Edgar Cayce : An American Prophet

by Kirkpatrick, Sidney D.

• ISBN13: 9781573228961
• ISBN10: 1573228966
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade

Summary

With unprecedented access to Edgar Cayce's private letters and trance readings, Sidney Kirkpatrick delivers the definitive biography of the renowned psychic, religious seeker, and father of alternative medicine. Born in rural Kentucky in 1877, Edgar Cayce became known as "the sleeping prophet," and went on to lead an extraordinary life, helping and healing thousands. This is Cayce's fascinating story as it's never been told before.

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	p. 1
A Christian in Christian County
A Most Unusual Child	p. 15
Little Friends and Little Anna	p. 27
In the Company of Angels	p. 38
A Voice from Beyond	p. 43
Hoptown and Louisville
Hopper Brothers Bookstore	p. 55
The Young Lady from The Hill	p. 64
Margaret of Louisville	p. 73
Miraculous Recovery	p. 82
Psychic Diagnostician
A Child in Need	p. 95
Mind Is the Builder	p. 111
Final Days in Bowling Green	p. 127
The Discovery of Edgar Cayce	p. 138
The Psychic Partnership	p. 150
Under Investigation	p. 165
Little City on a Big River	p. 174
Trial by Fire	p. 184
At Home and Abroad	p. 193
Riches From The Earth
Lucky Boy	p. 205
Desdemona	p. 214
Luling and Edgar B. Davis	p. 223
Harry Houdini and Cayce Petroleum	p. 229
Rocky Pasture	p. 237
Birmingham and Dayton	p. 244
Divine Law	p. 253
Venture Inward
Miss Gladys and Mr. Cayce	p. 263
Ruled by Jupiter	p. 270
A Monk in His Third Appearance	p. 278
Karmic Debt and the First Cause	p. 288
History and Hardships	p. 298
Love and Marriage	p. 305
Blessings to Come	p. 311
The Blumenthal Brothers	p. 318
The Life of Christ	p. 327
A Home on The Beach
Life in Virginia Beach	p. 343
Dreams and Reincarnation	p. 354
Treasures Great and Small	p. 365
Atlantis and the Future of Man	p. 375
Gravity, Polarity, and Perpetual Motion	p. 382
The Cayce Hospital
A Dream Realized	p. 393
The Healing Arts	p. 402
Atlantic University	p. 412
Irish Eyes and Fallen Angels	p. 424
Called Back
Begin at the Beginning	p. 441
He that Endureth	p. 455
Beloved Teacher	p. 466
The Messenger	p. 476
Peace and Prosperity	p. 489
The Last Reading	p. 508
Epilogue: The New Tomorrow	p. 524
Acknowledgments	p. 535
Notes	p. 537
Index	p. 556
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