This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Va. Beach, Va., this 21st day of October, 1932, in accordance with request made by self - Miss [951], new Active Member of the Ass''n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Mr. [4219].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mildred Davis and L. B. Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading ... St., 11:35 to 12:05 Noon. ..., Ohio. (Physical Suggestion)
1. EC: We have the body here, [951]. Now, as we find, there are abnormal conditions in the physical functioning of this body. These conditions, as we find, would prove very interesting and worth while in considering a condition that in many portions of the country, and in all portions to some extent, is gradually becoming on the increase, and that has proven most unusually hard to cope with; for conditions are so often hidden that it is hard to find the source or the cause of that the professions have called "the point of infection."
2. Were the pathological conditions studied in the proper light, taking some that may be given here as the basis for investigations, we find that this case would prove very helpful and beneficial in many other similar conditions; for in this body the point of infection is hidden, yet in the basic forces of the metabolism and katabolism of the system may it be located, as the lack of elements necessary for the developing of that which makes for the regeneration in the elemental forces of the living organism to function balancedly for the proper coordination and physical balance throughout the system.
3. First, in the inception of this body, some nineteen years ago - not what may be termed properly (as in old considerations) prenatal conditions, but as of prenatal SURROUNDINGS - there were those elements taken by the body upon whom THIS body was dependent for that from which it drew its sustenance in the foetus or foetal forces of its inception. These made for first tendencies.
4. Then, with the character of the surroundings of the body, the character of the water as assimilated, the general dispositions that made for the resuscitating forces in the assimilating system, in many portions of the body the glands have been deficient in some respects and overactive in others in supplying the elements necessary for the proper
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distribution of forces in the system.
5. These are the points of infections, then, that make for tendencies in the structural portions of the body to become more active than other portions; not to the point where that the growth is turned into that position or manner where the elongation of bone itself begins, but rather the crystallization in the muscular forces and tendons, so that the substance is lacking that should supply to the joints of the extremities that oil or that plasm in its activity about same to keep the functioning in a normal manner. Were this turned, as it were, in one more infectious point, then we would have rather the tendency of Elephantiasis Proboscidis in its inception; but as it is turned in the present - from those glands of first the lacteals in assimilation, from the activities from the spleen and those glands from the kidneys overactive, or the endrenal [adrenal?] and those in the lyden [Leydig], and those of the pancrean supplying, or carrying, or taking, or adding to the blood stream those forces that are as the chrysalis of the infectious forces from the adrenals - it makes for the stoppage, rather than the drainage from extremities, which must eventually turn into bone itself and become either Sleeping Paralysis or Stony Paralysis, or that more of the orthopedic nature that makes for a twisting and turning of the bones themselves, by the muscular forces becoming hardened into such conditions.
6. Then, to meet the needs of such conditions, various stages of this particular disorder necessarily indicate that a different amount of elements are lacking or are excessive in portions of the functioning body; but in this particular body, at this particular period of the development:
7. We would first be very mindful of the diet. Keep away from all forces that supply an over abundance of salines, limes, or silicon, or the like, in the system. Supply an over abundant amount of those foods that carry iron, iodine and phosphorus in the system, for these will act against that already supplied to burn or destroy those tendencies of debarkation or demarcation in the activities of the glands. We would outline something as of this nature:
8. One meal each day we would supply principally of citrus fruits, or nature's sugars, nature's laxatives in citrus fruits, figs, prunes, berries of most natures - any of the active principles in such; a great deal of those forces that may be found in the pieplant, or the like; salsify, gooseberries in any of their preparations whether those that are preserved or otherwise, provided they are without any of the preservatives; currants and their derivatives, pomegranates and their derivatives, pears and their
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derivatives (that is, properties that are made from them, you see, WITHOUT preservatives). Beware of apples and bananas among the fruits. Beware of any that would carry more of those that would add silicon in the system. One meal each day would consist of foods selected from such as these.
9. Then there should be one meal almost entirely of nuts, and the oils of nuts; so that the activities from these in the system are such as to produce a different character of fermentation with the gastric forces of the stomach and the duodenum itself; so that the type of the lactics that are formed in the assimilation become entirely changed, so that the hydrochlorics that are formed in the system - or that are necessary to supply to the nonacid forces as they enter the system, or acid that make for turning into lacteal fluids - cause the lacteals to throw off to those portions of the system that which will gradually build in the pancreas, the spleen the kidneys, the duodenum, those various folds themselves, more of those forces that will lessen the tendency for the accumulation of those conditions in extremities, where carried by the circulation itself.
10. The evening meal may be of well balanced vegetables that are of the leafy nature, and that carry more of those properties as given. We will find much in turnips, eggplant (no cabbage of any nature, either cold or cooked), some characters of beans - provided they are well dried and grown in a soil that is different from that carrying iron, see? These will aid. The meats should be preferably (when taken at all) of wild game or fish, or oysters, or sea food.
11. So much for the diet!
12. Then we would take also, internally, those properties of Atomidine. This is iodine in a form that it may be assimilated in the system. In the beginning, if this is taken in large quantities, it would tend to make for a greater stiffness. Then, we would begin with small quantities. Twice a day take three minims in water, morning and evening. Each day increase the amount one minim, until there is being taken at least ten minims twice a day; then stop for five days, then begin over again.
13. At the end of the third period of taking the Atomidine, we would begin with Epsom salts baths (not until the third period of taking the iodine, see, or the Atomidine - which is iodine). These would be taken once a week; add five to eight pounds of the salts to sufficient water in the bath tub to cover the body up to the neck - which would be five to eight pounds to twenty or twenty-five gallons of water.
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The water should be just as hot as the body can well stand; as it cools add more hot water - and the body should lie in this for at least twenty-five to thirty minutes.
14. After coming from this bath, the body should be rinsed off in plain water, then rubbed down thoroughly; massaging thoroughly into the whole of the body (that is, all of the cerebrospinal, all of the shoulder, head, neck, ribs, arms, lower limbs, toes, feet, hands, fingers) a solution of equal parts of olive oil, tincture of myrrh and Russian White Oil. Heat the olive oil first, then add the same amount of tincture of myrrh while the olive oil is hot, and while cooling stir in an equal amount of the Russian White Oil - and this doesn't mean any of those that are of the paraffin base, but rather that which has been PURIFIED, see? This should be massaged in thoroughly, all that the body will absorb. Following this (Because it will make the body rather oily), a general rub off or sponge off with rub alcohol. After such treatments, of course, the body should rest.
15. When this has been taken for a period of three to five weeks, then we will give further instructions. Remember, the diet must be kept up; remember, the Atomidine must be kept up for this full period, and then further instructions would be given.
16. Ready for questions.
17. (Q) What causes severe night sweats, and what may be done to correct it? (A) We have given what may be done, and we have given the cause; for with these conditions that are caused by the glands' functioning, and the attempts of the system to reject these conditions, it would make sweat break out on anyone! Do as we have outlined, and then when the period has passed as given, we will give further instructions.
18. We are through for the present. Copy to Self " " File (Atomidine is manufactured by Schieffelin & Co., New York.)