God-Love-Man (A Personal and Living Experience)

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READING 262-130 (LAST ASFG READING) EXPLAINED

God Must Be Defined Personally

In this reading, Edgar Cayce explains that it is not enough to talk about God in a general or religious way; each person must clearly understand and define what God means in their own life. He says, “there should be the defining of what this group interprets as God, in their own experience,” which means God must become real and personal, not just something learned from others. He asks important questions like, “Is it true that God is love? Is it true that He is to each as a father? Is it true that He is to each as law?” These questions are meant to help each person reflect on whether they truly experience God as love, guidance, and something active in daily life. Cayce explains that this becomes “a personal God, - not a personality but as a God that is known of self, that may be demonstrated in the life of the individual,” meaning God is known through how a person lives, not just what they believe.

Love Is the Way God Is Known

Cayce explains that we learn about God through spiritual teachings and those who have walked closely with Him, saying it comes from “the ACCEPTED word of God, given through those that were raised or edified by their close walk with Him,” such as the example of Jesus Christ. However, it is not enough to simply read or accept these teachings. He says, “love is qualified as an attribute of that force, power or influence known as God,” meaning love is the main way we understand and connect with God. This love is not just a feeling or idea—it must be lived and expressed in real situations.

Love Must Be Applied in Daily Life

Cayce makes it very clear that God becomes real through action. He says, “as man makes application of love in his daily experience, he finds God a personal God.” This means that when a person practices love in everyday life—through patience, kindness, forgiveness, and care—God becomes something real and personal. It is through simple daily choices and interactions that a person begins to truly know God, whether they think of Him as a force, a presence, or something they worship.

The Lesson Must Be Lived, Not Just Taught

Cayce tells the group that these ideas must become real in their own lives, not just something they talk about or teach. He says, “These should be the questions, these should be the answers in the experience of the individuals,” meaning each person must live out these truths to truly understand them. He encourages them by saying, “This has been begun well. Then complete same,” showing they are on the right path but must continue and fully apply the lesson in their daily lives.

Seeing God in Others

Cayce then points to the next step, “MAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO MAN,” and gives a powerful prayer: “LET ME, AS THY CHILD, SEE IN MY FELLOW MAN THE DIVINITY I WOULD WORSHIP IN THEE.” This means that instead of only looking for God in heaven or in prayer, we should learn to see something of God in other people. He continues, “LET ME IN MY DAILY LIFE BE A WITNESS,” showing that our actions and behaviour should reflect these truths, just as Jesus Christ showed “MAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD, AND THE MANNER OF RELATIONSHIP THAT SHOULD BE AS MAN TO MAN.”

Live with Love, Faith, and Without Condemnation

In his final message, Cayce gives practical advice for daily living. He says, “As ye have given unto others, so do thyself,” encouraging consistency in how we treat others and ourselves. He calls for living with “the virtue, the faith, the love, the patience,” and reminds them to avoid judgment, saying, “keeping self unspotted from condemnation; keeping self from condemning self or others.” This means the spiritual life is not about being perfect, but about choosing love, patience, and understanding every day. In this way, God, love, and man are no longer separate ideas but become one living, practical experience.

READING 262-130

GC: You will have before you members of Group #1, present here, and their work on the lesson GOD - LOVE - MAN. You will give a further discourse on this lesson and suggestions in completing it.

EC: Yes, we have the group as gathered here; as a group, as individuals, and their work on the lesson GOD - LOVE - MAN.

In giving further discourse on the subject, much might be given. In the declaration that is made in the subject there should be the defining of what this group interprets as God, in their own experience.

It is true that God is love. Is it true that He is to each as a father? Is it true that He is to each as law? Is it true that we each know that influence, that law, that love, as a personal thing in our own experience; and thus a personal God, - not a personality but as a God that is known of self, that may be demonstrated in the life of the individual?

As may be interpreted by the individual from that which is the ACCEPTED word of God, given through those that were raised or edified by their close walk with Him, as individuals qualified by Him to give their interpretation of Him in man's experience, - love is qualified as an attribute of that force, power or influence known as God.

Thus, as man makes application of love in his daily experience, he finds God a personal God, - whether indicated in relationship to that force He calls God, or worships as God, or whether in relationship with his fellow man.

These should be the questions, these should be the answers in the experience of the individuals as comprise this group, if they would give this as a complete study or lesson to others.

This has been begun well. Then complete same, in the outline as indicated.

And let the next lesson be: MAN'S RELATIONSHIP TO MAN.

And the affirmation:

FATHER, GOD! LET ME, AS THY CHILD, SEE IN MY FELLOW MAN THE DIVINITY I WOULD WORSHIP IN THEE.

LET ME IN MY DAILY LIFE BE A WITNESS TO HIM, WHO EXEMPLIFIED FOR MAN, TO MAN, MAN'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD, AND THE MANNER OF RELATIONSHIP THAT SHOULD BE AS MAN TO MAN.

FOR WE ASK IT IN HIS NAME, JESUS THE CHRIST.

Ready for questions.

(Q) Any message to the group?

(A) As ye have given unto others, so do thyself. Study to show THYSELF approved unto God, workmen not ashamed; rightly emphasizing the virtue, the faith, the love, the patience, in thy daily life and in thy dealings one with another; keeping self unspotted from condemnation; keeping self from condemning self or others.

You Do the Choosing

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God only gives an individual the ability to choose, but you do the choosing. He does not choose for you. Neither with any information that is of a creative or constructive nature.

257-249

This statement from Edgar Cayce reading 257-249 is talking about one of the most important spiritual laws: free will.

The idea is simple but very deep: God gives you the power to choose, but He does not make the choice for you.

It means God created human beings with the gift of will. He gives life, opportunity, guidance, conscience, truth, and spiritual direction—but the final decision always belongs to the individual. Love cannot be forced, growth cannot be forced, and spiritual development cannot be forced. A soul must choose.

This is why Cayce says, “God only gives an individual the ability to choose, but you do the choosing.” God gives the capacity, but not the action. He gives the road, but you must walk it. He gives the seed, but you must plant it. He gives light, but you must decide whether to walk toward it or away from it.

This matches the Bible closely. In Deuteronomy 30:19, God says:

“I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life.”

Notice—God does not force life upon them. He presents the path and urges them, but the choosing remains theirs.

It also matches Joshua:

“Choose you this day whom ye will serve.” (Joshua 24:15)

Again, choice is central.

Cayce then adds, “Neither with any information that is of a creative or constructive nature.” This means even when divine truth, spiritual insight, healing knowledge, or wisdom is given, God still does not force its use. Knowledge itself does not save a person. Information is potential, not transformation.

For example, a person may know forgiveness is right—but still choose bitterness. A person may know prayer brings peace—but still choose anxiety. A person may understand truth—but still refuse to live it.

This is why Cayce often taught that “Spirit is the Life, Mind is the Builder, and the Physical is the Result.” God gives spiritual life, but the mind builds the pattern through daily choices.

Even psychic readings, spiritual visions, or divine guidance are useless if the person refuses application. Cayce constantly repeated that truth must be lived, not merely known.

So the deeper meaning is this: God does not run your soul like a machine. He invites your cooperation.

You are not a puppet. You are a participant.

Plant life may simply grow.

Animal life may act mostly by instinct.

But man enters the realm of moral and spiritual choice.

That is why choice is sacred.

Every day, every thought, every reaction, every act of love or selfishness becomes part of soul development. Heaven and character are built through repeated choices.

You could summarize the reading like this: God provides possibility. You provide decision.

Destiny is shaped where grace and choice meet.

This is also why Christ matters so deeply—not because He removes your will, but because He shows the perfect pattern of choosing the Father’s will:

“Not my will, but thine, be done.” (Luke 22:42)

The highest spiritual life is not having no will, but freely aligning your will with God’s.

That is the true use of freedom.

A.R.E. Meeting for 4/27/26

Leader: Greg (for Cindi

Five faithful Cayce followers spent another week on “The Cross and the Crown” chapter. We read the collected works of David McMillin for that chapter and studied an article on Jesus’ karma. In that article, we learned that Jesus may have had an incarnation in the land of the setting sun.

 Experiment: Reflect on whether you have experienced the joy and happiness that comes with the crown of glory and have expressed that joy and happiness in your daily living. Take time to rejoice in the accomplishments (great or small) of meeting and overcoming the crosses in your life.

The Fourfold Purpose of Life - From Plant Growth to Spiritual Union

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READING 900-47 EXPLAINED

This reading from 900-47 is explaining growth in levels of life—how consciousness and purpose expand from plants, to animals, to humans, and finally to the spiritual state. Cayce is showing that life is not random, but moves through stages of increasing awareness and responsibility. Each level adds something new. He calls this “purpose life,” meaning the number of active dimensions or functions operating in that being.

The reading says: “Plant life a one purpose, animal life a two purpose, man a three purpose, spiritual a four purpose.” This means that a plant expresses only one main purpose. Its life is simple: growth, reception, and response to natural law. A plant reaches toward light, takes in water, grows from seed, and reproduces according to its design. It does not choose morally or reflect consciously. It follows pattern. Its psychic force is present, but in a very basic form—life energy expressing itself through growth and form. The plant is alive, but it is not self-aware in the human sense. Its purpose is singular: to be and to grow according to its created nature.

Then Cayce says animal life is a “two purpose life.” This means animals add another level beyond simple growth. Animals not only live and grow—they also move with desire, instinct, emotion, and relationship to surroundings. They seek food, protection, mating, territory, and affection. There is sensation and reaction. They have impulse and instinctive consciousness. So plant life has life-force, but animal life adds desire-force. There is now movement toward something, not just passive growth. The creature responds emotionally and instinctively to life.

Then comes man, which Cayce calls a “three purpose life.” Human beings have plant life (physical growth), animal life (emotion, desire, instinct), but also mind, self-awareness, moral choice, and will. This is the great division. Man can ask, “Who am I? Why am I here? What should I do?” Humans can choose against instinct. They can sacrifice, create, reason, worship, and rebel. This is why man carries responsibility. He is not just living—he is deciding. The third purpose is conscious will and soul development. This is where spiritual responsibility begins.

Finally, Cayce says spiritual life is “fourfold or purpose life.” This is when the soul fully awakens to its relationship with God. It is beyond merely body, instinct, and intellect. It includes spiritual union, divine awareness, and eternal purpose. The fourth purpose is not just knowing about life, but knowing life in God. It is consciousness aligned with the Creator. This is the return journey of the soul—to move from earthly awareness into spiritual realization. It is what Jesus pointed to when He said, “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee” (John 17:21). The spiritual life is not escape from life, but the fulfillment of life.

When Cayce says “these corrections should enter in in their proper sphere,” he means each level must be understood in its right place. We should not confuse plant consciousness with human consciousness, or animal instinct with spiritual awareness. Each sphere has its own laws and purpose. Growth happens in order. You do not begin with the spiritual crown—you grow upward through the levels. First life, then desire, then mind, then spirit. Just as a temple is built from foundation to holy place, the soul develops through ordered stages.

So the message of 900-47 is that life unfolds in layers:
Plant is existence: life simply being, growing, receiving, following natural law.

Animal is desire: instinct, movement, appetite, emotion, seeking survival.
Man is choice: self-awareness, will, moral decision, responsibility.
Spirit is union with God: divine consciousness, alignment, oneness with the Creator.

The goal is not to reject the lower levels, but to bring them into harmony under the highest purpose. The body serves the soul, the soul serves the Spirit, and the Spirit returns to the Father. This is the full fourfold life.

READING 900-47

...where there comes the division, or the presentation of psychic force as presented through plant or vegetable life, this should be presented as the one purpose as is set. Where we have the entrance of the animal life the two purpose life. Where with the entrance of man the three purpose life. Where with the entrance into the spiritual the fourfold or purpose life. With this correction this would be very good, yet these corrections should enter in in their proper sphere.

(Q) What do you mean by entering in their proper sphere?

(A) Where they enter. Plant life a one purpose, animal life a two purpose, man a three purpose, spiritual a four purpose.