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On October 16, 1940, Edgar Cayce used the following illustrations in a psychic discourse on the endocrine system of the human body:

When Abraham and Sarah were given the promise of an heir through which the nations of the earth would be blessed, there were many years of preparation of these individuals, of the physical, mental, and spiritual natures. Again and again it is indicated as to how they each in their material concept (watch the words here, please, if you would understand) attempted to offer a plan, or way, through which this material blessing from a spiritual source might be made manifest.

Hence we find as to how the material or mental self-misunderstanding, misconstruing the spiritual promises—offered or effected channels through which quite a different individual entity was made manifest; and through same brought confusion, distress, disturbance one to another in the material manifestations.

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It was Sarah’s impatience in waiting for the fulfilling of God’s promise which resulted in Ishmael’s birth. When her spiritual development matured, the promise was fulfilled. Isaac was conceived!

Yet, when the last promise was given, that even in their old age there would be given an heir, we find that when Sarah thus conceived there was the development of a body physically, mentally, and spiritually so well-balanced as to be almost etheric in his relationships to the world about him, when the material manifestation had grown to maturity.

Here we find, then, that mind and matter are coordinated into bringing a channel for spiritual activity that is not exceeded in any of the characters depicted in Holy Writ.

When, then, were the characteristics, the activity of the glandular system as related to that individual entity? We find that there was a perfect coordination in and through the whole period of gestation, and the fulfilling of the time according to the law set in motion by the divine influence that was the directing force of both parents through the period.

We find also that throughout the period of gestation the activities about the entity, the mother, were such as to influence the entity yet unborn, in patience to a degree not manifested in any other of the patriarchs. While the physical conditions made manifest in the body during the growth into manhood were affected by material laws, there was not the changing or deviating whatsoever from the spiritual through the mental.

Hence we find that illustration of what may be termed the individual ideally conceived, ideally cherished and nourished through the periods of gestation . . .

What, then, were the developments of that ideally conceived entity as related to the study here of the endocrine system?

First, the individual was one conceived in promise; with the desire, the purpose, the hope—in the act of conception—to bring forth that which had been promised. Hence the ideal attitude of both parents in that individual case.

Hence as given, first the pineal, the cranial, the thymus . . . then the gradual development of those influences which brought a goodly child; one subject to the care of both parents—by natural tendencies from conception; bringing into materialization that one worthy of being accepted and of receiving the promise beyond many of those who were of the seed of Abraham.

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With the birth of Isaac, Sarah ordered Hagar and Ishmael’s banishment. The Bible class notes offer some interesting and perceptive commentary:

“We wonder how Sarah could have been so cruel. She had been the one who had brought Abraham and Hagar together. However, this is a good lesson in human nature. Usually when we obtain something which is for us perfection, we want to rid ourselves of everything that reminds us of imperfection.

“Ishmael was a constant reminder to Sarah of her lack of faith in God. She wasn’t big enough to meet her own sin, and bring up Isaac at the same time. No doubt this is why God favored the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael. He knew what each person was capable of accomplishing, and that they would have to work out their shortcomings together at another time. Everybody has to meet his own self eventually. The most important thing then was to create the proper environment for Isaac, who was to mean so much to the world. If Hagar and Ishmael had remained, perhaps it could not have been done.”