The unusual clairvoyant Edgar Cayce appeared in the United States in the early 20th century. Many consider him the greatest clairvoyant ever. His instructions, called riding, brought him fame. He spoke with equal strength about cancer treatment, reincarnation, and the beginnings of life on Earth. He claimed that he drew information from space. Cayce's merits in medicine are so great that even though he was not a physician, the University of Chicago granted him the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in June 1954.

He was born on a farm near Hopkinsville, Kentucky on March 18, 1877. Once, while playing in the meadows, he allegedly saw a figure he considered an angel. He learned from her that when he fell asleep with the book under his head, he would remember all its contents. It sounds like a fairy tale, but since then Cayce has memorized the contents of each book with photographic precision. He studied the Bible with great interest. It was strongly religious, so he read it several times at the age of sixteen. He decided to read it every year. And so, until his death, he read the Bible sixty-eight times.

At the age of twenty, there was a breakthrough in his life. He stopped talking normally and only a whisper came from his throat. After a year of unsuccessful treatment, when all the doctors were disappointed, Edgar decided to treat himself. He and his friend Lane tried a hypnotic session, but they didn't succeed. That's when Edgar decided to sleep on his own, the way he did when he wanted to remember the contents of the book. He succeeded - got a speech and started talking. The whole town circled in a flash. It soon became apparent that he could help others. He first treated his family and acquaintances, later, after publishing an article in the New York Times, people from other cities, important politicians, actors began to come to him.

They didn't even have to go to Cayce in person, a letter with the address and name of the person was enough. The visionary often helped to cure diseases that were considered incurable, such as psoriasis or rheumatism. Local doctors (including Dr. Thomas Burr House and Wesely Ketchum) used his rides to treat their patients.