A Message from our CEO Christopher Naughton about our Beloved Library.
Dear A.R.E. Community—
I want to share a direct update on something many of you have been asking about.
Our library — one of the largest metaphysical libraries in the world — has been temporarily closed after mold was discovered on books and artifacts in the collection. While this is not black mold, it can affect individuals with sensitive systems, and it poses a real threat to the books and irreplaceable materials we are entrusted to preserve. We are treating this with the seriousness it deserves.
Here is where we stand: we have identified the right vendor to address the remediation, and we are finalizing the contract and securing the funding for what has turned out to be a significant but necessary project. I had hoped this would be resolved more quickly, and I understand that the extended closure without explanation has raised questions.
I will personally notify the community once the contract is signed and provide an estimated timeline for reopening.
Your love for this library is one of the things that makes this community extraordinary. I have heard your concerns, and I take every one of them to heart.
With gratitude,
Christopher W. Naughton CEO
Library – A.R.E. Virginia Beach Headquarters
Edgar Cayce’s Famous Couch is on display in the A.R.E. Library at our Headquarters in Virginia Beach, VA
The Edgar Cayce A.R.E. Library stands as a living memorial to the life and work of Edgar Cayce, whose more than 14,000 psychic readings form the core of the collection. In addition to the Cayce readings, the Library houses one of the largest collections in the world specializing in the fields of metaphysics, parapsychology, comparative religious studies, holistic health, ancient civilizations, and foreign language editions of Edgar Cayce books.
Books may be checked-out on site if you are a Member of Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E., a student of Atlantic University or Cayce/Reilly School of Massage Therapy. We also offer free internet access from our Wi-Fi lounge using one of our computers or your own.
The purpose of the A.R.E. Library is completely intertwined with that of the Cayce organizations:
“The purpose, then, of the Association: The institution [is to be] builded around that of a place where the records of that accomplished through these sources are kept, and others of similar nature, or of the various philosophies that may be found that will coordinate-and combined in that oneness of purpose to bring the better understanding of the purpose in life, and thus enable man to realize the closer association with the divine. In the lecture room and the library-members, then, having access to such, gain better in the understanding of such, and the library may be made circulating, or a repository-as it will become-to all those who seek to see their theory disseminated. Hence this would become as the clearing house of such.”
(Edgar Cayce reading #254-37)
To provide library service, enhance spiritual community, strengthen connectedness within the Association, foster personal growth, encourage “the love of God and man,” and promote the oneness of all life in the experience of those who seek greater consciousness.
“All knowledge is to be used in the manner that will give help and assistance to others, and the desire is that the laws of the Creator be manifested in the physical world.”
– Edgar Cayce
Book Donations
If you would like to donate gently used books on topics related to the Edgar Cayce Readings, before bringing them to campus please contact our team at library@edgarcayce.org. We will get in touch to learn more about your items and see if they would be a good fit for the Library. Thank you!