This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at Phillips Hotel, Room 115, Dayton, Ohio, this 20th day of December 1923, in accordance with request made by relative [sister?, aunt?], a physician.

Present: Edgar Cayce, Linden Shroyer, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.

TEXT

1. EC: Now we find in this body in the physical and the mental and the spiritual forces are to be dealt with in giving the physical conditions, and through these mental, soul and spiritual forces must be the applications that would enact or bring the physical equilibrium throughout this physical body. These physical conditions may be corrected when properly handled, yet the mental suffers and must suffer to reach the physical betterment for the entity.
2. Now, these are conditions as we find them in this body.
3. IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY, for the blood supply, while the system has been well balanced with existing conditions and sedatives for the system to create the forces of nerve action in the system, the strain begins to show especially in the hemoglobin of the blood supply, and this kept in this manner would bring the destructive forces throughout the whole system.
4. THE NERVE SYSTEM, in the nerve system, that is reached especially through the sympathetic, do we find the seat of the trouble, where the entrance of the sympathetic with cerebro-spinal and pineal nerves enter the brain, and through the medulla oblongata we find the impression as carried through does not coordinate with the impressions received sympathetically through the sensory system. Hence, the mental of the body must be submerged that the forces in the nerve system may be forced to carry circulation through brain in proper form to create the correct equilibrium and correlation in sensory organism in brain proper to create the correct impressions to the body proper. In this we find this received this condition by two; yea, three specific conditions happening in the system. Under outside forces impressions were received. In physical forces the action was to repress the cell force as entering in the brain forces proper through the pineal nerve in the condition when the shock to the nervous system presented improper impressions to this brain, or sensitive forces in the body. Hence, we have a physical reaction from the sympathetic, cerebro-spinal and the correlating of impressions as carried by the gray forces of nerve tissue proper.
5. TO THE ORGANS THEMSELVES, we will find the body gradually losing the control of correlating movements of the physical, yet without the organic condition being present; rather that of sympathetic conditions existing in the action of muscles governing those organs. Hence the inability to eat unless it is exercised through some other force, the inability to find those properties that will act direct on nerve centers, even to their reaction as would be found in a normal physical body.
6. R E L I E F - To give then the balance of force, and to prevent the cell in brain force forming a globule, or impression, that would become destructive to brain forces, we would through that of mesmeric forces (not hypnotism) mesmeric forces sub-ordinate the mental forces of this body. While in this condition, with electrical forces as may be applied to the body from the body of another, as heat or friction created, give that application at the first cervical, with those suggestions to create the balance and to correlate all elements in the system, with between times (see this should not be done too often) that of the gentle massage, either through neuropathic or the gentle massage of osteopathic forces, to keep the correct impressions to the NORMAL physical, mental forces of the body, [4800].
7. Do that.

BACKGROUND

1. 12/18/23 Phone request was made by Dr. [...], a relative.

REPORTS

1. 12/20/23 EC's letter to Dr. [...] (relative who requested the reading): "You will find enclosed the reading given this morning, on your niece. We would ask that you read this over very carefully, and study same and apply the suggestions as given. The case itself is very peculiar, as you yourself state, and you will notice that the treatment prescribed is quite unusual, but, judging from the experiences of the past regarding all cases covered by this work, we believe you will find in this that which will be of the greatest assistance.
   "In view of the interest you have shown, and the importance of the case, we were obliged to cancel a previous appointment, but this we are always glad to do whenever necessary.
   "In view of the interest which you have expressed, we are sending you, herewith, a couple of our form of request, one of which we would thank you to fill in and return for our records.
   "In regards to the fee, we do not set a specific charge for the readings, but believe that each one receiving same should bear their own share of the expense, according to their means, a great number of readings must be given gratis, as you realize, and we would appreciate receiving a substantial contribution to aid us in carrying on the work. We would be pleased to hear from you from time to time, and if we are able to be of further assistance, do not hesitate to call."
2. 1/03/24 EC's letter to Dr. [...]: "Just a line to ask if we may have a report on the reading sent you some time ago. This seemed to us a rather unusual, and would therefore like to have a report from you and know whether the suggestions have been followed, and with what result."

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