Edgar Cayce and the Born Again Christian

If you are studying the Edgar Cayce material and unsure as to whether it conflicts with your Christian faith, then I strongly encourage you to read this! If you have Christian friends & family who think you have been 'misled' by the Caybe material, then I strongly encourage you to get them a copy of this book! It just might help bridge the gap between you and bring healing. I've given copies of this book to several Christian friends. I recommend this and 'The Christian Conspiracy' by Dr. L. David Moore as the most important books for born-again Christians and Catholics to gain understanding of other points of view from within a Christian perspective.

I first read this book (in its old edition) back in 1986 or 87. It was a significant moment for me, and helped put me on a path toward a more conscious, growth-filled, and expansive appropriation of my Christian faith. I wrote a fan letter to the author, who sent a very kind reply. Some of her advice still remains with me, well over a decade later. I was delighted to see this new edition, which I think will appeal to an even broader spectrum of Christian (and non-Christian) readers who are exploring the work of Edgar Cayce.

This is a good book on several fronts. Lynn Elwell Sparrow writes very clearly, layman to layman. She also approaches the work (and/or "Readings") of Edgar Cayce from the spiritual viewpoint of the Fundamentalist Christian. A new event, to my knowledge. This particular perspective was helpful to me, as my spiritual awakening originated in a Fundamentalist church. I imagine it will help others of the same inclination, as well. The purpose of this book was to give relief and freedom to the Fundamentalist (or conservative) Christian that has found himself "caught between a rock and a hard place," in that they believe certain dogma and doctrine, but feel innately that there is more to it...more to be had, found, enjoyed and passed on. Much of the author's book was spent validating Cayce's Readings relating to reincarnation. Ms. Elwell Sparrow was effective, in my opinion, in concretely defending the Reincarnationist's ability to exist without guilt within a Fundamentalist's world. It was refreshing. I know her words will be freeing to many. I found one thing curious, however; a personal observation, nothing more. At one point in my exploration of cover to cover, I found myself sad (and a little frustrated) that the author was so bound up by conservativism and Fundamentalist dogma. Though I believe the Fundamentalist faith was (and is?) based on absolute uncontestable truths, I believe the movement in general has strayed a great deal from the purpose and mission of Christ. The more I read Ms. Elwell Sparrow, the more I wondered if she was in fact restricted in her own enlightenment by her unwillingness to let go of strident and outmoted theology. Why must believers who have a more esoteric bent so fervently try to defend the mystical and the unexplainable by utilizing the semi one-dimensional wording contained in the Bible? That is not to say that the Bible is lacking, but let's all remember that it is a HISTORICAL TRUTH that the Bible was in fact edited at great length, sanitized, interpreted, cut and remade. The discoveries at Nag Hammadi attest to as much. Irrespective, it is a sad, frustrating truth that most Fundamentalists will only debate the Mysteries of God if the opposing viewpoint is rooted in Scripture only. For that reason alone this book is a positive source and a good read.

For years I have struggled the spiritual battle inside myself of finding "Where do I belong". Feeling unfulfilled in what I had learned all my years in attending church and the people I came to know there. Finding a church where I belonged. I have long admired what I had read on Edgar Cayce. I could not understand why such mean spirited statements were made against him. And where did that leave me in what felt so right deep inside. Wisdom is Proven by the thing it does is what it says in the bible. Finally I found this book by Ms. Sparrow and I read thoughts and feelings that had crossed my mind hundreds of times. If you can relate to any of this you will want to read this book! For some time now I have been non-committed and frozen in fear of what I felt inside was wrong. I figured for years I am not alone but where were people like me? Well one of them has written a deeply moving book proclaiming love of God & Christianity and what that can be. I wish we had more literature from people like Ms. Sparrow that share their faith in this way. It touched my soul and is definitely a rare find in todays books.