engages in holistic health services, workshops, conferences and retreats, and publishes materials relating to Edgar Cayce and his teachings.
Dependent on the financial support of a few major donors, the ANI emphasized major institution-building projects such as the original Atlantic University and the Cayce Hospital for Research and Enlightenment, a hospital staffed with medical personnel who used Cayce-recommended treatments.
[citation needed] In 1931, Cayce called a meeting of his supporters in Virginia Beach, asking them directly whether they felt that his work should continue.
was the encouragement of small groups devoted to spiritual study, prayer, and meditation.
[citation needed] When Cayce died, he left many requests for readings unanswered.
His son, Hugh Lynn Cayce, returned from the Army later that year and took charge of the A.R.E.
A major boost came with the rise of the 1960s counterculture and then the New Age Movement, which coincided with a number of popular books on Cayce including Jess Stearn's best seller, The Sleeping Prophet.
The renovations were funded by donations to the C.R.E.A.T.E campaign, an initiative aiming to raise $30 million in total.
had announced that it was shutting down the Houston branch, for reasons that were unclear, but which one follower attributed potentially to concerns about profitability.
Some of the followers in Houston expressed their intention to create their own independent organization as a substitute.
The Houston Chronicle reported that the local network of followers consisted of 800 people.
has focused its efforts on globalizing its activities and promoting Cayce's spiritual message in the mass media.
Books using extensive (>500 words) Cayce quotes may be expected to pay royalties.
activities are divided into 11 multi-state / multi-provincial regions and 3 major metropolitan areas.
The group will take turns sharing their dreams and, based on the methods outlined in his texts, attempt to interpret their own.
Later, the group will share ideas and feedback about whether the symbols and patterns were accurately interpreted.