This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 4th day of January, 1944, in accordance with request made by the mother - Mrs. [...] - new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc.

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

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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, [3440].
3. As we find, there are disturbances that are preventing the normal physical functioning of the body. These are effects produced in the nervous system by injuries that have been a part of the body's experience.
4. While these have not necessarily caused permanent injuries, the longer the body has gone without the correction of the impingements existent through the system the greater has become, and greater will become, the disturbances - and the harder it will be to adjust or control them.
5. As we find, there are segments in the cerebrospinal system where the jar and the injuries to the body have caused the connections between sympathetic and cerebrospinal system to become disturbed.
6. These produce those conditions of nervousness that have long been existent through the body. Also they produce the insomnia, and the upset of the imaginative forces - so that the body becomes easily aggravated, easily tired out, or becomes supersensitive to slights, slurs and the like.
7. We find that these expressions indicated here should be a lesson for every individual.
8. These are indicated in the centers or areas of the 9th dorsal, 6th and 7th dorsal, 3rd cervical, and throughout the sacral.
9. As to the activity of these upon the organs of the body:
10. Brain forces normally are good, they are good in expression. The ability of the expressions and reflexes nominally should be excellent.
11. These repressions and impoverishments produced by the pressures at times cause the exaggerated disturbances through various functionings of reflexes.
12. And as there are those areas where coordination between sympathetic and cerebrospinal is disturbed, at times the body apparently is slow in grasping the reflex or the LAW or WHY pertaining to subjects, conditions, things and activities through the associations of the body.
13. Then, these are the conditions as we find them with this body, [3440].
14. In making corrections - there will be required a series of corrections, very carefully done.
15. First we would give that the body have at least half a dozen or six to eight thorough, relaxing treatments osteopathically. These will not appear to help a great deal, yet if these are made properly they will lay the foundation for that which may be very beneficial. In the first series there should not be the attempt to do any great amount of correcting; that is, the adjusting of centers in the areas indicated - but rather the relaxing treatments.
16. After these treatments have been taken twice each week for six to eight treatments, then leave them off a period of three to four weeks.
17. During the rest period from the osteopathy, take at least two hydrotherapy treatments - letting the body be thoroughly relaxed in a Pine Oil Bath; that is, with Pine Oil in the Bath in which the body would lie for twenty to thirty minutes every day. The two hydrotherapy treatments (colonic irrigations) should be about ten days to two weeks apart.
18. Each day following the Pine Oil Bath, attach the Radio-Active Appliance for one hour - and go to sleep. This will put the body to sleep. This will regain a great deal of that rest which the body in the last ten years has lost. This will make better coordination between the extremities of the body, through the circulation - the lymph and deeper circulation.
19. After the three weeks leave off the Baths and the Radio-Active Appliance, and begin again with the osteopathic adjustments - this time making the adjustments, gradually, slowly, in the upper cervicals, upper dorsals, and then gradually in the 9th and 6th dorsals, and in the lumbar and sacral areas.
20. Then, after at least six of the adjustments have been made (not before), begin to add body-building energies and vitamins. Don't add these through the early periods, else they will contribute to more anxiety in the body.
21. Do not use the Appliance for more than an hour and a half, and sleep through most of that period - do use the period for rest and mediation, to meditate on making self into those activities which it hopes to accomplish (and that it may!) in relation to art and music. Meditate on these. For, you can even learn to sing and play the piano and never sing a note or touch a piano - in the mind! and then you can put it into practice when the body is better attuned. For music and art must come from the soul, to be worth while.
22. After the second series of osteopathic adjustments, begin the Appliance again - and also the Baths occasionally.
23. Do these, and we will bring bettered conditions for the body.
24. Then become active in athletics of every nature, especially those of outdoors - as tennis or golf or horseback riding. Don't ride the bicycle, though.
25. With these you will find much improvements for the body.
26. In the diets, don't overcrowd with sweets nor starches. Keep these well balanced with vegetables, fruits and the like.
27. Ready for questions.
28. We are through with this Reading.

    Copy to Mother (two copies; one for osteopath - Please let us have name of one you choose.)
    Copy to Ass'n file
    Copy to Miss Goodall for indexing
    (See Radio-Active sheet [which was enclosed].)

BACKGROUND

1. 12/10/43 Mother wrote: "What is the basis physically, and the remedy, for weaknesses from which [3440] has suffered all her life? An emotional disturbance or frustration coupled with lack of self-confidence, over-sensitiveness, lack of vitality and of drive to put things through, all of which has prevented her from finding a satisfactory way of life or realizing her potentialities. Insomnia. Did any permanent damage result from the two accidental head injuries she suffered in childhood? Perhaps the Life Reading will throw some light on these questions. What I have in mind here is to find out what physical basis there is for these weaknesses and what can be done to remedy them."
   [GD's note: See sister's letter 10/09/73 [3440-1, Par. R2] requesting a copy of [3440]'s reading and saying: "All of her life she has suffered from an emotional disorder diagnosed as schizophrenia."]

REPORTS

1. 1/04/44 P.M. EC gave the Life Reading, 3440-2.
2. 10/09/73 Sister's letter: "In recent years [3440]'s condition has deteriorated, and I am now her legal guardian. She told me the reading prescribed osteopathy treatments which did her some good, and she wants to resume the treatments.
3. 10/12/73 GD sent a copy of both the Physical and Life readings.
4. 10/29/73 Sister wrote: "I feel certain the readings will be extremely helpful. I will let you know if the osteopathic treatments seem beneficial... Please keep up all the good work. There is no limit to the number of people who have been and will be helped by the information contained in Mr. Cayce's readings."

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