This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Virginia, this 6th day of August, 1935, in accordance with request made by the husband - Mr. [...], new Associate Member of the Ass''n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by a friend of Mr. [257].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. L. B. Cayce.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 10:55 to 11:15 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Michigan. (Physical Suggestion)
1. EC: Yes. Yes, we have the body, [981].
2. Now, as we find, much of that which disturbs the better physical functioning of this body has become more or less a constitutional condition. And there are many psychopathic conditions that enter in.
3. Yet, as we find, it would be much preferable for the body to have changes not merely in the environs or surroundings, in a manner, but the whole atmosphere.
4. For a long period of time conditions have been coming about which have produced in the body the attitude, "Well, there's no use! Nothing's going to do any good!"
5. This is from the very nature of the conditions, and yet the body has come to depend upon some applications that must necessarily hinder or impair from there being permanent CURATIVE powers or recuperative forces.
6. These effects arise, as we find, from some disorders that arose some time back; with first an intestinal disorder, then a disruption in the functioning of the organs of the pelvis. Then those changes wrought in the system through those applications at the time gradually brought impairments in the circulation. So, there are hindrances in the proper manner of locomotion, through the infectious forces that arise in the joints of the extremities; making for a hindrance in the character of the circulatory forces - that is, the blood supply, the lymph supply, the coordination between the blood supply and the lymph and emunctory circulation. These produce or bring about this stiffening, this soreness; these conditions that are of the arthritic nature, though they make for those disturbances as combined with the digestive forces also.
7. Then, these are the conditions as we find them with this body, [981] we are speaking of:
8. First we would make changes where there might be the applications through steam baths that would carry Atomidine
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(the atomic iodine). These would be with sweats, as the Class System, you see. Or, as we find, we would change the body to those surroundings with Wagner, at Dayton, Ohio.
9. Such cabinet steam baths would be given about twice a week. Following these we would have a rubdown with the oils that would be combined in this manner:
10. To 4 ounces of Russian White Oil as the base, add - in the order named: Oil of Wintergreen.....................1 ounce, Oil of Cedar Wood......................1 ounce, Oil of Pine Needles..................1/4 ounce, Kerosene Oil.........................1/2 ounce, Oil of Sassafras.....................1/2 ounce. These, to be sure, will separate; but shake well together before the massage is given, which would be over the lumbar area, in a circular motion; over the brachial area the same, but extending to the extremities from both the lumbar area and brachial area - to the toes and to the tips of the fingers, AWAY FROM the body, as a drawing; not so much a circular motion to the extremities but rather a patting and a drawing; massaging the oils well into the flesh, however.
11. Be mindful of the diets. These should be more of those things that make for the adding to the system of the necessary forces for the solving of the distortions in portions of the body; and to build up a blood supply that will make for resuscitating forces. This would be an outline, though - to be sure - it may be altered somewhat from that intimated, which at times has been good. This diet outline would be followed with the rest of the treatments. DO NOT take part of the treatments and leave off the rest! Either do ALL or none! See?
12. Mornings - citrus fruit juices. Combine lemon with orange juice, or grapefruit juice, or pineapple juice. Occasionally at the same meal there may be taken a gluten; such as whole wheat, or crushed wheat, or oats. For THIS body, take the gluten at the same meal with the citrus fruits; we need that fermentation which would arise. But let them be fifteen to twenty minutes apart. This makes better fermentation; produces a form of acidity at times, yes - but these are necessary for the proper activity through the duodenum and digestive forces, as we find them here.
13. These may be followed with a cereal drink, whole wheat wafers or whole wheat toast.
14. Occasionally the breakfast may be altered to fresh
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fruits, or canned fresh fruits; though not prepared with any preservative save the NATURAL means.
15. Milk may occasionally be taken at this period also.
16. Noons - the meats of ANY nature should only be of wild game; such as squab, squirrel, bird or fowl. These should always be THOROUGHLY parboiled and then broiled, when used. Lamb may be taken occasionally; the broth of same may be taken. But only the whole wheat or rye breads would be used.
17. Evenings - only first a raw vegetable, or a raw salad; then a very thoroughly cooked vegetable meal, with vegetables cooked in their OWN juices. They should be balanced with three grown above the ground to one grown below the ground.
18. These would be the characterizations necessary in the diet.
19. It will require consistent and persistent activity, not just for a week or a month, but for two, three, four or five months, before we would see the DEFINITE changes; though RELIEF would come after the second or third week.
20. But follow ALL of these suggested treatments for sixty days; then we would give further instructions.
21. Ready for questions.
22. We are through for the present. Two copies to Husband Copy to Ass'n file