title: The Lives of Edgar Cayce
author:  W. H. Church 
description: "The author draws some fascinating conclusions. ... Those hungry for more information on Cayce will appreciate this volume." -- <i>Backlist</i><br /><br />"W.H. Church has done a remarkable job of research in piecing together this account ..." -- <i>San Diego Tribune</i>
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  Edgar Cayce’s Secret 
  
  Edgar Cayce's Secret, Part 1 
  Edgar Cayce was born on March 18, 1877 in 
  Beverly, Kentucky, a rural agricultural area of 
  south Christian County about twelve miles south 
  of Hopkinsville. He grew up in Beverly and finally 
  left at the age of sixteen (in 1893). Amazingly, 
  none of Cayce's biographers except Kirkpatrick 
  seem to have ever visited the area. As a result, 
  most writers give his birthplace simply as 
  "Hopkinsville," despite the fact that any trip into 
  town would have required a several hours' walk 
  (we also find Cayce riding on horseback or in 
  buggies) in each direction. This is a crucial point, 
  since so much of Cayce's subsequent experience 
  growing up would have been molded by the 
  rural nature of his society and surroundings.(1) 
  Census data from 1880 records two main 
  occupations for the men of south Christian 
  County: "farmer" for those who owned land, and 
  "farm laborer" for those who did not. (Dark 
  tobacco was then the major cash crop: t