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23. Probably???

Sun May 17, 2026, 11:42 AM

May 17

Umm, it's not true. Cayce was a magical thinker and a bit of a con. If anything he wrote or said turns out to be correct, it's the broken clock principle.

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Is anyone familiar with Edgar Cayce, the "Sleeping Prophet"? [View all] kentuck May 17 OP

Edgar Cayce. Yes I'm familiar with him raccoon May 17 #1

Ironically, I was thinking about him a few months back and was going to research a bit more... hlthe2b May 17 #2

He was quite a fascinating fellow bucolic_frolic May 17 #3

The Association for Research and Enlightenment The Blue Flower May 17 #9

Not sure how it could be secure from climate change? hlthe2b May 17 #10

I cant's answer that The Blue Flower May 17 #11

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Hey, welcome to DU! The Blue Flower May 17 #93

............ paleotn May 17 #32

Lucid dreaming is realizing you are dreaming, while you are dreaming jimmy the one May 17 #91

I don't remember Cayce specifically mentioning... Chemical Bill Tuesday #152

Yes, I am familiar with him. it's been years since I have tried to read anything by him. mwmisses4289 May 17 #4

He supposedly knew where Atlantis was -- somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle? -- which displacedvermoter May 17 #5

Cayce died in 1945, during WWII, so unless it was an old movie reel, I don't see how he was on Nimoy's show (1976-1982). Celerity May 17 #13

A couple of episodes of "In Search Of" went into Cayce's theories. Beartracks May 17 #25

Ok. Makes sense. Celerity May 17 #31

He wasn't on the show himself, unless, perhaps in another astral dimension.. displacedvermoter May 17 #45

Yes, another poster above already explained it. Celerity May 17 #60

Probably??? paleotn May 17 #23

The clock isn't broken. mr715 May 17 #69

......... paleotn May 17 #99

displacedvermoter...... Upthevibe May 17 #73

Yes, I read quite a few books about Edgar Cayce PatSeg May 17 #6

When facing problems or tasks I need help with... MiHale May 17 #7

I understand that technique has been quite successful. Joinfortmill May 17 #33

There's a lot of recent research into "lucid dreaming" which mirrors some of what you talk about. erronis May 17 #47

I also lucid dream...not always... MiHale May 17 #75

Quite an effective method! SheltieLover May 17 #51

I've used some of his remedies. Here is one. Maraya1969 May 17 #8

Yes! I was in a study group in the 80's discussing his writings hauckeye May 17 #12

I think his writings about this time... kentuck May 17 #14

I'm reading one of his books now and find it very interesting. MLAA May 17 #15

When I was a sophomore in college... ananda May 17 #16

;-{)..... Goonch May 17 #17

Crazy shit. paleotn May 17 #34

Barnum and Bailey meets Carter's Pills nt Maru Kitteh May 17 #81

Cayce was literate. He read the Bible, cover to cover. Chemical Bill Tuesday #153

I have many books about him karin_sj May 17 #18

I e heard of both of them and read about both of them. AllaN01Bear May 17 #19

George Carlin said Cayce was not a medium, Sneederbunk May 17 #20

Ah, don't we all miss George Carlin? hlthe2b May 17 #28

George Carlin was always right. Srkdqltr May 17 #127

He predicted that San Francisco would be destroyed SCantiGOP May 17 #21

After it was destroyed in 1906. By an earthquake. paleotn May 17 #35

This is insane Wifes husband May 17 #22

I would venture that some on DU have never heard of him... hlthe2b May 17 #26

So there's value delving into the works of a con and nut? paleotn May 17 #30

One has to read and understand a figure in history before determining that he is a "con" hlthe2b May 17 #44

I'm not precluding a goddamn thing. I'm merely pointing and laughing. paleotn May 17 #106

Your cursing at me doesn't help your argument, paleotn. Not one bit... hlthe2b May 17 #107

What? That's silly. paleotn May 17 #111

Since I have argued the exact opposite, you show that you are just posting to see your own words hlthe2b May 17 #113

Oh please. To some degree? i.e., you want it both ways. paleotn May 17 #115

Desperation and ridicule for sure hithe2b Clouds Passing May 17 #112

Got any evidence? Didn't think so. paleotn Monday #138

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How the circulatory system functions SonOfNebanaube Tuesday #154

lol!!!! paleotn Tuesday #158

Hmmm. Wonder about Jesus, Moses, etc., etc. erronis May 17 #49

I'm sure many shared this thought stopdiggin May 17 #68

Cayce was a HEALER not a murderer. That could be the difference between the two Clouds Passing May 17 #71

Bwahahahaha! paleotn May 17 #105

Verify evidence that he didn't heal anyone. People have a right to question and explore. live love laugh Monday #134

Prove a negative?? Really? That's your response?? paleotn Monday #137

Ooooo! Cussing! paleotn Monday #139

I was really into him in my younger years bif May 17 #24

Oh, please. He was equal parts con and nutter. paleotn May 17 #27

We heard you the first time. Joinfortmill May 17 #37

Plus several more MorbidButterflyTat May 17 #61

I get the inclincation to boil everything down to "woo" hlthe2b May 17 #40

Thank you. Well said. I tend to be very skeptical having been taught that the scientific methods are best. erronis May 17 #53

No one would call vaccines woo TxGuitar May 17 #92

Oh, REALLY?!!! Where have YOU been the past decades-- and especially the past five years hlthe2b May 17 #95

Not sure what your post even means TxGuitar Tuesday #155

Did you just invoke Hitchens's razor!? mr715 May 17 #101

What does that mean? TxGuitar Tuesday #156

Christopher Hitchens mr715 Tuesday #157

This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn May 17 #102

" There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of niyad May 17 #65

Very true. SheltieLover May 17 #79

Yup. Fascinating person and his work was all documented. Joinfortmill May 17 #29

Documented as complete BS. paleotn May 17 #36

Back off. Joinfortmill May 17 #38

Or what? Wifes husband May 17 #46

My response was not directed at you. Joinfortmill May 17 #54

I will not. paleotn May 17 #104

Why? Truth hurts?? paleotn May 17 #103

would you please provide NJCher May 17 #57

Where is Atlantis? mr715 May 17 #67

post was directed to paleotn NJCher May 17 #72

Don't blame me, I was just astral projecting. mr715 May 17 #74

... reACTIONary May 17 #83

Ahem, my post was directed to NJCher mr715 May 17 #85

Unfortunately.... reACTIONary May 17 #125

I kant handle philosopher puns. mr715 May 17 #126

Give me some documentation that his conman ramblings are actually true. paleotn May 17 #100

Did you go to college? NJCher Monday #132

What does "Did you go to college?" have to do with anything. Abolishinist Monday #133

You don't know how to argue either NJCher Monday #135

You're arguing without a shred of evidence. paleotn Monday #141

I'm not making the extraordinary claims paleotn Monday #136

And all bull shit Wifes husband May 17 #43

Nostradamus only "predicted" things in reverse. Gore1FL May 17 #39

That right. Nostradmus predictions are retrofitted Buckeyeblue May 17 #94

I visited his research center in Virginia Beach beveeheart May 17 #41

I think there is a relevance that is helpful to these times we are living in.... kentuck May 17 #42

Interesing subject kentuck. I do beleive that as we sleep, our unconscious does 'communiicate' c-rational May 17 #48

I wouldn't know. kentuck May 17 #52

"Little Death" JoseBalow May 17 #50

Being a cat person I know that Edgar Cayce had a lot of interesting things to say about cats. flashman13 May 17 #55

Cats have a sixth sense, I am sure. kentuck May 17 #59

Cats most certainly have a sixth sense. Several years ago an elderly stray orange cat wandered in and came flashman13 May 17 #80

Yes, he was a fraud. mr715 May 17 #56

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Science is falsifiable mr715 May 17 #87

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Pluto being a planet or not is a matter of definitions. mr715 May 17 #90

"you're" ( contraction for "you are"), not "your" (possessive). niyad May 17 #96

Ooof, that is always embarrassing mr715 May 17 #97

When I was in my twenties I read Cayce. 1WorldHope May 17 #58

Well said PatSeg May 17 #120

Too me he was Faux pas May 17 #62

just the name Kali May 17 #63

Thanks for this thread! MorbidButterflyTat May 17 #64

I'm more familiar with Carl Jung's similar work Brother Buzz May 17 #66

Although Jung was pretty woo too. mr715 May 17 #70

LOL, in my world, Jung was as woo as Christianity is Brother Buzz Tuesday #147

I love Jung mr715 Tuesday #148

kentuck........ Upthevibe May 17 #76

Yes, I've read some of his work and I agree. ms liberty May 17 #77

Did read some of his stuff when I was a teenager because it was allegorical oracle May 17 #78

He still has a following in Virginia Beach. GreenWave May 17 #84

me ma read his books duckworth969 May 17 #88

Fraud, huxster and con man edhopper May 17 #98

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The sleeping profiteer? usonian May 17 #108

I believe there is much we do not know. kentuck May 17 #109

Quantum and consciousness get lumped together because of woo. mr715 May 17 #110

That is what is being questioned. kentuck May 17 #114

It is a challenging question... mr715 May 17 #116

In some unexplainable way... kentuck May 17 #117

These are not supernatural, though. mr715 May 17 #118

That is how I tend to see it PatSeg May 17 #119

Poe "Up Through The Spiral" 1971 Concept Albums,Psych Omaha Steve May 17 #121

I have a copy of that album. PurgedVoter Monday #140

My great Aunt in Portsmouth, Va once saw him speak SomedayKindaLove May 17 #122

He cured my great aunt's TB jcboon May 17 #123

I heard an interview with one his followers on the Art Bell Radio Show years ago. Jacson6 May 17 #124

I find him fascinating MustLoveBeagles May 17 #128

Familiar with him but not aware of any 2026 RubyRose May 17 #129

Well this fellow wrote a book after studying the Great Pyramid in Egypt FakeNoose Monday #142

Given the recent underground scans that show RubyRose Tuesday #145

Edgar Cayce Stephan Schwartz Monday #143

Sir: kentuck Monday #144

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #146

All aboard the Woo Woo Train! LudwigPastorius Tuesday #149

Edgar Cayce prophesied that geological cataclysms would cause the Great Lakes to drain into the Gulf of Mexico. Emile Tuesday #150

I have read much of "his" writing. Chemical Bill Tuesday #151