Edgar
Cayce on Astrology
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 Hierarchy
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Pluto
|
9th
|
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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
|
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|
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|
Earth
|
3rd
|
3rd
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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.
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As an example, looking
at the chart below will show that the
pituitary gland
is associated with spiritual strength through the
spiritual vibration on the scale of la and the violet
light spectrum. This spiritual vibration astrologically
connects the pituitary gland to the planet Jupiter.
It also connects Jupiter to its corresponding afterlife
realm - the 7th realm (see the chart above). Taking
all the information together shows how we are spiritually
connected with the physical dimension and the spiritual
dimension.
|
Endocrine Gland
|
Spiritual Influence
|
Vibration
|
Light Spectrum
|
Planet
|
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|
Subconscious
|
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|
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|
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
|
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Testing
|
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|
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Earth
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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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