Edgar Cayce and Persian Astrology - Part 1

January 20, 2003

EDGAR CAYCE AND PERSIAN ASTROLOGY

Anyone who has studied Edgar Cayce's astrology knows that he recommended

the Persian system over the Egyptian and Indian. How can we tell what Cayce

meant by " Persian " astrology? There are three different historical periods

that might give an answer to this question.

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THE EARLY PERSIAN PERIOD: The desert city of Is-Shlan-doen, approximately

8000 BC

Reference: THE PERSIAN LEGACY by Kevin J. Todeschi, ARE 2000

Cayce states that this was the time period of the original Zoroaster rather

than the much later period given by historians. On page 113 Todeschi

mentions a reading Cayce gave for a man who once lived in this Persian city.

" In those periods that preceded the advent of the Prince of Peace in the

earth, we find the entity was among those of the land that would now be

called the Persian, - as a wise man, a counselor, a sage, that counseled

with those peoples; using the mathematical activities of the ages old, as

well as the teachings of the Persians from the days of Zend [father of the

first Zoroaster] and Og and Uhjltd [that is, Is-Shlan-doen, the desert city

of the hills and plains] bringing for those peoples a better interpretation

of the astrological as well as the natural laws. (#1908-1)

We don't know anything about the astrology of that time period, but we do

know (according to Cayce) that the Persian civilization at that time was

founded on the principles that later were incorporated into the religion of

Zoroaster. On page 111 Todeschi says: " Zoroastrianism is very much

concerned with humanity's use of free will to align with Spirit. " We know

that Cayce constantly emphasized the fact that an individual's free will

could overcome astrological influences. So the Zoroastrian philosophy is

one clue to Cayce's emphasis on Persian astrology.

(to be continued)

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