This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 2nd day of December, 1939, in accordance with request made by the self - Mr. [849], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

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

TEXT

1. HLC: You will give the physical condition of this body at the present time, with suggestions for further corrective measures; answering the questions he submits, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body here.
3. Now as we find, the greater conditions, or the greater HELPFUL conditions are continuing to be on the improve.
4. There is still a great deal of disturbance to the superficial circulation, owing to the causes as we have indicated, - being the effect and the attempt of the system to eliminate poisons through the activities of the venom upon the system; yet with same is coming a great deal of that as must be thoroughly eliminated.
5. With the manner that it is being taken (the venom), we find that NOW, again, it would be well occasionally to leave it off, - say once a month (not every week) leave it off, and only take it once a week, see?
6. We would change the attachments of the Camphor Solution through the Appliance, but the rest we would leave as they are, or as they have been indicated to be used. Let the Camphor attachment be changed to the lower extremities; that is, the small plate to the 4th lumbar, and the other - carrying the Solution - to the BOTTOM of the foot, see? this on the bursa that's towards the front, and this would be closer, of course, to that area under the great toe.
7. In bathing the body, use a GOOD antiseptic soap that would be helpful; and DO NOT LET THIS COME IN CONTACT WITH ANY OTHER, OR BE USED BY ANY OTHER HANDS, SEE? This should be kept apart. Use either the D.D.D. Soap as prepared for such, or the Cuticura Soap; but use the D.D.D. Ointment or Cream as a massage into same.
8. And the oils for massaging the body, these we would change a bit now. During these periods of the greater disturbance, use ONLY the Olive Oil. After a bit the other oils may be used again, when there are the needs for the means of aiding a stimulation to the superficial circulation, but in the present there is sufficient being carried on. Hence only use the Olive Oil, which will be as a skin food as well as an absorbent for the better circulatory forces.
9. In the diet, keep along those lines indicated, - fruits, vegetables, and occasionally the meat. Here we find that even pork occasionally would be very good, if it is WELL - WELL - WELL COOKED - and no fat! Also beef or beef juices occasionally would be very good.
10. Do these and we will have better forces for the body.
11. Ready for questions.
12. (Q) Will an Epsom Salts Bath given today be irritating?
    (A) Be irritating. Wait until after there has been at least the second or third application of the Camphor changed to the lower extremities, with the soaps and oil rubs and baths indicated.
13. (Q) Any suggestions for Dr. Hudgins?
    (A) He should do better that he's been told to do! He has not done it as well as he should, especially the stimulations in the lumbar as paralleled with the lower limbs!
14. (Q) Any advice regarding the stretching of limbs?
    (A) Just keep this up, gently; not too severe, because there should be some of this loosed by the deep manipulations in the lumbar and the areas where there are the ends of the sciatic joining with the muscular forces in the sacral. These should be relaxed more, as has been indicated for the osteopath. These haven't been done quite as well as they should be.
15. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Self
    Copy to Wife
    Copy to Ass'n file
    (See Extra sheet [which was enclosed] for Dr. Hudgins.)

BACKGROUND

1. See 849-44 on 11/10/39.

REPORTS

1. 1/04/40 See 849-47.

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