information had been deleted were rewritten so that the text would flow smoothly and communicate clearly its intended message. Again, throughout this process, Schucman and Thetford felt they were guided by the Voice, and that their personal preferences and concerns played no important role in the editing decisions. When they were unsure about whether to make a change, Schucman would ask the Voice for guidance. A copy of the third draft was given to Hugh Lynn Cayce ("Cayce") in 1970 at his Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Schucman and Thetford permitted Cayce to pass this draft on to his son and to a certain Dr. Puryear. Schucman and Thetford hoped to receive feedback from them on the material.
While the material that eventually became the Text went through these three drafts, Schucman continued to hear the Voice and take down by hand the material that would become the Workbook and the Manual, and Thetford continued to type out this material as Schucman read it to him during the day. The Workbook and the Manual were not edited and revised nearly as heavily as the Text. However, much of a draft of the Workbook was included in the material sent to Cayce, and the correspondence between Cayce and Thetford suggests that at least some editing of the Workbook was expected to take place.
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