This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 3rd day of October, 1938, in accordance with request made by the father - Mr. [...], Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

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 the cause of the existing conditions, also suggestions for help and relief of this body. You will answer the questions that may be submitted.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, [1699].
3. Now as we find, there are disturbances in the physical forces of this body.
4. We find that a great deal better condition may be brought for this body if there is the ability of the mental attitudes to be so changed as to allow same. And as we find, autosuggestion would be the manner through which this might be the better accomplished; combined with the applications for the physical disturbances, which we will give.
5. WITHOUT the mental attitude changed, as we find there may be only temporary relief brought for the body.
6. Here we find these conditions existing:
7. There has been rather a supersensitive system, with a weakness towards a disturbance in the pelvic as well as the eliminating systems of the body.
8. Then, with the conditions where the high sensitive nature was overpowered with the activities through associations as related to the genital reactions of the body, these have produced an overpowering of those conditions in the caecum and the lacteal duct centers.
9. Thus, with this combination of reactions, owing to the very upsetting conditions that arise with the activity of digestive forces, there is an adhesion in the lacteal duct area.
10. The removal of this would temporarily relieve the body, but unless the attitudes towards those things are changed as related to the activities of the coordinating of the mental self and body with the genital reactions, there would only be temporary conditions.
11. The general system, of course, is under the subjugation of those things that tend to allay the spasmodic reactions, through the cerebrospinal contractions that are caused at times; and the UNGOVERNING as it were of the nerve reactions between the sympathetic and the cerebrospinal system in the first of the cervical centers - or through the medulla oblongata.
12. As we find then, in making applications:
13. First we would give that there be applied heavy Castor Oil Packs for at least an hour each day, over the lower portion of the liver, through the caecum area - or extending to the caecum area, and to the middle portion of the abdomen, or to the umbilicus plexus; just as hot as might be stood by the body. Saturate three to four thicknesses of flannel in the Castor Oil, not just pouring it on; and place this over that area from just below the rib or at the end of the rib area on the right side, extending to the groin, or the lower portion of the caecum. And then put a heavy pad - electric pad - over same, to retain the heat. When this is used again the next day, dip it in the Oil again.
14. It is well that the body be sponged off after such with a little soda water, to cleanse the system and take away the poisons that would be accumulations over the areas by the very absorption and activity of the hot oil upon the body.
15. Use these each day, until the adhesion is removed.
16. But soon after these are begun - the Oil Packs - we would have the auto suggestions, or those as may be had through hypnosis, to change the mental attitudes towards self, its environs and its surroundings.
17. Be mindful of the diet. No heavy meats; in fact, meats should be almost tabu. Rather have vegetables and fruits; though NUTS may be taken provided these are well masticated and taken with fruits or vegetables.
18. Sedatives or conditions that allay are ONLY tying up more the eliminations.
19. If necessary, use enemas each day to make for eliminations through alimentary canal, - that is, be sure that there are the evacuations each day.
20. These conditions as we find offer the better opportunity for help for this body of [1699].
21. Ready for questions.
22. (Q) Any suggestions as to who would be the best to give the hypnotic treatments?
    (A) Anyone that is in accord with the treatments given psychologically or through hypnotic forces.
23. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Father
    Copy to Ass'n file
    (10/03/38 GD's note: See directions [which were enclosed] for preparing Castor Oil Packs. If you do not know of one fitted to give the suggestive treatments, we would suggest that you write to Dr. Thomas Garrett, 829 Park Avenue, New York City, and get him to recommend one in your vicinity.
    See separate sheet of directions [which was enclosed] for the one who gives these.)

BACKGROUND

1. 9/06/38 Father's letter: "...One of married daughters [1699] has been afflicted with epilepsy for about two years and so far doctors and medicine hasn't done much good." (In same letter he requested reading for his wife [1698] for arthritis.)

REPORTS

1. 10/18/38 Father's letter (in file of his wife [1698]):
   "I am enclosing a history of my wife's case - she will start the treatment this week and in regard to Mrs. [1699]'s reading I made this request myself - her husband wants her to try some M.D.'s first - but I would like to ask - if these adhesions that you wrote about could be the cause of the spells that she has?"
2. 10/21/38 EC's answer:
   "Yes, as I understand the information, the adhesions are what cause Mrs. [1699]'s attacks; and here, too, she may find help; many have."
3. 7/60 In Dr. W. N. Pahnke's breakdown of 96 cases of epilepsy from the Edgar Cayce records, Case [1699] was classified as group 1. "Diagnosis made by inference from the reading and in addition father's initial letter gave epilepsy as the diagnosis."

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