This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 27th day of November, 1943, in accordance with request made by the self - Mrs. [3125], Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. (Notes read to and transcribed by Jeanette Fitch.) Harmon Bro.

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1. GC: You will answer the questions regarding this body as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes - she ought to quit talking for a minute.
3. Yes, we have had the body here before.
4. As we find, there should be the efforts to apply those suggestions that have been made, spiritually as well as mentally and materially. To continue to stress in the mind the physical conditions to be applied by others, or to continue in the mind of self to find fault with those things that apparently disagree or cause allergies, is to continue to build that which is harmful for the body - as has been indicated. It is necessary that the body first, in its spiritual aspects, in its spiritual hopes and purposes set self right. Then those things that pertain to wearing apparel - as the brassiere, the glasses, the shoes, certain odors when it enters certain rooms, certain animals - will no longer have their effect upon the body; as the mind takes on those abilities to alleviate the disturbances produced by the resistance built up in the imaginative forces or mental aptitudes of the body-mind.
5. For the conditions that are sought, then, have those products made from the ordinary woven cloth and not those things that are chemically produced. For as indicated, as the body used such in other experiences for destructive forces, it is meeting these in the present. But the change must be in self, not in trying to make everybody else change to suit your idiosyncrasies (as they become to others). To self these are not idiosyncrasies, as is understood. For physical effects are produced through the psychopathic conditions of the body forces.
6. Ready for questions.
7. (Q) What Salter [See 3125-2, Par. 15-A, 16-A] is it that you have suggested to give hypnotic treatments, and where can he be found?
   (A) Slater may be used, if you prefer to use him. If that does not work with the one using it, then keep the one that you have.
8. (Q) What causes my stiff neck, the burning and discomfort in my left hip and leg, and the tingling in the outside edge of the sole of my left foot?
   (A) Lack of the proper circulation, as has been indicated. With suggestion, with the correct balance in the mental attitudes, this will be relieved.
9. (Q) What causes the sore lumps on my finger joints, the pain and itching in the left breast, and what makes my back get stiff and the leg muscles contract?
   (A) These are the conditions in the lymph circulation. These are the physical effects of just those conditions suggested that produce them through the imaginative or the emunctory and lymph circulation. These may be controlled by the suggestion to self, by those who should be able to make suggestion - when the body is in the passive state.
   Do those things. Don't be over-anxious. Do correct self mentally, spiritually, and the physical results will be normal reactions.
10. We are through with this reading.

    Two copies to Self - (one for Dr. Garrett)
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. See 3125-2.

REPORTS

1. 1/17/47 Gina Cerminara's letter to [3125]:
   "...In 1943, as you will no doubt recall, you obtained a series of three physical readings from Edgar Cayce in an effort to overcome your allergies.
   "We are now conducting some intensive research into the clairvoyant validity of these readings, and it would be very helpful to us to know whether or not Mr. Cayce's prescription proved helpful in your case.
   "We sincerely hope that it was beneficial. However, if your report is negative, we would find it equally as valuable to know that also.
   "Would you be good enough to write us in this regard? We would like to know, for example, if you followed the instructions as to suggestion, mental attitude, diet, or the herb compound; and if so, if any or all of them proved in any way helpful. We would also like to know if the condition has disappeared completely or in part.
   "Any other comment you would care to make on the reading or on your case will also be helpful..."
2. 1/21/47 [3125]'s reply to Gina Cerminara:
   "...In reply to your letter of January 17th, I regret to say that Mr. Cayce's suggestions were a complete failure in my case. I went to him with faith and hope, but I came away with the distinct feeling that though he was probably endowed with clairvoyant powers at one time in his life, he had long since lost them.
   "The readings which he gave me were not even consistent. At one time he prescribed my taking a complicated mixture which I went to a great deal of trouble and expense to get filled. The next time he said for me to 'continue' the 'saffron tea' [See 3125-2 Par. 4] - which had not been mentioned previously.
   "He suggested that I take treatments from Dr. Garrett, a Psychologist, chiefly because I had already mentioned having been to him. I followed each one of Mr. Cayce's suggestions with meticulous care and no results.
   "His prescription of the violet ray [See 3125-1, Ultra-violet ray with the green glass recommended.] lamp treatments seemed rather useless to begin with as I had been taking sun baths all summer to such an extent that my skin was impervious to a minute and a half under the violet ray lamp. If Mr. Cayce were really clairvoyant I should think he would have known this. The man who gave the treatments did. And Dr. Garrett said each time I went to him that he hated to take my money as he felt convinced my ailments were not due to mental causes.
   "Having undertaken Mr. Cayce's treatments I tried to go through the summer without my usual treatment for allergies, which resulted in my having the worst summer I'd had in years. I had sties on my eyes and boils in my nose all summer and the worst hay fever I have ever suffered.
   "The following fall I went back to an Allergist. Through patch tests we discovered a chemical in shoe lining material to which I am allergic and have now found a material I can tolerate with which to line my shoes. I take the usual injections for pollens, dust, animals, etc. and my hay fever has been greatly relieved. The foods to which I am allergic (grains) simply have to be avoided. An Orthopedic Surgeon found a tumor on my left hip, the result of the accident in my childhood when my leg was broken. The tumor was removed but without any beneficial results. The doctor believes it had been there so long the nerves and muscles may have been permanently effected, but that the condition would have grown worse without an operation. Injections of Histamine have helped to relieve the discomfort in that leg.
   "I hope this report is not too long-winded, but as my troubles were numerous it takes a bit of space to report on them. I am sorry I cannot give a favorable report upon my experience with Mr. Cayce. I am sure many cures have been made when the patient has had sufficient faith in his suggestions but I cannot believe he had any clairvoyant powers at the time when I saw him..."
3. 1/25/47 Gina Cerminara's letter to [3125]:
   "...I want to thank you for your prompt reply to my letter of inquiry, and for your kindness in reporting so fully on your case.
   "It was with both surprise and regret that I learned that Mr. Cayce's reading proved so unsuccessful in your case. I say surprise because I have come in contact with so many people, both personally and by mail, whose reports were entirely favorable.
   "Of course, as you suggest, clairvoyance is a variable thing and Mr. Cayce's health at the time of your readings was not of the best.
   "Your experience may have disillusioned you to such an extent that you no longer take any interest in Mr. Cayce's work; but in any event I am enclosing an announcement of a meeting to be held in New York on February 1st [E.C.F. open meeting]. "Thank you once again for your report, and with all best wishes for your health..."
4. 12/11/62 GD's note: Could EC have meant Hiram P. Salter, Jr., M.D., a nephew of Gertrude Cayce, who was practising in Bronxville, N.Y. at the time? Or was he referring to a psychologist or hypnotist by the name of Salter? It is interesting to note that in 1959-60 N.Y.C. telephone book there is listed one Andrew Salter, Psychologist. In the same N.Y.C. phone book there are two Ralph Slaters listed, one an M.D. and one a hypnotist, two different addresses. At the hypnotist's address is also listed Ralph Slater Enterprises. It is also interesting to note that the following article appeared in the Va. Beach Sun News, 5/01/52 re one Ralph Slater: "HYPNOTIC GAZE...American hypnotist Ralph Slater was sued in Lewes, Eng., for hypnotizing girl in theater performance and then being unable to bring her out of the spell. His gaze had little effect on jury as it awarded..."

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