the cause la"> FThe 3hole process
o+ the disease;F the doctor indicated; F3as said to 9e caused 9" a glandular distur9ance +ro&
un9alanced che&ical reactions in the 9od"> This could point to3ard a 9ioche&ical cause o+ the
disease> )ne reading speci+icall" &entions iodine de+icienc"> This could 9e the reason +or Ca"ce%s
advising iodine trichloride as a gland sti&ulant> 8n one case the th"roid gland 3as &entioned in
particular>
1 lack o+ proper activit" o+ the structural portions o+ the 9od" could re+er to the red 9lood cell
producing capacit" o+ the &arro3; especiall" the ri9s L3hich are &entioned speci+icall"M> These
portions o+ the 9od" could in turn 9e a++ected 9" the glands> #ention 3as also &ade o+ the activit"
having 9eco&e static in the cere9rospinal s"ste& centers 3hich control the &arro3 production +ro&
the ri9s> 1pparentl" an atte&pt 3as &ade to sti&ulate these centers through ultraviolet and in+rared
light; as 3ell as &anual &assage>F
The sa&e distinguished &edical authorit" researched Ca"ce%s treat&ent o+ &ultiple sclerosis>
(o3ever; he &ade the sa&e reservations as 3ith other a9stracts; in proposing controlled clinical trial>
FThe su&&ar" o+ treat&ent is not to 9e taken as an endorse&ent;F he 3arned; Fthe validit" o+ the data
can onl" 9e decided 9" care+ul research in the +or& o+ controlled e?peri&ents 9" ,uali+ied ph"sicians>
The etiological LcausativeM &echanis&s descri9ed are &eant to 9e considered as theories to 9e
proved>F
The doctor pondered one hundred readings +or si?t"-nine su9Nects; 9ut 3as particularl" i&pressed 9"
one reading &ade at the re,uest o+ a ph"sician; 0r> Charles @ood&an Ta"lor; since this could 9e
scienti+icall" validated as a case o+ &ultiple sclerosis> 8n postulating ho3 the disease +or&ed; he
integrated the &aterial +ro& other readings 3ith this speci+ic reading> FThe 9asic 9ioche&ical
&echanis& stated in the reading 3as that &ultiple sclerosis 3as a result o+ a lack o+ gold 3hich
caused a glandular i&9alance 3hich in turn resulted in a hor&onal de+icienc" or i&9alance> This
hor&one 3as said to 9e necessar" +or proper +unctioning o+ the nerves>F
The nor&al 9alance o+ &etals in the s"ste& 3as out o+ e,uili9riu& due to a lack o+ gold pri&aril"> 8n
+ort" cases; gold 3as &entioned as a +actor 3hich needed to 9e added to the s"ste&> FThe reason +or
the lack o+ gold;F the doctor co&&ented; F3as tied to a de+ect in the assi&ilating s"ste& L9" this 3as
pro9a9l" &eant the digestive s"ste&M 3hich in turn 3as kept in proper 3orking order 9" the proper
hor&onal 9alance +ro& the glands>F
8t 3as all part o+ a delicate relationship on 3hich the 3ell-9eing o+ the 9od" depended> FBecause the
glands 3ere in turn dependent upon the proper a&ount o+ gold in the s"ste&; this 3ould apparentl"
lead to a circular +eed9ack relationship 9et3een gold; the glands and the assi&ilating s"ste&> Though
not e?plicitl" stated; it could 9e assu&ed that the disease 3as not caused +ro& si&pl" a lack o+ gold in
the diet; 9ut perhaps +ro& a lack o+ the capacit" o+ the digestive s"ste& to assi&ilate gold or perhaps
ina9ilit" o+ the 9od" to use the gold assi&ilated>
8n this reading; a genetic +actor 3as suggested as the underl"ing cause o+ the i&9alance 9et3een these
three +actors= gold; glands; and assi&ilation>F There 3as a 3a" o+ checking this out> F1 connection o+
the nor&al 9alance o+ &etals in the s"ste& could 9e discovered in the &ale 9" a lack o+ sper& Li>e>
so&e degree o+ sterilit"M> (o3ever; it 3as not clear 3hether this 3as si&pl" a decreased sper& count
or a lack o+ potenc" o+ the sper& due to a lack o+ &etals; &ost nota9l" gold; in the sper&>F The doctor
then o9served; FThere is no &edical data to con+ir& the theor" that sterilit" is a result o+ &ultiple
sclerosis>F (o3ever; as he pointed out; i&potenc" has 9een reported>
So&e t"pe o+ glandular distur9ance 3as &entioned in nu&erous cases> 8n this case; in response to the
,uestion Fhich glands are involvedGF the Ca"ce repl" 3as= FThose a9out the liver and gall ductF The
liver 3as repeatedl" descri9ed as the direct link to the &al+unctioning o+ the nervous s"ste& in
&ultiple sclerosis> There 3as a hor&one de+icienc" 9ut the lacking hor&one 3as not na&ed> This
&issing su9stance +ro& the glands 3as supposed to 9e a nutrient to nervous tissue; and the nerves
3ere repeatedl" said to lack proper 9alance o+ nervous energ" or sta&ina>
So&e o+ the apparent patholog" 3as then noted> FThe reading stated that this lack o+ nervous energ"
caused a poison to +or& in certain nerve cells; and then other surrounding cells 3ere poisoned> 1
description 3as given o+ the pulling apart and elongation o+ originall" round cells> .erhaps this 3as
the sa&e process re+erred to in one case in 3hich the hor&onal lack 3as said to cause a 9reakdo3n o+
the cellular +orces in the nerve 3alls and led to an in+la&&ation and irritation via an action on the
nerve ple?uses and ganglia 9et3een the central and the autono&ic nervous s"ste&s>F
This 3as analogous to 3hat &edicine has since learned a9out the disorder> %This 9reakdo3n o+ nerve
3alls coupled 3ith 3asting a3a" or dissolving o+ the nerves could 9e taken as a description o+ the
pathological loss o+ &"elin sheath or 3hite &atter in &ultiple sclerosis> .athologicall"; there is
da&age to 9oth the %3hite% &"elin sheath and the %gra"% a?one in this disease>F Ca"ce re&arka9l"
&entioned a lack o+ Fgra"F &atter>
The doctor anal"Aed three treat&ent approaches= addition o+ the ato&ic e++ect o+ gold through a 3et
cell 9atter"; &assage and diet> FThe ato&ic e++ect o+ gold 3as said to 9e necessar" +or the glandular
production o+ the hor&one 3hich &aintained the proper structural condition and +unctioning o+ the
nerves> (o3ever; gold 3as not to 9e added directl" to the s"ste& 9" ingestion or inNection; 9ut
vi9ratoril" through the use o+ the 3et cell 9atter">F
The 3et cell 3as a 3eak 9atter" co&posed o+ t3o poles; 3ith a 3ire +ro& one pole suspended in a
solution o+ gold chloride and then attached to the 9od"> The readings indicated that the vi9ration given
+ro& the gold in solution 3ould 9e electricall" trans&itted into the 9od" and have the LneededM
glandular e++ect The vi9ration did not act directl" 9ut onl" ena9led other ele&ents Lperhaps gold
alread" in the 9od" in an inactive +or&M to 9eco&e active and have the desired e++ect> The 3et cell 3as
to 9e recharged Lne3 solutions addedM ever" thirt" da"s and to 9e used each da"; pre+era9l" 9e+ore
retiring; +or thirt" to si?t" &inutes>
#assage 3ith nourishing oils 3as an i&portant part o+ the Ca"ce treat&ent> Curiousl"; "ears a+ter the
+irst Ca"ce readings; &assage 9eca&e current &edical treat&ent (as supportive therap") +or &ultiple
sclerosis> 1s the doctor pointed out= F8t certainl" helps to &aintain the tone o+ &uscles 3hich have lost
their nor&al innervation Lactive nerve net3orkM; the advantage 9eing that 3hen and i+ +unction returns;
the &uscle 3ill not have atrophied and shortened>F
(o3ever; there 3as a 9asic di++erence 9et3een the &edical and Ca"ce concept o+ the +unction o+ the
oils> here &edicine attri9utes chie+l" a lu9ricating e++ect to the oils; Ca"ce said the oils nourished
3eakened tissue; as 9orne out in his o3n cases; and 9" (otten in Cali+ornia; #c@are" in 1riAona;
:eill" in Ne3 4ork>
There 3ere t3o 9asic 9lends> FThe si&ple &i?ture;F the doctor noted; F3as usuall" a co&9ination o+
e,ual parts o+ olive oil and peanut oil plus &elted lanolin in this ratio= t3o ounces o+ olive oil; t3o
ounces o+ peanut oil; one-,uarter ounce o+ lanolin> The co&ple? &i?ture had an olive oil 9ase plus
peanut oil; various co&9inations o+ :ussian 3hite oil; oil o+ Cedar3ood; oil o+ sassa+ras root; oil o+
pine needles; lanolin; oil o+ 3intergreen; tincture o+ 9enAoin; tincture o+ &"rrh; spirits o+ ca&phor;
spirits o+ turpentine; &utton suet and/or oil o+ &ustard>F
The directions varied> F8n the &aNorit" o+ cases; it 3as suggested to &assage +ro& the spine to the
distal L+arthestM portions o+ the e?tre&ities; 9ut in so&e +ro& the tips o+ the e?tre&ities to the spine>
1lthough the spine and e?tre&ities 3ere &entioned &ost; the chest and a9do&en 3ere also suggested>
1 circular &otion +or the &assage 3as reco&&ended>F
ith Ca"ce dead; o+ course; it 3as not ,uite clear 3hat treat&ents; even i+ generall" e++ective; should
9e applied to a speci+ic case> 1s 0r> #c@are" had said; co&&enting on his o3n research; it entailed
an al&ost intuitive rapport 3ith Ca"ce%s su9conscious to kno3 3hen to do 3hat to 3ho&; a la Ca"ce>
The reco&&ended diet 3as consistent 3ith Ca"ce%s nor&al diet +or the ailing; or 3ell; +or that &atter;
lo3-+at; non-constipating> FFoods containing B vita&ins 3ere stressed;F the doctor +ound; Fand
so&eti&es 9re3ers "east or 3heat ger& 3as advised> Sea+ood; liver; 3ild ga&e and +o3l ere
reco&&ended as the &eats; 9ut 9roiled and not +ried> The 9ones o+ chicken and +ish 3ere to 9e
che3ed> Fried +oods 3ere generall" prohi9ited>
:a3 vegeta9les such as 3atercress; carrots; celer"; 9eets; and salads 3ith gelatin 3ere stressed>
<egeta9les; +ruits and cereals 3ere to 9e eaten &uch &ore than &eat> None o+ the e&phasiAed +oods
3ere designated as providing gold in an" +or&> Sea+ood 3as e?plicitl" &entioned as 9eing especiall"
i&portant 9ecause o+ its iodine contentJthe Ca"ce readings stating that iodine has an e++ect on all the
endocrine glands; not onl" the th"roid>F
The e?perienced Ca"ce reader had so&ething to learn +ro& the +act that gold 3as not &entioned>
)9viousl"; the pro9le& 3as not so &uch a lack o+ gold intake; 9ut o+ activation o+ this gold; and this
apparentl" 3as provided 9" the 3et cell%s vi9rator" in+luence> The (arvard researcher pointed out that
Ca"ce%s treat&ent 3as connected; the &assage i&&ediatel" +ollo3ing the 3et cell treat&ent; 3hen the
9od" 3as e?tre&el" suscepti9le to e?ternal i&pulses> But; scienti+icall"; he added; al&ost regret+ull";
the Ca"ce readings could Fonl" hope to give hints and point the direction +or +urther research 3hich
perhaps &a" unravel so&e o+ the present unkno3n in the etiolog" and treat&ent o+ &ultiple sclerosis>F
1+ter all; it onl" 3orked>
11 - Cayce#s 'o$e 8e$edies
)ne Sunda" 8 3as having dinner 3ith +riends in Ne3 Kerse"; a9out an hour%s ride +ro& Ne3 4ork
Cit">
There 3ere several people at the ta9le; and so&e9od" had 9een talking o+ &aking a trip to Europe>
FBe sure to take a 9ottle o+ Ca"ce%s seasick drops;F a &iddle-aged &an said> (is 3i+e nodded her
e&phasis> Fe never travel 3ithout the&;F she said> FThe" are even &ore use+ul than Ca"ce
suggested> 8n Ne3 )rleans recentl"; 1lFJhere she turned to her hus9andJF1l +elt so&e distress
a+ter overeating; and the thought o+ getting on the plane &ade hi& 3ant to cancel out> (e took the
drops; and the nausea disappeared>F
8 looked up politel"> Fhere do "ou get these dropsGF
Fe &ake the& ourselves; +ro& the Ca"ce +or&ula;F Bar9ara 1nton said> Fe%ve given the& to
t3ent" o+ our +riends>F She laughed> FThe kind o+ people 3ho turn green Nust looking at a 9oat have
+ound an end to all their dread a9out ocean travel; and the sa&e 3ith air or car sickness>F
The drops 3ere a +irst-aid &ust> But there 3as still another su9stance the" 3ouldn%t travel 3ithout>
This 3as a &ild antiseptic kno3n as @l"co-Th"&oline> Ca"ce had reco&&ended this +or all sorts o+
packs; douches; and gargles> The hus9and; 1l 1nton; a Ne3eler; ru99ed his hands over his e"es>
FSo&eti&es; 8%ve +elt as i+ &" e"es 3ere co&ing out o+ their sockets> Three parts o+ distilled 3ater
3ith one part o+ @l"co-Th"&oline; in cotton pads applied to the e"es +or +ive to ten &inutes; and all
the ache; sting; and s&art goes out> 8t%s a&aAing>F
The rest o+ the co&pan" had looked up 3ith interest> 1 &an sitting do3n the ta9le +ro& &e put in;
F1nd don%t +orget the 3itch haAel +or athlete%s +oot> There%s nothing 9etterI Ca"ce certainl" kne3 3hat
he 3as talking a9out>F
(o3 could so &an" ho&e re&edies 9e put to practical application so long a+ter Ca"ce%s deathG
FThat%s the easiest part o+ it;F our host spoke up> F(aven%t "ou heard o+ the +a&ous 9lack 9ookG 8t%s all
there; clari+ied; collated; and inde?ed; +or an"9od" that 3ants it>F
The 9lack 9ook consisted o+ e?tracts +ro& diverse readings> Ever"thing +ro& 9aldness to stuttering
3as represented; 3ith tips on ho3 these conditions could 9e helped> The 9ook 3as 9rought out; and 8
duti+ull" lea+ed through it; turning to @l"-co-Th"&oline; and its various uses>
Fhat should 9e done to relieve &" e"esGF so&e9od" had asked thirt" "ears 9e+ore>
1nd Ca"ce had replied; FBathe the& 3ith a 3eak @l"co-Th"&oline solution> Hse an e"e-cup; t3o
parts o+ distilled 3ater pre+era9l"; to one part o+ @l"co-Th"&oline> This irritation is a part o+ the
kidne" distur9ance that has co&e +ro& the upsetting in the digestive +orces>F
The conversation had 9eco&e general; and another 3o&an looked up 3ith a sheepish grin> F8 don%t
kno3 i+ 8 should &ention this in &i?ed co&pan";F she said; F9ut a little Coca-Cola a+ter the &enstrual
period does a lot to3ard getting &e +eeling 9etter>F
8 suddenl" re&e&9ered> FBut 8 thought Ca"ce disapproved o+ car9onated 9everages>F
She s&iled> FThe Coca-Cola s"rup is &i?ed 3ith 3ater>F
8 thu&9ed through the 9ig 9lack 9ook; to good old Coke> Ca"ce had reco&&ended the drink +or 9oth
&en and 3o&en; +or puri+"ing the 9od"> 1pparentl"; it helped clear the s"ste& o+ to?ics> F0o take
Coca-Cola occasionall" as a drink; +or the activit" o+ the kidne"s;F he told a t3ent"-nine-"ear-old
3o&an; F9ut not 3ith car9onated 3ater> Bu" or have the s"rup prepared and add plain 3ater to this>
Take a9out one hal+-ounce or one ounce o+ the s"rup and add plain 3ater> This to 9e taken a9out ever"
other da"; 3ith or 3ithout ice> This 3ill aid in puri+"ing the kidne" activit" and 9ladder and 3ill 9e
9etter +or the 9od">F
Ca"ce hadn%t e?actl" reco&&ended Coke as a stead" diet>
B" no3; o+ course; nearl" ever"9od" 3as recalling so&e &iraculous 3a" that so&eone had 9een
helped> FThis &an 8 kne3;F a 3o&an said; Fthre3 a3a" his glasses a+ter doing the head and neck
e?ercise>F
There 3ere e?cla&ations o+ interest; and she continued> F(e 3as su++ering +ro& e"e-strain; and
so&e9od" &entioned doing this si&ple neck-rolling e?ercise a +e3 ti&es a da"> (is vision unproved
to a point 3here the headaches le+t hi& and he thre3 his glasses a3a" in a 3eek>F
8t had all happened t3o "ears 9e+ore; t3ent" "ears a+ter Ca"ce%s death>
8 re&e&9ered no3 @lad"s 0avis telling &e ho3 a +e3 si&ple neck rolls; advised in a reading; had
helped her as a "oung 3o&an to get rid o+ her reading glasses; not to return to glasses until she 3as
+i+t"; though constantl" doing close 3ork>
1gain 8 ski&&ed through the 9lack 9ook>
F(o3 can 8 i&prove &" visionGF a +i+t"-+our-"ear-old 3o&an had asked Ca"ce>
FThe head and neck e?ercise 3ill 9e &ost help+ul;F he said> FTake this regularl"; each &orning and
each evening +or si? &onths; and 3e 3ill see a great deal o+ di++erence>F
(e then descri9ed 3hat see&ed a si&ple 4oga e?ercise to an old 4ogi like &"sel+>
FSitting erect; 9end the head +or3ard three ti&es; to the 9ack three ti&es; to the right side three ti&es;
to the le+t side three ti&es; and then circle the head each 3a" three ti&es> 0on%t hurr" through 3ith it;
9ut take the ti&e to do it> e 3ill get results>F
For so&e; 8 noticed Ca"ce suggested a variation o+ this e?ercise; along 3ith a 9risk 3alk> F0o the
head and neck e?ercise in the open; as "ou 3alk +or t3ent" to thirt" &inutes each &orning> No3 do
not undertake it one &orning and then sa"; %8t rained and 8 couldn%t get out;% or %8%ve got to go
so&e3here else>%F
8 put the 9ook aside> Bet3een the conversation and the +ood; the ta9le 3as heavil" +reighted> #" hosts
3ere health +addists and 8 had hal+-sur&ised the" 3ere vegetarians; organic vegeta9les at that> But;
pleasantl"; a thick; siAAling steak 3as 9rought on; set o++ 3ith a variet" o+ vegeta9les> 1s the &eal
ended; 8 &entioned &" surprise that the" 3ere &eat-eaters>
#" host laughed> F1ctuall";F he said; F3e +ollo3 3hat &ight 9e called the Ca"ce nor&al diet> .ork
3as a9out the onl" &eat he 3as dead set against> (e 3as +or a little o+ ever"thing in &oderation;
+avoring a 3ell-9alanced diet +ull o+ natural vita&ins> (e didn%t 9elieve &uch in the s"nthetics> (e
3as +ull o+ surprises> For instance; he +elt that co++ee; 3ithout &ilk or crea&; 3as a +ood and not
necessaril" har&+ul> ith &ilk; it +or&ed a leather" su9stance inside the sto&ach; he said; and it 3as
9etter taken alone than 3ith a &eal>F
(e reached +or the 9lack 9ook; and turned to co++ee> FCo++ee;F Ca"ce said; Fis a sti&ulant to the nerve
s"ste&> The dross +ro& co++ee is ca++eine 3hich is not digesti9le in the s"ste&> hen ca++eine is
allo3ed to re&ain in the colon; poisons are thro3n o++ +ro& it> 8+ it is eli&inated; as it is in this
individual; co++ee is a +ood and is pre+era9le to &an" sti&ulants>F
#" host had &ade a stud" o+ Ca"ce%s dietar" advice> F8t 3asn%t onl" 3hat he prescri9ed; 9ut the 3a"
he +elt +oods should 9e consu&ed> The person should al3a"s 9e rela?ed at the ta9le; or the &eal
3ould 9eco&e al&ost i&&ediatel" to?ic> 1s a digestive aid; he reco&&ended a glass o+ 3ar& 3ater
on rising> Not so hot that it is o9Nectiona9le; not so tepid that it &akes +or sickening; 9ut this 3ill
clari+" the s"ste& o+ poisons> )ccasionall"; a pinch o+ salt should 9e added to this draught o+ 3ater>F
8t see&ed to &e that 3e 3ere getting a little a+ield> hat 3as the per+ect dietG
#" host shrugged> FEven Ca"ce varied it +or the individual> and his individual needs> (e 3as great +or
the shell+ish 3ith their natural iodines; as he +elt the" toned up the th"roid; and he reco&&ended the
lighter &eats; +ish; +o3l; la&9; +resh vegeta9les; and +ruits>F This 3as not at all unusual in the current
nutrition-conscious period; 9ut Ca"ce had 9een advocating this +i+t" "ears ago; 3hen hogs; ho&in";
and grits &ade pellagra epide&ic in the South>
1t ti&es; Ca"ce outlined an ideal diet; as he did +or a si?-"ear-old girl> F#ornings= 3hole grain
cereals; or citrus +ruits; 9ut these never taken at the sa&e &ealI rather alternate these; using one on one
da" and the other the ne?t> 1n" +or& o+ rice cakes or the like; the "olk o+ eggs> Noons= so&e +resh ra3
vegeta9le salad> Soups 3ith 9ro3n 9read; 9roths or such> Evenings= a 3ell-coordinated vegeta9le diet;
3ith three vegeta9les a9ove the ground to one 9elo3 the ground> Sea+ood; +o3l; or la&9I not other
t"pes o+ &eat @elatin &a" 9e prepared 3ith an" o+ the vegeta9les; as in the salads +or the noon &eal;
or 3ith &ilk and crea& dishes>F
Ca"ce ruled out +ried +oods; pre+erring the roasted; 9roiled; or 9oiled> (e didn%t var" the nor&al diet
&uch +or adults; 9ut stressed the sea+oods t3ice a 3eek; particularl" cla&s; o"sters; shri&p; or lo9ster>
FThe o"ster or cla& should 9e taken ra3 i+ possi9le; 3hile having the others prepared through roasting
or 9oiling 3ith the use o+ 9utter>F (e advocated F+oods o+ the 9lood-9uilding t"pe once or t3ice a 3eek
Jpig%s knuckles; tripe; and calves liver; or those &eats o+ 9rains and the like>F (e 3as de+initel" no
vegetarian; +or speci+"ing certain vegeta9les and +ruits; he stressed; FThese +oods 3ith the occasional
eating o+ su++icient &eat +or strength; 3ould 9ring a 3ell-9alanced dietF
8 +ound the diet 9usiness rather tedious; 9ut &" host o9served; FCa"ce never 9elieved that "ou are onl"
3hat "ou eat; 9ut rather 3hat "our 9od" does 3ith 3hat "ou eat; and 3hat "ou do 3ith "our 9od" and
&ind>F
#" host; on the portl" side; had tried one o+ Ca"ce%s special diets; ra3 apples; +or reducing> 1+ter
three da"s o+ all the apples he 3anted; he had dropped t3elve pounds; and 3as 3ell on his 3a" to
pruning o++ a desired t3ent" pounds> FThere%s so&ething a9out the apples that pulls the 3ater out o+
the s"ste&;F he said> (is diet had 9een topped o++ each night 3ith a couple o+ ta9lespoon+uls o+ olive
oil; +or cleansing>
8 3ondered 3hat kind o+ apples he had eaten>
F@olden; red; purple; #clntosh; 0elicious; Bald3in; Northern Sp"> 8 kept &i?ing the& up; 9ut the"
3ere still apples>F
(adn%t he gotten 3eak or hungr"G
F1ll 8 had to do 3as eat another apple>F
Ca"ce 3as the ans3er to the cigarette &anu+acturer%s current night&are over cancer> (e said that
&oderate cigarette-s&okingJ+ive or si? cigarettes a da"Jnever hurt an"9od"; and he 3as an
inveterate s&oker hi&sel+> The" rela?ed hi&>
(e sa3 no har& in an occasional drink; 9ut said 3ine 3as the onl" alcoholic drink actuall" help+ul>
Fine is good +or all; i+ taken alone; or 3ith 9lack or 9ro3n 9read> Not 3ith &eat so &uch as 3ith
Nust 9read> This &a" 9e taken 9et3een &eals; or as a &eal; 9ut not too &uch; and Nust once a da"> :ed
3ine onl">F
Eventuall"; the dinner part" 9roke up; all agreeing that Ca"ce 3as a++ecting &ore people%s 3ell-9eing
toda" than he had even 3hile alive>
1s the others dri+ted o++; 8 retired to &" roo& 3ith the precious 9lack 9ook> 8 thu&9ed through the
inde?; stopping at asth&a> 1 dear +riend had a child su++ering +ro& this a++liction> hat could Ca"ce
do +or itG
(ere 3as a girl; thirteen; 3hose &other had 3ritten; FThe asth&a has 9othered her t3o and a hal+
"ears>F
Ca"ce 3as as speci+ic as gravit"> FFor the asth&atic condition;F he said; Fhave those properties &ade
into an inhalant> To +our ounces o+ pure grain alcohol (not 2*V; 9ut pure grain; 167 proo+) add= oil o+
eucal"ptus; t3ent" dropsI 9enAol; ten dropsI oil o+ turpentine; +ive dropsI tolu in solution; +ort" dropsI
tincture o+ 9enAoin; +ive drops> Peep in a container at least t3ice the siAe; or an eight ounce 9ottle
3ith a glass cork> Shake solution together and inhale deep into the lungs and 9ronchi; t3o or three
ti&es a da">F
Hnder attitudes and e&otions; to 3hich 8 ne?t turned; Ca"ce translated a 3hole course in
ps"choso&atic &edicine into a +e3 si&ple paragraphs> #" host; a 3ell-kno3n healer hi&sel+; had
&arked the &argin; F(ere is the root o+ nearl" all illnessJCa"ce 3as a generation ahead o+ his ti&e>F
8 read 3here Ca"ce told a &an 3hose si&&ering resent&ents had a++ected his health= F1ttitudes o+t
in+luence the ph"sical conditions o+ the 9od"> No one can hate his neigh9or and not have sto&ach or
liver trou9le> No one can 9e Nealous and allo3 the anger o+ sa&e and not have upset digestion or heart
disorder> Neither o+ these disorders is present here; and "et those attitudes have &uch to do 3ith the
accu&ulations 3hich have co&e graduall"; tendencies to3ards neuritic-arthritic reactions>F
8t 3as all part o+ an e&otional 9ack3ash; hindering the health" +lo3 o+ glands; 9lood; l"&ph; and
nerves> FSti++ness at ti&es is indicated in the loco&otoriesI a nausea; or upsetting o+ the digestive
s"ste&I headaches see& to arise +ro& a distur9ance 9et3een liver and the kidne"s the&selves; though
usuall" the setting up o+ 9etter eli&inations causes these to 9e eased>F 1ll these 3ere s"&pto&s; not
cause> Then ca&e the cru? o+ all Ca"ce healing; FThere is 3ithin sel+ all healing that &a" 9e
acco&plished +or the 9od">
For all healing &ust co&e +ro& the 0ivine> For 3ho healeth th" diseasesG The source o+ the universal
suppl">F (e put it all on the individual and his outlook> F(o3 3ell do "ou 3ish to 9eG 1re "ou 3illing
to coordinate 3ith the 0ivine in+luences 3hich &a" 3ork in and through "ou 9" sti&ulating the
centers latent 3ith nature%s activitiesG For all o+ these +orces &ust co&e +ro& the one source; and the
applications are &erel" to sti&ulate the ato&s o+ the 9od"> For each cell is as a representative o+ a
universe in itsel+>F
Fro& &" o3n 4oga; 8 kne3 prett" 3ell 3hat Ca"ce 3as sa"ing> ith 4oga had co&e a ne3 positive
state o+ &ind; a +reedo& +ro& illness; a reliance on strength> .ains; aches; colds disappeared> The head
and neck rolls; si&ilar to those advocated 9" Ca"ce; had dissolved an arthritic sti++ness in &" neck
resulting +ro& a 3hiplash inNur"> 8n &" ne3 tran,uillit"; 8 3as &ore tolerant; less critical; &ore
productive and energetic> Nearing +i+t"; 8 3as keenl" a3are o+ a 3ell-9eing 8 had never kno3n 9e+ore>
Each cell o+ &" 9eing see&ed proudl" con+ident o+ its a9ilit" to &aintain its integrit"> 1 <irginia
Beach ph"sician; vie3ing a 9rie+ 4oga de&onstration; had o9served; F4ou can stave o++ the inevita9le
9ut eventuall" "ou 3ill need a doctor>F 1nd the 4ogi had replied 3ith e,ual conviction; F)nl" +or the
death certi+icate>F (e 3as sure o+ his health; +or he dre3 on the universal suppl">
Still ski&&ing through the 9lack 9ook; 8 ca&e upon the heading 9aldness> 8t appeared to &e that i+
Ca"ce could have cured 9aldness; he could have na&ed his o3n price and never gone 3ithout 4et;
there 3ere so&e 3ho insisted the readings had halted pre&ature loss o+ hair> Ca"ce%s advice on hair-
groo&ing had chie+l" helped those 3hose hair loss 3as sudden; indicating so&e striking de+icienc" in
9od" che&istr"> 1 t3ent"-si?-"ear-old "outh had turned desperatel" to Ca"ce> F8s there an" chance o+
restoring &" hairG 8 a& the onl" one o+ si? 9rothers 3ho is going 9ald>F
F4es;F Ca"ce replied> FThere is a lack o+ activit" o+ the glands in the th"roid areas> This causes a
3eakness in the activities to nails and hair over the 9od">F The treat&ent 3as s3eeping> Fe 3ould
take s&all dose o+ 1to&idine to puri+" the th"roid activit"> Take one drop each &orning +or +ive da"s
in succession> Then leave o++ +or +ive da"s> 0uring that period give the scalp a thorough &assage 3ith
crude oil; using the electricall" driven vi9rator 3ith suction applicator> This should 9e done ver"
thoroughl"; not hurriedl" and should re,uire at least thirt" to +ort" &inutes +or the &assage 3ith the
crude oil and then the application o+ 3hite <aseline and the vi9rator again>
Then 9egin the +irst o+ the ne?t 3eek 3ith the 1to&idine; one drop each &orning +or +ive da"s>
0uring the ne?t +ive da"s (no3 the &iddle o+ the 3eek) give another crude oil sha&poo +ollo3ing
3ith the 3hite <aseline and the vi9rator treat&ent> 5eave these o++ then +or t3o 3eeks> Then have
another co&plete series; 9ut 9et3een each t3o series allo3 t3o 3eeks to elapse> 0oing these; 3e 3ill
+ind that in si? or eight &onths; it 3ill 9egin to sti&ulate the activities +or the gro3th o+ hair over the
scalp and the 9od">
FHse the diets that carr" iodine in their natural +or&s> Hse onl" kelp salt or deep sea salt; plent" o+
sea+oods> Not too &uch s3eets> The egg "olk 9ut not the 3hite o+ egg should 9e taken> These 3ill
9ring 9etter conditions to the 9od">F
For another person 3ith a dr" scalp; losing his hair pre&aturel"; he advised &assaging the scalp once
ever" t3elve da"s 3ith hog lard; allo3ing it to soak t3ent" &inutes 9e+ore 3ashing it out 3ith tepid
3ater and a dandru++ re&over> (e had several diet reco&&endations= FEat the soup +ro& the peelings
o+ 8rish potatoes; take ra3 vegeta9les such as lettuce; celer"; 3atercress; radishes; onions; &ustard
greens and all o+ those that &a" 9e prepared as salad and the like> Carrots 3ill &ake 9etter conditions
in co&9ination 3ith these +or the sparkle o+ the e"e and the general vision>F
Fhat 3ill thicken the hairGF so&e9od" else asked>
F#assage the scalp 3ith crude oil;F he replied; Fcleansing it 3ith a t3ent" percent solution o+ grain
alcohol> This 3ill thicken the hair and 9ring 9etter conditions to the scalp>F
Ca"ce never co&pletel" lost his sense o+ hu&or>
Fhat should the individual no3 do;F he 3as asked; Fto cause the hair to gro3 in the +ront o+ the
+oreheadGF
F4ou 3on%t have &uch 9rains there; and hair; too;F he replied dril"; 9ut added seriousl"; FThis &a" 9e
assisted; though; 9" using an" vapor ru9; or the use o+ 5isterine 3ill keep the hair in a health" nor&al
condition>F
The sa&e person asked again; Fhat causes the scalp to itchGF
F8rritation; produced 9" the accu&ulations in the s"ste&> The digestion is 9ad; and the nerves on edge>
Hse the 5isterine t3ice a 3eek on the hair>F
8 had gone through &uch o+ the 9lack 9ook 3hen &" host dropped in +or a good-night chat F8 don%t
3ant to run this into the ground;F he said; F9ut i+ there had 9een &ore Ca"ces around; a lot o+ doctors
3ould 9e out o+ 9usiness> Take the co&&on coldI nothing causes &ore &iser" and disruption than
colds and +lu; "et 8 haven%t had a cold in thirt" "ears>F
8 surve"ed his ro9ust +igure appraisingl"> F#a"9e "our resistance is 9etter than &ost>F
(e laughed> FNaturall"; 9ut 8 avoid the situations Ca"ce told &e to avoid; and 8 keep alkaline> Ca"ce
once suggested that people give the&selves a lit&us paper test> 8+ the" turned 9lue; the" 3ere all right>
.ink; and the" had an acid condition; usual +orerunner o+ a cold>F (e picked up the 9lack 9ook; turning
to Co&&on Cold> (is +inger stopped at Fsuscepti9ilit">F
F1 9od";F he read; Fis &ore suscepti9le to a cold 3ith an e?cess o+ acidit"> 1n alkaliAing e++ect is
destructive to the cold ger&> 1n e?tra depletion o+ the vital energies produces a tendenc" +or e?cess
acidit"> 1t such periods; i+ an individual co&es in contact 3ith one sneeAing or su++ering 3ith cold; it
is &ore easil" contracted>F
The 3hole &echanics o+ cold causation 3ere e?plored> Ca"ce 3ent into dra+ts; sharp changes in
te&perature; unusual changes in clothing; 3et +eet F1ll o+ these a++ect the circulation 9" the depletion
o+ the 9od"-9alance; 9od"-te&perature; or 9od"-e,uili9riu&> Then i+ the 9od" is tired; 3orn; overacid
Jor &ore rarel"; overalkalineJit is &ore suscepti9le to a cold; as; too; +ro& 9eing in a 3ar& roo&;
overheated> hen overheated there is less o?"gen; 3hich 3eakens the circulation o+ the li+e-giving
+orces that are destructive to an" ger& or contagion>F
#" host looked up pertl"> F8 al3a"s keep &" roo&s cool; sta" a3a" +ro& dra+ts; dress lightl" during
the 3inter; and don%t do an" heav" eating or drinking that 3ould turn &" sto&ach acid> 1nd no
s3eetsJthe"%re the 3orst>F
8 couldn%t help 9ut s&ile> F4ou don%t have ti&e to think o+ &uch else>F
(e gro3led> F8 don%t have tune to 9e sick>F (is &ood changed> F4ou kno3; 8 kne3 Ca"ce ,uite 3ell>
(e read +or &e a nu&9er o+ ti&es> @enerall"; he 3ould give &e a li+e reading or advise &e on
9usiness pro9le&s> 8 3as seldo& under the 3eather 9ecause 8 did &aintain the h"giene he
reco&&ended>F
1s 3e chatted; 8 recalled a learned doctor +riend e?pounding on a recent theor" that e,ualiAation o+
9od" te&perature 3as i&portant in +orestalling colds> 1nd "et here 3as Ca"ce sa"ing a generation or
so 9e+ore= F#uch &a" also depend upon the 9od"%s 9eco&ing i&&une to sudden te&perature changes;
9" the use o+ clothing to e,ualiAe the pressure over the 9od"> )ne that is o+ten in the open and dresses
according to general conditions; or the te&peratures; 3ill 9e less suscepti9le than one 3ho 9undles up
too &uch>F
<ita&ins; he said; could 9e used Nudiciousl" during the cold season; as a preventive; not a+ter the
in+ection had taken hold> FFor that 3hich &a" 9e help+ul &a" also 9e har&+ul; i+ &isapplied; 3hether
9" the conscious activit" in a 9od" or 9" an unconscious activit" in the assi&ilating +orces o+ the
s"ste&>F
1nal"Aing 9od" resistance; Ca"ce stressed that the s"ste& +unctioned as a unit; dra3ing on one area to
shore up anotherI there+ore it helped to have a natural reservoir o+ vita&ins and &inerals to tap in
e&ergenc">
#" host e?plained; FSo o+ten people get over their colds onl" to co&e do3n 3ith a secondar"
in+ection; 9ecause the" depleted the&selves> That%s 3h" Ca"ce stressed rest in the +irst da"s o+ a cold>F
To sho3 ho3 9od" repair 3orks; Ca"ce used this analog"= F8+ there is a 9one +racture; the 9od" o+
itsel+ creates that ele&ent needed to knit this +racture or 9roken area> 4et it does not suppl" or 9uild as
&uch o+ such an ele&ent during the periods 3hen the +racture does not e?ist> (ence 3hen it e?ists;
unless there is an a9undant suppl" o+ that 3hich is needed 9" or +ro& that 3hich is assi&ilated; other
portions o+ the 9od" 3ill su++er>F
8n treating a cold; there should 9e an over-all approach> F)ne &a" get one%s +eet 3et and "et have a
cold in the head; )ne &a" also get the head 3et and still have a cold in the head>F
Ca"ce%s cold therap" 3ould 9e generall" accepted toda"> F0o not atte&pt to go on; 9ut rest> For there
is the indication o+ an e?haustion so&e3here; else the 9od" 3ould not have 9een suscepti9le>F The
victi&%s vulnera9ilit" to secondar" in+ection 3as e?plored> FThen; too; the in+la&&ation o+ the &ucous
&e&9ranes tends to 3eaken the 9od"; so that there is the greater suscepti9ilit" in the 3eakened
portions o+ the 9od" throughout the special areas o+ in+luences o+ the l"&ph and the head; throat;
lungs; intestinal s"ste&> 8+ there has 9een an inNur" in an" o+ the structural portions o+ the 9od";
causing a 3eakness in those directions; there is a suscepti9ilit" +or har&+ul e++ects +ro& such a cold>F
0i++erent colds 3ere treated di++erentl"> F8n correcting a cold; deter&ine 3here the 3eakness lies> 8s it
+ro& lack o+ eli&inations; 3hich causes &an" ail&entsG (ence ,uantities o+ 3ater; as 3ell as an
alkaliAer; as 3ell as a 9ooster to assi&ilating +orces; are 9ene+icial to3ard producing a 9alance; so that
the cold and its conse,uences &a" 9e the &ore readil" eradicated>F
Ca"ce reall" hadn%t contri9uted &uch on colds that a sensi9le doctor 3ouldn%t>
#" host s&iled> FCa"ce onl" kne3 the cures; 3hen there 3as a cure> The s"ste& 3ith a cold 3as a
s"ste& run do3nI the cold; sni++les; sore throat; or 3hat have "ou; 3as onl" the s"&pto&; generall" a
3arning signal>F
F4ou &ean Ca"ce 3as like the doctor 3ho let a cold develop into pneu&onia so he could cure itGF
F)h; Ca"ce could knock out a cold ,uickl"; 3hen the 9asic resistance 3as strong>F (e turned to a
reading Ca"ce gave +or a &an 3ith a heav" cold thirt" "ears 9e+ore> The su9Nect 3as a Ne3 4ork
industrialist; 3ho didn%t give in easil" to an"thing> (is secretar" had re,uested the reading; sa"ing her
9oss 3as so choked up he couldn%t speak a9ove a 3hisper>
Ca"ce got right to the re&ed"> FTake +irst an eli&inant; or a9out eighteen hundred drops Lt3o 9ottles
o+ CastoriaM 9ut not at once> Take it in ver" s&all doses; a hal+ teaspoon+ul ever" hal+ hour> 1+ter the
+irst 9ottle has 9een taken in these proportions; then take the Turkish 9athI +irst the s3eats; then the
salt ru9s; then the alcohol ru9 a+ter the oil ru9s> Peep &ore o+ an alkaline diet> No 3hite 9read>
.rincipall" use +ruit Nuices; and citrus +ruit Nuices at that> 1 little co++ee 3ithout crea& &a" 9e taken as
a sti&ulant or a little 3hiske" and soda later in the evening> The 9od" should +eel ph"sicall" +it 9"
&orning>F
1pparentl" it 3orked> For here 3as the su9Nect%s report tacked on to the reading> F8 +elt &isera9le; 9ut
a+ter taking the da"%s rest and the 9ottle o+ Castoria; and the ru9s; 8 could talk the ne?t &orning and
3as at 3ork all da">F
The ru9s had concentrated on the lo3er dorsal and lu&9ar area; though the cold &ani+ested itsel+ in
the nose and throat> 8t 3as all the sa&e 9od">
#" host ski&&ed through the 9lack 9ook> FCa"ce told the& ho3 to look prett"; gro3 hair; clear up
their kidne"s; get rid o+ their &igraines> But people hate to do an"thing a9out the&selves> o&en; +or
instance; Nust 3ant to sit do3n in a chair and let so&e9od" coat the& 3ith cos&etics; 3hen essentiall";
real 9eaut" ste&s out o+ good health>F
)ne 9rie+ passage illustrated Ca"ce%s attitude to3ard vanit">
F(o3 can people avoid aging in appearanceGF he 3as asked>
FThe &ind;F he replied dril">
The ,uestioner; a thirt"-t3o-"ear-old 3o&an; persisted; F(o3 can sagging +acial &uscles 9e avoidedG
(o3 correctedGF
Ca"ce relented> FB" &assage and the use o+ those crea&s as indicated LBlack and hite @enuineM
over the chin and throat; around the e"es and such conditions o+ sagging> )ccasionall"; the use o+ the
Boncilla or &ud packs 3ould 9e ver"R good>F (e ela9orated +or a thirt"-"ear-old 3o&an; F19outM
t3ice a &onth the &ud packs; +ace and neck; across the shoulders and upper portions a9out the neckI
especiall" e?tending over the area o+ the th"roids; as an astringent and as a sti&ulation +or 9etter
circulation throughout the s"ste&>F
Ca"ce had a special preparation +or the girlish co&ple?ion and told a thirt"-t3o-"ear-old 3o&an;
3hose skin 3as 9eginning to dr"; ho3 to use it> The treat&ent a&used &" host> F8 kno3 a doAen
3o&en 3ho look ten "ears "ounger 9ecause o+ the preparation; and the e?ercise the" get ru99ing it
into their skin;F he said 3ith a chuckle>
FFor a good co&ple?ion +or the skin; the hands and ar&s and 9od" as 3ell;F Ca"ce said; Fprepare a
co&pound to use as a &assage 9" sel+; at least once or t3ice a 3eek> To si?R ounces o+ peanut oil; add
olive oil; t3o ouncesI rose 3ater; t3o ouncesI dissolved lanolin; one ta9lespoon+ul> This 3ould 9e
used a+ter a tepid 9ath in 3hich the 9od" has re&ained +or at least +i+teen to t3ent" &inutes; giving
the 9od" then; during the 9ath; a thorough ru9 3ith an" good soap; to sti&ulate the 9od" +orces>
S3eetheart; or an" good Castile soap; or 8vor"; &a" 9e used>
F1+ter3ards; a+ter shaking it 3ell; &assage 3ith this solution; 3hich 3ill 9e su++icient +or &an" ti&es>
.our so&e in an open saucer; dipping +ingers in sa&e> Begin 3ith the +ace; neck; shoulders; ar&s; and
then the 3hole 9od" 3ould 9e 8 &assaged thoroughl" 3ith the solution; especiall" in the area o+ the
li&9s; in the areas that are across the hips; across the diaphrag&> This 3ill not onl" keep a sti&ulating
e++ect 3ith other treat&ents (h"drotherap"; and osteopath") taken occasionall"; and give the 9od" a
good 9ase +or the sti&ulating o+ the super+icial circulation; 9ut the solution 3ill aid in keeping the
9od" 9eauti+ul; as to 9eing +ree +ro& an" 9le&ish o+ an" nature>F
Topping this o++; the tissues o+ the +ace could 9e patted; an act &ore 9ene+icial; Ca"ce said; than an"
+acial e?ercises>
#" host handed 9ack the 9lack 9ook> F(ave "ou an" +riends 3ith halitosisGF he said lightl"> F8 got rid
o+ &ine 3ith Ca"ce>F
1s 8 turned to (alitosis; he +inall" 9ade &e good-night> F0on%t sleep too late;F he said cheeril">
FCa"ce said &ind and 9od" develop +ro& conscious sti&ulation o+ sa&e>F
8 3ondered 3hat Ca"ce had to sa" a9out 3hat-9est-+riends-3on%t-tell-"ou> FThe condition o+
halitosis;F he said; Fis produced +ro& the sto&ach and +ro& the throat and lar"n?> 8n the 9lood suppl";
in the lungs proper; the 9od" does not receive su++icient car9on> (ence the 3hole 9od" is under strain
at ti&es and this inter+eres 3ith the 9lood suppl" having su++icient properties to suppl" the organs in
their +unctioning and in keeping coagulation e++ective in the s"ste&; 3here organs use the +orce and
energ" in their +unctioning> (ence; non-eli&ination o+ten sho3s and through this sa&e condition
9rings &uch o+ the condition e?hi9ited in the intestines and sto&ach o+ the catarrhal condition>F
8 had al3a"s thought o+ halitosis as so&ething pertaining si&pl" to the &outh; and here 3as Ca"ce
again insisting that the 9od" +unctioned as a unit; &al+unctioning 3here outer circu&stances and inner
conditions co&9ined to provoke a 3eakness>
The cure con+or&ed 3ith Ca"ce%s 9elie+ o+ over-all toughening> FFirst take that 3hich 3ill give an
incentive +or correction in the 9od" through the digestive organs; as 3ell as through the &ental
reaction in the s"ste&>F But there had to 9e other incentives> FHnless the 9od" desires to i&prove
itsel+; it 3ill continue to enNo" poor health>F The su9Nect 3as a longti&e h"pochondriac>
Else3here; he 3as &ore speci+ic> F@et rid o+ 9ad 9reath 9" &aking 9etter conditions in the
eli&inations> Take @l"co-Th"&oline as an intestinal antiseptic; t3o; three ti&es a da" put si? drops o+
@l"co-Th"&oline in the drinking 3ater>
FThis is a condition o+ poisons 9eing thro3n o++ into the lungs Linto the 9od" +orcesM +ro& the
changing in cellular activit" o+ l"&ph +orces that 9eco&e +ecal>F
("pochondria 3as so&ething Ca"ce dealt 3ith constantl"; 9ut he didn%t give; out place9os or coddle
an"one> 1nd though so&e doctors; 3ithout kno3ing his 3ork; insisted that &an" o+ his cures ca&e
through the po3er o+ suggestion; the" the&selves ackno3ledged the" had rarel"; i+ ever; cured
an"9od" 3ith si&ilar suggestion>
To Ca"ce; there 3as no incura9le ail&entI the patient had to 9e read"; and the therapist
kno3ledgea9le> (e 3as +a&iliar 3ith incura9le &igraine headaches; and 3here &an"I thought these
the result o+ a nervous; tense disposition; Ca"ce noted this 3as again onl" the s"&pto&; not the cause>
But even a Ca"ce could do little 3ith long-su++erers 3ho clung desperatel" to their illnesses; +ancied
or other3ise> Earlier that ver" da" 8 had a long talk 3ith a +riend o+ +ort"-+ive or so 3ho had
co&plained proudl"; 8 suspected; o+ &igraine headaches +or "ears> Ever since 8 had kno3n her; she
had used the& as an e?cuse +or long periods o+ 9edrest; 3ith her telephone o++ the receiver; and a
cluster o+ pill9o?es on her night ta9le>
:ecovered periodicall" +ro& an attack; she 3ould close her e"es and sigh; F8 don%t see ho3 8 can ever
go through another one>F Then she 3ould look up and sa" 9rightl"; FThe"%re incura9le; don%t "ou
kno3; and no9od" kno3s 3hat causes the&Jno9od">F
1ccording to the 9lack 9ook; &" &igraine +riend 3as 3rong> Ca"ce see&ed to kno3 all a9out
&igraines; even to the sage advice; F8n the activities &entall"; keep opti&istic; even 3hen ever"thing
goes 3rong>F
There 3ere several &igraine cases; and all; 8 noted; ste&&ed not +ro& pressures 3ithin the head; 9ut
the a9do&inal area> F#ost &igraine headaches; as in this case;F Ca"ce said; F9egin +ro& congestions
in the colon> These poison cause to?ic conditions 3hich &ake pressures on the s"&pathetic nerve
centers and on the cere9rospinal s"ste&> 1nd these pressures cause the violent headaches; and al&ost
irrational activities at ti&es> These should respond to colonic irrigations> But +irst; 3e 3ould O-ra" the
colon and +ind area in the> ascending and transverse colon 3here there are +ecal +orces that are as
cakes>F
8 3ondered i+ this 3as 3hat 3as 9othering &" lad" +riend; and 3hether Ca"ce%s re&ed" 3ould help>
FThere 3ill 9e re,uired several +ull colonic irrigations; using salt and soda as puri+iers +or the colonI
and 3e 3ill +ind that these conditions 3ill 9e released> The +irst cleansing solution should have t3o
level teaspoon+ul o+ salt and one level teaspoon+ul o+ soda to the gallon o+ 3ater; 9od"-te&perature>
1lso in the rinse-3ater; 9od"-te&perature; have at least t3o ta9lespoon+uls o+ @l"co-Th"&oline to the
,uart and a hal+ o+ 3ater>F
1dditionall"; in his &ass attack on disease; Ca"ce reco&&ended the use o+ a radioactive appliance;
along 3ith an hour o+ &editation +or sel+-anal"sis> FPeep the attach&ent plates ver" clean; polishing
the& 3ith the e&er" paper each ti&e 9e+ore attaching to the ankle and the 3rist; and polishing the&
each ti&e 3hen taking the& o++>F
(e also reco&&ended osteopathic adNust&ents to rela? the neck area; and in the si?th dorsal; the
&id9ackI and in the lo3er 9ack; the lu&9ar a?is> F0o these;F Ca"ce said; Fand 3e should 9ring help
+or this 9od">F
This particular &igraine su++erer re&inded &e o+ &" +riend> She Nust 3ouldn%t recogniAe the
possi9ilit" o+ a cure>
F8s an" o+ this trou9le due to allerg"GF she asked>
8 could al&ost see Ca"ce shrug in his sleep> FSo&e o+ it is due to allerg"; 9ut 3hat is allerg"G These
are the e++ects o+ the i&agination upon an" in+luences that &a" react upon the ol+actor" or the
s"&pathetic nerves> 8+ 3e 3ill cleanse the s"ste& as 3e +ind; 3e should 9ring 9etter conditions>F
The su9Nect apparentl" couldn%t 9elieve that those terri9le racking pains in his head ca&e +ro& another
part o+ the anato&"> Fhat &ental +actor;F he persisted; Fis responsi9le +or the distur9ance to the
su9Nect%s headGF
Ca"ce 3as ada&ant FThose pressures; as indicated; 9et3een s"&pathetic and cere9rospinal s"ste&;
and these arise +ro& condition in the colon> O-ra" the colon; and "ou%ll +ind
8 &ade a &ental note to Oero? the #igraine pages and present the& to &" +riend the ne?t ti&e she
proudl" invoked her o3n incura9le &igraine> 8t &ight at least ,uiet her>
8 3as a9out to close the 9lack 9ook 3hen a +lipping page stopped &e> #enstruation> 1s one t3ice-
&arried; 8 had e?perienced the re+lected agonies o+ 3o&an%s periodic cra&ps and headaches until 8 +elt
so&eho3 guilt" that 8 3as not si&ilarl" oppressed> There+ore; 8 read 3ith &ore than nor&al curiosit"
3hat Ca"ce had to sa">
F.lease e?plain +ull" the reason +or cra&ps at &enstruationGF a su++erer asked>
FContraction o+ the uterus;F the ad&ira9l" concise Ca"ce replied> F1nd this is caused 9" the &uscular
+orces that suppl" nourish&ent to the ovarian channels and the Fallopian tu9es> (ence; have those
osteopathic rela?ations and the general 9od"-9uilding conditions indicated; that 3ould 9e necessar"
+or correction>F
This didn%t see& at all di++icult; once the 3o&an concerned took the vita&in and iron supple&ents
needed to 9alance out a diet de+icienc">
No3 ca&e the second o+ the &onstersJ&enstrual headaches> (o3 &an" hapless &ales had su++ered
through theseR
Fh" are there headaches at the ti&e o+ &" &onthl" periodGF a +ort"-"ear-old +e&ale ,ueried>
Ca"ce likened the cause to that o+ the &igraines> FThese are part o+ the clogging that is a part o+ the
general eli&inating s"ste&> There are channels or outlets +or the eli&inating o+ poisons; that is; used
energies; 3here there is the e++ect the activit" o+ the circulation upon +oreign +orces taken 9reath;
taken in dust; taken in particles o+ +ood or those activities 3hich co&e +ro& such as theseJ+ro&
odors or the like> These all; 9" segregating o+ sa&e in s"ste&; produce +orces necessar" to 9e
eli&inated>
e eli&inate principall" through the activit" o+ the lungs; o+ course; and the perspirator" s"ste&; the
ali&entar" canal; and the kidne"s> Then; in the case o+ 3o&en; as here; 3e +ind that such periods the
&enstrual +lo3 cause congestion in certain areas until +lo3 is 9egun; or until there is the 9eginning o+
the let-up o+ sa&e> This then; clogs so&e portions o+ the s"ste&> The headaches are the signs or
3arnings that eli&inations are not 9eing properl" cared +or>
#ost o+ this; in this 9od"; con +ro& the ali&entar" canal and conditions that e?ist in portions o+ the
colon itsel+; as to produce a pressure upon those centers a++ected +ro& such periods> (ence the
suggestion +or the osteopathic corrections; 3hich aid 9ut 3hich do not eli&inate all o+ those
conditions 3hich are as accu&ulations through portions o+ the colon> Conse,uentl"; the colonic
irrigations are necessar" occasionall"; as 3ell as the general h"drotherap" and &assage>F
Ca"ce apparentl" +elt his su9Nect needed &ore than ph"sical advice; +or he counseled; FPeep the
&ental attitude o+ a use+ul; purpose+ul li+e; using the a9ilities to 9e help+ul to others>F 8n other 3ords;
stop co&plainingR
ith so&e regret 8 put the 9lack 9ook a3a"> But 8 did not +orget it; not co&pletel"> 1 &onth later; &"
lad" +riend 3ith the &igraines phoned to co&plain a9out her ine?plica9le; incura9le headaches> 8
suggested she 3ould perhaps 9e interested in reading 3hat Ca"ce had to sa" a9out &igraine cure>
She had read a9out Ca"ce and had 9een dul" i&pressed 9" the reports o+ his 3iAardr"> But no3 she
see&ed strangel" reserved and skeptical>
FCa"ce;F 8 pushed on; Fsaid &igraine could 9e cured i+ the su++erer cleaned hi&sel+ out; got
osteopathic adNust&ents o+ the spine; and i&proved general &ental attitude> ould "ou care to see his
reportGF
The long-su++erer dre3 in her 9reath sharpl">
F(o3 ridiculous;F she cried> FNo9od" can cure &igraine; no9od">F
1s she rang o+t; 8 recalled a line +ro& the 9lack 9ook> hat 3as it Ca"ce had saidG )h; "es; here it
3as= FFor that 9uilded; that held in the &ental i&age o+ one; 9eco&es the condition>F
1nd so it 3as>
8n Ca"ce-land; another 3a" o+ sa"ing <irginia Beach; Ca"ce ho&e re&edies 3ere as co&&on as
sa"ing hello> Even the @eologist; in the &idst o+ his earth changes; 3as +a&iliar 3ith so&e> FEver"
ti&e the kids get pin3or&s; &" 3i+e grates so&e ra3 ca99age and +eeds it to the&; +or 9reak+ast;
lunch; and dinner> B" 9edti&e; or the ne?t &orning; the pin-3or&s are gone>F The ca99age 3as all
the" took that da" e?cept +or tea; also reco&&ended>
FCa"ce;F the @eologist o9served; Fsaid that one ca99age lea+ killed a hundred thousand pin3or&s>F
.oke3eed 3as another great +avorite o+ Ca"ce%s; and it 3as used regularl" 9" the +aith+ul as a puri+ier>
FBoil it up;F a Ca"ce +ollo3er said; Fand it tastes 9etter than spinach and Pale; 3hile doing the 3ork
o+ sulphur and &olasses>F (e laughed> F8t%s a +unn" thing; 9ut at a &eeting o+ the <irginia agricultural
association recentl"; the" told ever"9od" ho3 to gro3 &ore corn 9" killing the surrounding
poke3eed; and the poke3eed 3ill do "ou &ore good than the corn ever could>F
herever 8 turned in Ca"ce-land so&e9od" see&ed to 9e +ollo3ing Ca"ce> 8n one household; 8
noticed that stea&ed lea+ lettuce and sliced ra3 to&atoes 3ere practicall" dinner staples> The
to&atoes; a hostess advised; 3ere the richest o+ vegeta9les in vita&ins> Edgar Ca"ce had said so> 1s
+or the lettuce; it 3as served onl" in the evening +or a ver" good reason> FThe e++ect is so i&&ediatel"
sedative that &" hus9and +alls asleep at the ta9le>F
8 3as inclined to treat this lightl"; until 8 read else3here that doctors a9road had Nust discovered that
lettuce had narcotic e++ect; taken in ,uantit">
#an" householders in the Tide3ater 9elt around <irginia Beach 3ere +a&iliar 3ith Ca"ce ta9le tips>
FTo lose 3eight the eas" 3a";F a sli&&ed-do3n house3i+e reported; F&erel" take a hal+-glass o+
elch%s natural grape Nuice a hal+-hour 9e+ore each &eal> 8t satis+ies the 9od"%s craving +or sugar; and
3ill 9reak the ha9it o+ +attening desserts>F
This house3i+e also +ancied gelatin salads; 3ith such ra3 vegeta9les as 3atercress; celer"; lettuce;
to&atoes; carrots FThe gelatin;F she pointed out; Facts as a catal"st to increase natural a9sorption o+
vita&ins in vegeta9les> Ca"ce said 3ith the Pno? gelatin the vita&in intake +ro& the vegeta9les 3as
seven ti&es 3hat it 3ould 9e ordinaril">F 5ike &" +riends in Ne3 Kerse"; the house3i+e thu&9ed
through the Ca"ce 9lack 9ook +or an e?planation> F8t isn%t the vita&in content in the gelatin;F Ca"ce
e?plained; F9ut its a9ilit" to 3ork 3ith the activities o+ the glands; causing the glands to( take +ro&
that 3hich is a9sor9ed or digested the vita&in that 3ould not 9e active; i+ there 3ere not su++icient
gelatin in the 9od">F
)ddl"; even a&ong oldsters 3ho didn%t look +avora9l" to e?ercise; 8 +ound that the head and neck
e?ercise had its con verts> 1nd the "ounger ele&ent had pro+ited e,uall"> To& (unger+ord; a &iddle-
aged Chicago 9usiness e?ecutive; tried the si&ple e?ercise 9ecause o+ his dissatis+action 3ith 9i+ocal
glasses Nust prescri9ed> (is e?perience 3as so trans+or&ing that he still &arvels at it>
FThough it see&ed a 9it odd that such an e?ercise could have an" e++ect on the e"es;F he said; F8
decided 8%d rather do an"thing than 3ear 9i+ocals> So 8 took the& o++ and started the e?ercise>F There
+ollo3ed a si? &onth period o+ hardl" 9eing a9le to see an"thing ver" 3ell 3ithout his glasses; 9ut
(unger+ord; 9elieving in Ca"ce; persisted> FThen; graduall";F as he continued the e?ercises t3ice
dail"; Fca&e a clearing; and 9etter sight than 8%d had since &" teens>F (is testi&onial 3as glo3ing
indeed> FThis 3as all +ive "ears ago; and 8 have not 3orn an" glasses since> 8 don%t even have a
restriction on &" driver%s license an"&ore>F
8n his enthusias&; he has given the e?ercise to nearl" a hundred people> FSo&e said it 3ould not 3ork
Land it did notMI 9ut it did 3ork +or an airline e&plo"ee in (a3aii; and her &other> 1nd it did 3ork +or
a sevent"-nine-"ear-old &an in 5as <egas 3ho 3as a9out to lose his driver%s license; and 3ho; on last
report; could read the &orning paper 3ithout his glasses>F 8t not onl" helped vision; the enthusiastic
(unger-+ord said; 9ut cleared up the chronic sinus o+ one +riend; and stopped the &igraine headaches
o+ another>
5ike Ca"ce; latter-da" disciple (unger+ord has +ound that Fthat held in the &ental i&age o+ one;
9eco&es the condition>F For ulti&atel"; he concluded= F8t see&s to 9oil do3n to the +act that +or those
3ho 9elieve in it and do it regularl"; it 3orksJ+or the e"es and +or other things as 3ell>F
1 - The .rea$ World
For &an"; the drea& 3orld is &ore revealing than the 3orld o+ apparent realit"> F8n ever" &an;F (ugh
5"nn Ca"ce once o9served; Fthere e?ists a vast e?panse; un+a&iliar and une?plored; 3hich so&eti&es
appears in the guise o+ an angel other ti&es a &onster> This is &an%s unconscious &ind; and the
language 3e call drea&s>F
1lthough little o+ Edgar Ca"ce%s ps"chic po3er apparentl" has ru99ed o++ on the son; (ugh 5"nn; as
directed 9" in sleeping +ather; has carried on diligentl" 3ith the 1>:>E research e++ort; esta9lishing a
drea& se&inar at <irginia Beach; 3here ps"chiatrists and ps"chologists anal"Ae drea&s that the elder
Ca"ce had casuall" interpreted in his sleep>
0uring his li+eti&e; Ca"ce gave si? hundred ps"chic readings on drea&s; so&e o+ the &ost nota9le his
o3n> The Ca"ce drea& readings dealt chie+l" 3ith the interpretations o+ individual drea&s; 9ut the
s"&9ols and suggestions he advanced +or using one%s o3n drea&s to advantage still appl">
Stud"ing his +ather%s drea& readings; (ugh 5"nn concluded that drea&s are not onl" a door3a" to the
unconscious; 9ut can 9e readil" opened 9" an"one 3ho can recall his o3n drea&s and 3ants to kno3
3hat the" &ean>
Fro& e?perience; the "ounger Ca"ce has discovered this door3a" is as availa9le to the average person
as a pencil and pad at his 9edside ta9le> 1t +irst; on 3aking; he &a" not re&e&9er a single +rag&entar"
drea&; 9ut in ti&e his unconscious 3ill get a prod +ro& the 3aiting pencil and pad; and 3ill go to
3ork +or hi&; opening 3ide the possi9ilities o+ a 3hole ne3 area o+ sel+-e?ploration> FThrough his
o3n drea&s;F Edgar Ca"ce stressed; Fa person &a" gain &ore understanding o+ those +orces that go to
&ake the real e?istenceJ3hat it%s all a9out and 3hat it%s good +orJi+ the individual 3ould 9ut
co&prehend the conditions 9eing &ani+ested>F
0rea&s; o+ course; are a conco&itant o+ sleep; and Ca"ce%s description o+ sleep gives a&ple indication
that this hiatus in the 3aking li+e o+ the individual is designed +or &ore than &ere rest o+ &ind and
&uscle> 8n sleep; the su9conscious &ind; &ore po3er+ul than the conscious; as h"pnotis& has sho3n;
revie3s 3hatever has passed through the conscious &ind; and distills in drea&s 3hatever 3arnings or
&essages it +inds necessar">
FSleep;F o9served the sleeping Ca"ce; Fis that period 3hen the soul takes stock o+ 3hat it has acted
upon; +ro& one rest period to anotherI dra3ing co&parisons; as it 3ere; that &ake +or har&on"; peace;
No"; love; long-su++ering; patience; 9rotherl" love; and kindnessJ+ruits o+ the spiritI or hate; harsh
3ords; unkind thoughts and oppressions 3hich are +ruits o+ Satan> The soul drea&ing either a9hors
3hat it has passed through; or it enters into the No" o+ its 5ord>F
Edgar Ca"ce &a" ver" 3ell have 9een the onl" living &an 3ho ever used his o3n su9conscious
consciousl" to interpret the drea&s channeled through that su9conscious> Through a desire to
understand drea&s o+ his o3n that re&ained vividl" in #s consciousness; he 9egan to take interest in
the drea&s o+ others>
8n so&e drea&s he sa3 an i&&ediate s"&9olog"; 3hich antedated 9" "ears the s"&9olog" generall"
accepted 9" the ps"chiatric pro+ession> Back in Kanuar" 16!*; in perhaps the earliest drea& +or 3hich
he sought an interpretation; Ca"ce visioned a close associate and hi&sel+ standing together in a rock"
area> There 3ere &an" knots o+ people standing around; 9ut the" 3ere separated +ro& hi& and other
groups 9" strea&s o+ running 3ater> 8ncongruousl"; as drea&s so o+ten see&; Edgar Ca"ce at this
point sa3 a +ish Nu&p out o+ the 3ater> (e tried to catch it; 9ut in the atte&pt the +ish 3as 9roken into
+rag&ents and he set a9out to put the pieces together>
1ll through that da" and the ne?t; the drea& sta"ed 3ith Ca"ce> 8t vaguel" trou9led hi&; &ade hi&
uneas"> But think o+ it as he 3ould; it didn%t see& to suggest an"thing that &ade sense> Finall"; he
3ent into trance; and the suggestion 3as put to hi& 9" his 3i+e that he anal"Ae and interpret the
drea&> The ever-present @lad"s 0avis 3as there to record the interpretation +or posterit"> )ut o+ this
drea& ca&e interpretations o+ s"&9ols use+ul toda" to an"one 3ith si&ilar drea& i&ages>
1s Ca"ce said= F8n the drea& o+ 3ater; 3ith the separating o+ the ac,uaintances and the 9od"; 3e +ind
the &ani+estation again o+ the su9conscious +orces; the 3ater representing the li+e; the living 3a"; that
separates those o+ ever" 3alk o+ li+e and e?ists a9out each entit" or group; 9uilding that 3hich radiates
in a spiritual sphere; the deeds done in the 9od">F
(is e?planation; 3ith s"&9olog" no3 generall" accepted; continued= F8n the +ish is the representation
o+ (i& 3ho 9eca&e the 5iving a"; the ater o+ 5i+e; given +or the healing o+ the nationsI in the
9reaking; in the separation there 3ill "et 9e 9rought the +orce that 3ill again &ake this the 5iving
a"; the per+ect representation o+ the +orce necessar" to give li+e to all>F
1s Ca"ce sa3 it; this drea& ca&e under the heading o+ spiritual guidance> The +ish; o+ course;
s"&9oliAed Christ; al&ost universal s"&9ol; and 3ater; li+e> .eace 3ould "e co&e out o+ 3arJ"et
3ar 3ould co&e>
The drea&s +ell into +our general headings> So&e dealt 3ith the pro9le&s o+ the ph"sical 9od"; others
3ith sel+ o9servation; ps"chic perception and spiritual guidance>
The &ost co&&on drea&s appear to ste& +ro& the 9od" itsel+; the drea& 9eing the reaction to
i&proper diet; lack o+ e?ercise; +ault" regi&enJthe 9od" registering its protest 3ith the unconscious
&ind through the drea& &ediu&> )ne o+ these rather ordinar" t"pes o+ drea&s 3as recorded on
3aking 9" one o+ t3o 9rothers 3ho had 9een counseled 9" Ca"ce to stud" their drea&s> (e had the
pencil and pad hand"; and a+ter 3riting the drea& do3n; took it to Ca"ce>
F8 drea&ed &" 9rother and 8 3ith our 3ives 3ere out on a part" 3ith B> B> 8 +ell asleep at the ta9le>
e got ho&e ver" late> #" 9rother le+t the car; and 3alked ho&e> (e and 8 stopped to look at a 9ottle
o+ &ilk that 3as &arked %undistilled &ilk>%F
To Ca"ce the &essage 3as plain> (e interpreted it al&ost literall"> 8t 3as a 3arning to the drea&er;
Ca"ce said; that his 9od" 3as su++ering +ro& late hours (asleep at the ta9le) and irregular dietJ
undistilled &ilk o9viousl" re+erring to i&pure &ilk>
The 9rother 3as seen as &ore care+ull" disciplinedJ leaving the car and going on ahead; rather than
taking the chance; apparentl"; o+ riding 3ith so&e9od" 3ho had overl" i&9i9ed> Seeing the &ilk also
3as a 3arning to change the &ilk suppl"> For in repl" to a speci+ic ,uestion a9out the part dealing
3ith the &ilk; Ca"ce had stated; FChange +ro& the present suppl"; +or this sho3s adulterations in
sa&e>F
#an" drea&s; as Ca"ce pointed out; dealt 3ith sel+-stud"> The" included 3ish +ul+il&ent drea&s;
suppressions; s"&9olic con+licts 9et3een good and evil in our natures; and 3ork or +a&il" pro9le&s>
)+ten these drea&s had a prophetic ,ualit"; and 3ere couched in horri9le i&ager" to underline the
gravit" o+ the 3arning> Ti&e a+ter ti&e; Ca"ce unraveled the tangled threads o+ drea&s; ps"chicall"
interpreting situations su9se,uentl" con+ir&ed in ensuing develop&ents>
)ne o+ the &ost provocative drea&s 3as that o+ a 9usiness&an in Florida; distur9ed 9" the vivid
realit" o+ the drea&; and a guilt" conscience>
(e had heard o+ Ca"ce through a neigh9or; 3hose health had 9een aided 9" one o+ Ca"ce%s distant
readings; and 3as delighted that he 3ouldn%t have to li+t an ar& to get helpJ Nust send the drea& in
3ith a re,uest +or an interpretation>
ith &eticulous detail; the drea&er; a &arried &an 3ith t3o children; descri9ed a night&arish drea&=
F8 3as standing in the 9ack"ard o+ &" ho&eJhad &" coat on> 8 +elt so&ething inside the cloth on the
cu++ o+ &" le+t-hand sleeve> 8 3orked it out; 9ut it 3as +astened in the cloth and 9roke o++ as it ca&e
out; leaving part in> 8t proved to 9e a cocoon; and 3here 9roken a s&all 9lack spider ca&e out>
The cocoon 3as 9lack and le+t a great nu&9er o+ eggsJs&all onesJon &" coat sleeve; 3hich 8
9egan to pull o++> The spider gre3 +ast and ran a3a"; speaking plain English as it ran; 9ut 3hat 8 do
not re&e&9er; e?cept that it 3as sa"ing so&ething a9out its &other> The ne?t ti&e 8 sa3 it; it 3as a
large 9lack spider 3hich 8 see&ed to kno3 3as the sa&e one gro3n up; al&ost as large as &" +istJ
had a red spot on it; other3ise 3as a deep 9lack>
F1t this ti&e it had gotten into &" house and had 9uilt a 3e9 all the 3a" across the 9ack inside the
house and 3as co&+orta9l" 3atching &e> 8 took a 9roo&; knocked it do3n and out o+ the house;
thinking 8%d killed it; 9ut it did &ore talking at that ti&e> The ne?t ti&e 8 sa3 it; it had 9uilt a long 3e9
+ro& the ground; on the outside o+ the house in the 9ack"ard; near 3here 8 +irst got it out o+ &" sleeve
Jand it 3as running up to3ard the eave +ast 3hen it sa3 &e> 8 couldn%t reach it 9ut thre3 &" stra3
hat in +ront o+ it and cut the 3e9 and the spider +ell to the ground; talking again; and that ti&e 8 hacked
it to pieces 3ith &" kni+e>F
.erhaps 9ecause o+ a 9o"ish loathing o+ spiders; 8 3as +ascinated 3ith this drea&> 8 had stu&9led
across it; shortl" a+ter &" o3n introduction to the Ca"ce readings; and 3ondered 3hat the
ps"choanal"sts 3ould &ake o+ it; and ho3 it 3ould tall" 3ith Ca"ce%s interpretation>
8 copied the drea&; and took it to a distinguished ps"choanal"st; 3ho had studied 3ith the +irst o+ the
great drea& &erchantsJSig&und Freud> 8 told hi& none o+ the particulars o+ the drea&> 8t &ight
have 9een drea&ed "esterda" or the da" 9e+ore; +or all he kne3> 8 did not tell hi& that Ca"ce had
alread" &ade an interpretationJin +act; &ade it so&e thirt"-+ive "ears 9e+ore>
The learned ps"choanal"st studied the drea& te?t care +ull"; and then gave his anal"sis> The drea&er;
he said; 3as destructivel" o9sessed 3ith the thought o+ 9reaking up his ho&e> (is vie3s o+ 3o&en;
including his 3i+e; had 9eer +or&ed +ro& a childhood resent&ent o+ his &other; and this trans+erence
3as 9ehind the 9reakupJthe 3e9 or cocoon 9eing the nest or ho&e; the spider the o9vious ho&e-
9reaker hi&sel+>
1+ter he +inished; 8 sho3ed hi& the Ca"ce reading> (e had heard vaguel" o+ Ca"ce; and he read the
Ca"ce interpretation 3ith interest; inas&uch as he accepted the ps"chic as having 9een scienti+icall"
esta9lished> F8n &" 3ork 3ith 0r> Freud;% he said; Fthere 3ere &an" e?a&ples o+ clairvo"ant and
precognitive drea&s> 8t even &ade a 9eliever o+ Freud>F
Ca"ce%s report; intriguingl"; tallied 3ith that o+ the ps"choanal"st%s; onl" Ca"ce%s delved +ar &ore
e?tensivel"Jand propheticall"Jinto the ho&e situation> (e clearl" sa3 the drea&er stra"ing +ro&
his &arital vo3s and 3arned that continuation o+ a clandestine relationship 3ould ruin 9oth ho&e and
9usiness>
Ca"ce%s e?planation o+ the drea& 3as as e?plicit as the drea& 3as cr"ptic= F8n this drea&; there is
seen the s"&9olic conditions o+ those +orces as are 9eing enacted in the li+e o+ this 9od"> 1nd; as is
seen; 9oth the spider and the character o+ sa&e are as 3arnings to the 9od" as respecting the relations
o+ others 3ho 3ould in this underhanded &anner take a3a" +ro& the 9od" those surroundings o+ the
ho&eJthat are in the &anner o+ 9eing takenJunless such a stand is taken>
For; as is seen; the conditions are o+ the nature e&9le&aticall" sho3n 9" the relations o+ this 9od"
3ith this other 9od" Lthe 3o&anMI that its relations at +irst &eant onl" the casual conditions that &ight
9e turned to an account o+ good; in a social and +inancial &annerI "et; as has 9een seen; there has
co&e the constant drain on the entit"; not onl" in the pocket; 9ut in the a++ections o+ the heart; and
no3 such threaten the ver" +oundations o+ the ho&eI and; as seen; threaten to separate the 9od" +ro&
the ho&e and its surroundingsI and unless the entit" attacks this condition; cutting sa&e out o+ the
&ind; the 9od"; the relations; the conditions; there 3ill co&e that condition as seen>F
Ca"ce had no 3a" o+ consciousl" kno3ing that the 9usiness&an had entangled hi&sel+ in a +inancial
3a" 3ith his secretar"; 3ho had 9rought so&e shad" 9acking into the 9usiness enterprise> )riginall";
as it developed; their relationship had 9een con+ined to 9usiness; 9ut then had developed until he 3as;
in +act; considering leaving his 3i+e and +a&il"> 1t this point; as Ca"ce sa3; there 3as still ti&e to
3ithdra3> 1nd so Ca"ce vie3ed the drea& as 9eing o+ a 3arning nature; and so gave 3arning=
F.repare sel+> #eet the conditions as a &an; not as a 3eaklingJand re&e&9er those duties that the
9od" o3es +irst to those to 3ho& the sacred vo3s 3ere given; and to 3ho& the entit" and 9od" o3es
its position in ever" senseI as 3ell as the dut" that is o9ligator" to the 9od" or those to 3ho& the
entit"; the 9od"; should act in the sense o+ the de+ender; rather than 9ringing through such relations
those dark underhanded sa"ings; as are seen; as said 9" that one 3ho 3ould under&ine; as 3ell as are
9eing said 9" those 3ho& the 9od" &a" +eel such relations are hidden +ro&I "et these have gro3n to
such an e?tent as &a" present a &enace to the ver" heart and soul o+ the 9od" o+ this entit">F 8n other
3ords; the 3i+e; too; 3as a3are o+ the situation> The reading closed 3ith an inNunction rare +or Ca"ce=
FBe3areR Be3areRF
1s &ight al&ost 9e e?pected o+ one 3ho had gotten hi&sel+ into this scrape; the 9usiness&an did not
heed the 3arning> (e kept on 3ith his secretar"; and lost 3i+e; ho&e; +a&il"; and 9usiness>
(o3ever; +ollo3ing a divorce; he did &arr" the other 3o&an> (e 3as no3 so i&pressed 9" Ca"ce%s
insight; that 3ith his ne3+ound 3i+e he took hi&sel+ to <irginia Beach to place hi&sel+ at the disposal
o+ the &"stic> Ca"ce could give hi& no advice; e?cept to pro+it 9" the &istakes o+ the +irst &arriage>
(e started a ne3 9usiness in the North; consulted Ca"ce regularl"; and &anaged &aritall" and
9usiness-3ise; until his death recentl">
5ong 9e+ore the ps"choanal"sts; Ca"ce had discovered a ps"chic content to drea&s; si&ilar in
prophetic insight to the seven-+at-"ears-and-seven-lean interpretation given the .haraoh%s drea& 9"
Koseph and o+ the hand3riting-on-the-3all clari+ication 9" the prophet 0aniel>
The prophetic or precognitive drea& &ight revolve around &undane things> 1s a &atter o+ +act;
Ca"ce; interpreting one such drea&; 3arned the drea&er to get out o+ the stock &arket; and predicted
an unprecedented stock &arket crash in a +e3 &onths>
The +orecast 3as &ade in 1pril 16!6I si? &onths laterJ Black Frida"; )cto9er !6; 16!6; the &arket
collapsed>
The drea&er; a all Street 9roker; had kept a dail" record o+ his drea&s; in accordance 3ith an
advisor" +ro& Ca"ce> Each &orning; Ca"ce interpreted the drea&s that the &an had the night 9e+ore>
The drea&er listened closel"; as a rule; 9ecause he had &ade a +ortune 9u"ing and selling stocks 3ith
Ca"ce>
)n #arch *; 16!6; the all Streeter had his +irst drea& re+lecting &isgivings a9out the 9ull &arket>
(e Notted his drea& do3n on a night-ta9le pad and phoned it into Ca"ce> F0rea&ed 3e should sell all
our stocks including 9o? stock Lone considered ver" goodM> 8 sa3 a 9ull +ollo3ing &" 3i+e; 3ho 3as
dressed in red>F
Ca"ce took this 9ull right 9" the horns> FThis is an i&pression o+ a condition 3hich is to co&e a9out;
a do3n3ard &ove&ent o+ long duration; not allo3ing latitude +or those stocks considered ver" sa+e>
0ispose o+ all; even 9o?; great change to co&e>F
The drea&er 3as apparentl" sensitiAing his o3n su9conscious channels +or precognitive drea&s 9" a
conscious e++ort to re&e&9er the& each &orning> )n 1pril -; a &onth a+ter the +irst &arket drea&;
the 9roker had another provocative drea&>
The drea& 3as shorter; 9ut considera9l" &ore co&ple? than the +irst> F0rea&ed a "oung &an 3as
9la&ing &e +or &urder o+ a &an> 1 gang asked; %8s there an"one else in the 3orld 3ho kno3s thisG% 8
ans3ered; %P> Cornell>% Sa3 dead &an> @ang started to ad&inister poisonous h"poder&ic 3hich had
9een used on dead &an> 8 +elt needle and e?pected death>F
The drea&er a3oke; startled> 1nd then +ell 9ack into a trou9led sleep> B" this ti&e his drea&
apparatus 3as so linked up to his conscious that he drea&ed his o3n interpretation o+ the drea&>
FThis;F he 3rote; Frepresented +ight going on in :eserve BoardJstock sti&ulation>F
That sa&e da"; Ca"ce propheticall" clari+ied the drea&= FThere &ust surel" co&e a 9reak 3here there
3ill 9e panic in the &one" centers; not onl" o+ all Street%s activit"; 9ut a closing o+ the 9oards in
&an" other centers and a readNust&ent o+ the actual specieJhigher and lo3er ,uotations to continue
+or several &oons 3hile adNust&ents are 9eing &adeJthen 9reak>F
hat +ollo3ed is histor"> 1+ter the )cto9er crash; e?changes 3ere closed in all Street and
else3here> There 3as a &aNor adNust&ent in the specieJthe Hnited States and a nu&9er o+ other
countries going o++ the gold standard>
Ca"ce%s interpretation o+ the s"&9olis& involved in the +irst drea& 3ould no3 9e generall" accepted>
The red dress 3as o9viousl" a danger 3arning; the 9ull a 9ull &arket; on its 3a" out> 8ronicall"; the
3i+e 3as on the 3a" out; too; divorcing the drea&er shortl" therea+ter>
8n the second drea&; Ca"ce 3ent along 3ith the FgangF identi+ied as the Federal :eserve> The
h"poder&ic needle 3as construed as a Fh"poF +or a sinking &arket> The attack 3as on the drea&er%s
+inancial sta9ilit"; and spelled his death +inanciall"> The apparent re+erence to the 3ell-kno3n actress;
Patharine Cornell; 3ent une?plained> But certainl"; Ca"ce had scored a 9ull%s-e"e>
0rea&s o+ death are particularl" distur9ing to &an"> But +or Ca"ce this 3as o+ten a hope+ul s"&9ol>
)n Kune !$;16!*; a su9Nect 3as so shaken 9" a drea& that he could onl" 3rite= F0rea&ed 8 died>F
Ca"ce 3as reassuring> FThis is the &ani+estation o+ the 9irth o+ thought and &ental develop&ent
a3akening in the individual> This; then; is the a3akening o+ the su9conscious; as &ani+ested in death
o+ ph"sical +orces>F
8 &ust ad&it 8 3as not al3a"s satis+ied 3ith Ca"ce%s interpretations> 1 <irginia 3o&an; o+ 1nglo-
Sa?on heritage; 3as having a ph"sical reading +or a condition o+ o9esit"; he&orrhoids; and a kidne"
disorder; 3hen she thre3 in a re,uest +or a drea& interpretation> 8t had co&e to her in 16$!; 9e+ore
(itler%s rise; and 3hen things 3ere relativel" ,uiet on the international scene> 5ooking 9ack; it see&ed
rather evidential o+ the hard ti&es Britain 3as soon to have>
The drea& +ollo3s= F#" hus9and and 8 see&ed to 9e in a large d3elling; and looking out to3ard the
sk" 3e sa3 large 9lack circles +loating through the air> e thought this ver" strange; and soon
discovered that the circles looked like 9lack auto tires or large truck tires> Suddenl"; out o+ the sk" a
9ig 9lack &achine; rese&9ling the large caterpillar &achines used during the orld ar; ca&e do3n
to earth>
e said 3e had 9etter get out o+ the place; +or 3e realiAed it 3as the intention o+ this &achine to crush
people to death> Too; 3e realiAed that it &eant trou9lous tunes; so 3e tried to get out o+ its 3a" as
,uickl" as possi9le> e 3alked do3n to the river +ront; and there sa3 a British ship tied up at the
3har+> So&eone said it had +ired on the lone 3atch&an 3hile in his o++ice on the 3har+; 9ut +ound out
later that the 3atch&an had +ired on the British shipJ3hich see&ed to please us ver" &uch> e
realiAed there 3ere trou9lous ti&es in the &aking; and 8 3as ver" &uch a+raid> e 3alked +urther
do3n the long 3har+; and sa3 &an" &ore British ships>F
8t see&ed to &e; looking 9ack on 3hat had happened up to and through orld ar 88; that this 3as a
plain 3arning o+ the division in England 9e+ore the 3ar; 3ith inston Churchill the lone 3atch&an;
giving and taking cross +ire +ro& his e&9attled British colleagues> )r could it 9e Britain standing
alone; resisting the destruction +ro& the sk"; including clusters o+ rockets and &assive 9o&9ers; until
that lone ship; Britain; had 9eco&e &an" British shipsJ&an" alliesG
Ca"ce caught the di++iculties Britain 3ould 9e in; 9ut #s e?planation 3as rather general> FThis is a
prophetic vision relating to those peoples that 3ere &ostl" sho3n Lthe BritishM; as to the straits to
3hich those peoples 3ould pass; are passing> The +ear that 3as +elt 3ould 9e the natural tendenc";
kno3ing and +eeling the relationships o+ that land LBritainM to the 3hole 3orld; as related to the sel+%s
o3n associations>
FThe conditions seen; as +ro& 3hence the aid or po3er ca&e; as i+ +ro& on high; in the +or& o+ circles
that increased as the" 9allooned in their action through the heavens; indicate the 3a"; character or
&anner this people 3ould aid the&selves; in the appeal to the spiritual than to the po3er o+ +orce that
3as i&plied 9" the act o+ the lone 3atch&an>F
Certainl"; on re+lection; it could 9e said that Churchill and Britain put their +aith in @od; 9ut it see&ed
to &e a prophec" a9out a 3ar; dealing 3ith a drea& as detailed as this one; should have 9een &ore
speci+ic as to 3hat the upshot o+ it all 3as going to 9e on earth>
8 &entioned &" dissatis+action; or disappoint&ent; to one o+ the 1>:E>%s drea& e?perts; Everett 8rion>
(e looked at &e 3ith o9vious surprise>
F0on%t "ou seeG Ca"ce 3as looking at the 9road side o+ it> For in the last anal"sis; it 3as the spirit o+
the English that &ade the& hold out; 3hen practicall" ever"9od" else had collapsed 9e+ore the
@er&ans>F
FBut 3h";F 8 asked; F3ere these people o+ o9vious English 9ackground pleased in their drea& to see a
British ship +ired uponGF
8rion shrugged> F8 3ould have to kno3 &ore a9out their o3n +ra&e o+ re+erence; and 3hat these
s"&9ols &eant to the&> 8t could ver" 3ell have 9een that the +iring on the ship; sa" 9" Churchill; the
lone 3atch&an; conve"ed the +eeling that the British Nav"; then do3ngraded 9" the appeasers; 3as to
9e Nolted 9" this %attack% into so&e recognition o+ the realities o+ the situation> This 3ould certainl"
have pleased an" 1nglophile>F (e laughed> F8%& tr"ing to reason thisI Ca"ce o+ course sa3 it
intuitivel"; and certainl" the intuitive should have a 9etter grasp o+ the su9conscious>F
8+ a drea& 3as prophetic; 3as the +oreseen event then +i?edG 1+ter a drea& 3hich 3as clearl"
precognitive; &aterialiAing a "ear later 3hen she 3alked into a roo& and sa3 the sa&e people and
+urnishings she had envisioned in sleep; @lad"s 0avis asked Ca"ce to e?plain ho3 it 3as that drea&s
ca&e to +ul+ill&ent> F1re such conditions set at the ti&e drea&ed o+;F she asked; Fand 3h" 3ould one
drea& o+ an" given conditionGF
Ca"ce replied that the la3 o+ cause and e++ect 3as i&&uta9le; that as Fthought and purpose and ai&
and desire are set in &otion 9" &inds;F the result is certain and +i?ed; and there+ore +oreseea9le> FFor
its end; then; has 9een set in that (e; the @iver o+ the heavens and the earth and those things therein;
has set the end thereo+>F
The drea&er had tuned into a particular c"cle o+ activit"; Ca"ce suggested; 9ecause o+ her interest in
the people involved> F0rea& is 9ut attuning an individual &ind to those individual storehouses o+
e?perience that has 9een set in &otion> 1t ti&es; there &a" 9e a per+ect connection; at others there
&a" 9e the static o+ inter+erence 9" ina9ilit" o+ coordinating the o3n thought to the e?perience or
actualit" or +act set in &otion>F There 3ere di++erent reasons +or di++erent drea&s> FThose e?periences
that are visioned are not onl" as has 9een given to so&e; to 9e interpreters o+ the unseen; 9ut to others
as prophec"; to others healing; to others e?hortation; "et all are o+ the sa&e spirit>F
Considera9le e&phasis has 9een placed in the Ca"ce readings on the ps"chic content o+ our drea&s> 8n
+act; as (ugh 5"nn Ca"ce o9served +ro& his o3n stud"; the drea& state &a" 9e the sa+est; ,uickest
3a" +or &ost o+ us to 9eco&e a3are o+ e?trasensor" perception; an agenc" o+ our o3n su9conscious>
Telepath"; clairvo"ance; precognition; all see& co&&onplace in the drea& 3orldI all the" re,uire is
the proper interpretation> 1nd Edgar Ca"ce 3as that interpreter>
8n 0ece&9er 16!- a 3o&an ca&e to Ca"ce 3ith a distur9ing drea& a9out a +riend she had not seen in
"ears> 8n her drea&; her +riend; E&&ie; had co&&itted suicide>
Ca"ce 3ent into trance and e?plained that the drea& 3as telepathic rather than prophetic or literal>
FSuch conditions had passed through this &indJor it had conte&plated such conditions> The" have
passed>F
1 check 3as &ade o+ E&&ie; and it developed that she had seriousl" conte&plated suicide at one
tune> But the crisis had passed>
8t 3as an odd drea&; since the drea&er had apparentl" tuned into a thought that had 9een dis&issed
and 9uried a3a"; and 3hich 3as no longer in the conscious circuit o+ the other%s &ind> (o3 then had
the drea&er reached out and dra3n in this in+or&ationG 8t 3as real enig&a; even granting that ES.
3as a realit"> Ca"ce 3as asked to indicate ho3 this telepathic &essage had originated> (is
e?planation &a" 3ell appl" to all ps"chic drea&s= F)ther drea&s there are; a correlation 9et3een
&entalities or su9conscious entities; 3herein there has 9een attained; ph"sicall" or &entall"; a
correlation o+ individual ideas or &ental e?pressions; that 9ring +ro& one su9conscious to another
actual e?istent conditions; either direct or indirect; to 9e acted upon or that are ever present>F
1s Ca"ce pointed out; tune 3as onl" an illusion at 9est F(ence 3e +ind visions o+ the past; visions o+
the present; visions o+ the +uture> For the su9conscious there is no past or +utureJall is present> This
3ould 9e 3ell to re&e&9er in &uch o+ the in+or&ation as &a" 9e given through such +orces as these>F
8n the nor&al +ra&e o+ re+erence; it 3as di++icult to gauge the source o+ so&e telepathic drea&s>
(o3ever; i+ Ca"ce 3as in+alli9le; as so&e suggest; then certainl" evidence can 9e adduced +or the
survival o+ not onl" li+e; 9ut o+ li+e interested in 3hat it has le+t 9ehind o+ +riends and +a&il" on this
terrestrial plane>
)ne drea&er; 9ack in Septe&9er 16!-; reported to the sleeping Ca"ce= F#" &other appeared to &e>
She said; %8 a& alive>%F
Ca"ce; still so&nolent; cut in; FShe is alive>F
The drea&er appeared a little &ore shaken 9" the interruption than 9" the drea&; 9ut 9ravel"
continued on> (is &other had then enNoined in the drea&; FSo&ething is 3rong 3ith "our sister%s leg
or shoulder> She ought to see a doctor a9out it>F
.s"chic researchers; crediting the ps"chic ,ualit" o+ the drea&; &ight accept it as a dra&atiAation o+
the drea&er%s su9conscious; reNecting it as evidence o+ a surviving spirit> But not Ca"ce> 8n advising
the drea&er to heed the drea& 3arning; he stressed= FThe &other; through the entit"%s o3n &ind; is as
the &other to all in the household> arning; then; o+ conditions that &a" arise; and o+ conditions
e?istent> Then; 3arn the sister as regarding sa&e>F
The 9rother kne3 nothing o+ an" ph"sical di++iculties his sister 3as having> (e checked; 3ithout
telling her a9out the Ca"ce reading; and she &entioned; rather surprised; that her leg and shoulder
3ere 9othering her>
#otherJor perhaps the su9conscious sel+; tuned to the sister%s su9consciousJhad kno3n 3hat it 3as
talking a9out> 1nd so had Ca"ce>
The drea& state; 3hen 9od" and &ind are relativel" ,uiescent; is apparentl" the 9est channel +or
ps"chic &essages>
So&e people; 3ho have no apparent ps"chic a9ilit"; 3aking; 9eco&e surprisingl" attuned in the
sleeping phase> 1t one point; the Ca"ce ho&e in <irginia Beach 3as virtuall" a drea& la9orator";
esta9lishing precognition +or even the &ost du9ious 3ho +ollo3ed the drea& readings>
)ne "oung 3o&an alone; in +our "ears; had eight readings; anal"Aing &ore than three hundred
drea&s; a large nu&9er o+ these +oreshado3ing precognitive e?periences 3ith re&arka9le precision>
)n Kune -; 16!*; this &arried t3ent"-one-"ear-old 3o&an%s drea& record visualiAed a na&eless girl
+riend (o9viousl" sel+) at a dinner ta9le &aking violent love to an old +riend> Ca"ce 3arned o+ a return
to an old ad&irer; and several "ears later; a checkup disclosed; the drea&er 9roke up her &arriage to
&arr" her ad&irer> The ad&irer then 3alked out on her; &aking the 3arning &ost apropos>
1ccording to Ca"ce; virtuall" ever"thing is drea&ed 9e+ore it happens; and so it 3as hardl" a surprise
to hi& that he 3as a9le to anticipate through her drea&s practicall" ever"thing o+ &aNor account that
3as to happen to this 3o&an in the ne?t thirt" "ears>
)n Kune /; 16!*; she had a per+ectl" 3retched drea&> She drea&ed o+ a 3eak-&inded child; though
she had no children at this ti&e>
Ca"ce 3as never &ore prophetic; and tact+ul> F1n" condition;F he stated; Fis +irst drea&ed 9e+ore
9eco&ing realit">F
8t took a 3hile +or this drea& to &aterialiAe; and the 3o&an &a" ver" 3ell have +orgotten it> Then
one da"; so&e t3ent"-+ive "ears later; one o+ her children; no3 an adult; 9eca&e a &ental case>
There 3as a &ethod to her drea&ing> She kept a pencil and pad at her 9edside; and her drea&s
increasingl" re&ained 3ith her as she a3akened> )n Kul" 12; 16!*; she had a drea& that her hus9and
3asn%t co&ing ho&e an" &ore> 8t hardl" re,uired a Ca"ce to sense trou9le ahead on this one; though
he did conve" the 3arning> Five "ears later her hus9and stopped co&ing ho&eJto her ho&e;
an"3a"> The" 3ere divorced>
#ore and &ore; as she kept a drea& record; the 3o&an%s drea&s see&ed clearl" to 9e prophetic> )n
0ece&9er !/; 16!*; +or instance; she drea&ed that she and her sister 3ere at her &other%s 9edside>
The &other 3as unconscious; and 9oth the drea&er and her sister 3ere so99ing; F0on%t leave us>F 8t
3as again an al&ost literal 3arning; this ti&e o+ her &other%s death>
1lthough her &arriage appeared tran,uil on the sur+ace; there 3as o9viousl" considera9le suppressed
&aterial +or the su9conscious to 9rood over> For on Kul" 1/; 16!-; she drea&ed e?plosivel" o+ her
relationship 3ith her hus9and> She sa3 hersel+ traveling on a 9oat 3ith hi&> 8t 3as raining; and a +lash
o+ lightning struck the 9oat> The 9oiler 9le3 up>
To Ca"ce; this 3as again a clear 3arning o+ an i&pending &arital 9lo3up>
B" this ti&e; this "oung 3o&an 3as 9eco&ing so clearl" ps"chic in the drea& state that ad&irers o+
Ca"ce 3ondered 3hether the" had not +ound a potential disciple in the "oung &atron> )n Nove&9er
1/; 16!-; +or instance; she sa3 her cousin 9eing &arried> 8t 3as literal as all that> Ca"ce read the
drea& as precognitive> The cousin 3as &arried several &onths later>
Ca"ce 3as +or ever"9od" drea&ing> 1s a clue to people interested in evaluating their o3n drea&s; he
suggested that the drea& could 9e t"ped 9" its ver" nature> (e 3as asked once; 9" a su9Nect; F1re &"
drea&s ever signi+icant o+ spiritual a3akeningGF and he replied in rhetoric a 9it &ore di++use than
usual=
F1s e?perienced 9" the entit"; there are drea&s and visions and e?periences> hen onl" drea&s
L3ithout an" spiritual &essageM these too are signi+icant; 9ut rather o+ the ph"sical health> 8n visions
3here there are spiritual a3akenings; these are seen &ost o+ten in s"&9ols or signs> 8n training
"oursel+ to interpret "our visions; the e?pressions o+ e"e; hand; &outh; posture; or the like &ust 9e
understood in "our o3n language> hen these are then s"&9olic; kno3 the a3akening Lo+ the spiritM
is at hand>F
The trou9le 3ith drea& s"&9ols; o+ course; 3as that the" varied 3ith the individual outlook> So as
(ugh 5"nn Ca"ce has so aptl" pointed out; each individual to interpret his o3n drea&sJin the
a9sence o+ a Ca"ceJ&ust realiAe that the s"&9ol +or one intellect is not al3a"s the s"&9ol +or
another>
)ut o+ the Ca"ce drea&olog"; though; certain co&&on s"&9ols appear to have al&ost standard
re+erence=
aterJsource o+ li+e; spirit; unconsciousI 9oatJvo"age o+ li+eI +ireJ3rath; cleansing; destro"ingI
dead leavesJ9od" e?cre&ent or drossesI &ud; &ire; tangled 3eedsJneeded puri+ication or
cleansingI naked i&ageJe?posed; open to criticis&I and +ishJan al&ost universal s"&9ol o+ Christ;
Christian; or spiritual +ood>
1 person; identi+ied or other3ise; o+ten represents 3hat the drea&er +eels to3ard that personI
clothing; the &anner or 3a" in 3hich one person appears to another; usuall" the drea&er>
0i++erent ani&als re+lect so&e phase o+ sel+; as the individual drea&er +eels a9out that ani&al> 8+ he
thinks a9out the +o? as 9eing trick"; and then drea&s o+ a +o?; he &a" regard hi&sel+ deep do3n
inside as 9eing a rather shad" person; and this &a" indicate great inner con+licts o+ 3hich his
conscious &ind kno3s nothing> 0i++erent races; groups; associations in+luence or color the ani&al
connotation> For the (indu; or those steeped in 4oga or )riental culture; the drea&ed snake is 9oth a
s"&9ol o+ 3isdo& and se?> The 9ull; +or so&e; &a" s"&9oliAe the se? glands; and hence se?ual
activit">
The Ca"ce Fdrea& 9ookF +lo3s on> Sel+-revealing drea&s; ste&&ing as the" do +ro& 3ish +ul+ill&ent;
suppressed desires; and other 3orries and con+licts; are replete 3ith s"&9olis&> 1 gorilla &a"
represent &an%s lo3er ani&al natureI a &ad&an; unrestrained angerI a ship%s captain; the stead"
hel&s&anJthe higher sel+; sound principlesI a house 3here one once lived; &a" relate to a trau&atic
e?perience thereI a rough road; the e?periencing o+ harsh travails>
)+ten 3e are not up to directl" +acing the ugl" side o+ our natures; hence the protective s"&9olis&
that &akes it possi9le +or drea&s to 9e unpleasant 3ithout startling us into 9lood-curdling night&ares>
The +ollo3ing drea&; sel+-revealing in nature; 3as signi+icantl" o9scure> The drea&er 3rote it do3n
care+ull"; not &issing a single detail in the trans+er +ro& pillo3 to pad= F1 police&an 3as leading a
&an 3ho had his t3o hands tied up across his chest> The police&an led hi& up to the gallo3s; a9out
3hich a great cro3d o+ people 3ere gathered> Kust as the" 3ere a9out to slip the noose over his head
he slipped do3n a long slide; the police&an clinging to hi&> The &an cra3led desperatel" and
speedil" on his sto&ach; through the &illing cro3d; thus escaping the police&an>F
The drea&er ela9orated on the prisoner= F8 could see his 9lack nude +or& as he cra3led ver" ,uickl"
along the ground> Finall"; he ca&e into a "ard o+ a 9rick house; still cra3ling on his sto&ach ver"
+ast> (e continued in this &anner until he 9u&ped his head on the 9rick 3all o+ the house> This thre3
hi& 9ack3ards and stunned hi&> 1s he la" there on his 9ack; an old 3o&an ca&e out o+ the house
and regarded hi&> She started to3ard hi& and as she did so; the &an stood up and the 9ack o+ hi&
suddenl" appeared to &e as a nude Negro; 3ith an ani&al tail attached> (e rese&9led 9oth a Negro
and an ani&al>F
The drea&er 3as a +ort"-eight-"ear-old 3o&an; 3hose son 3as a9out to &arr" a Southern girl> She
+elt she had no strong preNudices against Negroes; 9ut had d3elt consciousl"; in vie3 o+ the
i&pending &arriage; on the l"nching pro9le& in the South; so&e thirt" "ears ago>
The Ca"ce drea& reading &ade the dark +igure; the Negro 3ho at the sa&e ti&e see&ed an ani&al; a
s"&9ol 3hich 3as turned in3ard +or an e?a&ination o+ the sel+Jactuall"; the center o+ nearl" ever"
re&e&9ered drea&> hat the Negro represented to the 3o&an 3as s"&9olic onl" in re+lecting her
o3n hidden attitudes; dra&aticall" revealing the preNudices she 3as concealing +ro& hersel+ as 3ell as
others>
F8n taking on the ani&al +or&;F Ca"ce e?plained; Fthe entit" sees in itsel+ a still &ore dreaded
condition> 8n the opening part o+ the drea& the entit" sees the dark +igure as so&eone 9ringing trou9le
to itsel+ 9" its o3n doing> This truth escapes as it 3ere +ro& the &ass criticis&; and then is halted 9"
the 3all> 1s it stands up; the entit" recogniAed the sel+Jor the lo3er nature o+ sel+> The 3o&an is
ad&onished Lin the drea&M to stud" %all the ele&ents o+ truth%= even those a9out sel+ 3hich 9eco&e
%trou9leso&e% and %o9no?ious>%F
1s it developed; the 3o&an ad&itted she 3as strongl" distur9ed 3ithin hersel+ 9" the thought o+
se?ual relations 9et3een 9lacks and 3hites and "et this +eeling &ade her darkl" asha&ed o+ hersel+; so
that she hersel+; drea&-3ise; 9eca&e the Negro she secretl" deplored> )nce ackno3ledging the truth;
she see&ed &ore at ease a9out the pro9le&; to the point; an"3a"; 3here she no longer drea&ed a9out
it>
The Ca"ce readings revealed a certain consistenc" in the inherent s"&9olis& o+ drea&s since; in the
do&inant 3hite 1nglo-Sa?on culture; the average person in the &ainstrea& o+ societ"Jat 3ork;
school; or pla"Jis e?posed to prett" &uch the sa&e attitudes and outlooks; 3hether or not he accepts
the&>
The s"&9olis& o+ the dark ani&al +igure; conve"ing an i&pression o+ sinister; un9ridled po3er;
cropped up 3ith striking +re,uenc" in drea&s anal"Aed 9" Ca"ce; and as Ca"ce sa3 the&Jcorrectl";
the ps"choanal"sts no3 tell usJthe +igures revealed an un+avora9le side o+ the individual; 3hich the
conscious 9locked; and the unconscious o9scured>
This &ight 9e an apparent preNudice; as 3ith the 3o&an 3ho drea&ed o+ the Negro; or suppressed
ani&alistic se? urges; or greed; 9ad te&per; env"; an"thing o9viousl" negative i&pairing the
individual%s o3n regard +or hi&sel+> 1 &iddle-aged 3o&an 9rought a t"picall" night&arish drea& to
Ca"ce> She 3as considera9l" agitated; +or the drea& had 9een violent; and perhaps prophetic= F#"
hus9and; his &other; and 8 3ere living together in a house in Ne3 Kerse"> 8 heard &uch shooting and
e?cite&ent> 1ll o+ the 3indo3s o+ our house 3ere open and it 3as raining and stor&ing outside> e
rushed to close and lock the&> So&e terri9le 3ild &an see&ed to 9e running through the to3n
shooting and causing great trou9le; and the police 3ere chasing hi&>F
Ca"ce 3as a9le to reassure the 3o&an> She had no stor& to 3orr" a9out; no +ire3orks; no e?plosive
shooting> 1ll the e?cite&ent; all the pent-up stor& 3as in her> She had a rotten disposition; and unless
she learned to cur9 it; 3as headed +or trou9le> )r as Ca"ce put it= FThe large &an; the 9uga9oo; that
co&es to the entit" in these e&9le&atical Ls"&9olicM conditions here presented; and as seen in others;
is in sel+ and sel+%s te&per> SeeGF
She sa3>
Because the s"&9ols &ust 9e seen in the drea&er%s o3n perspective; he &a" interpret the& 9etter than
an"9od" else i+ he understands the s"&9olog"> So&e s"&9olog"; o+ course; is general> 1s the house
3as the 9od" in a Ca"ce drea& reading; a 9urning house could 9e anger; or it could 9e the end o+ a
&arriage; i+ the house 9urned do3n; as it 3ould then 9e all-consu&ing> )ne drea& can e?press &an"
di++erent things> 1 Nor+olk house3i+e; interested in the 3ork o+ the 1>:>E>; drea&ed that her ho&e 3as
9urning> 1ll she sa3 le+t 3as the nu&9er; 61!> She had had other precognitive drea&s 9e+ore that had
&aterialiAedJa girl +riend%s divorce; a relative%s getting in trou9le 3ith the police>
The da" a+ter her drea&; she 3alked into a shop to pick up a dress and puAAled 9" the signi+icance o+
the nu&erals; she related 3hat she had drea&ed>
The nu&9er caught the proprietor%s ear> Fhat did "ou sa" those nu&erals 3ereGF
FNine-t3elve;F she repeated>
(e checked through so&e papers; and then his e"es 3idened> Fh" didn%t "ou tell &e a9out this
"esterda"GF he said in an angr" voice>
The girl shrugged; Fhat di++erence 3ould it &akeGF
Fhat di++erenceG 8 3ould have 3on t3o thousand dollars; it%s the 3inning nu&9er>F
She e?plained that she didn%t kno3 a9out such things>
F4ou 3ere supposed to co&e in +or that dress "esterda";F he said accusingl">
(e thre3 the suit across the counter at her> FNe?t ti&e "ou drea& o+ three nu&erals; tell so&e9od"
a9out it>F
eeks later; stud"ing up on drea&s; the girl 3ondered 3hether the rest o+ it 3as prophetic; too> (er
o3n &arriage had Nust gone up 3ith the +la&ing house>
1s interpreted 9" Ca"ce; &an" s"&9ols 3ere o+ an o9vious nature; eas" to adapt to drea&s; generall">
#issing a train or 9usJhurr" up to get li+e in orderI 9ar9ed 3ire entangle&ent or rough high3a"J
di++iculties along the 3a"I one shoe; a poor +oundationI right turn; the correct courseI le+t turn; the
3rongI 9eaver; an industrious person or No9I &ud; scandal or dirt" linenI ra99it; ti&idit" or
se?I a 3all a 9arrier to ne3 ideas; lack o+ open-&indedness> 8n the sa&e vein; repairing an old house
indicated changing concepts; crossing a strea& or river the 9eginning o+ a ne3 venture>
1 9a9" or child; generall"; &eant a ne3 start; or i+ associated in the drea&er%s conscious &ind 3ith
pro9le&s; it could signi+" s&all pro9le&s> 8n Nor+olk; in a tavern kno3n as @igi%s; the proprietress;
#rs> Sall" Cot"; had 9een drea&ing precognitivel" ever since she could re&e&9er> But 3hen she sa3
children in her drea&s; it didn%t &ean an"thing creative; it &eant pro9le&s; s&all pro9le&s; 9ecause
her children had al3a"s represented s&all pro9le&s to her>
F8 drea& o+ a child; and the ne?t da"; 8 kno3 8%& going to have trou9le; a little trou9leJlike the health
authorities or the li,uor authorities co&ing in to co&plain a9out so&ething>F
She tried to close o++ her drea&s; 9ut it 3ouldn%t 3ork>
She; too; had had a drea& a9out a nu&9er once; 9ut it 3as in Ne3 4ork Cit"; 3hen she had a store on
#ul9err" Street; and she kne3 3hat to do a9out it> She 3as in a state o+ e&otional strain 3hen the
drea& ca&e> She 3as going into a hospital +or &aNor surger"; and had 9een told that her
hospitaliAation insurance did not appl"> She needed &ore than a thousand dollars; and had no3here to
turn +or the &one">
)n this particular night she had drea&ed o+ a nu&9er-'-11---Jand 3as &using a9out it; 3hen she
looked out through the 3indo3 o+ her store onto the street> There standing idl"; 3here she had never
seen hi& 9e+ore; 3as a &an na&ed Charlie; a runner +or the 8talian lotter"; 3hich 3as 9ig in the
neigh9orhood>
She 3ent to the door> Fhat are "ou doing out there CharlieGF
F8 have the da" o++;F he said>
She took out three one-dollar 9ills> F(ere;F she said; Fare three nu&9ers; 3ill "ou pla" the& in the
lotter" +or &eGF She considered his appearance a Fsign>F
The lotter" 3as decided at the end o+ the 3eek; and this 3as a #onda">
F8%ll 9e 9ack Thursda";F Charlie said>
She didn%t care to e?plain she 3as going into the hospital> FTake it no3;F she insisted>
(e +inall" agreed>
FThat 3eekend;F the drea&er recalled; F&" 9rother phoned &e at the hospital; and said; %Charlie%s
looking +or "ouJhe%s got Q1;*77 +or "ou>%F The nu&9ers had co&e through>
hile Ca"ce is gone; drea&s live on at the 1>:>E> 1+ter attending a drea& se&inar at <irginia Beach;
a "oung &an kept a record o+ his drea&s; interpreting the& according to his o3n +ra&e o+ re+erence
and standard s"&9ols &entioned 9" Ca"ce> hat he did 3ith one drea&; apparentl" an"one can do
3ith his o3n drea&s; perhaps opening up a ne3 real& o+ insight into one%s li+e> The +ollo3ing drea&
3as anal"Aed &onths a+ter the stud" proNect>
The "oung &an; in his earl" t3enties; sa3 hi&sel+ standing at the ocean; +ishing> The 3ater 3as clear
9ut tur9ulent> Standing ne?t to hi& on the sand 3as a s&all +igure; a replica o+ hi&sel+; 3eeping> (is
larger sel+ caught a +ish; an orange-hued +lounder; and gave it to the s&aller sel+; 3ho pro&ptl"
stopped cr"ing> But the +lounder +lopped out o+ the s&aller +igure%s hands; landing in a clu&p o+
9ushes; and the s&all sel+ 9egan to cr" again>
The drea&%s larger sel+ poked through the 9ushes +or the +ish; 9ut as he parted the +oliage; discovered
the +ish 9eing eaten 9" t3o ani&als; a 3hite ra99it and a 9eaver> The 9eaver ran o++; vanishingI the
ra99it leaped into the ocean; s3a& a9out +or a 3hile; then returned tired and 9edraggled>
1+ter 3riting do3n the drea&; the "oung &an studied each s"&9ol separatel"; passing over so&e
3hose &eaning 3as not readil" clear; then co&ing 9ack to the& in a da" or t3o> 1+ter t3o da"s o+
inter&ittent stud"; he had co&piled a list o+ s"&9ols; relating each s"&9ol to his o3n +eeling a9out it;
hoping in this 3a" to +ind out 3hat 3as stirring in his unconscious &ind>
(e 9egan 3ith ocean> F8 have read that 3ater &eans spirit or source o+ li+e; or the unconscious>F Then=
W Fishing J act o+ seeking in the spiritual real&>
W 1 +ish J so&ething out o+ the spiritual real&>
W The sel+ (larger) J &"sel+ as 8 a& no3 in the ph"sical>
W S&aller sel+ J could this 9e &" childhoodG 3as 8 starved or hungr" in childhoodG (so99ing over not
getting the +ish)>
W Cr"ing J 3anting so&ething; stopped cr"ing 3ith +ish>
W Fish got a3a" J lost so&ething 3hich started s&aller sel+ cr"ing again>
W Beaver J 3ork like a 9eaver>
W
W :a99it J ti&id>
This 3as the +irst listing> :e3orking his drea&; the "oung &an 9egan to +or& a discerni9le pattern=
W )cean J 3hatever the ocean stood +orJspiritual source o+ li+e or the unconsciousJit 3as
9eauti+ull" clear; 9ut tur9ulent>
W 1 +ish J a +ish 3as the s"&9ol used 9" earl" ChristiansI could this &ean Christ; or spiritual +oodG
W The sel+ (larger) J 8 see& to 9e seeking; or +ishing; as 8 a& no3 doing in real li+e; +or direction
+or &" li+e and solutions to &" pro9le&s>
W The sel+ (s&aller) J this isn%t a child> 8t is an e?act duplicate o+ &e> Can this 9e the part o+ &e
3hich needs spiritual +ood; s&all; undeveloped; a part o+ &e that is cr"ing out and is satis+ied 3hen
given the +ishG #a"9e this is not &" childhood (as +irst thought); 9ut rather part o+ &e as 8 a& no3;
3hich needs help>
W Fish got a3a" J so&eho3 &" spiritual +ood is getting a3a">
W Beaver J 3hen 8 think o+ a 9eaver; 8 think o+ 3ork> #a"9e this is &" No9>
The drea& could not 9e properl" anal"Aed 3ithout kno3ing &ore o+ the "oung &an%s situation> (e
3as 3orking in a +actor" at the ti&e; &aking parts +or &issiles; 3as trou9led a9out &aking &unitions
that &ight 9e destructive one da"; and had taken to hanging out 3ith 9ad co&pan"; using pro+anit"
carelessl" and drinking at 9ars a+ter 3ork> Conse,uentl"; a 9ickering relationship had developed at
ho&e 3ith a "oung 3i+e>
8n a ver" real sense; it then 9eca&e apparent to the non-ps"chic drea& interpreters; that the 9eaver
(his 3ork) 3as actuall" eating up his spiritual +ood>
5ike &an" essentiall" idealistic; puritanicall" schooled "oung 1&ericans; he 9locked out se?
s"&9olis&Jand the s"&9olis& 3as rather o9vious in the 3hite ra99it> (e had 3ritten su9se,uentl"
that he had raised the& as a 9o"> FSo&eti&es 8 liked the&> 1 lot o+ ti&es it 3as hard 3ork taking care
o+ the&>F
hat he apparentl" &eant; it developed +ro& ,uestioning; 3as that he 3as intrigued 9" the ra99it%s
se? ha9its; and he had apparentl" learned so&ething +ro& 3atching the&> (is se? attitudeJthe
ra99itJcould 9e consu&ing his spiritual +oodJthe +ish>
:evie3ing the drea&; and the thought process connected 3ith its interpretation; it 3ould see&;
o++hand; a great deal o+ 9other +or one drea&> (o3ever; the drea&; 3ith its interpretation; did have
so&ething to do 3ith reshaping the "oung &an%s li+e> 8t got hi& thinking a9out hi&sel+; a9out the
3arning he had apparentl" received; and he acted on it> (e ,uit his No9 (the 9eaver ran a3a"); and got
another he considered &ore constructive>
(e took stock o+ his &arriage; the se? ha9its that endangered that &arriage (the ra99it s3a& around
+or a 3hile) and atte&pted to re+or&> 0rea&ing had a3akened hi&; and perhaps saved his &arriage>
)nl" recentl"J16-*Jthe 1>:>E> held its +irst se&inar on drea&s> 8t 3as supervised 9" 0r> >
5indsa" Kaco9; a .itts9urgh ps"chiatrist; 3ho has helped patients 9" anal"Aing their drea&sI and 0r>
(er9ert B> .ur"ear; a clinical ps"chologist at Trinit" Hniversit" in San 1ntonio> Both had studied the
Ca"ce drea& readings; 9oth +ound drea&s an invalua9le channel +or resolving the inner con+licts o+
the e&otionall" torn> Kust as Ca"ce had pointed out the relevance o+ all drea&s; 0r> .ur"ear; too;
o9served; FNo drea& co&es +ro& no3here>F The e&otionall" distur9ed drea&ed recurringl" o+ 9eing
engul+ed 9" 3ater; or o+ violent accidents; or even ato&ic attackI the last o+ten characteristic o+ a
9rooding depression 9ordering on the suicidal>
hat Ca"ce had said a9out drea&s +ort" or +i+t" "ears 9e+ore; scienceJand advanced science; at
thatJ3as no3 postulating> FThe ph"sical; ps"chical; and spiritual are re+lected in di++erent kinds o+
drea&s;F 0r> Kaco9 pointed out> Fl"ing saucers; +or instance; could &ean so&ething 9e"ond our
co&prehension; a 3heel an e?pression o+ spiritualit"; a ca&el the su9conscious; an auto&o9ile the
drea&er%s o3n 9od"I his higher-sel+; a clerg"&an; Nudge; la3 o++icer; or an old &an 3ith a 3hite
9eard> The" all had signi+icance +or the students o+ drea&s>
19out thirt" persons o+ various ages Noined in the drea& se&inar> The "oung and eager see&ed
particularl" 3ith it So&e college students; 3ho had hitchhiked across the countr" to participate;
l"ricall" reported a series o+ drea&s 3ithin drea&s> This 3as a device; e?pert Everett 8rion passed on;
to apprise the su9conscious o+ a ps"chic &essage; usuall" precognitive> )ther drea&s revealed the
students involved in ego-releasing con+licts to 9etter understand the&selves> This 3as the ne3
generation that accepted the ps"chic as readil" as travel to the &oon; and their enthusiastic openness
apparentl" induced signi+icant drea&ing>
#uch 3as learned in the se&inar a9out drea&ing> hen the drea& 3as unpleasant; the su9conscious
3ould o+ten 9lock o++ all drea&ing> 1 "outh+ul-appearing grand&other; 3ho ordinaril" drea&ed
regularl"; suddenl" could not re&e&9er her drea&s; no &atter ho3 &an" conscious suggestions she
gave hersel+; or ho3 diligentl" she put pad and pencil at her side> hile others in the drea& class
cheer+ull" sat around and recalled their drea&s; she had nothing to report Nevertheless; during the
night; 3hen each sleeping &e&9er o+ the se&inar 3as under personal o9servation; her e"e9alls 3ere
seen &oving under closed lids; a telltale sign o+ drea&ing> Kust as the e"elids stopped ,uivering; she
3as a3akened; so that her drea&s 3ould 9e +resh in her &e&or"; 9ut she could onl" shake her head>
She could re&e&9er nothing> The class good-naturedl" accused her o+ 9locking> Everett 8rion;
conducting the class; tried to get her to recall the last drea&s she had; thinking the" &ight provide a
clue> Searching her &ind; she +inall" recalled a +rag&entar" drea& she had shortl" 9e+ore the se&inar
9egan; a 3eek previousl"> 1nd then she re&e&9ered still another drea&> )9viousl"; she had 9egun
9locking; as soon as the se&inar opened; not 3anting to discuss her drea&s 3ith an"9od"; nor touch
on a situation that &ight have 9een stirring her su9conscious>
)nl" recentl"; she disclosed under group ,uestioning; she had 9een going through a 9it o+ an
e&otional crisis> (er granddaughter; 3ho had 9een living 3ith her +or so&e ti&e; had Nust 9een taken
9ack 9" the &other; and the grand&other 3as heartsick and lonel"> She 3as "earning +or the child; so
&uch so that she 9roke into so9s Nust talking a9out it
The drea&er 3as a #rs> Belva (ard"; a "oungish &iddle-aged t"pe; and a 3ell-kno3n teacher o+
&usic> She 3as interested in drea&s; generall"; and ,uite 3illing to e?plore her o3n 3ith &e> She
re&e&9ered 9oth drea&s 3ell no3> The &ost signi+icant vision ca&e the night she checked into
1>:>E> head,uarters +or the drea& se&inar> She called it the .orpoise 0rea&> T3o porpoises 3ere
pla"ing in the 3ater; in a setting si&ilar to the #arine 5and o+ the .aci+ic> The" 3ere leaping and
ga&9oling a9out and talking togetherI the" 3ere e?tre&el" happ">
#ean3hile; Belva 3as standing on the 9ank; 3atching> Suddenl" so&e9od" ca&e 9" 3ith a stra3 hat
turned upside do3nJpassed the hat in +ront o+ her and asked her to give so&e +ood to the porpoise>
She dropped three kernels o+ corn into the hat and said; FBe sure to 9ring it 9ack 9ecause 8 don%t have
&uch>F
Even to a neoph"te; the &eaning see&ed apparent Evidentl"; Belva%s drea& su9conscious had 9een
triggered 9" the approaching drea& con+erence; and her su9conscious had dredged up the pro9le&> 8t
3as o9vious 3ho the porpoises 3ere; and she; Belva; 3as on the sidelines>
Ne?t; Belva dredged up her +rag&entar" drea&= F1 "oung couple is silhouetted so&e distance +ro&
&e> The "oung lad" is dressed in 9lue> The drea& said; %0on%t 9other to 3rite this one do3nJthere is
&ore co&ing>%F She 3as alread" 9locking>
1+ter this +rag&ent; Belva 3ent drea&less +our straight nights> Everett 8rion pointed out that i+ drea&
&aterial is ignored or suppressed; the individual does not drea& +or a 3hile>
8n so&e detail; 8rion had clari+ied the s"&9olog" o+ the .orpoise 0rea&> The .aci+ic signi+ied peaceI
corn 3as the highest spiritual +ood; the three kernels representing Father; Son; (ol" @host; and 3hen
Belva said; FBe sure to 9ring it 9ack;F this ver" clearl" &eant that she 3anted the child 9ack>
The o9vious interpretation had also struck her> The t3o porpoises 3ere her daughter and
granddaughter> Their reunion 3as an e?tre&el" happ" one; and the" 3ere enNo"ing each other> She
should cut her o3n ties; and 9less the situation> This 3ould +ree her &ind; including the distracted
su9conscious; and prepare her +or 3hatever 3as 9est +or her>
Belva got the &essage> She sat do3n and pra"ed; and her pra"ers 3ere +or 3hat 3as 9est +or the child>
.er&eating good 3ill; she su9se,uentl" visited her daughter and the child in Cali+ornia> The daughter
reacted 3ith si&ilar 3ar&th and understanding> hen the conversation got around to the child%s
schooling; the daughter suggested; surprisingl"; that the girl &ight do 9etter in an Eastern school> F8
had 9roken &" hold on the child;F Belva o9served; Fand no3 8 +ound her co&ing 9ack to &eJthis
ti&e +or her o3n good and not to +ill &" o3n little needs>F 1t last report; the child 3as 3ith the
grand&other again; and Belva 3as drea&ing good solid drea&s ever" night She had nothing to keep
+ro& hersel+>
1" - /t 3ast9 /tlantis
Kust as &an has gaAed +ascinated into the sea; atavisticall" peering into his past; so has he engaged in a
restless ,uest +or 1tlantis> 8n the ocean; said naturalist :achel Carson; he +ound +ro& 3hence he had
sprung; and in 1tlantis; a drea& o+ a superior culture; pre+acing the 9rie+ +e3 thousand "ears o+
recorded histor" 3ith 3hich he &easures his &eager progress>
Since .lato +irst descri9ed the 5ost Continent o+ the 1tlantic t3ent"-+ive hundred "ears ago; &ore
than t3o thousand 9ooks have 9een 3ritten a9out a legendar" land that no9od" has seen> There have
9een 9ooks to prove 1tlantis; 9ooks to disprove it> So&e have 9een 9" erudite scientists; others 9"
drea&ers in search o+ a Shangri-5a>
hile oceanographers; geologists; and ordinar" sea-divers have 9een +anning out over the 1tlantic +or
centuries in the under3ater ,uest; Edgar Ca"ce &erel" 3ent to sleep; and sa3 visions o+ a &agic
continent 3hich 3ent through three periods o+ 9reakup; the last so&e eleven or t3elve thousand "ears
ago>
aking; Ca"ce didn%t kno3 an"thing a9out lost continents and 3hen his +irst &ention o+ 1tlantis 3as
called to his attention; he ru99ed his e"es and said in that gentle 3a" o+ his; FNo3 8 3onder 3here that
ca&e +ro&; and i+ there%s an"thing to itGF
1t various ti&es; Ca"ce%s 1tlantis; Nust like .lato%s 1tlantis; 9oasted a technical culture; 3hich
eventuall" deteriorated to a point 3here the last deniAens 3ere victi&s o+ their o3n destructiveness>
Ca"ce%s readings on 1tlantis; continuing +or a span o+ t3ent" "ears; 3ere given 9e+ore the +irst ato&
9o&9 3as touched o++; 9e+ore it 3as kno3n that &an +inall" did have the po3er to 9last hi&sel+ 9ack
to the 0ark 1ges; or turn the clock 9ack to the Stone 1ge and li+e in a cave 9" 9leak ca&p+ire> Could
it 9e that it had all happened 9e+oreG
F8+ 3e 9elieve in evolution;F the @eologist pointed out; Fthen 3e &ust 9elieve in so&e sort o+ superior
societ" e?isting 9e+ore our ski&p" recorded histor"; since o9viousl" 3e haven%t co&e ver" +ar since
the ti&e o+ #oses; .lato; 1ristotle; or Christ>F
There 3as an anthropological gap; +ro& a9out seven thousand to thirt" thousand "ears ago; 3hen
an"thing could have 9een possi9le +or all 3e kno3> hole cities and successions o+ cities had 9een
9uried 9e+ore; as &an" di++erent la"ers o+ Tro" revealedJso 3h" not a 3hole countr" or continentG
Fro& &agnetic grains; +ro& +ossil re&ains; +ro& la"ers o+ earth crust; 3e kno3 the earth goes 9ack
&illions o+ "ears; and "et 3e have no certain kno3ledge o+ 3hat happened onl" "esterda";
geologicall"> (ad so&e catacl"s&; destro"ing &ost or nearl" all o+ hu&anit"; also destro"ed the
records o+ that hu&anit"G 1nd could it not happen again; at presu&a9l" an" ti&e; no3 that &an had
the 3eapons o+ his o3n destruction at handG )r perhaps the tilt o+ the glo9al a?is; sending 9illions o+
tons o+ &elting glacial ice do3n on us +ro& the .ole; 3ould su++iceG
Ca"ce%s and .lato%s 1tlantis corresponded in &an" details; though Ca"ce had never read the t3o
dialogues; in 3hich the greatest &ind o+ anti,uit" passed on the stor" o+ the island e&pire 9e"ond the
.illars o+ (ercules>
Ca"ce had seen three periods o+ destruction; the +irst t3o a9out 1*;-77 B>C>; 3hen the &ainland 3as
divided into islands; and the last a9out 17;777 B>C>; 3hen a group o+ three large islands; along 3ith
so&e lesser; 3ere s3allo3ed up overnight; as .lato had suggested>
Though the precise outlines o+ 1tlantis; 9e+ore its 9reakup into the islands &entioned 9" .lato; 3ere
never given in a Ca"ce reading; he indicated that it e?tended +ro& 3hat is no3 the Sargasso Sea area
in the 3est to the 1Aores in the east; and co&pared its siAe to Fthat o+ Europe; including 1sia in
EuropeI not 1sia; 9ut 1sia in Europe>F
Be+ore the last holocaust; 3aves o+ 1tlanteans had; according to Ca"ce; dispersed in all directions;
accounting +or the superior; and o+ten strangel" +a&iliar cultures; in such diverse areas as Eg"pt; .eru;
#e?ico; Central 1&erica; and in our Ne3 #e?ico and Colorado; 3here the" presu&a9l" 9eca&e a
colon" o+ &ound-d3ellers>
Be+ore the +inal 9reakup; 3hich centered near the Baha&as; the culture o+ this superior people; eroded
9" greed and lust; had disintegrated to a point; Ca"ce said; 3here their destruction; like that o+ Sodo&
and @o&orrah a+ter the&; 3as inevita9le>
Ca"ce even gives us a picture o+ the destruction; 3hich .lato doesn%t> Fith the continued disregard o+
those that 3ere keeping all those la3s as applica9le to the Sons o+ @od; &an 9rought in the destructive
+orces that co&9ined 3ith those natural resources o+ the gases; o+ the electrical +orces; that &ade the
+irst o+ the eruptions that a3oke +ro& the depth o+ the slo3-cooling earth; and that portion no3 near
3hat 3ould 9e ter&ed the Sargasso Sea +irst 3ent into the depths>F
Ca"ce sa"s cr"pticall" that archives dealing 3ith the e?istence o+ 1tlantis; concealed in three areas o+
the 3orld; 3ill eventuall" 9e revealed= one o+ these areas is Eg"pt; 3here the ancient Eg"ptian priests
assured the @reek la3&aker Solon; the source o+ the .lato tale; that the" had the account +ull"
preserved>
)+ course; since .lato%s stor" has 9een discounted through the centuries; even his re+erence to a
continentJclearl" North 1&ericaJ9e"ond the 1tlantean islands 9eing disregarded as part o+ an
allegorical &"th; it is hardl" likel" that the sa&e 9reed o+ historians and scientists 3ould heed an
unlettered clairvo"ant dipping into his su9conscious to ela9orate on one o+ the &ost engrossing tales
ever told>
Even the @eologist; graduall" co&&itted to Ca"ce and his 3onders; +ound it hard to s3allo3 1tlantis
at +irst> But a+ter delving into the scienti+ic research o+ others; he 9egan his o3n research; taking hi&
at one point to the 3aters around Bi&ini; 3here Ca"ce +orecast that the +irst o+ the sunken re&nants o+
1tlantis 3ould dra&aticall" reappear> 1s the @eologist investigated; the scienti+ic evidence 9egan
piling up>
8+ Ca"ce 3as right in his clairvo"ant &edical cures; 3h" shouldn%t he 9e right a9out other thingsG The
in+or&ation 3as certainl" co&ing out o+ the sa&e 9ottle; so to speak>
Ca"ce had o9served that the lo3lands o+ the Continent o+ 1tlantis; 9e+ore this presu&ed 9reakup into
islands; paralleled the present 1tlantic sea9oard; and the @eologist pointed out that ocean troughs
parallel to Ne3 England; sevent" to a hundred &iles at sea; sho3ed +ro& their ancient sedi&entation
that the" had once 9een a9ove sur+ace> 1nd 3hat o+ the &id-1tlantic su9&arine ridge; spectacularl"
rising in spots; as it &a" once have droppedG FSedi&entar" &aterial +ro& a depth o+ t3o &iles on the
ridge; revealed the e?clusive presence o+ +resh 3ater plants;F the @eologist noted; Fevidence that this
section o+ the ridge 3as once a9ove sea level>F
Curiousl"; as recentl" as 16--; there 3as so&e con+ir&ation o+ a gentl" sloping plane e?tending into
the North 1tlantic; and scientists at the )ceanographic 8nstitute at oods (ole; #assachusetts;
theoriAed it 3as a likel" a9ode o+ the earliest hu&ans in this continental area so&e t3ent" thousand
"ears ago> (o3ever; oriented as the" 3ere; the" visualiAed this slope as eastern&ost North 1&erica;
not 3estern&ost 1tlantis>
To so&e; the 1Aores; eight hundred &iles due 3est o+ .ortugal; represent the eastern &arches o+ the
last o+ the 1tlantean islands> 1nd the" have 9een acting up latel"; Nust as their counterparts &a" have
once 9e+ore>
:ecent activit" in the nine islands o+ the 1Aores is a striking re+lection o+ the insta9ilit" that &a" have
dropped 1tlantis in the 1tlantic thousands o+ "ears ago> Quiet +or centuries; the 1Aores 9egan erupting
in 16*/; curiousl" close to the "ear 16*2; 3hich Ca"ce sa3 as the +ort"-"ear 9eginning o+ large-scale
9reakups around the glo9e>
1s perhaps 3ith 1tlantis; the 16*/ ,uakes and volcanic eruptions created &igrator" 3aves; as the"
9roke up islands and destro"ed thousands o+ ho&es> 8n Fe9ruar" o+ 16-'; there 3as another +our da"s
o+ night&are ,uakes; and thousands o+ re+ugees +led the isle o+ Sao Korge; hard hit 9" a thousand
tre&ors>
The %*/ ,uake recalled earl" scenes descri9ed 9" Ca"ce> The @eologist picked up a report 9" one o+
the re+ugees; Bernadette <ieira; 3ho 3ith her +a&il" +led Sao Korge and settled in Santa Clara;
Cali+ornia>
Bernadette%s e?perience 3as &ost graphic= FShe ran screa&ing do3n the village street as a volcanic
island arose +ro& the sea 9et3een Sao Korge and near9" Fa"al 8sland>
F)n that da" the earth shook; and stone-3alled houses toppled> (undreds o+ persons 3ere killed> (ot
ashes +ell like rain> Crops 3ere ruined; and livestock 3as killed>
FThe volcanic island sank 9ack into the sea as ,uickl" as it had risen>F
8n the %-' ,uake; panick" residents +eared the tre&ors &ight activate t3o dor&ant volcanoes on either
tip o+ Sao Korge> FThe ground is tre&9ling al&ost continuousl";F a .ortuguese ne3s agenc" reported;
Fthe people o+ Sao Korge +eel like ship3recks on a ra+t>F 8n one co&&unit" o+ thousands; onl" three
houses 3ere le+t standing> Telephone and telegraph co&&unications 3ere cut> The air s&oldered 3ith
sulphur +u&es> 1 hastil" asse&9led +lotilla carried doctors; a&9ulances and 9lood plas&a to the
stricken island in response to the S)S=
F8&portant da&ages> #an" ruins> :e,uest all navigation availa9le in pro?i&it" proceed southern
coast this island render assistance>F
There 3as &ore= F8+ the volcanoes erupt;F the @eologist read aloud; Fthe" could split the island and
cause it to cru&ple into the sea>F The @eologist 9rought out a &ap; sho3ing ho3 the 1Aores
archipelago; strangel" scattered in &id-ocean; stretched +or +our hundred &iles; 3ith its chain o+
cragg" coastlines; volcanic &ountains; cr"stal-clear crater lakes and lush su9tropical vegetation>
hatever a &ainland had in +resh 3ater; +auna and +lora; these islands surrounded 9" sea3ater; also
had; plus a legac" o+ volcanic insta9ilit">
FCould it reall" 9e;F 8 asked; du9iousl" pointing to the loop o+ rock" isles; Fthat this 3as once
1tlantisGF
The @eologist shrugged> Fh" notG hat%s le+t is due 3est o+ the .illars o+ (ercules; 3here .lato
+i?ed the original islands> @eologicall"; 3here an" pheno&enon occurs in the present; it also occurred
in the past; as part o+ nor&al evolutionar" change> 1ll that had to var" 3as the degree o+ change>
8nsta9ilit" is an o9vious +eature o+ that area>F
The 1Aores have caught the +anc" o+ even the :ussians> F8n 16-$;F the @eologist pointed out; Fa
leading :ussian geologist; 0r> #aria Plionova; reported to the 1cade&" o+ Science o+ the HSS: that
rocks had 9een dredged up +ro& depths o+ --77 +eet; si?t" &iles north o+ the 1Aores; 3hich gave
evidence o+ having 9een e?posed to the at&osphere at appro?i&atel" 1*;777 B>C> J Nust a9out the
ti&e Ca"ce +i?ed +or the 9reakup o+ the 1tlantean &ainland>F
Si&ilar evidence had turned up long 9e+ore> F8n 1262;F the @eologist said sole&nl"; Fthe cre3 o+ a
ship la"ing under3ater ca9le near the 1Aores 3as grappling +or a line in 3ater t3o &iles deep> 1s the
grappling hooks scraped the ocean 9otto&; the" turned up un+a&iliar particles o+ lava; 3hich
+ro& its peculiar glass" structure could onl" have solidi+ied in the open air>F
:e+lecting the insta9ilit" o+ the ocean 9ed in this area; a British +reighter reported sighting a stea&ing
volcanic island Nust south o+ the 1Aores 9e+ore the turn o+ the centur"; 9ut the island had disappeared
9e+ore geologists could get 9ack to it> )n a s&aller scale than 1tlantis; land has dra&aticall" vanished
in various parts o+ the 3orld> F8n 122$;F the @eologist noted; Fthe island o+ Prakatoa; near Su&atra;
9le3 up 3ith a loss o+ thousands o+ lives> 8n 161-; Falcon 8sland; east o+ 1ustralia; disappeared
3ithout a trace; reappeared in 16!$; then disappeared in 16'6>F
The +loor o+ the ocean o+ten rears up violentl"> F1+ter a 16-7 earth,uake had leveled the #oroccan
to3n o+ 1gadir;F the @eologist noted; Fsoundings revealed that nine &iles o++shore the sea 9otto& had
9uckled up $$77 +eet in one great convulsive thrust>F 8n 1ugust 16!$ the estern Hnion Co&pan";
searching +or a displaced ca9le; discovered that the 1tlantic +loor had risen t3o &iles at one point
since the last soundings t3ent"-+ive "ears 9e+ore>
Ca"ce%s 1tlantis 9roke up into +ive islands; the three largest 9eing .oseidia; 1r"an; and )g> (is &ost
striking prediction concerned .oseidia> For in Kune 16'7; as noted 9" the @eologist; he &ade a
+orecast that should soon &aterialiAe; i+ he 3as clairvo"antl" on the 9ea&>
F1nd .oseidia;F he said; F3ill 9e a&ong the +irst portions o+ 1tlantis to rise again> E?pect it in si?t"-
eight and si?t"-nine L%-2 and %-6M> Not so +ar a3a">F
1nd 3here to e?pect itG The @eologist had the clue in still another Ca"ce reading> FThere are so&e
protruding portions that &ust have at one ti&e or another 9een a portion o+ this great 1tlantean
continent The British est 8ndies or the Baha&as; and a portion o+ the sa&e that &a" 9e seen in the
present; i+ a geological surve" 3ould 9e &ade; nota9l" in the @ul+ Strea& through this vicinit"; these
LportionsM &a" "et 9e deter&ined>F
Eagerl" the @eologist co&9ed through scienti+ic literature on the geolog" 9eneath the @ul+ Strea&>
:ather 3ide-e"ed; he read o+ a su9&erged strea& valle" !'77 +eet 9elo3 the 3aves 9et3een Florida
and the Baha&as; o+ giant sinkholes su9&erged si? hundred to nine hundred +eet o++ the tip o+ Florida;
o+ &"sterious 9u&ps picked up 9" depth sounders in the Straits o+ Florida> The 9u&ps appeared a9out
the siAe o+ ho&esI onl" these Fhouses;F i+ the" &a" 9e called that; are t3o thousand +eet 9elo3 on the
ocean +loor> @eolog" appeared to 9e getting read" +or 1tlantis>
FBe+ore Ca"ce%s death in 16'*;F the @eologist said; Fthe scienti+ic assu&ption 3as that the ocean
9asins 3ere huge 9athtu9s into 3hich detritus Lde9ris +ro& disintegrating rockM 3as sluiced +or &an"
eons> (o3ever; through a ne3 instru&ent; a su9-9otto& depth pro+iler; it has 9een discovered that in
great areas; the accu&ulation o+ sedi&ent is re&arka9l" s&all; especiall" on portions o+ the ridges; as
3ould happen i+ there had 9een continents ver" recentl" 3here the ocean +loor is no3>F
Current research con+ir&s relativel" recent sinkings o+ large land areas near Florida and the Baha&as>
The National Fisher&an +eatured an article; F(uge Sunken .iece o+ Florida 8denti+ied South o+ the
Pe"s;F re+erring to a 1$77 s,uare &ile plateau su9&erged south o+ the Florida Pe"s> @eologist 5>S>
Pornicker descri9ed a su9&erged chain o+ islands and lagoonal 9asin ten &iles south o+ Bi&ini in the
Baha&as; at depths o+ +ort" to +i+t" +eet hatever happened occurred at the appro?i&ate ti&e o+ the
1tlantis de9acle> FPornicker suggests;F the @eologist said in a 9e&used voice; Fthat the +eatures o+ the
su9&erged area 3ere +or&ed eight thousand or &ore "ears ago 3hen sea-level 3as a9out +ort"-eight
+eet 9elo3 its present level>F
ith so&e e?cite&ent the @eologist stu&9led upon an o9scure Ca"ce reading discussing ho3 the
1tlanteans constructed giant laser-like cr"stals +or po3er plants> FThe records o+ the &anners o+ the
construction o+ sa&e;F he read; Fare in the sunken portions o+ 1tlantis; 3here a portion o+ the te&ples
&a" "et 9e discovered; under the sli&e o+ ages o+ sea3ater; near 3hat is kno3n as Bi&ini; o++ the
coast o+ Florida>F
Colu&9us reading a9out the continent 9e"ond the .illars o+ (ercules could not have 9een &ore
e?cited than the @eologist reading a9out Bi&ini; presu&a9l" a residual o+ the 3estern peri&eter o+
1tlantis> There 3as no rest no3; until the @eologist could organiAe an under3ater part" to &ake
soundings o++ Bi&ini> 1+ter e?tensive preparation; he +ound hi&sel+ +l"ing si?t" &iles due east +ro&
#ia&i to Bi&ini> The pilot o+ his seaplane; learning o+ the &ission; e?citedl" told hi& o+ large clu&ps
o+ rock visi9le on his dail" run at a certain angle>
Fro& the pilot; the e?pedition got the general location o+ t3o o+ the &ore conspicuous clu&ps> Scu9a-
diving in the cr"stal; aAure-9lue 3aters north o+ Bi&ini the" ca&e upon a scattered pile o+ li&e-
encrusted granite 9oulders; each a9out +ive to +i+teen tons> Their spirits soared; 9ut the" +ell again> The
rocks 3ere rough-he3n and looked as though the" had co&e +ro& a ,uarr"> 1nd the" had> 1 ship
carr"ing granite 9allast had 9een driven on the shoals and 3recked thirt" "ears 9e+ore>
But our scientists 3eren%t that easil" discouraged> The" changed course; tacking in thirt"-+ive-+oot
depths southeast o+ Bi&ini; and a+ter t3o +ruitless da"s; the" sa3 on its side in the coral sea a
9eauti+ul round 3hite pillar a9out si?teen +eet long> Could this 9e one o+ the pillars o+ the sunken
te&ples o+ 1tlantis; suddenl" e?posed in relativel" shallo3 3ater 9" an up3ard thrust o+ the sea-
+loorG E?a&ination o+ a pillar +rag&ent revealed that it 3as o+ purest &ar9le> But it still could have
9een 3ashed o++ the hulk o+ a 9attered +reighter>
The @eologist realiAedJreluctantl"Jthat it 3ould take another e?pedition; ar&ed 3ith heav" salvage
e,uip&ent; to raise the colu&n and deter&ine its origin> Still; the part" &ade a nu&9er o+ depth-
9orings; 3hich the @eologist tantaliAingl" re+uses to discuss until their &essage can 9e clari+ied;
perhaps in the ver" near +uture; 3hen .oseidia; or so&e part o+ it; 3ould rise againJCa"ceites hoped>
#ean3hile; 3hat evidence 3as there that a highl" civiliAed &an lived +ro& /*77 to $7;777 "ears ago;
dispersing over 3ide areas +ro& a central 9aseG 8n the .ue9lo <alle"; southeast o+ #e?ico Cit"; the
#e?ican anthropologist Kuan 1r&enia Ca&acho turned up pieces o+ 9one decorated 3ith carved
+igures; esti&ated at thirt" thousand "ears> FThese 9its o+ 9one;F the @eologist stressed; Findicate that
civiliAed &an 3as in the Ne3 orld &uch 9e+ore an"9od" 9elieved; e?cept +or Ca"ce; 3ho put the
+lesh 3here Ca&acho put the 9ones>F
#e?ico is alive 3ith a tradition o+ age-old visitations 9" a gi+ted people +ro& the EastI this led the
p"ra&id-9uilding 1Atecs to 9e on the lookout +or a returning hite @od; and &ade the& vulnera9le to
the 9landish&ents o+ Spanish Con,uistador (ernando CorteA and his rapacious horde>
1l&ost ever" native group in Central and North 1&erica have inherited stories o+ ancient +loods; 3ith
+or&ida9le landing parties arriving +ro& the East> 8n #e?ican lore; the @eologist pointed out; Fthere is
a record o+ an earl" landing +ro& a land called 1Atlan; apparentl" an ancient variation o+ 1tlantis> The
#a"an Book o+ Chilan Bala&; a record o+ this advanced culture; gives a detailed account o+ a great
catastrophe to the East>
The 0ela3are; Siou?; and 8ro,uois tri9es have a legac" o+ a great +lood; and the al&ost e?tinct
#andan 8ndian o+ #issouri held special &e&orial services a9out a great 3ar canoe; s"&9oliAing the
ark 3hich traditionall" 9rought their +ore9ears +ro& the East during a @reat Flood>F
The press 3as al3a"s +ro& the East> FCuriousl";F the @eologist said; Fnone o+ these visitors or
invaders 3ere +ro& the est; al3a"s the East; al3a"s the 1tlantic>F (e looked over at &e innocentl">
F(ave "ou heard o+ the elsh legend in 3hich a s&all 9ird rides on the 9ack o+ a larger one as it
attains great height; and then +lies higher 3hen the larger 9ird 9eco&es tiredGF
8 shook &" head>
Fell; the 8ro,uois have e?actl" the sa&e +olk tale>F
The @eologist had asse&9led &an" indications o+ a central source o+ civiliAation on 9oth sides o+ the
1tlanticJand 1tlantis> Fe all kno3 a9out the great p"ra&ids o+ Eg"pt;F he said; F9ut ho3 &an"
kno3 that the archeologists have 9een digging up even &ore e?tensive p"ra&ids o+ si&ilar design in
#e?icoGF
(e plucked +ro& his 9ulging +iles a co&&entar" o+ ancient civiliAations in the 1&ericas; +ro& the
Ne3 4ork Ti&es in 0ece&9er 16-1; author illia& 5uce noting= FThirt"-t3o &iles +ro& #e?ico
Cit" is an archeological site so old that even the 1Atecs kne3 virtuall" nothing a9out it>
This is Teotihuacan; the site o+ the ."ra&id o+ the Sun> 1 ruin +ive hundred "ears 9e+ore the arrival o+
CorteA; the p"ra&id has 9een reconstructed into a structure as tall as a t3ent"-stor" sk"scraper> The
!1--+oot cli&9 to its top is a +ine 3a" to end a tour o+ ancient #e?ico> >>> Never e?celled in #e?ico as
architects and engineers; the Teotihuacans also 3ere &aster sculptors and painters>F
The author posed the great enig&a> FThe ruins raise as &an" ,uestions as the" ans3er> ho the
people 3ere 3ho 9uilt the&; 3here the" ca&e +ro&; 3h" the" 9uilt the& and 3hat happened to the&
are ,uestions that 3ill 9e luring scholars and tourists +or so&e ti&e>F
The @eologist had &arshaled his evidence> )n 9oth sides o+ the 1tlantic 3ere al&ost identical
calendars &ore accurate than those developed in Europe +or hundreds o+ "ears> FThe accurac" o+ the
&athe&atical calculations; as re+lected in 9oth the architecture and astrono&";F the @eologist pointed
out; F3as e,uall" re&arka9le in 9oth Eg"pt and the earl" #a"an civiliAations>F
8n the 4ucatan; in southern #e?ico; in .eru; 3ere land&arks o+ a culture that 3as old 3hen the
con,uering Spaniards arrived> F.iAarro and his &en +ound t3o thousand &iles o+ 3ell-paved road in
.eru; along 3hich 3ere dotted re&ains o+ &an" +ine hotels> here did the" co&e +ro&GF
There 3as an a&aAing si&ilarit" o+ place na&esI +or e?a&ple; na&es o+ +ive cities in 1sia #inor
a9out the ti&e o+ Christ; and +ive cities in Central 1&erica=
1sia #inor
Choi
Colua
Tuivana
Choli&a
Talissa
Central 1&erica
Chol-ula
Colua-can
Tuivan
Coli&a
Oalisco
The @eologist +ro3ned as 8 co&pared the 9rie+ lists> FThe i&portant thing to re&e&9er; is that the
Ne3 orld co&&unities 3ere alread" na&ed 3hen the +irst European e?plorers arrived>F
8n stud"ing the Ca"ce readings; the @eologist sa3 nothing a9out 1tlantis inconsistent 3ith 3hat had
9een adduced +ro& the ocean +loor; co&&on arti+acts on 9oth sides o+ the 1tlantic; and the .lato
account> F1ccording to Ca"ce; 1tlantis 3as one o+ the oldest land areas; also one o+ the places 3here
&an +irst &ade his appearance>
The earl" continent occupied the greater part o+ 3hat is no3 the North 1tlantic; and our present
Eastern sea9oard 3as then the Coastal region; as 3ere parts o+ Europe> 1t the ti&e 3hen the poles
shi+ted; and 5e&uria in the .aci+ic 3as su9&erged; the 1tlanteans 3ere achieving great technological
advances> Several thousand "ears later; &isuse o+ the la3s o+ natural po3er caused a stupendous
upheaval that split the continent into +ive islands> The &aNor 1tlantean &ass plunged into the Sargasso
Sea in this +irst catacl"s&> The re&aining populace continued to deteriorate until; +inall"; eleven
thousand "ears ago or so; Nature see&ed to re9el at the ini,uit"; and the re&aining islands 3ere
s3allo3ed up in the last o+ the giant catacl"s&s>F
Ca"ce &entioned 1tlantis originall" in Nove&9er 16!$; in an earl" li+e reading originall" dealing 3ith
a previous incarnation> FBe+ore this;F he said; Fthe entit" 3as in that +air countr" o+ 1lta; or .oseidia
proper; then this entit" Lthe su9NectM 3as in that +orce that 9rought the highest civiliAation and
kno3ledge that has 9een kno3n to the earth%s plane> This; 3e +ind; 3as nearl" ten thousand "ears
9e+ore the .rince o+ .eace ca&e>F
Ca"ce%s description o+ the last 9reakup di++ered +ro& .lato%s in the i&plication o+ 3hat the large-scale
&ass &ove&ents 3ere all a9out> .lato%s source sa3 the 1tlantean &igration as part o+ a great
invasion; repulsed 9" an 1thenean &ilitar" that could hardl" have coped 3ith a &aNor po3er> #ore
plausi9l"; the Ca"ce version i&plies that the @reeks drove o++ a group o+ stragglers; Nust one o+ the
&an" ho&eless contingents island-hopping their 3a" to ne3 ho&es>
The +irst 3ave o+ &igration; in the second 9reakup; &a" e?plain the Bas,ues; a hard" race o+
unkno3n origin; and unrelated language; living in the &ountain +astnesses o+ northern Spain> Fith
this;F said Ca"ce; Fca&e the +irst egress o+ peoples to that o+ the ."renees>F 8t 3as so long ago that all
connections 3ith a &otherland 3ere graduall" eradicated> F5ater; 3e +ind the peoples 3ho enter into
the 9lack; or the &i?ed peoples; in 3hat later 9eca&e the Eg"ptian d"nast"; also those peoples that
later 9eca&e the 9eginning o+ the 8nca; that 9uilt the 3all across the &ountains; and 3ith the sa&e
those o+ the &ound-d3ellers>F
8nto agrarian Eg"pt; the ne3co&ers &a" have carried the arts o+ &edicine; e&9al&ing and
architecture; and +anning out in the opposite direction; carried the +ruits o+ their culture to Central
1&erica and .eru; 3here the earl" natives; like the +irst kno3n Eg"ptians; &u&&i+ied their dead>
The +irst 1tlantean distur9ances or upheavals ca&e t3ent"-eight thousand "ears ago; 9ut not till
1/;-77 B>.> (Be+ore .resent) 3as the continent actuall" 9roken up> Fhat 3ould 9e considered one
large continent;F Ca"ce said; Funtil the +irst eruptions 9rought those changes; producing &ore o+ the
nature o+ large islands; 3ith the intervening canals or ravines; gul+s; 9a"s; or strea&s>F
Structurall" speaking; it 3ouldn%t have taken &uch to change the +ace o+ the 1tlantic> )nl" a slight
3arping o+ the earth%s crustJ9arel" one-eight thousandth o+ its dia&eterJ could have caused large
portions o+ the ocean +loor to rock to the sur+ace; 3hile larger portions sank>
The upheaval a++ecting the continental land &ass 3as visualiAed as the unhapp" result o+ a &erger o+
destructive &an-&ade +orces 3ith those o+ nature; as &ight happen i+ a po3er+ul nuclear 9o&9 3ere
to upset the e,uili9riu& o+ the earth in the area o+ a &aNor +ault> B" current standards; it &ust have
9een indeed an advanced civiliAation that could 9lo3 itsel+ up>
8+ one is to 9elieve Ca"ce; the &isuse o+ solar energ" 9rought a9out the de9acle> 1nd there is evidence;
the @eologist reported; to support the idea that &an 3as su++icientl" advanced technicall" to utiliAe the
etheric or cos&ic ra"s o+ the sun as a pri&ar" source o+ po3er> F<er" ancient &aps o+ @reenland and
1ntarctica have 9een +ound; sho3ing these areas in an unglaciated state;F the @eologist pointed out;
Fand the e?perts think that ancient cartographers; +ro& the su9tle rise and +all o+ its &ountain
topograph"; &ight have &apped the area +ro& the air>F
1s a +actor in harnessing the po3er o+ the sun; Ca"ce &entioned a +irestone 3hose &agical po3er
apparentl" rese&9les the laser 9ea&; 3hich 3as not produced +or so&e thirt" "ears a+ter the Ca"ce
re+erence> The sleeping Ca"ce%s description o+ the stone re&inded the @eologist o+ the po3er
generated 9" +iltering the ra"s o+ the sun through the ru9"> The concept 3ould have 9een dis&issed as
+anci+ul until recentl"> FThe activit" o+ the stone 3as received +ro& the sun%s ra"s;F Ca"ce said> FThe
concentration through the pris&s or glass acted upon the instru&ents that 3ere connected 3ith the
various &odes o+ travel Ltrains; ships; etc>M; as the re&ote control through radio vi9rations or
directions 3ould in the present da">F
The +irestone; or ru9" o+ its ti&e; 3as housed in a do&e-covered 9uilding 3ith a sliding top> 8ts
po3er+ul ra"s could penetrate an"3hereI Nust as the laser 9ea&; it could 9e either a death ra" or a
constructive energ" source> 8t 3as hard to conceive that 3hich Ca"ce put into 3ords= FThe in+luences
o+ the radiation that arose in the +or& o+ the ra"s 3ere invisi9le to the e"e 9ut acted upon the stones
the&selves as set in the &otivating +orces; 3hether aircra+t li+ted 9" gases or guiding pleasure vehicles
that &ight pass along close to earth; or the cra+ts on or under the 3ater>F
1ll over 1tlantis; stations 3ere set up to produce this po3er; then so&ething inadvertentl" 3ent
3rong and the 9reakup +ollo3ed> FThese; not intentionall"; 3ere tuned too high and 9rought the
second period o+ destructive +orces; and 9roke up the land into the isles 3here later there 3ere +urther
destructive +orces>F Ca"ce gave a detailed description o+ the stone source o+ all this energ"= F1 large
c"lindrical glass; cut 3ith +acets in such a &anner that the capstone &ade +or the centraliAing o+ the
po3er that concentrated 9et3een the end o+ the c"linder and the capstone itsel+>F
1s .lato suggested; the collapse ca&e 3ith a disintegration o+ &oral values> Ca"ce descri9es the last
da"s= F1s cities 3ere 9uilt; &ore and &ore rare 9eca&e those a9ilities to call upon the +orces in nature
to suppl" the needs o+ 9odil" adorn&ent; or to suppl" the replenishing o+ ph"sical 9eings as hunger
arose> There 3as a %3asting-a3a"% in the &ountains; the valle"s; then the sea itsel+; and the +ast
disintegration o+ the lands; as 3ell as o+ the peoples; save those that had escaped into those distant
lands>F
8t see&ed incredi9le that so advanced a people could go hungr" and lack +or clothes>
The @eologist s&iled 3r"l"> FThink o+ the &illions starving toda" all over the 3orldJ8ndia; China;
:ussia>F (e &used a &o&ent> F1nd i+ our population keeps up at the present rate; 3e &a" have our
o3n +ood pro9le&s in another +i+t" "ears> 1s it is; our 9ig deal; do&esticall"; is the anti-povert"
progra&; and 3e%re the richest countr" in the 3orld>F
8n one o+ Ca"ce%s trance recalls; the @eologist sa3 not onl" indications o+ 1tlantis; 9ut o+ Ca"ce%s gi+t
o+ prophec"> Ca"ce had pictures,uel" descri9ed a &eeting in *7;777 B>C> o+ &an" nations on 1tlantis
to deal 3ith hordes o+ huge 9easts then overrunning the earth> These 9easts; said Ca"ce; 3ere
ulti&atel" coped 3ith 9" Fsending out super-cos&ic ra"s +ro& various central plants>F
8t sounded like the sheerest +antas"> But Ca"ce had &ade one tangi9le state&ent su9Nect to scrutin"; in
16$!= FThese ra"s 3ill 9e discovered 3ithin the ne?t t3ent"-+ive "ears>F
#arking ti&e; in 16*2 the @eologist turned to the Enc"clopaedia Brittanica and +ound t3o re+erences
to recent discoveries o+ potential death ra"s> )nl" the "ear 9e+ore; e?peri&ental ph"sicists at the
Hniversit" o+ Cali+ornia had reported a success+ul e++ort to produce anti-neutrons> Fith the discover"
o+ the anti-neutron;F the Enc"clopaedia reported; Falso ca&e the theoretical possi9ilit" o+ a source o+
energ" hundreds o+ ti&es &ore co&pact than an" previousl" e?isting> 1nti-neutrons could in principle
9e co&9ined 3ith anti-protons to 9uild up %anti&atter>% hen anti&atter ca&e into contact 3ith
ordinar" &atter all o+ its &ass 3ould 9e converted into energ" rather than onl" a +raction o+ it; as is the
case 3ith nuclear +ission and +usion reactions>F
8t see&ed e?tre&el" co&plicated>
FNot at all;F said the @eologist 3ith a s&ile> FThe anti-neutron 9ea& passes over "ou; and "ou 9eco&e
a &ass o+ invisi9le energ">F The process 3as not reversi9le>
But there 3as another ra"; &ore in keeping 3ith the +ire-stone descri9ed 9" Ca"ce> The radiating
+orce 3as Fachieved 9" storing up energ" in a s&all insulating cr"stal o+ special &agnetic properties;
so that the cr"stal passes on &ore energ" than it receives>F 8n other 3ords; the laser> 1nd alread"; as
suggested 9" Ca"ce; the ru9" has 9een used as the cr"stal to convert &atter into 9oundless energ"; 9"
a&pli+"ing light 3aves +ro& the sun>
0espite the Fevidence;F the 1tlantis &aterial appeared too +anci+ul to 9e true> Since Ca"ce tuned in on
the collective unconscious; perhaps he had so&eho3 tuned in on so&e delight+ul +a9le concocted 9"
so&e inventive or capricious &ind>
F8t 3as real in so&e9od"%s &ind; and so it 9eca&e e,uall" real in Ca"ce%s su9conscious;F 8 suggested>
The @eologist shook his head> FThat 3on%t 3ash> )ther3ise; Ca"ce 3ould have 9een guilt" o+
producing ever" +alse &edical diagnosis ever &ade 9" so&e con+used practitionerI diagnosis;
3hatever it 3as; 3as certainl" real to that &ind proNecting it>F
Even cli&aticall"; Ca"ce apparentl" kne3 3hat he 3as talking a9out 3hen he looked 9ack those
F17;-77 "ears 9e+ore the .rince o+ .eace ca&e into the land o+ pro&ise>F 4ucatan; a haven +or the
+leeing 1tlanteans; had a di++erent cli&ate then> FFor rather than 9eing a tropical area; it 3as &ore o+
the te&perate; and ,uite varied in the conditions and positions o+ the +ace o+ the areas the&selves>F
8t 3as this sort o+ thing that reassured the @eologist a9out Ca"ce%s unconscious insight> FThe &aNor
cli&atic change that led +ro& the cold glacial cli&ate to the present earth cli&ate occurred close to
11;777 "ears ago;F he o9served co&placentl"> F1 stud" o+ pollen +ro& cores taken +ro& the #e?ico
Cit" region &ore southerl" than the 4ucatan; esta9lishes that the area 3as once cooler and dr"er than
no3>F
(e turned to Ca"ce%s description o+ the ph"sical changes in the area> F8n the +inal upheaval o+ 1tlantis;
&uch o+ the contour o+ the land in Central 1&erica and #e?ico 3as changed to that si&ilar in outline
to that 3hich &a" 9e seen in the present>F
The @eologist had an e?planation +or this; too> FThis &eans that since &igration took place 9e+ore the
+inal upheaval altered the @ul+ o+ #e?ico to its present outline; these &igrations &ust have 9een to
points at present su9sided in the @ul+>F (e turned 9ack to Ca"ce again> FThe +irst te&ples erected 9"
1ltar and his +ollo3ers 3ere destro"ed at the period o+ change in the contours o+ the land; those o+ the
+irst civiliAation +ollo3ing have 9een discovered in 4ucatan 9ut have not 9een opened>F
This hardl" see&ed likel"> But the @eologist 3asn%t so sure> 1l&ost casuall"; he said; Fe &ight have
this evidence o+ 1tlantis i+ 3e could onl" understand the signi+icance o+ uni,ue stones discovered in
4ucatan 9ack in 16$$>F
Ca"ce had apparentl" +oreseen the archeological activit" that 3ould turn up so&e relic o+ the gigantic
+irestones that the 1tlanteans had used +or a see&ingl" unli&ited po3er source> F8n 4ucatan there is
the e&9le& o+ sa&e;F the sleeping Ca"ce had said> 1nd as i+ to guide archeologists to the stones; he
cautioned; F5et%s clari+" this; +or the pattern &a" 9e the &ore easil" +ound> For these pattern stones
3ill 9e 9rought to the Hnited States> 1 portion is to 9e carried to the .enns"lvania state &useu&> 1
portion to 9e carried to the ashington &useu& or to Chicago>F
8t &a" onl" 9e coincidence; 9ut in Nove&9er 16-!; Fate &agaAine reported; FThree ela9orate; sealed
#a"an to&9s over t3o thousand "ears old have 9een discovered 9" Hniversit" o+ .enns"lvania
&useu& archeologists on the 4ucatan .eninsula o+ @uate&ala>F
1tlantis 3as o9viousl" not legendar" to the &an 3ho put it on the &apJ.lato> FThe 9rilliant;
sophisticated &ind that conceived The 0ialogues and The :epu9lic;F the @eologist o9served; F3as
the sa&e that re+erred plainl" in the Ti&aeus to the &ight" po3er 3hich 3as aggressing against the
3hole o+ Europe and 1sia>F riting +our centuries 9e+ore Christ; .lato 3as dealing 3ith a realit" that
3as an"thing 9ut o9scure; the na&eless +ear o+ the 1tlantic 9e"ond the protective Strait o+ @i9raltar>
(e re+erred to an i&penetra9le 1tlantic 3hich not even the hardiest &ariners dared 9rave; +or +ear o+
9eing &ired; until a series o+ intrepid navigators set out +or 8ndia t3o thousand "ears later>
Not onl" Solon told the stor" o+ 1tlantis> Socrates; too; had given a si&ilar account; .lato recalls; F9"
so&e coincidence not to 9e e?plained>F
)9viousl"; .lato thought it &ore than coincidence>
8n the Ti&aeus; .lato &entioned the repulse o+ the invading 1tlanteans> 8n the Critias; na&ed +or his
grand+ather; to 3ho& Solon reported; he descri9es the legendar" 1tlas; as the +irst king o+ 1tlantis>
The 1tlantean stor"; the Eg"ptian priests said; had 9een set do3n Fin our sacred registers as eight
thousand "ears old>F 1s Solon lived a9out -77 B>C>; that 3ould put the +inal destruction 9et3een ten
and eleven thousand "ears ago> 5ike other peoples; the ancient @reeks had a legend o+ a catacl"s&ic
Noah-like +lood> Fro& their archives; sa+el" sealed in so&e p"ra&id perhaps; the Eg"ptians
re&e&9ered &an" such disasters>
The 1tlantic itsel+ indicates @reek in+luence; 1tlanticus 9eing the 5atin +or the @reek; 1tlas> .lato
again casuall" picked out so&ething 3hich con+ir&ed his relia9ilit"; the re+erence to the FcontinentF
9e"ond the 1tlantean 8slands> F)9viousl";F the @eologist pointed out; Fhe 3as re+erring to a continent
3e all kno3 3ellJNorth 1&erica>%
.erhaps; reading his .lato; Colu&9us got the idea that 9e"ond the .illars o+ (ercules; 9e"ond the
1tlantis o+ .lato; he 3ould +ind the true continent; 3hich could onl" 9e 8ndia; +or 3hat other continent
3as thereG
8t &ight 9e pertinent to 9rie+l" revie3 the .lato stor"; 9eginning 3ith the Eg"ptian priest advising
Solon= F1s +or those genealogies 3hich "ou have recounted to us; Solon; the" are the tales o+ children>
4ou re&e&9er one deluge onl"; 3hereas there 3ere &an" o+ the&> 4ou do not kno3 that there d3elt
in "our land the no9lest race o+ &en 3hich ever lived; o+ 3ho& "ou and "our 3hole cit" are 9ut a
re&nant This 3as unkno3n to "ou; 9ecause +or &an" generations the survivors o+ that destruction died
and &ade no sign> For there 3as a ti&e; Solon; 9e+ore the greatest deluge o+ all; 3hen the cit" 3hich
no3 is 1thens; 3as +irst in 3ar and 3as pre-e&inent +or her la3s; and is said to have per+or&ed the
no9lest deeds and had the +airest constitution o+ an">
F#an" 3onder+ul deeds are recorded o+ "our State in our histories> But one e?ceeds all the rest> For
these histories tell o+ a &ight" po3er 3hich 3as aggressing against the 3hole o+ Europe and 1sia>
This po3er ca&e +orth out o+ the 1tlantic )cean; +or in those da"s the 1tlantic 3as naviga9leI and
there 3as an island in +ront o+ the straits 3hich "ou call the .illars o+ (eracles>
The island 3as larger than 5i9"a and 1sia L1sia #inorM put together; and 3as the 3a" to other
islands; and +ro& the islands "ou &ight pass to the 3hole o+ the opposite continent L1&ericaM 3hich
surrounded the true ocean> For this sea L#editerraneanM 3hich is 3ithin the Straits o+ (eracles is onl"
a har9or; having a narro3 entrance; 9ut that other is a real sea; and the surrounding land L1&ericaM
&a" 9e &ost trul" called a continent>
FNo3 in 1tlantis there 3as a great e&pire 3hich ruled over the 3hole island and several others; as
3ell as over parts o+ the continent L1&ericaM; and; 9esides these; the" su9Nected parts o+ 5i9"a as +ar
as Eg"pt; and o+ Europe as +ar as T"rrhenia> The vast po3er gathered into one endeavored to su9due
our countr" and "ours and the 3hole o+ the land 3hich 3as 3ithin the straitsI and then; Solon; "our
countr" shone +orth &agni+icentl"; +or she 3as +irst in courage and &ilitar" skill; and 3as the leader
o+ the (ellenes>
1nd 3hen the rest +ell a3a" +ro& her; +orced to stand alone; a+ter having undergone the e?tre&it" o+
danger; she triu&phed over the invaders; and preserved +ro& slaver" those not "et su9Nected; and
li9erated all the others d3elling 3ithin the li&its o+ (eracles> But a+ter3ards there occurred violent
earth,uakes and +loods> 1nd in a single da" and night o+ rain all "our 3arlike &en sank into the earth;
and the island o+ 1tlantis in like &anner disappeared 9eneath the sea> 1nd that is 3h" the sea in those
parts is i&penetra9le; 9ecause there is a ,uantit" o+ shallo3 &ud in the 3a"; caused 9" the su9sidence
o+ the island>F
8n still another dialogue; .lato gives a color+ul description o+ 1tlantis= F1nd there 3ere te&ples 9uilt
and dedicated to &an" gods; also gardens and places o+ e?ercise; so&e +or &en; and so&e +or horses>
There 3as a race-course a stadiu& in 3idth; and in length e?tending all round the island +or horses to
race in> 1lso there 3ere guardhouses at intervals +or the 9od"-guard; 3hile the &ost trusted had
houses 3ithin the citadel; and a9out the persons o+ the kings> The docks 3ere +ull o+ trire&es and
naval stores; and all things 3ere ,uite read" +or use>
FFor &an" generations; as long as the divine nature lasted in the&; the people 3ere o9edient to the
la3s; practising gentleness and 3isdo& in their intercourse 3ith one another> The" despised
ever"thing 9ut virtue; thinking lightl" o+ gold and other propert"; 3hich appeared onl" a 9urden to
the&> Neither 3ere the" into?icated 9" lu?ur"; nor did riches deprive the& o+ sel+-control>
The" sa3 clearl" that 3orldl" goods are increased through +riendship 3ith one another; and that 9"
e?cessive Aeal +or the&; the good is lost and +riendship perishes> B" such re+lections o+ a divine
nature; all that 3e have descri9ed increased in the&> But then this divine portion 9egan to +ade a3a";
and the"; una9le to 9ear their good +ortune; 9eca&e unsee&l"; and 9egan to appear 9ase> 4et to those
3ho had no e"e +or true happiness; the" still see&ed 9lessed at the ver" ti&e the" 3ere 9ursting 3ith
unrighteous avarice and po3er>F
ith the state&ent that this 3ickedness had apparentl" angered the @ods; the .lato +rag&ent 9roke
o++; presu&a9l" lost in the shu++le o+ the "ears> Hndou9tedl"; the greatest philosopher o+ his ti&e had
little idea o+ 3hat he 3as stirring up 3ith his tale o+ a 5ost Continent; 9ut Ca"ce 3as another &atter>
1+ter portions o+ 1tlantis rise; said Ca"ce; then co&es a period o+ upheavals that F&ust in the ne?t
generation co&e to other lands>F
That reading 3as in 0ece&9er 16'$; and e9ster de+ines a generation as the period 3hen F+ather is
succeeded 9" child; usuall" taken to 9e a9out thirt"-three "ears>F 1nd so in another ten "ears; in 16/-;
1tlantis &a" no longer 9e a &"ster"> 1nd the @eologistG (e 3ants to 9e around Bi&ini 3hen +resh
land sur+aces; or 3ill it 9e the 1AoresG Ti&eJand Ca"ceJ&a" "et resolve one o+ the &ore intriguing
riddles o+ &an%s past>
1& - 8eincarnation
The e?pression Fdo3n-to-earthF 3as coined +or Eula 1llen> She ca&e +ro& the State o+ ashington;
3here she once 9red and raised horses> She had &arried and raised a +a&il"; and 3as a grand&other
several ti&es over> She lived in a 9ig co&+orta9le house 3ith her hus9and; retired Naval Co&&ander
(arold 1llen; +ar&ed the +ields around her house; counseled +riends +ar and 3ide; and 3rote a9out the
things that Edgar Ca"ce had once planted in her consciousness>
8 had an i&&ediate sense o+ ease 3ith her; the +eeling o+ rela?ation that co&es 3ith kno3ing;
intuitivel" perhaps; that one is &eeting an honest hu&an 9eing> (er 9lue e"es t3inkled 9rightl"
through clear panes o+ glass; a +riendl" s&ile +or&ed on her lips; she gave &e her hand; and the clasp
3as as dr" and +ir& as a &an%s>
8 stole a look around the roo& as she guided &e to a co&+orta9l" upholstered chair> 8t 3as oversiAed;
"et 3ar&; 3ith a 3ar&th that ca&e together +ro& &an" sourcesJthe Nars and 9ottles o+ ever" color
and description; glinting in the sun that slanted through the 3indo3s; the 9urnished 3ood3ork 3hose
&erging grains see&ed vitall" alive; the 9ooks and &agaAines spra3led color+ull" across ta9les and
chairs> 8t 3as the living roo& o+ people 3ho o9viousl" enNo"ed living>
Eula; 8 presu&ed; 3as in her si?ties; 9ut she 3as the ageless t"pe; 3ho 3ould 9e as sprightl" in &ind
and spirit ten "ears +ro& no3 as she had 9een ten "ears 9e+ore> She 3as tall; 3ith a straight 9ack; and
a direct de&eanor> 8t see&ed hard to 9elieve that an"9od" so do3n to earth could 9elieve in the
esoteric>
Fas it Edgar Ca"ce 3ho convinced "ou o+ reincarnationGF 8 asked>
She laughed out loud> FEdgar Ca"ce saved &" li+e;F she said 3ith e&phasis>
F8s that 3h" "ou accepted reincarnationGF
FNot at all;F she said easil"; F#r> Ca"ce never +orced his 9elie+s on an"9od">F
8 3ondered ho3 she had &et Ca"ce>
She s&iled> F5ike so &an" other people; 8 i&agine> 8 3as tired; rundo3n; a 9ag o+ 9ones; 8 could
hardl" get around> 8 3as +ort"-t3o at the ti&e; had recentl" had a 9a9"; &" hus9and 3as at sea; and 8
ca&e do3n 3ith an acute kidne" in+ection> The doctors at the Nor+olk naval hospital told &e the
kidne" 3ould have to 9e re&oved; and 3hen 8 re+used surger" the" said the" 3ouldn%t take
responsi9ilit" +or 3hat happened>F
She 3as living in a +urnished roo& at the ti&e; and a +riendl" landlad" had introduced her to a 3o&an
3ho had regained her health through a Ca"ce reading> That 3o&an; #ignon (el&s o+ <irginia Beach;
had never 9een ill a da" since>
Eula had an adventurous &ind; and the thought o+ healing +orce operating through the unconscious
&ind o+ a stranger intrigued her> F8 kne3 enough o+ li+e to kno3 that there 3as no li&it to the po3er
o+ the &ind; and +or that reason perhaps 8 had re+used surger"; +eeling that it 3ouldn%t get at the real
di++icult"; and "et 3ould leave &e &ai&ed>F
She had had an e?perience o+ her o3n 3ith her son Bruce; that &ade her read" +or an" +or& o+ &ental
healing> Fi+teen "ears 9e+ore; Bruce; then t3elve; had 9een criticall" ill 3ith rheu&atic +ever> The
pulsing o+ the heart could 9e heard across the roo&> Eula had never considered hersel+ religious> (er
+a&il" 3as a&ong the +irst 3hite settlers 9et3een alla alla (ashington) and 5e3iston (8daho);
and there had 9een no church 9ackground>
But as the 9o" la" on the ta9le; she pra"ed> She visualiAed @od; and she visualiAed a per+ect heart;
keeping the picture o+ that per+ect heart in her &ind all through the ordeal> The crisis ca&e; as the
doctor 3atched gri&l"; and then the 9o"%s 9reathing suddenl" gre3 less la9ored; his te&perature
dropped; and he rela?ed into nor&al slu&9er> The doctor stood up 3ith a tired sigh> F8 don%t kno3
ho3;F he said; F9ut hell &ake itF
Eula hesitated> F8 pra"ed; 0octor; do "ou think it helpedGF
(e looked at her curiousl"> F8 can%t think o+ an"thing else that helped;F he said> F4ou saved that 9o"%s
li+e>F
1nd so 3hat Ca"ce did &ade sense to Eula 1llen>
1+ter #rs> (el&s got through her description o+ ho3 Ca"ce had helped 3here the doctors had +ailed;
Eula asked; Fhen can 8 see this &anGF
F4ou &ust ask +or an appoint&ent;F #rs> (el&s replied; F9ut "ou don%t have to see hi&> Kust sa"
3here "ou 3ill 9e at the appointed tune>F
Eula 1llen 9linked> FBut 8 3ould like to 9e there;F she said; +inall">
The reading 3as +i?ed +or the 12th o+ Fe9ruar"; 16'1; 3ith #rs> (el&s present; along 3ith @ertrude
Ca"ce and the inevita9le @lad"s 0avis>
The sleeping Ca"ce never once &entioned the in+ected kidne"> (e said that Eula 3as ane&ic; running
on nervous energ"; and descri9ed a strain and heaviness in the lu&9ar and sacral areas; the region o+
the kidne"; an aching that e?tended up to the &id-9ack> F8n these areas o+ the nervous s"ste&; there
are engorged or enlarged ganglia Lnerve centers +ro& 3hich i&pulses are trans&ittedM; and these;
rather sore to the touch; spread into the &uscular areas o+ the 9od">F
The organs the&selves 3ere sound; e?cept as the" 3ere lacking sti&ulation +ro& a 9lood de+icienc"
due to i&peded central nervous i&pulses> F(ence; the organs are not diseased 9ut at ti&es dis-eased>F
(e reco&&ended s&all ,uantities internall" o+ olive oil; three pellets o+ 1diron dail"; one 3ith each
&eal; and the use o+ an electric vi9rator 9e+ore 9edti&e +or a hal+ hour; along the spine; especiall"
over the areas o+ the neck and head; 9et3een the shoulders; and across the ninth dorsal verte9ra;
through the lo3er lu&9ar and sacral areas>
Even though the treat&ent see&ed sketch"; Eula 1llen +ound a strange con+idence in the &an 3ho let
her out the door 3ith a kindl" s&ile and 3ar& handshake> F8%ve kno3n "ou 9e+ore;F he said;
s,ueeAing her hand gentl">
Back in her roo&; Eula revie3ed her last &edical report> The kidne" 3as s3ollen to the siAe o+ a
s&all cantaloupe; and her general health depleted> The condition had 9een chronic +or +i+teen "ears;
periodicall" recurring; 9ut acute no3 +or si? 3eeks> .ain in the 9ack intense; te&perature high>
Surger" reco&&ended;
But she put her +aith in Ca"ce; and the electric vi9rator> 8n three da"s; the kidne" s3elling 3as
reduced to nor&al; and she 3as out o+ pain> She continued the treat&ents; and in si? &onths gained
+ort" pounds> She hadn%t +elt this 3ell since she 3as t3ent"-+ive> 1nd she kept re&e&9ering; oddl";
3hat Ca"ce had said; F8%ve kno3n "ou 9e+ore>F
8n ti&e; her curiosit" got the 9etter o+ her; and she 3anted to kno3 3hat he &eant> 8t 3as strange; 9ut
she had had the sa&e +eeling a9out hi&> 1nd so +or the +irst tune; reall"; sitting do3n; chatting 3ith
Ca"ce; she heard a9out reincarnation> F0oes that &ean;F she asked 3ith a 3orried +ro3n; Fthat 8 &a"
co&e 9ack as an ani&alGF
Ca"ce laughed> FCertainl" not; that%s trans&igration; and "ou &a" not even have to co&e 9ack at all;
i+ "ou 9eco&e per+ectl" developed in this li+e>F Even 3ith the con+idence she had in the a&aAing
healer; it 3as hard +or her to get used to the idea o+ reincarnation> Ca"ce didn%t press her> She attended
his Bi9le classes and listened> FThe soul is eternal;F he said; Fand @od%s ar& isn%t short> 4ou go out and
"ou co&e in again>F :eincarnation involved onl" highl" developed hu&an souls; not ani&als>
For &ore than a "ear she thought it over; then decided to have one o+ Ca"ce%s li+e readings> These
3ere designed to delineate past lives; 3hich had &ost in+luenced this one; revealing attitudes;
inclinations; and personalities presu&a9l" carried over +ro& earlier e?istences in di++erent 9odies>
1lthough the Ca"ce health reading had convinced her o+ his su9conscious link to the Hniversal #ind;
reincarnation 3as still a di++icult thought; even +or one 9elieving in survival; and Eula 3asn%t sure o+
that; either>
Eula discovered; as Ca"ce spoke; that she had had previous soNourns in 8reland; :o&e; S"ria; .eru;
1tlantis; (3here so &an" soNourned) and in our o3n ild est 9e+ore the Civil ar> But 3hat
interested her &ost at this ti&e; she 9eing o+ a practical turn; 3as the insight into her o3n
te&pera&ent as seen through these so-called incarnations>
FThe &aterial appearances have 9een ,uite varied;F Ca"ce said; F"et ver" sincere; ver" stern in &ost
activities> Thus; the entit" is ,uali+ied to interpret al&ost an" phase o+ the individual e?perience; and
others 3ill listen>F
ith a secret s&ile; 8 recogniAed that 8 had chosen Eula as an interpreter o+ the Ca"ce record; and had
listened avidl"; i+ so&e3hat con+used; +or hours> 8 had 9een &uch i&pressed at the sa&e ti&e 9" her
openness and candor; a&used 9" her t3o-+isted characteriAations o+ so&e o+ the trustees o+ the Ca"ce
legac"> The" 3ould not have 9een so a&used>
Ca"ce; even &ore a&usingl"; had 3arned Eula> FThe entit" should 9e guarded not as to 3hat it 3ould
sa" or as to 3hether it 3ould sa"; 9ut as to 3hat and ho3 and 3hen it sa"s> Kust re&e&9er that others
listen and recall; %4e shall give an account o+ ever" 3ord that is spoken>% For in speaking th" 3ords are
given po3er>F
8 could vouch +or Eula%s elo,uence; 9ut o9viousl" this 3as no re+lection o+ reincarnation> But she had
still -other distinctions> FThe entit" &a" 9e e?pected to 9e associated 3ith &an" 3ho have had; or 3ill
have &uch to do 3ith the changing o+ policies; local; state; national and international>F
That see&ed ,uite an order +or a grand&other; even one as articulate as Eula>
8 looked up +ro& the li+e reading 3hich Eula had put 9e+ore &e> F8 see 3here "ou%re running "our o3n
State 0epart&ent>F
She regarded &e rather sharpl"; 9ut said nothing>
F1re "ou actuall" advising the @reat .o3ers on the pro9le&s o+ the da"GF 8 s&iled>
F.eople +ro& all over the 3orld co&e to &" ho&eJ8ndia; China; ashington; 9ut 3ho the" are and
3hat is a private &atter>F
1 thought struck &e> Fh"; i+ people have lived other lives; don%t the" re&e&9er an"thing +ro&
the&GF
FBut the" do;F she said> F8t%s Nust so&eti&es that the" don%t re&e&9er that the" are re&e&9ering>
Kesus said; %8%ll 9ring all things to thine re&e&9rance;% 9ut he didn%t sa" ho3>F 0espite the su9Nect
&atter; she still gave the i&pression o+ 9eing do3n to earth>
Fhat do "ou re&e&9erGF 8 asked>
Fell; #r> Ca"ce &entioned that in an 8rish incarnation 8 3as a :osa )%0eshea; 3ho ca&e to the Ne3
orld at an earl" period>F She looked at &e cal&l"> FThough 8 have no 8rish strain in &e geneticall"; 8
have al3a"s +elt terri9l" senti&ental a9out 8rish &usic; poetr"; and +olk tales> 1lso; the privations 8
3ent through in co&ing to this countr" stood &e as good e?perience in the rough ranch li+e in
ashington State in this li+e>F
8 like 8rish &usic; too; particularl" Fhen 8rish E"es 1re S&iling;F 3ithout an" tangi9le link to the
)uld Sod>
F4ou%ll have to do 9etter;F 8 said>
Eula%s e"es +lashed; and she said 3ith so&e asperit"; F8 don%t have to convince "ou o+ an"thing>F
8 peered into the reading> F8t sa"s here that the %entit" should 9e guarded; not as to 3hat it 3ould sa" or
as to 3hether it 3ould sa"; 9ut as to 3hat and ho3 and 3hen it sa"s>%F
FThat%s right;F Eula said>
FBut 3hat good is it all; the li+e reading or a 9elie+ ha rein-carnation; e?cept +or the pleasant
euphe&is& that death is not the endGF
1gain an e?pression o+ e?asperation crossed Eula%s nor&all" 9enign countenance> F:e&e&9ering;
even su9consciousl"; teaches usI it provides opportunities +or us to go on and learn>F
Speaking o+ a soNourn 3hich carried the entit"Jso 9oth Ca"ce and 8 thought o+ EulaJ+ro& .alestine;
3here she studied at the +eet o+ the 1postles to 9ondage in .ersia; the &"stic had related= FFro& that
soNourn there are great latent talents as a teacher; a leader; an instructor; a director> 1ll o+ these a9ilities
are a part o+ the entit"%s present e?perience> 4et; there 3as so little o+ the ho&e li+e in that soNourn> 8t
3as +or that the entit" returned in the present e?perience>F
Certainl"; Eula had 9een a good ho&e&aker; &arried t3ice co&+orta9l"; +our children; the last 9orn
to her 3hen she 3as +ort" "ears old> The children 3ere gro3n; the t3o girls &arr"ing 3ell; one son a
la3"er; the other an engineer> 1s a house3i+e; her cup runneth over>
(ad she done an" teachingG
She hadn%t stopped teaching; in class and out; even 3ith all her household +unctions>
8t still see&ed a &ost trivial 9asis +or proving out reincarnation> Feren%t "ou read" to accept
reincarnation 3hen Edgar Ca"ce%s health reading led to "our cureGF
F8t certainl" &ade &e &ore a&ena9le> 8+ his su9conscious 3as right; 3here the pro+essional &edicos%
conscious 3as so 3rong; 3h" shouldn%t this sel+sa&e su9conscious 9e e,uall" accurate and the
pro+essional theologians e,uall" 3rongGF
But this had onl" predisposed her; she insisted; to giving the 3hole su9Nect an honest; open appraisal>
Fhat sense does an"thing &ake;F she said; Funless 3e are here to learnGF
8 shrugged> F#an" 3ould argue that it &akes no sense>F
FEver"thing else does;F she shot 9ack; Fall li+e has a rh"th& and plan; the seasons; vegetation; the
&ove&ent o+ the tides and the planets> There is an order a9out ever"thing; so 3h" not &anG 1nd
certainl" the integral part o+ &an is not his 9od"; 9ut his spirit>F
8 again invoked the anato&ist; 3ho had opened up a cadaver; and asked his students to pick out the
soul> Eula sni++ed> FThat &an 3as a +ool> 8 could point at the sa&e 9od"; and ask; %8s this the &an
3e kne3GF ithout spirit and &ind; he is onl" a sla9 o+ &eat; and even the doctor 3ould ad&it
&an is &ore than that>F
4es; Eula 3as sure she re&e&9ered; and re&e&9ering; &ade progress> 8n her li+e reading; she had
asked; Fhat is the &eaning o+ the pulling sensation in &" +ingers and handsGF FThese;F Ca"ce
replied; Fshould co&e &ore +ro& the tendencies that are a part o+ the e?perience; the 3riting; seeGF
1h; Eula 3as to 9e a 3riter> F8 al3a"s +elt an inclination that 3a"; and Ca"ce told &e that 8
should get &"sel+ pu9lished>F Even +or an esta9lished 3riter; this 3as o+ten &ore easil" said than
done> But Ca"ce 3as deter&ined> F(o3 can 8 9est appl" &" understanding +or the 9ene+it o+
othersGF she had asked> F.ut it on paper; and pu9lish it>F 1nd 3hat had 9een pu9lishedG T3o
9ooks had alread" co&e out o+ Eula; 9ased on the kno3ledge o+ the universe she had gained
+ro& the Ca"ce readings> )ne 3as Be+ore the Beginning; a su&&ation o+ the spiritual creationI the
other; The :iver o+ Ti&e; o+ ph"sical creation as visualiAed 9" Ca"ce> The 9ooks had 9een received
onl" per+unctoril" 9" the Ca"ce press> But; surprisingl"; the" 3ere no3 so popular the" could hardl"
9e kept in stock>
8t &ade so&e things clear a9out hersel+ that she had never understood 9e+ore> 1s a child; upset 9" the
ga&9ling o+ ranch-hands on her grand+ather%s spread; she had 9oldl" 9roken up the ga&es; 9arging in
on the pla"ers and destro"ing ever" pack o+ cards she could get her hands on> No3; she understood
3h"> She 3as reacting +ro& having once 9een a dance hall shill> Su9consciousl"; at least; she 3as
re&e&9ering; and tr"ing to do so&ething a9out it>
Still; 8 3ondered ho3 deep this 9elie+ in reincarnation cut>
F1re "ou a+raid to dieGF 8 asked>
She shook her head> F0eath is like stepping out o+ an old car; into a ne3 one>F
FThen 3h" 3ere "ou so concerned a9out "our son%s possi9le death o+ rheu&atic +everGF
F8 didn%t 9elieve in reincarnation then; and 9esides; even no3; 8 3ould 9e deepl" a++ected 9" the
su++ering o+ an"9od" 8 loved; not necessaril" 9" their death; i+ 8 thought the" had learned so&ething in
this li+e 9e+ore the" 3ent>F
(o3 a9out all the innocentsJchildrenJthat Stalin and (itler e?ter&inatedG h" should the" have
su++eredGF
F8t &akes no sense unless "ou do accept reincarnation; +or then one accepts the la3 o+ co&pensation;
kar&a; carr"ing over +ro& one li+e to another> Edgar Ca"ce +re,uentl" spoke o+ people pa"ing in one
li+e +or that done in another; pro+it-ing e,uall" +ro& the good the" had done> 8n one o+ &" previous
lives; as a :o&an; Ca"ce said that 8 co&&anded a +leet &anned 9" galle" slaves> Even 9e+ore &"
reading; ever" ti&e 8 sa3 a picture o+ slaves; &" sto&ach 3ould turn over> 8t stirred up all kinds o+
unconscious &e&ories> No3 it &akes sense>F
F8 still don%t understand all this su++ering as 9eing part o+ @od%s 3ill>F
She looked at &e sharpl"> F@od sets up certain la3s de+ining the order o+ the universe; and these can%t
9e changed>F
FBut certainl" @od is &ore &erci+ul than a &ere sinner; 3ho 3ould not 3ant an"one to su++er>F
F@od%s la3 cannot 9e changed;F she said>
FThen 3h" pra" +or "our sonG
Fe have access to @od%s la3; and the 3a" things shape out depends on our o3n attitudes in
accordance 3ith this la3>F
8ronicall"; +or a reincarnationist like Eula; @od%s la3 represented virtuall" the sa&e thing to detached
scientists; an endless c"cle o+ &atter and energ"; capa9le o+ entering into an endless variet" o+
ph"sical co&9inations in perpetuit"> Fe are all part o+ @od;F she said; Fand @od is part o+ us> There is
no con+lict; no punish&ent; &erel" opportunities to develop>F She looked up at &e 3ith a disar&ing
s&ile> Fh" should ever"thing 3e have had so &uch trou9le e?periencing 9e taken +ro& us; 3hen
nature is so econo&ical in other respectsGF
There 3as no ,uestioning Eula%s sincerit"; and i+ her 9elie+ in reincarnation helped her 9e a 9etter;
&ore productive person; that 3as a plus sign indeed +or reincarnation>
Fh" do "ou no3 +ind it so i&portant to 9elieve in reincarnationJ3ouldn%t 9eing Nust a good
Christian; 9elieving in the &essage o+ @od through Christ 9e su++icient to get "ou into (eavenGF
She gave &e an al&ost pit"ing glance> F0on%t "ou kno3 that Christianit" e&9raced reincarnation +or
three hundred "ears; until the :o&an in+luence e?punged it a+ter the E&peror Constantine recogniAed
the ChurchG hat do "ou think the earl" Christians 3ere thinking o+ 3hen the" asked Christ 3hether
he 3as EliNah; 3ho had co&e 9e+oreG The" 3ere thinking o+ reincarnation; that%s 3hat>F
(er &ood changed suddenl"; and she regarded &e 3ith a concerned air> F8+ "ou thought o+
reincarnation as re9irth; 8 think "ou could understand it 9etter> Kust as the earth has a constant re9irth
so does the spirit> 0on%t "ou re&e&9er Christ sa"ing that %Hnless &an is re9orn again; he cannot enter
the Pingdo& o+ (eaven%GF
Fasn%t that a re+erence to 9aptis&GF
Eula thre3 up her hands> FChrist 3as not interested in sho3 9ut su9stance; that is at the heart o+
ever"thing he said or did>F
8t see&ed ti&e to get 9ack to earth> F8n one li+e;F 8 said; F"ou lived in the good old H>S>1>; and rather
recentl"; 3hich is ,uite a shi+t +ro& all these gla&orous lives in .ersia; 8ndia; .alestine; :o&e;
@reece; Eg"pt; and 1tlantis; lives 3ith no possi9le 3a" o+ 9eing checked out>F
FFirst o+ all;F Eula said; Flet%s get things straight> 1s a soul develops; the chances are that develop&ent
3ill 9e +aster in advanced cultures; and since Ca"ce onl" dealt 3ith &eaning+ul past lives; he dre3 on
lives in gro3th-&aking civiliAations>F
FSo 3hat did "ou learn in the ild estGF 8 asked>
She snorted> FSee +or "oursel+>F She pointed to a 3ell-3orn cop" o+ the li+e reading spread out 9e+ore
us> FBack in the @old :ush da"s; on the Bar9ar" Coast; 8 3as a dance hall girl; even a prostituteI 8
guess>F
Ca"ce had put it ,uite pictures,uel"> FThe entit" 3as in the earth 3hen there 3ere those Kourne"ings
+ro& the East to the estJ@oldR 8n %'6 the entit"; 3ith its co&panions; Nourne"ed to the estern
lands> (ardships 3ere e?perienced on the 3a"; "et the entit" 3as a&ong those associated in those acts
3ith those in their relationships to such conditionsJro3diness; drink; spending> 4et the entit" 3as one
to 3ho& &an"; &an" ca&e +or counsel>F
1s in her 8rish li+e e?perience; Eula had a speci+ic identit"> FThe na&e then 3as Etta Tetlo3> :ecords
o+ these &a" 9e +ound in so&e o+ the ,uestioned places in portions o+ Cali+ornia; even in the present>F
Then ca&e the provocative conclusion; F8n activities; 3ith all t"pes o+ that earl" land did the entit"
have connection>F
8 had seen no speci+ic re+erence to a dance hall e?perience; prostitution; or the Bar9ar" Coast +or that
&atter>
Eula s&iled> Fell; that last re&ark 3ould appear to speak +or itsel+> hat kind o+ 3o&an deals 3ith
ever" kind o+ &anGF
F(o3 a9out Etta Tetlo3J-dance hall girlGF
Eula gave &e a sl" s&ile>
FThree "ears ago; in 16-$; 8 3as in Cali+ornia doing so&e lecturing on Ca"ceJ.aci+ic @rove; 8
9elieveJ3hen a 3o&an sauntered up and said; %(ello; Etta>%F
Eula 3inced> She had never 9een a9le to stand that na&e; Etta>
So&eho3; in a 9ook on reincarnation; Eula%s incarnation as Etta Tetlo3 had 9een 9rought to the
3o&an%s attention> Bro3sing one da" through color+ul old posters; she +ound so&e dating 9ack to the
9oisterous da"s o+ the Bar9ar" Coast in San Francisco> The posters listed the entertain&ent at one o+
the local dance halls> )ne na&e stood outJTetlo3>
Eula did not take this incarnation lightl"> Even 9e+ore this report o+ an Etta Tetlo3 in Cali+ornia; she
3as concerned 9" the shadiness o+ her past-li+e past Trou9led; she sought out the 3aking Ca"ce> F8+ 8
3as a prostitute;F she said; Fho3 could 8 ever hope to touch the he& o+ the #aster%s ro9eGF
8t occurred to &e that the #aster; so generous to shiners; could hardl" have &inded> But Eula
apparentl" thought he &ight
Ca"ce received her gentl"> Fh" so concernedG 4ou kno3 9etter no3; don%t "ouGF (e pressed her
hand> F#ake it a stepping-stone; instead o+ a stu&9ling 9lock> e co&e 9ack to learn>F
Eula%s &ain purpose in this li+e; Ca"ce had said; 3as to 9uild a +a&il"; and she looked proudl" on her
thirteen grandchildren scattered around the countr"> )ne 3as top &an in his 1ir Force group; another
had 3on rare distinction scholasticall" as a naval architect; still another 3as a cha&pion s3i&&er>
The son 3ith the pulsing heart had taken his heart through orld ar 88>
(e; too; had 9een skeptical a9out reincarnation; and still &ight 9e; +or all Eula kne3> hen he 3as
t3ent"-t3o; 9e+ore going o++ to 3ar; his skepticis& had driven hi& to a li+e reading> Ca"ce correctl"
+orecast he 3ould 9e a la3"er; 9ut said his No9 in this li+e; 9ecause o+ his kar&ic past; 3as to prevent
people +ro& getting into trou9le; not sitting in Nudg&ent on the&> (e had gone against this precept;
9eco&ing a count" prosecutor in northern Cali+ornia; and then things had started to go 3rong in his
li+e>
Eula 3as a 9it vague on 3hat had gone 3rong> F8t%s his li+e;F she said; Fand 8 don%t like to get too
personal 3ith itF
F0idn%t the pu9lic like hi& as prosecutorGF 8 asked>
F)h; "es; the" even 3anted to put hi& up as Nudge>F
FThen 3hat 3ent 3rong and ho3 did it relate to his 9eco&ing a prosecutorGF 8 looked at her rather
curiousl"> F1+ter all; so&e9od" has to 9e a prosecutor; so it can%t 9e all that 3rong>F She laughed>
F4es; 9ut so&e9od" else &a" have reached a di++erent point o+ advance&ent +ro& past e?periences>F
1t an" rate; she had recalled the Ca"ce reading to her son 3hile he 3as de9ating the Nudgeship> F4ou
kno3;F she said darkl"; F"ou 3ere told never to sit in Nudg&ent>F (e looked thought+ul +or a &o&ent>
F8 kno3;F he said> FThen "ou kno3 3hat to do>F (e turned do3n the post>
1nd 3hat had happened to his li+e sinceG FBoth personall" and pro+essionall" it started to get 9ack
3here it had 9een> (e 3as no3 heeding the la3; the 0ivine la3; 3hich Ca"ce had interpreted +or
hi&>F
Kust as she and Ca"ce shared the +eeling the" had kno3n each other in the haA" past; Eula +elt she had
9een ac,uainted 3ith &e> F8 3as in so&e sort o+ supervisor" capacit" 3ith "ou then>F F4ou still are; at
this point;F 8 said>
She s&iled> F(aven%t "ou +elt at ease; as though 3e%ve 9een through so&e e?perience togetherGF 1s
a &atter o+ +act; 8 had 9een dra3n to her instantl"; 9ut put it do3n to the curious e&path" 3e do
see& to have +or so&e people at sight>
FBut 3hat is that;F she said; F9ut a vaguel" re&e&9ered pastGF 1gain 8 sa3 no evidence> F0on%t "ou
think the li+e 3e live no3 is the one that counts; even i+ there is
reincarnationGF 8 had chanced across a sentence in 5i+e is +or 5iving 9" Eric Butter3orths F%The li+e
"ou once lived can onl" 9e +ound in the li+e "ou no3 e?press>%F FNaturall";F Eula agreed; F9ut i+
there is a Ca"ce around to sho3 "ou the t3ist in the road; that is all
the 9etter>F 1t +irst gli&pse; reincarnation had see&ed 3ish+ul thinking on the part o+ those shrinking
+ro& the apparent o9livion o+ death> Be+ore the glor" o+ the :esurrection; the concept o+
reincarnation 3as not a di++icult turn in the spiritual road to everlasting li+e> #" o3n +aith in the
&oral lesson o+ Christ 3as i&plicitI "et; like others; 8 +ound &"sel+ sh"ing +ro& the i&plicit &essage
o+ re9irth> 4et; had not St> Kohn ,uoted (i&; in a state&ent parentheticall" a9solving all on earth o+
guilt in the Cruci+i?ionG
FThere+ore doth &" Father love &e; 9ecause 8 la" do3n &" li+e; that 8 &ight take it again> No &an
taketh it +ro& &e; 9ut 8 la" it do3n o+ &"sel+> 8 have po3er to la" it do3n; and 8 have po3er to take it
again> This co&&and&ent have 8 received o+ &" Father>F
(e had po3er to take it up again> 1nd 3hat (e did; others could do 3ith the Father%s help> as that
not the &essage o+ ChristJthat; and a cr" +or universal love; &ocked through the agesG
(ad Edgar Ca"ce; as his readings suggested; trod the 9itter road 3ith the #aster; a9sor9ing a &essage
that &ade his o3n gi+t possi9le; as all gi+ts 3ere &ade possi9le; 3ith @od%s ac,uiescenceG
as Ca"ce%s uni,ue gi+t; scorned as 1nother%s had 9een scorned; a stepping-stone in the ulti&ate
revelation o+ 3hat li+e 3as all a9outG ere the truths in his &iraculous healing &ani+ested to 9ring
credence to the 9roader spiritual truth o+ purpose+ul li+eG 0id Ca"ce%s su9conscious; &erging 3ith the
Hniversal Consciousness that 3as the Father; Creator; and Creation; co&e along at a ti&e 3hen a
trou9led 3orld; sti+ling in the li&ited horiAons o+ &aterialit"; 3as read"; even eager; +or so&e sign o+
its place in a universal planG
There 3as nothing accidental; nothing le+t to chance in the Creator%s grand designI so Ca"ce 9elieved
as he pictured reincarnation as an instru&ent; not an end in itsel+> FEach and ever" individual;F he said
once; F+ollo3s out that line o+ develop&ent in the present earth plane as it has received +ro& the
preceding conditions; and each grain o+ thought or condition is a conse,uence o+ other conditions
created 9" sel+>F
8t 3as di++icult +or &e; as +or others; to conceive o+ a spirit 3ith a volition o+ its o3n> (o3 did the
spirit +ind its 3a" to another 9od"; 3here did it rest and restore itsel+; 3h" did it keep co&ing 9ackG
F#ust each soul continue to 9e reincarnated in the earth until it reaches per+ection; or are so&e souls
lostGF That 3as the puAAler put to Ca"ce>
Ca"ce had a read" ans3er> FThe soul is not lostI the individualit" o+ the soul that separates itsel+ is
lost> The reincarnation or the opportunities are continuous until the soul has o+ itsel+ 9eco&e an entit"
in its 3hole or has su9&erged itsel+>F
F8+ a soul +ails to i&prove itsel+; 3hat 9eco&es o+ itGF
FThat%s 3h" the reincarnation; 3h" it reincarnatesI that it &a" have the opportunit"> Can the 3ill o+
&an continue to de+" its #akerGF
Constantl"; Ca"ce &ini&iAed the ego; a3are that &an" cultists &istakenl" 9eca&e enveloped in
grandiose past lives at the e?pense o+ this one> 5ike Butter3orth; he +elt the past could onl" 9e
e?pressed in the li+e lived no3; other3ise no li+e 9eca&e i&portant>
%The real purpose; as should 9e +or each soul; is the &essage o+ love o+ the Savior +or the children o+
&en> That phase o+ Christian e?perience LreincarnationM is ,uestioned 9" &an"; "et there is this period
3hen the +act needs stressing to ans3er &an" ,uestions> But that this is to 9e the pri&ar" +actJ
reincarnationJno> That is &erel" the plan as (e de&onstrated>F
Believing in Ca"ceJand reincarnationJCa"ce%s +ollo3ers 3ere constantl" in,uiring 3hether he
3ould co&e 9ack; in 3hat guise and ho3 soon> )ne corporate la3"er; 3ho had &ade a +ortune
astutel" +ollo3ing the Ca"ce readings dealing 3ith real estate and +inance; had tried to esta9lish so&e
arrange&ent 3here9" Ca"ce; on his slated return in another 9od"; could pro+it through the clairvo"ant
gains he had achieved +or the la3"er in this li+e> The slu&9ering Ca"ce see&ed cool to collusion o+
this sort> )thers ,ueried Ca"ce a9out his ne?t soNourn; a+ter reading a ne3spaper article descri9ing
ho3 a reincarnationist had atte&pted to leave 9is &one" to hi&sel+ a+ter death>
The article revealed the utter +rustration o+ the reincarnationist%s plan; oddl" re&iniscent o+ a scene
+ro& the Broad3a" &usical; )n a Clear 0a" 4ou Can See Forever= F1rthur #> (anks; 3ho &ade a
+ortune peddling +lo3ers in the 5os 1ngeles +inancial district; le+t no 3ill 9ecause he 9elieved he
3ould return through reincarnation; and clai& his li+e%s savings> (e has 9een dead seven &onths no3;
and toda" Kudge Koseph .> Sproul opened the 3a" +or relatives to divide the +lo3er peddler%s Q177;777
estate>F
ith this spring9oard; inti&ates o+ Ca"ce put the ,uestion to his Hniversal Consciousness= F4ou 3ill
give at this ti&e in+or&ation 3hich 3ill help us to understand the la3s governing the selection 9" an
entit" o+ ti&e; place; race; color; se?; and the parents at an" re9irth into the earth plane; especiall" the
possi9ilit" o+ Edgar Ca"ce; present in this roo&; 9ringing through in his ne?t incarnation &e&or" o+
this li+e>F Then ca&e the stickler> F8+ possi9le 3e 3ould like to 9e advised as to ho3 proo+ o+ such
&e&or" can 9e esta9lished 9" leaving a record or &one" no3 that &a" 9e called +or during the ne?t
appearance>F
Ca"ce e?a&ined each phase o+ the ,uestion> The ti&es o+ reincarnationJor re9irthJvaried;
according to the develop&ent o+ the entit"; and Fas to the &anner or the character o+ the re&oval +ro&
the &aterial e?perience> 1s to race; color; or se?; this depends upon that e?perience necessar" +or the
co&pletion; +or the 9uilding up o+ the purposes +or 3hich each and ever" soul &ani+ests in the
&aterial e?perience>
)ne incarnation naturall" &erges into another> %1s the tree +alls; so does it lie;% saith the #aker and
@iver o+ li+e> So does the light; so does the nature o+ an individual> For the 9eginning in the ne?t
e?periences are ever te&pered 9" ho3 sincere the purpose 3as o+ the entit" in the e?perience 9e+ore>
For indeed; as has 9een given; 3hatsoever "e so3; so shall "e reap>F
Kust as a lea+ +ell pre&aturel"; so could hu&an li+e 9e cut o++> FThe" 3ho have done error suddenl";
the" 3ho are advanced; the" 3ho have not &et a 3hole e?pression; &a" go suddenl"; as "ou count
ti&e>F
8 3as rather disappointed; as Ca"ce%s +ollo3ing &a" have 9een; in his +ailure to progra& a +uture o+ his
o3n> 8+ he could see +or others; 3h" not +or hi&sel+G F1s +or the entit" Edgar Ca"ce;F 8 read +inall";
Fthis depends then as to 3hen that e?perience has 9een reached in 3hich the union o+ purposes o+
entities in &aterialit" has created that e?pression; that phase; to 3hich the entit"%s develop&ent &a"
reach to +ind e?pression through sa&e>F
1s +or the ti&e o+ his return; Ca"ce 3as vague> F8t &a" 9e perhaps a hundred; t3o hundred; three
hundred; a thousand "ears; as "ou &a" count tune in the present> For ho3 gave (eG The da" no &an
kno3eth; onl" the Father in heaven kno3eth; and it is provided "ou so live; as (e gave; that %8 &a" sit
upon the right hand and &" 9rother upon the le+t>%F
)stensi9l"; the session had produced little o+ practicalit"> 8 could al&ost sense the disappoint&ent o+
Ca"ce%s audience in the ne?t ,uestion> Fould "ou suggest an" 3a" that a record &a" 9e le+t 9" an
entit"GF
Ca"ce got to the heart o+ the &atter; pla"ing on a 3ord to discard one point and &ake another> FB"
living the record;F he stressed> For as one lived deepl"; developing spirituall"; so he developed the
+acult" o+ re&e&9ering> FFor 3hen the purposes o+ an entit" are the &ore in accord 3ith that +or
3hich the entit" has entered; then the soul-entit" &a" take hold upon that 3hich &a" 9ring to its
re&e&9rance 3hat it 3as; 3here; 3hen; and ho3> Thinkest thou that the gra& o+ corn has +orgotten
3hat &anner o+ e?pression it has givenG Think thou that an" o+ the in+luences in nature that "ou see
a9out "ouJthe acorn; the oak; the el&; or the vine; or an"thingJhad +orgotten 3hat &anner o+
e?pressionG )nl" &an +orgets>F
1nd 3h" Nust &anG
F)nl" in (is &erc" such 3as 9rought a9out> 1s in 1da& the" +orgot 3hat &anner o+ &en the" 3ere>
For %@od%s Book o+ :e&e&9rance% &a" 9e read onl" 9" those in the shado3s o+ his love>F
1s he did in the conscious; Ca"ce sho3ed no interest su9consciousl" in the prospect o+ &one" in this
li+e or another; and cooll" disregarded this as incentive to re&e&9rance> F8t 3as al&ost;F a 3itness
said; Fas though he 3ere re+using to participate in an" little ga&e o+ clairvo"ance; as he had once
re+used to su9&it to the tests o+ ps"chic researchers intent on reducing his gi+t to their o3n &eager
&easure&ents>F
Ca"ce%s o3n re&e&9rance 3as re&arka9le> (is re+erences to 1tlantis; 5e&uria and other lost
civiliAations could 9e dis&issed as speculative; 9ut other pheno&ena could not 9e so easil" scouted>
(e +re,uentl" lapsed into languages that 3ere clearl" recogniAa9leJFrench; 8talian; Spanish;
@er&an; and others that 3ere unrecogniAa9le>
These ventures into tongues he had no kno3ledge o+ in the 3aking state 3ere triggered 9" the su9Nect
&atter or su9Nects> )nce he read +or a &an in 8tal"; 3ho had deputiAed a +riend here to sit in on the
reading> The +riend; o+ 8talian e?traction; asked a ,uestion; and the ans3er ca&e 9ack in +luent 8talian>
1nother ti&e; reading +or a @er&an; Ca"ce 9ranched o++ into idio&atic @er&an; 9espeaking ulti&ate
kno3ledge o+ the Teutonic>
Ca"ce clearl" had not responded to the satis+action o+ his +riends as to the nature o+ his ne?t return>
(o3ever; in a drea& a short tune 9e+ore; he had visualiAed hi&sel+ as 9eing 9orn again; and gave tune
and place> 1s happened so o+ten 5a his li+e; a signi+icant drea& ca&e during a great e&otional crisis>
(e had 9een arrested in 0etroit +or Fpractising &edicine 3ithout a license;F and had 9een su9Nected to
the igno&in" o+ pu9lic trial as a charlatan>
)n the train 9ack to <irginia Beach; he had one o+ his &ost singular drea&s> (e had 9een 9orn again
in 1>0> !177 in Ne9raska> FThe sea;F he recalled; Fapparentl" covered all o+ the 3estern part o+ the
countr"; as the cit" 3here 8 lived 3as on the coast> The +a&il" na&e 3as a strange one> 1t an earl"
age; as a child; 8 declared &"sel+ to 9e Edgar Ca"ce 3ho had lived t3o hundred "ears 9e+ore>
Scientists; &en 3ith long 9eards; little hair and thick glasses; 3ere called in to o9serve &e>
The" decided to visit the places 3here 8 said 8 had 9een 9orn; lived and 3orked; in Pentuck";
1la9a&a; Ne3 4ork; #ichigan; and <irginia> Taking &e 3ith the& the group o+ scientists visited
these places in a long; cigar-shaped &etal +l"ing ship 3hich &oved at high speed>
Fater covered part o+ 1la9a&aI Nor+olk had 9eco&e an i&&ense seaport Ne3 4ork had 9een
destro"ed either 9" 3ar or an earth,uake and 3as 9eing re9uilt> 8ndustries 3ere scattered over the
countr"side> #ost o+ the houses 3ere o+ glass> #an" records o+ &" 3ork as Edgar Ca"ce 3ere
discovered and collected> The group returned to Ne9raska taking the records 3ith the& to stud">F
There 3ere other drea& details> 8n one cit"; virtuall" co&pletel" destro"ed; Ca"ce stopped to ask the
3ork&en 3here he 3as> The" looked at hi& in surprise; and to his surprise; replied; FNe3 4ork>F
Fro& this drea& &an" have +ashioned a drear" prophec" o+ ulti&ate doo&; pointing out that Ca"ce%s
prediction o+ gathering destruction +ro& 16*2 to 1662 i&plied that this 3as onl" the F9eginningF o+
holocausts that 3ere to continue indeter&inatel">
(o3ever; Ca"ce 3as not ,uite so pessi&istic> 8nterpreting his o3n drea&; he likened his period o+
personal trial to the tests that others 3ould +ace; rocked 3ith dou9ts o+ the ulti&ate purpose o+ the
Creator> F1nd the vision 3as that there &ight 9e strength; there &ight 9e an understanding; though the
&o&ent &a" appear as dark; though there &a" 9e periods o+ &isinterpreting o+ purposes>F 1nd there
could 3ell 9e; he indicated; challenging ti&es +or &ankind> But in the end; 3as a pro&ise given in the
Bi9le> FThough the ver" heavens +all;F Ca"ce paraphrased; Fthough the earth shall 9e changed; the
pro&ises in (i& are sure and 3ill standJas in that co&ing da"Jas the proo+ o+ th" activit" in the
lives and hearts o+ th" +ello3 &an>F
Ca"ce hi&sel+; in the conscious state; +ound support +or reincarnation in the Bi9le; though &odern
theolog" spurned it F:eincarnation has so long 9een considered a part o+ the eastern religion;F he said
once; Fthat 3e have cause to consider it +oreign to Christianit"> (o3ever; 8 dou9t i+ an"one 3ho has
reall" studied the Bi9le could sa" that it 3as not contained in that Book> Throughout the ages; the
,uestion has 9een asked; %8+ a &an die; 3ill he live againG%F
The unschooled ps"chic; 3ho loved to intersperse his Bi9le reading 3ith ho&el" poetr"; o9served;
F)ne o+ the poets gave; %0ust thou art; to dust returneth 3as not spoken o+ the soul>% 8t has 9een
generall" considered that i+ a &an live again; it is his soul that lives>F Ca"ce pointed out that the Bi9le
3as replete 3ith re+erences to re9irth> FThere are &an" instances 3hen the #aster said; %4e &ust 9e
9orn again>%F 1gain; (e said to Nicode&us; FThe 3ind 9lo3eth 3here it listeth; and thou hearest the
sound thereo+; 9ut cans%t not tell 3hence it co&eth; and 3hither it goeth> So is ever"one that is 9orn o+
the SpiritF
(is o3n readings helped Ca"ce to understand &uch that he could not understand 9e+ore> Fe &a"
read &uch in; or 3e &a" read &uch out; 9ut did (e &ean 3hat (e said 3hen (e said to Nicode&us
that %4e &ust 9e 9orn againG% 0id (e &ean it 3hen (e said to the Scri9es and .harisees; %Be+ore
19raha& 3as; 8 a&>% 0id (e &ean it 3hen (e said that Kohn the Baptist 3as the incarnation
spirituall" o+ EliasG (e said so>F
Ca"ce turned to 3here the disciples asked Kesus; Fho did sin; this &an or his parents; that he 3as
9orn 9lindGF 1nd Kesus ans3ered; %Neither hath this &an sinned; nor his parentsI 9ut that the 3orks o+
@od should 9e &ade &ani+est in hi&>%F
To Ca"ce; this clearl" re+lected a prevailing 9elie+ in reincarnation> FNo3 it 3ouldn%t have 9een
possi9le +or the &an to have sinned in this 3orld; as 3e kno3 the 3orld; Nust in 9eing 9orn 9lind>
The" &ust have 9elieved that the &an lived 9e+ore; else the" 3ouldn%t have asked such a ,uestion>F
1nother ti&e; as Ca"ce recalled; as the" ca&e do3n +ro& the #ount; .eter and Kohn asked the
#aster; Fh" then sa" the scri9es that Elias &ust co&e +irstGF 1nd Kesus ans3ered; FElias is co&e
alread"; and the" kne3 hi& not; 9ut have done unto hi& 3hatsoever the" listed> 5ike3ise shall also
the Son o+ #an su++er o+ the&>F Then the disciples understood that (e spake unto the& o+ Kohn the
Baptist>
1gain; as Ca"ce ,uoted; FFor all the prophets and the la3 prophesied until Kohn> 1nd i+ "e 3ill
receive it; this is Elias; 3hich 3as +or to co&e>F
Ca"ce turned to .aul> F%The +irst 1da& 9rought sin into the 3orld; 9ut the last 1da& 9rought li+e>%F (e
did not push his o3n interpretation> Fhether that%s +igurativel" speaking or not; is +or us to deter&ine
3ithin our o3n e?perience>F
Even a+ter his +irst li+e readings; Ca"ce did not i&&ediatel" accept reincarnationI he considered it
alien to Christianit"> F8 3as taught the Christian 3a" o+ thinking; that a &an onl" has one li+e; and as a
&an dieth so is he>F
But as he 9egan to look at the Bi9le 3ith ne3 e"es; so did he look around hi&; and into hi&sel+>
F1l3a"s there 3as 3ithin &e a +eeling that did not +ind ans3er in 3hat 3as ordinaril" given as the
ans3er +or such +eelings> (o3 is it that so&e people 3e &eet 3e i&&ediatel" +eel as i+ 3e had kno3n
all our lives; and others 3e have kno3n +or "ears in this li+e and still do not +eel close to the& or
understand the&G 8 don%t 9elieve an"one can ans3er that unless there is &ore than Nust this li+e>
Nothing lives again unless it dies; even the gra& o+ 3heat in 9ringing +orth that 3hich 3ill propagate
its o3n sel+>F
(is o3n readings o+ten proved out reincarnation +or Ca"ce> 8n one reading; he told a 3o&an that she
had lived ten thousand "ears ago in 3hat is no3 Ne3 #e?ico; and had &ade certain hierogl"phics
still to 9e +ound in that location>
F5ater;F Ca"ce said; Fthe 3o&an 3rote &e that she had gone there 3ith +riends; and had +ound the
&arks Nust as indicated>F Ca"ce had never 9een to Ne3 #e?ico and neither had sheJin this li+e>
Fhen she sa3 those indications; so&ething ans3ered 3ithin her so that she kne3 she had lived there
and had &ade those &arks>F
Kust as so&e +elt the" had kno3n one another 9e+ore; so did the pattern o+ relationships in this li+e
o+ten re+lect a previous association> F8+ the in+or&ation Lin the readingM tells us that 3e 3ere
associated 3ith certain individuals during certain periods in the earth%s plane; and 3e see in the
present an e?act replica o+ the description o+ +or&er associations; 3e are 9ound to see the consistenc"
o+ it>F
1t a church +oru&; Ca"ce once su9&itted to ,uestioning on reincarnation> F0o "ou think;F so&eone
asked; Fthat 3hen a soul enters the earth plane it kno3s 3hat sort o+ environ&ent it is co&ing into;
and the conditions it 3ill have to +aceGF
Ca"ce dre3 on his su9conscious kno3ledge> F8t &ust kno3 that it is entering the environ&ent 3hich
is necessar" +or its o3n develop&ent 8t kno3s that this is its opportunit" to pass through that
e?perience necessar" +or this develop&ent>F
eren%t these past-li+e readings ke"ed &ore to the ego than an"thing elseG
8t 3as so&ething Ca"ce had thought o+ten a9out> Fe hear the ,uestion; %hat good 3ill it do &e to
kno3 that 8 lived as Kohn S&ith during the :evolution; or 3as a +irst settler; or that 8 3as a&ong those
in the French :evolution; or a 3ine seller in such and such a periodG% ell; our soul; our entit" is 3hat
it is toda" +ro& ho3 it has reacted to various e?periences in the earth%s sphere>F
F(o3 does the spirit +ind the 9od"GF another asked>
F8 do not 9elieve that a soul enters until the 9reath o+ li+e is dra3n> The soul doesn%t enter at
conception>F
For reincarnationists; the +ollo3ing collo,u" 3as enlightening=
F8s the soul sent here; or does it co&e o+ its o3n desireGF
FCo&es o+ its o3n desire;F Ca"ce said; F+or desire re&ains throughout all develop&ent o+ &an; or o+
the soul; 3hether 3e speak o+ &aterial; &ental; or the soul portion> 0esire goes right through; and is
possi9l" the &otive +orce 9ehind the soul; +or 3ithout a desire to do a thing 3e can%t get ver" +ar>F
F8+ the soul kno3s so &uch; 3h" does it have to do all these things over againGF
F8t%s ver" &uch like 3e have in a school> e go over and over a lesson in &athe&atics until 3e kno3
not onl" that it is rote; 9ut that 3e can get an ans3er 9" doing that> e have to kno3 the principle o+
the thing; or the 9asis o+ it> #an goes over and over his lessons; and necessaril" under such di++erent
environ&ent that it 9uilds that 3hich is lacking; that has kept it +ro& understanding its relationship to
its #aker>
F0o "ou 9elieve that ever" hu&an 9eing has a soulGF
Ca"ce then advanced a uni,ue concept o+ &an%s relationship 3ith @od> F8 9elieve that ever" hu&an
9eing has a soul; that 3hich &akes it akin to the Creator; that 3hich is given an individual that he &a"
9eco&e a co&panion to the Creator> 1s 3e see in the +orces all a9out us; Nature hersel+ desires
co&panionship> So does @od> (e gives us the opportunit" to 9e his co&panion; 9" giving us a soul;
3hich 3e &a" &ake a co&panion 3ith (i&; 9ut 3e have to do the &aking>F
1) - The Cayce Ba7ies
The prett" 9londe 3as 9ro3sing through the Book :oo& occasionall" picking up a volu&e and
thu&9ing its pages> She 3as prett" and supple enough to 9e in the chorus line o+ a Broad3a" sho3;
and she had a de&ure; "et sensuous 3a" o+ &oving; sho3ing her tri& tailored slacks to advantage>
The 1>:>E> receptionist caught &" look o+ en,uir">
FShe is a Ca"ce 9a9";F she said; F:ae 0enn" (orton>F
The girl looked over and s&iled>
FCa"ce 9a9"GF
F4es; she had a reading +ro& Edgar Ca"ce 3hen she 3as a child>F
The girl%s s&ile 9roadened> FT3o readings;F she said; Fthe +irst 3hen 8 3as t3o "ears old>F
F0id "ou toddle in +or itGF 8 asked>
(er good-natured s&ile see&ed part o+ her personalit"> F8 3asn%t even there> #" &other sent in +or it>
She 9elieved in Edgar Ca"ce 9ecause he had helped her health3ise; 3hen the doctors had +ailed; and
so she got li+e readings +or 9oth &"sel+ and &" sister>F
F4ou 9elieve then in reincarnationGF 8 asked>
The girl looked surprised> F)+ course;F she said; Fit e?plains practicall" ever"thing that has happened
to &e; as Edgar Ca"ce &ade so clear>F hen she 3as t3o; he had said she 3ould have a talent +or
dancing; &usic; the theatre> She had turned to 9allet 3hen she 3as three "ears old; 9e+ore she could
possi9l" kno3 a9out the readings; and; discounting &aternal in+luence; had gone on to 3in a dance
scholarship in her ho&eto3n o+ Nor+olk; ena9ling her to stud" in Ne3 4ork> (er &other%s suggestive
+orce hardl" gave the daughter her +lair>
1t t3elve; her dancing 3on unusual recognition> 1+ter classes at a Ne3 4ork 9allet school; she 3as
reco&&ended +or a pro+essional start in Ne3 4ork> (er +a&il" e?plained that she 3as onl" t3elve>
Fe thought she 3as older;F 3as the disappointed reNoinder> FThere 3ould 9e too &uch red-tape 3ith
child authorities unless she 3as +ourteen>F
(o3 had Ca"ce picked out her special dancing a9ilit"G
#rs> (orton plucked her readings out o+ a li9rar" +ile> (er e"e ran do3n a &i&eographed page> FThe
inclination to ever 9e the actress at all tunes 3ill necessitate Nudg&ents as to the training o+ the
activities; especiall" in the vocal direction as 3ell as in the a9ilit" to dance>F
She had not studied an" &usical instru&ent; and onl" a+ter &arriage had she sought voice training>
She 3as divorced no3; 3ith three children; and thought she &ight sing pro+essionall"> She 3as still
"oung enough; in her late t3enties; to pursue a career; vocall"; since she did have pro+essional
e?perience; having studied at the .asadena (Cali+ornia) .la"house and 3orked at a 9ig clu9 in
Brookl"n>
Scanning the readings; a sentence caught &" e"e> F1+ter the t3el+th to the +ourteenth "ear; she 3ill
take care o+ all the rest o+ the +a&il"; i+ needs 9e>F
(ad :ae taken the No9 at +ourteenG
She shook her head> F)dd; that sentence never struck &e 9e+ore>F (er +a&il" had 9een 3ell o++; and
there had 9een no need to 3ork; though a No9; reNected at t3elve; 3as availa9le at +ourteen>
(o3 &uch had she 9een in+luenced 9" the readingsG
F8 never thought o+ the& until recentl"; "et looking 9ack; 8 see ho3 the 3hole pattern o+ &" li+e;
including &" &arriage; 3as anticipated>F
F.ersonalit" has a lot to do 3ith shaping our lives;F 8 said; recalling the @reek a?io& that character is
+ate>
She s&iled> FEdgar Ca"ce certainl" caught &" personalit">F #" e"e turned 9ack to the reading> F1
ver" de&ure; &eek entit"I and then one al&ost 3ild at ti&es in its deter&ination +or its o3n 3a">F
The stress on 3ild had 9een underlined in Ca"ce%s voice even in trance>
8 appraised the sli&; cool-looking +igure; 3ith the sunn" +ace> FTrueGF
She nodded> F8%& a+raid so; at ti&es>F
(er +inger picked out a paragraph in the li+e record> F1s to the appearances in the earth; as indicated
even +ro& the te&pera&ental a9ilities o+ the entit"; &an" have 9een the appearances> These that are
given here; though; are those indicating the greater urge in the earl" develop&ent o+ this entit" in the
present soNourn>F
She looked over at &e> F0o "ou kno3 3hat that &eansGF
8 shrugged nonco&&ittall">
1s her li+e developed; :ae +elt so&e3hat con+used as a teen-ager> She 3as a prett" girl; and ,uite
co&+orta9le a9out 9eing a girl; she thought; 9ut the +eeling ca&e over her at ti&es that she 3ould 9e
&uch happier as a 9o">
as this the Fgreater urgeF &entioned 9" Ca"ceG 8t see&ed hardl" likel"> 8 regarded her lithe; sinuous
+igure 3ith detached appreciation> F4ou &ake a strange-looking 9o";F 8 said>
F8 see& to have a lot o+ &asculine traits> 8 3as less e&otional than &" hus9and; +or instance; and 8
realiAe no3 that 8 resented his tr"ing to run things>F
FThat%s the ne3 9reed 3o&anJaggressive; do&inant; o&niscient>F
F8 also have a practical &asculine turn o+ &ind> 8n school; 8 Nust didn%t learn an"thing; even a
geo&etrical pro9le&; 9" rote> 8 had to kno3 3h">F
1nd 3hat had all this to do 3ith reincarnationG
FThere;F she said; picking out a 3ell-thu&9ed passage in her reading; Fthere; 8 3as a French&an in
that incarnation; and entertained the king and his court>F 8n that li+e; 8 read; her na&e 3as Cheveau?;
and she 3as a &an; o+ course>
That 3as one o+ the things that intrigued &e= the 3a" the entities kept changing se?> Conceiva9l"; it
could lead to ho&ose?ualit"; i+ there 3as a kar&ic overload +ro& the opposite se?> (o3ever; that 3as
o9viousl" not :ae (orton%s pro9le&> But Ca"ce did sa" so&ething a9out &asculine in+luence> F1nd
in the present li+e those e?periences and e?pressions 3ill 9e seen as a part o+ the entit"%s develop&ent;
in that &asculine thought 3ill 9e a &ani+estation in the earl" portion o+ its e?periences; the desire to
kno3 the 3h"s o+ li+e>F
8 looked over at :ae> F4ou sa3 this reading 9" the ti&e "ou 3ere eight; and "ou%ve read it a hundred
ti&es>F
F4ou 3ill notice;F she said deter&inedl"; Fthat 8 had a @reek li+e; and 3as a singer and dancer in that
e?perience>F Because o+ this e?perience; Ca"ce had noted; F1nd through the present li+e; in the earl"
portion; the entit" 3ill +ind the desire +or the activities 3hich keep the 9od" in per+ect +or& and
activit">F
Fro& the looks o+ her; :ae hadn%t passed out o+ the Fearl" portionF "et>
F8%ve al3a"s loved to drape &"sel+ in +lo3ing @recian costu&es; Nust as 8 love French per+u&e>F
FThat%s a co&&on +ailing;F 8 said>
F.erhaps 9ecause these are co&&on 9ackgrounds>F
But 1tlantis 3as her &aNor preoccupation> F8 +eel a strong a++init" +or 1tlantis at all ti&es> 8%ve read
a9out ever"thing 8 can on it; 9oth in the Ca"ce readings and in articles and 9ooks>F
F8 suppose;F 8 said rather dril"; Fthat "ou had an 1tlantis e?perience; too>F
No; 9ut her ancestors ca&e +ro& there> FThe entit" 3as in the Eg"ptian land; o+ the 1tlanteans and the
e?tre&ists;F Ca"ce said> F4et in those periods o+ per+ecting the 9od" +or special service; the entit"J
a&ong associates and co&panions even in the presentJaided &an" in 9ringing greater interpretations
o+ 9od" and &ind as related to the spiritual aspects o+ li+e> The na&e then 3as 8s-So-El>F
Fell; 8s-So-El;F 8 said; F3hat do "ou think that &eant; %associates and co&panions even in the
present%GF
8s-So-El laughed> F(aven%t "ou +elt an i&&ediate rapport 3ith so&e people; as though "ou had special
reason +or +eeling close; or Nust the opposite; +or that &atter; raising the hackles on "our neckGF
F8 al3a"s 9la&ed an over-active th"roid>F
FThe +act re&ains;F she s&iled; Fthat Ca"ce 3as right a9out practicall" ever"thing else a9out &e>F
She had a health reading at the age o+ +ive> She 3as pale and sickl"; and her hair 3as +alling out>
Ca"ce prescri9ed Calcios; a su9stance taken 3ith 9read or crackers; and in a couple o+ 3eeks the girl%s
hair had started co&ing 9ack> She certainl" had no pro9le& no3; the 9lond tresses +alling thickl" over
her shoulders>
She regarded &e pleasantl"> FCa"ce 3as so right a9out &" health> So 3h" 3ould he 9e right a9out
one thing; and not the other; since it 3as all +ro& the sa&e unkno3n sourceGF
8 could onl" shrug> F.erhaps Ca"ce 3as in+alli9le onl" 3hen the &otivation 3as right; 3hen people
needed help desperatel"; and couldn%t get it else3here>F
FBut the li+e readings 3ere as help+ul as the ph"sical; in underlining people%s personalit" 3eaknesses;
and setting up guides +or +uture 9ehavior>F
FThese li+e readings are do3nright suggestive> The" could have &ade a dancer out o+ al&ost an"9od";
or a girl 3ho al3a"s had to kno3 3h">F
1s she +lipped the pages o+ the readings; her e"e +ell on a +ollo3-up in the 9ack> She had never seen it
9e+ore> 8t had Nust 9een taken out o+ the 1>:>E> research +ile> hen she 3as ten; a dancing teacher had
reported she 3as the onl" one in the dancing school to do acro9atic 3ork on her toes> 1t the sa&e ti&e
she had 3on a priAe +or her dancing on a television sho3; and at eleven; Nust a+ter her scholarship
a3ard; a teacher o9served; F8t is ver" seldo& that a good 9allet dancer can also 9e a good acro9at>F
:ae +inished the report 3ith a s&ile> F8 3onder i+ dancing in ancient @reece 3as &ore +un than
Brookl"n;F she said> F8t couldn%t have 9een an" 3orse>F
:ae 0enn" (orton%s reading had not appeared to chart her li+e 3ith an" great detail> Still; other
readings told su9Nects the" 3ould 9eco&e architects; tailors; and doctors; 9ecause o+ in+luences
carried over +ro& past lives; and the" had 9eco&e architects; tailors; and doctors> The architect had
9een a 9uilder; a carpenter; an architect in previous incarnations; according to Ca"ce; and the
aptitudes had 9een 9rought over into this one as a sidelightI the &ain purpose o+ course al3a"s 9eing
develop&ent> Ca"ce had said that the 9est 3a" o+ getting to heaven 3as on the ar& o+ so&e9od" "ou
3ere helping>
8t 3as intriguing to consider the possi9ilit" that people 3ere &echanicall" inclined; 3riters;
&usicians; healers; as the" su9consciousl" re&e&9ered 3hat the" kne3 o+ these +ields> 8n doing
so&ething perhaps su9consciousl" +a&iliar; the" o+ten touched o++ a chord stirring around uneasil" in
the 9ack o+ their consciousness> The orld ar 88 soldier; stopping o++ in Bavaria; suddenl" sa3
hi&sel+ a Crusader in the ver" spot he 3as no3 enNo"ing a 9eer; re&e&9ering 3ith a start that Ca"ce
had once put hi& in the Crusades>
8t 3as certainl" a co&ple? pattern; ho3ever "ou looked at it; +or it visualiAed a 9road &aster plan that
e&9raced each and ever" 9od" and &ind in the universe; each 3ith its o3n little niche> )nl" @od in
his o&nipotence could handle such a progra&> 4et; as even the atheistic Einstein recogniAed; there
3as a de+inite order in the 3orld; call it 3hat "ou 3ill; and &an; like the rest o+ natureJthe planets;
co&ets; the seasonsJhad a place in this order> 5i+e 3as orderl"; even i+ &an%s li+e 3asn%t 1s the
(indus had noted; li+e so&eti&es see&ed like a tree> Buds died; pre&aturel" 3hisked a3a" 9" the
3ind or rain; 9e+ore the" could lea+>
)thers 9eca&e leaves; and +ell o++ at var"ing stages> Still others lived through their season; then
inevita9l" dropped o++; as the e?perience endedJonl" to 9egin again in the spring; the sa&e tree
having di++erent leaves; 3ith perhaps di++erent i&pulses; and all again inevita9l" d"ing>
Still; 3hat did trees have to do 3ith people; e?cept to +or& a provocative analog"G (o3 3as it that
#oAart at +ive produced the &usic o+ &ature geniusI or Kose+ (o++&an pla"ed the piano at t3o and a
hal+G Co&&enting on child prodigies; the talented 1lan Ka" 5erner; author o+ Brigadoon; #" Fair
5ad"; Ca&elot; e?pressed the vie3 these prodigies &ust have surel" lived 9e+ore to have 9een so
gi+ted> FThe" re&e&9ered through the su9conscious;F he +elt; Fthe source o+ all inspiration>F
#" attention 3as dra3n to a ne3spaper article descri9ing a si?-"ear-old Turkish 9o" 3hose paintings
had 9een the rage o+ European art galleries +or +our "ears> FBedri LBa"ka&M started painting 3hen he
3as onl" t3o "ears old;F the Christian Science #onitor reported> F(e has turned out &ore than one
thousand 3ater colors and over +ive thousand dra3ings; 9ut he has never had a painting lesson in his
li+e>F
1nd 3hat did Bedri paintG Turkish scenes; Saracen; pastels o+ the #iddle East and the (ol" 5andG
Bedri; untraveled and unlettered; una9le to read or 3rite; dau9ed his colors into delight+ul
representations o+ the 1&erican ild est> F)ne o+ Bedri%s +avorite su9Nects;F the article 3ent on; Fis
co39o"s> 8n a se,uence o+ a +e3 sketches; 3hich have tre&endous &ove&ent; he is a9le to tell a
3hole stor">F
8t 3ould have 9een interesting to have kno3n 3hat an Edgar Ca"ce 3ould have said a9out Bedri> For
another; Ca"ce had said once; FThere is the natural interest to3ard things o+ the artistic nature and
te&pera&ent> There are the a9ilities to use the voice; as 3ell as pla"ing al&ost an" &usical
instru&ent>F
The su9Nect; gro3ing up; had displa"ed a9ilit"; 9ut had not done ver" &uch 3ith it; though in a
previous li+e; said Ca"ce; he had 9een a 9etter than &iddling co&poser na&ed FranA 5isAt>
Success didn%t necessaril" +ollo3I &usical progress 3as su9ordinated to the 9roader need o+ learning
hu&ilit" and service> 8t 3as a &ost co&+orting concept; reincarnation>
<er" +e3 3ho received a Ca"ce li+e reading ever argued 3ith the aptitudes he sa3 as part o+ the
personalit" pattern; 9ut not all accepted the underl"ing concept> )ne house3i+e told Ca"ce a+ter a li+e
reading +or her hus9and; F#ost o+ the things "ou said a9out &" hus9and 8 kno3 to 9e true; character;
a9ilities; and practicall" ever"thing a9out his ph"sical condition as 3e kno3 it; 9ut 8 have 3ondered
3hat the catch is; and 8 +ind it; reincarnationRF
There 3ere &an" FCa"ce 9a9ies;F and it 3as interesting to +ollo3-up so&e; in vie3 o+ Ca"ce%s
prognoses> 8 sat across the luncheon ta9le one da" +ro& a "oung &an 3ho had a li+e reading 3hen he
3as 9ut +our hours old> Kust a+ter 9irth; the suggestion 3as planted 3ith the sleeping &"stic= F4ou 3ill
give the relation o+ this entit" and the universe; and the universal +orces; giving the conditions 3hich
are as personalities; latent and e?hi9ited in the present li+eI also the +or&er appearances in the earth
plane; giving ti&e; place and the na&e; and that in each li+e 3hich 9uilt or retarded the develop&ent
+or the entit"I giving the a9ilities o+ the present entit"; that to 3hich it &a" attain; and ho3>F
That 3as t3ent"-three "ears ago; and the parents had care+ull" kept the reading +ro& the 9o"; so that it
3ould not in+luence hi&> 8t 3as not until his sopho&ore "ear in college that he had taken a look at it
(e 3as no3 taking graduate 3ork in a estern universit"; and planning to 9e a ph"sician> (e 3as a
"oung &an o+ even disposition; 9ut o9vious deter&ination>
(e ca&e +ro& a +a&il" o+ &oderate circu&stances; 9ut had alread" sho3ed a re&arka9le +acilit" +or
&aking &one" in the stock &arket; through using in+or&ation gained 9" chance or +ro& +riends> (e
3as in &ore than a doAen stocks; 3as constantl" 9u"ing and selling through t3o 9rokerage houses;
and had esta9lished credit 3ith a couple o+ 9anks> So&e o+ his stocks had &ultiplied a doAen+old> 1s a
sidelight; too; he kept a patch o+ land near his college; 3hich he 3orked as a garden> 8n all; he
appeared to 9e an unusuall" productive; versatile "oung &an> 8 3ould have said o++hand that he 3as
9ound to succeed>
Still; 3hat could Ca"ce have said o+ an in+ant 9ut +our hours oldG Together; the "oung &an and 8 3ent
through his reading> F1 ver" deter&ined individual;F Ca"ce had said; F"et not high-te&pered; 9ut
having his 3a">F
That had 9een &" i&pression>
F8n the e?perience 9e+ore this;F the reading continued; Fa +ar&er; a 3ide-a3ake; high-&inded
individual>F
The "oung &an s&iled> F8 +ound that odd; 9ecause originall" 8 3anted to 9e a +ar&er 9e+ore 8 3anted
to 9e a doctor; and used to love 3orking on &" uncle%s +ar&; not to &ention the little +ar&ing 8 do
no3>F
8t 3as Nust as 3ell that he s3itched; +or Ca"ce had put it +ir&l"; F8n this e?perience the entit" should
9e a doctor; and should; and 3ill 9e; a ver" 9etraveled individual>F (e envisioned an Funusual careerF
as a doctor>
The "outh had &ade up his &ind to 9e a doctor; 9e+ore he kne3 a9out the readingI he had alread"
9een to Europe> Ca"ce 3as checking out>
F(e 3ill 9e an o9server o+ little things;F Ca"ce had said> F(e 3ill 9e 3ealth"; 3hich 3ill co&e +ro&
listening; taking advantage o+ the opportunities>F 1s a 9o" o+ thirteen; 3ith a ne3spaper route; he had
overheard one o+ his custo&ers on the telephone telling a +riend to 9u" into the stock o+ a +ertiliAer
+ir&> 8t sounded good to hi& and he received per&ission +ro& his +ather to put Q!*7 o+ his savings
into the co&pan"> 8n a +e3 "ears; this invest&ent 3as 3orth &ore than three thousand dollars; and the
9o"%s aggregate stock holdings added up to &ore than ten thousand dollars; a+ter pa"ing his o3n 3a"
through +our "ears o+ college>
8 3as sure he 3ould 9e 3ealth"; i+ that 3as 3hat he 3anted>
FTeaching also is indicated in the e?perience> Thus the unusual opportunit" o+ education; 9" travel as
3ell as 9" that o+ association and o+ pedagog">F (e 3as alread" teaching; 3hile 3orking +or his
doctorate in ps"cholog"; and had received a +ull scholarship; +inancing stud" +or 9oth his #aster%s
0egree; 3hich he had alread" o9tained; and the doctorate>
(ere 3as a prediction not "et su9Nect to validation; since onl" ti&e 3ould tell= FEntering at this
particular period (9orn )cto9er 16'!); there 3ill 9e in the a++airs o+ the earth those activities si&ilar to
those as the Ping o+ S3eden; in keeping peace in the earth>F
8 asked the "oung &an i+ he kne3 3hat this &eant> (e shrugged pleasantl"; &aintaining the Feven-
te&perF o+ the reading> F8t%s ver" +lattering;F he said &odestl"; F9ut 8 3ill have to 3ait and see; 8
guess>F
8 couldn%t re&e&9er 3hat the Ping o+ S3eden had 9een like; 9ut as a perennial neutral he had ,uietl"
interested hi&sel+ in discussions ai&ed at ending the con+lict raging in 16'!>
There 3as &ore> FThe entit" 3ill 9e one o+ strong 9od"; and should 9e allo3ed to engage in all
characters o+ sports; not as an activit" +or pa" 9ut as developing o+ 9od"; o+ &ind>F
The "oung &an s&iled> (e had 9een too 9us" to participate &uch in sports; 9ut had 9een on the
college 3restling s,uad> F8%ve never 9een in a hospital;F he said ,uietl"; Fnever had a real illness in &"
li+e>F
8 looked do3n the page> FBe3are o+ activities that have to do 3ith the digestion; and the throat These
are 3eaknesses in the kar&ic +orces in+luencing this 9od">F
(e see&ed to 9e enNo"ing his lunch; and his throat 3as clear> F8t &a" "et happen;F 8 said>
(e gave his even-te&pered s&ile> F8%ll Nust have to 3atch +or that>F
There 3as a 3ord +or the parents 3ho had re,uested the reading; FEducate; put then in the 3a" o+ the
entit" those things that &a" have to do 3ith ever" +or& o+ those activities; spiritual; &ental; and
&aterial; that &a" 9e help+ul in 9ringing to those in the &aterial plane the consciousness o+ health-
giving +orce in the e?perience o+ those that su++er>F
(ad the parents thro3n su9tle suggestions o+ a career his 3a" in the green +or&ative "earsG FThe"
never did advise &e; one 3a" or the other;F he said; Fand 8 understand it no3I the" 3anted to see ho3
it 3ould turn out>F
There 3as little o+ counsel in the reading e?cept; 9orn under 5i9ra L)cto9erM he 3as told 3hen
choosing a co&panion; presu&a9l" a 3i+e; to pick one 9orn in Kanuar" or )cto9er> (e had not "et
9een con+ronted 9" a decision; and 9eing a rather level-headed "oung &an didn%t go around asking
girls their 9irthda"s>
There 3as one last 3ord o+ advice> FBe3are o+ politics +or this entit"= though there 3ill 9e
opportunities +or sa&e>F
The "oung &an shrugged and looked a3a"> F8%& not sure 8 kno3 3hat that &eans>F
(e had a nu&9er o+ previous lives; one in his o3n +a&il"; another as a ph"sician at the ti&e o+ Christ;
again as a +ar&er> 5ives in S3eden; China; Eg"pt; had given &eaning+ul e?periences>
1nd that 3as it
The "oung &an s&iled evenl"> FThe reading see&s to have 3orked out 3ell; as +ar as anal"Aing &"
li+e goes; 9ut 8 haven%t &ade up &" &ind on reincarnation> 8t%s al&ost too pat a 3a" o+ e?plaining
ever"thing 3e don%t understand> The need is there; and the concept supports it>F
F4ou haven%t 9een in+luenced then 9" previous incarnations as a doctor and +ar&erGF
F8 Nust don%t kno3> So&e da"; the &essage &a" co&e as it did to &" +ather> But 8%ll have to +ind out
+or &"sel+>F
FThen ho3 did Ca"ce pinpoint "our strong and 3eak pointsGF
(e +ro3ned> FThat 8 don%t kno3; either; e?cept that clairvo"antl"; he &a" have 9een a9le to look into
the +uture>F
e shook hands; and 8 kne3; 3ithout a Ca"ce; that here 3as a "oung &an destined +or success> (e
had an inner cal& and resolve 9e"ond his "ears>
The ne?t da"; the +ather called> F(o3 did it goGF he asked>
F4ou kno3;F 8 said; Fhe doesn%t 9elieve in reincarnation>F
Fe%ve never i&posed our 9elie+s on hi&> (e%s a &ost deter&ined "oung &an>F (e laughed> Fhen he
3as a 9o"; eleven or t3elve; another 9o" his age 9orro3ed his 9ic"cle 3ithout per&ission; 9ringing it
9ack 3ithout the chain> 8 happened to look out the 3indo3; and sa3 hi& standing over the 9o"; 3ith
the chain in his hand; +orcing hi& through sheer 3ill to put it 9ack> (e never got +lustered or upset; 9ut
the other 9o" o9e"ed 3ithout a 3ord>F
8 recalled the 9o" hesitating over the 3arning on political activit">
The +ather chuckled> F8 don%t 9la&e hi&;F he said> F4ou kno3; he 3as al3a"s politicking in school> 8n
high school; he 3as elected president o+ the student 9od"; ca&paigning all over to3n; and it stirred a
certain a&ount o+ criticis&> 8n college; he 3as president o+ his class; 9ut his ca&paigning again stirred
opposition; and even +riends ganged up on hi&> (e 3as a disillusioned "oung &an 9e+ore it 3as over;
9rooding over the +railt" o+ hu&an +riendship> (e%s never run +or an" student o++ice since>F
But 3hat had it to do 3ith reincarnationG
FThere is so&e aptitude re&e&9rance; in his +lair +or +ar&ing; in his a&9ition to 9e a doctor; and in
other ,ualities +ro& the pastI the a9ilit" to listen and evaluate; have certainl" stood hi& in good stead>
(e%s 9een sel+-supporting since he 3as a teen-ager>F
8t still see&ed ne9ulous grounds +or reincarnation;
F8n one o+ the previous lives &entioned 9" Ca"ce;F the +ather said; Fas a +our-"ear-old 9o" he sa3 his
grand+ather killed 9" a horse> The horse caught 9is +oot and +ell; and the rider; tossing the 9o" to
sa+et"; 3as crushed under the ani&al> 8t 3as an un+orgetta9le e?perience>F
(e had 9een 9orn again to the sa&e +a&il"; apparentl" per&issi9le in reincarnation> 1nd there 3as
re&e&9rance; re&e&9rance that he consciousl" kne3 nothing a9out> Fhen &" 9o" 3as +our; 3e
had 9een out +or a 3alk; 3hen 3e sa3 a horse rear up 3ith a girl on it> There 3as nothing to get
alar&ed a9out; 9ut &" son; nor&all" stolid; stood tre&9ling; his 3hole 9od" in a s3eat; as though
having a night&are>
The horse soon ,uieted; 9ut the 9o" kept staring; rigid 3ith +ear> Then taking hold o+ hi&sel+; he
advanced deter&inedl" and put his hand on the horse%s +orehead; stroking the ani&al as though he 3as
tr"ing to overco&e his o9session>F The +ather had never seen +ear in the "oungster 9e+ore or since>
FThere is no dou9t in &" &ind that the old &e&or" ca&e surging in; and then he deter&inedl" tried to
rid hi&sel+ o+ his +ear>F
@ranted reincarnation; signs 3ere apparentl" all an independent researcher could hope to +ind; unless
he had a pipeline to Hniversal Pno3ledge> :e&e&9rance 3as one o+ these signs; o+ course; 9ut again
a Ca"ce 3as needed> 1 "oung 3o&an; &or9idl" +ascinated 9" circuses; le+t in a panic ever" ti&e the"
trundled out the lions and tigers in their steel-9arred cages>
ithout kno3ing o+ this idios"ncras"; the sleeping Ca"ce told her that she had 9een a Christian in an
earlier li+e in :o&e; and had 9een +ed to the lions> No 3onder she 3as scared> For another girl 9orn
la&e; Nust as the Bi9lical child 3as 9orn 9lind; Ca"ce e?plained that during the reign o+ Nero she o+ten
sat and laughed in the Colosseu&; as the Christian &art"rs 3ere killed or &ai&ed 9" the 3ild 9easts>
8 read else3here in Ca"ce o+ people 3ho had used the s3ord cruell" in one li+e 9eing plagued in this
9" une?plained +ear o+ all cutting instru&ents; including an ino++ensive 9read kni+e> 1nd 8 recalled
Eula 1llen sa"ing that the &illions 3ho had perished in 3ar &ust have killed others in earlier 3ars>
Fro& :evelation; 8 suddenl" re&e&9ered= F(e that leadeth into captivit" shall go into captivit"= he
that killeth 3ith the s3ord &ust 9e killed 3ith the s3ord>F 8 had al3a"s considered this in the
+ra&e3ork o+ one li+e; 9ut it certainl" didn%t 3ork out that 3a"I 3ickedness so o+ten 3ent unnoticed;
even re3arded> 8t 3as that kind o+ a 3orld>
But kar&a; the reincarnationist%s de9it and credit ledger; changed all this> 8t 3as the load 3e carried
+ro& one li+e into another> FPar&a;F said Ca"ce; Fis the lack o+ living to that 3hich "e kno3 "e should
do> 1s "e 3ould 9e +orgiven; so +orgive in others> That is the &anner to &eet kar&a>F
1 positive attitude could also help> For a 3o&an la&ed 9" rheu&atic +ever in childhood= FThe
attitudes that have 9een held 9" the 9od" have 9een and are help+ul; "et these conditions 9eing
kar&ic; &ust 9e &et 9" the 9od"; in adding to the 9eing and the soul o+ the 9od"; patience; kindness;
9rotherl" love; long-su++ering; and the like>F
1gain; even 3ith the opportunit" to 3ork o++ kar&a; it see&ed a parado? that a &erci+ul @od should
su9Nect his creatures to an apparentl" endless c"cle o+ punish&ent> Fe are taught to turn the other
cheek and +orgive;F 8 told one reincarnationist; Fand this in @od%s na&e> 1& 8 to assu&e that 3e have
learned this lesson 9etter than our #akerGF
The reincarnationist s&iled> F8+ "ou don%t accept reincarnation; does inNustice and 9loodshed then
disappearG 1t least; 3ith reincarnation; there is a purpose; an ai&; a hope +or develop&ent> The li+e
snu++ed out toda" has a chance in the endless to&orro3>F (e e"ed &e rather sardonicall"> F8t see&s to
&e that the #aker 3ho gives his creatures another chance is &ore &erci+ul than one 3ho lets the
3orld spin around like a top>F
ith it all; 8 neither accepted nor reNected reincarnation> Thinking o+ all the ine?plica9le pheno&ena 8
had 3itnessed over the "ears; o+ people so&eho3 predicting the +uture; o+ clairvo"ance; o+ telepath"; it
3ould have 9een a9surd to have closed &"sel+ o++ through either the inade,uac" o+ &" understanding
or o+ the evidence> 8 didn%t understand ho3 electricit" 3orked; nor did an"9od"; and "et it 3orked>
The Ca"ce readings could hardl" 9e taken as proo+ o+ reincarnation; since the" 3ere valueless as
evidence; unless the" could 9e proved out 3ith so&ething tangi9le> For instance; Ca"ce had advised a
"oung &an o+ t3ent"-three; o9sessed 3ith 3anderlust; that this e?pression 3as a carr"over +ro& a
previous li+e in .eru; 9e+ore the 8ncas> F8n that land no3 kno3n as .eru; the entit" 3as then a&ong
those that ruled in the land and 3as su9Nugated 9" the 8ncas that took possession o+ the land +ro&
those that ruled>F
There 3as a little &ore; tracing the 3andering spirit> FThe entit" lost through this e?perience; +or in
that o+ 9ringing the 3reck o+ the peoples +ro& the desire to rule 9rought destructive +orces to others
and to sel+> 8n the urge seen +ro& this e?perience; the entit" +inds that sel+ 9eco&es 3andering in 9od";
&ind; and in desire>F 8n other 3ords; he 3as a sort o+ Hl"sses> That 3as all ver" nice; 9ut 3hen Ca"ce
predated the 8ncan civiliAation he 3as again o++ in a su9conscious drea& 3orld o+ his o3n> F(o3;F 8
asked @lad"s 0avis; 3ho 3as 9usil" inventor"ing the Ca"ce readings; Fho3 can an"thing so esoteric
as reincarnation 9e indicated out o+ an"thing so apocr"phal as a civiliAation 3e have not even an
indication o+GF
Edgar Ca"ce%s secretar"; ru&&aging on her desk; ca&e up 3ith a cop" o+ Science Ne3s +or 1pril 6;
16--; 9illed as The eekl" Su&&ar" o+ Current Science> )n the +ront cover 3ere t3o shado3"
+igures; captioned FHndersea .illars>F 8 turned curiousl" to the article; as @lad"s said casuall";
FThere%s so&ething there a9out the 8ncas that &ight 9e pertinent>F
The article dealt 3ith in+or&ation that see&ed right out o+ a Ca"ce reading= FStrange carved rock
colu&ns; sho3n on this 3eek%s +ront cover; so&e 3ith 3riting on the&; have 9een sighted 9" ca&eras
si? thousand +eet under the sea o++ the coast o+ .eru> (.hoto credit= 0uke Hniversit")
FThis unkno3n 1tlantis o+ the .aci+ic lies too deep +or e?ploration +ro& a sur+ace ship; said 0r> :o9ert
K> #enAies; director o+ ocean research at the 0uke Hniversit" #arine 5a9orator"; Beau+ort; North
Carolina> 1 &o9ile deep-diving vehicle is needed +or precise o9servation> T3o upright colu&ns; a9out
t3o +eet or &ore in dia&eter; 3ere sighted e?tending +ive +eet out o+ the &ud> T3o &ore had +allen
do3n and 3ere partiall" 9uried; and another angular s,uarish 9lock 3as seen; said 0r> #enAies>
The pieces 3ere sighted +ro& a sur+ace ship carr"ing apparatus +or lo3ering ca&eras to 3ithin a +e3
+eet o+ the ocean +loor> The )ceanographic cruise o+ the research vessel 1nton Brunn lasted +or si?
3eeks o++ the coasts o+ .eru and Ecuador in the 3aters o+ the #ilne-Ed3ard 0eep; a deep trench that
drops o++ to al&ost 16;777 +eet in places> The cruise 3as sponsored 9" the National Science
Foundation>F
There 3as &ore; indicating that Nust as Ca"ce had said; there &a" have 9een a counterpart o+ 1tlantis
na&ed 5e&uria in the .aci+ic> FThe sunken colu&ns;F the article continued; Fare located a9out +i+t"-
+ive &iles o++ the cit" o+ Cal-lao; the port o+ 5i&a; capital o+ .eru> This is near the :ing o+ Fire; the
Aone o+ earth,uakes and active volcanoes that encircles the .aci+ic )cean> The area had once 9een
covered 9" at least si? hundred +eet less o+ sea3ater; a9out eleven thousand "ears ago at the ti&e o+
the great glaciers o+ the 8ce 1ge; said 0r> #enAies> The area is no3 slo3l" sinking>F
So 5e&uria; or 3hatever; 3as still su9siding> The oceanographer had co&e across the &"sterious sea
pillars accidentall"; 3hile +oraging around +or speci&ens o+ a s&all &ollusk> (is e?pedition had
+ound si?t" thousand speci&ens o+ sea ani&als and taken a thousand under3ater photographs 9e+ore it
stu&9led across the sunken ruins> Fe did not +ind structures like these an"3here else;F he reported> F8
have never seen an"thing like this 9e+ore>F
But 3hat o+ our +riend 3ho had lived 9e+ore the 8ncas in .eruG Near the pillars there had 9een other
discoveries> F)ld 8nca ruins have 9een +ound around that area; and civiliAations predating the 8ncas 9"
&an" "ears are no3 9elieved to have e?isted near9">F That 3as not Ca"ce; 9ut the Science Ne3s> 1nd
still; this re+erence to a pre-8ncan civiliAation 3as 9ut a sign> 4et perhaps; this 3as all that 3as needed>
For 3as it not 3ritten in the Book; in Ko9; clearl" the stor" o+ &ankind and its tri9ulations; 3as it not
said= FFor 3e are 9ut o+ "esterda"; and kno3 nothing; 9ecause our da"s upon earth are a shado3>F
1, - The 8ec%oning
Edgar Ca"ce gave his last reading on Septe&9er 1/; 16''; and it 3as +or hi&sel+> (e 3as tired;
+raAAled; 3orn out> 1s @lad"s 0avis said; there 3as no place to put another patch> (is o3n readings
had repeatedl" 3arned that i+ he FreadF &ore than t3ice a da"; he 3ould disintegrate> But 3ith the 3ar
on; and thousands appealing +or help; he could not resist doing as &uch as ti&e - and his 3aning
strength - 3ould allo3> 8n the &onths 9e+ore his death; thousands o+ re,uests +or readings had piled up;
arriving at the rate o+ +i+teen hundred a da"> .eople 3ere concerned not onl" +or their o3n health 9ut
+or the 3el+are o+ loved ones in the +ar corners o+ the earth>
Ca"ce%s o3n t3o sons - (ugh 5"nn and Edgar Evans - 3ere on the 9attle+ronts; and the
co&passionate Ca"ce could not turn +ro& an"9od"> 1s his +a&e spread through 9ooks and articles; he
undertook seven or eight readings a da"; 9ut; even so; the &ost desperate appeals had to take their
place; and this generall" &eant a +ive or si? &onth dela"> )+ten the sick 3orsened and died 9e+ore
Ca"ce could get to the&; and this kno3ledge; as 3ell as the 3ork; 3ore on hi&>
(e +elt 3eak and inade,uate> orking around the clock; he couldn%t catch up 3ith his 9acklog in three
or +our "ears> 1s he helplessl" looked at the huge &ail9ag; cra&&ed ever" da" 3ith +resh appeals; he
3ould lie do3n 3ith a sigh; and pra" that so&ething 3ould co&e through> 8n ti&e; the &an 3ho
see&ed to kno3 ever"thing 3hen asleep; could no longer go to sleep> (is 3ear" 9od" and &ind 3ould
no longer respond to his suggestion; and so he had to put the readings a3a" +or a 3hile; and hope +or a
rene3al o+ strength> Kust 9e+ore his last reading; he visited 9iographer To& Sugrue at Clear3ater
Beach in Florida; 3hich the readings had picked out as ideal +or convalescence>
Sugrue had asked +or help on an article on the hu&an aura; and Ca"ce; though his o3n aura 3as
di&&ing rapidl"; could not re+use> (e also hoped that he 3ould rest up enough to get on 3ith the
3ork> F(e had no &ore po3er to re+use &e an"thing;F Sugrue co&&ented later; Fthan he had to re+use
an"one else>F
1s it turned out; he 3as too restless to rela?; even 3ith Sugrue; 3ho& he loved> (e had taken his
correspondence 3ith hi&; responding 3ith counsels o+ patience and good cheer; co&pensating in this
3a" +or not giving the readings> 8t struck Sugrue that Ca"ce 3as hastening his o3n end> F8 suggested
that he spend his tune +ishing and gardening; e?cept +or 3hen the readings 3ere given; 9ut in the
letters he received 3ere stories o+ &is+ortune and su++ering> Each 3as a cr" +or help; and had it gone
unans3ered; he 3ould have heard it a&ong his +lo3ers or on the pier; +ishing> (is heart 3as heav"
and his &ind nu&9 3ith the 9urden o+ his helplessness> Though at +irst; he sta"ed asleep longer than
ever; pushing hi&sel+; he could not even dent the pile o+ re,uests> 8t 3as this &ore than an"thing that
9roke hi&>F
The night 9e+ore he said good9"e to Sugrue; he had a drea& that 3as &ani+estl" prophetic> F8 3as on
a train going to Florida;F he told the 3riter> F8 had retired; and 8 3as going to live there>F )nl" the
evening 9e+ore; looking out at the sea; he had re&arked 3hat a 9eauti+ul place it 3ould 9e to rest> But
as 9oth Ca"ce and Sugrue kne3; onl" death could retire the &an 3ho had said in sleep= F#ind is the
9uilder> Pno3ledge not lived 9eco&es sin>F
Even 3ithout the last reading; he kne3 3hat the ans3er 3as> The end 3as near; 9ut he +elt onl" regret
that this li+e e?perience 3as to 9e interrupted 3hen he 3as needed so 9adl"> (e called on his +riend;
0r> oodhouse; in <irginia Beach; and the doctor said; F4ou kno3 as 3ell as 8 3hat is 3rong 3ith
"ou>F (e 3as clearl" disintegrating; as that reading had 3arned>
#rs> Ca"ce had +ra&ed the ,uestions +or that +inal reading> F(o3 can the 9od" 9est +ree hi&sel+ o+
3orr" and an?iet" concerning the o++ice routineGF
F@et out o+ the o++ice;F ca&e Ca"ce%s repl">
8n the hills near :oanoke; <irginia; there 3as a nursing ho&e 3here the readings so&eti&es sent
patients> FThis 3ould 9e pre+era9le to an"place 3here there 3ould 9e an?ieties +ro& others outside>
Co&&ence soon>F F(o3 long should 8 sta"GF the ne?t ,uestion 3as put>
The ans3er 3as to the point FHntil "ou are 3ell or dead>F
5ike &ore orthodo? therapists; he had never +ollo3ed his o3n advice; and it 3as rather late in the da"
to 9egin> But restless; at ho&e; 3ith each da"%s 9ag o+ &ail staring at hi& accusingl"; he 3ent to
:oanoke an"3a"> (e no3 neither could sleep to read 9"; nor to rest> The vital energies 3ere slipping
a3a">
8n 1pril o+ 16!-; nearl" t3ent" "ears 9e+ore; he had had a drea& 3hich s"&9oliAed the 3a" he 3ould
die> 8n this drea&; he visualiAed hi&sel+ i&&ersed in a tu9 o+ hot 3ater; and scalding to death> (e
interpreted this drea& in a su9se,uent reading> 8n resisting ph"sical pain one da"; his 9od" 3ould
9eco&e protectivel" i&&ersed in 3ater; and death 3ould +ollo3> hen he died; the cause 3as
diagnosed as pul&onar" ede&a> T3o 3eeks 9e+ore the end; a ph"sician had 3arned; FThe danger lies
in his strangling to death>F
8n late Nove&9er; as thin as a 3raith; 9ut still 3earing a s&ile; he returned ho&e to spend his last
da"s; looking across the lake 3here he had +ished so o+ten> )n Ne3 4ear%s 0a"; 16'*; he told visitors
cheer+ull"; F8t is all arranged> 8 a& to 9e healed on Frida"; the +i+th o+ Kanuar">F (is +riends understood
3hat he &eant; 3hen the" arrived on Frida" +or his +uneral> (e 3ould 9e else3here; 3herever this
healing 3ould occur>
The night 9e+ore his death; as his 3i+e reached across to kiss hi& goodnight; the &an; 3hose gi+t had
al3a"s 9een his o9session; looked at her re+lectivel"; and said 3ith tenderness; F4ou kno3 8 love "ou;
don%t "ouGF
1 lu&p ca&e to the throat o+ the 3o&an 3ho had &ade hi& her 3hole 3orld through +ort" "ears o+
&arriage> She nodded silentl"; una9le to trust her voice>
(e s&iled gentl"> F(o3 do "ou kno3GF
F)h; 8 Nust kno3;F she &anaged>
F8 don%t see ho3 "ou can tell - 9ut 8 do>F (is &ind traveled do3n the "ears 3hen his 3ork had 9een
the consu&ing passion o+ his li+e> F4ou kno3;F he said; F3hen "ou love so&eone "ou sacri+ice +or
the&; and 3hat have 8 ever sacri+iced 9ecause 8 love "ouGF
She hushed hi& as though he 3ere a child; closed his e"es; and; kissing hi& lightl"; stole +ro& the
roo&> (e died the ne?t night; Kanuar" $> (e 3as si?t"-seven>
@ertrude 9egan to +ade rapidl"> She told her +riend; 5"dia K> Schrader @ra"; that she +elt as though one
o+ her vital organs had 9een 9odil" re&oved> She had t3o sons at 3ar to live +or; 9ut she +elt that
Ca"ce 3as gentl" pulling her to his side> Three &onths a+ter Ca"ce%s death; on 1pril 1; 16'*; on a
9eauti+ul Easter Sunda" &orning; @ertrude Evans Ca"ce +ollo3ed her hus9and hope+ull" 9e"ond the
divide> The Ca"ce +a&il" lived; as it 9elieved>
)n #arch $7; the da" 9e+ore his &other%s death; (ugh 5"nn had 3ritten +ro& his 1r&" post in
@er&an"= F8t &akes &e deepl" happ" to kno3 ho3 read" "ou are to pass through that other door>
There is so &uch 9eaut" in "our living; that 8 cannot 9e sad at the possi9ilit" o+ "our Noining 0ad> 4ou
held up his right handJso&eti&es 9oth handsJhere; so it does not surprise &e that he &a" need "ou
no3>F 1nd the son designated to spread the ork sho3ed his readiness +or the task>
Fe have co&e; #other;F he saluted; Fto an understanding o+ kar&a in a 3a" that 3e have +or a long
ti&e 9een e?plaining to others; and 8 +ind that "our li+e represents so &uch that is +ine and 9eauti+ul
that 8 cannot allo3 &" sel+ish desires to &ar this period o+ 3aiting and 3ondering> #" pra"ers are
that "ou 3ill not su++er> 8 kno3 that "ou &ust realiAe ho3 &uch love has 9een; is; and al3a"s 3ill 9e
"ours>F
8n death; there has 9een no dei+ication o+ Edgar Ca"ce at <irginia Beach> 5ong 9e+ore Stalin%s
successors; Ca"ce had de-e&phasiAed the cult o+ the personalit"> The supre&e la3 3as= FThou &ust
love the 5ord th" @od 3ith all th" strength; and love th" neigh9or as th"sel+>F But the 1>:>E>; Ca"ce%s
1ssociation +or :esearch and Enlighten&ent; is still run 9" a voice +ro& the deadJCa"ce%s> #ore
than +ort" "ears ago; 3hen there 3as no 3idespread ackno3ledg&ent o+ e?trasensor" perception in
an" +or&; the sleeping Ca"ce plotted the gro3th o+ the ork> FFor such 3ork &ust o+ necessit" +irst
appeal to the individual and through individuals; groups; classes and then the &asses; as it ga&s
credence necessar" +or recognition 9" the general pu9lic>F
Kust as Ca"ce +oresa3; the 1>:>E>%s 3ork a+ter his death 9egan 3ith an inventor"ing o+ his readings;
9ranched out to a li9rar" o++ering help to researchers> FThe institution;F Ca"ce 9lueprinted; Fshould 9e
9uilt around a place 3here the records o+ that acco&plished through these sources LCa"ce%s
clairvo"anceM are kept>F
The chie+ ai&; he stressed; 3as not the revelation o+ ps"chic pheno&ena; 9ut o+ F9etter understanding
o+ the purpose o+ li+e>F (e 3as &ost speci+ic> FFirst; put the in+or&ation in an orderl" &anner; so that
an" phase o+ hu&an e?perience &a" 9e had +ro& that alread" given>F 8n suggesting ho3 the
8n+or&ation should 9e siphoned to the outside 3orld; he &entioned a nu&9er o+ persons 3ho should
one da" 9e received>
)n three occasions; 8 noted 3ith interest; &" o3n surna&e cropped up> FChoose +ro& a&ong those;F
Ca"ce directed; Fthat are gi+ted in the putting together o+ data so o9tained into scienti+ic &atters; in
those o+ stor"; verse or +iction; and let the sa&e then 9e given to the hundreds o+ channels or outlets>F
1s he had once advised To& Sugrue ho3 to plot his 9estseller; Starling o+ the hite (ouse; he no3
counseled others; F5et it 9e kno3n that that 9eing dispensed co&es +ro& such sources; as is veri+ied
9" those 3ho +ound in their lives the ans3er to then= pro9le& - and such then 9eco&es then &ore
3orth3hile to readers; 3hether o+ Snapp" Stories or o+ Sunda" School lessons>F
8n 16*-; through an une?pected gi+t; o+ the sort that the sleeping Ca"ce 3ould have understood; the 1>
:> E> 3as a9le to 9u" 9ack Ca"ce%s old hospital in <irginia Beach - kno3n as the hite Elephant
-reopen the vaults and 9egin the anal"sis o+ so&e +i+teen thousand readings 3hich appl" &ore
than ever toda" in their 9road understanding o+ the nature o+ the universe>
Toda"; at 1>:>E>; the +iles have 9een la9oriousl" classi+ied 9" categories - cancer; arthritis;
ho&ose?ualit"; reincarnation; 1tlantis; etc>; as reco&&ended 9" the sleeping ps"chic> 0octors;
archeologists; scientists; oceanographers; and cultists have all +ound their tasks easier - +or Ca"ce
stressed si&plicit"> FBe a9le at a glance; +ro& 3hatever phase o+ hu&an e?perience; to have the
in+or&ation in the setting it 3as presented to that individual> hether it pertain to &arital relations;
separating the silt +ro& the gold; or adding to a 9od" that vi9ration necessar" to alter the ver" +ires o+
nature 3ithin the individual itsel+>F
8t 3as di++icult; perhaps i&possi9le; ho3ever; to help those 3hose intellectualit" 3ould not per&it
the& to grasp that 3hich 3as intellectuall" inconceiva9le> F0o not atte&pt to cast pearls 9e+ore
s3ine;F said the Scripture-&inded &"stic; Fnor give to those 3ho read such as o+ the +iction o+ the
da">F
#an" o+ course did consider reincarnation a pleasant +iction> 8t 3as an interesting Ca"ce concept;
though 8 3asn%t at all sure it &ade li+e easier to consider still another li+e on this plane> :eincarnation
presupposed so&e sort o+ order in a 3orld apparentl" predisposed to disorder> Still; it 3as di++icult to
accept @od and 9elieve 3ith the hedonists that there 3as nothing 9ut the everlasting present and
sensual grati+ication in that present> Theirs 3as a 3orld 3ithout plan; organiAation; a sche&ata o+ an"
kind> 1nd "et the lo3liest 9ureaucrat; in the pettiest assign&ent; governed his &inuscule activit" 3ith
so&e ta9le o+ organiAation> ere 3e to suppose @od less capa9leG
0espite &"sel+; 8 3as intrigued 9" the s&all 9o" 3ho cli&9ed on the Ca"ce lap; and &entioned their
9eing together on the )hio during an 8ndian &assacre> That 9o"; gro3n to &anhood; 3as serenel"
una3are o+ 3hat he had said that da"> 8+ regressed; under h"pnosis; 3ould his su9conscious dredge up
a previous li+e; coinciding 3ith Ca"ce%s o3n li+e reading +or hi&sel+G 1nd 3ould this 9e evidence +or
reincarnationG 8 didn%t kno3; 9ut 8 supposed so&e 3ould think so>
8nherentl"; the value o+ Ca"ce see&ed to rest in the recognition that his gli&pse into the divine
purpose o+ the universe could 9e shared 9" all read" to count the&selves an in+inite part o+ that
in+inite universe> Ca"ce dealt 3ith the &undane and the 9iAarre; the trivial; and the universal>
8n his prophecies; he stressed a lesson o+ courage and resolution in adversit"; so that to &an at one
3ith Nature even disaster 3as a &ani+estation o+ @od%s superior; i+ o+ten unrevealed; purpose>
.redicting 3idespread destruction in Ne3 4ork and Cali+ornia; he still did not take a dark vie3 o+ the
+orecast destruction; nor did he think it 3ould help to &ove around to avoid it 1s an"9od" &ight; in
the circu&stances; a concerned religious had asked; FShould Cali+ornia or <irginia Beach 9e
considered at all; or 3here is the right place that @od has alread" provided +or &e to liveGF
Ca"ce suggested that his ,uestioner look inside hi&sel+ +or the 3ell-9eing he 3as rightl" concerned
a9out> F1s indicated; these choices should 9e &ade rather in sel+> <irginia Beach or the area is &uch
sa+er as a de+inite place> But the 3ork o+ the entit" should e&9race &ost all o+ the areas +ro& the east
to the 3est coast; in its persuading not as a preacher; nor as one 9ringing a &essage o+ doo& - 9ut as a
loving 3arning to all groups; clu9s; art groups; those o+ ever" +or& o+ clu9; that there needs 9e; in
their activities; de+inite 3ork to3ard the kno3ledge o+ the po3er o+ the Son o+ @od%s activit" in the
a++airs o+ &en>F
Essentiall"; as 3as especiall" evident in his healing; the Ca"ce &essage 3as one o+ +aith; in sel+ and
@od> @od 3as not so&e vague; re&ote indescri9a9le entit"> (e 3as a +riend; a co&panion> (e 3orked
through @od; and @od 3orked through hi&> (is 3ill 3as i&plicit in ever" 3onder that Ca"ce
per+or&ed> The sleeping Ca"ce sa3 9od"; &ind; and spirit not onl" as a +lo3ing; electricall" vi9rant
current o+ 9lood; l"&ph; and nerve i&pulses; 9ut as an entit" o+ +aith; hope and charit"> The &ind;
9eco&e negative; reacted in dis-ease; 3hich; neglected; 9eca&e disease>
(e did not push an"thing at an"9od"> :eincarnation; 1tlantis; 5e&uria; these 3ere no stranger than
his traveling through space to pick out a Nar on a drugstore shel+ hundreds o+ &iles a3a"; or his
description o+ ho3 a ra99it seru& should 9e prepared against cancer "ears 9e+ore &edical researchers
turned up a si&ilar concept> Not dissi&ilar +ro& one 3ho had trod the earth t3o thousand "ears
9e+ore; he applied the 3isdo& o+ a connected universe to virtuall" ever" +acet o+ hu&an thought and
9ehavior>
0uring the 3ar; as so &an" had; a 3orried &other consulted hi&; ps"chicall"; 9ecause o+ her concern
that her onl" son; in the 1r&"; &ight 9e killed or inNured in 9attle> The &other; alread" helped 9" a
Ca"ce health reading; e?pressed her an?iet" over the sa+et" o+ her son; then stationed in the H>S>
F.lease give advice; guidance; and help to this con+used &ind; and ans3er the ,uestions; as 8 ask
the&>F
Ca"ce put the pro9le& on a spiritual plateau; indicating that the over-all cause had to 9e considered in
3eighing the &other%s private concern> FTo 9e sure; there is 9uilt 3ithin the consciousness o+ the
entit" Lthe &otherM an aversion to stri+e; to 3ar; and to all phases o+ &ilitar" activit">
But in an hour o+ trial; 3hen there are in+luences a9road that 3ould change or take a3a" that +reedo&
3hich is the gi+t o+ the creative +orces to &an; that &an &ight 9" his o3n innate desire 9e at-one 3ith
@od; there should 9e the 3illingness to pattern the li+e; the e&ergencies; the e?igenc" as &a" arise;
&uch in the 3a" and &anner as the #aster indicated to each and ever" soul> 1ccording to the pattern
o+ the li+e as (e gave; one should ever 9e a9le and 3illing; even to la" do3n the li+e; that the
principles &a" live as he indicated; that o+ +reedo& not onl" +ro& the +ear o+ servitude; 9ut that the
3hole earth &a" indeed 9e a 9etter place +or an individual; +or those that are to co&e to reside in>F
8n the Christ stor"; Ca"ce sa3 clearl" the tri9ulations o+ ever" son o+ &an on the terrestrial plane;
cli&a?ed on earth 3ith the Cruci+i?ion> Fhen (e 3ithheld not (is o3n son; ho3 can "e ask (i& to
3ithhold thine>F There 3as practical advice> (e suggested the &other revise her attitude so that her
courage and resolution; her +aith; 3ould 9e trans&itted to her son; encouraging rather than depressing
hi&> FSo live then; so think; so act in th" conversation; in th" convocation 3ith th" +ello3 &an; that
others &a" kno3; too; that the 5ord 3alks 3ith thee> 8nstill that hope; that encourage&ent in the &ind
and in the heart o+ th" son; that he; too; &a" look to the 5ord +or strength; +or purpose; +or surenessI
and that in the peace 3hich is to co&e there 3ill 9e the needs +or his activit" a&ong the children o+
&en; that the 3a" o+ the 5ord &a" 9e sure in the earth>F
The earth 3as the house o+ the 5ord; and Christ; too; had sho3ed anger 3hen it 9eca&e Fa den o+
those 3ho took advantage o+ their +ello3 &an>F (e stressed ho3 Christ%s travail could rein+orce the
3o&an%s o3n strength> F(e; too; 9rought that kno3ledge to those that seek (is +ace; that (e kno3s
the heartache o+ disappoint&ent; the heartache o+ +ear; even as (e pra"ed= 8+ it 9e possi9le; let this cup
pass +ro& &eJnot &" 3ill; oh @od; 9ut Thine 9e done>F
1+ter listening to the &essage she had re,uested; the &other; apparentl" &issing the prophetic
re+erence to her son%s post3ar activit"; ver" hu&anl" asked; F8s there an" other 9ranch o+ the service
3here &" son could serve; that 3ould 9e less dangerousGF
The sleeping Ca"ce recogniAed that she had not got the &essage> FNo portion o+ the service is
dangerous;F he stressed; Fi+ he is put in the hands o+ @od> 5ook upon that condition 3hich
distur9sJnot +ro& a &aterial angleJ9ut +ro& the standpoint o+ a &ental and spiritual 9lessing to
others in the opportunit" o++ered>F
There is pro9a9l" no9od" &ore concerned than a &other a9out her onl" son> FCould he 9e trans+erred
to so&e post closer to his ho&eGF
FThis &a" 9e; 9ut is it 9estG :ather than &aking the environ 9" dou9ts and +ears; isn%t it 9etter to put it
all into the hands and upon the heart o+ th" Elder Brother; in the hands o+ th" @odGF
F8s it 9est +or hi& 3here he isGF she persisted>
FConsider 3ell the #aster%s ans3er; No &an is in this or that position save 9" the grace o+ @od>F
FCould he 9etter serve in so&e de+ense 3ork outside the &ilitar" serviceGF
For a 9rie+ &o&ent; the sleeping Ca"ce appeared to lose patience> F8+ it had 9een; 3ould not this have
9een the placeG 8+ 3hat has 9een given is studied; these ,uestions 3ill 9e ans3ered>F 1nd then ca&e
the sharp enNoinder> FFill the place 9etter 3here "e are; and the 5ord 3ill open the 3a">F The stressed
3ords 3ere Ca"ce%s> F)nl" as 3e are a9le to realiAe consciousl" that 3e live and &ove and have our
9eing in (i&; can 3e put it all into (is hands; and leave it there; doing our dut" as 3e see it +ro& da"
to da">F
The son eventuall" 3ent overseas; and sa3 9attle service 3ithout har&> (o3ever; there 3as a +a&il"
loss> The +ather; +or 3ho& si&ilar concern had not 9een sho3n; died suddenl" a "ear later; at the
height o+ the 3ar> .erhaps Ca"ce had +oreseen this event 3hen he counseled; FFill the place 9etter
3here "e are>F
The greatest o+ the 1&erican ps"chics convenientl" le+t a guide on ps"chic develop&ent +or those
3ith so&e o+ this a9ilit"; or +or researchers interested in its develop&ent 8n trance once; he pointed
out that the ps"chic +orce; traveling through the su9conscious; +unctioned through certain glands> F8n
the 9od" 3e +ind that 3hich connects the pineal; the pituitar"; the 5e"dig; these &a" 9e trul" called
the silver cord>F
The +orce 3as &ore active in 3o&en; 3hose conscious po3ers 3ere not as highl" developed perhaps;
per&itting greater develop&ent o+ the su9conscious> The higher levels su9consciousl" 3ould 9e
attained onl" through a spiritual outlook; an avoidance o+ the &aterial - a lesson that ps"chics 3ho
have striven +or notoriet" &ight 3ell heed> F)ne +ed upon the purel" &aterial 3ill 9eco&e a
Frankenstein that is 3ithout an" in+luence other than &aterial or &ental;F he 3arned>
(e sa3 nothing unusual in the ps"chic +orce; pointing out that it 3as as &uch a part o+ the natural
talent; as the po3ers that &an dre3 on to create the a9ilit" to +l"I it 3as si&ilar to the inspiration +or
great 3orks o+ art; poetr" and &athe&atics; as in the Einstein theor" o+ relativit"; that ca&e to the
great &athe&atician F&"sticall">F
Not ever"9od" should develop as a ps"chic channel; onl" those capa9le o+ providing &ore
understanding o+ the individual%s relationship 3ith the creative +orces> The potentialit" o+ a gi+t like
Ca"ce%s 3as endless> Ca"ce pointed out &an" ti&es that Christ; per+or&ing his 3onders; had said that
3ith the aid o+ @od others could do the sa&e> Ca"ce; in hu&ilit"; +elt that he hi&sel+ 3as &erel" a
re+lection o+ the unli&ited scope o+ hu&an potential; in the continuous struggle to get in tune 3ith the
universe he lived inJ9oundless &an tr"ing to +ind hi&sel+ in a 9oundless universe>
8n his o3n apparent 9oundlessness; there see&ed no li&it to Ca"ce%s ulti&ate service; in practical and
spiritual areas> 1s &ore and &ore doctors poked into the 8n+or&ation; as researchers 3orked out o+ his
legac" o+ readings; it appeared pro9a9le that the Ca"ce +ight against in+ection and disease 3ould
&ount through the "ears> 8n a s&all 3a"; 8 had a dra&atic e?perience &"sel+ 3ith the 3onders o+
Ca"ce%s therap">
8 had developed an irritating hardening o+ the ri& o+ the outer ear; an e?crescence the siAe o+ a s&all
pea> 8t inter+ered 3ith sleep at night; and 9eca&e increasingl" anno"ing to the point 3here 8 consulted
a doctor> (e scanned the o++ending area under the &agni+"ing lens; and said; F1ctinic keratosis; a
prelude to skin cancer> Nothing ver" serious; as it%s usuall" localiAed and can 9e re&oved> (o3ever;
"ou &ight check 3ith a der&atologist>F The condition had resulted +ro& too &uch sun>
8nstead; 8 checked 3ith @lad"s 0avis> Fhat 3ould Ca"ce have prescri9edGF 8 asked>
There 3as no hesitation> FCastor oil> :u9 on a little &orning and night; alternating 3ith ca&phorated
oil; i+ "ou 3ant>F
8n a spirit o+ e?peri&ent; 8 did as suggested; 3hile keeping the na&e o+ a skin &an in the 9ack o+ &"
&ind>
8 put it do3n to i&agination at +irst; 9ut a+ter t3ent"-+our hours there 3as a co&+orting sense o+ relie+>
1t the end o+ three da"s; appl"ing the oil; &" pro9ing +ingers told &e that the thickening o+ the skin
3as greatl" reduced> 1t the end o+ a 3eek; the crustiness 3as disintegrating and there 3as no pain>
The actinic keratosis; soothed 9" the ca&phorated oil &ornings; and the castor oil at night; had
vanished in si? 3eeks>
hat Ca"ce had done as a &"stic &ight 9e repeated 9" another one da"; though there 3as onl" one
Shakespeare; Nostrada&us; 0a <inci and .lato; as though to sho3 3hat &an 3as capa9le o+>
Nonetheless; Ca"ce pointed up the potential o+ the ps"chic in &ore than one 3a">
)nce; +or instance; he gave a de&onstration 9e+ore the ps"cholog" class o+ a Pentuck" school> )ne o+
the students; taking advantage o+ this priceless opportunit"; asked the Hniversal #ind a9out +unds
9eing &"steriousl" drained a3a" +ro& her +ather%s 9usiness in #ississippi> Ca"ce descri9ed the thie+;
and ho3 the the+ts 3ere 9eing &anaged> Soon; he heard +ro& the student%s +ather> )n the 9asis o+
Ca"ce%s in+or&ation; the" had gra99ed the thie+ and saved the 9usiness> 8t 3as trivial; 9ut then li+e 3as
&ade up o+ trivia; and it appeared easier to accept the ps"chic on this level>
henever there 3as an unusual earth,uake; particularl" in Cali+ornia; 8 thought o+ Ca"ce> )n Kune
!/; 16--; a &oderate tre&orJ*>- on the :ichter scaleJhit the .aso :o9les area; 1/* &iles south o+
San Francisco; and le+t visi9le +ractures in the earth along a t3ent"-&ile section o+ the San 1ndreas
+ault The 3estern side o+ the +ault had &oved north several inches> 1nd the unusual +eature - +or
Cali+ornia ,uakes - 3as that even a+ter the ,uake the sur+ace cracks see&ed to 9e gro3ing> F8 &ust
e&phasiAe;F said 5ouis .akiser o+ the National Center +or Earth,uake :esearch; Fthat this is a ver"
rapid &ove&ent>F
For &an"; including the @eologist 3ho had a specialiAed interest; Ca"ce%s upco&ing earth changes
3ere perhaps his greatest revelation> (o3ever; onl" the +uture 3ill tell ho3 accurate the prophet 3as
in his O-ra"-like pro9ing o+ the center o+ the earth; and its +orecast a?is tilt> Even no3; little is kno3n
o+ the a?is on 3hich the earth turns> But; provocativel"; 9olstering Ca"ce; so&e geologists pro+ess
that the polar points have 3andered -through &illions o+ "ears o+ ti&e; continuall" altering the
topograph" and cli&ate o+ the s&all speck o+ the universe kno3n as Earth>
Fro& earth 9orings; +ro& cores and sedi&entations; the scientists have esta9lished the ages o+
&ountains; lakes; deserts and other areas o+ the glo9e> Striking discoveries 9" recent deep-sea and
paleo-&agnetic research have &ade possi9le recreation o+ periods &illions o+ "ears ago; in 3hich it
has 9een sur&ised li+e 3as so&e3hat si&ilar to our o3n>
#ore strikingl"; &ost o+ Ca"ce%s readings on prehistorical li+e 3ere given in the 16!7s and %$7s> 1nd
all these; availa9le 9e+ore his death; preceded the scienti+ic +inds that have con+ir&ed &aNor aspects o+
the prehistorical portrait o+ the changing earth as he gave it> The @eologist 3as principall" i&pressed
that 3here recent research o+ten &odi+ied; or repudiated; long standardiAed concepts o+ geolog"; it
tended rather to strengthen Ca"ce%s ps"chic readings; a trend that see&s to 9e intensi+"ing 3ith ti&e>
The Ca"ce ke" "ear 16*2 has passed; pre+acing so&e earthl" +ire3orks as he suggested; and no3
16-2; or %-6; 3ill soon arrive to test 1tlantis rising; though Ca"ce e?plained else3here that the rise
3ould 9e gradual; and &ight not 9reak the sur+ace i&&ediatel"> 1+ter that; 3ho kno3sG .erhaps the
9reak-ups could 9e pra"ed a3a"; as Ca"ce so o+ten suggested; 3ithout such ever &aterialiAing> 1nd
"et even as a source o+ destruction 3as possi9l" gathering &o&entu& in the crust o+ the earth; under
his ver" +eet; &an could still look overhead hope+ull" +or eternal salvation>
For as Ca"ce read so o+ten +ro& #atthe3= F8&&ediatel" a+ter the tri9ulation o+ those da"s shall the
sun 9e darkened; and the &oon shall not give her light; and the stars shall +all +ro& heaven; and the
po3ers o+ the heavens shall 9e shaken> 1nd then shall appear the sign o+ the Son o+ #an in heaven;
and then shall all the tri9es o+ the earth &ourn; and the" shall see the Son o+ #an co&ing in the clouds
o+ heaven 3ith po3er and great glor">F
1ll one needed 3as +aith - a +aith that Ca"ce had co&e along to 9olster in a ti&e o+ need>