5/18/42 [
1472]'s ltr. to EC:
Dear Edgar:
The demands upon my time and strength during the past two
weeks have been so great that it has been impossible to
write any personal letter that did not absolutely have to
be written. Hence my failure to write you at once in reply
to yours of the 11th Inst.
Further investigation re the Elliott Machine and the
Monolated Ichthyol prescribed in my two recent readings,
make the possibility of using either for the sinus very
remote. I am told by the hospital heads of several of the
best hospitals here that the Elliott Machine cannot be used
for sinus as the tubes are too large to enter the nose. And
that even if this were not so it would be inadvisable to try
it. I would not let this opinion interfere however, if I
knew any doctor possessing the machine who might be willing
to use it for me. I am wondering if the two people your
letter mentions as having come to New York from Washington
for this treatment could tell you just who gave it to them,
and give you the address for me. If you have their
addresses, will you try to find out for me.
I have heard nothing further from Dr. Taylor. He never
answered the letter of which I sent you the copy. I judge he
felt he had done enough, and I feel embarrassed to have asked
his further help. However, I did offer twice to pay him for
it, and if he would not accept remuneration, that was not my
fault.
I have wondered, Edgar, why the questions I sent for my
second "check" reading were not asked? My very first
question asked if monolated ichthyol could not be obtained
if straight Ichthyol could be used, and if so what oils
should be used as a base. As the Ichthyol spray was
recommended as an alternation for the Elliott Machine,
it might have been used had this question been asked and
answered, Monolated Ichthyol is no longer obtainable. The
questions following related to this one, so I judge they were
not asked because this one was not. It does seem too bad not
to be able to follow the instructions given, but I have tried
every way I know to locate a doctor with an Elliott Machine
who would use it for sinus irrigation without success. Also
I tried to get the monolated Ichthyol through a druggist who
is a good friend, and who made a thorough search of the
laboratories and manufacturers for it. I am doing the other
things recommended, such as the massages, and the stuff to
inhale through the nose, but these are but minor parts of the
treatment. I have, however, gotten the vitamin A. capsules
from the Oregon laboratory and am taking them. I AM feeling
a bit better, but this I do for a day or so, and then go down
again.
Well, that's enough about my body.
McDermott [Raymond McDermott, blind astrologer] did a swell
job on my natal horoscope. He wrote about twenty-five
thousand words in his analysis of it, and it is a masterpiece
of astrological learning. He plans a trip to Sunbury, Pa.
soon. As this is much nearer than Pittsburgh I hope to get
there to meet him when he is there.
Now for something which will interest you. When I told
Flower Newhouse last Fall that I thought of buying a place
at Virginia Beach she said it was not the locality for me. I
did not ask her why at the time, and thought little about it.
However, since I did actually buy the house over by Crystal
Lake I recently asked her why she said that. I am going to
quote from her reply: Here is what she wrote:
"When we talked that night in September in my hotel bedroom,
at your mention of the possibility of your living down at
Virginia Beach, I saw a red curtain trying to enclose you,
and then I heard the word 'scandal'. It is a habit of mine
to turn these things off so that I am not influenced by
negatives. I would interpret this experience as a
premonition of some power in that area bringing you in
contact with a scandal. Whether this would come to you
through friends, or through the events which touched the
Cayces, I do not know. But do treat strongly for your safe-
enfolding, and theirs. Never in my whole life have I been
deceived or misled by such prophetic warnings".
Now what do you think of that, Edgar? Seems strange after
all my beautiful sense of rightness in buying the place;
[
1100]'s lovely experiences about it, and your assurance that
it is the aerial center of the White Brotherhood, doesn't it?
I would certainly like your reaction and opinion of Flower's
experience, for she is 100% honest and pure and true, and if
she says she had this experience she had it, and that's all
there is about it. But the interpretation may be something
other than the one she has given. However, if she heard the
word "scandal" it would seem to indicate that her
interpretation is correct. Well, it beats me!!
I wonder if you'd mind showing this letter to Hugh Lynn? I
haven't time to write him separately, and I'd like him to
know all that is contained herein.
Where is Edgar Evans to be married? And will you and
Gertrude attend the wedding? And what about the Congress?
Is it to be held this year? I have twice asked Hugh Lynn to
send me some of the little brochures to stick in letters, and
he has not done so. Please get somebody to do it, as I have
other people who are willing to send them out in their
letters, and I am entirely out of them.
With lots of love to all of you from [
1472]
5/20/42 EC's ltr. to [
1472]:
Dear [
1472]:
Have yours of the 18th. Certainly do not understand about
the Elliott machine, have never known the readings to give
anything for help that could not be gotten - save once and
then they were told how to make that. But suppose that there
has to be a first time some time - but why did it have to be
for my best friend and one am most anxious to be of help to.
When I saw the machine used it was operated by the maker Dr.
Elliott who was working with Dr. I. Daniel Shorell the office
was then on Park Ave., but have since moved do not know where
he is at present. Am perfectly aware the machine was made
for other purposes - especially for Female troubles, BUT do
know there were appliances made for the treatment of sinus
trouble - for as said have seen it used. The machines were
made by the Westernhouse [Westinghouse?] Electric Co. Met
the man who had much to do with the development of the
appliances for other kinds of treatment. Possibly they
are out of use now that do not know. Sorry wish knew what
to say or do.
As for the questions - when it had intimated or said what
treatment to use Gertrude did not wish to risk getting the
balling out the information sometimes gives by asking about
something else for treatment when it had said what to use -
will be glad to check up now and make a list of questions -
asking why and etc. if you will let us, or have the time to
give to it next Sat. afternoon will you let me know if that
suits you - do not like to leave anything in such a undecided
way as this.
Don't understand about Mrs. Newhouse - she may be exactly
right - but feel there must be something amiss. Do not feel
that Mrs. [
1100] and I would both have gotten the same thing
if there was anything amiss - may have been an influence from
the thing you warned me and H. L. also about the paper who
wished to interview the work have seen nothing of them - tho
there was one man the editor of the American Astrologer who
started here, and was stopped on the way and had to go back
to N.Y. the Business manager came on - but he only had a
reading, sponsored by [
2897] - a Life reading, seemingly a
very nice man an Englishman a Mr. [
2747], he was on way to
Fla., and now on way to Cal. Think you have met him he has
at least heard you speak.
Don't understand the experience - one of those times you will
have to be guided by your own intuition and experience am
sure.
E. E. is to be married on the 13th here at the Beach at the
church I believe as the young lady sings in the choir. They
are supposed to fly back to Boston. Don't know what - if the
army has taken over the Air Lines by that time but he already
has reservation for that date.
The notice about the Congress goes out tomorrow it is to be
the 19th and 20th of June. Don't know how many can come
owing to the tire and Gas rationing, but have to have the
meeting of the Board and would like to keep the meeting up
for ten years at least and this is the tenth, Annual meeting.
Hope it will work out alright - do wish you might be with us
- can't you do that for that weekend Friday and Sat. it is
try and come if at all possible.
So sorry about the reading - let us try and get this
straightened out if possible.
With love from all.
Ever the same, [signed] Edgar Cayce
5/22/42 [
1472]'s ltr. to EC:
New York
Edgar dear:
As there was not time to reach you by letter after receiving
yours of the 20th this morning, I wired you that I cannot
have a reading to-morrow. The reasons are two. In the first
place I am going out of town for the afternoon and evening.
This engagement could have been cancelled, and it would have
been cancelled, were it not for the second and more important
reason, which is that I have gone back to my regular doctor,
and she thinks I am in such serious internal difficulties she
is having all sorts of X-Rays made of my "innards" to-morrow
morning. If, therefore, we are to straighten out the last
two readings as you express the wish to do, it had best be
after we get the verdict of the X-Rays.
Thanks very much for telling me about Dr. I. Daniel Shorell.
I find he is in the phone book, and as soon as all this other
mess is cleared up I will get in touch with him. It is
obvious that those hospitals which possess an Elliott Machine
know nothing of the antrum tubes for it, as they each said it
cannot be used for nose irrigation. But if Dr. Shorell
collaborated with Elliott in treating patients for sinus
difficulties, he will probably be willing to give me the
treatment if he has a machine. However, I can bear the sinus
for the present. It is no worse than always, being a chronic
condition which only becomes acute if I take a cold. So we
will just let the effort to treat this rest until I learn
what is the matter with my female organs, and my back. Dr.
Gates says the pain in the back is due to ARTHRITIS OF THE
SACROILIAC, which is one of the most painful things possible.
Well, whatever it is, it is certainly torture. Also the left
kidney is aching horribly again. So we will see what the
X-Rays have to say. Not that I think they are always right,
but it is what my doctor wants, and what she says she MUST
HAVE to intelligently treat me, so I am let in for a hundred
dollars worth of them to-morrow, and Heaven knows what more
after they have been taken. I mean by way of treatment.
however, I will try not to cross bridges until I get to them.
All this terrific expense piled on me just after paying off
the mortgage on my house down there would make it impossible
for me to come to the Congress, even if I had the strength,
which I do not have right now. What I can command must be
husbanded for my work, for it is just all I can do to get
through each day in my office in present conditions. I have
been to bed at seven o'clock every night this week, eating my
dinner at six and going right to bed. Only thus have I been
able to get along at all.
Neither do I understand about Flower Newhouse and her vision.
But I do not believe that red curtain she saw enveloping me
is anything to fear. You know, Edgar, it is my earnest
conviction that we have nothing to fear from either person,
place or thing AS LONG AS WE ARE RIGHT WITH GOD AND
OURSELVES. I try to be that. So I shall certainly act
precisely as I would do had I heard nothing of Flower's
curious vision. It doubtless has some meaning, but since
I am unable to interpret that meaning, I do not propose to
worry about it.
As we are entertaining a big South American delegation on
the ... in an hour I must cut this short, and get ready to
receive them.
Love to all of you from
Yours in abiding friendship, [
1472]
5/29/42 [
1472]'s ltr. to EC:
New York
Dear Edgar:
I found your letter when I reached home last night, and, as
usual, was glad to hear from you.
In writing you as I did regarding the questions submitted
for the second "check" to clarify the first one, I felt no
particle of criticism for either you or Gertrude. I know
always that anything you do is according to your best
judgement, just as anything I say is intended for the
interests of the work as much as it is for my own, for I
know you want to perfect the "readings" more than any one
else can possibly want to have them effective, as it is YOUR
WORK. Hence my question of the reason the first four of
seven questions I asked were not presented. I appreciate the
answer, but none of them suggested anything that had not been
told me in the first "reading." In one place in the first
"check" it said use EITHER the monolated Ichthyol spray OR
the Elliott Machine treatment. In another place it said use
ALL. Hence the questions relating to this.
Well, a curious thing has happened about the Elliott Machine.
I did not even ASK Dr. Irene Gates (my own doctor) if she had
one or knew where one could be obtained because when I asked
her four years ago to cooperate with one of your "physical
checks" for me she refused point blank, and has since
indicated that she thinks I do myself possible injury by
believing in things gained through any information which
cannot be proven. However, when I was in her office
yesterday morning to see the X-Rays, I did ask her if she
had ever heard of the Elliott Machine being used for sinus
infection. I did not mention YOU IN ANY WAY, just said I
knew of cases which had been cured by this treatment, and
felt I would like to try it. She laughed, and said yes, she
has the machine herself, but that it has been packed away for
years because the failures through it were many times more
than the successes. She said she had originally had the
antrum tubes for it, but has none now. Said one single
patient she had treated with it got well, but that all the
others were made worse. She said that my own nose, ear and
throat specialist [Ann Belcher] also has the machine, but
refuses to use it now because her experiments with it
increased sinus trouble instead of helping it.
I asked Dr. Gates if she would be willing to give me some
treatments with hers, and she said she will do so if I will
take the full responsibility for them, and if she can now buy
new antrum tubes. I agreed gladly to take the
responsibility, and she has promised to write to St. Louis
(where the tubes can possibly be procured) for them, but
that it will take several weeks to get them, if at all. Dr.
Gates says she knows Dr. Elliott, and the reason the machine
is no longer manufactured is that it is out-moded by so much
more progressive treatment for sinus. Nevertheless she
agrees to try it for me if she can get the tubes, and I had
much rather she gave me the treatment than some one else if
possible. If she fails in getting the tubs I will then try
to get in touch with Dr. Shorell.
Now that I have told you about this I will report on the
X-Rays. I am pretty "blue" over them, for they show a grave
condition of the left kidney. There is a large stone in it,
and this is surrounded by a wide area of infection. With two
such major seats of infection as the kidney and the sinuses,
there seems little wonder that I have been suffering so much
pain, and so generally miserable. Of course an operation is
recommended, but first she wants a kidney specialist to make
a cystoscopic examination. This means putting an instrument
through the bladder into the kidney and I understand is
excruciating pain. I am in such a nervous, run-down state
from months of suffering I just don't feel equal to the
cystoscopic, and have refused to submit to it FOR THE
PRESENT. In the meantime Dr. Gates is giving me a powerful
antiseptic for the kidney, altho she says it will do no
PERMANENT good.
In a "physical check" I had Oct. 8th, 1938 [1472-7], the
"Information" said what appeared a stone in the kidney was a
pus capsule "arising from the accumulation of inflammatory
forces in the form of pus in portions of the capsules of the
kidney". (I have quoted the actual words), and, as you know,
I then accepted this, disbelieved in the stone, and followed
the instructions given me in the "reading" to the utmost of
my ability. I have had no further X-Rays until now, but
those taken last Saturday certainly show A GREAT INCREASE
IN THE SIZE OF THE STONE, AND A MUCH WIDER AREA OF INFECTION.
Dr. Gates says if I do not have an operation now it will grow
worse and worse until I am FORCED to do it in much more
trying conditions than at present.
In my "physical check" of April 11, 1942 [
1472-14] I asked
one definite question about the kidney, and pain in pelvis
and back. The answer was: "Result of general condition in
system attempting to eliminate the poison created by
infection and the infected parts through the system." NO
MENTION WAS MADE OF A STONE, OR THE SPECIAL AREA OF INFECTION
AROUND IT, which seems to me terribly strange IF the thing IS
a stone, FOR IN THIS CASE I AM FACED WITH A MAJOR OPERATION,
and I just feel desperate in knowing what I should do. Both
as a friend, and because of all the "physical readings" I
have had, I am asking what you think I should now do. I
would also like Hugh Lynn's opinion.
As I must leave to deliver a lecture in a few minutes I
cannot write more now, except just to say I share your regret
that I cannot come to the congress. I think [
1100] and Mrs.
[
2441] intend coming. You will also be interested to know
that I have at last heard from Mrs. [
2174] but merely to tell
me about her new school and ask me to make it known as much
as possible. She spoke beautifully of you in her letter, -
as why shouldn't she?
Devotedly, [
1472]
6/02/42 EC's ltr. to [
1472]:
Dear [
1472]:
Have yours of the 29th - am distressed to hear the Dr. thinks
so seriously of your condition, hope it is not as bad as it
has been pictured for you, while if the stone is already
there there possibly isn't much to be done save operation tho
have had a case where it was so treated as to be passed by
the patient [
1103] - but would never suggest anything of the
kind - for realize it is contrary to all the Dr. might tell
you - tho know it to be a fact.
Glad you found there was such a thing as the Elliott machine
and that it had at least been used for Sinus trouble.
Do hope something may be done for you but if they are sure
the stone has already formed - not much to be done save the
operation. Tho it may only have been inflammation in 38,
for such things may form very suddenly as I have been told
by those who are supposed to know.
If you have to have the operation the sooner the better
provided the blood is in condition for same - that may be
tested for ability to coagulate and that is best way to find
out.
Have been under the weather for a week or more - have a touch
of Colitis and with my old trouble from operation some years
ago hasn't made me feel very good. Gertrude isn't so well
today - had hard weekend. Hope Mrs. [
1100] and Mrs. [
2441]
can make it to Congress - too bad you can't make it but you
must take care of yourself now and don't keep going and so
overtax yourself as to make it the harder for system to
adjust itself.
Do let me hear how you are for will be anxious you know.
Love from all here.
With love, [signed] Edgar Cayce
6/05/42 [
1742]'s ltr. to EC: Edith Ellis asked me last week
if she might ask Wilfred Brandon to have a doctor of the
White Brotherhood check my condition. Brandon is supposed to
be a Master of the White Brotherhood. It is he who has given
Edith the three books published by Knopf ("Open the Door";
"Reincarnation", and "We Knew These Men") I told her to go
ahead, and she later sent me Brandon's report.
This report said a kidney specialist had made the examination
and that HE FOUND THE STONE shown by the X-Rays, as well as
the area of infection. He prescribed practically the same
diet given me in your recent "physical check" for me except
that he said I should eat no meat, fish, or white of eggs,
but plenty of vegetables, fruits, cheese, milk, and egg
yolks. And that I should take a tablespoonful of olive oil
twenty minutes before breakfast; twenty before lunch and
again before going to bed at night. He said if I follow this
procedure for four months it will loosen the stone and it
will pass, and after that the infection will also clear.
A few nights later I spent an evening with Mrs. [Eleanor]
Carlton Cooley, and English woman who now lives in New York.
Her husband is a noted composer and musician, and Mrs. Cooley
is a student of occultism and a very learned astrologist. I
told her both about the two "readings" you gave me recently,
and the result of the White Brotherhood doctor's diagnosis,
and Mrs. Cooley told me she was a nurse in London before her
marriage and that she had seen kidney stones broken up and
passed by this olive oil treatment, and that she had known
SEVERE CASES OF GALL STONES SIMILARLY GOT RID OF. I am
telling you this because it is my understanding that you
have gall stones. If so you might like to have a reading for
yourself and ask if it would help you. It sounds reasonable,
and I am trying it, altho I do not know whether I can take it
four months or not as it nauseates me terribly.
In spite of all this I still doubt if the spot shown by the
X-Rays IS a stone because I feel I would have been told so
in your recent "readings" had it been. I asked a straight-
forward question as to the cause of the ache and pain in my
kidney, back and pelvis and was only told that it is due to
infections which will clear when the sinus infection clears.
It does seem to me IF I HAVE A STONE the information would
have said so. Don't you think it would? Since it did NOT
say so I feel inclined to doubt the doctors, - both those
here and those on the Etheric plane. However, the treatment
prescribed by the Etheric doctor in no way interferes with
that recommended in you "physical checks", and some of it
coincides with what your information said, so I shall make
the effort to down the olive oil and see what happens. In
the meantime I shall, of course, not have an operation, and
as soon as Dr. Gates can get the antrum tubes for her Elliott
Machine I will start that treatment and follow the rest of
the recent "reading" suggestions.
I am going to Sunbury, Pa. this afternoon to see Raymond
McDermott. He is visiting there. I shall not visit his
friends but stop at a hotel over the week-end and thus be
able to have him to myself to-morrow and Sunday. Sunbury is
a five hour ride by train from New York, but even so I feel
I shall be justified in granting Mr. McDermott's request
to come, as he seems to have a vast fund of knowledge in
subjects which especially interest me. The horoscope he did
for me is a masterpiece. It is about TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
WORDS LONG, and a magnificent piece of work.
6/17/42 [
1742]'s ltr. to EC:
New York
Dear Edgar:
Well, after all, I'll be giving you a nice fat hug Saturday
afternoon. I certainly have made a fight to get there, and
persistence would seem to have succeeded, for my tickets are
now bought and Hugh Lynn has again made my reservation at the
Essex House, where the Dillmans will already be installed by
the time I get there.
Will you please reserve a period for another "physical check"
some time next week? I am DETERMINED to straighten out the
recent physical readings IF I CAN, for it is just
incomprehensible to me that nothing should have been said
about the stone in the kidney with the infected area which
the X-Ray shows, IF IT REALLY IS A STONE the picture gives
in large size. I ASKED A DEFINITE QUESTION ABOUT THE KIDNEY
in my first "physical check" of recent date and absolutely
nothing was said in reply to indicate the stone. I shall
think out my questions regarding this, and others to get the
last two "checks" straightened out and be there myself to
inject any other that the reading itself may make advisable.
I am inclosing a letter received this morning from Dr. Enid
Smith. I hope Mrs. Emmet will be down there for the
Congress, and that I will have a chance to talk to her
about Dr. Smith, as I think they would work well together.
If you have a free period MONDAY, TUESDAY, or WEDNESDAY one
of those days for another "check" for me would be best as I
am not sure how much longer than Wednesday I shall be able to
stay, altho I HOPE TO DO SO UNTIL FRIDAY.
As I will be seeing you so soon, I'll leave the balance until
then. Hugh Lynn phoned me this morning and is having dinner
with me to-night. I'll be glad to see him.
Hoping both you and Gertrude are your WELL selves again, I am
Yours in everlasting friendship, [
1472]
6/21/42 See
1472-16.
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