This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 25th day of May, 1943, in accordance with request made by the self - Mrs. [457], Associate 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 answer the questions regarding this body, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [257]; this we have had before.
3. Ready for questions.
4. (Q) What is the cause and cure of pain in arm and shoulder?
   (A) This is a touch of neuritis, and is the effect of poor eliminations. If the eliminations are increased by the use of colonic irrigations, given properly, and the use of a laxative before this is given, this should eliminate the sources of the condition.
5. (Q) What laxative would be best?
   (A) Senna Tea.
6. (Q) Would short wave electric treatment as had at Reilly's be beneficial?
   (A) Not under the existent conditions. While it might be well for this body, it would be too severe upon the body developing with this body.
7. (Q) Is Dr. E. Welles Kellogg at 666 Madison Ave., N.Y., satisfactory as the obstetrician for this body?
   (A) If that is the choice of the body, very well.
8. (Q) Can body rely on his judgment whether a caesarean is necessary or is he too prone to make this operation?
   (A) WE would rely upon the body.
9. (Q) Should a caesarean be avoided if at all possible, or do today's improved methods make it less serious and rather advantageous in some cases?
   (A) Makes it rather advantageous in some cases, but it is not the normal means or manner.
10. (Q) Is lumbar axis being relaxed and equalized properly and sufficiently?
    (A) This is very well done. These treatments are well.
11. (Q) Would massage of lower limbs at Reilly's be advisable?
    (A) This would be beneficial to the body, provided this is not done too heavily; that is, as to cause the disturbances that arise at times with everyone under such conditions, causing the nerves and muscles about the sciatic center to become too full, and thus giving a tendency towards varicose veins - where there is long standing, or when the body stands on feet or exercises so heavily as this body does at times. This done properly, but lightly, would be very good; VERY relaxing to the body, but we need as much attention to the feet as to the limbs or more to the feet and ankles.
12. (Q) Does the homogenized Vitamin D milk have greater advantages or disadvantages for this body during pregnancy?
    (A) It's advantageous.
13. (Q) How much should be taken?
    (A) That to satisfy the body's appetite.
14. (Q) Is there no possibility that the milk will produce dangerous fat making delivery difficult?
    (A) Not if other conditions, that have been indicated for the body, are kept intact.
15. (Q) Would milk have the tendency to make the baby larger which in turn would make a caesarean necessary for this body?
    (A) Not necessarily.
16. (Q) Is there any way to keep down the size of the baby without causing any detrimental effects on either mother or child?
    (A) Who knows how to create the body better, the Creator or the man?
17. (Q) Would the exercise of rolling and slapping the hips and thighs be safe and wise to continue?
    (A) Gradually leave them off as time grows nearer. Not after the seventh month should this be done to any great extent.
18. (Q) Would there be any special exercises to increase spread of hips?
    (A) The stooping exercises are the better.
19. (Q) Has lack of setting-up exercises in last months been detrimental to the body?
    (A) Whenever something is begun and then left off, it becomes detrimental - that should have been kept up!
20. (Q) Am I eating too much of any fattening foods?
    (A) Not as we find; only that which gratifies the appetite. But keep in that way that has been outlined by the physician. [See 457-13, Par. 7-A.]
21. (Q) Is increase in weight in the first months due to any unnatural accumulation of fluids?
    (A) Not as we find.
22. (Q) Is diet otherwise satisfactory including all minerals and vitamins for best development of child and good health of mother?
    (A) As indicated, that OUTLINED is very satisfactory. The body doesn't always keep close to that!
23. (Q) Would it be advisable to take lime water once or twice a day?
    (A) Once or twice a week would be preferable - about an ounce.
24. (Q) Should any concentrated vitamins in capsule form or otherwise be taken?
    (A) Save Calcios; that would be beneficial, but under the existent conditions, and the amount of diet and fat that has been taken, this is fairly well taken care of. Calcios, though, taken about once a week for the body, keeping it up until the last month, would be well.
25. (Q) Should cod liver oil or halibut liver oil be taken in capsules or some other form?
    (A) NO!
26. (Q) Is body eating too much meat?
    (A) Just as indicated - if you will stick closely to the diet that has been outlined by the physician, it'll be better.
27. (Q) Should any foods be eliminated to reduce gases in body?
    (A) The meats cause the most!
28. (Q) Should drinking of grape juice be continued?
    (A) For another month, yes.
29. (Q) Do raw fruits and vegetables have any detrimental effect at present?
    (A) Not until another six weeks, and then they would be detrimental.
30. (Q) What foods cause acid stomach with sour taste in mouth?
    (A) It's the combination rather than foods.
31. (Q) What should be done to counteract it? Lemon juice in water?
    (A) Why take the foods? Keep in the regular routine that has been set, and then this will not be necessary - to take the lemon juice. Lemon juice in water is very good taken at certain times, but - why cause the conditions to have to take same?
32. (Q) Are waste products of both mother and child being eliminated sufficiently?
    (A) If they had been, we wouldn't have told you to take more for eliminations!
33. (Q) Can douches of Glyco-Thymoline be continued for leukorrhea?
    (A) Can be taken.
34. (Q) May Lavoris be substituted if necessary with same results?
    (A) Not same results. It can be substituted if so desired, but it won't be the same result - for they are not the same combinations! There are conditions where they may be interchangeable, but not for this.
35. (Q) Did the pills given body by Dr. Kellogg for the heart do either good or harm?
    (A) Didn't do very much harm, but didn't do very much good either.
36. (Q) Is there any specific reason for the general unusual well being of this body as far as pregnancy is concerned during these five months?
    (A) No.
37. (Q) Could other pregnant women benefit in same manner?
    (A) We haven't other pregnant women at the present time. This is not unusual. It is a condition that usually occurs before childbirth; but each case is individual.
38. (Q) Is there anything body can do now to assure her being able to nurse her baby?
    (A) This will depend a great deal upon circumstances. We do not find that it will be the better to nurse the baby - at the present time.
39. (Q) In Reading of May 1942 [See 457-9, Par. 35-A] it was stated that pliability of body should be accomplished by treatments of a hydrotherapist as combined with osteopath. Is this still correct and if so what kind of hydrotherapy treatments should be given?
    (A) This has been divided now. See, it is past those periods. A relaxing by the osteopath would be the better in the present. Not too much of any hydrotherapy in the present, save the colonic irrigations and the douches as indicated.
40. (Q) Was long protracted recent cold and cough due to any failure on my part?
    (A) Acidity.
41. (Q) Is sex of child determined only by mental and spiritual attitude?
    (A) AND from Creative Forces!
42. (Q) Why is it then that many who want a son bear daughters instead, or the reverse?
    (A) These are the sources from whence these COME! What is the source? What do you desire? Who are you serving? These must be answered in self.
43. (Q) Can no more definite information be given to mankind on ways to predetermine the sex of a desired child?
    (A) We haven't mankind! We are through with this Reading.

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BACKGROUND

1. See 457-11 on 9/03/42 and subsequent Reports.
2. 4/30/43 She submitted questions: "Have been feeling fine as far as the baby is concerned or I would have had a rdg. earlier. Just had an unusually long cold a few wks. ago but it seems that such colds were pretty common around here. Right now I have something wrong with my right arm which is not particularly pleasant, but I don't think that has anything to do with the baby either. Hardly know he's there up to now. Expect he'll start kicking around soon, however."
3. 5/06/43 "The osteopath says the pain in my right arm is neuralgia and it might be worse...you'd think going to the osteopath twice a wk. for a couple of yrs. would have prevented it."
4. 5/23/43 She submitted other questions.

REPORTS

1. 6/14/43 She obtained Ck. Physical 4357-13.
2. 8/19/43 Her baby daughter, [3172], was born. 8/22/43 She obtained a Life Rdg. for the baby.
3. 8/20/43 "So I surprised you? Well, I surprised myself. My doctor and the nurses too! My little daughter was in such a hurry she didn't wait for anybody."

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