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TEXT OF READING 1571-1 M 66

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Date: 4/18/1938 Sex: M Age: 66 ReadingID: 7612

This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 18th day of April, 1938, in accordance with request made by the self - through friend, Mrs. [2521] of …, Va., Sponsored Membership by Douglas T. Johnston - through Research Fund set aside for worthy cases which the Association for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., wishes to study. Mr. [1571] and Mrs. [2521], or others, are privileged to contribute to such a Research Fund so that this same privilege of obtaining a reading may be extended to another. The Associate Membership is $20, and must be sponsored by someone - whenever an individual obtains a reading.

[Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mrs. [2521].]

Time of Reading 10:40 to 10:50 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. …, Virginia. (Physical Suggestion)

  1. EC: Yes.

  2. Now, as we find, the disturbances that prevent the normal activity have advanced to the stage where only some relief or aid may be given.

  3. These things which we would suggest would only quiet for a while. And it is necessary that there be continued those administrations under the direction of the physician, in order that there be any rest for the body (we refer, to be sure, to the sedatives or hypnotics).

  4. But, as we find, the basis or cause arises from conditions that existed in the physical force of the body as related to the genitive system; and disturbances there that wrecked, as it were, the coordination between the nervous system and the ability for the controlling of same.

  5. Hence we have a paralysis agitans; and these effects of same have gradually increased.

  6. Then, we would give only a compound for massaging the body, which will require the consistent and persistent activity of someone else - for the relief of the body at all!

  7. To 1/2 gallon of Pure Gasoline (not colored), add:

Camphor Gum…1 ounce, Oil of Cedar Wood…1 ounce.

  1. Massage this combination in the back, or on the back, once each day; especially across the lumbar, the sacral and on up to the shoulders.

  2. This would not only rest the body but make for an easing of the tendencies for the agitans.

  3. As we find, these applications offer the greater help for this body, [1571].

  4. These massages, though, must not be done haphazardly. Precautions, too, of course, must be taken - in that the compound is inflammatory, and is not just to be smacked on, but time and patience should be taken in giving the massage.

  5. It would be preferable, of course, to give the massage in the evening, but it may be given any time. Once a day it will be very helpful.

  6. Only a small quantity of the compound would be required at the time, for not all of it is to be used at one period, you see. Put a little into a saucer, and massage just what the body will absorb. Of course, the camphor and the oil are absorbed by the activity of the gasoline upon the body.

  7. This will not tend to irritate or raw, if the body is cared for properly.

  8. Ready for questions.

  9. (Q) And what is being used should be continued? (A) Continue, as has been given.

  10. We are through for the present.

Copy to Self - through Mrs. [2521] ” ” Ass’n file ” ” Mr. Douglas T. Johnston


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Summary

A reading for a 66-year-old man with paralysis agitans (Parkinson’s disease) recommending a daily massage with a compound of camphor gum, oil of cedar wood, and gasoline, and advising continued use of sedatives under a physician’s direction.

Conditions: paralysis agitans, palsy

Remedies: massage with camphor gum and oil of cedar wood in gasoline

People: mr. [1571], mrs. [2521], douglas t. johnston

Places: Virginia Beach

Concepts: physical therapy, Massage Therapy


Mentioned Entities

Massage Therapy, Camphor, A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment), Gertrude Cayce, Gladys Davis, Virginia Beach


Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 1571-1, ReadingID 7612.

Citation and provenance

Edgar Cayce, Reading 1571-1, 4/18/1938. Cite the numbered paragraph when available and include this page’s URL and your access date.

Transcript wording and paragraph numbers are retained. Topic links and the generated synopsis are research aids, not part of the original reading; associations may be mistaken. Historical medical material is not current treatment guidance.

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Philosophy and Universal Law
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