About the author
K Paul Johnson is the author of Edgar Cayce in Context: The Readings, Truth and Fiction (State University of New York Press, 1998), a study of the American clairvoyant Edgar Cayce and the psychic readings attributed to him. The book places Cayce within the broader history of nineteenth-century esoteric and metaphysical movements and evaluates how his work fed into the later New Age movement, weighing the historical record against the claims made about his readings. Written from a critical, historically grounded perspective rather than a devotional one, the book is aimed at readers interested in the history of American spiritualism and psychic phenomena who want an assessment of Cayce's place in that history rather than an endorsement of his readings.
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“Johnson provides a rigorous contextualization of Cayce’s readings, offering a necessary corrective to uncritical hagiography. However, readers seeking purely devotional narratives or unverified miraculous accounts may find the…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Edgar Cayce in Context: The Readings: Truth and Fiction Johnson, K Paul
“Johnson provides a meticulous, albeit sometimes dry, examination of Cayce’s extensive archive, appealing primarily to scholars and serious occultists rather than casual readers. The text critically evaluates the accuracy of…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Edgar Cayce in Context: The Readings: Truth and Fiction Johnson, K Paul
