This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 15th day of May, 1937, in accordance with request made by the mother - Mrs. [...], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Mrs. [413].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. [1371]'s mother, Mattie Cowan and Mrs. [413].

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1. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [1371].
2. Now as we find, the general physical conditions are very good with this body.
3. These is as we find, from pressure which has existed, a lesion in the lumbar area that prevents a normal flow and development in the mental forces of the body.
4. From the nature of the pressure, there is the incoordination also in the organs of the sensory system.
5. These then are the conditions as we find them with this body, [1371] we are speaking of: First,
6. IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY, this we find near normal, and there is a near normal development of the physical organisms of the body.
7. IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, here we find the base or the cause of the disturbance, or the non-development of the responses; and the lesion is rather in the nervous system than in the brain force itself.
8. Hence as there is the impulse from the activity through the adrenals to the glandular forces in the base of the brain, in the lyden [Leydig] and through the medulla oblongata, the pressure or incoordination - coming upon those branches of the cerebrospinal system from which the organs of the sensory forces receive their impulse - causes the lack of developments in these activities.
9. Hence we find the pressures in the upper lumbar and the last dorsal, that arose from the manner of presentation at the time of birth; for in the turning (for it was first a breach presentation) there came that pressure which, with a later development of a condition that affected primarily the lymph circulation, has formed the lesion in the upper lumbar, and a coordinant one - that produces incoordination in the sympathetic or the vegetative nerve system - in the lower portions of the cervical area.
10. So there is rather the retarding or non-development by the prevention of the flow of the impulses as received to the system from the brain to react; this preventing a normal development.
11. Because there has been a long stage, and there has already begun the changes that come about with the natural impulses from the sensory system, for those periods of elimination and the development for the genital forces in the body, these then make for more of a serious disturbance to be reckoned with.
12. Yet as we find, with patience, persistence, and with the attention to the imaginative forces as well as the impulses that may be created by suggestive forces in the periods when the subconscious force of the body is the more susceptible, we may bring near to normal forces for this body.
13. Thus we will find, when the periods come for the next cycle, or at seventeen to eighteen, a near to normal development - if there is the consistent application of these suggestions we will make here; and a fast development which must be reckoned with, and not overtaxed during a portion of the periods.
14. IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANS THEMSELVES, as has been indicated, these are near to normal. For the impulses that are hindered are as we find, as indicated, dealing with the the nervous systems of the body, and a deflection from the activity of a glandular force from the adrenals and the activity of these as they supply the growth to the reflexes from the brain center.
15. That these have at various times impaired portions of the other organs of the sensory system has not been so noticeable, but there have been periods when the eyesight has been affected, also the hearing, the ability to differentiate in sound, in colors, in touch, and in the normal reflexes from feeling; yet these as changes have come have been somewhat improved.
16. AS WE FIND THEN, IN THE BEGINNING:
17. Through the applications of the basic forces that will produce a coordination in the vibratory forces of the body, we will find - as conditions develop - it will be necessary to change at times for short periods to the high deep therapy of a form of electrical vibration.
18. But in the present, in the beginning, these vibrations MUST be - if there would be help - of the very LOW form; and that which will assist with the applications that are to be made to bring to the flow, in the nerve matter itself, impulses that will not only overcome the lesions as formed but allow for the proper impulse.
19. So, because we will find periods when there will be, with the awakening and developing body, an unusual mental reaction, do not become alarmed; but keep the body as quiet and in as pleasant surroundings during such short periods that will occur as is possible.
20. Hence as we find these will be, and should be expected to be, the nominal or normal developments as the changes are brought about.
21. In the beginning then, begin by having periods of three to four days when there would be applied each evening as the body is ready to retire the very warm (as hot as the body can well stand) Castor Oil Packs, across the lumbar and lower dorsal area. Three to five thicknesses of the flannel would be the better. Sponge off the body afterwards with a weak soda solution, and massage immediately with this combination.
22. To 2 ounces of Oil of Cedar Wood as the base, add - in the order named:

    Oil of Wintergreen....................1/2 ounce,
Russian White Oil.......................1 ounce,
Sassafras Oil.........................1/4 ounce.

    These will separate, but shake together before they are massaged in the area over which the Packs have been applied.
23. Use the Packs for three to five days, rest from same three to five days, then begin again. Each evening, you see, for three to five days. If three days, rest three days If five days, rest five days. Then begin again.
24. After the third period of the Packs, apply same also - the same character of Packs - across the area just between the shoulders and extending to the 3rd and 4th cervical center. Then this area would be massaged afterwards also with the same combination of Oils as would be the lumbar area.
25. Begin from the first with the use of the low electrical forces as from the Wet Cell Appliance, carrying the Chloride of Gold. After this has been taken for twenty-eight days, then recharge same. The proportions of the Gold Solution would be three (3) grains to one (1) ounce of distilled water. The attachments would be made in this manner - keeping the plates or connections very clean, and in perfect contact but not binding:
26. The small applicator would be attached first, to the 1st and 2nd lumbar center; while the larger applicator - through which the Gold Solution passes - would be attached last, to the lacteal duct and the umbilicus center, or three fingers' breadth from the navel center absolutely in a straight line toward the right side.
27. This treatment would be taken in this manner for thirty minutes each day for twenty-eight days. Then rest from same for a period of a week, and begin again - changing the solutions and recharging the Appliance during the weekly period of rest, see?
28. When the Packs are begun to the upper dorsal and cervical area, begin with taking internally the Chloride of Gold with Bromide of Soda - prepared in two solutions in this way:
29. The Chloride of Gold Solution would be in the proportion of one (1) grain to one ounce of distilled water.
30. The Bromide of Soda Solution would be in the proportion of three (3) grains to one ounce of distilled water.
31. Keep these solutions separate. Only combine the dosage of each when ready to take.
32. The dosage would be one (1) minim of the Gold Solution and two (2) minims of the Soda Solution in half a glass of water, or a small glass, each day for fifteen (15) days, then left off for five (5) days, then taken for fifteen (15) days more, and so on.
33. Because there are those periods of anxiety in the activity of the body, violent reactions even in the mental forces, do not become alarmed; but, as has been indicated, keep the body quiet, keep in as pleasant environment as possible during such reactions. For we will bring normal forces for this body if the suggestions here are adhered to.
34. After six months we will change some of these applications.
35. Ready for questions.
36. (Q) Is it true, as the psychiatrist says, that her speech will develop as, or if, her brain develops?
    (A) This is true, to be sure; because, as has been indicated, first we are to break up the lesion, by the application of the Oil and rubs. Then we begin to break up the lesion in the areas from which the sensory forces receive their impulses from the nervous system, you see; that is, the speech, the hearing, the eyesight, the feeling; the voice. Hence as these develop and the conditions are broken up, the brain forces will develop nominally.
    It is retarded. The lesion is in the nervous system, NOT the brain - as some have suggested.
37. (Q) Is it true, as the doctor says, that her brain will never develop beyond that of a 6 yr. old child?
    (A) What have we been talking about? Either accept it or leave it alone!
38. We are through.

    Copy to Mother
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. Ques. submitted which did not get asked: "What is matter with her brain? Was condition caused by hard convulsions after the whooping cough? Can anything be done to develop brain? To improve speech beyond that of small child? Any advice to the mother?"

REPORTS

1. 7/19/37 Mr. [333]'s letter: "We ([602] and I) went out to ... twice to see Mrs. [...] about the reading you gave last May for her little girl. We set up the battery and helped her to lay out the entire program for the treatment and we will keep after it and change the solutions in the battery at the end of 28 days."
2. 2/13/38 See 1371-2.

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