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| Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Prophet | 
 enlarge | Author: Jess Stearn
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0553260855
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553260854
ASIN: 0553260855
Publication Date: October 1, 1989
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Book Description
This fascinating biography, written by on the country's foremost authorities on metaphysics, reached the No. 1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. The Edgar Cayce story is one of the most compelling in inspirational literature. For more than forty years, the "Sleeping Prophet" closed his eyes, entered into an altered state of consciousness, and spoke to the very heart and spirit of humankind on subjects such as health, healing, dreams, prophecy, meditation, and reincarnation. His more than 14,000 readings are preserved at the Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc., in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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 A Prophet and Remarkable man April 7, 2000
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
One has to consider the time this occurred and the level of education of Edgar Cayce. He was incredible and I find it sad that people reading it today are unable to grasp the importance of his work. I think this is a book all thinking people should read and understand in context. If a reader is too literally minded or unwilling to accept the possibility of miracles then (s)he should read something else.
This is a great introduction to a great man. Unforgettable! October 16, 1998
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Jess Stearn's style of writing may tend to be a tad sensationalistic, but he certainly makes you think. Especially now that it is l998, reading Ch. 3 on earth changes can be a bit chilling. I love the book because it set me on the spiritual path with both feet. Edgar Cayce, the greatest prophet of our century, the Father of Wholistic Medicine and simple man with a great heart and a cosmic mind, will be a truly "real character" for you, by the time you finish this remarkable book. Thanks Jess for making him so accessible!
 Very Puzzling life and book, successful cures from trance? January 13, 1999
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Although there is impressive testimony that many of Edgar Cayce's medical treatments proved to be successful, and are still used today, in one form or another, it boggles the scientific mind to be able to accept that such cures were imparted to Mr. Cayce through a trance like state of sleep and that during his waking hours he had no knowledge of the meaning or methods of his prescribed cures.There is much mumbo jumbo in the book, involved with trying to explain the meaning of his various predictions about the changes to take place in the world. Due to the vagueness of most of his predictions, one could pick a year and find some thing to apply it to to prove that he had great powers. His greatest supporters in today's world would seem to be the osteopaths who have successfully used his prescriptions and natural alternative treatments to help ailing patients. Would be interesting to hear a report from their view!
 false prophet of my youth July 7, 1997
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
This was one of the most influential books ofmy youth in the 60s. I accepted it as truth.The alleged success of Edgar Cayce's remote healing led me to accept his other claims about the mystical nature of human life, reincarnation, etc. The book made many specific predictions about future geological and political events for the crucial years 1958 to 1998. Alas, as I reread my old copy of this book, none of the predictions have come to pass. I am forced to conclude that Edgar Cayce was not at all omniscient, was in fact just another human with no pipeline to universal knowledge. I have no further reason to accept his statements about the nature of life and death. In fact, I have become a total skeptic on all things mystical. It will be interesting to me to see how the total failure of all the specific predictions is treated in a new edition of the book, I imagine there is a lot of tortured logic. Anyway, I gave him a 30 year test and he failed.
There's more here than prophesy March 12, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The story of Edgar Cayce and other people with parapsychological ability is a most compelling and interesting phenomenon of mental capacity. That some people have this type of psychic ability demonstrates the vast power and perception of the human mind that warrants investigation. That this type of phenomena doesn't necessarily "fit" into mainstream psychological study causes severe conflict with generally accepted mainstream beliefs about the workings of the mind. As a consequence, the field of orthodox study tends to put people like Cayce into the catagory of fakes and charletans, at worst, and to ignore them at best. The study of this type of psychic phenomenon would go far in explaining the unknown regions of the mind. Scientific discovery necessitates following examples that are exceptions to the general rule. People with parapsychological powers ala Cayce provide great opportunity to track the great uncharted regions of the human psyche.
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