Edgar Cayce An American Prophet

by Kirkpatrick, Sidney D.

• ISBN13: 9781573221399
• ISBN10: 1573221392
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-11
• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover

Summary

A "New York Times" bestselling author and documentary filmmaker presents the definitive biography of Edgar Cayce, the father of the New Age and harbinger of alternative medicine--the mesmerizing story of a simple man with a complex gift.

Author Biography

Sidney D. Kirkpatrick is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. His critically acclaimed books include the New York Times bestseller A Cast of Killers and Lords of Sipan, a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie. He lives in Pasadena.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Open Door	1	(14)
PART I: A CHRISTIAN IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY
A Most Unusual Child	15	(12)
Little Friends and Little Anna	27	(11)
In the Company of Angels	38	(5)
A Voice from Beyond	43	(12)
PART II: HOPTOWN AND LOUISVILLE
Hopper Brothers Bookstore	55	(9)
The Young Lady from The Hill	64	(9)
Margaret of Louisville	73	(9)
Miraculous Recovery	82	(13)
PART III: PSYCHIC DIAGNOSTICIAN
A Child in Need	95	(16)
Mind is the Builder	111	(16)
Final Days in Bowling Green	127	(11)
The Discovery of Edgar Cayce	138	(12)
The Psychic Partnership	150	(15)
Under Investigation	165	(9)
Little City on a Big River	174	(10)
Trial by Fire	184	(9)
At Home and Abroad	193	(12)
PART IV: RICHES FROM THE EARTH
Lucky Boy	205	(9)
Desdemona	214	(9)
Luling and Edgar B. Davis	223	(6)
Harry Houdini and Cayce Petroleum	229	(8)
Rocky Pasture	237	(7)
Birmingham and Dayton	244	(9)
Divine Law	253	(10)
PART V: VENTURE INWARD
Miss Gladys and Mr. Cayce	263	(7)
Ruled by Jupiter	270	(8)
A Monk in His Third Appearance	278	(10)
Karmic Debt and the First Cause	288	(10)
History and Hardships	298	(7)
Love and Marriage	305	(6)
Blessings to Come	311	(7)
The Blumental Brothers	318	(9)
The Life of Christ	327	(16)
PART VI: A HOME ON THE BEACH
Life in Virginia Beach	343	(11)
Dreams and Reincarnation	354	(11)
Treasures Great and Small	365	(10)
Atlantis and the Future of Man	375	(7)
Gravity, Polarity, and Perpetual Motion	382	(11)
PART VII: THE CAYCE HOSPITAL
A Dream Realized	393	(9)
The Healing Arts	402	(10)
Atlantic University	412	(12)
Irish Eyes and Fallen Angels	424	(17)
PART VIII: CALLED BACK
Begin at the Beginning	441	(14)
He That Endureth	455	(11)
Beloved Teacher	466	(10)
The Messenger	476	(13)
Peace and Prosperity	489	(19)
The Last Reading	508	(16)
Epilogue: The New Tomorrow	524	(11)
Acknowledgments	535	(2)
Notes	537	(19)
Index	556