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Paralleling A Search for God, Lesson 1: Cooperation
Bible Reading: Genesis 1
Purpose of the Group
Cayce explains that the group’s aim is to compare the Study Group lessons with Scripture so that truths become practical and lived out—not just studied in theory.
Cayce explains that the group’s aim is to compare the Study Group lessons with Scripture so that truths become practical and lived out—not just studied in theory.
Verse 1 — The Beginning and Dominion
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)Cayce: God brought forth His first begotten Son—the first soul given a physical body and dominion over the earth.This privilege was not given to thought-forms (rebellious spiritual projections).Evil could only act through physical man if man permitted it.Thus man must always choose between good and evil, and right choice requires cooperation with God.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
Cayce: God brought forth His first begotten Son—the first soul given a physical body and dominion over the earth.
This privilege was not given to thought-forms (rebellious spiritual projections).
Evil could only act through physical man if man permitted it.
Thus man must always choose between good and evil, and right choice requires cooperation with God.
Verse 2 — Waters as the Mother of Creation
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2)Cayce: Water is the mother of creation, the beginning of evolution.Each day is like Genesis: when we awake, we come from formlessness into order.
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2)
Cayce: Water is the mother of creation, the beginning of evolution.
Each day is like Genesis: when we awake, we come from formlessness into order.
Verse 3 — Light and Goodness
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good.” (Genesis 1:3–4a)Cayce: Each time God calls something forth, He declares it good.In our lives, when we awaken from darkness and recognize the light, it too is good.Faith must be experienced personally before it is truly known.Unless we live what the Bible describes in ourselves, we cannot truly claim belief.
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good.” (Genesis 1:3–4a)
Cayce: Each time God calls something forth, He declares it good.
In our lives, when we awaken from darkness and recognize the light, it too is good.
Faith must be experienced personally before it is truly known.
Unless we live what the Bible describes in ourselves, we cannot truly claim belief.
Verses 4–10 — Awakening and Consciousness
“…and God divided the light from the darkness… And God called the dry land Earth…” (Genesis 1:4–10, excerpts)Cayce: These verses symbolize our first awakening of consciousness: moving from nothingness into awareness, from darkness into form.
“…and God divided the light from the darkness… And God called the dry land Earth…” (Genesis 1:4–10, excerpts)
Cayce: These verses symbolize our first awakening of consciousness: moving from nothingness into awareness, from darkness into form.
Verse 11 — The Great Mystery
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself…” (Genesis 1:11)Cayce: Humanity can make many things, but not life that reproduces itself.Only God can create life — “Only God can make a tree.”
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself…” (Genesis 1:11)
Cayce: Humanity can make many things, but not life that reproduces itself.
Only God can create life — “Only God can make a tree.”
Verse 14 — Sun, Moon, and Stars
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven… and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.” (Genesis 1:14)Cayce: The heavenly lights were first for signs, not rulers of man.Ancient people read wisdom from the stars (planting, seasons) but they were never meant to control human will.The Genesis account may seem like “just a story” — yet it is something we live every day as we move from darkness to light.
“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven… and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.” (Genesis 1:14)
Cayce: The heavenly lights were first for signs, not rulers of man.
Ancient people read wisdom from the stars (planting, seasons) but they were never meant to control human will.
The Genesis account may seem like “just a story” — yet it is something we live every day as we move from darkness to light.
Verse 18 — Preparing the Way of Salvation
“…and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.” (Genesis 1:18)Cayce: Other beings already existed in material form when man appeared.God’s purpose became clear: to prepare a way of salvation for souls who had pushed into matter.The creation of Adam (the first Son of God) is explained here as man’s concept of how God saves.In Cayce’s interpretation: Adam becomes Jesus—the New Testament fulfillment of God’s plan.
“…and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.” (Genesis 1:18)
Cayce: Other beings already existed in material form when man appeared.
God’s purpose became clear: to prepare a way of salvation for souls who had pushed into matter.
The creation of Adam (the first Son of God) is explained here as man’s concept of how God saves.
In Cayce’s interpretation: Adam becomes Jesus—the New Testament fulfillment of God’s plan.
Key Themes for Cooperation (Genesis 1)
Choice and Cooperation: Man must cooperate with God to choose rightly between good and evil.Creation as Daily Experience: Genesis is not only ancient history but a pattern we relive every day.Faith and Experience: Faith is only real when experienced personally.God Alone Creates Life: Humanity imitates, but true creative power belongs to God.Salvation Plan: From Adam to Christ, God prepared a way of escape for souls who had fallen into matter.
Choice and Cooperation: Man must cooperate with God to choose rightly between good and evil.
Creation as Daily Experience: Genesis is not only ancient history but a pattern we relive every day.
Faith and Experience: Faith is only real when experienced personally.
God Alone Creates Life: Humanity imitates, but true creative power belongs to God.
Salvation Plan: From Adam to Christ, God prepared a way of escape for souls who had fallen into matter.
St. John 1:1–5 — The Word and the Light
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.The same was in the beginning with God.All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.In him was life; and the life was the light of men.And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” (John 1:1–5, KJV)Cayce: The Word is Jesus Christ, the eternal Son.He is the Light of men, present before creation, through whom life is given.Humanity existed first in the mind of God, created in His image.Jesus Christ is the representation of that divine Mind in man—the way back to unity with God.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” (John 1:1–5, KJV)
Cayce: The Word is Jesus Christ, the eternal Son.
He is the Light of men, present before creation, through whom life is given.
Humanity existed first in the mind of God, created in His image.
Jesus Christ is the representation of that divine Mind in man—the way back to unity with God.
Genesis 1:27 — Creation of Man and Woman
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Genesis 1:27, KJV)Cayce: God first created man and woman as one in spirit, a unified being.Later they appeared in flesh as male and female.As consciousness became aware of duality in matter, positive and negative forces separated—yet were meant to remain cooperative, reflecting divine harmony.
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Genesis 1:27, KJV)
Cayce: God first created man and woman as one in spirit, a unified being.
Later they appeared in flesh as male and female.
As consciousness became aware of duality in matter, positive and negative forces separated—yet were meant to remain cooperative, reflecting divine harmony.
Genesis 1:29 — Food Provided
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” (Genesis 1:29, KJV)Cayce: Here God gives herbs and fruits as food.This is why many groups today interpret this as guidance not to eat meat, since man’s first diet was plant-based.
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” (Genesis 1:29, KJV)
Cayce: Here God gives herbs and fruits as food.
This is why many groups today interpret this as guidance not to eat meat, since man’s first diet was plant-based.
Genesis 1:30 — The Interdependence of Life
“And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.” (Genesis 1:30, KJV)Cayce: This verse reveals that all life depends upon other life.No matter how small, each form is sustained by another—an expression of cooperation in creation.
“And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.” (Genesis 1:30, KJV)
Cayce: This verse reveals that all life depends upon other life.
No matter how small, each form is sustained by another—an expression of cooperation in creation.
Genesis 1:31 — God Saw It Was Very Good
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” (Genesis 1:31, KJV)Cayce: This is the first time in the creation story that God declares it “very good.”It reflects the completeness and harmony of creation when all parts—light, life, and humanity—are in cooperation with God’s plan.
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” (Genesis 1:31, KJV)
Cayce: This is the first time in the creation story that God declares it “very good.”
It reflects the completeness and harmony of creation when all parts—light, life, and humanity—are in cooperation with God’s plan.
Summary
John 1:1–5: Christ, the eternal Word, is the source of life and light for man.Genesis 1:27: Humanity is first spiritual, then physical; male and female express duality meant to cooperate.Genesis 1:29–30: God provides for all life, showing interdependence and harmony.Genesis 1:31: With man created, God declares creation very good, affirming the principle of cooperation fulfilled.
John 1:1–5: Christ, the eternal Word, is the source of life and light for man.
Genesis 1:27: Humanity is first spiritual, then physical; male and female express duality meant to cooperate.
Genesis 1:29–30: God provides for all life, showing interdependence and harmony.
Genesis 1:31: With man created, God declares creation very good, affirming the principle of cooperation fulfilled.
Lesson on “Cooperation” with Bible Verses by Edgar Cayce
Introduction
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”— John 1:1–5Cayce: These verses from John summarize what is given in the first three chapters of Genesis. They establish that Christ, the Word, is both the foundation of creation and the light of the soul. This is the ground of cooperation.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
— John 1:1–5
Cayce: These verses from John summarize what is given in the first three chapters of Genesis. They establish that Christ, the Word, is both the foundation of creation and the light of the soul. This is the ground of cooperation.
1st Paragraph — Creation as Cooperation
Theme: In creation, each stage depends on what came before; God gives Himself so the soul can find union with Him — the Christ-Consciousness.Verses:“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good.” — Genesis 1:3–4“So God created man in his own image… male and female created he them.” — Genesis 1:27These verses show creation unfolding in ordered steps, each building upon the last, all leading to the creation of man in God’s image. Cooperation = harmony with God’s creative process.
Theme: In creation, each stage depends on what came before; God gives Himself so the soul can find union with Him — the Christ-Consciousness.
Verses:
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good.” — Genesis 1:3–4
“So God created man in his own image… male and female created he them.” — Genesis 1:27
These verses show creation unfolding in ordered steps, each building upon the last, all leading to the creation of man in God’s image. Cooperation = harmony with God’s creative process.
2nd Paragraph — Man’s Fall and Inharmony
Theme: Man misuses what is given, turning it selfishly, bringing fear and disharmony. Yet God designed creation to cooperate: herbs for animals, organs in harmony, man’s body dependent on earlier creation.Verses:“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it…” — Genesis 2:16–17“For the body is not one member, but many… but now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.” — 1 Corinthians 12:14,18The fall is disobedience (non-cooperation with God). Just as the body depends on harmony among its members, so the soul depends on cooperation with God and creation.
Theme: Man misuses what is given, turning it selfishly, bringing fear and disharmony. Yet God designed creation to cooperate: herbs for animals, organs in harmony, man’s body dependent on earlier creation.
Verses:
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it…” — Genesis 2:16–17
“For the body is not one member, but many… but now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.” — 1 Corinthians 12:14,18
The fall is disobedience (non-cooperation with God). Just as the body depends on harmony among its members, so the soul depends on cooperation with God and creation.
3rd Paragraph — Love One Another
Theme: Why we are commanded to love — because cooperation among souls mirrors divine order.Verses:“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” — John 15:12“Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” — 1 John 4:11Love is the spiritual expression of cooperation — without it, harmony collapses.
Theme: Why we are commanded to love — because cooperation among souls mirrors divine order.
Verses:
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” — John 15:12
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” — 1 John 4:11
Love is the spiritual expression of cooperation — without it, harmony collapses.
4th Paragraph — Knowledge, Prayer, and Suffering
Theme: True knowledge comes from applying spiritual awareness gained in prayer and meditation, aligning thoughts with God’s purpose. The question of suffering is answered by Christ’s example: even the Son learned obedience through it.Verses:“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” — James 1:5“Pray without ceasing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:17“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.” — Hebrews 5:8Thus, cooperation is perfected when we align our will with God’s, even through trial.
Theme: True knowledge comes from applying spiritual awareness gained in prayer and meditation, aligning thoughts with God’s purpose. The question of suffering is answered by Christ’s example: even the Son learned obedience through it.
Verses:
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” — James 1:5
“Pray without ceasing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.” — Hebrews 5:8
Thus, cooperation is perfected when we align our will with God’s, even through trial.
Summary
John 1:1–5: Christ, the eternal Word, is the foundation of creation and soul development.Genesis 1–2: Creation itself is cooperation — each stage depends on the former; disobedience breaks that harmony.New Testament commands: Love one another; pray and seek wisdom; suffering refines obedience.Christ-Consciousness: The soul’s goal is oneness with God, the true meaning of cooperation.
John 1:1–5: Christ, the eternal Word, is the foundation of creation and soul development.
Genesis 1–2: Creation itself is cooperation — each stage depends on the former; disobedience breaks that harmony.
New Testament commands: Love one another; pray and seek wisdom; suffering refines obedience.
Christ-Consciousness: The soul’s goal is oneness with God, the true meaning of cooperation.
1. Cayce’s First Paragraph on Cooperation
“In creation everything that follows is dependent upon that just before. God was giving Himself to bring into being the perfect way for the soul to find its relationship to the Creative Influence or God, or come to that realization of what we call the Christ Consciousness, which is that consciousness of being one with Him – as described in the beginning of the world. That is the spiritual interpretation of COOPERATION.”Key Ideas:Dependency/order: Each stage of creation builds on the one before.God’s self-giving: Creation is God giving Himself for the soul’s growth.Christ Consciousness: Awareness of oneness with God, the real goal.Cooperation: Creation is cooperative, every part working toward harmony.
“In creation everything that follows is dependent upon that just before. God was giving Himself to bring into being the perfect way for the soul to find its relationship to the Creative Influence or God, or come to that realization of what we call the Christ Consciousness, which is that consciousness of being one with Him – as described in the beginning of the world. That is the spiritual interpretation of COOPERATION.”
Key Ideas:
Dependency/order: Each stage of creation builds on the one before.
God’s self-giving: Creation is God giving Himself for the soul’s growth.
Christ Consciousness: Awareness of oneness with God, the real goal.
Cooperation: Creation is cooperative, every part working toward harmony.
2. John 1:1–5
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”Cayce’s Connection:The Word (Logos/Christ) is the Creative Influence Cayce refers to.Everything created (Genesis’ story of creation) is dependent on this Word.The “life” and “light” in John are what Cayce calls the Christ Consciousness—the awareness of unity with God.Thus, Cooperation begins in acknowledging that all creation originates in and depends upon this Word.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Cayce’s Connection:
The Word (Logos/Christ) is the Creative Influence Cayce refers to.
Everything created (Genesis’ story of creation) is dependent on this Word.
The “life” and “light” in John are what Cayce calls the Christ Consciousness—the awareness of unity with God.
Thus, Cooperation begins in acknowledging that all creation originates in and depends upon this Word.
3. Genesis 1–3
Genesis 1: God creates in a sequence—light, firmament, earth, plants, animals, man. Each step builds on the previous. This reflects Cayce’s point: “everything that follows is dependent upon that just before.”Genesis 2: Man is placed in Eden with the responsibility to live in harmony. This ties to Cooperation with God’s plan.Genesis 3: The Fall disrupts this harmony when man chooses selfishness over cooperation with divine order.Cayce’s Connection:Genesis 1 mirrors the principle of orderly cooperation—each stage of creation supports the next.Genesis 2–3 show the danger of breaking cooperation with God (fall into selfishness, fear, disharmony).Together with John 1, Genesis illustrates both the divine foundation of Cooperation and why it must be restored through Christ Consciousness.
Genesis 1: God creates in a sequence—light, firmament, earth, plants, animals, man. Each step builds on the previous. This reflects Cayce’s point: “everything that follows is dependent upon that just before.”
Genesis 2: Man is placed in Eden with the responsibility to live in harmony. This ties to Cooperation with God’s plan.
Genesis 3: The Fall disrupts this harmony when man chooses selfishness over cooperation with divine order.
Cayce’s Connection:
Genesis 1 mirrors the principle of orderly cooperation—each stage of creation supports the next.
Genesis 2–3 show the danger of breaking cooperation with God (fall into selfishness, fear, disharmony).
Together with John 1, Genesis illustrates both the divine foundation of Cooperation and why it must be restored through Christ Consciousness.
4. Summary of the Connection
John 1:1–5 explains the source: the Word/Christ as the Creative Force.Genesis 1–3 illustrates the process: orderly, cooperative creation, then disharmony when man chooses selfishness.Cayce’s 1st paragraph interprets these as a spiritual lesson:Creation = God’s cooperative self-giving.Soul’s goal = union with the Creative Force (Christ Consciousness).Cooperation = living in harmony with that divine order.
John 1:1–5 explains the source: the Word/Christ as the Creative Force.
Genesis 1–3 illustrates the process: orderly, cooperative creation, then disharmony when man chooses selfishness.
Cayce’s 1st paragraph interprets these as a spiritual lesson:
Creation = God’s cooperative self-giving.
Soul’s goal = union with the Creative Force (Christ Consciousness).
Cooperation = living in harmony with that divine order.
1. Cayce’s 2nd Paragraph on Cooperation
“Man's fall. Rather than using what he has been given constructively, he applies it for selfish motives, thus bringing inharmony and then fear. Cooperation is shown all through creation. God made everything to cooperate. Even as the herb is for the beast, even as the organs in the physical body. In our physical body, as man is the last of creation, we are made up of everything that was created before, so we are dependent upon all that has gone before. Then, unless our bodies are in harmony, we will be sick.”Key Ideas:The Fall: misuse of divine gifts → selfishness → fear and disharmony.Cooperation everywhere: creation itself is a cooperative system.Analogy: herbs nourish animals, organs work together in the body.Man’s dependence: as “last of creation,” man carries all creation within himself and depends on harmony to remain well.
“Man's fall. Rather than using what he has been given constructively, he applies it for selfish motives, thus bringing inharmony and then fear. Cooperation is shown all through creation. God made everything to cooperate. Even as the herb is for the beast, even as the organs in the physical body. In our physical body, as man is the last of creation, we are made up of everything that was created before, so we are dependent upon all that has gone before. Then, unless our bodies are in harmony, we will be sick.”
Key Ideas:
The Fall: misuse of divine gifts → selfishness → fear and disharmony.
Cooperation everywhere: creation itself is a cooperative system.
Analogy: herbs nourish animals, organs work together in the body.
Man’s dependence: as “last of creation,” man carries all creation within himself and depends on harmony to remain well.
2. Genesis 1–3 and the Fall
Genesis 1–2: All creation is interdependent: plants for animals, animals for man. Everything is “good” when in harmony.Genesis 2:7: Man is formed of the “dust of the ground” (made of what came before).Genesis 3: Man disobeys, misuses freedom, and falls. Result = fear (“I was afraid, because I was naked” – Gen 3:10), toil, sickness, death.Cayce’s Connection:Man’s selfish use of what God provided echoes Adam and Eve taking the fruit for self rather than obedience.Fear and inharmony are the immediate consequences in Genesis (fear of God, strife in relationships, pain).The interdependence of creation (plants, animals, man) in Genesis mirrors Cayce’s principle of cooperation.Man being made from the dust reflects Cayce’s point that the body contains all of creation and depends on its harmony.
Genesis 1–2: All creation is interdependent: plants for animals, animals for man. Everything is “good” when in harmony.
Genesis 2:7: Man is formed of the “dust of the ground” (made of what came before).
Genesis 3: Man disobeys, misuses freedom, and falls. Result = fear (“I was afraid, because I was naked” – Gen 3:10), toil, sickness, death.
Cayce’s Connection:
Man’s selfish use of what God provided echoes Adam and Eve taking the fruit for self rather than obedience.
Fear and inharmony are the immediate consequences in Genesis (fear of God, strife in relationships, pain).
The interdependence of creation (plants, animals, man) in Genesis mirrors Cayce’s principle of cooperation.
Man being made from the dust reflects Cayce’s point that the body contains all of creation and depends on its harmony.
3. John 1:1–5 in the Background
John says: “In him was life, and the life was the light of men.”Cayce contrasts this: when man turns selfishly away from the Light, the result is darkness, fear, and disease.Thus, the Fall is the refusal to cooperate with the Creative Force (Word/Christ).
John says: “In him was life, and the life was the light of men.”
Cayce contrasts this: when man turns selfishly away from the Light, the result is darkness, fear, and disease.
Thus, the Fall is the refusal to cooperate with the Creative Force (Word/Christ).
4. Summary of Paragraph 2’s Spiritual Lesson
Cooperation is the law of creation: every element depends on the one before.Man’s fall = misusing cooperation for selfish ends → disharmony.Health and harmony (in body, soul, and society) come only when we live in cooperation with divine order.Sickness (physical or spiritual) = a breakdown of cooperation within man or between man and God.
Cooperation is the law of creation: every element depends on the one before.
Man’s fall = misusing cooperation for selfish ends → disharmony.
Health and harmony (in body, soul, and society) come only when we live in cooperation with divine order.
Sickness (physical or spiritual) = a breakdown of cooperation within man or between man and God.
1. Cayce’s 3rd Paragraph on Cooperation
“Here we find a fuller explanation of why we are admonished to love one another.”Key Idea:The natural outcome of Cooperation is love for one another.Love isn’t just a moral command but the spiritual law of harmony in creation.
“Here we find a fuller explanation of why we are admonished to love one another.”
Key Idea:
The natural outcome of Cooperation is love for one another.
Love isn’t just a moral command but the spiritual law of harmony in creation.
2. Biblical Foundation
Genesis (creation and fall)
Genesis 1:26–27 – Man is created in God’s image; all humans share that divine likeness. To love one another is to recognize that shared source.Genesis 2:18 – “It is not good that man should be alone.” Human beings are made for relationship and cooperation.Genesis 3 (the Fall) – Once man chooses selfishness, separation and blame appear (“The woman whom thou gavest…” Gen 3:12). Love breaks down, and disharmony replaces it.Cayce sees this as why we need the admonition: love is the antidote to selfishness and fear.John 1:1–5John speaks of the Light as life for all men. If the Light is in all, then loving one another means recognizing and honoring that same divine Light in every soul.Failing to love is “darkness” that does not comprehend the Light.New Testament echoCayce is in line with John 13:34–35: “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you.”For Cayce, this command is not arbitrary—it’s built into the very fabric of creation and cooperation.
Genesis 1:26–27 – Man is created in God’s image; all humans share that divine likeness. To love one another is to recognize that shared source.
Genesis 2:18 – “It is not good that man should be alone.” Human beings are made for relationship and cooperation.
Genesis 3 (the Fall) – Once man chooses selfishness, separation and blame appear (“The woman whom thou gavest…” Gen 3:12). Love breaks down, and disharmony replaces it.
Cayce sees this as why we need the admonition: love is the antidote to selfishness and fear.
John 1:1–5
John speaks of the Light as life for all men. If the Light is in all, then loving one another means recognizing and honoring that same divine Light in every soul.
Failing to love is “darkness” that does not comprehend the Light.
New Testament echo
Cayce is in line with John 13:34–35: “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you.”
For Cayce, this command is not arbitrary—it’s built into the very fabric of creation and cooperation.
3. Cayce’s Spiritual Lesson in Paragraph 3
Love is cooperation in action.Just as organs cooperate in the body and creatures cooperate in creation, humans must cooperate through love.The Fall disrupted love, turning cooperation into conflict, but the spiritual call is to return to harmony by practicing love.Christ Consciousness = love realized.Recognizing our unity with God and with each other is the heart of the lesson.In short: Paragraph 3 explains that love for one another is the practical expression of cooperation, restoring the harmony broken in Genesis and shining with the Light of John 1.
Love is cooperation in action.
Just as organs cooperate in the body and creatures cooperate in creation, humans must cooperate through love.
The Fall disrupted love, turning cooperation into conflict, but the spiritual call is to return to harmony by practicing love.
Christ Consciousness = love realized.
Recognizing our unity with God and with each other is the heart of the lesson.
In short: Paragraph 3 explains that love for one another is the practical expression of cooperation, restoring the harmony broken in Genesis and shining with the Light of John 1.
1. Cayce’s 4th & 5th Paragraphs
*“Our knowledge of what we are to do is according to how we have applied the awareness that has come to us through prayer and meditation, in our attempts to lose ourselves in the Christ Consciousness, by our every thought being in harmony with the intent and purpose for which we have set our goal.There comes to us the old question, ‘If God loves us, why does He allow us to suffer so?’ We forget that though Jesus was the Son of God, He learned obedience through the things He suffered.”*
*“Our knowledge of what we are to do is according to how we have applied the awareness that has come to us through prayer and meditation, in our attempts to lose ourselves in the Christ Consciousness, by our every thought being in harmony with the intent and purpose for which we have set our goal.
There comes to us the old question, ‘If God loves us, why does He allow us to suffer so?’ We forget that though Jesus was the Son of God, He learned obedience through the things He suffered.”*
Key Ideas:
Awareness comes through prayer and meditation.True cooperation means losing selfishness and aligning every thought with divine intent.Suffering is not punishment but a way of learning obedience and harmony.
Awareness comes through prayer and meditation.
True cooperation means losing selfishness and aligning every thought with divine intent.
Suffering is not punishment but a way of learning obedience and harmony.
2. Connection to Genesis 1–3
Genesis 1–2: Humanity is created for harmony with God (Eden, direct communion). Prayer and meditation are ways to return to that state.Genesis 3: The Fall introduces suffering, toil, and fear. Yet, Cayce reinterprets this: suffering is not just consequence but also a teacher, urging us back into cooperation.The contrast: selfishness led to suffering; right use of suffering can lead back to God.
Genesis 1–2: Humanity is created for harmony with God (Eden, direct communion). Prayer and meditation are ways to return to that state.
Genesis 3: The Fall introduces suffering, toil, and fear. Yet, Cayce reinterprets this: suffering is not just consequence but also a teacher, urging us back into cooperation.
The contrast: selfishness led to suffering; right use of suffering can lead back to God.
3. Connection to John 1:1–5
John calls Christ the Light shining in darkness.Prayer and meditation are ways to receive and align with that Light.Without this alignment, we remain in the darkness of fear and confusion, asking: “Why suffering?”With alignment, suffering becomes a path toward Christ Consciousness, just as Jesus himself “learned obedience” (Hebrews 5:8 echoes Cayce here).
John calls Christ the Light shining in darkness.
Prayer and meditation are ways to receive and align with that Light.
Without this alignment, we remain in the darkness of fear and confusion, asking: “Why suffering?”
With alignment, suffering becomes a path toward Christ Consciousness, just as Jesus himself “learned obedience” (Hebrews 5:8 echoes Cayce here).
4. Cayce’s Spiritual Lesson
Prayer and meditation = the practice of cooperation.They allow us to tune into God’s creative intent, aligning our thoughts with divine purpose.Christ Consciousness = the goal of cooperation.It is reached when we “lose ourselves” (ego, selfishness) and live in harmony with God’s will.Suffering = the discipline of cooperation.Just as Jesus suffered yet learned obedience, so too suffering can teach us patience, humility, and dependence on God.The answer to “why suffering?”Because growth and obedience often require the soul to pass through experiences that strip away selfishness and restore harmony.
Prayer and meditation = the practice of cooperation.
They allow us to tune into God’s creative intent, aligning our thoughts with divine purpose.
Christ Consciousness = the goal of cooperation.
It is reached when we “lose ourselves” (ego, selfishness) and live in harmony with God’s will.
Suffering = the discipline of cooperation.
Just as Jesus suffered yet learned obedience, so too suffering can teach us patience, humility, and dependence on God.
The answer to “why suffering?”
Because growth and obedience often require the soul to pass through experiences that strip away selfishness and restore harmony.
5. Summary
In Paragraphs 4 & 5, Cayce shifts from theory (creation, fall, love) to practice:Prayer/meditation → receiving awareness.Application → living each thought in harmony with divine purpose.Suffering → not a sign of God’s absence, but a means by which we, like Jesus, learn true obedience and cooperation.So, Cayce closes the lesson by showing that cooperation with God is not passive: it is cultivated in prayer, proven in daily choices, and refined even in suffering — leading us into the fullness of Christ Consciousness.
In Paragraphs 4 & 5, Cayce shifts from theory (creation, fall, love) to practice:
Prayer/meditation → receiving awareness.
Application → living each thought in harmony with divine purpose.
Suffering → not a sign of God’s absence, but a means by which we, like Jesus, learn true obedience and cooperation.
So, Cayce closes the lesson by showing that cooperation with God is not passive: it is cultivated in prayer, proven in daily choices, and refined even in suffering — leading us into the fullness of Christ Consciousness.
Edgar Cayce: Lesson on Cooperation (Outline)
Paragraph 1 – Creation and the Christ Consciousness
Key idea: Creation unfolds in order; each stage depends on the one before.Bible link:Genesis 1: orderly creation, each step builds on the previous.John 1:1–5: the Word (Christ) is the source of creation and life.Spiritual lesson: Cooperation means recognizing that creation is God giving Himself, and the soul’s goal is union with Him — what Cayce calls the Christ Consciousness.
Key idea: Creation unfolds in order; each stage depends on the one before.
Bible link:
Genesis 1: orderly creation, each step builds on the previous.
John 1:1–5: the Word (Christ) is the source of creation and life.
Spiritual lesson: Cooperation means recognizing that creation is God giving Himself, and the soul’s goal is union with Him — what Cayce calls the Christ Consciousness.
Paragraph 2 – The Fall and Disharmony
Key idea: Man misuses divine gifts for selfishness, leading to fear and disorder.Bible link:Genesis 3: Adam and Eve choose self-will, bringing fear (“I was afraid”) and suffering.Genesis 2:7: man formed from dust — dependent on all creation before him.Spiritual lesson: Cooperation is visible throughout creation (plants, animals, body organs). Disharmony, sickness, and fear result when man refuses to cooperate with divine order.
Key idea: Man misuses divine gifts for selfishness, leading to fear and disorder.
Bible link:
Genesis 3: Adam and Eve choose self-will, bringing fear (“I was afraid”) and suffering.
Genesis 2:7: man formed from dust — dependent on all creation before him.
Spiritual lesson: Cooperation is visible throughout creation (plants, animals, body organs). Disharmony, sickness, and fear result when man refuses to cooperate with divine order.
Paragraph 3 – Love as the Fulfillment of Cooperation
Key idea: The reason we are admonished to love one another is that love is the natural expression of cooperation.Bible link:Genesis 1:26–27: all humans share the image of God → unity.Genesis 2:18: man is made for relationship, not isolation.John 1: Light is in all; to love one another is to honor the divine Light in each.Spiritual lesson: Love restores harmony where selfishness brought division. Love = cooperation in action.Paragraphs 4 & 5 – Prayer, Meditation, and SufferingKey idea: Awareness of what to do comes through prayer and meditation; cooperation is tested and deepened through suffering.
Key idea: The reason we are admonished to love one another is that love is the natural expression of cooperation.
Bible link:
Genesis 1:26–27: all humans share the image of God → unity.
Genesis 2:18: man is made for relationship, not isolation.
John 1: Light is in all; to love one another is to honor the divine Light in each.
Spiritual lesson: Love restores harmony where selfishness brought division. Love = cooperation in action.
Paragraphs 4 & 5 – Prayer, Meditation, and Suffering
Key idea: Awareness of what to do comes through prayer and meditation; cooperation is tested and deepened through suffering.
Bible link:
Genesis 3: suffering enters the world as a result of the Fall.John 1: Christ as the Light that guides man back into harmony.Hebrews 5:8 (echoed by Cayce): “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.”
Genesis 3: suffering enters the world as a result of the Fall.
John 1: Christ as the Light that guides man back into harmony.
Hebrews 5:8 (echoed by Cayce): “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.”
Spiritual lesson:
Prayer/meditation = tuning into divine intent.Christ Consciousness = losing ego, aligning with God’s purpose.Suffering = not punishment, but a way the soul learns obedience and deeper cooperation.
Prayer/meditation = tuning into divine intent.
Christ Consciousness = losing ego, aligning with God’s purpose.
Suffering = not punishment, but a way the soul learns obedience and deeper cooperation.
Full Flow of the Lesson
Creation (Gen 1 / John 1) – Cooperation is the foundation of existence.Fall (Gen 3) – Selfishness breaks cooperation, producing fear and disorder.Love – The remedy and the true expression of divine cooperation.Prayer & Meditation – How to regain awareness of divine purpose.Suffering – How the soul is disciplined and matured into full cooperation with God, as even Jesus experienced.In short: Cayce uses Genesis 1–3 and John 1:1–5 as a spiritual map. Cooperation is the law of creation, the path lost in the Fall, restored through love, practiced in prayer and meditation, and refined through suffering, leading to the Christ Consciousness.
Creation (Gen 1 / John 1) – Cooperation is the foundation of existence.
Fall (Gen 3) – Selfishness breaks cooperation, producing fear and disorder.
Love – The remedy and the true expression of divine cooperation.
Prayer & Meditation – How to regain awareness of divine purpose.
Suffering – How the soul is disciplined and matured into full cooperation with God, as even Jesus experienced.
In short: Cayce uses Genesis 1–3 and John 1:1–5 as a spiritual map. Cooperation is the law of creation, the path lost in the Fall, restored through love, practiced in prayer and meditation, and refined through suffering, leading to the Christ Consciousness.
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