Take Many Mansions: The Edgar Cayce Story On Reincarnation Designed By Gina Cerminara Expressed As E-Text

read this when it was first published in the late's and still remember being absolutely stunned, I can actually see myself reading as I walked down the street in San Francisco where I was working as a legal secretary, completely absorbed in the book and paying no attention to the visceral

world around me.
I had a profound influence on my thinking and understanding of spirituality, I think it may be time to read it again, . . Anything about Edgar Cayce is good for the soul, I liked this book in particular because it is about reincarnation and how it fits into Christianity, Very interesting at the beginning, after someof its contents the book becomes monotonous an, quite frankly, boring with hundreds of cases that you eventually lose track of.
. . Pity as I had quite high hopes for that one, . . Will have to find a new one, . . Probably my favorite "North Star" book that I always return to every decade to reread and contemplate, This book was life changing for me, at a time when I had lost all hope that any of my greatest aspirations could be achieved.
It was the coolest of cooling soulwater than quenched an unquenchable thirst, It led to a lifetime pursuit of the meaning of lifemy life and Life with a capital L,

The writing is a bit awkward, but a marked improvement from trying to read any other books on Edgar Cayce that directly quote his works.
The quotations chosen are the most readable and understandable of all of them, Regardless of the difficulty in the actually reading of this material, the wisdom that is held within is well worth the effort to push on into the depths presented.
It can be a book for the beginning initiate into Christian mysticism, or, in the other extreme, to the contemplative, whose life journey is to spend in the loving energy of that which is known as God.
I knew that Edgar Cayce was considered one of the best psychics of his time, but what I learned by reading this book is that he also gave people readings about past lives.
Cayce, himself, was raised a Christian, so it took him quite a while before he believed in reincarnation, It read more like a text book at times, but it was very interesting, It seemed as though every time I came up with a question about the subject, within the next chapter or so, my question would be addressed and answered.
Very interesting read. Do some trees die off in the Winter Do they shed their leaves and does the leaf litter Decompose and become the Earth Does the Acorn fall from the Oak Tree and new life begins The green shoots of new beginnings.
The Composition of new cells, Does a fruit plant do the same Are we the same Do we come from dust and return to dust Buried and returned to the Earth Heart.
Whence life begins.

Or cremated and the Ashes blowing in the wind to settle and return to the Earth Mother Earth giving Birth.
Creation To die and to be reborn, To be, or not to be Is reincarnation real Is it a natural universal concept Like natures pattern Or is it more sinister Is it a repetitive concept Is it, by design Is it a nefarious structure like Humans do with animals Rearing, controlling life for food.
Do we come back because we have not fulfilled our lifetime Are we punished and come back as a pig A spider A flea To start the cycle over and and over.
Was all life created If so why Are we here by accident Questions, many questions and only theoretical answers.
Dated very, very dated but fascinating. This book broadened my perspective on past lives, I have always believed in reincarnation but this book gets in deeper and really puts it into perspective, I definetly recommend this book, I also recommend the book Soul Mates book by Kevin J Todeschi, Its written off Edgar Cayce's work whom I consider brilliant, This book certainly broadened my perspective on past lives, The case studies end in, so the view of homosexuality is odd: it's not clear if the clients of the readings, Cayce, or Cerminara considered it a problem in the current life.
Raised a Hindu, I have very early on accepted and deeply believe in reincarnation, To be provided validation for the same, was cherry on the cake, I often wondered about nature of Karma why is it unfair and how it really works, This book gave me the answers, It helped erase lot of ambiguity and fear fed to me by religion, I'm grateful to have found this book at this point in my life, There is something exciting about starting a new book, And, if you know nothing about the book, there is an air of mystery attached, too, Which is probably why I never refuse to read a book that has been recommended to me by a friend.
Something deep down inside says to me, "If this person you know liked it, you should totally give it a shot.
You'll probably like it!" I feel like my friends will now exploit knowing this about me and I'll be reading some ridiculous recommendations

Many Mansions falls into this category.
. . a book handed to me by a friend with the instructions, "Give it a shot, . . I'll be curious to hear what you think, "

Let me be entirely forthcoming, I didn't finish the book, Something I rarely let happen,

Before I explain why I set down the book, let me explain the general premise, The author of this book has combed over countless records of Edgar Cayce's experiences in helping people understand their previous lives.
Yep, reincarnation. Through case studies, each chapter expounds on how certain traits from previous lives will impact the life you're living.


Now, my reason for abandoning this book: It was simply asking too much of me, The book is built on a foundation of beliefs and assumptions that I simply do not and probably can not believe, and therefore as I read page after page I could assign very little validity to the arguments the author was making.
A short list of offenses: reincarnation, the lost city of Atlantis, karma, mentalism, Would I like to believe in these things Eh, maybe, Sometimes I feel like karma is playing out in the lives around me, but I do not feel like karma or any of these beliefs are as scientifically quantifiable as the author professes them to be.
Does this make me closed minded and unwilling to open myself up to new beliefs I hope not, but the argument could be made.
I'm sure this opens me up to criticism of my own religion and beliefs, . . but that'll have to wait for another time,

The book still gets a couple of from me in the rating, Primarily because it is a wellwritten book, The author is no dummy, . . there are a tremendous number of case studies here, and cataloging them to find patterns and conclusions is a daunting task.
So, she gets credit for the work put forth to reach her conclusions, I have read about Edgar Cayce over the years, but this book delves into areas i didn't know much about Cayce's 'life readings' which dealt with pastlife experiences, karma, and healing.


Although I did not agree with all of the thoughts set forth in this book e, g. the karmic cause of epilepsy, Hinduism as it relates to Cayce's idea of Karma, i did read some interesting things about Cayce and how he conducted his life readings.


Albeit this book does have some deep christian belief's embedded in it, but all in all a good read and a thought provoking study of a fascinating man.
This book which was written when men were not yet seeing the earth through the outer space seems an old book however, it has a new hypothesis for mind analysis: past life mind carrying forward onto present life, hiding deep in your brain A really amazing book.
I am one to be subject to the more hocus pocusy sorts of things, but this book takes a very open mindedly scientific approach.
Many of the more unexplainable, or seemingly inconsistent, things in my life have finally been set to order for me and has now put me on my way to seeking out testing this new theory on spirituality presented in the book.
I get sort of annoyed with myself while explaining this because continually referring back to "that book" feels cultish to me, hence the hope to get beyond using that as reference.


Either way, if you're looking for something that will make sense to get at spiritual questions that have been nagging you, I would highly recommend giving this book a shot.
I first read it in middle and it still has many recurrent themes, particularly the chapter on isolation and past emotional states and previous lives.
This was a wellresearched, wellwritten book about Edgar Cayce's beliefs about karma and reincarnation, cases of healings through past life prognoses, and fantastic prophesies as a clairvoyant.
Gina Cerminara does him great credit by taking the reader on a journey starting with Edgar's original beliefs as a Christian, but having to slowly change and acknowledge his new beliefs as he discovers his gifts as a medical clairvoyant.
There are probably several hundred cases and examples discussed in several chapters about karma, reincarnation, mentalism, etc, which are all fascinating backstories to the topics themselves,

These are topics that I'm very familiar with in my own background as well as my work as a soulistic life coach sitelinkwww.
NestInTheForest. com, however I only give the bookbecause of a couple of nags:

, The author's personal conjecture that Indians use the karma theory as an excuse for being "passive, lethargic and fatalistic.
" This might seem like a minor comment, but it shows me that despite the topics of karma and reincarnation that she covers in this book, she doesn't understand Indian spirituality if she deems it as passive, lethargic and fatalistic.


. As thoroughly researched, cataloged and described as the cases are, I felt that the language was dry and detached.


I recommend the book to anyone who's interested in learning more about Edgar Cayce, and a deeper dive into past lives, karma and reincarnation.


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I may have to consider myself a true believer at this point! While not always the most logically sound presentation of the concepts involved, it certainly contained enough gems for me to find it a fascinating and very insightful read.
Best moment uncovering the solution to the paradox of the importance of meaning and purpose in this life vs.
the ultimate meaninglessness of existence, Really good stuff : This book is amazing! All I have to say is, . . I need a life reading, . . I wonder if Edgar Cayce has reincarnated yet, . , The book discusses reincarnation, based on the many case readinds of Edgar Cayce, and its impplications to philosophy and religious beliefs.
Why are we here Why do we have the circumstances of life that we have or why do we have the kind of illness or personality that we have It talks about karma as being redistributive justice or continuing process towards perfection.
AWESOME This book is a treasure for believers of reincarnation, An interesting book with Edgar Cayce's an American fortune teller lived duringth century case studies on reincarnation, lost city of Atlantis and many more.
Definitely fascinating. This is a fact based "research" type of book, so it's a little dry and detailed, Not a fast paced ready by an means, but there's no denying Edgar Cayce was a phenomenon, is recorded fact. Thousands of microfilms filed at the Association for Research and Enlightenment at Virginia Beach testify to Cayce's ability to diagnose, prescribe for, and cure the ills of people whose names and locations he was given, but whom he had never seen.
Known as "The Miracle Man of Virginia Beach," his successes astonished medical authoritiesand the world,
Many Mansions
is Dr, Gina Cerminara's account of these healingsand an affirmation of the ageold belief in reincarnation, She tells how Cayce saw past the barriers of space and time, how he penetrated the "previous" lives of his subjects, and performed the fantastic cures and prophesies that made him the most remarkable clairvoyant in modern history.
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