The Edgar Cayce Story Part 1

Edgar Cayce is often remembered nowadays as the "father of holistic medicine" and the rightful originator of many of the beliefs and practices of the "New Age" movement.  Yet what is remarkable is that although you might naturally think Cayce was a pop-culture product of the 1960s and '70s, his seemingly mystical abilities gained him worldwide attention beginning from just after the turn of the last century until his death in 1945.  Even more astounding was that the valid diagnoses and cures for the ailing that he was first known for supposedly came to him while in a sleep-like state and unbeknownst to his conscious mind.  Yet Cayce was a hesitant and unlikely "guru."  Born in 1877 in a farming community just south of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, he experienced interactions with the supernatural throughout his life.  In his early childhood, Cayce claimed he played with invisible "little folk" and could communicate with his deceased grandfather.  While in his early teens and suffering from learning disabilities, he was allegedly visited by an angel who told him his difficulties would be over.  He soon realized he could thoroughly memorize entire books merely by resting his head on one as he slept.  As a young adult, Cayce's medical condition led to the discovery that if he laid down and entered his meditative state, diagnosis and treatment would relay through him from a seemingly omniscient source.  And not only did this work for himself, but the source could accurately diagnose and offer a remedy to others no matter the distance, with him only needing the name and location of the patient.  Even more unbelievable was that this intelligence could also reveal answers about great mysteries like the Egyptian Pyramids, Atlantis, reincarnation, future wars, and prophecies.  Ironically, for most of his life, he would remain skeptical and disturbed about the information that was coming through him and preferred to focus on curing the sick while reluctant to gain much profit from his gift.  Whether you believe Edgar Cayce was a magical healer or a charlatan, there is no doubt his results made him one of the famous names in the subject of metaphysics and likely the most documented psychic of the 20th century.  His legacy lives on as "America's Sleeping Prophet." Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode:  http://www.astonishinglegends.com/2020/1/13/ep-164-the-edgar-cayce-story-part-1 (http://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2019/7/14/ep-149-dan-susan-micah-hanks-and-missing-time)