This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home in Selma, Alabama, this 3rd day of July, 1922, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [170].

Present: Edgar Cayce; L. B. Cayce (?), Conductor; (?), Steno.

TEXT

1. EC: Yes, we have the body here. Now, there are some abnormal conditions in this body. There are some conditions that have become normal to this body that to another body would be an abnormal condition of the body. The nature and the disposition and the intent and purposes have entered much in the conditions as exist within the body itself. The body has been, and is, of a strong disposition, sufficient to take care of itself beyond the ordinary person within its physical forces. It is hedged about by many outside forces that the ordinary individual is not.
2. Now, these are the conditions that we find in this body, [170] of whom we are speaking. The blood supplying forces within the body are very good in their nature and character and ability to supply as yet the forces needed to carry on rebuilding within the system. Yet its heart action at times, through other conditions, produce in the circulation an abnormal condition of the circulation, not in the circulation. At times there is a depressed feeling from the condition of the heart forces rather than of the circulation carried by the heart being of a different or abnormal condition.
3. In the nerve forces we find throughout the system those have begun to show the effect of their action or the weight of thought over the entire system - that is, the body is beginning to feel at times that it has nerves, when before it was not so emphatically expressed, or to such an extent, through the physical forces. At times there are things that cannot be borne by this body which before did not have this effect.
4. The action and/or functioning of the organs themselves we find of an abnormal condition. They have mostly to do with the organs of the trunk portions of the body - those of the viscera and those of all of the digestive tract and intestinal tract - here is where we have had conditions that have shown an abnormal growth in places. Some of these have been corrected by external forces, some corrected by the action of other forces outside the body, through mental or through spiritual forces, as will be given.
5. We find the action of the brain forces is very good, excellent. The body is well balanced.
6. The action of the lung forces is good. The clarification of the blood is carried on through its proper channels.
7. Throughout the intestinal tract, beginning with the stomach, we find inflammation at times; there is a feeling of uneasiness through the lower end of the stomach. Reflexly this produces the pain through the head, especially over the left eye [migraine?], from which this body suffers at times. These are reflex and are acted on by the condition as reached through the stomach and pancreas and gastric juices. Pain is produced through certain portions of the body through the viscera and generative organs. These conditions are reflex and not organic.
8. The actions of the heart forces have been overtaxed and have produced the condition as we find in the circulation. The stimulants that have been given to the heart have been bad for the system itself. It should have been stimulated through the functioning of the ganglia and muscular forces that govern the organ instead of by giving into the system properties that excite the nerves from their seat.
9. The functioning of the liver is retarded at times. The lymph is increased to such an extent that a puffiness comes over the body. We have reflexly from this, or from certain drugs or medicinal properties, being taken into the system to overcome this, (not at present, but there have been used) that which creates in the lymphatic circulation a dryness.
10. At times the hepatic circulation, that is, the liver and kidneys are affected; at times there is too much urine and times not sufficient. The condition here shifts, as it were, from one organ to another - that is the effect at times, hence the reason of the exploratory conditions that have been found in the system at times by medicinal fraternities.
11. To remove or to bring the body to a normal condition, or to assist the spiritual forces that go to make up the life of this physical body here, [170], we find here, as we have given, that this body has more to do with spiritual forces than the ordinary body, or more than the public outside knows. There are many spiritual forces hedged about this body that are not with the ordinary individual. They all work to give to this body the better forces, more than to any body we have had in this heretofore. To assist these to bring a normal condition to this body, give this to the system: - [Wet Cell Appliance]
12. We would take two gallons of rain water. To this we would add:

    Willow Charcoal.............1/2 lb.,
Copper Sulphite.............1/2 lb.,
Zinc..........................6 drams,
Sulphuric Acid................1 ounce.

13. This is a form of wet battery and would create electricity in itself. Inside of this we would place 4 ounces of iodine in a glass container, sealed. Use one iron pole and one silver pole. Charge this battery through a smaller battery of low voltage of 3 amperes, 30 cycles and 120 volts for 30 minutes. Then wires are attached to the poles from opposite sides then there would be attached to the plate. That would be attached to the body at the ninth dorsal for 20 minutes each evening. The action of this will be to create in the solar plexus centers the correct vibration to give to the entire trunk portion of the body that vibration needed to produce the proper functioning of the organs throughout the trunk portion of the body.
14. This will reduce fleshiness and will carry the proper lymphatic circulation in the system and, with the spiritual forces, work to keep the body on this plane for many years.
15. (Q) Is there any special treatment?
    (A) Do this as we have given here and we will bring the proper forces in proper accord to this body here, [170].
16. We are through.

BACKGROUND

1. He apparently was present for the reading.

REPORTS

1. GD's note: EC told me years later that Mr. [170] did not follow the treatment.
2. 7/15/28 He referred Miss [4894] for a reading, his sister-in-law.
3. 7/29/28 We heard that Mr. [170]'s wife died.
4. 11/22/34 We heard that his son committed suicide.
5. 7/15/36 Mr. [170] committed suicide, at the age of 80; the act ascribed to ill health.

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