Edgar Cayce: The false prophet of Virginia Beach

Edgar Cayce: The false prophet of Virginia Beach

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Edgar Cayce, the so-called “sleeping prophet” of Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been elevated to cult status by the true believers. Books have been written about him, and his life and work are discussed, generally uncritically, on various television programs. But, whether he was a scam artist or a sincere believer in his own nonexistent abilities, there is no real proof that the “cures” he prescribed for the sick really worked. And as for his numerous prophecies, the years have come and gone and every last one of them has failed to come true.

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When I was younger I was fascinated by Cayce and even visited his center; the Association for Research and Enlightenment, A.R.E, in Virginia Beach once and it was interesting.

The problem with their reasoning and research however was the old either/or argument saying that if something is not this then it must be that without any serious inquiry as to the alternatives.

Cayce was himself an uneducated man...but he was also living in a time when what was called spiritualism was all the rage. Was he a fraud or did he actually believe in his abilities?

Probably a little of both.



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reply to post by iMacFanatic

Hi iMacFanatic.
S&F. Very interesting topic.
From your link:

He worked for some time in a book store in Hopkinsville, and did a lot of reading, showing a particular interest in books about Atlantis and Lemuria, and works by and about the Theosophists and the Rosicrucians.

I find this a typical characteristic of prophets, channelers and what-not. If you could have a list of what they have read in the past (and in this day and age, what videos they've watched on youtube ), you could trace the highly likely source of their unearthly wisdom.

I am interested in the process with which we convince ourselves something is true or false.

It all happens on the sub conscious level.

At what point did Cayce convince himself that his scam was real?