This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 30th day of January, 1944, in accordance with request made by the son-in-law - Mr. [...], new 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 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. Here we find it it almost too late to undertake to keep this entity in this particular experience.
3. As we find, disturbances here are those contingent with senility, and thus there is a wasting away of the impulses or the active forces within the nerve cells themselves - those reflexes that would attempt to occur in the brain, through the activities in various centers (there are twelve of them), all of the cerebrospinal system and the coordinating of the cerebrospinal reflex with the sensory system. Thus there is incoordination and voluntary activities in nerves gradually become involuntary - as memory, activity of the salivary glands, activity of the bladder.
4. As we find, help is possible, but it will depend upon how consistently and persistently there would be the applications made that may renew nerve tissue and give life itself in the body-reaction.
5. We would use daily for thirty minutes the Wet Cell Appliance in it regular form. This would be used as the Radio-Active Appliance is ordinarily used.
6. Each day following the Appliance treatment, give the body a gentle massage; coordinating specifically the areas from the 1st to the 3rd cervical, and at times the rest of the cervical area, but these particular centers each day - the 2nd, 3rd and 4th dorsal, 9th dorsal and throughout the lumbar area.
7. Do these and we may bring recognition, the control of involuntary movements, and the activities of many of the glands. This will take patience, and it can only be done by one who has the interest of the body at heart - not by one just hired to do this.
8. If this is done, we may in four to five months begin to see changes for good.
9. Ready for questions.
10. We are through with this body.

    Copy to Son-In-Law
    Copy to Ass'n file
    (See extra sheet of directions [which was enclosed] to be sent to Mr. A. M. Godfrey, 2709 Lafayette Blvd., Norfolk, Va., for preparing the Wet Cell Appliance to be used in this case. Also article explaining theory of this Appliance.)

BACKGROUND

1. 11/30/43 Son-in-laws ltr. to EC:
   ..., La.
   Dear Mr. Cayce:
   We are endeavoring to help my mother-in-law as promptly as possible; as her mental lapses & melancholia during which periods she seems to turn on those she loves the best; are we feel slowly killing my father in law who is not well, himself.
   Anything you can do to place this application in line for prompt attention will be greatly appreciated as for some reason or other I have the firm conviction you may be able to assist us.
   Very truly yours, [...]

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