This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 24th day of April, 1935, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [850], through Study Group #7 of the Ass''n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Miss [307], Charlie H. Capps and daughter; L. B. Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 11:10 to 11:30 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Virginia. (Physical Suggestion)
1. EC: We have the body here; this we have had before.
2. In some respects we find conditions are not so good; in others we find there are some improvements.
3. Those recurrent reactions of an overcharging, as it were, of the centers in the system make for the tendencies for the dizziness, tendencies for weakness to react in the system; and it is an overcharging of certain portions of the organism that makes for this flow into the nerve centers or plexus, especially from the solar plexus or 9th and 10th dorsal area, that makes for this tendency for periods of the reactions that are not so good.
4. As we find, we would alter practically ALL the treatments. For there are conditions in the glands of the digestive forces, in the manner in which the assimilations are carried on, in the manner in which the reactions are to the body. So we will forget those other suggestions, see? And we would follow these:
5. First we would prepare a compound in this manner:
6. To 2 ounces of Pure Honey (as strained from the honeycomb) add 4 ounces of distilled water, to make a honey syrup, you see. Then add sufficient alcohol, or 1/2 ounce (pure grain alcohol). Then add: Essence of Wild Ginseng (not the tame).....1/4 ounce, Wild Ginger (Now, this is not the same; though some may tell you so! These are entirely different).................1/4 ounce, Extract of Indian Turnip....................10 minims, Tincture of Stillingia.....................1/2 dram, Extract of Yellow Dock Root................1/2 ounce. Shake these together before the dose is taken, which would be 1/2 teaspoonful 4 times each day; the first dose before the morning meal, the next before the noon meal (and eat the
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meals, and make it regular; not have it as it has been, at times waiting for half an hour or changing about, see?), and the next before the evening meal, and the last just before retiring.
7. We would also have a stimulation by a massage along the cerebrospinal system, with a compound prepared in this manner:
8. Take equal parts of Olive Oil, Tincture of Myrrh and Oil of Cedar Wood. Heat the Olive Oil, add the Myrrh; then, while still warm (after this has been thoroughly stirred in) add the Cedar Oil. This should be massaged in a ROTARY motion along the whole of the spine, you see; especially in the 2nd and 3rd cervical, 3rd and 4th dorsal, 4th lumbar. Now it is indicated this has not been applied specifically to those centers from which the radial axis had been overactive (9th and 10th dorsal), but these are for the axes of the system, you see; so that this heaviness in the reactions to the extremities may be overcome. Also the properties taken internally will alter the gastric flow through the digestive system.
9. In the matter of the diet, let that be of body, blood and nerve building foods. Keep THESE as things NOT to be eaten: No bananas, no raw apples, no potatoes - no white potatoes or the pulp of same, though the jackets may be eaten with the small quantity that would be attached; or what is commonly known as the parings. Eat the potato parings and throw the potato away! These may be well cooked together with carrots, beans, peas or the like. A great deal of fruits. And when anything is eaten between meals, let it NOT be sweets - but fruits; particularly pears or plums or berries - preferably NOT strawberries.
10. Do this and, as we find, we will make the better conditions for this body, [850].
11. Ready for questions.
12. (Q) The Radio-Battery should also be discontinued? (A) Be discontinued for the present.
13. (Q) Is the Radio-Battery the body has been using in good condition? (A) Connections are not very good on same. Needs overhauling.
14. (Q) Has the congestion in the lung area cleared up? (A) This is much bettered.
15. (Q) Have the massages given the body been correct? (A) These were in part correct. We are changing all of these, as indicated.
16. (Q) Why is it that the body cannot sleep, and what help can be given?
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(A) Let these massages as suggested be given just before retiring, and the body will sleep!
17. (Q) What should the body take or do to stimulate the appetite? (A) Take the compound as given!
18. (Q) How many times a day should the body take the breathing exercise? (A) About twice; in the morning early, and just before retiring.
19. (Q) Is ice tea harmful to the body? (A) Tea is rather hard on most bodies. If it is taken with lemon it is preferable.
20. (Q) When should the body show improvements? (A) In two to three weeks.
21. (Q) Is the product Manan produced by the Natural Health Co. of N.Y. City good for the cleansing of the system, and would it be beneficial to this body? (A) Not beneficial to this body. In some conditions it's very good, but NOT for this body. Too irritating.
22. (Q) What is the cause of blackheads and what is the cure for same? (A) More capillary circulation needed, so that the drosses and the eliminations are not discharged in the superficial activity through the pores where the body is attempting to breathe in, as it were. With the massages as indicated, with the type of compound given, with the proper care of the diet and those precautions, these should be materially aided.
23. (Q) What brand of cosmetics should the body use? (A) Black and White products are preferable; that is, the GENUINE Black and White (Of Chicago; NOT Plough's).
24. (Q) What cream should the body use? (A) Of the same.
25. (Q) Give remedy for dandruff. (A) Use crude oil, cleansing with a twenty percent solution of GRAIN alcohol. Then massage just a small portion or quantity of White Vaseline into the scalp. This will cure ANY dandruff, unless it is produced - of course - by acne or some skin disorder.
26. (Q) Any other advice? (A) Be consistent, but be persistent with those applications as suggested. Not as mere rote to be gotten through with, either in the breathing exercises or the massages that are to be given, but rather SEEING that these are to accomplish that within the physical reactions for the body. For each activity has its own reaction, whether in the mental or the material world. By the proper attitude they may be accorded one with another, as cooperative
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influences; but if one is thinking one thing and doing another, then they must be combative one with another. Be not double-minded.
27. We are through with this reading. Copy to Self " " Ass'n file (See letter [which was enclosed] for Druggist with suggestions for compound.)