In the blood supply we find the inclination for toxic forces
to be apparent, and at times by over-taxation - or when
the body has through either some great amount of physical
exercise or of mental energy expended - there is the
inclination for a feverish condition; with not a great
amount, but that dull, laggard, heavy feeling throughout the
whole of the extremities, through those portions even of the
torso of the body, as of a feverish expression - with a dull,
mean character of headache that brings rather those feelings
of lack or loss of appetite, and with bad tastes in the
mouth. And if the body does eat, especially of sweets or
starches, there becomes rather a superacidity through the
system; producing the inclination for cold and congestion to
be easily taken on by the body, so that when either by the
thoughts of cold or inclement weather of the damp nature or
in drafts or crowds or groups of people - these become rather
oppressive to the body. And the effects are superacidity in
the blood, thinning of same as it were, by those tendencies
for the weakened condition through those poor conditions
produced in the assimilating system by the after effects of
this condition in those portions of the organs that should
increase and bring about the activity of pure, rich blood
that gives vitality and vim and pep as it were to the whole
of the body. The elasticity in the step is lost, the dimness
in the sight is an effect - or the inclination to feel that
it "doesn't care." All these become a part of the mental
reactions to such conditions. It is not a mental cause but
rather the effect of the physical upon the mental, and this
reacting to the system becomes both mental and physical in
its reactions.
These are the effects then upon organs and the blood stream
as produced by the conditions.
Know that these are effects. Oft the applications have been
made to these for helpful forces. For the moment these have
aided and yet this general strain upon the nervous system by
this continual feeling of even around the wrists and around
portions of the lower limbs and the feet becoming as heavy or
leaden, or aching about the wrists - around the through the
neck and through portions of the shoulder and just behind the
shoulder blades there is a heaviness. These are pressures
upon the nervous system, and warnings to the body that there
are disturbances that should be minded; that there should be
those inclinations and activities to bring about again a
better circulation, a relief of the pressure upon the nervous
systems, the relief of pressures upon the organs of the
sensory system so that the keenness, the awareness of the
sensory responses to the vision, the taste, the smell, the
feel, the activities of the whole body in its emotional
nature are again aroused.
For as the body will experience, or has experienced, almost
all of its emotional nature has been at times so submerged by
these general reactions that even the organs of the sensory
system (eyes, ears, nose) have had the inclination or feeling
- from the lack of this lymph or emunctory circulation -
of a form of dry eczema. This is only a reaction and not a
condition. If the causes are removed, then the responses to
the system would become quite a different reaction to the
body.
In the activity of the organs, all of these become - as
indicated - subject to these changes; but the gall duct area,
the pancreas and the spleen have become involved the more.
So the effect upon the duodenum, in its ability for the
proper assimilation, in the effect of the assimilation
through the jejunum or the activity and flow of the emunctory
and lymph circulation, has made for this effect of the
dryness to the skin, at times of where spots and blemishes
over portions of the body make for some anxiety. And
at times the body gives expression within self without
outwardly, "Well, it makes no difference anyway - what do
you care?"
These are then conditions to be met and to be overcome; not
only effects but the basic causes of same.
As we find, this will require then some patience, some
persistence, some periods of the body taking not only
precautions but being very persistent, very consistent with
itself and with its activities. But if these are done,
consistently, persistently, we may bring back to the body
quite a different outlook, upon life. And we will arouse
those emotions not only to be good but to be good for
something; and this the body has almost lost sight of.
Being merely good for self's own satisfaction doesn't satisfy
a very great deal in the last analysis of the purposes of an
individual experience in associations with others. But to
become a channel through which hopefulness, helpfulness,
patience, longsuffering, endurance, loveliness in its
expressions to others, makes for life and its experience and
its expressions and its outlook upon life more and more worth
while. Something to hope for! It's not all just to live nor
yet all JUST to die. For as the tree grows (and when it
passeth or falleth), so it lies, and it has not changed that
it has lived or experienced. For only that an individual
soul is able to give out does the individual have. And ye
cannot create a surrounding or an environment for self or
others of that ye do not express or experience within, not
only the own mind but the own body itself.
These hindrances have come, then, for a purposefulness - if
they are to be used as stepping-stones to understand self and
self's relations within a creative world - yea, a really
beautiful world, if the beauties will be sought and not the
sordid darkness of disappointments or failures or ill health.
For if you continue to look for ill health or sordidness or
disappointments or darkness, how has the law been given? "As
ye seek, so ye find - as ye sow, so ye reap." If you are
looking for these, ye cannot find happiness or contentment or
harmony or peace, either in body or mind; neither can ye give
out other than discontent to others in thine own self of
self-expression.
First then begin with this ideal and this idea; that the
corrections can be made, will be made, "IF I will only choose
to have same that the usefulness of this experience may be
worth while, not so much for self but spent for others; that
I may indeed have love and hope and faith in my own
experience."
Then begin as this for the physical forces of the body -
first take these, as medicinal properties for the body:
Begin, after the morning meal - an hour or an hour and a half
afterward - with taking one Zilatone tablet. After the
evening meal (an hour and a half) take two Zilatone tablets.
Do this for three days - three days; three taken each day as
indicated, you see.
Then on the morning following the third day of taking the
Zilatone tablets, take before arising a tablespoonful of
Fleet's Phospho-Soda in a glass of WARM water - hot enough
not to be insipid, but not so hot that it may not be drunk at
least in sips. Lie on the right side, with a pillow under
same.
Preferably do this over the week-end. That is, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday; then on Sunday take the Fleet's.
Leave off until the next week-end, and do the same again,
see?
Leave off until the next week; do the same again.
Rest then from taking any, for two weeks.
Then begin by taking CABINET sweats, where there may be used
the properties one evening - when the fume bath is taken - of
Oil of Wintergreen in the water that boils that produces the
vapor that settles over the body. Preferably use the cabinet
that may be had as a garment, you see. The next evening when
it is taken (and take them at least about three times each
week, for two to three weeks), use Atomidine in the solution
that is to boil or settle over the body.
After each of these have a thorough rubdown, preferably under
a shower of lukewarm water, gradually turned to that almost
entirely cold; then a thorough, brisk rubdown - especially
along the spine, along the lower limbs, rubbing AWAY FROM the
body, along the arms rubbing away from the body; briskly,
that we may change this circulation, that we may stimulate
the activity that has been produced or brought about by the
cleansing of the system and the allowing of the organs of the
liver, the pancreas, the spleen, the activity of the gall
duct and the eliminations through the system to produce fresh
blood.
Then be mindful ever of the diets. Do not eat white bread
at any time. Do not use the combinations of meat and white
bread or potatoes at the same meal. Either leave off the
potatoes or the bread entirely. Do not eat potatoes (that
is, white potatoes) and spaghetti or macaroni at the same
meal. Do not eat white potatoes with white beans or with any
of those natures; though, to be sure, peas - either black or
green or English - may be taken with bread - for these form a
different reaction. But have plenty of the juices of fruits,
and nuts, as s portion of the meal; rather than so much meats
- and NEVER any fried meats, never any fried eggs. Rarely
take eggs, but when taken only coddled eggs or those that are
cooked in the sweetmeats or of other natures.
Do these, and we will find we will bring about normalcy for
this body.
Will be well, after beginning with the sweats, that these be
taken for periods of two weeks (about three a week, you see),
leave off for two weeks.
But during the two weeks rest have a thorough massage, as may
be given osteopathically or neuropathically, so that these
stimulations may be had for the body.
Then if the body finds that there are still those tendencies
for languidness, easily tiring, the bad taste or the
headaches or those sleepinesses that come at times, then
repeat the doses for the cleansing of the liver and the gall
duct and the alimentary canal.
The massages when taken, better that they be taken every day
or every other day for a week and then leave off for a week
to two weeks, or ten days, or even two to three weeks, and be
given again; than just taken regularly plodding through.
Do these and we will find a different outlook, a different
concept of Creative Energy's activity in its relationships
with man and man's relationship to God and the Creative
Forces and its fellow man.
Ready for questions.
(Q) What causes severe colds?
(A) As given, and as to how the thinning of the blood
allows for those congestions to arise from those periods when
there's the tendency for the accumulations in the blood to
find an easy access to the system. And produced in part, as
has been given, by superacidity throughout the body. Lack
of the proper flow of lymph and emunctory circulation, and
the dryness produced by inactivity through the whole of the
alimentary canal, primarily forming from the duodenum, gall
duct and the jejunum areas.
(Q) What causes depressed feeling?
(A) As has been given.
(Q) Shall I have to give up my position as bookkeeper
because of my health?
(A) So long as it becomes drag, unless something is done
about it, you will have to give it up! But if something is
done about it, in the direction and ways and manners
indicated, it will be a different story!
We are through for the present.
Two copies to Self (one for Mr. [1196])
Copy to Ass'n file
BACKGROUND
11/23/36 Mr. [
1196]'s letter: "She is not in the best of
health and doctors have been doing a lot of guessing. If in
the reading you can say in which room she is at her house,
during the reading, please do so...if you can make this
reading one of amazement to her and her husband, I can get
another Active Member with physical reading."
REPORTS
"My symptoms started about 3 yrs. ago. Was there anything
that happened at that time to cause them?"
12/11/36 EC's ltr. to Mr. [
1196]: "It is certainly very
lovely of you to ask us to stay with you while in ... But
one thing, Mr. [
1196], I am very averse to doing anything
spectacular. While am sure from experiences could do some
very spectacular stunts, would not for thousands of dollars,
tho I need a few hundred very badly..."
12/12/36 EC's ltr. to Mrs. [
1303]: "Hope the information
gotten for you a day or so ago in the reading is interesting
and most of all worthwhile. Not the curiousness of it but
the good that it may bring you has been through the years
worthwhile to so many. Know we feel a very personal interest
in each person and will be wanting to hear from you when you
have studied it over, and most of all when you applied the
suggestions. Have never know in 35 years where an individual
did as suggested but what they got what was suggested and for
you that should be much.
"Hoping to have been of a service, and if you have any
interest in things Psychic, trust you will find much of
interest in the work of the Assn."
12/17/36 Mr. [
1196] referred Mr. [
1307] for first Physical
Reading.
1/07/37 Mr. [
1196]'s letter: "Mr. [
1307] has started on his
treatment, as has Mrs. [
1303]."
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