A Letter from Charles Thomas Cayce:

When the Edgar Cayce Hospital of Research and Enlightenment was dedicated on November 11, 1928, I don't think my grandfather, Edgar Cayce, had any idea how far-reaching the impact of his work would be 75 years later.

When the hospital was opened there were no books available on the Cayce work. Access to the Cayce readings was extremely limited and available only to those individuals who had readings themselves or by contacting Edgar Cayce's secretary, Gladys Davis, and asking for a copy of a reading on a particular topic. There were only several hundred dedicated supporters of the Cayce work the majority located in the eastern portion of the United States. At the same time, with the possible exception of Dr. Harold J. Reilly of New York, there were no individuals trained in the concepts of bodywork and treatment modalities often recommended by the readings.

The last 75 years have been witness to major change.

Today, more than 300 books and pamphlets have been published on various aspects of my grandfather's life and work. With the release of the Cayce readings on CD-ROM ten years ago, the Cayce information is now available literally allover the world. Copies of the readings in CD-ROM have been purchased by thousands of individuals worldwide and members can (and do) access the complete collection via the Web site from wherever they might be. Tens of thousands of individuals are now members of the organization, and outreach has spread to 79 countries, including 25 Edgar Cayce Centers located in foreign locales around the globe.

Finally, with the creation of the Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy in 1987, more than 750 individuals from 45 states (and the District of Columbia) and 13 countries have been trained in the concepts of health, healing, and bodywork contained in the Cayce readings. This work has come along way in the last seven-and-a-half decades!

Throughout that time, the original Cayce hospital has undergone many changes, face lifts, and even encountered a variety of tenants. When the hospital was lost in 1931 during the Depression, the building changed hands various times it was a beach club, a hotel, a Shriners' clubhouse and even a summer stock theater.

In 1956 my father, Hugh Lynn Cayce, worked with A.R.E. members and supporters to buy back the building and property for $150,000 an enormous sum for this work at the time. Since then, Cayce's original hospital has faithfully served the organization as association headquarters.