{"product_id":"edgar-cayce-in-context-k-paul-johnson-9780791439067","title":"Edgar Cayce in Context: The Readings: Truth and Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlaces the work of Edgar Cayce in historical context and assesses the validity of his \"readings.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar Cayce, widely acclaimed clairvoyant and forerunner of the holistic health movement, is revealed here as a pivotal figure in the transition from the esoteric and metaphysical movements of the late nineteenth century to the New Age movement.This book describes and evaluates his psychic \"readings,\" more than 14,000 trance discourses that address medical, theological, historical, and psychological concerns raised by thousands of inquirers. The author evaluates evidence for and against Cayce's reliability in the subject areas emphasized by the readings. Cayce's medical and psychological advice is shown to be well ahead of his time in many respects, and his spiritual teachings are appraised as a reconciliation of Protestant mysticism with New Thought and Theosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the medical readings provide intriguing evidence for Cayce's ESP, his clairvoyant time travel illustrates the fallibility of information derived through hypnotic trance. The author contends that the contents of the readings reflect the knowledge and interests of their recipients as much as Cayce's personal opinions and beliefs. This is the first book to focus solely on appraising the entire body of the Cayce readings from a scholarly perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. Paul Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791439062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791439067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.95w x 0.44d","brand":"K. Paul Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065126170879,"sku":"9780791439067","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29269600-43ab-4f47-be2c-158a011fcad6.jpg?v=1768673163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/edgar-cayce-in-context-k-paul-johnson-9780791439067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}