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Bias in the section "Universal Laws"

"Properly regarded, such laws represent an aspect of God's mercy whereby no matter what our circumstances, He has promised to guide us in our spiritual path."

This sentence states as a fact that 1:god exists, 2: is merciful, 3: is a bloke etc etc. This clearly biased line needs to be edited in order to either show that it is the contributor's own opinion, or somebody else's, and not stated as a fact.

"Quackery"

"They are also critical of Cayce's support for various forms of alternative medicine, which is regarded by many as quackery." This one seems a bit harsh, seeing as natural medicine is a form of alternative medicine, and has been shown to not only to equally treat illness as well as conventional medicine, but surpass it as well. I don't think that the idea (fact really) that there are naturally occurring substances on Earth which treat illness, is anything remotely close to quackery as to claim so would be.

Please note that the quotation marks are mine and are not present in the actual paragraph.

It also seems harsh under the modern scientific research of the placebo effect having real healing powers of the mind.

New age stuff is Not for everyone it is only an alternative

Gnostics, Rosicrucians, Cayce may not be good with out the sufficient amount of spirituality ( and Chrisitanity if you were raised as one.) I don't recommend it for everyone, although I read and follow it. It was however, a power revelation for me because with the concept of Karma (which I got from Cayce not Buddhism/Hinduism), everything because fair and just and evolving, getting better. If Cayce's Christian background helped me a lot. It would have taken me a lot longer if I had to research Hinduism and Buddhism.

A great article !

If this gets deleted, I understand, but from the articles I've seen in Wikipedia, this is a rare one involving spiritual concepts that has not been totaly dominated by a secular humanist POV. Good Job!

ARE Summer Camp?

Removed the section. A summer camp created by admirers fifteen years after his death really has no place in the guy's biography.

Everclear Reference

Edgar Cayce is referenced in the song "Why I Don't Believe in God" by Everclear (or "Culver Palms" by Colorfinger):

I heard the truth about you yeah you And it doesn't really read at all

Scared woman in a private hell Hushed voice like electric bells Strange talk about Edgar Casey in the long lame walk of the dark 70's Strange talk about Edgar Casey in the long lame walk of the dark 70's

This is interesting, and I've always wondered of the significance of this.

Biography incomplete

From 1912-1920 Cayce lived in Selma, Alabama. He worked as a photographer for the first year, after which he purchased the studio in which he worked. There is much more info at EdgarCayce.org, if anyone wants to update this article.

Name Origin

Is Cayce a distortion of the Irish surname Casey? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.79.47.1 (talk) 04:21, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]