Book excerpt: EDGAR CAYCE ON MASTERING YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH What if God were completely loving, the universe completely orderly, and everything that transpired in life a purposeful experience chosen at some level by the soul for spiritual growth and soul development? Such is the premise of Edgar Cayce on Mastering Your Spiritual Growth. Drawing upon contemporary examples as well as historical case studies of individuals who received psychic guidance from Edgar Cayce, this insightful volume examines the activities of soul growth and the process of personal transformation that will ultimately enable all individuals to transform themselves as well as society and the world at large. For countless ages, people have asked Who am I? Why am I here? And does my life have a purpose? The answers to these questions were explored by thousands of individuals who came to famed psychic Edgar Cayce, and they are answers that are just as applicable today. The ultimate truth is that we are spiritual beings having a physical experience living purposeful lives in a process of soul growth. The keys to that process are working with a personal spiritual intent or ideal, discovering our own approach to personal attunement, and repeatedly working with personal application. The Cayce information contends that it is the inevitable destiny of every soul is to become cognizant of its true relationship to the Creator, eventually achieving spiritual enlightenment in the process. This stage of enlightenment was described by Cayce as "the Christ Consciousness" and has been demonstrated by such individuals as Jesus. What if a new understanding of the nature of the soul and the purpose of life on earth could transform humankind? Such is the premise in the Cayce information.