This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 8th day of July, 1944, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [5331], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by the article in Coronet magazine.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Jeanette Fitch, Stenos.

TEXT

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, as we find, there are disturbing conditions with this body, [5331].
3. These have had primarily to do with eliminations, especially as related to a certain character of salts in the body-forces, which have become arthritic in their reactions upon the nerves and muscular forces of the extremities especially; which is indicated in the extremities of the body.
4. These distortions to the nerves and muscular forces make for the distortion in the organs themselves, as indicated in the character of the conditions produced. These, as we find, may be materially aided but will require for the body, because of the long period, persistence and consistence and the application of varied appliances for the correction which may make for the coordinating between the eliminations of the sympathetic system, the eliminations which control through the central nerve and blood supply of the organs themselves; that is, the lungs, heart, liver and kidneys, as well as the superficial circulation; these as controlled by the nerves and muscular forces of the sensory or sympathetic system.
5. Then, these are the don'ts: Don't use much salt, if any, in the foods taken and when this is used, use only kelp or health salt. Don't have too much starches, don't have too great quantity of the combinations of sweets and starches together; thus cake, pastries or that nature, eliminate; while honey or corn syrup or Karo syrup would be very well in its proper proportions and at the right periods. These may be taken with buckwheat cakes, corn bread or the like but not white bread. Whole wheat bread might be very well. Use fish, fowl and lamb if there is meat taken. Have a great deal of vegetables which may be prepared oft with gelatin; as carrots, celery, lettuce and every form of green raw vegetables.
6. Do first begin taking small quantities of Atomidine, one drop begin with. Take this for two days in succession of morning in half a glass of water. Then two drops, then three drops. Each of these would be taken for two days.
7. Then on the fifth day, take five drops.
8. Then have an Epsom Salts Bath (not before). This should be with at least forty gallons of water to fifteen pounds of Epsom Salts in the tub and have the water pretty warm, but not so hot as to cause too great a distress.
9. Massage the body while it is in the bath, especially hands, feet, limbs and arms, then along the spine, all of these should be pretty well massaged throughout the period when the body is in such a bath.
10. Then rub off, after being under the shower, and massage the body thoroughly with Peanut Oil.
11. Rest from this for at least a week, being particular that the limbs and the feet and the arms, the back, at least twice a week, are massaged thoroughly, all the body will absorb.
12. Then we would begin again taking the Atomidine. We would begin with two drops for five days, once each day, then on the sixth day take ten drops. And then take in the evening again, the Epsom Salts Bath, with the massage during the Bath and the rubdown following same.
13. Begin now with the osteopathic adjustments and the corrections, especially of the conditions in the sacral, through the lumbar areas, in the 9th dorsal area and 1st, 2nd, 3rd cervical areas, with at least once a week the short-wave. This would be taken not over three amperes, not longer than five to ten minutes. Follow this with the corrections.
14. We should, if we follow these closely, bring bettered conditions for the body.
15. We are through with this reading.

    Two copies to Self (one for Osteopath and electrotherapist when you are ready for these treatments - Please let us have the name and address of the one you choose.)

    Copy to Ass'n file
    Copy for indexing
    (Atomidine is distributed by The Atomidine Co., Atten. H. S. Bisey, 1326 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, N.Y., $1 a bottle.)

BACKGROUND

1. 6/02/44 [5331]'s letter: "I took down in bed with Arthritis in June 1935, after being bothered with it all that spring - swollen fingers and knees, aching arms and shoulders. I had worked since graduating from high school - but as soon as I quit work June 8, 1935 I went all to pieces, began having very hard chills, then high fever and then terrible sweats. The doctor took several blood tests, thinking I might have malaria, typhoid or some fever that was causing this but could find nothing. I was very ill all during that summer, winter and spring. However, I returned to work - different office, though - in August 1936. I wasn't very well but my father died the following month and I kept on working and doctoring until Nov. 1, 1940, when I was forced to quit again.
   "Another doctor advised me to go to Arizona, so Mother and I did. After being there about a month, I became seriously ill again. One druggist thought I had a nervous breakdown because I had been fighting against so much pain for so long. We lived in Arizona 17 months, then came back to ... During this time my feet and fingers became terribly deformed and seem to be getting worse daily. My fingers are set at the joints in all kinds of shapes. I am not in bed any more but I have to rest all the time. I sleep late in the morning and usually lie down for an hour or two later in the day. My feet have bone growths on the bottom so it is very painful to walk and my ankles feel like they are sprained.
   "I have been to several doctors and taken a lot of examination but they can find no cause.
   "Just during the last 2 months I have had an irritation under the skin that appears very red and itchy if I happen to scratch. When I am rubbed, after taking a bath, this appears in splotches all over the body. It is under the skin and there are no blisters. Maybe in a few hours it will completely disappear and the skin will be white and smooth again. But it will reappear in a few hours...more noticeable in the afternoon and evenings.
   "My appetite is very good but I remain skinny, around 90 lbs. and I am tall."

REPORTS

1. 4/08/49 GD requested report.

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