Edgar Cayce the Sleeping Prophet and His Powerful Connection to Past Lives

Edgar Cayce was a Famous Akashic Records Reader

During the holiday period, I decided to focus on some enjoyable spiritual study. Among other things, I watched a fascinating 45-minute A&E biography about Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet.

It’s well worth watching if you have some quiet time over the holidays.

As I watched, I was reminded that we are living in a new spiritual era — the Akashic Age. Those of us who work with spiritual energy might still face skepticism, but thankfully, we’re no longer at risk of imprisonment for our gifts, as Edgar Cayce once was.

Edgar Cayce’s Early Life

Edgar Cayce didn’t wake up one day and declare, “I’ll be an Akashic Records Reader.”

Like many of us, his spiritual awareness unfolded naturally and steadily from a young age.

As a child, he witnessed his grandfather’s sudden passing in a riding accident. Afterward, he often experienced visits from his grandfather’s spirit and spoke openly with his family about them.

Spiritually sensitive from the beginning, Edgar vowed to read the Bible once during each year of his life, and he kept to that practice.

At school, however, he wasn’t considered a strong student. One evening, after struggling with his math homework (something many of us can relate to), he fell asleep on his math book. When he woke up, he found that he could remember everything in it perfectly.

From then on, he used this unusual “sleep study” method regularly, even learning the full contents of a sales catalog so he could get a job in a furniture store.

How Edgar Cayce became “The Sleeping Prophet”

As an adult, Edgar Cayce tried many kinds of work to support his wife, Gertrude, and their growing family.

He eventually discovered a talent for photography and ran several studios, although financial struggles followed him; two studios even burned down.

While working in sales with his father, he developed a persistent throat condition after an illness. The problem lasted over a year and at times left him almost unable to speak.

A local hypnotist offered to help. At that time, hypnosis was still considered experimental, but Edgar agreed to try.

The First Hypnosis Session

During his first session, Edgar entered a deep trance state and began describing the condition of his own vocal cords — even suggesting a treatment.

Afterward, he reportedly coughed up blood and suddenly found his voice returning. Several repeat sessions followed, each helping to clear the condition further.

His first words while in trance were:

“We have the body.”

That phrase would become his signature line in thousands of future readings.

News of His Work Spreads

Word spread about Edgar Cayce’s remarkable healing, and soon people began seeking him out for readings. At first, he focused on helping clients with physical illnesses, often without charging for his services, and even worked remotely through the mail.

Later, he met a printer and metaphysical philosopher named Arthur Lammers, who saw his unique gift and encouraged him to explore deeper spiritual questions under hypnosis — questions like:

“What is the true nature of man?”
“What is the meaning of birth and death?”

This new phase of his life produced more than 2,500 “Life Readings”: readings that revealed people’s past lives and the spiritual lessons connected to them, expanding far beyond his earlier diagnostic work.

Although Cayce was a devout Christian and initially struggled with the metaphysical information coming through, he eventually recognized that the source of his insights was the ancient field of knowledge known as the Akashic Records.

Edgar Cayce’s Legacy

In the latter part of his life, Edgar Cayce established a healing hospital based on metaphysical and holistic principles. After meditating on the ideal location, he chose Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Although the hospital eventually closed, his legacy continues today through the Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.), a nonprofit foundation that preserves his work.

The A.R.E. headquarters in Virginia Beach remains a beautiful spiritual destination. Visitors can walk the labyrinth, explore the bamboo gardens, meditate in the quiet room, or book a holistic treatment at the Cayce-Reilly Massage Therapy Clinic.

My Connection with Edgar Cayce’s Work

In 2000, I moved to Virginia Beach and lived there for about two years. During that time, I often visited the A.R.E. and studied reflexology there.

I had read a little about Edgar Cayce, but at the time, I didn’t fully connect his work with the Akashic Records.

That connection came later, in 2010, when a book I hadn’t ordered mysteriously arrived in the mail, and shortly afterward, my mother became ill and passed away.

During that period of deep grief and awakening, I began to feel the Akashic energy strongly.

That was when I discovered I could offer Akashic Records readings for others.

Where Are You on the Journey?

Reflecting on Edgar Cayce’s story invites each of us to notice how our own paths mirror aspects of his.

For me, intuitive and energetic experiences had always been part of life. I could sense and read the energy of places without understanding that it related to the Akashic field.

When my father passed away, his spirit visited me the night he crossed over. I described exactly what he was wearing in the hospital to my mother, who later confirmed the details.

Later, I was drawn to energy work and began helping clients through reflexology.

I studied at Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E., and eventually, through reading the Akashic Records.

Learn More About The Akashic Records Readings I Offer + Free Download

One way to grow your psychic ability is to begin to work with your Akashic Records. This expands the connection to your Soul through your Higher Self (aka your intuition).

If you are interested in an Akashic Records Reading, I always recommend starting with the Soul Star Reading.

This reading gives you 3 different immersive experiences of the Akashic Records: –

1. Connecting with your Divine Soul Blueprint (Soul-level gifts, talents, abilities).
2. Hearing about a Past Life that contains a karmic pattern ready for clearing (you’ll recognize this pattern in your present life).
3. Recognizing and clearing present life blocks and restrictions.

If you’d like to know about the different readings I offer on this site, start here>>

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