This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 15th day of April, 1943, in accordance with request made by the self - [2965], new Associate Member of the Ass''n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Mr. [779].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 3:50 to 4:05 P. M. Eastern War Time. ..., Alabama.
1. GC: You will go over this body carefully, examine it thoroughly, and tell me the conditions you find at the present time; giving the cause of the existing conditions, also suggestions for help and relief of this body; answering the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [2965].
3. As we find, there are conditions that are disturbing to the better physical functioning. And without the corrections of same, they may cause any number of disturbances that may grow much worse than conditions which now exist.
4. In times back, we find, there was a great deal of disturbance in the eliminations. And to some extent, until this began to give trouble, the body was inclined to be neglectful in this respect.
5. Hence there has been produced, in the ascending colon, a plethoric condition that is the source of most of the disturbance.
6. This has produced those lacks of proper assimilation, so that most foods at one time or another disagree with the body, and they form a great deal of gas - after most every meal.
7. Of course, this hinders the proper elimination, and it comes and goes - because, of course, when there is the flushing of the system it eases the condition for a little while. Yet there are the inabilities to gain strength as the body should, or to resist the long hours; the body becomes overnervous, irritable, and lacking in the abilities to carry on. Nausea exists at times; dull, sick headaches, pains especially through the shoulders and upper part of the body, as well as at times a heaviness through the lower portion of abdomen.
8. With these toxic conditions, and some old disturbances, there is irritation also in the prostate area. This may become very serious unless measures are taken to eliminate the sources of this disturbance.
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9. A heaviness around the heart at times is experienced, oft a bad taste in the mouth, at times offensive in the breath.
10. All of these are the effects.
11. The toxic condition as produced is also gradually undermining the abilities of the gastric flows in the stomach to produce proper digestion, as well as producing a taxation to the liver and to other portions of the body.
12. As we find, what would be MOST needed would be hydrotherapy treatments. However, considering those that may be had in the body's present environment:
13. Under the direction of such as Thompson we would have at least two or three colonic irrigations. These should be not too close together, but should be continued until there is little or no mucous indicated in the eliminations from the system.
14. Also three times a week, at least, have a thorough, gentle relaxation. If this is done late of evenings, it will be found that the dinner would agree better with the body, and the body would rest better.
15. But these must be kept up - the colonics and the massage - until there is the proper distribution of energies and the reducing entirely of that plethora in the colon - the ascending and a portion of the transverse.
16. Do that, and we will find bettered conditions.
17. Through the periods when these treatments are being followed, not too much of heavy foods; especially not too great an abundance of such as heavy, leafy vegetables, or too much of potatoes or the like. But rather use broths, soups, fish or lamb as meats (though not fried) or fowl; cereals, milk and the like. These may be taken; not too much, but getting rid of these troubles will prevent a great deal of disturbance later on; which would affect heart, liver, lungs, kidneys and - most of all - the prostate trouble.
18. Do that.
19. Ready for questions.
20. (Q) Is it bad for my trouble having to take some kind of active medicine every day? (A) This is about what has been saving the body! But the colonics, if they are taken pretty regularly, should prevent having to take too much cathartics.
21. (Q) What kind of cathartic is best, when I have to take one? (A) Sal Hepatica, Bromo-Seltzer, or the like.
22. (Q) Is cigarette smoking harmful to me? (A) When the nerves are on edge, or when the body becomes weak or trembly, a cigarette helps - and yet causes pains through portions of the abdomen. In moderation smoking is
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alright, but not too much. Do these things as indicated - DO THEM NOW! - and we will get rid of these disturbances.
23. We are through for the present. Two copies to Self (one for Dr. D.C. Thompson, chiropractor) Copy to Ass'n file