This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 16th day of September, 1935, in accordance with request made by the daughter - Miss [681] Active Member of the Ass''n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.
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 3:25 to 3:45 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Michigan. (Physical Suggestion)
1. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [1002].
2. Now, as we find, disturbing conditions in the physical forces of this body are rather a growth into complications. And to bring permanent relief without causing greater disorder will require considerable persistence, time and patience to make the changes necessary to relieve these disorders.
3. These have to do, as we find, with disturbances in the nervous forces of the body; that is, in the beginning, and have brought about disorders which have grown to be constitutional, functional and organic in their nature.
4. Then, these are conditions as we find them with this body, [1002] we are speaking of:
5. In times back there was a hurt or a strain in the upper dorsal area that made for an activity in the system which produced the lack of the flow of the gastric juices to all portions of the stomach alike. This made for an acidity in the system, bringing about disorders through the eliminations in the alimentary canal. Conditions became rather of the nature that there were then produced engorgements in the colon area, specifically more in a portion of the transverse and descending colon.
6. The results came from these conditions in the form of heartburn, the lack of assimilation, belching, and poor activity of the liver - until it became almost as a hardening in a portion of same. Then with a change in the diet, some applications of forces, there has been produced an excess activity through the lymph circulation in the digestive and eliminating area, so that these effects have somewhat subsided. Yet with the pressures as induced there in the left side of the body, extending at times though to the right (a pain just below the liver area itself), pressures have been made upon the stomach itself until we have a thickening of the walls externally.
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7. Then the taking of certain activities has caused this to produce in the upper portion of the stomach a closing of the cardiac portion of the stomach, affecting the epiglottis itself at times. Hence we have a delaying or defraying of the activities through the blood supply; becoming then a form of anemia that has made for a change in the pressure of the metabolism, making for more and more of an activity of nervousness. However, this takes on at times the form of a shaking, as it were, or a trembling sensation through portions of the body.
8. These, then, are the conditions as we find them with this body, [1002] we are speaking of.
9. So, we would first begin with these applications:
10. Take small quantities of olive oil often; very small doses often; just what the body will assimilate.
11. And use as a part of the drinking water the Yellow Saffron Tea, made in this manner: Add a teaspoonful of the Yellow Saffron (American Saffron is alright) to six ounces of water. Allow this to steep as tea; or pour the boiling water over same and let it stand for ten to fifteen minutes. Strain off and keep cool to drink; half a glass of it two to three times a day. This may be diluted somewhat, but there should be taken as much as six ounces of this each day. Every time take a good big swallow; two, three or four times a day.
12. Continue this for about a week.
13. Then we would apply the hot packs of Epsom Salts, just between the shoulders and down to the 6th or 7th dorsal; hot packs of Epsom Salts once each day, for two to three days.
14. During the same days the Epsom Salts Packs are being used, we would also apply each day a grape poultice over the stomach and the lower portion of the bowel area (while the Epsom Packs would be between the shoulders, you see). Do not eat the grapes, but use them as a poultice. Preferably the Concord grapes; raw, crushed grapes, placed between thin cloths so that the poultice may remain on the body for an hour at the time. Let the poultice be at least an inch thick with the grapes. This would be on the same days when the Epsom Packs are taken between the shoulders, you see.
15. After these have been given for three days, we would then have a high enema each day for two days - to relieve the pressures through the colon area.
16. Then rest a week from the treatments, and then begin at the beginning and take them all over again.
17. After the second round of these treatments, in the manner indicated, we would then give further instructions.
18. Ready for questions.
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19. In the matter of the diet, we would keep rather the predigested or semi-liquid foods during the most of these treatments. Those things that make for body-building, but that are not too heavy nor having too much courseness - while these treatments are being taken.
20. (Q) Will you outline a diet? (A) A semi-liquid and predigested diet. These should be the outline.
21. (Q) Name doctor that is best for treatment in that vicinity. (A) All of these treatments may be applied by itself if so desired! A doctor isn't needed, if it would follow these suggestions here!
22. (Q) Any other advice? (A) Do these for the present, and after the second period of taking these we would give further instructions. Drink plenty of water during the whole time; quantities of water. This is helpful to the whole system, so that it may be DRAINED thoroughly - with the activity of the properties within and the activities from without.
23. We are through for the present. Copy to Self " " Miss [681] " " Ass'n file