8/25/60 [
3675]'s ltr. to GD:
Dear Mrs. Turner:
Thank you so much for your nice letter explaining the mix-up
about [
3674] and the clerical error in connecting me with
him. I thought it too good to be true to have another
incarnation suddenly appear from my reading, which had not
included it at first. I do hope that your survey is helpful
and that much corroboratory material will be supplied.
Thank you, too, for sending a copy of Mother's [
4034]
reading, which I sent on to her. She will probably send you
some additional material about it. The rush of the war years
caused us to neglect reporting back properly at the time.
As to my reading 3675-1, I gave only a brief report, I
believe. At the time of the reading, I did not have the
interest and understanding of Mr. Cayce's work that I now
have. In fact, all that we knew of him was what we read in a
brief article in Coronet Magazine (which had caused us to
contact him in the first place). I therefore did not have
the "nerve" to show the reading to the doctors I consulted.
(I am sorry). However, I did follow the suggestions
outlined. The Gynecologist I consulted did not describe my
condition, but did give correctional treatments, and
subsequent examinations have resulted in reports of normal
conditions. As to the suggestion for osteopathic treatment:
I went to Dr. [...] (sorry not to remember his name, but he
is very fine, and has been president of the national
osteopathic society, so is well known). I did not show him
the reading, and he did not tell me his diagnosis, but he did
treat me, and I did feel better that year than I had for some
years. I am so ashamed that I did not write to Mr. Cayce to
say so. Dr. [...] went on vacation, and I discontinued the
treatments, thinking that I did not need them since I was
feeling fine. After a few months, I had a series of
illnesses, with fevers, and was treated for flu (I did not
have an osteopath, since it did not then fit our
medically-slanted experience to associate them with other
than back ailments), and started on a strange round of
illness. By the time we thought to consult Mr. Cayce again,
it was too late. Anyway, I went from doctor to doctor, and
all things together with the war pressures and illness gave
me a bad time. FINALLY, I went to an osteopath in ...,
Kentucky...Dr. [...] who treated me until her death. We
moved to ... four years ago, and I have had treatments from
[...] of the ... Osteopathic Hospital in ... for the last
three years, and also in the past few months from Dr. [...]
..., Ohio. Both of these gentlemen say they are treating the
condition as described by Edgar Cayce in the reading! (Dr.
[...] is a friend of the [...]'s whom I don't know, and is a
great admirer of Mr. Harmon Bro, as am I, although I have not
met him, either. Dr. [...] is greatly interested in the
readings and I did finally show him the reading made for me).
(This Dr. [...] is not an osteopath, but is a doctor of
physical medicine, or natural medicine.)
I am grateful to Edgar Cayce and the A.R.E. for the help in
1944, of course, but my greatest gratitude is for the
spiritual help that came as a result of a study of the
readings and my association with you wonderful people. I
have always wanted to come to Virginia Beach and meet you
all, and still hope to some day. I did get to meet Mr. Hugh
Lynn (how awkward that sounds! but I CAN'T just call him
Hugh Lynn) Cayce at the "intermission" of his lecture here,
which we enjoyed so much. The only reason that I was so
presumptuous was that we had to leave and I just couldn't go
away without giving a token of gratitude for blessings from
him and his father and all of you!
Truly, God is blessing us with the wisdom to know and execute
His will and love with joy and grace, always. This I
believe. Don't you?
Blessings! [
3675]
10/01/60 [
3675]'s ltr. to GD:
Mrs. Gladys Davis Turner,
Association for Research and Enlightenment,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Dear Mrs. Turner:
A few weeks ago I sent you a letter outlining my treatment
pattern after receiving a reading from Edgar Cayce in 1944.
In that letter, listing the osteopaths who have treated me
since that time, I named the following: Dr. [...] ..., Ohio;
Dr. [...] ..., Kentucky; and [...] ..., Ohio.
Today I was in Dr. [...]'s office, and he showed me a carbon
copy of a letter from A.R.E. to a lady in ..., Ohio, in which
Dr. [...] and another doctor were named as osteopaths who had
had some experience with the Edgar Cayce readings, many years
ago. I do not know the other doctor, but as far as Dr. [...]
is concerned, it was a misstatement of fact, as you will see
if you will re-read my letter. Dr. [...] has been my doctor
since we moved to Cleveland almost four years ago, but he was
not practicing when Mr. Cayce was giving readings, and he had
not heard of the A.R.E. until I told him about it.
It is extremely embarrassing to me that you have used my
information without checking it, and without permission, in a
way that might embarrass someone else. I consider it a
breach of private correspondence, and I do not like it in any
degree. If it was you intention to be helpful to the lady in
... as I am sure it must have been, I consider this a most
unfortunate approach. If you had contacted the doctors,
asking if they were willing to have their names associated
with the organization's work in that way, I could understand.
This was unfair, I think, to them, to their patients, and to
the A.R.E.
Although mistakes are bound to occur in all operations, this
is an error which would have been avoided if you had followed
a policy of asking permission for the use of names.
Please remove the names of all doctors from my report, for I
would not want this to happen again. In particular, please
remove Dr. [...]'s name from your files, since he does not
want to be associated with the organization in any way.
In view of my long association with A.R.E., and of my deep
interest in the Edgar Cayce material, I am indeed sorry that
this happened.
Sincerely in distress, [
3675]
10/12/60 GD's ltr. to [
3675]:
Dear Mrs. [
3675]:-
In all my years of referring people to osteopaths, I have
never before had a single one object. I personally have
perhaps introduced more people to osteopaths than any other
one person outside of the profession. Usually I refer people
to graduates of the Kirksville School of Osteopathy because
that is the one that Edgar Cayce stressed in his readings.
The founders of osteopathy and of the Kirksville College knew
Edgar Cayce's work and appreciated it. He had many letters
from Dr. Still and Dr. Hildreth. I have a directory of the
American Osteopathic Association which I use constantly.
When our member in ..., Ohio asked for a list of Osteopaths
in the ... area, I could have sent her a half dozen names of
osteopaths which I could recommend simply because they were
graduates of the Kirksville School; but I felt that since it
was her first experience with an osteopath she should be
referred to one who at least was familiar with the name Edgar
Cayce, since she was attempting to follow advice which he had
given in a reading. I included Dr. [...]'s name because you
had spoken highly of him and I knew he must be a good
osteopath. You did indicate in your letter that he said he
had been treating your condition as described by Edgar Cayce
in the reading. This certainly gave me the idea that he
would at least be sympathetic enough to listen to the lady's
problem and try to help her. Accepting a patient whom I
referred to him would certainly not call for any involvement
in any method of treatment other than his own.
I am very sorry indeed if this experience has embarrassed you
or Dr. [...]. I am taking his name off the list and will
certainly not refer anyone else to him.
We have over a hundred and fifty physicians of various
schools - osteopaths, medical men, chiropractors,
physiotherapists, etc., etc., who have expressed their
interest in the Edgar Cayce records and some of these men are
carrying on research projects connected with these records.
Most of the osteopaths whom I have come in contact with
appreciate what Edgar Cayce has done to boost osteopathy. He
has perhaps done more to educate people to the value of
osteopathy than any other one man including members of the
Osteopathic profession.
From what you say, apparently Dr. [...] felt that I was
trying to "trap" him into an allegiance to the Edgar Cayce
work, which was certainly not the case. It never occurred to
me that he would object to having a person report to him whom
he might be able to help.
I am especially sorry to have offended you in this matter,
but I assure you no offense or ulterior motive was intended.
Sincerely, Gladys Davis Turner, Secretary A.R.E. GDT:jj
cc to Dr. [...]
cc to Mrs. [
3675]
12/03/60 [
3675]'s ltr. to GD:
Dear Mrs. Turner:
If I hurt you, I am so sorry, and I hope that you will
forgive me.
With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
I am -
Sincerely, (Mrs) [
3675]
7/08/62 Letter:
..., Ky.
A.R.E.,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Dear Mrs. Turner - or - whoever:
With deep appreciation for the work of Edgar Cayce, and for
the work you are doing, I share my bit of good fortune with
you.
I know that you will join my prayer that peace, freedom, love
and understanding be established throughout all the earth in
the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Sincerely
Edgar Cayce Readings © 1971, 1993, 1994, 1995 by the Edgar Cayce Foundation