This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the Cambridge Hotel, Apt. 106, New York City, N. Y., on this 12th day of January, 1925, in accordance with request made by self - [257].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. [257].

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1. GC: You will give a physical, mental and business reading on this body, with suggestions for the improvement of any or all of these. You will answer any questions relative to any of these that I will ask you.
2. EC: Now we find there are many changes in the physical conditions of the body since we had it here before. There are specific conditions in the body at the present time that need correction. These have to do with the eliminations in the system and with congestion in tissue, producing a specific condition in portions of the body, deflecting the functioning of portions of the system, disintegrating the eliminating system.
3. Now these are conditions as we find them at the present time.
4. IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY, we find this deficient in the red blood corpuscle, for the system has been warring against contaminations in the coagulating system, until the unbalance between the white and red blood has become of such proportions as to deplete the vitality of the constitution. Hence the body easily becomes fatigued, to the point of hindrance to the system, this destroying the red blood count, or numbers, sufficient for normal conditions.
5. IN THE NERVE SYSTEM, this we find very good in many ways. In some respects too strong for conditions in the organs, and the functioning system, for with the vitality used in nerve supply it strains the lymphatic and leukocyte system to such an extent as to make congestion (with the depletion in body) too easy for the body to take on. Hence we find many of the mucous producing portions of system exaggerated in their functioning, as we find in nostril, in throat, bronchials, thyroid region, in the hypogastric and pneumogastric plexus, and the taxing of the hepatic circulation creates that condition in the lower hypogastrics that borders on to specific functioning conditions in kidneys, and in the digestive system; that is, lower digestion. Hence portions of the system are being overtaxed too severely through nerve reflexes, nerve strength, and the vital portions in eliminating system, and in lymphatic system, are being put in that condition of distress.
6. IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANS THEMSELVES, we find the brain forces functioning good. More of this in mental.
7. In throat, bronchials, larynx, we find the overflow of the lymphatic in mucous producing conditions, through congestion and the conditions as given in system.
8. In lungs there is shown effect of the condition in blood supply, and the cellular forces are irritated to such a state where there must be care taken with same.
9. Heart's action abnormal, on account of over stimulation through nerve system. Good in some respects, bad in others for the body.
10. In the digestive system there is shown again, especially in lower digestion, the effect of conditions in lymphatic and emunctories, as given. In the Peyers' region, there is shown the strain on system. Hence the portions of body where the care, especially, must be taken, else development later of stomach and intestinal conditions, that would be detrimental to the physical welfare of the body, for with congestion, and the depletion in blood supply, and strain on nerve system, with thinning of the walls of the upper portion of intestines, such conditions will be felt in the body when recuperation and perfect coagulation and assimilation is established, unless there is care taken at the present time. [GD's note: This prophecy was fulfilled. He had surgery in his late forties for cancerous growth in intestines. See 257-220.]
11. In the conditions in pelvis, throughout the functioning of the organs of pelvis, these are better, yet with the strain placed on system it gives that weakness to the vital forces of the organs that would prove embarrassing to the body in times to come.
12. Then, to give the relief to the body, it will necessarily require care and attention, and rest for the body at this time; taking those properties as the diet that give the rebuilding for the blood supply of system, as we would find in meat broths, beef or mutton, and of quantities of celery and of all green vegetable forces that will digest with the system, and relieve strain from the nerve supply, that with the assimilation of same gives that vital force necessary for the rebuilding in nerve supply through each plexus; using for the congestion those properties as would be found in the inhalation of equal parts of:

    Eucalyptol
Benzoin
Oil of White Pine
Tincture of Balsam of Tolu, or
Tincture of Tolu,

    in very hot water, and inhale these fumes deep into the bronchials and lungs, and through nostrils also.
13. Keep the system clear by the digestive system eliminating properly, drinking large quantities of water. Well that the body have four to five deep osteopathic manipulations, to cause all properties taken to assimilate with the functioning system in the proper manner; that is, the centers about the lower cervicals, the upper dorsal and lower lumbar, be so stimulated with the manipulation that the functioning organs radiating from these plexus perform their normal functioning, receiving their equalized supply of blood force and nerve supply from the system.
14. Do that.
15. In the mental, we find the body very good. This still shows that development as has been outlined for the body, and we would keep in that way in which the mental will lead the physical and the spiritual elements of the body to that way leading to life everlasting.
16. In the business relations in this body, and others, these too we find some change from that as we had before. While the developments in many of the lines have been in keeping with those as were outlined for the body, the body is not satisfied with some other conditions. These, as we find, will develop themselves with the physical forces better attuned to care for same when development time arrives.
17. Keep, then, in that way that the physical may be able to care for and manifest the developments for the body, in the mental and in the business relations.
18. (Q) Why does body lose voice?
    (A) This has been given.
19. (Q) Is the body working too hard?
    (A) This has been given.
20. (Q) What should his hours be?
    (A) Those in keeping with the vitality of the body. When the body finds that it becomes necessary to draw upon the reserve of the mental, and the nerve forces, to force the actions in physical, time to quit, else we will have conditions arising as have been given for this body.
21. (Q) How should be plan his day?
    (A) As outlined.
22. (Q) How can he improve his earning capacity?
    (A) By improving his physical health.
23. (Q) Is the body standing better in the eyes of his Maker?
    (A) As given, the improvement through the mental forces, and the relation with the spiritual forces, has shown those developments, does show those developments, as outlined for this body.
    Keep in that way.
24. (Q) What are the prospects for 1925 for the body?
    (A) Very good. As has been outlined, and given, the body first MUST, under present existing conditions, care for the physical body, that the other may manifest.
    Do that.
25. (Q) Should the body start the mail order department he has had in mind?
    (A) Very good to start in April.
26. (Q) What ads would take best?
    (A) Not given from here.
27. (Q) Will this body remain with the Irving Furniture Factories?
    (A) If so desires.
28. (Q) What do the forces advise for this body?
    (A) Prepare the physical condition to meet the conditions as arise. Meet those as they arise.
29. We are through for the present.

BACKGROUND

1. 2/19/24 He obtained Ck. Physical Rdg. 257-6 giving advice for keeping an even balance.
2. 11/20/24 He wrote: "I contracted a cold shortly after you left N.Y. [10/15/24] and for 2 wks. could not speak above a whisper."
3. 1/12/25 He was present, submitting questions about his continuing laryngitis, etc.

REPORTS

1. 2/01/25 He wrote: "I had a very hard spell with my cold, but it was, as you said, due to my overwork. I feel very fine now ready to go at it again. Many problems I have, but God willing I will work it out, especially with your aid, and of course the working out of my plans will work out yours."
   He requested 4177-1 for his business associate, 325-6 for his mother, and wrote: "Third - my own - because I want to follow the lines as laid down exactly - so that I will keep my health - first of all as you say that's important - and I still have my cold - I feel a little uneasy."
2. 2/12/25 He obtained Ck. Physical Rdg. 257-8.
3. 4/13/25 See 257-9 advising that the inhalant given in 257-7 be resumed.
4. 5/17/26 Mother [325]'s letter: "Young [[1856], my grandson] had a terrible cough. I let him inhale [259]'s medicine that you gave him for his throat [257-7]. It is fine for the croup and it helped [1856]."

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