This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 2nd day of March, 1939, in accordance with request made by the wife - through the daughter, Mrs. [549], Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Miss [243].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. (R.F.D.)

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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, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body, [1836].
3. As we find, unless there are measures taken the conditions here may become very serious.
4. These are the conditions as we find them with this body, [1836]:
5. There having been a disturbance in the lacteal ducts, there has been a disturbance that causes an adhesion in this portion of the body; and at times a drawing in the side (right) just below the liver and gall duct area.
6. This disassociation causes a breakage in the coordinating of the cerebrospinal and sympathetic nervous system, until there are the tendencies and impulses for an overflow of the nerve impulse through the cerebrospinal system.
7. And these, unless some measures are taken, may form a clot or a break on the brain.
8. As to the general conditions of the body, these are gradually giving away to these disturbances, - both from the physical reaction and from the anxiety in the self as well as those about the body.
9. Then, as we find:
10. We would apply, consistently, for at least ten such applications, the Castor Oil Packs - about every other evening, when the body is ready to retire, for an hour; the Packs changed about twice during the hour period. These would be applied over the caecum and the gall duct area, or the right side from the ribs to the point of the hip, extending lower over the abdomen in that area, see? Use about three thicknesses of flannel, wrung out of the hot Castor Oil and applied, then a pad put over same, and then the electric pad or dry heat put over same to keep it warm or as hot as the body can stand it, see? Do this every other evening for at least TEN such applications, making a period of twenty days, see?
11. Also EACH evening, for at least twenty to thirty days, we would massage the spine - downward; beginning at the base of the brain; one day using Olive Oil, the next day using Cocoa Butter. Massage all the body will absorb. Let this extend on either side of the spinal column, from the base of the brain to the end of the spine; gently, in a rotary motion, massaged into the body, see? Rub AWAY FROM the head, always. Take about twenty to thirty minutes each evening to give this massage, see?
12. After the massage, as ALSO after the Castor Oil Packs, the body may be sponged off - the areas of the massage AND the Packs - with lukewarm soda water if desired.
13. In the diet, - keep away from fried foods and from any hog meat of ANY kind, - especially sausage or the like.
14. Do these and as we find we may aid in ELIMINATING these disturbances.
15. Then, at the end of the twenty to thirty days of following these directions, we would give further instructions.
16. Ready for questions.
17. (Q) Is this the cause for the curious spells he has been having off and on for the last six years?
    (A) This causes the spells, - the losing of consciousness and the like.
18. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Wife
    Copy to Ass'n file
    Copy to Mrs. [549]
    (GD's note of 3/02/39: Let us know about ten days before the period of treatments is up, so we may make an appointment for the Check Reading to give further instructions.
    See directions [which were enclosed] for preparing Castor Oil Packs.)

BACKGROUND

1. 2/26/39 Letter from Wife of [1836] to EC: "In reply to your letter in regard to [1836] - through Mrs. [549] (my daughter), his full name [1836]... - and so far as his whereabouts on afternoon of March 2nd I only say he is manager for ... Bonded Cotton Warehouse and will either be in office or in Warehouse at that hour. He began having spells curious to us and the Dr's about 6 years ago. I have had four Dr.'s with him at different times and none have found his trouble. At first he would go to bed apparently feeling alright and then this would come on him and was not conscious of it when he woke his night clothes was all wet - then he would want to know about himself and would feel alright except weak. He had those kind of spells for three or four years. Now they come on in the day and does not last long. He pops his teeth together and sucks his tongue and wrings his hands - and groans but low. We have no street address. We live one mile out of town, but get our mail at Post Office, as his business is in town...
   "P.S. Mrs. [549] and I do not want him to know of this."

REPORTS

1. 7/60 In Dr. Walter N. Pahnke's breakdown of 96 cases of epilepsy from the Edgar Cayce records, he classified this case in group 1. "The description made a diagnosis of petit mal epilepsy quite probable. However, no doctor's diagnosis was included, only one reading was given and there was no report on the progress."

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