This is a rare time that I will be posting another person’s psychic reading. This reading is #5749-15 given by Edgar Cayce at Virginia Beach, VA, on June 22, 1941. It is in such detail that I would not be able to give about this topic. This is excerpts from the book, “Edgar Cayce’s Story of Jesus”. I will offer some quoted material, but not all. Some of the material will be recognized from the books of the Bible, as well.

The arrival in Bethlehem was in the evening, on what would now be considered January 6th. There were many crowds on the roads traveling because this was an important tax-time to the region. Joseph and Mary were part of a group of Essenes, (and the amount of details of this event not reported in the Bible are vast.) The Essenes were very aware of the significance of the upcoming birth. Many of the Essenes traveled with Joseph and Mary to help both of them. Both men and women were members of the Essenes, and this sect were the ones who were expecting the birth of Jesus, watching for signs in the stars, in the prophecies and in visions and spiritual events.

Through these spiritual events, Mary was recognized by the Essenes to be the woman who was to give birth to Jesus. Mary was 15 when she let the group know of the Angel who had visited her, and even at 15, she was a formidable young woman, with an inner strength which came from herself and her awareness of the significance of what was happening. She was 16, when the marriage to Joseph occurred. Mary’s preparations for this birth event began many months before, for her to be the channel through which immaculate conception could take place – and it was indeed immaculate conception. This was known by the Essenes to be no ordinary birth.

In the evening, Joseph approached the Inn. It was full of other travelers in Bethlehem for Roman’s taxing purposes.

“Then there was the answer by the Innkeeper, ‘No room in the inn’, especially for such an occasion. Laughter and jeers followed, at the sight of the elderly man with the beautiful girl, his wife, heavy with child.
Disappointments were written upon not only the face of Joseph but the Innkeeper’s daughter, as well as those of certain groups about the Inn. For, many saw the possibilities of an unusual story that might be gained if the birth were to take place in the Inn. Also there was consternation outside, among those who had heard that Joseph and Mary had arrived and were not given a room. They began to seek some place, some shelter.” (pg. 161)

Many other Essenes had heard of that girl (Mary), that lovely wife of Joseph who had been chosen by the angels on the stairs (a spiritual event witnessed by some of the Essenes). They had also heard of the story of the visit by her cousin Elizabeth – the story recorded in the Bible. These stories were being whispered from one to another.

Many were traveling as companions to Joseph and Mary, therefore, many joined in the search for some place – and the place be found quickly.

“Then it was found, under the hill, in the stable – above which the shepherds were gathering their flocks into the fold.”
“There the Saviour, the Child was born; who, through the will and the life manifested, came the Saviour of the World – that channel, through which those of old had been told, that the promise would be fulfilled that was made to Eve; the arising again of another like unto Moses; and as given to David, the promise was not to depart from that channel [the lineage of King David].”
“Then – when hope seemed gone – the herald angels sang. The star appeared, that made the wonderment to the shepherds, that caused the awe and consternation to all of those about the inn; some making fun, some smitten with conviction that those unkind things said must needs be readjusted in their relationships to things coming to pass.”
“All were in awe as the brightness of His star appeared and shone, as the music of the spheres brought that joyful choir heard [from the Spiritual source,] “PEACE ON EARTH! GOOD WILL TO MEN OF GOOD FAITH”.
“All felt the vibrations and saw a great light, not only the shepherds above that stable, but those in the Inn, as well. To be sure, those conditions were later to be dispelled by the doubters, who told the people that they had been overcome with wine or what not.”
“Just as the midnight hour came, there was the birth of the Master.”
“The daughter of the Innkeeper was soon upon the scene, as was the mother of the daughter, and the shepherds that answered the cry – and had gone to see what was come to pass.”
“Those were the manners, and the ones present soon afterwards. For through the period of purification, the Mother remained there, not deeming it best to leave, though all forms of assistance were offered; not leaving until there was the circumcision and the presenting in the temple to the Magi, to Anna and Simeon.”
“Such were the surroundings at the period of the birth of Jesus” (pg 161-162)

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1. Both Mary and Joseph were of the House of David.
2. Joseph did have difficulties with accepting Mary knowing of her pregnancy, until the visions and the dream came to him, as did some counsel from Essene leaders come to him. With this, Joseph came to know within himself that this event was of the Divine.
3. The Innkeeper was also an Essene. The stable was chosen instead of a room, because of the rabble at the Inn and to prevent those in authority – Roman and Jewish – from hindering or preventing that which had been foretold. The Innkeeper turned the Holy Family away for the protection of the Holy Family. The Innkeeper also had a vision, and had heard the voices in the air. The Innkeeper had witnessed the star in the east and was aware that those with Joseph and Mary were making the preparations “for Him who should come as a teacher, as a shepherd, as a Saviour.” (pg 165)
4. The Wise Men (holy men) were seekers of the truth, and seekers of this event, and were psychic as well as astrologers.
5. There were several groups of Wise Men who came to visit the Holy Family – from Egypt, India, the Gobi, Persia, Chaldea and the far East. This was not just an event of the Middle East, but an event that was anticipated around the world by those groups that had the abilities to discern and foretell.
6. In the journey into Egypt, escaping Herod’s decree of killing very young boy children, up to 2 years of age, which was a real decree carried out, the Holy Family had helpers preceding them into Egypt and following them into Egypt, for their protection. After they settled near Alexandria, and got established as safe, after a little time, most of the protectors returned to their homes. There was one woman who stayed with them in Egypt and after leaving Egypt, as a caretaker, companion and helper. She stayed with the Holy Family until Jesus left for Persia and India to learn. They stayed in Egypt for about 4 1/2 years. This hand-maid studied many of the same records compiled by the Wise Men and used to discern the foretelling, including astrological forecasts. Others of the Essenes then came in as teachers of the Child Jesus, then known more as Jeshua.
7. The Jewish historian, Josephus, did not write about Jesus or Herod’s decree of death for very young boy children. This is because working within the active politics of the time, he wrote history for and was commissioned by the Jewish Authority, not by Christ’s followers. Those in authority decided what to write into history and not to write. The New Testament Books and writings of the Bible, came later from a few years to some decades.