This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 17th day of June, 1937, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [528], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Carrie S. House; also Maud M. Lewis and little granddaughter from Greenville, Alabama.

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1. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [528]; this we have had before.
2. As we find, while there are disturbing conditions that arise at times, the body is continuing on the improve.
3. And to eradicate or eliminate those disturbing factors that arise in the circulatory forces as related to the circulation in the superficial portions of the body, or in the skin, those precautions need to be kept and those activities that have been indicated.
4. From the very nature of the infectious or the destructive forces that arise, from the character of the disturbance or the destroying of tissue that should be builded up by the nature of the disturbance as given, more precaution and the more consistent effort are required on the part of the body.
5. Hence the body must not, should not lose courage to carry on, but working in patience, knowing that all healing, all help must arise from constructive thinking, constructive application, and most and first of all constructive spiritual inspiration.
6. For to be in the position of using the energies in nature that manifest themselves in body, mind, abilities, purposes, aims, desires of a living entity, is to be using that which is the gift of the Creative Forces - or God.
7. Then because of the fact that destructive forces arise in the physical forces, the impulse, the nature of the disturbance must be first eradicated with a purposefulness in the desire for self to be used in a constructive, helpful, hopeful way for others; as well as self.
8. Then, these we would keep for the body:
9. Whenever there are those changes that naturally arise from activities of the organs of the body in relation to eliminations, in relation to constructive forces - as has been recently experienced - the eliminations through the periods have been or are rather scant, rather far apart; yet in the more recent there has been more of a near normal flow.
10. Hence there has necessarily, nominally, been a greater drain, a greater drawing upon all of the organs of the system, as related to constructive and creative forces within the bodily functions. But these - with which nature has endowed the body - cleanse the system. Hence they should be taken advantage of, rather than dreaded, rather than looked upon as a detrimental force.
11. Use then, as ever should be, the disturbances as stepping-stones for higher and better and greater understanding.
12. Hence first, keep up nominally those inhalations, that the respiratory system may be kept in a near normal, nominal reaction; so that those tendencies for inflammation, those tendencies for the respiratory system to be better cleansed may be continued; so that the circulation of the body is better or improved. Then, keep the inhalations of the brandy.
13. Also keep the Ventriculin. These properties, to be sure, should be kept for periods of three to four weeks, left off for a period of four to five days, then kept for periods of three to four to five weeks and left off again. As has been indicated, these properties carry the enzymes for the body to be stimulated for the more perfect coagulation.
14. Thus they become in the circulation (the enzymes), by the use of the vibratory forces of the electrical Appliance, such as to change the vibratory body to an extent where there may be constructive forces in the whole of the bodily functions themselves.
15. Hence the electrical vibrations of the influences as indicated should be kept also; these rather consistently. See that all connections, that all solutions, are kept normal and proper.
16. The Oil Packs should be applied when there is soreness in the abdominal area, or when there is found - in the lower limbs or in the shoulders or in the knees or in the feet or in any portion of the body - that tendency for the circulation in the superficial or skin portion to become slowed by the cellular forces not being eliminated properly. Use them on the various portions, you see. Not necessary that the whole body be covered with them at one time, but the areas where these disturbances arise.
17. Also now, as a rub, especially for the knees, the hips, the abdomen, the shoulders, the head and neck, we would use equal portions of Olive Oil and Tincture of Myrrh. Heat the Oil and add the Myrrh. This combination is not only a food for bodily respiration, especially during these seasons, but carries with same the healing forces of the oil as combined with the myrrh as a stimulation to the circulatory forces in the superficial portions of the body.
18. Keep eliminations a little above normal; that is, be assured that there is a thorough evacuation of the alimentary canal and colon once or preferably twice each day.
19. Take a little of the Olive Oil internally when necessary. Use the Russian White Oil. Also when there is not sufficient activity, or when there are not the movements of the body sufficient to cause the proper eliminations, occasionally use the enemas to cleanse the colon; for the poisons naturally are of the nature that they disturb the circulatory forces. And the enzymes and the coagulating forces of the system being broken down have those inclinations to make for weakness, for soreness in portions of the body.
20. As to the diet: Keep that which is not only palatable but that is in a proper relationship as to acids and alkalines. Not all acid; for as is indicated, the very nature of the tubercle reaction is acid, yet at times the throwing off of the reactions tends to make for congestions in eliminating areas - as the liver, the kidneys and the alimentary canal.
21. Hence the necessity for a little more of the alkalines than the acids, because the body because of the natural conditions and those applications becomes more susceptible than it would be ordinarily. So we will find that milk is not so good at times as other drinks; as even water, as wine, as those things that make for a variation in the activity through the eliminations of the bodily forces themselves.
22. Then, as we have oft given, do not combine cereals and citrus fruit juices at the same meal or even the same day. Drink plenty of orange juice, citrus fruit juices of all natures. Combine a little of lemon with most of the orange; though lime and the grapefruit may be taken alone. Lime with a little syrup and carbonated water would be very good, just so it is alive.
23. Use also the small fruits, the green vegetables that are easily assimilated. All the foods should be those that are easily assimilated by the body.
24. Keep the normal activities, in the open as much as possible.
25. Keep in a cheery frame of mind. Plan as to what you are going to do, not only for yourself but plan for others, with others, as to things that you desire to do.
26. Help those who are less fortunate, even than self, in those things that have brought, do bring, helpful, hopeful experiences for the own self.
27. Pray often. Be patient. Be gentle.
28. DO NOT WORRY about the outcome! KNOW you are in the hands of the living God; let Him give the returns but you keep in that way as you know to show forth to others His love.
29. Ready for questions.
30. (Q) How much Olive Oil should be taken internally at a time?
    (A) Depends upon the trouble, depends upon the period, depends upon how it is active. If there is a disturbance through the alimentary canal and the body will assimilate it, take a whole spoonful. If it upsets or becomes disturbing to the stomach, then take a little sip about four to ten to forty times a day. This depends upon what is needed at the time.
31. (Q) What is the trouble in the knee?
    (A) Localization of those disturbances; and we would use the Packs and the rubs about same.
32. We are through with this Reading.

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BACKGROUND

1. See 528-8 on 4/26/37 for Scleroderma and subsequent Reports.

REPORTS

1. 7/12/37 "I went to Mayo's Sat. 2 wks. ago. Nothing would do my family but that I go. We knew the hardness was much better but that aching still sticks with me. Sometimes it makes me so nervous that I feel like I'll lose my mind. Don't you think for a moment that I had thought of not following the rdgs. and my family have just as much confidence in them as I do. They just wanted me checked over on account of this aching. We couldn't tell just how much was hardness and how much was muscle. They said that just enough hardness was there with the symptoms for them to diagnose the trouble. They called it sclerodema and not derma. They said that was fluid in the tissues and inflammation of the muscles. They found no focus of infection to cause the aching. All they told me to do was to take plenty of exercise and quit this high nervous tension I was under. They thought it came on from recurrent attacks of flu. I didn't know whether you would be interested to know all of that or not, but at least they were in line with the rdgs. from the way I understand them. I came straight home and got in the oil packs.
   "I thought it was about time to get another rdg. Last Mon. a wk. ago I had five rigors and awfully high temperature and the weakness from those put me back a week. I took a high enema and followed it with a low one but they didn't stop them. I finally took Aspirin. When I have those rigors I ache almost unbearably. I also had two terrible sweats."
2. 7/15/37 See 528-10.

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