Edgar Cayce Readings, 3438-1

Time and Place: 10:55 to 11:05 A. M. Eastern War Time. ..., Pennsylvania.

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; answering the questions, as I ask them:
EC: Yes, we have the conditions here with this body, [3438].
There is quite a difference of opinion in the minds of individuals respecting the sources or causes of a disturbance of this nature. Parts of these are tendencies or inclinations, and part are accident. Of course, questions arise, disputations as to those who were physicists, or those who are realists, or those who are spiritualists. But what is needed in all is to coordinate the best in each into spirituality, and we will approach what's needed then for correction of conditions here.
When there are such disturbances we as individuals either believe, or think maybe it will happen, or just don't know, that the Book is correct. Who healeth thy diseases? Who is life? What is life in the earth? What is it that the physical being uses as its way of animation? He doesn't control it - it was never given to him - it happened - it came into being. Why?
If man would think of these and from these points he would get a different vision of the relationship of himself to God and more as to that manifestation of God in the earth in the Christ-Consciousness, manifested by the man Jesus.
Here we find there is an injury that is a contributing factor. This, we will find, is in the coccyx and the sacral end of spine. This is more to the left side, and thus a lesion is gradually forming - or a pack - in the right area of the larger lacteal duct center, just below the liver and gall duct area, where there is the first great quantity of patches of the ducts that drain the chyle as it passes into the activities from the gastric flow from liver, spleen, pancreas and all of these activities.
Then, when there is food taken, or sweets especially, or fats, this causes the spasmodic contraction.
The taking of sedatives will gradually cause this to become heavier and heavier. For sedatives tie-up, contract all of those activities of the general ducts and glands through the system, making the body - the brain forces - dull, heavy, as they react.
Here we would correct the conditions in the sacral and the coccyx area by direct osteopathic adjustments, and break up the lesions in the lacteal duct area.
Each time before such an adjustment is to be made, apply heavy Glyco-Thymoline Packs with heat, and then massage the area.
Then have a great deal of prayer, and live like you pray. Don't pray that you will forgive, and then say hard things about your neighbor. This is part of the activity of father and mother. These are parts of their karma as well as of this body developing. This may be corrected. Do it.
Ready for questions.
We are through for the present.
Two copies to Grandmother
Copy to Ass'n file
Two Miss Goodall for indexing
(12/01/43 Gladys' note: See directions [which were enclosed] for preparing Glyco-Thymoline Packs. If ... is near Philadelphia, we would suggest that you have the osteopathic treatments from either of these osteopaths who have had experience with following Mr. Cayce's Readings: Dr. Marion Dick, 5041 Spruce St., Phila., Pa., Dr. Elisha T. Kirk, 20 W. Baltimore Ave., Media, Pa., Dr. C. Haddon Soden, Phila. Saving Fund Bldg., Phila., Pa., or you may have one of these refer you to someone in your vicinity. Please let us have the name of the one one you choose.)

BACKGROUND

11/25/43 Grandmother's letter:
"These are the questions for the reading of [3438] December 1, 10:30 - 11:30 EWT. But first, I want you to know that your work has opened up a whole new scope on life, not only for me, but others. My family and my friends have set aside in each day a definite time in which we join in prayerful meditation. We know our prayers will be answered. May God bless you.
"[3438] will be at my home, ..., Penna., at this appointed time. Prior to last August, [3438] was a healthy, normal child. In a period of 3 or 4 weeks, we noticed him becoming irritable, extremely nervous short of patience and nasty. Then, these attacks began, very very slight at first & gradually getting worse, although none lasted longer than a minute. His eyes would become expressionless, head turning to the right and his right arm jerking. He is not unconscious, although his mind is sluggish and response slow. He may suffer innumerable attacks in one day, & weeks go by without any. He has been taking sedatives for four months."
Questions:
1. Are these attacks a result of some injury? 2. Shall we discontinue giving him the sedative when we start your treatment or shall we gradually take it from him? 3. Should he be circumcised and have his tonsils removed? 4. Is it all right to give him an enema, as we've done, when he needs it?

REPORTS

7/28/60 Dr. Walter N. Pahnke's letter:
"I need your help in carrying out a research project in which I am engaged. I am examining the Edgar Cayce records in an attempt to determine common patterns in the forms of treatments recorded in certain diseases. I am trying to discover the practical value of these treatments in the cases for which the readings were given.
"One of the diseases I am studying is epilepsy. I would appreciate a brief follow-up report from you on the results you got from your own personal reading. I would like to know (1) if you thought the description in your reading fitted your case, (2) for how long and (3) to what extent you followed the treatment and (4) what results were obtained. Please be frank. If you thought the readings were inaccurate or if after an honest and careful trial you noted no improvement, I would like to know this just as much as if you had a complete cure. Most important of all, are you still suffering from convulsions in any form? Also, what has been the exact medical diagnosis of your condition by doctors?
"You may be certain that your answer and your original reading and correspondence will be kept strictly confidential in my analysis of the material."
Sincerely yours, Walter N. Pahnke, M.D.
[GD's note: No reply.]
7/60 Dr. Pahnke's summary: Case [3438]. Given in 1943. Male, 5 years old. From the description of the case given by the grandmother it would appear that this boy had petit mal epilepsy. There was no follow-up. This case was classified in group 1.