This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 24th day of April, 1935, in accordance with request made by the wife - through Study Group #1 of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Esther Wynne and L. B. Cayce.

TEXT

1. EC: Yes. Not so good are the conditions. For there have been some ministrations that have been rather detrimental, making for a drying of the fluids in the system and tending to make for distressing forces.
2. As we find, that only that might be of particular help would be an inflation (which would require, of course, hospitalization) of the lungs.
3. For administrations of those things that may be helpful would only be to be detrimental in other respects, in the conditions that have arisen in the present.
4. O that it would have kept to those things that have been given, and not added those that were harmful!
5. (Q) Has he cardiac weakness?
   (A) DOUBLE cardiac weakness!
6. (Q) What is the cause of his feet swelling? and what can be done?
   (A) Massage will be most helpful, using an oil - but massage TOWARDS the body, NOT away from same. It is the fluids, of course, from the lower plexus and the poor circulation. Olive Oil and Russian White Oil are the more preferable for the massaging.
7. (Q) What mild laxative will make his liver act?
   (A) A combination of Syrup of Figs with the activity or active principles of Senna. Or the Syrup of Senna one part to two parts of Syrup of Figs.
8. (Q) Would it be well to give this at this time?
   (A) Not much use, but it may be helpful if there is any response to those activities as may be administered.
9. (Q) Is the heart the cause of the feet swelling?
   (A) More the kidneys. Of course, it is an affectation through the hepatic circulation and the natural heart's activities through same.
10. (Q) If he should get the treatment at the hospital successfully, might he get help from this source later?
    (A) Most of all it's too far past! Though it may help, as we would find, through the DILATION - as it were - of the lungs. Oxygen breathing would be well; as from the pine or the oxygen and pine machine would be well.
11. We are through with this reading.

    Copy to Wife
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. See 572-8 on 2/28/35.

REPORTS

1. GD's note: He died at 6:30 P.M. on 5/27/35.
2. 9/16/40 Wife's reply to questionnaire: "Every time he had a reading it was perfect in its analysis of Mr. [572]'s condition. We followed the first few readings and he got great help. I Believe he would have been living today if we had faithfully carried out the readings instead of putting him again into the hands of the doctors."

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