This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his friend David E. Kahn's home, 44 West 77th St., Apt. 14-W, New York City, this 10th day of April, 1936, in accordance with request made by the self - Mr. [1141], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by his brother, Mr. [675].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. [1141] and Mrs. [530].

TEXT

1. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [1141].
2. Now, as we find, there are disturbing conditions in the physical forces of this body that prevent the body functioning in a normal way and manner. These have been and are, we find, rather the accumulations that have come from minor disturbances in their beginnings, and gradually builded by the lack of the proper eliminations as to produce pressures in portions of the system, as will be indicated.
3. These, then, are the conditions as we find them with this body, [1141] we are speaking of, present in this room:
4. IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY, it may be said there is an abundance and a superabundance at times, yet even with the abundance it has been and is impoverished by the very lack of the toxic forces being eliminated from same; hence produces at times a dull heaviness all over - as if heavy from the waist down; at others through the chest and through the general torso of the body; hands and feet appear to be as if they were heavyladen or sometimes as swollen some - or the FEELINGS of that rather than their activity.
5. Again we find this disturbance as the body rests, and it also disturbs the rest; making for a general aching throughout, this arising from these disturbances as other conditions from others.
6. IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, here we find an indeterminate activity; that is, at times the nerve forces allow for a full or complete circulation through all portions of the body; at others the toxic forces arise from this lack of the proper eliminations and HINDER the body from a normal nerve reaction; an uneasiness that makes for the bearings through the nerve forces upon the general force of the body.
7. IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANS THEMSELVES, as may have been indicated by the very activity of the circulatory forces, the liver - with its activity to the kidneys and their coordinations with the assimilating and eliminating system - causes in the present the greater distresses upon the system.
8. We find that there is in the colon, across the abdomen or the transverse colon and the bend toward the descending colon, an engorgement. Not a whole prolapsus has been indicated nor is present in the ascending and the beginning of the transverse, but these areas do at times make for an uneasiness rather than pain - through the right side; gas formations, the disturbance to the heart's activity, the shortness of breath if the body undertakes to mount steps or walk a great distance - these effects arise from the pressures produced by this engorgement upon the circulatory forces for the body-functioning itself.
9. As to the activities produced upon the digestive system from this, we find: At times there is a great lack of proper assimilating of the foods. This makes for a filling of the stomach and the foods become indigested, and then indigestion arises from it - as dyspepsia, or a souring at times. At others there is a passing through or into the intestinal tract without there being the proper amount of digestion; and this makes for a distress between the upper and the lower hepatic circulation, and the effect to the heart's activity.
10. However, the condition in the gall duct area or the liver area itself and the activity on same makes for the variation between the pulsations and the pressures on the heart's activity, or the circulatory forces - these make these alterations. And if there is brought a permanent relief, these conditions must be taken into consideration and the EFFECT that has been builded upon the circulation from the heart TO the liver, from the liver to the kidneys and their activity to the whole of the bodily functioning.
11. Then, as we find, IN MEETING THE NEEDS of these conditions in the beginning, these will necessarily in the beginning require a change from that as may be needed as conditions develop, or as improvements show. However, we will find periods when these treatments or applications are begun when there will apparently be more DISTURBANCE to the body at periods; but these will be of less and less duration, with the ability for greater and greater activity - or a returning to near normalcy of activity will follow, if these applications are kept as a consistent and a persistent thing.
12. First we should begin, then, with high enemas that would alleviate GRADUALLY - not too fast, but gradually - this engorgement in the colon area; or that which was the beginning of these disturbances. In making these eliminations through the colonic irrigations, high enemas alone would not make for a correction in this direction, but colonic irrigations. Have the first portion of the water used in such irrigation to be a saline solution and soda solution; or to each gallon of the water used add a level teaspoonful of baking soda and a level TABLESPOONFUL of table salt. Add them in the water in that proportion and in that order. This, as we find, would make for a cleansing without an irritation. In the last portion of the water used (for the rinsing), add a tablespoonful of Glyco-Thymoline to the quart of the water. Give the first of such colonic irrigations as soon as the body may begin with same, and then in eight days give the second one. Then let it be twenty-four days before the next one. Then it may be a thirty-day period before the next one. This depends, though, upon the general reactions.
13. Begin at once with SMALL quantities of Alcaroid; quarter of a teaspoonful or less, after each meal. Do this for two to three days. Then leave it off except after the evening meal.
14. Then, when the Alcaroid has been taken for five to six days more, after the evening meal, we would then begin with taking the Caroid and Bile Salts Tablets. Take two tablets about an hour after the morning meal, and two in the evening before retiring - the four in one day, you see. Then in three or four days they may be taken again. Just take them one day at a time, you see; for these should cleanse the system and aid in draining the gall duct area, lessening this pressure upon the liver and the CAUSES from same as produced by the engorgement in the colon.
15. And begin THEN (when the Caroid and Bile Salts Tablets are first begun) with the use of the Radio-Active Appliance to produce an equalized circulation. The attachments would be made to opposite sides of the body; right wrist, left ankle; left wrist, right ankle. Apply same for an hour each day before retiring. This will rest the body and remove these pressures through the rectal area. Keep the anodes or plates very clean. Attach so they do not bind so as to cut off the circulation, but so that they are in perfect contact with the body.
16. About the same time the Radio-Active Appliance is begun, begin with the correcting of those pressures in the COCCYX AND the lumbar areas; HERE the corrections would be made, while through the dorsal and the cervical area there would be merely the coordinating of these WITH the corrections made in the lumbar and the coccyx area, or the sacral and ileum plexus area, see? These will relieve these pressures.
17. In the diet we would be very careful, and keep a normal activity. These are rather those things NOT to be taken: Never any quantities of white bread. Never quantities of Irish potatoes or of beans that are dried.
18. Use rather the citrus fruits, vegetables, fruits and fruit juices, cereals - all may be taken. But do not take the cereals AND the citrus fruit juices at the same meal OR the same day!
19. No fried foods of any kind.
20. Do these, and we find we will bring a much NEARER normal condition for this body, [1141].
21. Ready for questions.
22. (Q) Has the gall duct anything to do with the prostate gland?
    (A) This is affected by the STRAIN that is produced upon the system by same, see? Hence the use of the colonic irrigations should be such as not to tend to make for an irritation. And that is why we have given to use the colonics RATHER than the mere colon irrigations.
23. (Q) Should the present treatments be discontinued if these suggestions are followed?
    (A) We would give these the opportunity for their activity in the system. As we find, these will make for responses better than the purely LOCAL applications, see?
    See, when the irrigations are given, there should be periods when the first water for the injection should be very warm - and allowed to be retained, to reduce the pressure in the lower portion of the colon, see?
24. (Q) Should there be any other medications between the irrigations, for the irritations?
    (A) These become as a portion of the general treatments, you see, as we have outlined.
25. (Q) Should any laxative be taken?
    (A) There should not be the laxative taken until most of the colonics have been given, you see. You see, we give two colonics. We begin first with the Alcaroid, and then the Caroid and Bile Salts Tablets, see?
    Do these, and - as we find - we will bring the better conditions for this body.
26. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Self
    Copy to Ass'n file
    (See letter [which was enclosed] with specifications to H.H.R. Co., for the Radio-Active Appliance; also article explaining the theory of such an Appliance.
    See letter [which was enclosed] with directions to Physiotherapist, to be begun first. Take all treatments in the ORDER indicated.
    See letter [which was enclosed] with directions to Osteopath.
    If everything is not clear, let us know.)

BACKGROUND

1. 4/10/34 His wife, Mrs. [530], obtained a Physical Rdg., thru recommendation of his brother's wife, Mrs. [394].
2. 4/10/36 No intimation was given EC as to nature of his trouble.

REPORTS

1. 10/38 He reported to large gathering in N.Y. that he had followed his reading and his condition had cleared entirely. Doctors had pronounced it Coronary Thrombosis with these complications: High blood pressure, Dyspepsia, Prostate trouble and heart. It had been necessary to keep Glycerine tablets at hand, even when taking a bath.
2. 7/49 See 1563-3 report indicating results in relief from high blood pressure by following the 1141-1 treatment.
3. 10/11/52 Comment by D. H. Fogel, M.D., heart specialist: "Case [1141] should be indexed definitely under coronary thrombosis."

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