TIME: Check-in is 4:00-5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29. The retreat begins with the evening meal at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 and runs through approximately 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

COST: $359 per person, includes 3-nights’ lodging, one set of linens and towels (no pillows will be provided), eight meals, and the planned program. There is no maid service. Please let us know if you need a handicapped accessible room or if you cannot use steps. There are no elevators.

PREREGISTRATION: A non-refundable deposit of $50 per person will reserve your place only until August 31st. At that time, the remainder of the registration fee is due or the space may be reassigned. Full refunds cannot be made after August 31st. The participant is responsible for submitting the remaining fee. No invoices or receipts will be mailed.

WILDACRES RETREAT CENTER: Precautions are being taken due to COVID19. See the Wildacres Retreat Center website (www.wildacres.org) for their informative Guest Page. The space will be cleaned/sanitized prior to our coming. All staff are vaccinated. A small group will be using the retreat center at the same time as ours. In the dining hall, you will be asked to use your face mask and gloves (provided) at the buffet table. Large round tables will be marked for each group. In the auditorium, masks will be optional. We suggest that you “choose your distance” for seating.

MEALS: Nutritious buffet style meals, including vegetarian, gluten-free, and diabetic options, are included in the registration fee. Please specify any dietary needs at pre-registration.

ROOMS: All lodge rooms have two beds and a private bath. Two people will be assigned to a room, unless a third is requested. We will assign a roommate unless you specify one at registration.  Please note that single rooms will no longer be available. If you wish to share a room with a spouse/partner, relative or friend please give us your roommate’s name at registration. There are no televisions, clocks, coffee pots or phones in the rooms. WIFI and cellphone access is limited. Please specify any ADA needs at pre-registration.

CHILDREN: Parents must arrange for the supervision of children at all times. Cribs may be supplied if requested upon registration. If you will be bringing a child, please contact Ms. Lou Umscheid for costs and additional information at louumscheid@gmail.com or 919-960-9580.

WHAT TO BRING: Since masks are required at the buffet table in the dining hall, please bring your own (remember, we have 8 meals!). Free coffee will NOW be available in the Canteen before the breakfast meal, however, no cups will be provided; so bring your own mug or purchase a Wildacres tumbler or pottery mug at the “canteen store”. Remember to bring your own pillow. Clothes: dress casually, but bring a sweater, jacket, comfortable shoes, and rain gear. The retreat is informal and weather is unpredictable. 

BOOK SALES: We will have a selection of books related to the program for sale at the retreat. The money raised will be used to support the Southeast Region of A.R.E. (Cash, Personal Checks, and Credit Cards. 

COMMON INTEREST SESSIONS: We will have limited sessions led by volunteers. If you have a special gift, talent or interest, please consider sharing it with others during these 1 hour sessions. Please Note: you need to submit a summary of your topic, and your qualifications to present it, in advance to Rick at rickhersberger@gmail.com

If you have a handout for your presentation, please bring copies with you for approximately 50 people.

Any views or opinions presented in these sessions are solely those of the presenter and may not represent those of the A.R.E. Presenters are expressly required not to make defamatory statements and not to infringe or authorize any infringement of copyright or any other legal right.

Edgar Cayce on Your Soul Self

We are not physical bodies with souls but are instead spiritual beings having a physical experience. Far too often in our day-to-day routines, we forget that we are here for a reason – we are actually children of the divine who are somehow tasked with bringing spirit into the earth. This weekend retreat will explore components of YOUR soul-self – aspects beyond your physical body. Led by Kevin Todeschi, retired Executive Director and CEO of the Cayce work, you will examine some of Cayce’s most interesting insights on the nature of your soul reality and what you can learn from it.

One of Cayce’s beliefs was that “psychic is of the soul.” With that in mind, this program will give you “hands-on” approaches to experiencing your intuition through the use of telepathy, clairvoyance, remote viewing, dreams, and communicating with nature. Participants will explore their own psychic abilities with Zener cards, a Remote Viewing experiment, a” Psychic Game,” and “Homework” experiences focusing on the continued practice of your intuition in a variety of ways.

The program will also explore Kevin’s own transformational process working with the readings and his experiences with such Cayce topics as life after death, the healing of relationships, the illusion of time, the capacity we have to heal ourselves, personal guidance, and past-life memory.

Finally, following a Cayce reading suggesting that he gave in 1938, you will examine Cayce’s own past lives and their strengths and weaknesses over time, and how that information has a bearing on the lessons in A Search for God.

Edgar Cayce believed that the growth of personal consciousness was the ultimate purpose of our existence on earth. This is a program you won’t want to miss as it examines ways to expand your personal consciousness and experience your soul self.

KEVIN J. TODESCHI, MA served in a variety of positions with Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. for nearly forty years before retiring as Executive Director & CEO. A popular speaker, he has lectured on six continents to thousands of individuals. A prolific writer, he is the author of more than 25 books, including The BEST Dream Book Ever, Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records, Edgar Cayce on Reincarnation and Family Karma, and Edgar Cayce on Mastering Your Soul Growth. His books can be found at: www.KevinTodeschi.com.