Edgar Cayce Readings, 1855-1

Time and Place: 3:45 to 4:00 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. New York City.

TEXT

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 she has submitted, as I ask them:
EC: Yes.
Now as we find, there is a complication of disturbances preventing the better normal functioning of this body.
These have to do with the glandular system as well as the nervous systems of the body.
Then, these are conditions as we find them with this body, [1855]:
In the blood supply there are the indications that there is inflammation through areas along the cerebrospinal system where, as we find, there are subluxations that tend to cause this to be a source of disturbance, - especially with the pains in the head, the neck, - and is a contributory cause to the complication through the glandular forces.
Those in the nervous system, however, cause the greater disturbance with the glands in the neck, while the glandular disturbance within the system as related to the eliminations of every nature, as well as the activity of the assimilating forces, are in the greater manner responsible for the weakness and those indications at times of a dizzy mental disturbance and distress.
In the functioning of the organs as related to the nervous disturbance, - we find:
There have been injuries (external) in times back such as to cause subluxations to portions of the structural body, or a jamming of segments along the cerebrospinal system, - especially in the neck, or the full length of the cervical system, as well as in the upper portion of the dorsal area.
This, with the system attempting to function impulsively through those activities, has caused a great anxiety to the nervous system throughout the whole of the vegetative nerve centers.
However, the lacteal duct and the liver area of the glandular force cause the lack, or the inactivity of the digestive forces and the slowing of the flow of gastric forces through digestive area; thus slowing up all of the active forces in the glandular system.
As we find, in making corrections here, - we would apply the hot and cold water to those areas especially in the cervical and upper dorsal area; followed by a gentle neuropathic massage. These would make for the greater improvement in the releasing of the impulses through the activity of the nervous system, and thus reducing those violent headaches as well as the fullness in the throat and the glandular activity in same; and enable the body to care for the conditions as related to gums or mouth or teeth. These would be given by such an one as Backman, - these corrections along the cerebrospinal system. In the beginning these would be necessary almost every day, you see.
Then, as for the activities of the general system:
AFTER the hot and cold water applications AND massage are given, AFTER the corrections are made, not before, - THEN we would begin with the very low form of the electrical vibration as may be had through the Diathermy. This would be the more beneficial, but not until there has been full correction made along the cerebrospinal system. This would supply, in a very low form, sufficient heat activity and impulse along th cerebrospinal nerves to make for the removal of those tensions which have existed by the changing or changed conditions when the hot and cold water applications and massage have been made.
The Diathermy treatments should be given, of course, under the direction of one who makes a specialty of such treatments, but they should ONLY be given of the very lowest form - for this body. The applications should be made to the gall duct plexus as well as the brachial center or plexus.
In the matter of the diet throughout, - we find that the foods should be rather those that are well balanced in blood, body and nerve building. Use plenty of fresh, green, raw vegetables with the diet at all times.
Refrain from too great quantity of fried foods, or things that would create too much of an inclination for the producing of gas through the digestive forces, or the combinations of starches WITH greases.
Do these and, as we find, we may bring the better influences and forces for this body of [1855].
Ready for questions.
(Q) Is there a dental infection causing the glands in my neck to swell so?
(A) Rather as we find, as indicated, it is a complication of old disturbances from injuries to head and neck and shoulders.
Do these things as we have indicated, if we would bring the better influences and forces for this body.
We are through for the present.
Copy to Self
Copy to Hugh Lynn Cayce
Copy to Ass'n file
(See extra sheet of directions [which was enclosed] for Dr. Louis H. Backman, 40 West 55th St., New York City. Leave these with him, after he has made his notes on same from studying your entire Reading.
See extra sheet of directions [which was enclosed] for one chosen to give the Diathermy treatment, AFTER the other applications have been made.)

BACKGROUND

3/24/39 [1855]'s letter to EC:
New York City
Dear Mr. Cayce -
Thank you for your note of March 20. I shall be very happy to make the appointment the afternoon of the 31st, 3:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon. Will you be good enough to advise me if New York time and Virginia Beach time is the same? That if I sit at 3:30 as arranged it will also be 3:30 where you are?
I have made a list of five questions, according to your suggestion, to be asked regarding my condition.
1 - What is the cause of the pain in the bones in my head - all over my head?
2 - What is the cause of the spasmodic headaches that seem to be all over my whole head?
3 - What is the reason the glands in my neck on the left side ache so? They ache like a toothache. (Presumably, the swollen gland is from a dental infection of many years standing.) I would like you to look for any foreign matter around the area of the left hand side of the jaw.
4 - About five years ago, I suffered a very bad blow to the head. Could this have caused a slight concussion from which, at times, I still suffer headaches that may or may not be related to the conditions asked about in the above questions?
5 - I would appreciate a general check-up of the entire body for cause of general exhaustion and weakness all over the body.
With many thanks for your kindness and help,
Sincerely, [1855]

REPORTS

4/04/39 [1855]'s letter to EC:
..., Street New York City
My dear Mr. Cayce.
This is just to acknowledge with many thanks your most interesting and helpful reading, and letter received this morning. I will answer fully later, and I think you may be interested in my impressions at time of sitting, which I will send along to you. Again many thanks and with best wishes.
Very Sincerely Yours [1855]
5/08/39 [1855]'s letter to EC:
..., Street New York City
My dear Mr. Cayce:
This is the first chance I've had to sit down to write to thank you properly for your kindness in giving me a physical reading. Your diagnosis was marvellously correct, and I am following your suggestions for treatment as near as I possibly can; and I am glad to say that I am feeling much better. Now I wasn't to give you my impressions at the time of the sitting. Our appointment was from 3.30 P.M. to 4.30 P.M. Now I note on your report that you started at 3.45 P.M. This is very interesting for I sat down in my room at 3.15 P.M. and read "The Aquarian Gospel" to try and get myself in a passive state. Nothing in particular happened, until I suddenly became thoroughly relaxed and I heard the ether waves opening up, just as one hears them on the radio when tuning for a foreign broadcast. I looked at the clock and it was exactly 3.45 P.M., the time YOU were starting th reading. I was conscious then only of SPACE, harmony and peace. Then I saw an enormous vari colored spiral through which came your voice speaking to some one I could not SEE but could feel. you were asking about my condition. Then I seemed to be in an enormous Hall somewhere out in space (I was NOT asleep) and I could not only FEEL but SEE visibly invisible figures of men moving silently around. Some were in white robes, some were in sand color. During all this I could also hear the soft hum of the ether waves. At 4. P.M. I was wide awake on the material plane but I remained sitting until 4.30 P.M., the allotted time. I hope this does not bore you, but I thought you might be interested. It was a great pleasure to meet you in person and also to hear your very interesting talk at the McAlpin Hotel.
Once more thanking you for your kindness and with very best wishes I am Very Sincerely Yours [1855]
5/11/39 EC's letter to [1855]:
Dear [1855]:
Please let met thank you for your lovely letter of the 8th - thank you many many times for telling me of your experience, there are many that tell me they have experiences, at the time of the reading - but so very few who can tell it so well or so beautifully.
Am most happy to know that you are feeling better - do hope you can and will follow the suggestions, do feel from the experiences of others that you will get wonderful results.
We try and keep an accurate record of time and all so that does any one have an experience - there is a record - and not just near time - which fits in so nicely with your experience, thank you so much for sending it to me - and a remarkable thing is that it coincides so well with what the readings say of how a reading takes place - the physical phenomena - and am sure your have never seen that or heard it told even. It is something like this
The desire of the individual seeking aid - creates a vibration - and when my own soul self is released, the vibration - set up by the seeker creates a circuit about the place of the seeker like a funnel - only not solid of course but like an antenna - made in shape of funnel wide at top tapering toward the seeker. And it is along this the waves of activity go that gives the information the seeker actually giving the information - That is why it says so necessary there be the period of meditation. Oh could go on and on about this - Just Thank you for sending it to me. Do hope you can come to the Congress - and that we may have a real good long chat.
Thanking you for speaking kindly of my feeble efforts to talk
Thanking you a gain for a very lovely experience
Sincerely [signed] Edgar Cayce
6/11/40 She referred a friend, Miss [2279], for a Life Reading.
3/19/43 Letter: "I am writing for a friend of mine who is too desperately ill to write for herself. I have told her about your father's work and how much good I personally derived from his reading for me. So after hearing how much help I got from your father, she is very anxious for him to give her a physical reading [See 2944-1, 3/26/43].