This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 25th day of January, 1943, in accordance with request made by the father - Mr. [2834], Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

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

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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; answering the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [2890].
3. (Rather unusual surroundings!)
4. As we find, conditions that may be said to be of a disturbing nature are more on the order of those that produce tendencies, and some physical inhibitions.
5. While we find that the body may eventually adjust itself to some of these, if there were corrections made in the present where there are subluxations existent, there would be found a great deal of difference in the reactions, in the abilities of the coordinating of the mental and physical forces in the body; and those tendencies which exist towards the disturbances through the lymph activity in the soft tissue of throat and head, as well as in the lower portion of the body-extremities.
6. These as we find, then, are conditions with this body, [2890], we are speaking of:
7. In the blood supply there is not a distorting but rather a low vitality. Those variations in the blood count would be noticeable if these mere taken at various times. This is a tendency in the body, owing to those subluxations as indicated, which exist in lumbar and sacral and in the 3rd and 4th dorsal, - with some disturbances, of course, throughout the cervicals. For, from these come those directing influences to the lymph flow through head and neck, as well as from those areas of the sacral to the lumbar axis, and the suppression and activity in the kidney flow at times - or the excretions as supplied or taken from the system by same.
8. If these pressures were removed, those tendencies for the conditions existent in the influencing of the sensory forces will be improved; the abilities of the body in its memory and in its reactions to physical and mental forces will be improved. Those tendencies for the body at times to be easily susceptible to cold, through the acidity produced in the system, will be aided.
9. These corrections we would have done under the direction of such an one as Coulter.
10. As we find, these are those conditions that need to be attended to in the physical forces of this body.
11. The nerve pressures as produced cause some anxiety through the reflexing as indicated in organs and in circulation.
12. These corrections we would make, for better conditions of this body, [2890].
13. Ready for questions.
14. (Q) How often should such treatments be given?
    (A) For the first six, give them about twice a week. After that, for at least another six to ten, once a week should be sufficient.
15. (Q) Any advice regarding diet?
    (A) Be mindful not to overindulge in sweets.
    Do have the teeth taken care of, as there are some conditions in the manner in which those that are yet to come may be hindered unless much of the correction is done with same.
16. (Q) What exercise is better?
    (A) Any exercise about the place here would be well, in the open.
    Do these and we will bring better conditions for this body.
17. (Q) What specifically should be done for the teeth?
    (A) This should be looked after by a dentist, not by the body itself - save suggestions as will be given for the care of same, and some local applications and corrections should be made.
18. We are through for the present.

    Two copies to Mr. [2834] (one for Dr. Geo. N. Coulter,
    Copy to Ass'n file osteopath, N.Y.C.)

REPORTS

1. 2/06/43 EC gave him a Life Reading [2890-2], as also requested by his father [2834] on 1/17/43.
2. 2/08/43 Father's letter: "The physical reading has just come in, and I am VERY impressed with it. Mrs. [...] and I are very grateful to you for it."
3. 2/09/43 Father [2834]'s letter to EC: "The reading which you gave on behalf of my son [2890], on January 25, 1943, has impressed me very deeply. As you will recall, Mrs. [...] and I did not furnish you with any information which would have guided you in the course of this reading, and as far as I am aware it would not have been possible for you to find out any particulars about my boy without great expense and a whole corps of investigators. We omitted this information because we particularly desired a completely fresh start on the problem of the boy's health and physique. I am glad to make the following comments in the light of our knowledge of him:
   1. During pregnancy he was apparently carried in a very unusual position, and his delivery was difficult and sufficiently critical to account for the subluxations of the vertebrae, which your reading describes. 2. We have learned from our previous medical experience that the boy has a tendency to anemia and to a low blood vitality. 3. It is true that he is both susceptible to cold and to colds, and these latter frequently take a pronounced bronchial turn. 4. His behavior appears to be to us characterized by an anxiety, the exact nature of which has not hitherto been at all plain, and the child has an extreme tendency to overindulge in sweets, with an enthusiasm which goes beyond the normal child's and which resembles in its manifestations the behavior of a confirmed drunkard toward alcohol. 5. Shortly after your reading was taken, and before we had received it, we took him to a dentist here and it was found necessary to have two teeth removed. The difficulties with regard to the adult teeth which you describe were examined. We shall go on with this subject, but at least we can tell you were quite right about this.
   "I shall get in touch with Dr. George M. Coulter, and, since it will probably not be possible to bring the boy into the city twice a week for six weeks, I hope we can arrange for most of the treatments to be given by a local osteopath in the country. No doubt we shall be called upon to ask you for a checkup reading in the spring. Meantime we both await with much interest your life reading on him.
   "I regard this reading as a profound substantiation of your powers, and it has done both Mrs. [...] and myself a great deal of good, since it has pointed the way by which we can attack certain problems in connection with the boy which do not seem important to our physician but which are extremely important to us in our concern for his happiness and future. The reading was requested because in my judgment it would have done the youngster a great deal of harm to have been subjected to the standard clinical procedure. What physical facts that might have been so revealed might have been counter-balanced by an emotional upset in the process, which we would go far to avoid."
4. 2/16/43 [2890]'s letter to EC: "It is good to have your letter of February 11th. We shall get in touch with Dr. Coulter just as soon as weather conditions permit. It is at the moment so excessively cold that we are unable to use our car and are unwilling to fool around any more than we can help."
5. 10/04/43 Dr. Geo. N. Coulter, Osteopathic Physician, 18 East 41st St., N.Y. letter - Master [2890]: "Physical findings coincided with those of the reading. The chief disturbance seems to be in the lumbar and sacral areas. His body is responding to treatment very well as the boy has improved his posture and has gained weight. Treatment started Aug. 20, 1943."
6. 5/09/44 Letter from [2834]: "Last Saturday I took my son, [2890], to his dentist again. Your files will show that it was your rdg. that detected the real trouble with his teeth when not only this dentist but several others had declared there was nothing wrong. The dentist has never ceased to marvel of this fact and would like a checkup reading on the boy's teeth which continues to have too many cavities and to be too soft. His mother and I are much confused because he gets plenty of vitamins and minerals and all the milk we can get into him, plenty of sun and fresh air, and is reasonably faithful about brushing them.
   "Along with this point, there is another which I hope could be taken up in such a reading. The boy has, every second or third day, a curious little seizure in which his hand trembles violently and he has difficulty in controlling it. At the same time he complains of feeling either flushed or chilled. The doctor has been very satisfied with his physical condition other wise and doesn't know what causes it. To my layman's eye, the thing resembles in what older people is called 'tremor or intention.' Although our doctor is not particularly alarmed by this symptom, I am very much so.
   "I realize that your schedule is undoubtedly very crowded and I have heard from Miss [2830] that you have not been well, but your readings on the boy did suggest a check-up and I am hoping it will be possible to schedule one... P.S. If your secretary can spare the time, I would very much like to know what the news of Hugh Lynn is."
7. 6/06/44 See 2890-3.

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