This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 30th day of September, 1938, in accordance with request made by the mother - Mrs. [...], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Mr. [779].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.

TEXT

1. GC: You will go over this body carefully, examine it thoroughly, and tell me the conditions you find at the present time; giving cause of the existing conditions, physical and mental; answering the questions that may be submitted, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [1694].
3. As we find, the conditions as disturbing forces are incoordination; the causes arising from prenatal conditions, and the lack of those vibrations within the bodily functions to cause the nominal or normal reaction of impulse between the sympathetic and cerebrospinal system.
4. Thus we may term such as a deficiency in the gray matter in the brain itself. It is NOT a disease, then, but a lack of sufficient of those elements that produce about the nucleus of each cellular force a normalcy in the vibratory forces as set up in the impulses in the ganglia and in the deeper or cerebrospinal system itself.
5. This as we find may be materially aided.
6. As to whether this would eventually bring perfect NORMALCY or not will depend upon the reactions in the system, and the mental AND material attitude of those making the application towards the body-force itself.
7. We find that the general physical forces react rather nominally; but as these conditions have passed the periods of puberty, and there are the inclinations for the abnormal physical development in the activities of the genital system, we find that a part of the treatments would necessarily be - or preferably would be - to make the body sterile WITHOUT castration.
8. This would necessitate first, then, activities on the part of a physician that is given authority and power to perform such operative measures for the body.
9. THEN, WHEN these have been carried out, there may be made the particular applications of the low electrical natures - which we will indicate - that may add to the glandular system such as to bring the much nearer and the more perfect coordination.
10. First, then, these measures had best be determined upon - to make the body sterile.
11. Then there may be given suggestions through this channel for the mental reactions in the body.
12. Ready for questions.
13. (Q) Is there one physician you would suggest?
    (A) Preferably, those that have been or are in cooperation with those who brought the body into being - or associates of the delivery surgeon or doctor.
14. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Mother
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. 7/22/38 Mother's letter:
   ... Ave. ..., Alabama
   Mr. Edgar Cayce, Virginia Beach, Virginia
   Dear Mr. Cayce,
   I have two boys, one 16 years old and the other is 10.
   The boy who is 16 has been in a private school all of his school life but has never learned to read, he can write real well that is if he has a copy to go by. He is as tall as any boy his age but is underweight. He is very nervous and doesn't want to do anything but sit and play the radio, he can tell bits of what he hears over the radio. He likes to have his way and is very hard to control will not mix with children, likes to be alone.
   The boy 10 has a very different disposition, mixes well with children. Is very controlled, but he is still in the second grade. We have to keep him in private school also, he does real well in a private school, but when he is in public school he can't seem to think in a crowd. He is small to his age weighs 58 pounds.
   He can talk well but has a way of stopping between words, the older boy doesn't talk very much.
   We had them examined by Dr. Bouderant in Mobile, he gave us very little encouragement, said the older boy's mind had developed about as much as a six year old boy, the ten year old boy's mind had developed to the extent of an eight year old boy.
   Have you ever given readings on children of this type?
   Mr. [779] has recommended you to us, gave us some literature to read, we are very much impressed with the work you are doing.

REPORTS

1. 10/23/38 Letter from [779] to EC: "...I don't know if Mr. [...] has been able to get any cooperation from a Dr. to help him in his boy's [1694]'s reading. Mr. [...] is a mighty fine fellow. He also is one of our Church Board Members..."
2. 10/26/38 Letter from EC to Mr. [779]: "...Have not heard from Mr. [...]. Do hope he can get some help for his boy [1694]. Would like for him to be able to send him to a man in N.Y. that I know, but guess that is out of the question..."

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