The “zombie apocalypse” and the Cayce cure
Perhaps most have notice over the past 10 years a soaring
popularity in all things zombie. A
search on the internet shows that there have been over forty movies made
involving zombie types; World War Z, Dawn of the dead, Scouts guide to the
zombie apocalypse, Abraham Lincoln vs zombies, Shaun of the dead, Zombieland,
and lest us not forget; Pride, Prejudice and zombies, just to mention a few. In
video games there have been made over sixty games involving battling
zombies. Then we can find on television;
the walking dead, Fear the walking dead, Z-Nation and IZombie. I’ll finish this
list with the popular sporting events around the nation of “zombie runs”.
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There have been many widespread fads through the years, but
the fascination with zombies, dare I say, doesn’t seem to be dying. I began to ponder why this is and feel there
may be an answer. Zombies seem to be
manifesting as a subconscious or unconscious archetype of our times. In general zombies are seen as the “undead”,
animated in the world but not truly alive, not conscious or truly awake. They survive by eating the brains (minds) of
the humans that are alive/awake and conscious or infecting them to become
zombies themselves.
Are these thoughts and concerns or warnings that are coming
from our higher selves about the time we live in? Are we at some level feeling that we are not
quite alive or truly awake? As we live
our lives in on earth, physical in a material environment we can forget about
our true selves, spiritual consciousness that exists beyond materiality, that
our bodies are only temporary vehicles for and enduring consciousness. We can feel bombarded by physical need and
desires. We can be overwhelmed by all
the physical external sensory assaults of media and others that numb or deaden
our true selves, our true consciousness, being put in a coma-like state. The
archetype of zombies; undead, animated but not alive, unaware, eating our own
minds or those of others, shuffling along with no true purpose fit much of what
we are facing today as we endeavor in raising our higher consciousness. Is our higher consciousness trying to caution
us?
Perhaps, on the bright side, this zombie archetype in so
prevalent in today’s society because more and more people are awakening, we may
feel like we are dying but are becoming truly alive and as they do so they see
the un-awakened, the animated undead around them. That this a time of greater spiritual
awakening and resurrection for humankind. That as the awakening/enlightening
continues others can be awakened. We also need to remember to stay in this
higher consciousness not to be infected by external sensory assaults and revert
back to our somnambulistic state.
One could wonder why some would even have to cope with such
a terrible and frightening archetype.
The Cayce readings suggest that for some it is needed to experience it
to awaken.
19. (Q) In 1926, May 8th, I met a
terrible tragedy. I've been unable to understand why I met that experience.
[See 827-1, Par. B2, 5/8/26 letter.]
(A) That there might be the
regeneration of thy body to the glory of that illumination necessary for the full awakening within. TEXT OF READING 827-1
In another reading for an individual wanting to understand
why he dreamt he died. Remember he only dreamed he died.
(A) This is the manifestation of
the birth of thought and mental development awakening in the individual, as
mental forces and physical forces develop. This,
then, is the awakening of the subconscious, as is manifested in death in
physical forces, being the birth in the mental.
Then gain this, that the individual must awaken: "Seek and ye
shall find. Knock and it shall be opened unto you." For thoughts are deeds and may become miracles or crimes, as the
will of the individual finds physical manifestation of same in the material
world, for to many minds, those conditions that in one is sin, in another is a
glorification of the gifts as are manifest
Again the same condition is shown,
the gradual development, the gradual putting on of those conditions made
manifest in the spiritual, physical and material forces. Then, put on that
which will give the greater forces. As is given, put on then the whole armor, having self-surrounded first with those
conditions that give of the spiritual kingdom, for with this awakening, all
physical, material, will be added unto you. TEXT OF READING 136-6
For indeed, as we awaken by going to the universal
consciousness we can connect to within, we need to remember; “thoughts are
deeds and may become miracles or crimes…”
, so do we sink into the zombie archetype or raise ourselves in
awakening our higher consciousness? As
in other readings Cayce warned us;
Those who approach with the thoughts or with ANY phases of man's
experience that cause distrust, envy, malice or the like, will shut and are
shutting themselves, turning their faces away from a manifestation that
would awaken that consciousness within their own hearts and souls that God,
through His promise, is mindful of man. TEXT OF READING 2156-1
AWAKEN the spiritual WITHIN the body, not only by precept but
ensample! Do not pray like angels and
live like devils! for these are an abomination to those seeking to know HIS
face! TEXT OF READING 5562-7
The Cayce readings did not use an archetype such as today’s popular
zombie to caution us, but he did use a similar animated undead ‘monster”
archetype very popular in his time to warn us; Frankenstein! Interestingly
these readings do use the terms often associated with zombies such as “fed
upon” and “would devour thee” in there warnings.
we will find one fed upon spiritual
things becomes a light that may shine from and in the darkest corner. One fed upon the purely material
will become a Frankenstein that is without a concept of any influence other
than material or mental. TEXT OF READING 262-20
It becomes, as has been indicated, an individual application; yet unless the
spirit of same permeates throughout the whole, it becomes a Frankenstein - it
becomes that which would devour thee. TEXT OF READING 877-22
4. In considering an idea and an
ideal, IDEAS are worthy of man's consideration - but ideals are something MORE; they must be that as may be sought
for, LIVED each day, each hour of each day, would they become not a
Frankenstein to those that foster same; for the SPIRIT is willing in each,
and there is that ability in each to carry forward much as is here set forth,
but unless each has so consecrated their lives, their activities, their intents, their purposes TO the ideal,
they will but destroy that which would make for a building of the purposes
IN the lives of others. TEXT OF READING
3976-7
Then there is the Cayce cure or inoculation for the zombie
infection: Ideals, meditation, and service
13. (Q) [379]: What do I need most to further my development, also to know self better?
(A) As self will meditate upon that as has been given, then in seeking
those answers to that as COMES to self, in the awareness of the various
conditions physical, mental, spiritual, that are awakened through the study of
that given, will there be seen, felt, known, understood, that that will AWAKEN self to a more close UNISON of
purpose; for indecisions have often racked the MENTAL body of this entity,
but with UNISON of the mental visions will there come more peace, more harmony,
more unison of purpose. TEXT OF READING
262-8
In such meditation, then - in such may the self awaken to that strength
of purpose, that DETERMINATION to CARRY ON! Though the world forsake thee,
if thy Lord is upon thy side, ye stand even as Eleazar before the hosts of the
Lord. [Num. 3:32] TEXT OF READING 165-26
Each soul-entity must depend upon the awakening from within more and
more. TEXT OF READING 531-5
As we go into
meditation with our highest spiritual ideal and awaken our higher selves, then
apply it in the physical word, we can inoculate ourselves with, rather than
anti-bodies, pro-spiritualized bodies and share the cure with others. Perhaps the A.R.E will be a treatment and inoculation
center for this zombie affliction. After all the “E” in A.R.E. is for
enlightenment, which in the Buddhist traditions was the Western translation of
the term; “to awaken”. Zombies
everywhere, the doors are open, a treatment awaits!
If you would
like to help with the “cure” and support the efforts of the Association for
Research and Enlightenment in the awakening of ourselves to our higher
consciousness, please go to the website www.edgarcayce.org or donate through
the link below. The “light” you save may
be your own.
