Soul Development: Edgar Cayce’s Approach For a New World
The renowned psychotherapist, Carl Jung, firmly believed that everything we experienced could be used for our benefit and that we should not look at difficult situations as time wasted.
The saying “Pain is part of life but suffering is optional,” further underscores for me the idea that there is nothing inherently bad or shameful about having pain. We can view it as a sensation, life lessons, or simply life on life’s terms. This gives it a fluidity that agonizing does not.
With that in mind, this week I thought I’d quote from a digest I wrote of a book called Soul Development, Edgar Cayce’s Approach For A New World by Kevin Todeschi. I’ll provide a link for you to read the whole article and also, God willing, a link so you can check out the book itself!
Soul Development: Edgar Cayce’s Approach For a New World
Unlike many new-age philosophers, Cayce did not regard suffering as a sin but as a stepping-stone. Often he told a client that he or she was “meeting self,” someone or some way that person had been in a past life. This is for the soul’s understanding and correction. He viewed our hardships as processes through which we might become more godlike.
In response to difficulties, he recommended that we choose role models, such as Buddha or Christ, and ask ourselves how they would have responded to our particular circumstances. For instance, do we react to someone’s criticism with hurt feelings, or even shame, or do we take a step back and ask how Christ or Krishna would have viewed our offender?
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