Edgar Cayce's Sacred Stones: The A-Z Guide to Working with Gems to Enhance Your Life and Health - Shelley Kaehr 2015

Pearl
Sacred Stones
Part Two

Found in: Australia, French Polynesia, Persian Gulf, Philippines

Named for: Pearl is derived from the French word perle, which was derived from the Latin word perna for “leg” (as of a bivalve).

Birthstone: June

Vedic astrology: Moon = pearl

✵ Bible ✵

No mention shall be made . . . of pearls . . . Job 28:18

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matthew 7:6

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Matthew 13:45-46

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 1 Timothy 2:9

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: Revelation 17:4

The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood . . . Revelation 18:12

. . . Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! Revelation 18:16

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. Revelation 21:21

✵ Cayce Readings ✵

Pearls are mentioned 199 times in 137 documents.

The A.R.E. received feedback about the effectiveness of pearls:

. . . (951) wore a pearl on a necklace for about two years after Mr. Cayce’s reading told her to. She could not discern what it did for her, if anything . . . I was studying astrology at the time . . . The teacher said there was a good aspect from the planet Neptune which governed pearls, so we felt Mr. Cayce was correct . . .

. . . As I recall, the ’vibration’ of the pearl was to do something. Whatever it was, I guess it did it, for I have had fair health all these years. The pearl was not demagnetized—I just wore it as it was. I felt nothing and noticed nothing personally, but chemical forces within me did eat a sizable hole in the side of the pearl. I take it from that, that I absorbed some portion of it. Finally, the entire necklace became so worn I discontinued wearing it. (I also absorb gold).

951-4, Report #22

I purchased an oriental pearl late in 1941, had it set in an old fraternity pin, and now wear it pinned in my shirt pocket. As suggested in the reading, it has become a symbol of beauty evolved by action and friction through continued experiences in its own realm of being, holding ever to an unchanging purpose or ideal.

. . . the effect of the pearl has shown its influence in the mental, physical, and spiritual expressions in my own life. The continuous mental awareness of the beauty of the pearl resulting through action and friction upon a central purpose stimulates my mind to hold and know a main purpose throughout my present incarnation . . .

. . . I miss the pearl if I do not wear it. However, this may be a mental reaction. Be that as it may, the pearl remains an omen of the eventual full realization of my purpose in this three- dimensional experience. I have made progress during the past five years and will continue to wear the pearl for the results already obtained as well as those yet to come.

2533-1, Report #4

Here is the text of this person’s (#2533) reading:

Thus the entity should ever keep a pearl about the self or upon the person, not only for the material vibration but for the ideal expression. For it will be an omen—not only because of the vibrations that it may give to self but because of keeping the even temperament, yea the temper itself. For the entity can get mad, and when it is mad, it is really mad!

Thus the entity became an interpreter of signs . . . in that experience owned the larger collection of pearls from the Persian Gulf and area—which is still the source of the most beautiful of these precious stones.

Keep such an one about the body, not only because of the vibrations but because of the abilities indicated. For, as is realized—and is oft analyzed by the entity—this is among those of the precious stones that indicates in its formation, in its beauty, the hardships overcome by the very source that made the beauty of the stone itself.

Q: What hobbies will benefit me . . . ?

A: The study of stones—especially precious stones. Not necessarily owning of same, but what part they have played, do not play in the lives of the idle rich, nor of those so begone by carnal forces; rather as that ye may gain by keeping a pearl close about thy body.

2533-1

The previous reading suggests that pearls, like opals, are good for quelling anger. The Source also reveals one of the long-held beliefs about pearls as a symbol of purity and higher ideals.

In the next reading, Source describes why the pearl calms the mood simply because of the pressures associated with its creation:

. . . pearls unusual in their effect upon the entity, especially in moods . . . as indicated in the pearl—which has been produced by irritations. Hence, the ability to build resistances is a natural influence that comes about same, and not as a talisman for preventing this or that—but that the vibrations created make for same.

1189-1

Q: My Life Reading suggested the wearing of pearls next to my skin for the healing vibration. Does the pearl necklace I’m now wearing help or hinder?

A: When its vibrations have taken the body-forces, it will be well. Or if the body would demagnetize the necklace as it is, it would be more helpful for the body. Do not touch with same, but expose necklace to the ultra-violet ray for one-tenth of a second, or as a flash. This will demagnetize it and set it for better body vibration for this body.

951-6

The concept of demagnetizing a stone is something I have thought about over the years, although not particularly in this same context.

In gem healing, any time you use a stone and place it on the body, you will immediately feel a rush of energy or a shift in your energy field. The change in energy happens as you achieve energetic rapport with the frequency of the stone. Similar to tuning a guitar, when you have a string out of tune, you make adjustments until the strings are in harmony. To do this, you hold the guitar, strum the string while hitting a key on a piano, for example, and make adjustments until the two sound the same. Healing works the same way. If there is discord in the body, simply adjust the frequency until it feels the same as harmony in the body.

When the Source describes demagnetization in the previous reading, I am inclined to believe this is another way to describe the process of attunement. If your energy field shifts and changes as a result of wearing or using gemstones, ultimately you will no longer feel a powerful alteration when your frequency has achieved a new reality. Therefore, a sense of non-effect takes hold, which you might consider to be demagnetization. The fact is that once you make the shift, you will no longer need to wear or use the stone.

This attunement happens all the time. Let’s say, for example, that you bought a piece of jewelry. Perhaps you wore it non-stop for several years. Then some years later while rummaging through the jewelry box, you find that same, once-beloved ring. You had forgotten all about that piece of jewelry. At this time, you have no desire to wear that once-treasured possession even though you might still have fond memories of it.

Here are some readings about past lives featuring pearls:

In the latter portion of the life there were the interests of the entity in the pearl industry, in the Arabian Gulf and Persian Gulf . . .

1561-1

. . . pearls that came from the sea near what is now called Madagascar . . .

294-148

Also there were in the experience those things that make for what is ordinarily termed or considered royalty . . . pearls . . . etc. . . .

630-2

. . . For there again the entity became the keeper of exchanges for many lands . . . golds of Africa to the changes of the pearls . . .

1213-1

Wear . . . the pearl . . . but never upon the neck or in the ears—rather upon the extremities; for they will make for the bringing out . . . of those very colors and vibrations that have been indicated to which the entity is so sensitive.

1406-1

And Cayce gave a reading for someone who lived in ancient Greece:

. . . certain character of pearls . . . would be well to be about the entity, because the very vibrations of the sea as creative forces, and as activities through which there is the physical evolution . . .

1604-1

. . . The abilities as a judge of cloth, furs, and values, are a part of the entity’s experience from that material sojourn; also its interest in stones—especially pearls . . .

2916-1

Cayce described a life of someone who lived in the Holy Land in Rome:

There the entity used what might be called the orange shell game—finding a pea under a shell, only the entity used as a pearl taken from the Persian Gulf.

3663-1

Source describes the most beneficial vibrations in the following reading:

Q: What precious stone sends out the most healing vibrations for my body?

A: Those of the pearl . . .

275-31

Q: What metal and stones hold the better vibrations for me?

A: The pearl as the stone, zinc as the metal.

2746-1

Source interpreted a dream featuring pearls:

Q: Tuesday morning, June 11, I saw a string of pearls, the words, ’Why throw pearls?’

A: Pearls the emblematical condition of tears as has been seen by the entity and the representation of sorrow in someone whom the entity has contacted . . . ’Why throw pearls,’ why give out that will cause the condition to arise (it is of tears, see?) . . .

900-81

Finally, Source sums up the virtues of pearls in this reading:

. . . the seven virtues,—hence seven stones, in the varied colors . . . the pearl . . . faith . . .

533-20

Pearl of Great Price

This pearl is mentioned eleven times in nine documents.

The Cayce readings also feature major sections, which are not all included here, about the “pearl of great price,” in which Jesus compares the journey to heaven to a search for fine pearls.

Here is the reference from the King James Version of the Bible:

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Matthew 13:45-46

And here are some of the various readings that feature this phrase:

Hence from those experiences we find the pearls of great price . . .

For the entity learned that the pearls of great price are not merely those activities from the affliction of a mollusk in the sea as it resists; but that as ye in thy experience resist that as would lead to selfish desires, the gratifying or selfish motives, ye build the pearls of great price.

2560-1

A pearl is an adornment, a thing of beauty, created through the irritation of that which manifests itself in a lowly way to those that consider themselves of high estate; but by the very act of irritation to its own vibration is the higher vibration created, or brings about the pearl of great price . . .

Through such irritation, though, oft does the soul grow, even as the pearl . . .

254-68

Q: Should I continue helping in the spiritual lives of others?

A: As indicated . . . ye may make in the experience of others that which will make each soul find the pearl of great price.

764-1

. . . listen at pearls of great price yet have no thought, no mind, no purpose for same.

2067-1

Pearls before Swine

This phrase is mentioned twenty-two times in twenty-one documents.

The other concept in the readings that is mentioned many times is the reference to pearls before swine. Here it is again from the King James Version:

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matthew 7:6

This important lesson means that you should not give your valuable possessions or ideas to people who do not appreciate them.

Why waste the best of yourself on people who do not treasure your value? Most of us undervalue ourselves at times, and apparently Source felt this reiteration of self-love and self-value to be important enough for Cayce to mention often in the readings, including the following:

Unless these are in accord, do not cast pearls before swine! (Matthew 7:6) This we see should be the rule, absolute, would the work, as it is contemplated and has been done, succeed . . .

254-15

. . . there are in their experiences in the present opportunities for service! Do not sow thy pearls before swine . . .

254-96

Learn ye then that lesson in the present, ’Cast not pearls before dogs nor swine.’ . . .

2067-1

Q: Should this message be sent . . . to help them?

A: Cast not thine pearls before swine; neither make thine house of no estate. Pity is akin to love. Love him that hateth thee . . .

257-61

More on Pearls

Although we use pearls as gemstones, they are organic, being formed from living creatures.

Revisiting the Cayce readings for this project rejuvenated me and provided much intellectual stimulation for several areas of my life, as the readings always do for me. The idea that the pearl originates from an irritant and thus assists us with anger issues makes complete sense to me. Have you ever worked with homeopathy? The philosophy of that discipline is that in order to heal from an ailment, you must ingest it. It makes sense, therefore, to use a material that has irritation as its fundamental building block to rid us of irritations. Brilliant!

My prior understanding of working with pearls was capitalizing on their ability to impart innocence and purity to the wearer. They were perfect to use for a woman on her wedding day, for example.

If you remember the television show Leave it to Beaver back in the old days, the pearls on June Cleaver reminded me of someone who exemplified the perfect mother and wife. Thinking about that show and others like it brings a nostalgic feeling for the innocence of a time when life was simpler. Similarly, when you see someone wearing pearls, it can give you a warm and fuzzy feeling.

For whatever reason, if you need to appear innocent to others, pearl is the stone to choose. If you are meeting your potential in-laws for the first time; going on an important job interview; or undertaking a situation requiring you to appear morally steadfast, devoted, and innocent—wear the pearl!

Years ago on a trip to India, I had the opportunity to have my palms read one evening. The palmist approached me while I sat under a tarp on a dirt floor near a restaurant where my friends and I were about to have dinner. The palm reader walked to the table to see if anyone wanted a reading. I thought this sounded like a once-in-a-lifetime chance, so I agreed.

The reader told me that to attract love I should wear a pearl ring on the little finger of the left hand. He said that wearing a pearl strengthens the planet Venus and thus brings love into your life. I am passing that wisdom on to you now; try it, if love is what you seek!

If you study a chart of the palm, which is what the reader interprets, the marriage sector is located directly under the little finger on the palm. The heart can be accessed by working with the area under the ring finger, which is also appropriate since that is typically where we wear a wedding ring.

Pearls have had long associations with love. Strings of pearls covered the coffin of Mumtaz Mahal after her death. Of all stones, the pearl was appropriate because the Taj Mahal represented a pure form of divine love as well as the loving devotion that the grieving husband had for his deceased wife.