This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 3rd day of September, 1942, in accordance with request made by the self - Mrs. [457], Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Hugh Lynn Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.

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1. GC: You will have before you the body and mind of [457] ..., N.Y.C., who seeks physical, mental and spiritual advice and guidance, keeping in mind the preparation for the creation and best development of a child. You will answer the questions she submits, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, the enquiring mind, [457].
3. As the body considers those conditions, physical, mental and spiritual development and unfoldment, - for body to prepare self is not merely a pathological or a physical relationship.
4. As has been indicated, as may be read by the body, and as the body may know in those experiences of Sarah, Rachel and Hannah, - conception is a gift of God; it should ever be considered such.
5. And with such ideals may the body make itself a fit channel, and not merely considering it as of a physical act.
6. Ready for questions.
7. (Q) Why has conception not taken place?
   (A) Ask self! For, in the light of such as we have just indicated, only in self may the answer come. Has God seen fit to give thee that thou seekest? Hast thou prepared thyself as a worthy channel of His consideration? Only self may answer.
8. (Q) Was there not enough time allowed before the menstruation?
   (A) This is not a matter of purely a physical act. Do not consider same from that angle alone; else it will be to thine own undoing.
9. (Q) Is there any way to tell when the flow from the ovary is taking place?
   (A) Not as yet has such been discovered! This may only be given by the grace and mercy of God. True, it is a pathological condition, that through certain periods or times takes place, - this is a law of nature. Conception is a law of God.
10. (Q) Is it not important to know the time that conception takes place.
    (A) This may not be known until there has been sufficient time for the meeting of the sperm and the activities in the body of self; and this only by the pathological effect created.
11. (Q) Is it the general purpose of the parents all the time that is important and the moment that conception takes place doesn't make any difference?
    (A) This is considering such only from a physical angle, and it is not such at all - if a body is to be a worthy channel for one of His own.
12. (Q) Also the attitude, is it important at moment of conception or rather the daily and continuous attitude of both parents?
    (A) Attitude is as necessary as the act itself.
13. (Q) Does the semen have any direct effect on the physical body of the woman? Is it absorbed by the body?
    (A) No. It only has effect upon the ovum, and that brings about - from a physical standpoint - conception. Only when it is pierced by same.
14. (Q) During the three months after conception, then, would it make any difference physically or mentally to mother or child if the pessary is used or not used?
    (A) It makes no difference, provided there has been complete conception.
15. (Q) Does the douche of bi-carbonate of soda before intercourse have any effect on the sex of the child?
    (A) The sex of the child depends upon the attitudes of the individuals, and especially those held by the mother. As to whether it is the male or female oft may depend upon the discharge of the opposite sex. That of the mother brings the son, that of the father brings the daughter. They are opposites.
16. (Q) Is the sex of child determined at conception or developed later?
    (A) It may be determined at least six to ten years after birth, in some instances. Hence it is not at conception, but dependent upon the growth or the cycle of that vibration set about that produces the conception.
17. (Q) Is it wrong for mankind to seek a way of determining the sex of a child?
    (A) Depends upon what he does with it. Knowledge of itself is not wrong; it is the application of same that becomes sin.
18. (Q) In what way should a hydrotherapist be used to accomplish the pliability of the body?
    (A) It's more the mechanotherapy, or osteopathic, than the hydrotherapy or a masseuse, or the osteopath.
19. (Q) Is there anything besides hog meat that causes the chemical changes which bring gases in the body?
    (A) This depends upon the chemical body, and the chemical reaction of the body. Yes, there are many other things. Various things will under various circumstances produce gases in body.
20. (Q) Should lamb and veal be included in meat foods eaten or not?
    (A) Lamb and veal may be included at times.
21. (Q) Is present osteopath, Dr. George N. Coulter, 18 East 41st St., satisfactory for treatments?
    (A) Very good.
22. (Q) Can he also take care of body during pregnancy?
    (A) He can.
23. (Q) Is milk a good source of calcium for this body? Will it not tend to be fattening?
    (A) Depends upon the character of milk, as to how it is sterilized, as to how it is taken or used. Milk is one of the greater sources for calcium. If there is the desire, or the fear of the body (and who are you thinking of? self or the child?), - if these are considered, or if there is the desire, CALCIOS may be added in a form to supply calcium for the body.
24. (Q) Are eyes still in good condition?
    (A) Very good.
25. (Q) Has blood pressure really gone down so much?
    (A) It is very little above normal at present.
26. (Q) What caused it to go down? The vacation with its unusual amount of exercise and fresh air?
    (A) The cleansing of the body forces. This, from this body, is produced from a colon irritation.
27. (Q) Is the pineal gland which determines the physical stature and mental capacity, influenced by the desires and purposes of the parents before conception or after?
    (A) Before, during the period, and afterward. Read those instructions that have been given as to how this is that portion that reaches out first from the first meeting of conception, and forms that other sense of the balance that produces the positive and negative forces that bring about influences in the creating of the form and development of the body.
28. (Q) Are there any specific suggestions for osteopathic treatments now?
    (A) The relaxing of the muscular forces, not stimulating but relaxing of the muscular forces from the lumbar axis to the 6th and 7th dorsal.
29. (Q) What causes the gray film on teeth?
    (A) The chemical balance in the system and the throw-off or discharge from breath in the lungs. This is a source from which drosses are relieved from the system, and thus passing through the teeth produce same on the teeth. Keeping such cleansed with an equal combination of soda and salt at least three to four times a week will cleanse these of this disturbance. The use of Ipsab as a wash for mouth and gums will further aid in keeping these conditions cleansed; and any good dentifrice once or twice a day.
30. (Q) What causes the swollen ankles at times?
    (A) Have we not just given as to where the relaxing should be, as of those pressures in the lumbar axis, which are the sources from which impulses arise for the general circulation through the lower limbs? Standing on the feet a long period, and such, has brought about these disturbances at times.
31. (Q) Hannah turned over her first son to a priest to bring up. Is that feasible today or should I try to bring him up in the way of God myself? [See 457-10, Par. 8, 9, on 5/21/42.]
    (A) This must be dependent upon the body itself. The conditions and circumstances surrounding such today are not the same as in those periods. But there may be those administrations, or the giving over of the body at those periods such as Samuel was given, for complete education; which is indicated in certain types of schools that are organized throughout the land in the present.
32. (Q) Where is the first failure which brought about such men as Samuel and Isaac [See [281] series on glands] (In failing to pass on to their offspring same unity of purpose, etc.)?
    (A) (Interrupting) Not a failure; it is being wholly in accord with God's purposes with the individual. Man expects to have God to work according to man's idea as to when. God takes His time.
33. (Q) Was it in the original conception of Samuel and Isaac or in their bringing up afterwards?
    (A) As has been indicated, these were dedicated to the Lord, God. HIS time is not man's time. This is indicated in the birth of Isaac, also in the birth of Samuel. For, there is little or nothing that changed the pathological effects in the life or experience of Hannah after the birth of Samuel. It was purely, then, a physical condition. But having dedicated, having promised those things to God - God's promises to man, in God's own time - these were fulfilled. The same as they were with Samson, as well as with Isaac and Samuel.
34. (Q) Do names today express purposes or attitudes or desires as much as they formerly did?
    (A) Such things are not changed; it is the stress individuals put upon same. The power any name has is that indicated by the spirit of the individuals giving such an import or intent. In itself it has none. Only that which is given, see?
35. (Q) How can one know what purpose or meaning a name expresses?
    (A) That, what you give it!
36. (Q) Any other suggestions for the body at this time?
    (A) Study to show thyself approved unto the ideal ye have chosen; rightly divining and dividing the words of truth, keeping self unspotted from the world; condemning none.
37. We are through for the present.

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BACKGROUND

1. See 457-10 on 5/21/42.
2. 8/25/42 She submitted further questions.

REPORTS

1. 9/14/42 [457]'s ltr.:
   Mr. Edgar Cayce Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va.
   Dear Mr. Cayce,
   "Thanks so much for your letter.
   "The readings were very wonderful. We are trying to read them over and over to see whether we can get to the underlying message. One has to be so careful to put the question right. Some of the questions I really meant from a spiritual point of view and the answer indicated that I was asking from the physical.
   "Perhaps you have noticed from the readings that what I really was trying to get at is whether the particular moment is important or whether it is the thoughts and attitudes and purposes we both have all the time. I had always thought in the past that the very moment was important - the vibrations set in motion at that moment. But in that case you would have to know ahead of time when that moment takes place.
   "Now I get the impression from the readings that the moment doesn't make any difference. That we must both try to raise our mental attitude all the time and make up our minds as to the purposes and ideals we hold. Perhaps even in the matter of sex it is not so much the rate of vibrations set in motion at the particular moment but before and even after.
   "I just do so want to give my child the full benefit of all the knowledge that we have acquired physically, mentally, and spiritually in all these past years. He should be closer to God than we in our childhood and stay close as he grows up.
   "Have written Gladys about the books and the Meditation circular. Have sent check also so she will take care of it.
   "Thank you again for your help."
   Love, [457]
2. 9/24/42 See husband's rdg. 412-15 in re business, general, etc.
3. 1/14/43 ltr. to Mrs. [457]:
   Dr. Geo. N. Coulter Osteopathic Physician 18 East 41st Street New York
   LExington 2-4142
   Name - Mrs. [457]
   I have treated this patient twice a week for the condition described in her readings. The findings have been accurate. I believe she has realized the purpose of correcting this condition and is now pregnant. She has missed her last menstrual period and shows some of the signs of early pregnancy.
   If she has not told you of this I know you will be glad to know the part you have taken in helping this woman realize her ambitions.
   Signed, Geo. N. Coulter, D.O.
4. 5/25/43 See 457-12.
5. 8/19/43 Her baby daughter, [3172], was born.

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