Edgar Cayce
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Cayce circa 1910
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| Born |
Edgar Cayce March 18, 1877 Christian County, Kentucky |
| Died | January 3, 1945 (aged 67) Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation |
Mystic Clairvoyant |
| Known for | Founder of Association for Research and Enlightenment |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrude Evans (m. 1903–45) |
| Children | Hugh Lynn (1907–1982) Milton Porter (March 1911–May 1911) Edgar Evans (1918–2013) |
| Parent(s) | Leslie B. Cayce Carrie Cayce |
| Website | edgarcayce.org |
Edgar Cayce (/ˈkeɪsiː/; March 18, 1877 – January 3, 1945) was an American Christian mystic who answered questions on subjects as varied as healing, reincarnation, wars, Atlantis, and future events while in a trance. A biographer gave him the nickname, "The Sleeping Prophet." A nonprofit organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment, was founded to facilitate the study of Cayce's work. A hospital and a university were also established.
Cayce became a celebrity toward the end of his life, and he believed the publicity given to his prophecies overshadowed the more noted parts of his work, such as psychic medical diagnosis and recommendations, and spiritual development.
Skeptics challenge Cayce's alleged psychic abilities. Medical health experts are critical of Cayce's unorthodox treatments which they regard as quackery.
Some consider him the true founder and a principal source of the most characteristic beliefs of the New Age movement.
Edgar Cayce was born on March 18, 1877, near Beverly, south of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He was one of six children of farmers Carrie and Leslie B. Cayce. As a child he played with the 'little folk' and was alleged to have seen his deceased grandfather. He regarded them all as incorporeal because he could see through them if he looked hard enough. However, he found it very difficult to keep his mind on his lessons at school.
He was taken to church when he was 10, and from then he read the Bible, becoming engrossed, and completing a dozen readings by the time he was 12. In May 1889, while reading the Bible in his hut in the woods, he 'saw' a woman with wings who told him that his prayers were answered, and asked him what he wanted most of all. He was frightened, but he said that most of all he wanted to help others, especially sick children. He decided he would like to be a missionary.
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