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hlthe2b

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44. One has to read and understand a figure in history before determining that he is a "con"
Sun May 17, 2026, 12:17 PM
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and you want to preclude others from making their own judgement after doing so. That is a very patronizing and demeaning attitude you are taking toward your fellow DUers--many/most who have probably never heard of him.

I have great skepticism about Cayce based on a limited reading about the man and one that was shared by people of his time. But skepticism, while healthy, is not a conclusion about him because I admittedly know little about him. But, my final judgement is not going to come from one person screaming about the idiocy of others who are merely expressing curiosity. Read my sig line and kindly consider for one damned minute your attempts to censor discussion and others' attempts to learn for themselves.

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Edgar Cayce. Yes I'm familiar with him raccoon Yesterday #1
Ironically, I was thinking about him a few months back and was going to research a bit more... hlthe2b Yesterday #2
He was quite a fascinating fellow bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3
The Association for Research and Enlightenment The Blue Flower Yesterday #9
Not sure how it could be secure from climate change? hlthe2b Yesterday #10
I cant's answer that The Blue Flower Yesterday #11
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Hey, welcome to DU! The Blue Flower 20 hrs ago #93
............ paleotn Yesterday #32
Lucid dreaming is realizing you are dreaming, while you are dreaming jimmy the one 21 hrs ago #91
Yes, I am familiar with him. it's been years since I have tried to read anything by him. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #4
He supposedly knew where Atlantis was -- somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle? -- which displacedvermoter Yesterday #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 Yesterday #13
A couple of episodes of "In Search Of" went into Cayce's theories. Beartracks Yesterday #25
Ok. Makes sense. Celerity Yesterday #31
He wasn't on the show himself, unless, perhaps in another astral dimension.. displacedvermoter Yesterday #45
Yes, another poster above already explained it. Celerity Yesterday #60
Probably??? paleotn Yesterday #23
The clock isn't broken. mr715 Yesterday #69
......... paleotn 20 hrs ago #99
displacedvermoter...... Upthevibe Yesterday #73
Yes, I read quite a few books about Edgar Cayce PatSeg Yesterday #6
When facing problems or tasks I need help with... MiHale Yesterday #7
I understand that technique has been quite successful. Joinfortmill Yesterday #33
There's a lot of recent research into "lucid dreaming" which mirrors some of what you talk about. erronis Yesterday #47
I also lucid dream...not always... MiHale Yesterday #75
Quite an effective method! SheltieLover Yesterday #51
I've used some of his remedies. Here is one. Maraya1969 Yesterday #8
Yes! I was in a study group in the 80's discussing his writings hauckeye Yesterday #12
I think his writings about this time... kentuck Yesterday #14
I'm reading one of his books now and find it very interesting. MLAA Yesterday #15
When I was a sophomore in college... ananda Yesterday #16
;-{)..... Goonch Yesterday #17
Crazy shit. paleotn Yesterday #34
Barnum and Bailey meets Carter's Pills nt Maru Kitteh 21 hrs ago #81
I have many books about him karin_sj Yesterday #18
I e heard of both of them and read about both of them. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #19
George Carlin said Cayce was not a medium, Sneederbunk Yesterday #20
Ah, don't we all miss George Carlin? hlthe2b Yesterday #28
George Carlin was always right. Srkdqltr 16 hrs ago #127
He predicted that San Francisco would be destroyed SCantiGOP Yesterday #21
After it was destroyed in 1906. By an earthquake. paleotn Yesterday #35
This is insane Wifes husband Yesterday #22
I would venture that some on DU have never heard of him... hlthe2b Yesterday #26
So there's value delving into the works of a con and nut? paleotn Yesterday #30
One has to read and understand a figure in history before determining that he is a "con" hlthe2b Yesterday #44
I'm not precluding a goddamn thing. I'm merely pointing and laughing. paleotn 19 hrs ago #106
Your cursing at me doesn't help your argument, paleotn. Not one bit... hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #107
What? That's silly. paleotn 19 hrs ago #111
Since I have argued the exact opposite, you show that you are just posting to see your own words hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #113
Oh please. To some degree? i.e., you want it both ways. paleotn 18 hrs ago #115
Desperation and ridicule for sure hithe2b Clouds Passing 18 hrs ago #112
Got any evidence? Didn't think so. paleotn 3 hrs ago #138
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Hmmm. Wonder about Jesus, Moses, etc., etc. erronis Yesterday #49
I'm sure many shared this thought stopdiggin Yesterday #68
Cayce was a HEALER not a murderer. That could be the difference between the two Clouds Passing Yesterday #71
Bwahahahaha! paleotn 19 hrs ago #105
Verify evidence that he didn't heal anyone. People have a right to question and explore. live love laugh 11 hrs ago #134
Prove a negative?? Really? That's your response?? paleotn 3 hrs ago #137
Ooooo! Cussing! paleotn 3 hrs ago #139
I was really into him in my younger years bif Yesterday #24
Oh, please. He was equal parts con and nutter. paleotn Yesterday #27
We heard you the first time. Joinfortmill Yesterday #37
Plus several more MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #61
I get the inclincation to boil everything down to "woo" hlthe2b Yesterday #40
Thank you. Well said. I tend to be very skeptical having been taught that the scientific methods are best. erronis Yesterday #53
No one would call vaccines woo TxGuitar 20 hrs ago #92
Oh, REALLY?!!! Where have YOU been the past decades-- and especially the past five years hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #95
Did you just invoke Hitchens's razor!? mr715 19 hrs ago #101
This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn 19 hrs ago #102
" There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of niyad Yesterday #65
Very true. SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #79
Yup. Fascinating person and his work was all documented. Joinfortmill Yesterday #29
Documented as complete BS. paleotn Yesterday #36
Back off. Joinfortmill Yesterday #38
Or what? Wifes husband Yesterday #46
My response was not directed at you. Joinfortmill Yesterday #54
I will not. paleotn 19 hrs ago #104
Why? Truth hurts?? paleotn 19 hrs ago #103
would you please provide NJCher Yesterday #57
Where is Atlantis? mr715 Yesterday #67
post was directed to paleotn NJCher Yesterday #72
Don't blame me, I was just astral projecting. mr715 Yesterday #74
... reACTIONary 21 hrs ago #83
Ahem, my post was directed to NJCher mr715 21 hrs ago #85
Unfortunately.... reACTIONary 16 hrs ago #125
I kant handle philosopher puns. mr715 16 hrs ago #126
Give me some documentation that his conman ramblings are actually true. paleotn 20 hrs ago #100
Did you go to college? NJCher 13 hrs ago #132
What does "Did you go to college?" have to do with anything. Abolishinist 12 hrs ago #133
You don't know how to argue either NJCher 5 hrs ago #135
You're arguing without a shred of evidence. paleotn 3 hrs ago #141
I'm not making the extraordinary claims paleotn 3 hrs ago #136
And all bull shit Wifes husband Yesterday #43
Nostradamus only "predicted" things in reverse. Gore1FL Yesterday #39
That right. Nostradmus predictions are retrofitted Buckeyeblue 20 hrs ago #94
I visited his research center in Virginia Beach beveeheart Yesterday #41
I think there is a relevance that is helpful to these times we are living in.... kentuck Yesterday #42
Interesing subject kentuck. I do beleive that as we sleep, our unconscious does 'communiicate' c-rational Yesterday #48
I wouldn't know. kentuck Yesterday #52
"Little Death" JoseBalow Yesterday #50
Being a cat person I know that Edgar Cayce had a lot of interesting things to say about cats. flashman13 Yesterday #55
Cats have a sixth sense, I am sure. kentuck Yesterday #59
Cats most certainly have a sixth sense. Several years ago an elderly stray orange cat wandered in and came flashman13 21 hrs ago #80
Yes, he was a fraud. mr715 Yesterday #56
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Science is falsifiable mr715 21 hrs ago #87
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Pluto being a planet or not is a matter of definitions. mr715 21 hrs ago #90
"you're" ( contraction for "you are"), not "your" (possessive). niyad 20 hrs ago #96
Ooof, that is always embarrassing mr715 20 hrs ago #97
When I was in my twenties I read Cayce. 1WorldHope Yesterday #58
Well said PatSeg 18 hrs ago #120
Too me he was Faux pas Yesterday #62
just the name Kali Yesterday #63
Thanks for this thread! MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #64
I'm more familiar with Carl Jung's similar work Brother Buzz Yesterday #66
Although Jung was pretty woo too. mr715 Yesterday #70
kentuck........ Upthevibe 23 hrs ago #76
Yes, I've read some of his work and I agree. ms liberty 22 hrs ago #77
Did read some of his stuff when I was a teenager because it was allegorical oracle 22 hrs ago #78
He still has a following in Virginia Beach. GreenWave 21 hrs ago #84
me ma read his books duckworth969 21 hrs ago #88
Fraud, huxster and con man edhopper 20 hrs ago #98
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The sleeping profiteer? usonian 19 hrs ago #108
I believe there is much we do not know. kentuck 19 hrs ago #109
Quantum and consciousness get lumped together because of woo. mr715 19 hrs ago #110
That is what is being questioned. kentuck 18 hrs ago #114
It is a challenging question... mr715 18 hrs ago #116
In some unexplainable way... kentuck 18 hrs ago #117
These are not supernatural, though. mr715 18 hrs ago #118
That is how I tend to see it PatSeg 18 hrs ago #119
Poe "Up Through The Spiral" 1971 Concept Albums,Psych Omaha Steve 18 hrs ago #121
I have a copy of that album. PurgedVoter 3 hrs ago #140
My great Aunt in Portsmouth, Va once saw him speak SomedayKindaLove 17 hrs ago #122
He cured my great aunt's TB jcboon 17 hrs ago #123
I heard an interview with one his followers on the Art Bell Radio Show years ago. Jacson6 17 hrs ago #124
I find him fascinating MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #128
Familiar with him but not aware of any 2026 RubyRose 15 hrs ago #129
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