challenging   typological   approach.  The  Revelation  of
John begins with a series of letters to seven churches of
Asia.   The   faults   and   virtues   of  these  churches  are
delineated  and  specific beneficial results  are promised
if  these  churches fulfill their potential.  Throughout the
rest   of   the   book,   there    is   a   series   of   symbols,
sometimes in groups  of threes and fours,  which may be
related respectively to the seven churches.  Edgar Cayce
presented  an  approach  to  the  Revelation  in  which the
visions  experienced   by  John  were  interpreted  as  the
appropriate visual  and  auditory imagery associated with
the  healing  and   attunement  of  various  structures  and
physiological   processes   in   the   body   of   John;  this
attunement resulted from his relinquishing himself fully
to the work of the spirit in meditation.
      In  this  interpretation  of  the  Revelation,  the  seven
churches  are  interpreted  as  representing  seven energy
centers within the body.  These centers (chakras) are the
contact    points    for    the   input   of   spiritual   energy,
providing sensitive antennae with which one can become
attuned to planes of consciousness other than that of the
physical  senses.   It   is   on  these  planes  that  one  can
participate   in   all   forms   of   psychic,   religious   and
mystical  experiences.  In  pursuing the interpretation of
the  Revelation,  the Edgar Cayce  readings suggested all
of the relationships specified in the following chart:
     Symbology  of  John's  Revelation,  as  interpreted  by
the Cayce Readings

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