+lights o+ +anc" a9out gla&orous +or&er incarnations; Ca"ce insisted that onl" one li+e could 9e lived at a ti&e>

F5i+e;F he said &an" tunes; Fis +or the doing toda">F 1s he got deeper into li+e readings; he +re,uentl" spoke alien languages in trance; chie+l" the +a&iliar :o&ance tongues> But once asked to speak @reek; 9" a @reek scholar; he 9roke into (o&eric @reek; as though living in that period> 1tlantis; o+ course; 3as 9orn o+ his +lights into reincarnation; since so &an" had FlivedF there once 9e+ore> 8n his discourses on 1tlantis; descri9ing its progress and collapse; he said the last surviving islands had disappeared in the area o+ the Cari99ean a9out ten thousand "ears ago> (e predicted that land 3ould rise again one da" soon in this area> (o3ever; the rise 3ould 9e gradual; and +reshl" e&erging land &ight not evidence itsel+ +or a 3hile> The 1tlantis stor" 3as esoteric 9ut +ascinating> ith the age-old 1tlantean 9reakup; Ca"ce had seen a dispersal o+ its superior culture to the #editerranean; Central and South 1&erica; and even so&e parts o+ the Hnited States> 1rchaeologists; digging 9ehind Ca"ce; are no3 turning up records o+ Fho&egro3nF civiliAations in .eru; #e?ico; Ne3 #e?ico; 3here &an had a culture going 9ack so&e ten to t3elve thousand "ears agoJdispersal tune in cru&9ling 1tlantis> 8n ti&e; e?a&ining his o3n readings; 9elieving in The 8n+or&ation; Ca"ce ca&e to 9elieve in reincarnationJand 1tlantis> The +irst appeared to put rh"&e and reason in a +unda&entall" orderl" universe; even in its see&ing disorder; and the last 3as plausi9le; considering the catastrophes +oreseen in the past and visualiAed +or the +uture> Besides; there 3as the Bi9le> (ad not Koshua; in the na&e o+ the 5ord @od; said to the people o+ 8srael= F4our +athers d3elt on the other side o+ the +lood in old ti&e; even Terah; the +ather o+ 19raha&; and the +ather o+ Nachor; and the" served other @ods> 1nd 8 took "our +ather 19raha& +ro& the other side o+ the +lood; and led hi& throughout all the land o+ Canaan>F 1s a dou9ter; it 3as rather intriguing at ti&es to see ho3 Ca"ce su9consciousl" applied the past e?perience o+ a su9Nect to an understanding o+ ver" tangi9le pro9le&s in this e?perience> Consulted 9" a t3ent"-+ive-"ear-old 3o&an; 3ith a kar&aJor de9itJo+ letting do3n others; Ca"ce advised; FThat so3n &ust one da" 9e reaped> 4e disappointed others> Toda" +ro& thine o3n disappoint&ents "e &a" learn patience; the &ost 9eauti+ul o+ all virtues and the least understood>F 8&patientl"; the 3o&an asked ho3 she could &arr" the &an she 3anted> F hat &a" 8 do to help the pro9le&GF F1s the e?perience indicates;F the sleeping Ca"ce said; Fdo not do too &uch> :ather 9e in that position to 9e the helper 3hen needed> 0o not push or advise; 9ut listen>F FSJJ and 8 ,uarrel and are unhapp" 3ith each other &uch o+ the ti&e >>>F (Ca"ce interrupting) F ould it not 9e e?pected; considering the positionsGF F1re 3e &atedG Should 3e continue our relationship as lovers 3ith the purpose o+ &arr"ing; or 3ould it 9e 9etter to 9reak o++ our relationshipGF 1gain; a+ter counseling patience; Ca"ce delivered a piece o+ advice; apparentl" paraphrased +ro&

Frances 1nne Pe&9le%s Faith> F8t is 9etter to trust one heart; and that deceiving; than dou9t one heart 3hich i+ 9elieving; 3ould 9less th" li+e 3ith true understanding>F The "oung 3o&an persisted> F8s it indicated that 8 should &arr" during this incarnationG 8+ so; 3hen and 3here 3ill 8 &eet the personGF FNot until near the thirtieth 9irthda">F She had +ive "ears to 3ait> Hndaunted; she adopted another tack= F hat is &" purpose and a& 8 living a @odlike li+e so that 8 &a" re+lect @od and 9ring happiness to ever"oneGF The ans3er hardl" re,uired a &"stic> F:ead 3hat 3e have given> There has 9een &uch acco&plished; and there is &uch to 9e acco&plished> Be not hast" in th" choices; 9ut kno3 that it is not 9" &ight; 9ut 9" the trusting 3holl" in (i&>F 8t 3as plain; solid advice; and in keeping 3ith the &an> No9od" 3ould have taken Ca"ce +or a &"stic at sight 1s he gre3 older; his 9ro3n hair thinned out in the &iddle "ears> (e had a sharp; ,uiAAical +ace; a receding chin; and t3inkling 9lue-gra" e"es 9ehind ri&less glasses> (e could have 9een a teacher; a countr" doctor; a store clerk; an"thing 9ut an esoteric or occultist> hen people ca&e to see hi& +or their readings; instead o+ sitting in their o3n parlors as he F+oundF their 9odies; he greeted the& hu&9l"; and pro&ised onl" that he 3ould do his 9est> So&eti&es The 8n+or&ation 3ouldn%t co&e> F8t isn%t an"thing 8 can control;F he 3ould sa" apologeticall"> (e o9served a regular ritual> 1voiding strictures o+ circulation; he 3ould re&ove his Nacket and tie; open his collar and loosen his cu++s; unlace his shoes> Then he 3ould lie 9ack on the couch in his stud"; placing his hands on his +orehead> )+ten as not; he 3ould s&ile pleasantl"; 9e+ore responding to the suggestion that he put hi&sel+ to sleep> 1s a signal; @ertrude 3ould lean over and touch his cheek> (e 3ould close his e"es; +old his hands over his chest; and 9egin to 9reathe deepl"> #rs> Ca"ce; and Ca"ce%s secretar" and trusted aide; @lad"s 0avis; 3ould close their o3n e"es in pra"er> 1s Ca"ce sighed; 9reathing evenl"; as an"one 3ould in a nap; @ertrude 3ould speak so+tl"; &aking the suggestion that induced the reading> F4ou have the 9od" o+ #>5> 9e+ore "ou; 3ho is in Chicago Lstreet and address 3ere givenM> 4ou 3ill go over this 9od" care+ull"; e?a&ine it thoroughl"; and tell &e the conditions "ou +ind at the present ti&e; giving the cause o+ the e?isting conditions; also the treat&ent +or the cure and relie+ o+ this 9od"> 4ou 3ill speak distinctl" at a nor&al rate o+ speech; ans3ering the ,uestions as 8 ask the&>F Ca"ce apparentl" not onl" visualiAed the health o+ the su9Nect; 3herever he 3as; 9ut his surroundings as 3ell> (is su9conscious 3ould so&eti&es pick out streets as he groped a9out; na&ing the& even 3hen the" 3eren%t &arked 9" street signs> )ccasionall"; he 3ould hesitate; sa"ing the su9Nect had le+t the house> )nce he 9roke o++ a reading co&pletel"; and the ne?t da"; it 3as learned the patient had died at that precise &o&ent> 1nother ti&e; tested 9" a &edical co&&ittee headed 9" 0r> Kohn Black9urn o+ Bo3ling @reen; he descri9ed the distant roo& in 3hich his su9Nect la"> (e pictured 3allpaper; decorations; +urnishings;

even to a corner night ta9leI descri9ed the 9ed and 9edding; na&ing the &anu+acturer> The ne?t da"; it all checked out> )n still another occasion; an ailing sea captain; +orgetting his appoint&ent; had le+t his ship at the ti&e o+ the readings; 9ut Ca"ce caught up to hi& an"3a"> F4ou see;F the skipper e?plained; FCa"ce had read +or &e 9e+ore; and kne3 &" ha9its>F (ealth 3ise; Ca"ce had a virtuall" in+alli9le record; 3hen his reco&&endations 3ere +ollo3ed> Nevertheless; his advice 3as o+ten disregarded; either 9ecause the treat&ent re,uired so &uch ti&e or e++ort; or the patient could +ind no therapist to i&ple&ent the instructions> 1t ti&es; i&patience turned even Ca"ce%s dearest ad&irers to therap" pro&ising +aster relie+> Ca"ce%s +riend and 9iographer; Tho&as Sugrue; tr"ing Ca"ce%s tedious cure o+ an apparent arthritic condition; 9egan to 9ridle at his slo3 recover"> Ca"ce; stressing i&prove&ent 3ould 9e slo3; had reco&&ended a cu&9erso&e 3et cell appliance 3ith a gold chloride solution> 8nstead; Sugrue i&petuousl" turned to the &iracle drugs; 3hich adversel" a++ected his s"ste&; and a +e3 &onths later he 3as dead; +ollo3ing an operation> There 3as scarcel" an" activit"; terrestrial or celestial; that Ca"ce%s universal consciousness didn%t e?plore> 5ongevit"; or the a9sence o+ it; intrigued the sleeping Ca"ce> (e s"nchroniAed long li+e 3ith sel+lessness; pointing out that in ti&e the age span 3ould increase &ost in those nations practicing the greatest altruis&> F5ook to the nation 3here the span o+ li+e has 9een e?tended +ro& si?t" to eight"+our "ears; and "ou 3ill Nudge 3ho is serving @od>F 8n :ussia; surprisingl"; a+ter his predicted +all o+ Co&&unis&; he sa3 a sharp age increase> 1s it is; :ussia%s li+e e?pectanc"; reputedl" second onl" to England%s; stands at si?t"-eight; provided onl" natural death is considered; not sudden de&ises 9rought a9out 9" political +actors> Ca"ce o+ten intruded in the areas o+ science> )nce he provocativel" spoke o+ a death ra" the 1tlanteans had devised to eli&inate deadl" 9easts> 8n the reading; given in 16$$; he predicted a si&ilar ra" 3ould 9e discovered here 9" 16*2; as he descri9ed ho3 it once 3orked; F1nd this L&ethod o+ handling the environ&entM 3as ad&inistered in &uch the sa&e 3a" or &anner as sending out +ro& various central plants that 3hich is at present ter&ed the death ra"Jor the super cos&ic ra"Jthat 3hich &an" are seeking; 3hich 3ill give their lives &uch; +ro& the stratosphereJor cos&ic ra"sJ that 3ill 9e +ound in the ne?t t3ent"-+ive "ears>F hat hog3ash this &ust have see&ed at the ti&e; and 3hat hog3ash it 3ould still appear; i+ not +or passing press reports; such as this; out o+ 0enver in 0ece&9er o+ 16-1= FScientists are developing a death ra" 3eapon designed to turn an"thing it is +ocused on into a 3isp o+ gaseous vapor> 0r> Carl 5> Po9er o+ the #artin Co&pan" plant disclosed the 3eapon 3ould 9e partiall" nuclear-po3ered> 8t 3ould acco&plish its destructive 3ork 9" thro3ing a +antasticall" hot 9ea& on the su9Nect >>> the disintegration ra"; sounding like so&ething +ro& science +iction; 3ould 9e designed +or use in terrestrial 3ar+are>F 1s science re+ines its &ethods o+ e?ploring the pre-historic past; ne3 opportunities 3ill constantl" present the&selves to test Ca"ce%s unconscious> ith the Hnited States and :ussia engaged in a little pu9liciAed race in F8nner space;F 1&erican ocean surve" ships; a virtuall" unkno3n 5ittle Nav"; are coursing the glo9e; tr"ing to e?plore the &"sterious t3o-thirds o+ the 3orld covered 9" the seas> 1lread"; in a vast corridor 9et3een (a3aii and 1laska; the" have discovered a thousand-&ile-long &ountain range; 3ith peaks so&e si? thousand +eet +ro& the ocean +loorJand still t3o &iles 9elo3

the sur+ace> )ther oceanographers have turned up a river in the .aci+ic; +lo3ing so&e thirt"-+ive hundred &iles along the E,uator> .erhaps; as Ca"ce%s unconscious insisted; great continents did cro3d the North 1tlantic and South .aci+ic at one ti&e; eventuall" s3allo3ed up 9" catacl"s&s; as other land &asses &a" 9e one da" i+ Ca"ce%s a proper prophet> Nevertheless; despite all this +oreshado3ing o+ death and destruction; Ca"ce%s &essage 3as +unda&entall" one o+ hope and +aith= FPno3 and realiAe that the earth is the 5ord%s; 3ith all its tur&oil%s and stri+e%s; 3ith all its hates and Nealousies; 3ith all its political and econo&ic distur9ances> 1nd (is 3a"s are not past +inding out B" living the& in the little things; da" 9" da"; &a" that suret" in sel+; that sureness in (i& 9e thine> For (is pro&ises have 9een and are sure> %5et not "our heart 9e trou9ledI "e 9elieve in @od>% Believe also in tide Christ; 3ho gave; %8+ "e love &e; "e 3ill keep &" co&&and&ents; and 8 and the Father 3ill co&e and a9ide 3ith thee da" 9" da">%F

Hniversal #ind> 5ater in li+e; he scanned his o3n readings care+ull"; dispassionatel" regarding the& as The 8n+or&ation; and he i&9i9ed &uch +ro& the&; in such varied areas as health; ho&ose?ualit"; astrolog"; and politics> The universalit" o+ his +aith crossed all religious lines; (e 3as e,uall" at ho&e 3ith Catholic; .rotestant; Ke3; (indu; Buddhist> 1ll reacted e,uall" to the interest he +elt in ever" 9od"> (e had +re,uent soul-searching conversations 3ith Father Brennan; the pastor o+ the Catholic Star o+ the Sea Church; across the 3a"> The good Father never ventured upstairs in the Ca"ce ho&e; 9ut paid his ecu&enical respects in other 3a"s> )ne da" 3hen Ca"ce 3as out o+ to3n; a hurricane ripped through <irginia Beach; +looding streets and ho&es> :eturning the ne?t da"; Ca"ce 3ent do3n into his cellar to investigate> There; he sa3 the Catholic priest and a .res9"terian &inister +ro& do3n the street; ankle-deep in 3ater; 9ailing out the 9ase&ent as though their souls depended upon it> For &an" 3ith +ar &ore education and 3orldl" distinction; he 3as an authorit" +igure> So&e respect+ull" called hi& Kudge; others Captain; &an" called nun F0octor>F (is +irst 9iographer; Sugrue; kne3 hi& si&pl" as Boss> 5ike the &"stic 5incoln; Ca"ce &ade +riends easil"; and had the sa&e ho&espun 3a" o+ spinning out a stor"> But again like 5incoln; 9ecause o+ the h"persensitive side o+ his nature; there 3ere corners o+ his &ind he could share 3ith no9od"> Ever"9od" 9eca&e an outsider 3hen terri9le visions +looded in on hi&; as the" o+ten did> )ne 9right; sunn" da" in Kune o+ 16$-; +or instance; he 3as hoeing in his garden; 3hen he heard a noise like a s3ar&ing o+ 9ees> (e looked up; startled; and there in the sk" sa3 a chariot; dra3n 9" +our 3hite horses> (e tried to persuade hi&sel+ that it 3as pure i&agination; 3hen he heard a voice sa"ing; F5ook 9ehind "ou>F (e turned and 9eheld a &an; 3ith a shield and hel&et; knee-guards and a cape; 9ut no 3eapon o+ an" kind> (is countenance 3as like the light; his ar&or o+ 9urnished silver> (e raised his hand in salute; and said; FThe chariot o+ the 5ord and th" horse&en thereo+>F Then he disappeared> Shaken 9" this da"ti&e night&are; Ca"ce dropped his hoe and rushed into the house> (e 9rushed past his son; (ugh 5"nn; and locked hi&sel+ in his stud"> hen he +inall" e&erged hours later; he e?plained that he had seen the approach o+ orld ar 88; 3ith its &illions o+ dead> 8t had 9een a Nolt to his conscious &ind> 8n +or&ing so&e +riendships at sight; Ca"ce 9elieved he had kno3n the +riend 9e+ore> (is 9elie+ in reincarnation; 3ith its corollar" o+ a kar&ic past; &ade hi& &ore tolerant o+ others; and devoid o+ vanit"> Still; he had a rising regard +or his o3n &ission; and 3ith reason> )nce he 3as surprised in his stud" 9" a &inister; 3ho had co&e to ,uestion his po3ers> 1s the &inister 3alked in unnoticed; Ca"ce 3as &ur&uring under his 9reath; FThank "ou; thank "ou; oh 5ord; +or another li+e>F )nl" S +e3 &o&ents 9e+ore a grate+ul &other had phoned to thank hi& +or saving her 9a9"> (e tried to +ind ti&e +or ever"9od" 3ith a pro9le&> Though his o3n readings said that he should read 9ut t3ice a da"; or risk disintegration; he stretched this to seven or eight readings a da" during orld ar 88 9ecause o+ de&ands not onl" +ro& the ill; 9ut +ro& parents like hi&sel+ concerned 9" sons a3a" at 3ar> (o3ever he pushed hi&sel+; the &ail piled up> (is o3n clairvo"ance 3as so&e help>