Edgar Cayce and the Echo of Ancient Truths
"The Sleeping Prophet"

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Edgar Cayce and the Echo of Ancient Truths
Written by D.E. McElroy
Published by World Christianship Ministries
© 2025 All rights reserved

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D.E. McElroy is a spiritual teacher, researcher, and founder of World Christianship Ministries. Drawing on a deep connection with Spirit Guides, ancient wisdom, and near-death experiences, McElroy explores hidden truths often overlooked by mainstream religion. His work blends historical insight, spiritual awakening, and a call to remember our divine origins. This is his second major spiritual volume following his work on Origen of Alexandria.

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Back Cover Summary

Discover the Mystic Voice of Edgar Cayce

In this powerful exploration of the life and legacy of the “Sleeping Prophet,” spiritual author D.E. McElroy uncovers the astonishing insights of Edgar Cayce—psychic visionary, healer, and teacher. From lost continents and reincarnated souls to Jesus’ hidden history and the soul’s eternal path, this book weaves Cayce’s most profound revelations into a guide for modern seekers.

What you’ll uncover inside:

• Hidden truths about Atlantis and Lemuria

• How reincarnation shapes your life’s purpose

• Cayce’s connection to Jesus and ancient wisdom

• Prophecies for the 21st century and beyond

• Soul healing, karma, and the age of awakening

A must-read for anyone drawn to spiritual truth, ancient mystery, or the evolution of consciousness.

Edgar Cayce: A Gateway to Hidden Truths

Overview:
Edgar Cayce (1877–1945), known as the “Sleeping Prophet,” was one of the most documented psychics in modern history. While in a self-induced trance, he delivered over 14,000 readings—many about health, past lives, Atlantis, Lemuria, ancient civilizations, spiritual evolution, and soul purpose.

Here’s a summary of key areas, starting with topics you’ve already explored:

🔹 Cayce on Atlantis

• Once a vast island continent, located where the Atlantic Ocean now is.

• Technologically advanced: had powerful energy crystals and flying ships.

• Three periods of destruction, the last around 10,000 BC.

• Atlanteans split into two factions: the Children of the Law of One (spiritual unity) and the Sons of Belial (materialism and selfish power).

• Survivors migrated to Egypt, the Pyrenees, the Yucatán, and the Andes.

• Predicted that Atlantis would rise again, metaphorically or physically, bringing a new age of spiritual awareness.

🔹 Cayce on Lemuria (Mu)

• Lemuria was older than Atlantis, located in the Pacific.

• Inhabitants were more etheric or spiritual beings early on.

• As they became physical, they lost their spiritual clarity.

• Eventually destroyed by cataclysms and tectonic shifts.

• Lemurian souls later reincarnated in Atlantis, Egypt, and parts of Asia and the Americas.

🔹 Cayce and Reincarnation

• The soul is eternal, and reincarnates to learn lessons and balance karma.

• People in Cayce’s readings often had past lives in Atlantis, Egypt, Palestine, and other ancient cultures.

• Even Biblical figures reincarnated—Cayce himself was once identified (by his readings) as having lived during the time of Jesus.

🔹 Cayce and Jesus (Yeshua)

• Claimed Jesus’ soul underwent multiple incarnations, including as:\n - Enoch\n - Melchizedek\n - Joseph (of Egypt)\n - Joshua (of Jericho fame)\n - Zerubbabel\n - Finally, Yeshua/Jesus, fully realizing his divine purpose.

• Jesus was the perfect pattern of human spiritual evolution.

🔹 Cayce on the Soul’s Journey

• Souls began in divine unity but became entrapped in materiality.

• Earth is a learning ground, not a place of condemnation.

• The ultimate goal is return to Oneness with God.

• Souls are assisted by spirit guides and planetary influences.

🔹 Cayce on the Future and Awakening

• Saw the 20th and 21st centuries as a time of spiritual awakening.

• Spoke of Earth changes, especially rising water levels and shifting lands.

• Believed America had a spiritual destiny and that the “Sons of Light” (those awakening spiritually) would guide humanity.

This Overview material is now constructed into chapters for this Edgar Cayce book.

Book Title: Edgar Cayce and the Echo of Ancient Truths

Table of Contents

Chapter One: The Sleeping Prophet Awakens
Chapter Two: Reincarnation and the Soul’s Journey
Chapter Three: Atlantis and Lemuria Remembered
Chapter Four: Jesus the Pattern Soul
Chapter Five: Healing and the Body-Spirit Connection
Chapter Six: Cayce’s Prophecies and Earth Changes
Chapter Seven: Soul Groups, Karma, and Life Purpose
Chapter Eight: The Great Awakening of the 21st Century
Appendix & Visual Summary
Companion Volume Preview: Voices of Light

Chapter One: The Sleeping Prophet Awakens

Born in 1877 in rural Kentucky, Edgar Cayce was a quiet, Bible-loving farm boy with a gift no one could explain. By early adulthood, he discovered that in a trance state—what he called "the sleep state"—he could access a kind of universal consciousness. Here, he would offer thousands of readings on healing, reincarnation, lost civilizations, and humanity's spiritual destiny.

He became known as the "Sleeping Prophet," delivering guidance with his eyes closed, speaking softly from a deep unconscious state. What he revealed challenged religion, rewrote history, and opened new dimensions of the soul.

Chapter Two: Reincarnation and the Soul’s Journey

Cayce taught that our souls are eternal, returning to Earth in cycles to learn, grow, and heal karmic wounds. Each incarnation is chosen by the soul—lessons tailored for spiritual growth. Through his readings, people discovered past lives in Atlantis, Egypt, Rome, Palestine, and beyond.

He emphasized that we are not punished for our past, but shaped by it. Every challenge is an opportunity to remember who we really are: children of the Creator on the long journey home.

Chapter Three: Atlantis and Lemuria Remembered

Cayce revealed that Atlantis and Lemuria were real civilizations, far older and more advanced than history acknowledges. He described:

• Massive energy crystals used for power

• Flying vehicles and advanced healing centers

• Spiritual beings who gradually became trapped in materiality

• Three major destructions, with survivors migrating to Egypt, the Americas, and Asia

Lemuria (or Mu) came even earlier, home to more etheric, spiritually sensitive beings. The souls of these civilizations continue to reincarnate today, drawn together to help usher in a new age.

Chapter Four: Jesus the Pattern Soul

Cayce viewed Jesus (Yeshua) not only as the Messiah, but as the highest example of spiritual evolution. His readings claimed that Jesus’ soul incarnated many times to grow into its perfect expression:

• As Enoch, Melchizedek, Joseph, Joshua, and others

• Culminating in Yeshua, the Christ

Jesus was the “pattern soul”—a blueprint of our own potential. Cayce’s view reconnected Jesus with universal spiritual truths and showed that salvation is not one moment of belief but a lifelong (and multi-lifetime) transformation.

Chapter Five: Healing and the Body-Spirit Connection

Over 9,000 of Cayce’s readings were devoted to health. He taught that the body, mind, and spirit are interwoven. Disease begins with imbalance in thoughts, emotions, and spiritual neglect. Remedies included:

• Diet and natural remedies

• Castor oil packs and spinal adjustments

• Prayer, forgiveness, and meditation

He showed that healing begins with love, and that the divine blueprint within us is always seeking restoration.

Chapter Six: Cayce’s Prophecies and Earth Changes

Cayce’s readings offered a powerful vision of the future—one of both upheaval and awakening. He predicted dramatic Earth changes, including:

• Rising sea levels and shifting coastlines

• Violent storms and disruptions in climate

• Geological upheavals in the U.S., Japan, and the Atlantic

Yet he saw these not as punishment, but as transitions into a new spiritual age. Humanity was being called to awaken, purify, and remember its divine origins.

He also foresaw technological breakthroughs, medical advances, and a coming time when spiritual science would merge with material science, bringing new hope to the world.

Chapter Seven: Soul Groups, Karma, and Life Purpose

Cayce taught that souls often travel in groups, reincarnating together across lifetimes to work out shared lessons. Families, friends, enemies, and even nations carry karmic threads that weave destinies together.

Karma, he explained, is not punishment—it is consequence, a balancing force that helps the soul grow. Each soul chooses its environment, family, and challenges to move closer to spiritual alignment.

By understanding these soul contracts, individuals could bring healing to generational wounds, forgiveness to ancient feuds, and peace to lifelong struggles.

Chapter Eight: The Great Awakening of the 21st Century

Cayce spoke of a coming age of awakening—a time when spiritual truths long hidden would rise again. He called this the period of the return of Atlantis, not as a continent, but as a consciousness.

In this age, people would rediscover their purpose, awaken their intuitive gifts, and move toward universal compassion. Ancient teachings, like those of Egypt, Lemuria, and early Christianity, would reemerge—not as relics, but as blueprints.

He foresaw a global shift: where nations and individuals would move from competition to cooperation, from fear to love, from division to unity.

Author: D.E. McElroy
World Christianship Ministries

Explore the sacred lineage of mystics, visionaries, and spiritual pioneers whose wisdom echoes across time: Recommended Authors of "Voices of Light"...

• Emanuel Swedenborg – The seer of Heaven and Hell

• Pythagoras – Master of harmony, numbers, and reincarnation

• Helena Blavatsky – Explorer of ancient mysteries and theosophy

• Thomas Taylor – Translator of ancient Greek soul wisdom

• Dr. Raymond Moody – The modern voice of near-death experiences

• Dion Fortune – Priestess of inner planes and psychic healing

• Paramahansa Yogananda – Bridge between East and West

• Rudolf Steiner – Visionary of karma, Atlantis, and future Earth

• Carl Jung – Dreamer of archetypes and the sacred unconscious

• Jane Roberts & Seth – Voices of multidimensional wisdom

Each voice a torchbearer. Each life a mirror. Each message a reminder: you are soul, timeless and free.

Let their light guide your next step.

Full Profiles of the Voices of Light

1. Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772)
Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist and Christian mystic who reported detailed visions of Heaven and Hell. He claimed to communicate with angels and spirits, documenting spiritual laws and divine realities in his many books. Swedenborg’s teachings emphasized that love and wisdom are the essence of the divine, and that one's afterlife reflects their inner state.

2. Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BC)
Often remembered as a mathematician, Pythagoras was also a spiritual teacher who believed in reincarnation and the soul’s journey through harmony. He taught that numbers and music could unlock spiritual laws. His mystery school in Croton merged science, ethics, and mystical initiation.

3. Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891)
A co-founder of the Theosophical Society, Blavatsky introduced the West to Eastern and esoteric philosophies. Her books, including The Secret Doctrine, speak of Atlantis, Lemuria, root races, and cosmic cycles. She claimed contact with hidden spiritual Masters and emphasized the unity of all religions.

4. Thomas Taylor (1758–1835)
An English translator and philosopher who brought the ancient Greek Neoplatonists to life in the modern world. Taylor believed deeply in the divine nature of the soul and the value of allegorical teachings. He helped revive Platonic thought as a spiritual tradition.

5. Dr. Raymond Moody (b. 1944)
A psychiatrist and philosopher who coined the term “Near Death Experience” in his groundbreaking book Life After Life. He documented thousands of consistent experiences of souls leaving the body, entering tunnels of light, meeting divine beings, and returning transformed.

6. Dion Fortune (1890–1946)
A British occultist and spiritual healer, Fortune wrote extensively on psychic self-defense, spiritual healing, and inner plane work. She saw the Christ consciousness as a living force and believed in reincarnation and soul evolution.

7. Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952)
Author of Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda introduced millions to meditation, karma, and the unity of world religions. He taught that we are divine beings on a journey to reunite with God through inner realization and love.

8. Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925)
Founder of Anthroposophy, Steiner saw the cosmos as a living spiritual being. He spoke of Atlantis, karma, spiritual evolution, and reincarnation. His teachings influenced education, medicine, and biodynamic agriculture, all grounded in soul wisdom.

9. Carl Jung (1875–1961)
Swiss psychologist who ventured into mystical territory through his work on dreams, archetypes, and the collective unconscious. Jung validated spiritual transformation and often referenced alchemy, Gnosticism, and soul individuation.

10. Jane Roberts (1929–1984) and Seth
Jane Roberts channeled an entity called Seth, whose teachings on reality creation, parallel lives, and multidimensional existence became foundational in spiritual literature. Seth’s core message: “You create your own reality.”