Edgar Cayce
- Born
- March 18, 1877
- Died
- January 3, 1945
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Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet. March 18, 1877–January 3, 1945.
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PanelIntroduction SceneA black-and-white portrait of Cayce is surrounded by galaxies, pyramids, and stars.
TextA humble man with an extraordinary gift. He said he was just a conduit… the source was far greater.
Known as the ‘Sleeping Prophet,’ Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 psychic readings while in a self-induced trance. His insights touched on health, reincarnation, Atlantis, dreams, and the nature of the soul itself.
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PanelA trance like no other SceneCayce lies on a couch in a trance against a swirling cosmic background.
TextCayce would lie down, enter a deep trance, and speak answers to questions about medicine, history, past lives, and the future.
I am not the doer… I merely allow the subject to be aware.
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PanelThe soul has no sex SceneA man and woman face a luminous androgynous spirit figure.
TextCayce taught that the soul is essentially neither male nor female. We are spirit—beyond gender.
The divided forces of male and female are one in the heavenly state.
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PanelWe choose our lifetimes SceneA sequence of figures depicts a soul passing through male and female lives into old age.
TextAccording to Cayce, our souls choose the conditions of each life—including sex—to gain lessons and grow.
A man today may be a woman tomorrow, and vice versa. All is experience for the soul.
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PanelKarmic education SceneA severe man gestures toward a distressed woman before a city and cosmic sky.
TextA soul that has misused or misunderstood another may choose to return in that role to learn empathy and truth.
Only by living another’s experience do we truly understand.
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PanelBeyond the veil SceneA lotus, Om symbol, submerged ruins, and stars evoke reincarnation and Atlantis.
TextCayce spoke of reincarnation, the Akashic Records, Atlantis, and the deep connection between mind, body, and spirit.
We are spirit having a human experience, not human beings having a spiritual experience.
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PanelA life of humility SceneCayce writes at a desk beside stacked books.
TextDespite fame, Cayce lived simply, never charging for readings. He said the work was given for the good of all.
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PanelA legacy that endures SceneAn older Cayce appears before a star field.
TextDecades after his death, people still seek wisdom from the Sleeping Prophet.
Truth is not known by belief, but by experience.
Fact-check note: Edgar Cayce was born March 18, 1877, and died January 3, 1945. More than 14,000 transcripts associated with his trance readings survive, and “Sleeping Prophet” became his best-known nickname. The medical diagnoses, clairvoyance, Atlantis, Akashic records, reincarnation, and soul teachings shown here represent Cayce’s reported claims and religious beliefs, not facts established by historical or scientific evidence; his psychic and medical claims were never demonstrated under rigorous controlled testing. The archive supports a teaching that spirit or soul is not male or female, but several polished quotations in the panels appear to be paraphrases rather than traceable verbatim readings. Edgar Cayce Foundation archive · A.R.E. reading database · Relevant compiled reading excerpts