Post by Blu on Dec 29, 2004 19:38:43 GMT -5
Cayce’s 21st Century Vision
Science and spirituality will cease to be antagonists. "Research" and "enlightenment" will be partners.
Much of the inspiration that comes to us from Cayce’s teachings is based on his work as a visionary, as a prophet who could describe the big picture of what life events are all about and where human history is leading us. As helpful as his day-to-day, practical advice for the spiritual path may be, nevertheless, the real power of his teachings often comes from his capacity to put our own modest, small-scale lives into a much bigger context.
And so, what are we to make of the apparent evidence that many – if not most – of his prophecies about the latter part of the 20th century did not come true? Perhaps it diminishes our sense of him as a visionary, and thereby robs us of the big picture into which daily, practical spiritual disciplines fit. Put more bluntly, if Cayce was wrong about global earth changes and a date for the rediscovery of Atlantis, do those apparent errors subtly undermine our confidence in his advice about practical matters of soul growth?
Such a line of reasoning, however, is really a false problem. We need, instead, to have a broader view of Cayce’s role as a visionary. His prophecies weren’t just about 1958- 1998. In fact, he was a prophet on a much grander scale than just the few decades that would follow his death. Cayce had a vision for a new way of living on the earth. He was a prophet for the 21st century and beyond. Here are 10 elements of that prophetic vision. It will take many generations for these prophecies to be proven or disproven – and a lot depends on our efforts to bring this essentially hopeful vision into reality.
A new medicine will emerge, a kind of transformational healing, rooted in holism and dealing with the body as an energy system. Each of us has a body, mind, and spirit that interconnect. The new medicine will integrate all three, with physical treatments to promote healing for the body, methods to transform attitudes and emotions, and disciplines to keep spiritual ideals and purposes clearly in focus.
Intuition and psychic abilities will become the norm. In generations to come, individuals will have a personal and direct connection with the spiritual world, in ways that allow that connection to be applied practically in daily life.
Science and spirituality will cease to be antagonists. The convergence of these two great streams in human history will transform culture. “Research” and enlightenment” will become partners, making possible a science of the spiritual world and a new sense of sacredness in the material realm.
Dramatic geographical changes will take place, including very significant changes in weather patterns. In fact, it may well be that what Cayce saw in many of his earth-change prophecy readings, in regard to earthquakes and floods, may actually pertain to drastic changes in weather patterns to occur in the 21st century and beyond.
There will come to pass on a worldwide scale a kind of social “leveling.” This is very likely to be a difficult, painful, and even violent process, but conditions cannot continue whereby there is “one measuring stick for the laborer in the field and the man behind the counter, and another for the man behind the money changers.” (3976-18)
Leadership on the international scene will move to the Orient, and even to central China. China will one day become the cradle of Christianity; and “civilization must wend its way westward – and again must Mongolia, must a hated people, be raised.” (3976-15)
Archeological discoveries about ancient civilizations will radically alter our sense of human history. What’s more, these discoveries will show us the ways in which our ancient ancestors found ways to integrate science and spirituality.
The continuity of life will be fully accepted as an indisputable fact. There is no death – merely a transition from one state of consciousness to another. The fear of dying will be eradicated as a central human motivation.
The principle of oneness will become paramount in human affairs. The oneness of God will guide all religious traditions, the oneness of all energy will guide science, and the oneness of all humanity will direct politics.
Christ will reappear directly in earthly life. The socalled “Second Coming” is perhaps a misnomer because the Christ Consciousness has never left us. Cayce envisions, however, the physical appearance of the soul who came two millennia ago as Jesus. No date is given, but the prophecy is found many times in the Cayce readings.
Taken as a group, these 10 prophetic themes are an inspiring vision of the purposeful world in which we live. Perhaps in many ways it is a good thing that the years 1958- 1998 have come and gone without some of the dire prophecies having been actualized. Now we have the chance to step back and see clearly a bigger picture of what Cayce prophesied for the new century and for centuries to come.
Mark Thurston, Ph.D.
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Mark Thurston, Ph.D., is an Atlantic University faculty member and author whose further work on spirituality can be explored at www.soul-purpose.com/courage.
Science and spirituality will cease to be antagonists. "Research" and "enlightenment" will be partners.
Much of the inspiration that comes to us from Cayce’s teachings is based on his work as a visionary, as a prophet who could describe the big picture of what life events are all about and where human history is leading us. As helpful as his day-to-day, practical advice for the spiritual path may be, nevertheless, the real power of his teachings often comes from his capacity to put our own modest, small-scale lives into a much bigger context.
And so, what are we to make of the apparent evidence that many – if not most – of his prophecies about the latter part of the 20th century did not come true? Perhaps it diminishes our sense of him as a visionary, and thereby robs us of the big picture into which daily, practical spiritual disciplines fit. Put more bluntly, if Cayce was wrong about global earth changes and a date for the rediscovery of Atlantis, do those apparent errors subtly undermine our confidence in his advice about practical matters of soul growth?
Such a line of reasoning, however, is really a false problem. We need, instead, to have a broader view of Cayce’s role as a visionary. His prophecies weren’t just about 1958- 1998. In fact, he was a prophet on a much grander scale than just the few decades that would follow his death. Cayce had a vision for a new way of living on the earth. He was a prophet for the 21st century and beyond. Here are 10 elements of that prophetic vision. It will take many generations for these prophecies to be proven or disproven – and a lot depends on our efforts to bring this essentially hopeful vision into reality.
A new medicine will emerge, a kind of transformational healing, rooted in holism and dealing with the body as an energy system. Each of us has a body, mind, and spirit that interconnect. The new medicine will integrate all three, with physical treatments to promote healing for the body, methods to transform attitudes and emotions, and disciplines to keep spiritual ideals and purposes clearly in focus.
Intuition and psychic abilities will become the norm. In generations to come, individuals will have a personal and direct connection with the spiritual world, in ways that allow that connection to be applied practically in daily life.
Science and spirituality will cease to be antagonists. The convergence of these two great streams in human history will transform culture. “Research” and enlightenment” will become partners, making possible a science of the spiritual world and a new sense of sacredness in the material realm.
Dramatic geographical changes will take place, including very significant changes in weather patterns. In fact, it may well be that what Cayce saw in many of his earth-change prophecy readings, in regard to earthquakes and floods, may actually pertain to drastic changes in weather patterns to occur in the 21st century and beyond.
There will come to pass on a worldwide scale a kind of social “leveling.” This is very likely to be a difficult, painful, and even violent process, but conditions cannot continue whereby there is “one measuring stick for the laborer in the field and the man behind the counter, and another for the man behind the money changers.” (3976-18)
Leadership on the international scene will move to the Orient, and even to central China. China will one day become the cradle of Christianity; and “civilization must wend its way westward – and again must Mongolia, must a hated people, be raised.” (3976-15)
Archeological discoveries about ancient civilizations will radically alter our sense of human history. What’s more, these discoveries will show us the ways in which our ancient ancestors found ways to integrate science and spirituality.
The continuity of life will be fully accepted as an indisputable fact. There is no death – merely a transition from one state of consciousness to another. The fear of dying will be eradicated as a central human motivation.
The principle of oneness will become paramount in human affairs. The oneness of God will guide all religious traditions, the oneness of all energy will guide science, and the oneness of all humanity will direct politics.
Christ will reappear directly in earthly life. The socalled “Second Coming” is perhaps a misnomer because the Christ Consciousness has never left us. Cayce envisions, however, the physical appearance of the soul who came two millennia ago as Jesus. No date is given, but the prophecy is found many times in the Cayce readings.
Taken as a group, these 10 prophetic themes are an inspiring vision of the purposeful world in which we live. Perhaps in many ways it is a good thing that the years 1958- 1998 have come and gone without some of the dire prophecies having been actualized. Now we have the chance to step back and see clearly a bigger picture of what Cayce prophesied for the new century and for centuries to come.
Mark Thurston, Ph.D.
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Mark Thurston, Ph.D., is an Atlantic University faculty member and author whose further work on spirituality can be explored at www.soul-purpose.com/courage.