Edgar Cayce: Sunshine Man or Farce?

You may have heard of Edgar Cayce before. He was known primarily as the founder of holistic medicine, as well as a prophet and master of meditation. While there have been many of these types of folks throughout human history, what makes Cayce different is that he is not from the bible or medieval times like Nostradamus.

Edgar Cayce was born in 1877 and died in 1945. What makes him even more interesting is that he never asked for a fee, accepting only voluntary donations for his teaching and spiritual readings. He did this because he had a strong desire and conviction to help others. Beginning in September of 1923, every single reading and prediction he ever made was meticulously recorded. By the time of his death, this totaled over 14,000 readings and proclamations on a wide variety of topics.

Despite his 9th grade education, Cayce touched on subjects such as China's rise to power, the coming of WW II as well as now commonly accepted ideas that are the cornerstone of the "new age" movement (the phrase new age is attributed to him). Despite his unorthodox ideas, he considered himself a devout Christian who read the bible daily. He also established a hospital and made a point of always trying to put others first, sometimes to the detriment of his own family.

Skeptics have called Cayce a farce because some of his predictions, such as Atlantis and the earth flipping its axis, are fantastical and did not come true. He also had a notable lack of success with readings when they were from individuals seeking personal gain and greed. He eventually refused to do these types of readings, saying that they made him feel "depleted and uncomfortable".

Cayce created a foundation while he was still alive that is still operating to this day. The Association for Enlightenment and Research or A.R.E. also houses a museum and the full text of all 14,000 plus of Cayces' readings. Check it out, and draw your own conclusions, and let me know what you think