Association For Research And Enlightenment Inc

THE MISSION OF ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENLIGHTENMENT (A.R.E.) IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFOUND PERSONAL CHANGE IN BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT THROUGH THE WISDOM FOUND IN THE EDGAR CAYCE MATERIAL.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: HEADQUARTER AND FIELD CONFERENCES PROVIDE ORGANIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BASED ON AND RELATED TO THE EDGAR CAYCE TOPICS AND TEACHINGS. DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS, ALL OF OUR EVENTS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY THOUGH JUNE. FROM JULY ONWARD, IN-PERSON EVENTS RETURNED TO OUR CAMPUS AND ALL CONFERENCES GOING FORWARD WERE "HYBRIDS" OFFERING A CONCURRENT VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE. THE VIRTUAL-ONLY PROGRAM SERIES CREATED DURING THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED IN ADDITION TO THE HEADQUARTERS PROGRAMS. WE CONDUCTED 75 VIRTUAL AND HYBRID EVENTS AND TRAININGS IN VARIOUS PLATFORMS AND LENGTHS, WITH 5,575 ATTENDEES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE GLOBE.ON-SITE BOOKSTORE: PROMOTES AND SELLS A.R.E. PRESS PUBLICATIONS, A.R.E. CONFERENCE DVD'S, RELATED OUTSIDE PUBLICATIONS, AND PERIPHERAL ITEMS. THIS SALES VENUE IS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR MEMBERS, DONORS, VISITORS AND SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING CONFEREES, MASSAGE THERAPY STUDENTS, AND SPIRITUAL / HEALTH SEEKERS TO ASSIST THEM IN IMPROVING THEIR LIVES PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY.PRISON OUTREACH: PROVIDES PRISONERS AND PRISON LIBRARIES WITH FREE BOOKS BASED ON THE EDGAR CAYCE MATERIAL AND A PRISON "PEN PAL" PROGRAM, ASSISTING INMATES WITH CONCEPTS AND QUESTIONS IN THE EDGAR CAYCE MATERIAL.PRAYER & MEDITATION SERVICES: SERVES AS BOTH A RESOURCE CENTER AND A WELL-NETWORKED INTERNATIONAL PRAYER SERVICE. OUR MONTHLY INTERNATIONAL PRAYER SERVICE INCLUDES AN INSPIRATIONAL PRAYER LETTER (ELECTRONIC OR MAILED TO ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE WHO PRAY FOR THOSE ON THE LIST), WHICH IS PROMOTED TO HELP THOSE IN NEED: WWW.WORLDPRAYERGROUP.ORG. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 36,000 PRAYER PARTICIPANTS ARE SERVED.STUDY GROUPS/SPIRITUAL GROWTH GROUPS: SERVE AS A RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE NUMEROUS STUDY GROUPS AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH GROUPS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. THE WORLDWIDE TOTAL OF ECUMENICAL STUDY GROUPS STANDS AT 365 INCLUDING OVER 100 GROUPS LOCATED IN PENITENTIARIES AROUND THE U.S. IN 2021, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO KEEP MANY OF THESE GROUPS ONLINE. THIS DEPARTMENT AIDS IN THE START-UPS OF NEW GROUPS, DISSEMINATES THE APPROPRIATE CAYCE MATERIAL (BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC.) AND STUDY GROUP GUIDELINES, RESPONDS TO VARIOUS GROUPS' INQUIRIES, AND RESOLVES ISSUES THAT ARISE WITH THE VARIOUS STUDY GROUP OPERATIONS. OUTREACH: ALTHOUGH THE INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE EDGAR CAYCE WORK IS LOCATED IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, THE A.R.E. COMMUNITY IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS WHO OFFER CONFERENCES, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, SERVICE PROJECTS, OUTREACH AND FELLOWSHIP AROUND THE WORLD. IN ADDITION TO THE VIRGINIA BEACH HEADQUARTERS, VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES ARE MANAGED BY AREA TEAMS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 350 VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE USA. THERE ARE ALSO "EDGAR CAYCE CENTERS" IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES AND OVER 100 VOLUNTEER CONTACTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THIS OUTREACH PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH LOCAL A.R.E. REPRESENTATIVES AND CAYCE ENTHUSIASTS, TAKE PART IN ECUMENICAL SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION GROUPS, ATTEND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND HEAR HOW THE CAYCE INFORMATION CONTINUES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOR THE BETTER PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY. IN ADDITION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDY GROUPS AND ONGOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE A.R.E. COMMUNITY OFFERS A WEALTH OF FREE INFORMATION ON A VARIETY OF WEBSITES, ONGOING SERVICE PROJECTS, SUCH AS PRISON OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND CLASSES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE FOUND AT: WWW.EDGARCAYCE.ORG.A.R.E. TOURS: FOR OVER 50 YEARS, A.R.E. HAS BEEN PROVIDING A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE CAYCE INFORMATION. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ORGANIZATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUND-RAISING AND DEVELOPMENT WITH INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS, EACH TOUR PRESENTS KNOWLEDGEABLE SPEAKERS AND RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THE EDGAR CAYCE READINGS, ALONG WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF VISITING SPECIAL AREAS OF THE GLOBE WITH HISTORICAL, SPIRITUAL, OR METAPHYSICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE TIED TO UNIQUE INSIGHTS FOUND IN THE CAYCE READINGS. IN ADDITION, THE TOUR PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH THE CHANCE TO MEET WITH AND GET TO KNOW LIKEMINDED FELLOW TRAVELERS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEDITATE DAILY AND WORK ON DREAMS TOGETHER. IN 2021 DUE TO COVID-19 ALL A.R.E. TRAVEL PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS/TRAVELERS WERE CANCELLED. ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH: COORDINATES ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITIONS IN SEARCH OF (AND FINDING EVIDENCE OF) ANCIENT CULTURES THAT ARE MENTIONED IN THE CAYCE DISCOURSES, AND DISSEMINATING SIMILAR INFORMATION FROM LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR MEMBER MATERIALS AND AT OUR ANNUAL ANCIENT MYSTERIES CONFERENCE. METAPHYSICAL LIBRARY: THE A.R.E. LIBRARY IS A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF EDGAR CAYCE, WHOSE MORE THAN 14,000 PSYCHIC READINGS FORM THE CORE OF THE COLLECTION. IN ADDITION TO THE CAYCE READINGS, THE LIBRARY HOUSES ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD MORE THAN 80,000 VOLUMES SPECIALIZING IN THE FIELDS OF METAPHYSICS, PARAPSYCHOLOGY, COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS STUDIES, HOLISTIC HEALTH, ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, AND PSYCHOLOGY AS WELL AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDITIONS OF EDGAR CAYCE BOOKS. OUR LIBRARY HOUSES THE LARGEST REPOSITORY OF METAPHYSICAL BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, AND PERIODICALS IN NORTH AMERICA AND SOME OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE EDGERTON SYKES COLLECTION (ATLANTIS), THE ANDREW JACKSON DAVIS COLLECTION (PSYCHIC EXPERIENCES), AS WELL AS VERBATIM COPIES OF THE COMPLETE EDGAR CAYCE READINGS. BOOKS AND CIRCULATING FILES MAY BE CHECKED OUT TO MEMBERS OF EDGAR CAYCE'S A.R.E., STUDENTS OF ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY OR THE CAYCE/REILLY SCHOOL OF MASSAGE. MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO A DIGITAL COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS.CAYCE/REILLY SCHOOL OF MASSAGE: THE CAYCE/REILLY SCHOOL OF MASSAGE OFFERS A QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION IN BOTH THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MASSAGE BASED ON THE HOLISTIC PRINCIPLES OF THE EDGAR CAYCE READINGS AND IN THE SPIRIT OF DR. HAROLD J. REILLY. STUDENTS OF THE CAYCE/REILLY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE THE CONVERGENCE OF LEADING-EDGE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION WITH THE CONCEPTS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF THE HOLISTIC HEALING ARTS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE HEALTH PHILOSOPHIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED IN THE EDGAR CAYCE READINGS. THE SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES FOR ALREADY LICENSED/CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPISTS. ALL CLASSES OFFERED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE HEALTH AND HOLISTIC PRINCIPLES OF BOTH THE CAYCE/REILLY SCHOOL AND THE A.R.E. IN 2021, THE SCHOOL CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HYBRID INSTRUCTION WHERE STUDENTS MET IN-PERSON FOR HANDS-ON COURSES AND VIRTUALLY FOR LECTURE-BASED COURSES. THE SCHOOL'S OPERATIONS AND TRAINING CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION AND PROVIDED EDUCATION TO 47 STUDENTS.

HEALTH AND SPA SERVICES: HEALTH AND SPA SERVICES PROVIDES AND ADMINISTERS THE HEALTH CARE MODALITIES RECOMMENDED IN THE EDGAR CAYCE READINGS WHILE ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN UTILIZING THEIR OWN INNATE HEALING ABILITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE APPLICATION OF THE EDGAR CAYCE HEALTH READINGS IN A RESPONSIBLE, CARING AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER SUCH THAT THESE SERVICES ALIGN WITH BOTH THE SPIRIT AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE READINGS. THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED: BODYWORK (INCLUDING MASSAGE AND ACUPRESSURE), HYDROTHERAPY (INCLUDING COLONICS AND STEAMS), CHIROPRACTIC, ACUPUNCTURE, HYPNOTHERAPY, COUNSELING AND ENERGYWORK. THE HEALTH CENTER AND SPA CONTINUES TO FOLLOW RECOMMENDED COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS AS THE COUNTRY TRANSITIONS FROM A PANDEMIC TO AN ENDEMIC. DESPITE THE PANDEMIC THE CENTER HAS SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY PROVIDED 8,036 HEALTH AND SPA SERVICES SINCE JANUARY 2021.

A.R.E.'S TOTAL MEMBERSHIP WAS 17,022 AT 12/31/21. SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2021 INCLUDED: WE PROVIDED A FREE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (SCHOLARSHIPS) TO 366 INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN 2021.IN 2021, EDGARCAYCE.ORG HAD 649,460 VISITORS WITH 2,157,488 PAGEVIEWS.MONTHLY BOUNCE RATE DECREASED BY 3.1% MEANING PEOPLE ARE FINDING MORE VALUE IN THEIR VISIT TO THE SITE. TOP PAGES INCLUDED THE READINGS, MEMBER VIDEOS, ENLIGHTENMENT SERIES, AND MEMBERSHIP MONDAYS.TOP COUNTRIES U.S., CANADA, AUSTRALIA, ENGLAND, AND INDIA.WEBSITE VISITORS CAME PRIMARILY FROM THE U.S.HERE ARE SOME STATS FROM OUR WEBSITE:TOP COUNTRIES PRODUCING TRAFFIC:COUNTRY SESSIONS/USERS1. UNITED STATES 811,116/507,5632. CANADA 59,789/37,5953. UNITED KINGDOM 26,955/18,8064. AUSTRALIA 22,138/14,6365. INDIA 9,619/6,4356. GERMANY 5,340/3,7027. JAPAN 4,630/2,8428. NETHERLANDS 4,326/3,1819. FRANCE 4,213/2,34710. IRELAND 4,078/2,347TOP SOURCES OF TRAFFIC INCLUDED (IN ORDER OF RANKING): ORGANIC DIRECT SOCIAL REFERRAL PAID USER DEVICES WERE SPLIT INTO THESE THREE CATEGORIES:55.7% MOBILE39.1% DESKTOP5.2% TABLET OUR YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS GREW FROM 52,637 TO 53,865 IN 2021.REFLECTIONS PODCAST HAD A TOTAL OF 33,752 DOWNLOADS IN 2021 WITH AN ALL-TIME TOTAL OF 132,226 SINCE IT STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2018.OUR FACEBOOK PAGE GREW FROM 203,895 LIKES IN 2021 TO 220,962; AND OUR FOLLOWERS GREW FROM 198,776 IN 2021 TO 199,693 AT YEAR END.OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE CONTINUES TO BE OUR FASTEST GROWING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM. IN SEPTEMBER 2019 WE WERE AT 11,552 AND AT YEAR END WE WERE AT 20,950.IN JUNE OF 2021, WE LAUNCHED A NEW TIKTOK CHANNEL RESULTING 450 FOLLOWERS AND 7,555 LIKES.

PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION: PROMOTES AND SELLS A.R.E. PRESS PUBLICATIONS, AND A.R.E. CONFERENCE DVD'S. THIS SALES VENUE IS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR MEMBERS, DONORS, AND SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING CONFEREES, STUDENTS, AND SPIRITUAL / HEALTH SEEKERS TO ASSIST THEM IN IMPROVING THEIR LIVES PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY. THIS VENUE PROMOTES AND REACHES OUTSIDE OF THE LOCAL VIRGINIA BEACH DEMOGRAPHICS TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SEEKERS. IN-HOUSE PUBLICATIONS: A.R.E. PRESS PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES BOOKS AND MEDIA TO WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOKSTORES THAT ARE BASED ON AND RELATED TO THE EDGAR CAYCE TOPICS AND TEACHINGS. CERTAIN PUBLICATIONS ARE ALSO OFFERED IN SPANISH. ALL OF A.R.E. PRESS PUBLICATIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AS EBOOKS AND NUMEROUS TITLES ARE AVAILABLE AS AUDIOBOOKS.