6/04/43 [
3174]'s ltr. to EC:
..., Michigan
Mr. Edgar Cayce
Virginia Beach, Virginia
My dear Mr. Cayce:
I have just been reading Mr. Sugrue's book and during the
last few chapters I have had such an overpowering urge to
write you that I find I cannot even wait to finish the final
section entitled "Philosophy". I don't know how anyone can
read this book with any degree of understanding or
open-mindedness without being changed for the better thereby.
I believe it came to me in answer to my earnest prayer for
help at a time of great crisis in my inner life.
Do you ever give a combination Life Reading and Physical
Reading? Of course I suppose it wouldn't be exactly
NECESSARY to have them both at one time if that would prolong
it beyond what would be compatible with your welfare. The
point is this: It appears that for me the most important
problem to be worked out in this life pertains to my physical
body. And that which I most desire from the Life Reading at
the present time is an understanding of the spiritual truths
and karmic laws underlying and applicable to this present
manifestation in the physical; and also methods of mastery of
the physical forces by means of Mind and Spirit.
I have been a seeker after and student of spiritual truth all
my life and yet the phase that I have needed most has eluded
me, probably because of some blind-spot in my make-up
somewhere. The conflicting ideas of various teachings
pertaining to the physical body have confused me to such an
extent that in spite of the fact that I have long known in a
general way what I must accomplish. I have failed miserably;
even though I have striven most earnestly and with
consecration to "present my body a living sacrifice unto the
Lord" as my "reasonable service" while I sought "first the
Kingdom of God and His Righteousness" (right-use-ness). I
have recently been at the bottom of the pit of black despair,
able to see the Light above, but held back by the exhaustion
of my strength and resources plus the futility of past
efforts, from again initiating the struggle upwards.
Fortunately my Faith did not desert me and I knew there must
be, - and IS, - a Way. And further, - that the Way is open
to me as much as to any other, in spite of past mistakes,
sins and failures. (What I must have done, - or failed to
do, - at some time or other to have built such mountainous
karmic obstacles!) And so I prayed, - and will, to find it,
while there is yet time and strength left to struggle. And
the Lord has led me to you, - one who has dedicated himself,
his life and the great Gift to the service of Universal Love,
- a channel for the Work of God. I believe you can help me.
I believe you will understand something of what I feel. I
too, would give myself for His Use. (The world need is so
great.) But I must first be fit. I am worth very little
this way. I am a burden to others instead of a help. I must
win my own battles first. There is a wide separation between
my body and the rest of me. I must become a Whole.
I am badly crippled with arthritis of long standing. I want
to know the cause. Not just the physical cause, though the
Doctors have not definitely found even that in years of
search. I want to know the karmic cause and also the
physical, mental and emotional channels employed to manifest
it. It is all tied up with my emotional life, becoming
evident almost at once after my marriage. Before that I had
what seemed to be an exceptionally fine body. I have done
much work in the way of mental and emotional control, and
have endeavored to keep the laws of the body as far as I
understood them (moderation in all things), but still my
body gets more and more useless.
Please don't get the idea that I reject physical methods of
healing. I believe in using every way God has provided. But
I wouldn't be honest unless I told you that I may not be
able to follow as I should all the means which may be
prescribed in a Physical Reading. I have such limited action
in my joints and muscles that there are many things I cannot
do. Also, I do not know now where I will find anyone to give
me massage or similar treatments. However, I am not one to
anticipate difficulties merely because of past experiences
with them. Hope and Faith may open a way. So I want the
complete Physical Reading and will do all in my power to
follow the instructions. Perhaps the Reading itself will
suggest ways and means after sizing up the situation.
Most of all I am interested in spiritual healing because it
seems to deal with the basic cause. Have the Readings ever
discussed the possibilities and methods of such? I am
trusting by this means to make up for what I may not be
able to do in material ways. I was particularly happy and
gratified to note the statement at the bottom of page 375 -
top of 376 to the effect that karma "is not greater than free
will." (This caught my eye in passing.) Also, "so long as
there is free will anything is possible." I would like to
have that elaborated in my Reading. I notice it does not say
merely that it is possible to keep the consciousness
polarized more or less ABOVE karma. It says "anything is
possible." I truly believe that "all things are possible
with God." To outer sense a complete healing for me would
seem impossible. And yet I do not feel that way, - although
I am PRIMARILY interested in INNER healing, - purification
and harmonization on ALL planes to bring about perfect
alignment and wholeness. But that would imply at least a
partial outer healing to follow, - enough to make the body
serviceable anyway. And more than that, I am interested in
fulfilling the spiritual purpose of this incarnation as it
was mapped out in the beginning of it. Does that show you
how, to me, the inner and outer problems are but two sides to
the same thing?
One of the questions I would most like to ask is in
connection with the Science of the Great Breath. If you
happen to have read the book 'Biopneuma' by the Illuminate
known as Levi, you will understand to what I refer. It gives
the best exposition of it that I know of. I would like to
know how much the Readings agree with this system. As you
may know, Levi is also the transcriber from the Akashic
Records of "The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ", in
which Jesus says: "The fount of health is in your soul; it
has a door locked fast; the key is faith. And everyone can
have this key and may unlock the door and plunge into the
healing fount and be made whole." Also: "The laws of nature
are the laws of health, and he who lives according to these
laws is never sick. He who obeys the laws, maintains an
equilibrium in all his parts, and thus insures true harmony;
and harmony is health, while discord is disease." And again:
"The greatest power in heaven and earth is thought. Why
think it strange that I should send a healing thought and
change the ethers of disease and death to those of health and
life?" And many more concerning the power of the will, etc.
I believe these fully, and it seems plain enough, yet I have
not been able to prove them in this body. I don't know why,
except that for some time I did not exercise my will in this,
fearing that it might be in conflict with God's Will, but
instead resigned myself to learning to live ABOVE the whole
condition as much as possible. However lately I have become
convinced that even karmic obstacles are not His Will IF we
have come to the place where we can summon enough power to
rise above them and change them, - that is, if the vision,
faith, harmonization and will are great enough, and we are
ready and willing to pay our debts in a more useful way; for
of course, the only possible way to master our forces if by
willing in harmony with His Will and being ready to serve
His Purposes. Of course, I have many faults and weaknesses,
and have made some grievous mistakes, - some because of false
teachings, and many through listening to my arguing
intellect. But I have always been more or less aware of the
high purposes of my soul, even when not understanding them
enough to follow them when they conflicted with worldly
reason.
I am sorry to take so much of your time with this letter. If
I could be present in person for the Readings, it would not
be necessary, I know. How I wish I could! If only the
Hospital were still functioning! But in my present
condition, I do not know how I could manage it. So I am
writing all this that you may have a better idea of the type
of information I need and want. I will leave it to you to
formulate the questions. Also, I don't know just what you
present regulations require of one to qualify for a Reading,
but needless to say, I am more than willing to join the
Association, and to pay whatever you ask.
I am so thankful to have found this book with its revelation
of you and your work. I wish I could tell you what help it
has given me already, just to know of these blessings
bestowed through you. I was almost frantic with despair at
the failure and utter waste of my life, and my apparent
helplessness to do anything about it. Perhaps now, at last,
I may be able to take up my task once more and to gain a
little headway toward my goal. But even were I to receive no
help from the Readings, I would still be thankful to know of
you. It is such as you in whom rests the hope of the world.
For, while I believe I know something of the deep sadness
that is in your heart that in all your search you have found
no one who had both the inner qualifications and the outer
means to help you fulfill your dream, yet after all, as I see
it, it is the radiance into the world consciousness of your
life and Being, as well as the great Truths expressed in the
Readings, that is of greatest importance. This is enduring
and it cannot fail. It is the leaven that will ultimately
raise the whole mass. You are fulfilling your part, freely
giving your all, making these blessings universally available
to the best of your ability. It is a great pity that it
cannot be universally received. Nevertheless, it WILL be
sometime, - or at least the spirit of it. Your fate is that
of all pioneers in the spiritual field. But such work is
never lost. Always the Gift is there, - and the Truth behind
the Gift, - ever waiting to bestow its Joy upon each and
every one as his eyes tardily awake to the glorious
perception of its great value. "The mills of the gods grind
slowly, but exceeding fine."
With many thanks and keen anticipation, I am
Very sincerely yours, [
3174]
P.S. I did forget one thing. I would like to ask if the
spiritual contacts in the group I have been attending
recently are what they claim to be, and if the spiritual
healing given is effective.
6/17/43 [
3174]'s ltr. to EC:
Dear Mr. Cayce -
Thanks you so much for your prompt response to my letter, the
individual case study and the Association booklet. I am more
than ever interested in your work and that of the Association
and would like to become an Active Member if I am considered
qualified. As I wrote you, I have been interested in
Spiritual truths, and their everyday application and
practice, all my life. It so happens that my past fields of
study have been the metaphysical and the occult, - the purely
psychic having been brought to my attention only rather
recently, so that at the present time my interest may be said
to be focused more specifically in psychic research. But
Truth is One and there are merely different aspects of It. I
am about convinced that the psychic phase, particularly, is
the one channel through which God is most likely to reach the
mass mind, which is at present so asleep in materialism, -
and therefore the one to emphasize. So I have given myself
over to an intensive investigation of this aspect. For many
years I have acted as leader of various Truth - Study Groups
and have done considerable writing in connection with them.
A little over a year ago these activities were discontinued
and there followed for me an agonizing period of
soul-searching mental unrest and discontent, and a sense of
futility. I had gained much that was constructively
useful, - I had mastered many problems in myself and my
environment, - there were those who felt they had received
help through me, - but still I became more and more convinced
I had not found the work which is mine to do. Then the
opportunity for psychic investigation came to me. I was
invited to attend in the home of a friend, a group meeting
which they called a Master Circle. As far as is known
locally, it is something unique in Spiritualism. It is a
trumpet circle in which (except for the guides) only Master
Teachers purporting to be on the Seventh Plane Vibration,
are permitted to speak. The group is made up of those who
are interested in preparing themselves for spiritual service,
many being like myself, without previous affiliation with
Spiritualism. There is one woman who is able, - almost
unbelievable - to take a record in short hand in the dark, so
that we may secure typewritten copies of the subject matter
for reference and study. The material is very impressive and
seems to be harmonious with the Philosophy given in your
Readings, as well as with many of the generally accepted
ideas from other Teachings. It was to this that I referred
in the post-script of my former letter.
I have read the booklet carefully as requested and I still
wish to have a Reading as soon as you can get to me, even
though it has to be near November. I notice the booklet says
you DO give preference to emergency conditions and I should
think it perfectly right to do so, for it might mean saving
a human life, which is certainly far more important than most
cases would be, even though serious. Of course, that would
not apply to me or change my status in any way. My case is
chronic and I can wait better than many, although two months
will progress a joint condition to the place of deformity.
My present treatment consists of very large doses of all the
vitamins, - especially massive doses of Vitamin D, - and I
also take a prepared wafer containing Dicalcium Phosphate,
Calcium Gluconate with Viosterol. I noticed the arthritis
treatment given said: "Keep away...from Salines, limes &
silicon." I wonder if "limes" would refer to calcium. This
has been, - & is frequently, - prescribed by physicians. I
thought I would do what I could to follow in a general way
this treatment prescribed for M. J. McC. until I could get
my own Reading, although there are so many different kinds of
arthritis, mine might be entirely different. In accord with
this plan, I would like to ask if Atomidine is available
generally now, - or if not, - where there patients procure
it? Iodine has been prescribed for me, so I'm sure I would
be safe in taking it. I have taken drops of tincture of
iodine & also a form called Lipoiodine in tablets containing
4 1/2 grains of ethyl iodobrassidate (41% iodine) which may
be somewhat on the order of the Atomidine if that should be
unavailable - in which case would this question be in order
during my Reading? Also the one about the calcium, please.
I do not at present know of any doctor who would cooperate
with the Reading, but have some sources of information on
minerals, diets, etc., which might help me to work it out.
Rest assured, I will do my best.
I am not sending a check this time because I am waiting to
see if I may become an Active Member, but I definitely want
a Reading, so please put me on the list at once and check
will follow in next letter. I very much wish to have the
published research material available to Active Members &
would be so happy to take part in the work. I would like to
introduce it here, and already have told a few & promise to
loan my copy of "There Is A River". I might be able to do
other things also. I think I outlined my attitude in my
first letter. However, if I am not accepted as an Active
Member, I will join as an Associate for I am sincerely
interested. I might add that I am sending for "A Search for
God".
I still believe that you can help me, Mr. Cayce, and will
hold to the prayer that you suggest - But I repeat, if there
were no physical help for me, I would still be thankful and
glad to work with you in the Association. M. J. McC.'s case
is vey wonderful. Of course, she was young. I am
middle-aged and have had this condition for years & years.
However, all things ARE possible with God. I do not use the
typewriter very much any more, - two finger style now, - and
trust that this scrawl will not offer too many difficulties
to those who must decipher it. It is not easy to write this
way either.
I shall eagerly await futher word from you and the promised
sample publications and Active Membership Blank. I will
send check upon receipt.
Again thanking you and affirming with the utmost conviction
and faith, that you WILL be blessed as you are blessing
others, I am
Sincerely and Hopefully, yours, (Mrs.) [
3174]
7/19/43 Letter: "I notice gold prescribed on page 8 of
the arthritis case study sent me, though I know my case
may be very different."
Questions (First Physical):
0. What can be done to save the use of my left leg?
1. What are both the basic (or original) and also the
contributing causes of my illness?
2. What can be done to save my teeth?
3. Is there any serious condition in my eyes?
4. Is the prescription capsule, that I am taking at night
for pain, harmful?
5. Shall I continue with the Calcium-Phosphorus wafer that
I am taking?
6. Why do I have gas pains around heart when attempting to
limit my food intake? Is my heart okay?
7. Is there any way I can safely reduce my weight?
8. What causes intolerable burning and itching of feet which
seems to come in cycles? How relieve it?
9. What was the source of the great benefit received from the
endocrine treatment taken in 1922, and how can I again tap
that source?
10. Would the Gold Salts treatment benefit me?
11. Are my sources of information reliable, in the study I
have made of food minerals; if not, please recommend one.
In other words, please give suggestions for correct diet.
12. Would you recommend the organic minerals sold by Mrs.
Perry in California and commonly known as "cell-salts"?
13. Are the psychic healing treatments I am now receiving
from "the other side" bringing me benefit? Should they be
continued or discontinued during the following of your
instructions?
14. Can I help through suggestion to subconscious mind in
sleep; if so, how?
15. Please give helpful suggestions to me along the line of
spiritual self-healing culture?
8/20/43 [
3174]'s letter to EC:
Dear Mr. Cayce -
Just a line to assure you there has been no change in my
plans. I will be in my room at the above address between
10:30 and 11:30 A.M. on Tuesday, August 24th.
One question to add to those already submitted concerns what
may be done to save the use of my left leg, which is rapidly
becoming weaker, more painful and less able to hold me up,
even with my crutches. This is my most immediate need, - my
most urgent one at the present moment. Please ask if there
is anything that can be done for THAT SPECIAL NEED, aside
from whatever general treatment is prescribed.
Be assured that I shall be praying for success, both on your
part, and mine as well. And I believe we shall have it. In
the meantime, my heart-felt thanks & the blessings of God to
you & your work.
Sincerely, [
3174]
REPORTS
8/28/62 GD's note: We never heard from her again.
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