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HOW TO > How to develop spirituality
Courtesy of Association for Research and Enlightenment. A. R. E.
Edgar Cayce, who has been called ³the most documented psychic of all times,² often stated that ultimately each one of us is our own best psychic. Psychic impressions come to us in the form of dreams, everyday hunches, synchronistic experiences that seem to defy logic, and even ³chance² encounters or conversations with friends and strangers. Cayce also stated that psychic ability was ultimately best achieved through the process of spiritual development.
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The Edgar Cayce readings emphasize the spiritual nature of humankind. However, because of the demands of life we frequently overlook the truest part of ourselves, which is our connection to spirit. Although we possess physical bodies and mental attitudes, ultimately our deepest connection is to our spiritual source.
One of the most frequently mentioned concepts in the Edgar Cayce material is that Spirit is the Life, Mind is the Builder, and the Physical is the Result. In other words, spirit is the source of all life. The mind focuses that energy into creative (positive) or destructive (negative) avenues of expressionaasxc . The impact of our choices will eventually find expression in the physical, affecting ourselves and our relationships with one another.
Because of the importance of working with spiritual principles in everyday life, in 1931 the Edgar Cayce readings began outlining a series of lessons on spiritual growth that are still being studied by individuals around the world from all walks of life and religious backgrounds. Today, the A.R.E. Spiritual Growth Activities/Search for God department stays in contact with hundreds of groups working with these lessons on personal spiritual growth.
In order to become more attuned to our spiritual source, for decades the Cayce readings emphasized the importance of meditation . Cayce believed that meditation was listening to God, while prayer was talking. The same year that the original Search for God program was started, Edgar Cayce began the Glad Helpers Healing Prayer Group, which is still active. Today, A.R.E. maintains an active Prayer Services department, offering individuals the opportunity to pray or to be prayed for. If you would like more information see Edgar Cayce on Prayer / Request for Prayer.
In terms of personal spirituality, the readings never offered a set of beliefs that had to be embraced, but instead focused on the fact that each individual should test in his or her own life the information Cayce presented. Though Cayce himself was a Christian and read the Bible from cover to cover every year of his life, his work is deeply ecumenical and stressed the importance of oneness and comparative study among belief systems all over the world. The underlying principles of the Cayce readings are the oneness of all life, a tolerance for all people, and a compassion and understanding for every major religion in the world.
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