Edgar Cayce Readings, 5268-1

Time and Place: Set bet. 3:30 to 4:30 P. M. Eastern War Time. ..., Conn.

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 physical being and body: [5268].
We have here an entity meeting its own self. The more gentle, the kinder others may be to this body, the greater help may come to the soul-entity to learn patience, to learn tolerance in physical for coordination of the mind, or mental with the physical.
Deterioration is too far advanced for individual help other than may be administered to the body for its soul development. There may be only a few years, but don't make them harder; do be gentle. These will make the time longer, but do be patient, do show brotherly love. For as ye would be forgiven, forgive. As ye would be loved, love. As ye would have kindness shown, show the kindness and gentleness. For this is the work of the Lord.
We are through with this reading.
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BACKGROUND

Born Conn. 6/02/11; res. Conn.; married; 1 child; unemployed.
1/03/43 Mother's letter: "May I have a reading for my son [5268], who is at present in ... State Hospital at ..., Conn. He is suffering from a progressive ailment, first evidenced nearly 10 years ago, and for which medical science knows no remedy, as they are still searching for the cause in other similar cases. Light upon my son's case might be of help to many. I have never been able to accept the finality of the medical reports on his case. Not, I think, because of my desire for his recovery, which is no longer ardent, but because it does not ring true to me, and I feel that only the 'truth will set him free', either through health or death. I am also anxious to know most especially if no hope is to be looked for, for him, just what my attitude should be to be most helpful to him. My son's rector gave him a book to read several months ago, but he was unable to do much reading at the time. Two weeks ago, following my reading of the Digest article on your work, I visited him and offered to read his book to him. I found it to be There Is A River, and the coincidence was indeed suggestive..."
6/15/44 Mother's questions submitted previous to reading: "(1) What caused this condition: Inherent weakness, osteopathic lesion due to some accident, an unknown virus, glandular disorder due to mental or marital tension, or is it psychopathic? (2) What is the present condition? (3) Is there deterioration of the nerves which is irreparable, or atrophy which may be overcome? (4) Is the present environment favorable, or would another be more helpful? (5) Does the attitude of wife or mother hinder or help, and could they be more helpful? (6) Must help come from the outside or from within, through spirit and faith? (7) Or, is physical fitness for active life not desirable from the standpoint of the development of the soul or personality? (8) What may the entity or his friends do to further his progress?"

REPORTS

10/16/48 Mother's letter: "My son had been an invalid for 10 years, suffering from an incurable malady, according to the physicians. Since so little or nothing was known about this ailment, it was one of the mysterious ones, and having long realized personality difficulties in my son, I could not help being interested in There Is A River, which had been sent to my son in a state institution by an unknown person. We have never found who did send it to him... I received the bulletins with case histories and was most interested to see one on a case of Multiple Sclerosis, my son's malady. I awaited the reading for my son with increased interest. Several friends with interests along these lines feel it completely answered our questions regarding my son, 'an entity meeting its own self'. My son is still alive, bed-ridden for many years, and I have been working for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, trying to interest sufferers to band together and make their cases available for research and medical study. I find so many of them of this type of personality that I cannot but wonder if the seat of the ailment is not in the personality, rather than of physical or medical unbalance... We have tried to follow EC's advice to be gentle, patient and show brother love, and it has indeed made the time longer. It seems impossible for my son to die. The doctors do not know how he keeps alive."
9/19/49 Mother's letter: "My son died 2/02/49. I found this reading of great interest because my son seemed for so long to be a dual personality, warring against self, thus destroying himself physically. Since his death, I have observed that many people with Multiple Sclerosis have somewhat same personalities."