This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 5th day of November, 1935, in accordance with request made by the self - Mr. [1047], through Active Membership of his sister, Miss [813], in the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

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

TEXT

1. EC: Yes, we have the body, [1047].
2. Now, as we find, there are conditions that disturb the better physical forces of the body. These, as we find, are effects of specific disturbances that might be eliminated gradually to a great extent or in their entirety, through very persistent activity and persistent diet. This, however, would require and does require patience and persistence on the part of the body, [1047] to eradicate and eliminate the causes from the system.
3. These, then, are the conditions as we find them with this body:
4. IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY, there is indicated that there is not only an impoverishment to the blood supply, and a general drain being drawn upon the system, but there are also those actions from the lack of the body's ability - under the existing conditions - to purify the blood through the areas and through the manner it should NOMINALLY or naturally respond. Hence we find the strength, the vitality being used up; with greater resistances being required and less there appears to be to build upon.
5. These conditions in the blood supply indicate also the NATURE of the disturbance, as indicated through the manner of disturbance preventing the purification of the blood taking place.
6. IN THE NERVE FORCES OF THE BODY, here we have a complication that is beginning, owing to this inability of keeping the equilibrium through those areas specifically from which the organs of the body - as related to the respiratory system - INVOLVE, and are involved by, activities in the body.
7. To be sure, it may be questioned as to how these activities can be shown in the nerve forces; yet, as is seen here, these are gradually giving way, so there are periods when a little provocation makes for a general reaction to the body. And the acidity in the system is indicated by a disturbed circulation FROM those very forces of the body THROUGH which there should be the sustaining forces in the system.
8. This, then, is of that nature in the blood supply, in the nerve system, in the organ itself, of the asthmatic condition. Or there are periods when there is the swelling of the tissue in the throat and in portion of the lungs, when there is caused a very labored breathing - as it were - from or by the body.
9. These very conditions with the nerve forces also indicate that there are specific centers which if relieved in a nominal manner would aid in CORRECTING this condition for this body.
10. IN THE ORGANS OF THE BODY, brain forces are very good; the activities of the body outside are still very good.
11. There is the inability for the reflexes through the sensory forces and those activities in the lungs, that makes for DRAINS in the body, as it were, through the bronchi contraction, or too great a flow of blood necessary. And the general vitality is gradually slowed, to be sure; and it is gradually being undermined, and undermined in such measures and manners that unless there are changes very soon, there must be alterations in some matters in the association and relations for the activities of the body.
12. These, then, as we find, would make for the greater corrections to the system:
13. In the lung forces: Here we find, in the cerebrospinal system there is in the dorsal area a subluxation that has gradually - through the impulse created there - impoverished the flow of the blood, or impulse. Not so much the blood; at times this overflows, but this produces then - by this lack of impulse - a spasmodic reaction of an asthmatic nature, either from cold or heat, too much sweets or too much of pollen or dust, too much of any of those influences that will make for an attack upon the sympathetic systems through the mucous membranes of the throat and nasal passages and to the bronchi and larynx and lungs.
14. The activities given in the system to replenish or supply the body have aided other disturbing factors that upset the digestive forces, upset the natural activity of that relation between the kidneys and the liver - and these become disturbing factors also. But these are contributory, or are the effects OF applications that become contributory to the disturbing forces in these organs themselves.
15. We will find, as indicated then, that this will require patience, persistence and consistency on the part of the body. Not only in its activities but in its diet and in its manner of thinking and acting.
16. First, then, we would begin in this manner:
17. Rather than those things used that tend to make for a sedative reaction to some portion of the system (as to relax the body, either from a narcotic or hypnotic or merely a sedative), we would keep about the body a vial of the one-grain Calcidin tablets. These we would take for a few days, until there can be the reaction, about one every four or five hours. EVERY DAY for a week, and then rest from same three to four days; then take again. These will be more effective in or with those activities of the lung forces themselves.
18. We would begin also almost immediately with taking, about twice a week, the corrections of that subluxation and that lesion that exists in the upper dorsal and through the cervical area; that there may be the nearer NORMAL reaction from the nerve forces and the organs in their activity in the system itself. These we would have given OSTEOPATHICALLY.
19. Also, rather than using things as laxatives or cathartics that disturb the body through producing an activity of the eliminations through the alimentary canal (while we would not give up these entirely until changes have been wrought), we would use more frequently the high enemas to eliminate the poisons and those accumulations of gas and those activities from a very much disturbed blood supply to the system and nerve energies and forces in the body itself. These we would take once a week for the first four or five of these, and take HIGH enemas or high colonics - cleansing the colon, by means of a colon tube or the high colonic irrigations.
20. In the matter of the diet, we would beware of sweets except the NATURAL sweets - or honey. We would abstain from white bread or potatoes. Do not eat bananas, nor apples - unless they be roasted. Other fruits, and cereals, and things of that kind may be taken in moderation.
21. We would also have, at least two or three times a day, a malted milk with egg in same - so long as it agrees with the body. An addition of a little stimulant of apple brandy with the malted milk and egg would be most helpful to the body; though this may even be taken twice or three times a day. Use the whole egg - that means the yolk and the white also; these stirred together and cooked by adding half a teaspoonful of the APPLE brandy. Not apple jack but apple brandy.
    Or it may be re-distilled apple jack, but apple BRANDY is preferable. This then may be taken with the malted milks. These are BODY-building.
22. In meats, beware of FATS. But the lean meats of fowl or lamb may be taken, or beef - PROVIDED it is broiled, NOT fried. NO FRIED foods!
23. Do these for sixty days - all the treatments, you see; then we would give further instructions.
24. We are through for the present.

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BACKGROUND

1. 10/09/35 Letter from sister: "He is suffering acutely from asthma. It is growing steadily worse and in the last two weeks he has lost 12 pounds. I hope this is not an indication of the onslaughts of some other deadly disease... Enclosed is his former request. He wishes to ask what food he should eat and what foods to eliminate from his diet... He also wishes a Life Reading for his 17 year old daughter, Miss [1043]..."

REPORTS

1. 2/06/36 Sister [813]'s letter: "I have not heard from my brother as to whether he has improved under the advice given in his physical rdg. I know that he started the treatments as prescribed but have not heard further. His wife has been found to have cancer and was operated on just before Christmas. This has rather demoralized the family, as you well know." [She gave good report on Life Rdg. for niece, [1043].]
2. 7/09/36 "I am very fond of my sister-in-law and it nearly breaks my heart to see the condition she is in. If she dies she will leave two lovely young daughters, [1043], 18 years of age, and [...], 15 years old, and a devoted husband, my brother, [1047]. My brother [1047] is in a serious condition and needs to take care of himself but he is so worried about his wife that he gives no heed to his own physical condition."
3. 10/29/37 Sister [813]'s letter: "[1047]'s wife died in August...
   "He began the treatment prescribed but had to stop it due to the serious illness of his wife and the living conditions at home. It was impossible for him to have the diet outlined for him. He told me just before I left home this Fall that he was going to try now to follow the treatment you gave him in the reading but that it had been impossible to do so before. I hope that he can do this as he is in a really bad shape. I don't know how successful he will be however, as there is no one responsible to prepare his meals. The only person at home now is the younger daughter, [...], sixteen, who is attending high school. If there had been any sort of position available in my home town I would have stayed with [1047] this Winter and taken care of him and his family, but business in that section of the country is bad this season so I had to return to Washington at least for awhile."

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