This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 11th day of June, 1942, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [357], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.

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1. GC: You will have before you the body and enquiring mind of [357], at ... Jewelry Co., ..., Va., in regard to her health, her home life, her work, and her general welfare. You will give a mental and spiritual reading, with information, advice and guidance that will be helpful; answering the questions she has submitted, as I ask them:
2. In giving an interpretation of the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of a body, in terms of a mental and spiritual reading, - as we have so oft indicated, Mind is the Builder.
3. The mind uses its spiritual ideals to build upon. And the mind also uses the material desires as the destructive channels, or it is the interference by the material desires that prevents a body and a mind from keeping in perfect accord with its ideal.
4. Thus, these continue ever in the material plane to be as warriors one with another. Physical emergencies or physical conditions may oft be used as excuses, or as justifications for the body choosing to do this or that.
5. Ought these things so to be, according to thy ideal?
6. Then, the more important, the most important experience of this or any individual entity is to first know what IS the ideal - spiritually.
7. Who and what is thy pattern?
8. Throughout the experience of man in the material world, at various seasons and periods, teachers or "would be" teachers have come; setting up certain forms or certain theories as to manners in which an individual shall control the appetites of the body or of the mind, so as to attain to some particular phase of development.
9. There has also come a teacher who was bold enough to declare himself as the son of the living God. He set no rules of appetite. He set no rules of ethics, other than "As ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them," and to know "Inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these, thy brethren, ye do it unto thy Maker." He declared that the kingdom of heaven is within each individual entity's consciousness, to be attained, to be aware of - through meditating upon the fact that God is the Father of every soul.
10. Jesus, the Christ, is the mediator. And in Him, and in the study of His examples in the earth, is LIFE - and that ye may have it more abundantly. He came to demonstrate, to manifest, to give life and light to all.
11. Here, then, ye find a friend, a brother, a companion. As He gave, "I call ye not servants, but brethren." For, as many as believe, to them He gives power to become the children of God, the Father; joint heirs with this Jesus, the Christ, in the knowledge and in the awareness of this presence abiding ever with those who set this ideal before them.
12. What, then, is this as an ideal?
13. As concerning thy fellow man, He gave, "As ye would that others do to you, do ye even so to them," take no thought, worry not, be not overanxious about the body. For He knoweth what ye have need of. In the place thou art, in the consciousness in which ye find yourself, is that which is TODAY, NOW, needed for thy greater, thy better, thy more wonderful unfoldment.
14. But today HEAR His voice, "Come unto me, all that are weak or that are heavyladen, and I will give you rest from those worries, peace from those anxieties." For the Lord loveth those who put their trust WHOLLY in Him.
15. This, then, is that attitude of mind that puts away hates, malice, anxiety, jealousy. And it creates in their stead, in that Mind is the Builder, the fruits of the spirit, - love, patience, mercy, longsuffering, kindness, gentleness. And these, - against such there is no law. They break down barriers, they bring peace and harmony, they bring the outlook upon life of not finding fault because someone "forgot," someone's judgment was bad, someone was selfish today. These ye can overlook, for so did He.
16. In His own experience with those that He had chosen out of the world, if He had held disappointment in their leaving Him to the mercies of an indignant high priest, a determined lawyer and an unjust steward, what would have been THY hope, thy promise today?
17. For He, though with the ability to destroy, thought not of such but rather gave Himself; that the Creative Forces, God, might be reconciled to that pronouncement, that judgment. And thus mercy, through the shedding of blood, came into man's experience.
18. Ready for questions.
19. (Q) Regarding the Physical: What is my blood count and what should it be?
    (A) It should be a hundred and the age added. It is below that, at least ten. But with the addition of the vitamins, especially of the B-Complex nature, these will bring near normalcy in this direction in three to six months. Then, take One A Day B-Complex tablets.
20. (Q) What is cause and the relief for pressure on top of head and dizziness at times?
    (A) A tautness in the area along the spine, just below the 9th dorsal. About once a month take a good, thorough hydrotherapy treatment, with a massage following same.
21. (Q) What would be best for me to take as a general tonic for body and nerve building?
    (A) As has been indicated.
22. (Q) Do I need glasses?
    (A) After there has been the taking of the vitamins for at least a month, and at least two of the sweats and rubs, we would then have the tests made; and glasses will help this nerve pressure.
23. (Q) Please outline diet.
    (A) That which is body-building, ever. Have fish at least twice each week, liver twice each week; sweets, not too much. Raw vegetables once a day, in some form have these once or more each day. Cereals, fruits and vegetables well balanced, - these would be a general outline. Fish, fowl and lamb are the better of the meats, see?
24. (Q) Regarding home life: Please advise me as to the place I should make my home, for the good of all, - should I stay where I am at ... [home of [303] & [307]] or go with a cousin at ..., or start a home of my own?
    (A) If there is the ability, if it is convenient, if it is congenial in the present home - or at [home of [303] & [307]], - stay.
25. (Q) Is the position I now hold at ...'s, ... St., the correct one for me, or should I seek another?
    (A) For the present this is correct. This may bring about changes. Don't overtax self, until better physically. Then changes, as will be correct, may come about. Use that in hand.
26. (Q) Am I physically able to give one evening a week to defense work?
    (A) Not in the present.
27. (Q) Please give an affirmation that will help me.
    (A) In the terms of that indicated, - as ye pray, in the morning, in the evening:
    HERE, LORD, AM I. USE THOU ME, THIS DAY, THIS EVENING, AS THOU SEEST I MAY SERVE OTHERS THE BETTER; THAT I MAY SO LIVE, O GOD, TO THE GLORY OF THY NAME, THY SON JESUS THE CHRIST, AND TO THE HONOR OF MINE OWN SELF IN THY NAME.
28. We are through.

    Copy to Self
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. See her Life Rdg. 357-2 on 6/20/33 and subsequent Reports, including 6/09/42 letter with this P.S.: "I am not saying anything to anyone about getting this rdg. because it really means a lot to me and I want to put my whole self in it and not be disturbed over it with asking this or that. I want it to be my rdg. coming from my own self. I know you understand what I mean."
2. 6/10/42 She phoned verification: "The most important question really, is regarding the place to make my home. I'm going to tell Miss [307] and Mrs. [303] about the rdg., but I wanted to make my own questions and come to my own decision without being influenced."

REPORTS

1. 1/10/43 She obtained Aura Chart Rdg. 357-14.
2. 4/28/43 She wrote saying she would like to accept the job EC offered her, but she was under such financial obligation with helping an aunt who was ill over a long period of time, she couldn't afford to leave her present job right now:
   "Mr. Cayce, you understand why I didn't take the position. I know I could have done it with a little practice but right now I do need all that I can make.
   "I have a restless disposition at times, and have been that way ever since my home was broken up [when her father remarried?]. I guess maybe some of these days I will overcome that. I truly hope so. But home means a lot to me, more than some place to eat and sleep. I like to put my soul in the place where I am and some of the time I can't. Anyway, I will try and put the best in the day and get the best out of it.
   "Please always remember me in your prayers, and I send my best love to you."
3. 5/14/44 See personal message in 281-65, Par. 25-A.
4. 5/49 She was active in the Edgar Cayce Foundation campaign to raise money for processing the readings.
5. 3/18/52 She contributed to EC's birthday commemoration for house fund.
6. 4/20/53 Friend Mrs. [303] wrote: "[357] and her sister, [2186], sold their place in ... and are living in a duplex in ... Their sister, Mrs. [1688] and family live in the other side of the duplex."
7. 7/19/67 GD's note: Miss [357] and her sisters have remained actively interested in A.R.E. work.

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