| Edgar Cayce on Astrology |
| The Stars Incline and Do Not Compel |
Reality is
multi-dimensional. We are multi-dimensional beings who exist
simultaneously in a multi-dimensional reality. Long ago, our bodies
evolved from primates. Even longer ago, our minds evolved from the
stars. But before the universe was even created, our spirits have
always existed as part of the divine in even higher dimensions. At
the conscious (physical) level, our bodies are like a miniature
replica of the solar system. Our hearts perform the function of the
sun – the center of the system. Other organs within our body are
also used by our souls to find a means of expression. The planets
exert
astrological
vibrations upon
our bodies that influence our personalities and soul patterns. At
the subconscious (soul) level, the solar system is our larger body.
We are connected to the planets, the stars, spiritual realms and
entities. On the superconscious (spirit) level, we are one with the
Whole. At this level, we are on a conscious level with all there is
– the divine.
We
think of the universe in three-dimensional terms of time, space,
and motion. We think of space in terms of height,
length, and width. We think of time as past, present, and future.
We speak of ourselves as having physical, mental, and spiritual
life. The world about us can be seen as having
mineral, plant, and animal life. The Bible refers to a
three-dimensional God as Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit. According to Cayce, the dimensions of
human awareness is: consciousness, subconsciousness, and
superconsciousness.
Cayce
revealed that our life experience involves more than just the
Earth. It involves our entire solar system. Through the principles
of astrology, each solar system in the universe is like a
“university” – a place for higher learning. Our solar system has
nine planets and each planet is a physical representation of a
particular afterlife realm
(or dimension). Our universe is only
one realm out of many afterlife
realms.
Our universe
(including the Earth) is the third realm in the afterlife hierarchy
and represents three-dimensional life.
Because Cayce associated each
planet as a physical (three-dimensional) representation of a
particular afterlife realm, Cayce referred to these afterlife
realms using the name of the planet associated with it. For
example, when Cayce uses the name Venus, he is referring to the
afterlife realm that are associated astrologically with the planet
named Venus. When Cayce mentions that souls inhabit Venus, he does
not mean that souls live on the surface of the planet Venus, he
means that souls inhabit the afterlife realm named Venus which is
associated astrologically with the planet Venus.
For example, the planet Earth is a physical
representation (three-dimensional) of the third afterlife realm
(i.e., our universe). The planet Mercury is a physical
representation (three-dimensional) associated with the second
afterlife realm, also named Mercury, in the afterlife
hierarchy.
The afterlife realms are dimensions which souls
can experience when not active in the physical body on Earth. These
non-active states include death, deep sleep, or other altered
states that free the subconscious from its normal physical
constraints.
The planets exert an astrological influence on
us. These astrological planetary influences originate from the
afterlife realms that our souls have sojourned before our current
Earth experience and in between Earth lives. The purpose of these
astrological influences is to provide certain life lessons we must
learn and for which we are tested on Earth.
Cayce described how we are connected in mind, body
and spirit, to various afterlife realms and astrological bodies
such as the moon, sun, planets, and stars. In fact, Cayce affirmed
that everything is connected together as one. Our solar system is
our larger body and our bodies act as a miniature solar
system.
While on Earth, we are influenced in strong ways
by desires that originate from our bodies. These desires not only
affect our bodies but our soul as well and how we deal with these
influences can determine our level of spiritual development.
Through meditation and prayer, one can unlock the doors to the many
dimensions, the many mansions, of God’s kingdom. But the door must
first be unlocked here on this Earth realm.
Jesus taught that the kingdom of heaven is
within us. We seek God and his kingdom by looking within ourselves.
Our bodies are temples for the very Spirit of God both as the place
where we may meet him and as an instrument of awareness through
which we may attune to him.
According to Cayce and the eastern religions, there are seven
locations within the body that act as spiritual energy centers
(called chakras in the East). It is through these spiritual
centers that our soul finds a means of
expression.
These are the parts within our body that
function like a miniature astrological solar system with our hearts
performing the function of the sun – the center of the
system.
The Connection Between the Body
and Afterlife Realms
Cayce mentioned that these seven spiritual energy
centers within our body are the seven endocrine
glands. These glands are
known by science to be the emotional and motivational centers of
our body. They act especially in responses to the imaginative
forces of the mind. They are the organs of perception through which
we may become aware of other afterlife realms in the same way that
our commonly known five senses are organs of perception of our
Earth experience. The endocrine glands are the pituitary gland, the
pineal gland, the thyroid gland, the thymus, the adrenal glands,
the lyden gland, and finally the sexual
glands (the testes or
ovaries).
As an instrument for attunement, the endocrine
glands serve as points of contact between the spirit and the body.
These centers are the transformers of the spirit into physical
consciousness and manifestation. The functioning
of these centers is, in turn, dependent primarily upon the quality
of motivation or ideal chosen and dwelt upon by the imaginative
forces of the mind.
An example of how our endocrine glands works can
be found when we get angry. Whenever we experience the emotion of
anger, our adrenals glands secrete. The activity of our sexual
glands is directly related to sexual motivation from our
minds. Science knows that the pituitary gland is
the master gland of the body. It’s secretions have a direct and
coordinating effect on all the other glands.
Cayce
stated that each endocrine gland center is influenced by the
influence of a particular afterlife realm through its associated
astrological planetary influence. The lowest
endocrine gland in our body, the sexual glands, is associated with
the lowest afterlife realm in the hierarchy of spirit realms. The
pituitary gland is associated with the highest afterlife realm in
the hierarchy. The afterlife realm we travel to upon death is
determined by the highest endocrine gland within our body that we
have spiritually activated. Activation of the highest spiritual
center, the pituitary gland, creates a spiritual awakening and
enlightenment that brings an awareness of our one-ness with God.
This is the spiritual condition that Christians refer to as
atonement, or as Cayce would say: at-one-ment. We can
achieve spiritual enlightenment through meditation and any other
experience that unites our awareness with that of God. Such
experiences include the near-death
experience.
Cayce revealed that each afterlife realm has a
particular astrological function that influences us physically by
the corresponding planets in order to attain soul growth. Cayce
identified the planet Earth as the realm of testing. Cayce stated
that the Earth is the cause and effect dimension. This means that
if a soul has a mental ideal and would like to physically manifest
this ideal for the purpose of education, the soul can come to the
Earth to be tested and apply themselves. By
actually going through the experience themselves on Earth they can
realize if what they believe is true (or not true) for
themselves. The Earth realm is good for overcoming
certain weaknesses and applying yourself to see that those
weaknesses are truly overcome. Here we can learn
for certain whether we have really changed. It is one thing to have
an idea; but its another thing to make this idea into a physical
reality. This is why we come to planet
Earth.
Cayce also revealed that the Earth realm is a
sort of laboratory for the other realms of the afterlife associated
with our solar system. This is because only on Earth is free will
completely dominant and only on Earth does three-dimensional life
exist in our solar system. In the other afterlife realms, some
measure of control is kept over the soul to see that it learns the
proper lessons. The control is usually by the soul itself, if it
has evolved sufficiently. This is because, at death, the soul
leaves the body and the soul’s consciousness is absorbed into the
subconsciousness and the separation between the two is lifted.
The
color-coded chart below represents the spiritual relationships
between the glands, the planets, and the afterlife realms. As an
example, the pituitary gland (the third eye in Eastern religions)
is an astrological and spiritual point of contact with the planet
Jupiter in our solar system. The planet Jupiter is the 5th planet
from the sun. And the planet Jupiter is an astrological and
spiritual point of contact with the 7th realm in the afterlife
hierarchy.
|
Endocrine Gland |
Eastern Chakra |
Planet in our Solar System |
Position of Planet in Solar System |
Position of the Realm in the Afterlife |
|
——- |
——- |
Pluto |
9th |
——- |
|
Pituitary |
Third Eye |
Jupiter |
5th |
7th |
|
Pineal |
Crown |
Mercury |
1st |
2nd |
|
Thyroid |
Throat |
Uranus |
7th |
8th |
|
Thymus |
Heart |
Venus |
2nd |
4th |
|
Andrenals |
Navel |
Mars |
4th |
5th |
|
Lyden |
Lower Abdomen |
Neptune |
8th |
6th |
|
Gonads |
Root |
Saturn |
6th |
1st |
|
——- |
——- |
Earth |
3rd |
3rd |
Looking at the next color-coded chart below, we
can see the spiritual relationships between the glands and the
spiritual influence exerted upon the gland (i.e., the vibration and
light). It should be noted here that not only is this spiritual
influence of light vibrations exerted upon the gland from afterlife
realms, but these same light vibrations are exerted from our glands
upon the afterlife realms. This is how we are spiritually connected
to the planets and the afterlife realms. This connection also makes
it possible for us to connect with others through the same
planetary/realm connection. This is because everything is
spiritually connected together.
|
As |
|
Endocrine Gland |
Spiritual Influence |
Vibration |
Light Spectrum |
Planet |
|
——- |
Subconscious |
——- |
——- |
Pluto |
|
Pituitary |
Strength |
la |
Violet |
Jupiter |
|
Pineal |
Mind |
tea |
Indigo |
Mercury |
|
Thyroid |
Psyche |
so |
Blue |
Uranus |
|
Thymus |
Love |
fa |
Green |
Venus |
|
Andrenals |
Anger |
me |
Yellow |
Mars |
|
Lyden |
Mysticism |
ray |
Orange |
Neptune |
|
Gonads |
Woes |
doe |
Red |
Saturn |
|
——- |
Testing |
——- |
——- |
Earth |
The
energy of the sexual glands, used wholly on the sexual level and
without control, may bring sexual perversions and unbridled
sensuality. If this spiritual center is the
highest center activated during a person’s life, at death they may
dwell in the corresponding afterlife realm associated with the
planet Saturn. According to Cayce, this afterlife realm can be
referred to as the realm of earthly woes. It is similar to the
afterlife realm which is known by Catholics as purgatory, a place of cleansing, purification and starting
over.
The Saturn afterlife realm is not a pleasant
place according to Cayce. Cayce said this is the
realm where all inadequate flesh goes to be redone. A soul may
banishes itself to the Saturn realm to begin anew.
This place is also known as the Great Changer, the great force for
starting over. Sometimes when Cayce would begin a
reading for someone, he would identify what the last afterlife
realm that soul experienced before entering the Earth realm. He
would not limit himself to a person’s past lives on Earth, but
would include their lives in the cosmos as well. During a reading,
Cayce told a person he identified as having previously experienced
an incarnation in the Saturn realm that “God loves those who are
willing to start over.”
The lyden
(or Leydig) gland,
located above the sexual glands, is the starting point of the
soul’s activity toward higher levels of spiritual consciousness.
This endocrine gland can act on the body to function as a door
through which the soul may go on to higher afterlife
realms. If this gland is the highest gland
activated during a person’s life, at death they will be able to
dwell in the corresponding afterlife realm associated with the
planet Neptune. According to Cayce, this afterlife realm is
referred to as the realm of mysticism, where souls have the ability
to have direct experience with the Creator and perceive the
Creator. Neptune gives the urges to seek the unusual, the mystical,
the unseen forces around us. People who come to Earth from this
realm seem peculiar to others and are many times misunderstood. A
love of mysteries can indeed be spiritual, but it can also be “of
the sleuth or detective nature.”
The adrenal
glands are located above the kidneys. We are
actively aware of this center in times of stress, when it pours
adrenaline into the blood stream to aid us in fighting or
fleeing. The adrenals are also the storehouse of
our emotional karma according to Cayce. From
these glands come the negative energy of anger and hatred. If this
gland is the highest gland activated during a person’s life, at
death they will be able to dwell in the corresponding afterlife
realm associated with the planet Mars. According to Cayce, this
afterlife realm is referred to as the realm of anger.
Cayce said this realm was
the place to learn how to control the warrior-like power,
aggressions and urges that each soul has the ability to
project. People who come to Earth from this realm
may bring with them anger, impulsiveness, and a temper.
Stubbornness needs to be handled with patience and self-control.
Such people may have an exalted opinion of themselves, but it makes
them courageous.
The thymus gland is found behind the heart in
the solar plexus area of the chest. Since the thymus gland is
related to the heart, it is associated with love. Love opens all
doors. At this gland, love is awakened, bringing with it
consideration, unselfishness, sincerity and honesty. If this gland
is the highest gland activated during a person’s life, at death
they will be able to dwell in the corresponding afterlife realm
associated with the planet Venus. According to Cayce, this
afterlife realm can be referred to as the realm of love. Sympathy,
the alleviating of hardships, the seeking of love, beauty and song
are some influences that people from that realm possess. Beauty,
either natural or man-made, will move these individuals;
furthermore, there is a desire to beautify the home. There is a
strong attraction to the opposite sex.
The
thyroid gland, located in the throat, is related to will-power.
From the misuse of the will for selfish and domineering ends, may
come the condition known as hyper-thyroidism. When
little effort is made to the will at all, the opposite may occur,
an imbalance known as hypo-thyroidism. It is worthy of note that in
some cases where there has been a growth on the thyroid, a degree
of clairvoyance or telepathy has developed. The energy released
upon the thyroid gland opens the door into the psychic realms of
consciousness. If this gland is the highest gland activated during
a person’s life, at death they will be able to dwell in the
corresponding afterlife realm associated with the planet Uranus.
According to Cayce, this afterlife realm is referred to as the
realm of the psyche. Cayce used the term psyche in the same way as
the ancient Greeks used the term meaning the sense of the soul.
Cayce said it was natural for every soul to have a sixth sense. The
Uranus afterlife realm is where the soul develops psychic ability. Uranus is also the realm of extremes. It gives people who came
from there an interest in the occult and psychic phenomena. Such
people have times of smoothness and other times, periods of ecstasy
and depression.
The pineal gland is situated a little above the
pituitary gland and is the so-called
Mind of Christ gland. When this gland has been
truly awakened, one may experience spiritual holy communion. It is
by this gland that the mind of the soul meets the Holy Spirit. This
gland, when stimulated daily through meditation, can bring
seer-ship or prophecy. If this gland is the highest gland activated
during a person’s life, at death they will be able to dwell in the
corresponding afterlife realm associated with the planet Mercury.
According to Cayce, this afterlife realm is referred to as the
realm of the mind. Mercury is associated with high mental abilities. People
who come to Earth from this realm are gifted souls who need to
watch out for self-aggrandizement or their abilities will be merely
stumbling stones upon his path. Mercury brings understanding,
specifically the understanding of the other
spheres.
The pituitary gland is the master gland of the
body. It is situated between and behind the eyes in the brain,
acting as the third eye of ancient mysticism. It is through the
pituitary gland, the highest endocrine gland, that ultimate
awakening comes. It is through the energy of the pituitary gland
that one may enter the very presence of God through meditation and
prayer. If this gland is the highest gland activated during a
person’s life, at death they will be able to dwell in the
corresponding afterlife realm associated with the planet Jupiter.
According to Cayce, this afterlife realm is referred to as the
realm of high mindedness and large groups. People who come to Earth
from this realm may bring with them universality and ennoblement.
They may turn their attention to large groups of people or nations.
They can be expansive and may become blessed with wealth, which
includes a wealth of friends, a broad-mindedness, and the ability
to consider others. They often have grand ideas and notions.
The planet Pluto the seventh planet from the
Earth and is associated with the afterlife realm referred to as the
realm of consciousness. This afterlife realm is the realm for the
final development of full consciousness. The planet Pluto was
discussed by Cayce years before it was actually discovered! He
referred to it as Vulcan and also as Septimus. When Pluto was
discovered, Cayce affirmed that Vulcan or Septimus was the same
planet as Pluto. The Pluto realm of the afterlife brings
regeneration and a growth in consciousness, but also can bring
self-centeredness. Pluto represents spiritual growth and
development of the soul and its influence is just now developing in
the destiny of humanity.
After all the afterlife realms associated with
our solar system have been fully experienced and all the lessons
have been fully learned and the proper level of soul growth has
been attained, the soul can move on to other afterlife realms and
even other solar systems where other souls are going through the
same thing.
The stars represent soul patterns, not
experiences. The twelve signs of the zodiac are twelve patterns
from which the soul chooses when coming into the Earth realm. They
are like races – patterns of temperament, personality, etc.
The star signs of the zodiac, for instance, influence
people in subtler ways: by making them bullish, or lionish, or
airy, or introspective. The afterlife realms, manifested physically
by the planets, are old dwelling places of the soul. The planets
influence people when they come to a point of prominence in the sky
just as a person who had once lived in a certain city would be
influenced by reading of it, or meeting someone from the town, or
by seeing photographs of it.
Take the moon, for instance. It’s
influence is obvious on such things as the tides and the female
cycle. These influences are observable when the moon is close. The
word lunatic stems from luna meaning moon. In law enforcement and
emergency circles, accounts of the affect a full moon has on the
crime rate have been reported. The planets are farther away than
the moon, and the stars are far beyond them. But their light comes
to the Earth, and they influence in some way the heart, or the
brain, or the emotions.
Cayce stated that souls reincarnate, not only to
the Earth realm, but souls also reincarnate to other realms between
Earth incarnations as well. If a soul incarnates into an Earth life
from one of these afterlife realms, the soul will manifest the
influence of the realm from which it recently came. These
influences, which are defined by astrology, are related to the
spirit realm associated with the astrological influence of the
associated planet.
As an example of how a soul sojourns to various
afterlife realms, Cayce described his most recent sojourns
throughout the cosmos. Cayce’s soul sojourned in
the Uranus afterlife realm, the realm of the psychic, and just
before incarnating into the physical realm, had a brief experience
in the Venus afterlife realm. He incarnated to Earth with these
most recent experiences ingrained in his
soul. Such a combination would make a
person psychic having a heart for
helping others.
As
another example, Cayce described his sister Lila’s
sojourns. Her soul sojourned in the afterlife
realm associated with Jupiter prior to incarnating into the
Earth. But before incarnating she had an
experience in the afterlife realm associated with Mercury which
added to her mental ability. Jupiter’s influence
of high mindedness and large groups is one of the
reasons she later became an executive for the International Red
Cross. Large groups and high ideals often come
with incarnations in the Jupiter realm according to
Cayce. These influences, Cayce says, are latent
within the soul by soul experience, not just because the stars are
in a certain position at the time of birth. The
soul actually had experiences in these realms. This is an energy
the soul can draw on during their experience on
Earth. During sleep, we also enter into
these afterlife realms again according to Cayce. We are truly citizens of the cosmos even as
we walk the Earth.
Cayce’s
use of astrology and the Bible in his revelations supports the fact
that the Bible is filled with astrology. To read about astrology in
the Bible, visit the Astrology and the Bible web
page.
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