What) Edgar Cayce was a well-known claimant of psychic and healing powers throughout the early 20th century and he is largely responsible for introducing to the public consciousness such ideas as extra-sensory perception (ESP), paranormal activity and holistic healing (in the spiritual sense). From his estate in Virginia Beach in 1931, Cayce founded the Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) which included a hospital in which he nursed patients back to health. Cayce used his talents for massage, acupressure, dietary regulation and spiritual guidance to form a center for the 'scientific exploration of the human metaphysical experience.'

    Continuing the family mantle after his father’s death, Hugh Lynn Cayce commissioned the A.R.E. Visitor Center after envisioning a public center to draw attention to his father’s work. Located adjacent to the original hospital, A.R.E.'s headquarters include a meditation garden, a 42-foot-wide labyrinth and a silence-only meditation chamber with an unobstructed view of the Atlantic on the Visitor Center's third floor.

    The gift shop is really neat, overpriced, but interesting all the same. Definitely worth checking this out! (1)

    Where) 215 67th Street,    Mon - Sat: 9am - 8pm  Sun: Noon - 8pm    1-757-428-3588

    Why) Pam and I both have an interest in things of this nature so it made dropping in seem like a good idea.