This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce this 20th day of February, 1921.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; G. K. Nicodemus, Conductor and Steno.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading Unknown.
1. EC: Yes, we have the body here.
2. Now we find in this body some conditions that are abnormal that have to do with the physical, the mental and spiritual forces that are within this body. The ones that should go to make up the oneness of the individual.
3. The body in itself is very good. The capabilities of the mental and spiritual are very good. The design or capacity of the body through the spiritual is good, though the spiritual forces within this body are not as well developed as the possibilities and attributes within it should be. The blood supply within the physical is not in its normal condition at times throughout the body; it does not carry forming bacillae, or it carries repression from the mental and spiritual forces to the action of the physical, and at times the repression becomes acute through the cardiac system, producing an abnormal pressure, see? It is through the other portions of the body, and not because the trouble is from the cardiac plexus do we have organic heart trouble, for the valvular force of the heart itself is normal. The repression or expulsion through the venous circulation is very good; the action of the heart to the arterial circulation being defective only at times from the repression or non-reciprocating forces, through the nerves from a mental activity; coming from the cerebrospinal at the plexus from the cardiac opposite the 6th and 7th dorsal, just above the solar plexus, becoming non-active with the sympathetic system and at this time producing this condition, and the reflex condition mentally. No, he is not crazy, you see, but in the intense activity of the cerebrospinal this condition occurs in the brain. So that we have to reduce this to a normal state of activity in the physical, spiritual and mental faculties and bring them to a focus.
4. As to the activity of these forces they will act at times to the fullness of the duodenum, causing a disturbance that we have reflexly to the lower trunk portion of the body, so that physical pain to any portion of the body acting through subcoordination, (that is through the sub-conscious) center themselves in any one system of the nervous forces
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presenting themselves for action at that time; such as any physical pain to any portion of the body, or if digestion is taking place and is passing from the activity of the stomach in discomfort and congestion. This congestion causes at times a reflex action which gives off to the sensory nervous system pains in the head, especially the reflex that comes to the eyes. The action of forces as we have had them here in relation to the head and face, has nothing to do with the forces we are speaking of.
5. To correct this condition we would treat this body in itself through the mental and spiritual forces in this body, see? We would treat by suggestion to the body which it can take within itself along spiritual lines. Then suggestion should be given every third of fourth day to the lymphatic system in the brain forces, to remove the sub-coordination and by relaxation it will carry off through the regular channels all repression and remove the pain.
6. Medicinal properties are not needed in this system; they would act directly against this body, [4830] we are speaking of, see? because of the balance between the sympathetic and the cerebrospinal nerve supplies, these should be brought into lateral subjugation through the mentality, by suggestion and manipulation of the spine at the 6th and 7th dorsal, respectively and the upper cervicals.
7. Any trouble would be only reflexly through the conditions given here, as we come reflexly to the nervous energy thrown off or given to the sensory organism, the affection becomes acute to the cycles of nervous force in the various centers. As this comes to the sense of taste, which is one of the highest centers, when the person keeps to a high nervous tension it is the tongue as much as the throat that is affected, and the removal of one condition will relieve all.
8. There is long life before this body if these troubles are removed as we have given here.
9. (Q) As to the upper jaw being operated on. (A) This has nothing to do with the conditions as we have described them here. These are being taken care of in themselves; they have only to do with the physical body, and not as we have treated them here. Proceed with these conditions as there is nothing to come except to be taken care of.
10. (Q) What is disturbing the mental state? (A) The repression of the activities of this body through the mental forces brought to bear on this body in the labors of this body come through the repression of the attitudes of others to this body. As to who those forces come through we do not know as we have not the body here; but the action of
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the mentality through the physical with the repression by a preconceived idea disturbs the mental balance, and it can only be restored by a spiritual force. The repression is by the love force. The mental activity that this body should take to itself is for the self to concentrate on the good (that is the suggestion he should make to himself), for the protection and betterment of self, and for the hope that he must give to others. It does not mean to be self-centered, but to give to others of his mental and spiritual force. This is why the spiritual and mental forces are spoken of, and which will be developed for the good of others. He understands.
11. (Q) Can the antagonistic forces toward this body be overcome? (A) They must be overcome within the self, as we have given. That is the body, the mental and spiritual will rise above the antagonism by the suggestions described here and given daily to the body, and every third day manipulation of the body will build this up mentally and spiritually, and the force will arise before any antagonism. Do this as we have given it here if this body would be brought to a normal condition, and if we would reduce the antagonism from outside. There is nothing detrimental within the system either by the blood or otherwise. We must build within the self to be above and beyond the antagonism from without.
12. We are through.