Edgar Cayce Readings, 1196-1

(Physical Suggestion)

TEXT

EC: Yes, we have the body here, [1196]; present in this room.
Now as we find, while there are many conditions that are very good, there are disturbances that are rather deep-seated and these as we find may be eliminated and the body brought to the near normal conditions; adding much to the comfort of the body, in the corrections of the disturbing forces, relieving a great deal of uneasiness and anxiety, and making for greater opportunities in the expressions of self in this experience in the earth.
Much might be given as respecting those experiences and their relationships to the activities of the entity in the present.
The physical forces in the present as we find have to do with the assimilating system. Hence as we find there are the causes that have produced and do produce in the system the effects that bring about a contraction of the muscular forces, a great strain upon the nervous system, those influences of an indigestion and poor eliminations, and activities through the digestive forces of the body.
These then are the conditions as we find them with this body, [1196] we are speaking of, present in this room:
First, IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY, we find there has been in times back a congestion, and then following the congestion there was a glandular condition - or GRANULAR condition in the glandular activity of the liver itself. Hence we find there have been produced at times toxic forces in the blood supply that have made for different characters of disturbances through the blood supply itself, producing in portions of the system disorders or distresses the HAVE AFFECTED the organs in their functioning, and have left the organs at times weakened in their activity - as through the prostate at times gives disturbance, as at times the kidneys in their elimination, and sometimes some bladder disturbance, the excesses from sedimentary forces, the conditions in the glandular reactions that have brought some periods when there has been a neuritic activity in the extremities. In the arms, in the forearm, at times across the small of the back; at others through the lower extremities - at times all of these are active and at others, through digressions as may be produced by an excess of the lymph circulation producing or carrying off drosses and poisons from these congestions in the liver area itself, these disturbances are brought about. At others we will find the disturbance produced in the lymph circulation, as in the mucous membranes of the throat, a filling up of same, a burning and fullness. At others there may be some soft tissue involved in the head and the nasal passages, burning of the eyes, the ears ringing, and those reactions. These as indicated are not causes; these are the effects of a disturbance in the liver area that has been indicated but it has produced in the lacteal ducts scar tissue, an adherence, that also produces or has so overcrowded the gall duct itself (not so much the bladder but the duct itself) as to make for an accumulation of sedimentary conditions.
These are all indicated from the blood circulation. How? In that the elements in the hemoglobin, the activities in the white and red blood cellular forces show the manner in which the circulation between the pulmonaries and the hepatic circulation HAS produced a condition in the aorta artery as well as in the ducts through which the venous blood flows to the liver itself, as an organ. For as is understood, the blood passes through the liver twice to once to any other portion of the system. Hence the lower extremities, or the arms at times become slow in their process. Hence there will be the looking for or the disturbance in the metabolism of the system itself; thumping and dizziness recurs at times. These all are from this centralized condition from toxic forces that have disturbed and do disturb the system.
And the lack of those conditions being corrected nominally is from what may be termed as scar tissue effect, or inflammation that has made the tissue about the organs contract. Thus pressures are produced, and under stress and strain from various activities and effects of the food values upon the system these become inflamed and - dependent upon their cycle - make for pressures in various portions of the body.
IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, here we find these are rather effects upon the nervous system from disturbances in the organs of the digestive forces and of the eliminations. Hence at times we find while the body will be physically tired it will be mentally alert; at others mentally tired and physically alert. These are as the EXTREMES of the activities of the conditions but show the manner in which the affectation is active upon the system. For the nervous forces from the sympathetic or vegetative nervous system are separated by the very activity from the deeper or the central nerve system itself.
Hence we will find there are in various portions of the cerebrospinal system (while the body is not aware of same in the present) centers that are very sensitive, as may be seen in the upper portion of the brachial centers or the lower part of the cervical and the upper portion of the dorsal area. Hence this heaviness at times and dull pains through the shoulders and to the arms and to the extremities. At other times we will find another in the 4th lumbar area. Hence we will find a numbness or a filling up as it were, or a feeling of fullness to the lower extremities - or heaviness. At other times these may be entirely eradicated or alleviated, yet the body mentally and physically is tired. And it is rather upset; not any disturbance particularly, but a little dizzy and a little sick at the stomach or a little nauseated - all may be a portion of the tired feeling. Rest and the adjustments of the body to these conditions will bring help, yet these conditions continue to persist - owing to the toxic forces that arise and affect the hepatic circulation as well as the pulmonary circulation, or to the heart action and to the lungs and throat and head themselves.
IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANS THEMSELVES, the brain forces are very good. The reaction to these is nominally normal; that is, impulses and the coordination of the central nervous system with the sensory forces in the brain's activity. Yet we find in the sympathetic system or in the organs of the sensory system - as the eyes, the ears, the nose, the throat, the taste, the feeling - all of these reactions at times become supersensitive and at others they are rather dulled from the overshadowing as it were through toxic forces upon same; so that the senses of sight, smell, taste, feeling, become exaggerated.
Throat, bronchi, lungs and larynx, as well as the soft tissue in the face, all become involved as we have indicated. The lungs show a very good reaction so far as the organs themselves are concerned; though the conditions of the blood supply as through same and the affectation of same at times cause a feeling of fullness, but organically no disturbance.
Heart's activity is sympathetic with the conditions and tends to make for a fullness, while the shortness of the breath or the fullness of this at times appears from pressures that come from the upper portion of the transverse and the upper portion of the descending colon, as much as from the general circulation.
The digestive forces themselves, as to the gastric flows through the stomach, the duodenum or duodenal glands and the upper portion of the jejunum, all of these show inflammation - as does the liver, especially in the AREA about the gall duct and the lacteal and the umbilicus plexus.
Hence we have in the right side the contraction or pain, varying just a bit, sometimes close up under the liver, other times extending to the caecum, other times diagonally across the body and the pain or the contraction in the left side, but this arises from those disturbances as indicated from tissue in the envelope of the organs and in those especially about the gall duct. Not of the bladder but of the gall duct itself being inflamed and the tissue about the lacteal centers is the larger central portion of these that DRAIN as it were. Hence indigestion occurs at times.
All of these are the conditions as we find them.
The lower hepatic circulation or the kidneys and the bladder, the organs of the genital forces, all show disturbances at times; though organically little disturbance.
In the digestive forces below the jejunum, or in the assimilating through these, these make for contractions. Hence there are times when there is a feeling of hot and cold, on either side of the abdominal area; the tending for the engorging of the colon in the lower part of the transverse and the upper part of the descending makes for this fullness in the left portion of the body.
THEN, IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THESE CONDITIONS, AS WE FIND THEM WITH THIS BODY, [1196] WE ARE SPEAKING OF, FIRST WE WOULD GIVE AS THESE:
There is more than one manner of eliminating the conditions, but inasmuch as there needs to be the reviving, the revivifying and the coordination of the vibratory forces through the body, we find these as we will give would be the more preferable ways and manners for making for the corrections to be of a permanent nature; thus revivifying the whole of the body, the organs themselves throughout.
We would begin first by producing, by properties taken internally, under a period of a month to two months, a DRAINING of the gall bladder THROUGH the gall duct in such a manner as to relieve these stresses. We would not make for too great a strain upon the body. Hence we would take one course, then rest a week or two weeks, and then have another course of the properties to drain same.
But at the same time these eliminations are being carried on, or during the whole period, we would take a low form of electric vibration through the electrical forces of the body itself that may be built up through mechanical reaction; discharging in the various portions of the body - through the attachments to the extremities - so as to create an equal balance.
We would also through one of these periods take a rest, and have the salt baths or the salt waters that may be had either about Durango, Colorado or the springs that are close there to Kansas City, Missouri. Either of these applications may be used. But we would DRAIN the gall ducts first.
Then be mindful of the diets to make for the corrections in the salts of the body, the building up of the creative reactions in the regenerating through the activity of the glandular forces.
And we will find we will bring to the body a nearer normal condition.
Well that a rub or massage be taken occasionally; these even before the periods when the Baths are taken would be helpful, for they will rest the body. These we would take either through the neruopathic or the osteopathic adjustments.
Then, in draining the gall duct area, we would first prepare the body in this way and manner:
Let there be little or no heavy meats taken for a day or two; preferably just vegetables and the light foods, and not too much starches or sweets.
Then we would choose the time or the period, and we would begin in this manner:
In the middle of the morning we would take two Zilatone Tablets. Of course, these are a combination of the bile salts as well as the active forces that work with the secretions of the liver itself. But they do not STRAIN the system as some of the cathartics that are taken.
That same evening just before retiring take two more Zilatone Tablets. With each dose drink at least two glasses of water.
The next morning before arising, take a tablespoonful of Fleet's Phospho-Soda, in a glass of hot water - as hot as can be taken. Lie upon the right side, preferably with a prop or pillow under the area of the liver itself - until there is action from same. When this has acted well, then take a mild laxative - as in the evening; such as two teaspoonsful of Fletcher's Castoria.
Then rest a week or ten days or two weeks before another course would be taken.
During the whole period we would take the vibrations as created from the Radio-Active Appliance, making the attachments to the opposite extremities; that is, right wrist, left ankle; left wrist, right ankle. Keep the plates clean or polished. Take this for about an hour, after the evening meal is taken, but before retiring, see? for an hour. If the body drops off to sleep (which the tendency is to do so) do not mind same, but remove same before retiring - and always recline at the time the Appliance is given.
Do these and as we find we will bring the better conditions for the body.
In the diets: While the body is a very good dietician in many respects, DO NOT take citrus fruit juices AND cereals at the same meal. Well that whole wheat, whole wheat bread, whole wheat as a cereal (such as cracked wheat, well-cooked) be a portion of the diet. Do not eat any fried foods. Keep away from potatoes in ANY form, especially the French Fried Potatoes or the like. Not too much of beef or beef roast; rather let the meats consist of fowl or lamb - these as we find are the better for the body. Beware of sweets or of starches or both at the same meal; these make for the tendency for congestions in the very areas of the liver ducts and the pancreas and spleen - for it (the spleen) is engorged somewhat, through the distending of the inflammation in the areas indicated.
Follow these suggestions and we will find near normalcy, and the MAINTAINING of a good physical balance.
Ready for questions.
(Q) Is any of the condition attributable to an automobile wreck which I had?
(A) This is a contributory cause. There were internal injuries, or - that is, as has been indicated - See it has not been that the organs themselves are affected save from malarial condition that affected the circulation and then through the jar, through the injury, the capsule or the tissue about organs - as in the lacteal duct, as in the liver area itself - became inflamed. These then adhered. These are the causes, as of the neuritis, as of the digestive disturbance, as of in other times the disturbance that has been through the colon - and the other things.
Do these, then; for - as you see - we add to the system in this way and manner:
First we will ELIMINATE the poisons from the areas where conditions in the liver and digestive and eliminating systems are disturbing; that is, we will cleanse these, see? Then we are adding to the vibration from the low electrical forces of the body itself that which will produce in each center the normal vibrations, which BREAK UP then the lesions; not in manners as to make for an inflammatory condition but as the system gradually changes through the addition of the proper diets for the system, with the balance, we renew same. Then the massage or the rubdowns as would be occasionally taken. Not that you take a whole course; there will be the insistence, of course, from those who might give such a treatment, but as in this direction: You know what is to be accomplished in self. Take the treatments that you wish, that you desire. Let same be directed by the way the body feels rather than by what others tell you, who may want to make a bill for such treatments. Take the Baths after one or two cleansings of the gall duct area. Follow each such cleansing with a MILD laxative, not a cathartic, to prevent the accumulations in portions of the ducts throughout the alimentary canal; that is, the Castoria. Baby medicine, sure - but these are absorbed properties that give to the tissue of the alimentary canal new life.
Do that.
(Q) Over what period should the Baths be taken?
(A) After the eliminations once or twice, as indicated; or when the waters or baths are taken that are of the western springs.
We are through for the present. [See 1196-1, Par. R1.]
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BACKGROUND

4/22/36 "I have had much ill health for past 4 yrs. and have impoverished myself by having had to pay large hospital and doctors' bills...all of which tr. has done me no good at all... I have had a spastic colon, in fact, still have one; very poor elimination, both stools and urine; heavily coated tongue; catarrh in my nose; legs get stiff; have soreness in lower part of abdomen; soreness-stiffness in lower back, about the waist line. I do not have headaches. I get up every morning sore and stiff with a very bad taste in my mouth. Have aches at times in hips and legs."

REPORTS

GD noted his [1196]'s remarks at end of [1196-1] as follows:
Remarks: Perfectly remarkable; detailed description of his feelings; is going to follow directions to the letter. Said Arthur Ford told him in Jan. that (according to advice from his father, passed on) he should go back to the Springs for his health. Also told him the auto wreck was not the main cause of his trouble. Is going back home to start treatment, then take his wife & go west for a vacation as indicated.
6/23/36 He obtained a Life Reading - See 1196-2.
6/24/36 He referred Mr. [1209] for a Physical Rdg.
6/28/36 "My wife thinks your Physical Rdg. of me is wonderful, and she, like I, knows it correctly describes my symptoms. I am following the treatment to the letter. I have faith. I know that I can't get rid of a trouble - that it took years to develop - in just a few days... Rec'd the Radio-Active Appliance. Have used it several times, per instructions in my reading, and each time it puts me to sleep."
7/28/36 "I am getting along very well indeed, and the neuropath, Dr. Elise Stone...whom I let read your reading, is treating me, for that part of the reading you gave. She agrees with your reading - she says she knew you once, and told me to give you her regards. She has faith in you."
7/30/36 He referred Mr. [1245] for a Physical Rdg.
8/08/36 See 1196-3.