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Cayce, Charles Thomas

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1942 - 2016

Charles Thomas Cayce, Ph.D., served as President of the Edgar Cayce Foundation and a board member of the Association for Research and Enlightenment.

He was born to Hugh Lynn and Sally Cayce in 1942, the grandson of Edgar Cayce. Charles Thomas grew up in Virginia Beach and attended Hampden-Sydney College and later did graduate work at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Mississippi from which he received his Ph.D. in child psychology in 1968. He taught college for several years and worked for the U.S. State Department abroad before returning to Virginia Beach and joining the A.R.E. staff.

He married Leslie Goodman in 1977 and had two children, Corinne and Catherine.

He became president of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in 1977 and served as president for 29 years until he retired in 2006. He co-authored Love Relationships: A Moving Sea (1995) with his wife Leslie Goodman Cayce. He published an edited collection of Edgar Cayce's letters, entitled The Work of Edgar Cayce As Seen Through His Letters (2000), with Jeanette Thomas. These and other works are located in the E.C.F. Special Collections.

Charles Thomas Cayce passed away on April 29, 2016.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

A.R.E. Journal, 1972 - 1973

 File
Identifier: Folder 7:5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates: 1972 - 1973

A.R.E. Journal, 1974 - 1975

 File
Identifier: Folder 8:1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates: 1974 - 1975

A.R.E. Journal, 1978 - 1979

 File
Identifier: Folder 8:4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates: 1978 - 1979

A.R.E. Journal, 1979 - 1980

 File
Identifier: Folder 8:5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates: 1979 - 1980

A.R.E. Journal, 1980 - 1981

 File
Identifier: Folder 9:1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates: 1980 - 1981

Cayce Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 1
Scope and Contents The collection is primarily composed of paper materials, including correspondence, legal papers, and publications. Other materials include artifacts, certificates, news clippings, photographs, and audio-visual materials. The Hugh Lynn Cayce series comprises the majority of the collection.
Dates: 1855 - 2016

Explore the Mysteries of the Mind: How to Unlock Your Mind's Potential, 1985

 Item
Identifier: Item 51:14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes books, circulating files, pamphlets, and research bulletins published by the Association for Research and Enlightenment and the Edgar Cayce Foundation. In addition, it contains books collected by the Cayce family, publications related to those who received readings from Mr. Cayce, and manuscripts both published and unpublished related to the Cayce readings and/or Edgar Cayce's life.
Dates: 1985