This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 28th day of July, 1926, in accordance with request made by self - Dr. [5618].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Dr. [5618].

TEXT

1. GC: You will give the physical condition of this body at the present time, with suggestions for the improvement of same, and you will answer any questions regarding same that I will ask you.
2. EC: Yes, we have the body here. We have had this before, you see.
3. Now, we find there are many changes in this body from that as we have had here before. The whole system is responding well to the conditions, the surroundings, the changes as have been made manifest in the system. The more consistent and more persistent following of the exercise, of the change of the mental condition, the more consistency in quantity and quality of the diet, will keep the body in this improving condition.
4. Those conditions as have arisen in the digestion are produced from the overtaxing mentally and physically, and retraction produced by nerve incentive through the various plexuses kept under submission in times back. The system attempting to adjust itself, through the change in the conditions, brings about certain contractions, which bring these conditions to bear in system. Hence, consistency, persistency in diet, in exercise, in the open air, and we will find, with the less medicinal properties and the more water as would be taken in the system, the better the body will be. Ready for questions.
5. (Q) What is producing the trouble with the eyesight?
   (A) The age and the retraction as is seen through the general system from a taxed nerve system. Exercise of the head, arms, and all of the portions of the system above the brachial plexus would improve this. Arms raised (which would be well for the diaphragm too), back, forward, over the head, neck, head, shoulders, circle, all of those would assist to bring these back to a nearer normal condition. This would be well to be done twice each day, when first arising and just before retiring. Circle of arms, by the side of the body, see? back, far back as the hands would go; to the front; then begin right and left (head), left, right, front, back, then circle, see?
6. That is all the questions.
7. We are through for the present.

BACKGROUND

1. See 5618-4 through 5618-6.
2. 7/12/26 Dr. [5618]'s letter to EC:-
   Dear Mr. Cayce:-
   You asked me to express my opinion concerning the work you are doing. I believe I was asked to do this by someone else sometime ago. At the time I think I wrote, "He does it, I know. How he does it I do not know. In other words, I do not know what I do know about it."
   But you know, Mr. Cayce, I have had reason to give the phenomena considerable study, as the first experience with same was in my own family. When other physicians had disagreed with me as respecting my wife [760]'s condition, the reading at the time (the first I ever saw) set things straight. Later, one was given for my son [1005], that proved most satisfactory. Since then, from time to time, and under quite varied circumstances, I have had occasions to see the good results where suggestions as given in the psychic readings were followed very closely. This phase of the condition is the hardest part of it for the layman and for the practitioner to follow out, for unless such a place is established where the suggestions as given can be followed very closely, and under the supervision of someone who has more than a passing interest in the results that are to be obtained, the best results will not be gotten. Of this I am thoroughly convinced, after having watched the readings from day to day, also the reports from individuals in various parts of the country; for where the individual is awakened to the determination to follow out the suggestions TO THE LAST DETAIL, they are the ones who report the greatest results with same.
   I assure you, then, it is gratifying to know that there is the possibility that very soon such an undertaking is to be made at Virginia Beach, for I verily believe, with the establishment of such a place, suffering humanity will have access to a means of gaining health in body and mind, such as yet has never been opened in this country.
   I shall be glad to lend whatever assistance that I may, and be glad to answer any questions that might be asked me concerning same.
   With kindest regards and best wishes,
   Sincerely, [5618], M.D.

REPORTS

1. 8/07/26 EC gave a Life Reading for him - see 5618-8.
2. 8/11/26 EC gave the eighth physical reading - see 5618-9.

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