Reading 2072-6

TEXT OF READING 2072-6 F 31

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Date: 1/30/1942 Sex: F Age: 31 ReadingID: 8660

This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 30th day of January, 1942, in accordance with request made by the self - Mrs. [2072], Associate Member of the Ass”n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

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

Time of Reading 4:05 to 4:20 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. …, Va.

1. GC: You will give the physical condition of this body at the present time, with suggestions for further corrective measures; answering the questions, as I ask them:

2. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [2072]; this we have had before.

3. In many respects there are real improvements. In others there are halts and jerks. These arise from the inability of the full coordination of the system’s eliminating channels, by the excesses of tensions - or the inability of proper relaxations at times through the body.

4. Here, too, we will find that the more normal the eliminations are, with sufficient mental and physical activity for there to be the normal appetites, - physical, mental and spiritual, - the better will be the reactions to conditions of all natures in relationships to the body in this experience.

5. These may appear confusing. But normalcy is that needed. Quiet, work, temperaments, - all of these need expression. Too much has too long been suppressed in the body. This is much that has caused the poor coordination in the eliminations of the body. Thus those general tensions that have existed which have brought about the needs of those reactions which have at times taken place.

6. Occasionally we would have thorough relaxations osteopathically. These may be done by any good, sincere osteopathic manipulator, but preferably such as Richardson - at least once a month - a thorough relaxation and alignment.

7. The violet ray for this body, if not too severely given, would be good, but should be kept to the upper portions, or above the diaphragm principally; the face, the neck, the arms and shoulders, - with the bulb applicator. Not too severe, but sufficient to stimulate circulation, - about ten to fifteen minutes, see? once or twice or three times a week.

8. Then keep the circulation through the eliminations. Keep these well through the alimentary canal.

9. These will bring the better conditions for this body.

10. In the diets, - continue to grow more to that of normal, and not too much of abnormal.

11. Ready for questions.

12. (Q) Should the body continue Atomidine? (A) Only about three days a month, now - unless other conditions develop. But have those three days in succession, one after the other.

13. (Q) Calcios? (A) This is well to keep up for the time being, for at least until there is a better coordination in the general circulation as to the chemical processes through the body.

14. (Q) Have lesions been corrected? (A) These have been relaxed. By long periods without relaxation, or by cold or congestion or overphysical strain, they tend to tie up again. Thus the violet ray occasionally, and the thorough osteopathic relaxation at least once a month.

15. (Q) Explain extreme heat along spine which sometimes occurs during sleep. (A) In the thorough relaxing of the body, there is the attempt to coordinate the nerve forces of cerebrospinal and sympathetic system, or the eliminating forces of the body as related to the internal or deeper activity. And as a nerve is as an electric force, it is that which heats the body. At times when this occurs it is almost as a short-circuiting. Hence the need of the better stimulations towards eliminations.

16. (Q) What soap, manner of cleansing, creams and makeup would be least harmful and most helpful in correcting the beautifying the skin? (A) Pure Castile soap [See 2072-6, Par. R19] is the better as a cleanser. As a cleansing cream or the like, the Genuine Black and White products are nearer to normal. The Milkweed Cream used occasionally for this body would be very beneficial.

17. (Q) What deodorant and anti-perspirant would be effective and unharmful for this body? (A) The use of pure soaps is preferable to any attempt to deodorize. ANY that allays perspiration certainly clogs the activity of the respiratory and perspiratory system. And the activity of the glands closest, of course, under the arms and between the thighs or limbs, is that which causes such conditions. Then, the more often there is the use of the bath or the soap and water, the better it is.

18. (Q) What ingredients in such preparations are harmful? (A) Anything that closes the pores of the skin to prevent perspiration.

19. (Q) Explain reaction, and state whether beneficial or harmful results are obtained from the use of Thyroid Tablets as prescribed by present day doctors. (A) These are where there are the various conditions in the thyroids, and it is retroactive by a glandular secretion upon the system. As to these properties related to this body, - remember, each body is a law until itself respecting such preparations or herbs or minerals from which drugs are made. And these may only be given, - that is, as to their beneficial or harmful reactions, - in reference to this body.

Here, from suppression, there has been a lack of proper activity of the thyroid. This is better produced by that influence of iodine in the body. This is one of the four principles necessary to be present in the activity of a normal body. Hence the indications that the Atomidine be used (or the atomic iodine) as a means of purifying or cleansing, or causing better activity of all the glands.

Now these have been helped, yet need the occasional use of same. Thyroid to this body, with the use of that as a purifying agent, might cause irregularity in heart activity or pulsation, excess activity of glands either in the pelvic organs or the liver or the thyroid or breasts themselves. So don’t use it!

20. (Q) Explain likewise the Sulfa drugs. (A) This is a reacting agent upon the pre-conceived idea of conditions in a blood supply from activities arising in the organs of genitation; and where there is an excess or a disease, or an impulse, it reacts upon same. DON’T use it in THIS body at present! There might arise conditions that this would be necessary.

21. (Q) What is the cause of Caesarian births? (A) This is produced by other disturbances. This wouldn’t occur here with this body.

22. (Q) What should be the care, the precaution, against? (A) The perfect relaxation and the position of the womb or the uterus during the stage of pregnancy.

23. (Q) Give a color this body might meditate upon beneficially for self-healing. For healing of others. (A) Deep purple.

24. We are through for the present.

Copy to Self ” ” Ass’n file

Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. 2/5/42 (Thursday) [2072]‘s letter to EC:

My Eddie,

Thank you for last night. It was a most pleasant one, and we both came home feeling we’d had a perfect evening with you, even if it was much shorter than we had hoped for.

I have a great many things to be thankful for, Eddie, but I think you are one of the greatest and deepest of those things that I am thankful for, so I’m always so very grateful to you for giving us some of your time and blessedness.

You know, I’ve just finished reading through and pondering all of your letters since first you addressed me as “Miss […]”. Altho at that time I had no idea that “little Anna” or “little Eddie” ever existed - something flickered even then [See 2072-1 Incarnation]. And what a wonderful revelation and what beautiful things have come out of finding a certain Mr. Edgar Cayce. Eddie, Kahlil Gibran in the book “The Prophet” has written some lovely words on Love. Listen and see if you like them!

When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself When you love you should not say “God is in my heart,” but rather, “I am in the heart of God.” And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.

I’ve been thinking over the reading on the prayer as you told me about it. I think it was a very remarkable reading. I am sure we shall feel its potency as soon as we shall apply it.

I didn’t get a chance to say much about what I thought of the last re-check readings last night. I think I come to realize more and more how very, very little I truly know about myself. What a deep understanding God does have of us. We are so IGNORANT and yet we THINK we know ourselves. The understanding and kindness of Our Father, as seems to come through readings seems to be almost overwhelming at times - it strikes pretty deep to be so understood and cautioned and taught so we may better adjust ourselves to life. Oh its GOOD to have such a Father! I wish [2072]‘s childhood had been as free and beautiful of expression as “Little Anna’s,” but don’t you see she must have lost something (Little Eddie) that brought out Little Anna. How I did miss you through these childhood years as [2072]. And yet as I look back those very things the nearest to those we did as little Eddie and Anna are the things I loved and still love of this childhood, but it was lonesome.

Did you ever see little Anna’s aura? Does it compare in any way with mine now?

Interesting has been the experience with the color, deep purple for meditation for healing as suggested in the check reading. It is so peaceful and quieting to me. Almost went away with it today, lying down this morning about 11 o’clock, but couldn’t let myself as had to get dinner. Saw the pyramid and the head of the Sphinx.

I feel very fine today after Dr. Richardson’s treatment yesterday and seeing you last evening; [1861] was a bit tired today, but it is rather hard getting up real early and teaching all morning.

Will return Edgar Evans’ letter with this. It was very nice to read his letter. You should be PROUD of him - an excellent mind!

I’m very, very glad the forces sent us on to Dr. Richardson and Norfolk, because still we can see you when it’s possible. Love those times when we go into his office and find you there.

I was surprised to find snow on the ground this morning when we woke, but it melted early and has been a beautiful mild day.

With love from Little Anna as [2072] and a good night kiss. I love you always. [2072]

R2. 2/9/42 EC’s letter to [2072]:

My Dear [2072] and [1861]

Have yours […] of the 5th - I often wonder if you good folks can ever know just how much you mean to me - you more than any circumstances hardly possible signify to me something given in the last reading for the members, you really -: “Stand between the living and the dead” - and the plague of doubt in my own mind is stayed, constituted as I am, can’t help but feel there must come to every one at times doubts, of the past and the future. Yet, when am with you two all doubt slips away, and when I allow my self to slip back to days long since a part of the whole business of living, am just transported into another world. A world that one cannot help but see, feel, hear the goodness and the Love of God. I know am never able to put into words what I feel, but it is there, and know I am better able to at least try and serve others better when have been with you.

Yes, enjoyed the few moments with you two the other evening, lot more than know how to tell you, it all passed all too soon. At times […] I feel am a bit selfish with you two, and if am able to to [be?] of any help to you, then maybe it is not so selfish after all, but you mean so much to me - it seems as if God has and is Blessing me beyond others to let me know and be with you at times, you are the living assurance of HIS Love.

Mrs. [1770], when she first met you, and wrote me told me

• am thinking [2072] loves you as much as she does [1861] - only in a different way - yet she has not seen you, what will she say when she meets you - so had something of an inkling of the “flick” as touched you with my first feeble effort to write you.

Like the quotation from “The Prophet” it is lovely and expressive of that I feel when am with you two.

The understanding that is more oft than otherwise expressed in the readings is what appalls me at times - we may at times not be able to see just how such could be true, yet a little while and it is all there - had very good demonstration of this about a year ago. Mr. [257]‘s Mother in law [1997] was at his home and they asked for a reading - was given, but when she received it she said “Oh that is meant for my sister I haven’t any of these symptoms even,” but she left the next day for Tex and on the day of her arrival there, just the description as given in reading was pronounced by the Dr. making an examination in one of the leading Hospitals there.

Don’t know about [2072]‘s childhood, but do know about Anna’s, the happiest the sweetest, the loveliest little person it has ever been my pleasure to know. There were crosses, to be sure, a few tears now and then, but many more smiles and chuckles than tears.

As think you have heard me say, have always been able to see lights about people, didn’t know then as Aura’s then to be sure but we were so close during the few years we knew one another then would not know whether it was your real aura that I saw or the esteem and love had for you. Yes, to me there is still much of that I knew in little Anna’s Aura about you, tho think you chuckled much oftener than even through tears at times.

Try putting a small lighted candle behind the deep purple at times when you meditate, possibly figures may appear for you, just don’t be alarmed if they do speak gently, you may be able to pick up some of the “little folk” we knew that way.

Glad you were feeling so well - am sure it is a bit hard on [1861]. Such a hard trip after his treatment, if you could only dispense with the early morning classes and come out and spend the night with us and go back to … the next day. Would be better for each of you. Can’t you arrange to do that?? Be glad to have you.

Thanks again and again, let me know what you think of the report by Mr. McDermott [1/27/42 Astrological chart of EC made by Raymond McDermott - See under 2441-3 Reports], and with love to each of you, and with a kiss

eddie

R3. 2/10/42 (Tuesday Evening) [2072]‘s letter to EC:

Dearest Eddie,

Yours are the nicest letters in all the world; do you know that? Little Del (she and her mother are here for a few days) brought your letter up this morning. I was kind of looking for - should I say - hoping for? a letter from you this morning and then her happy bright little face delivering it. Wish you could see Del - for some reason, when she’s around I feel like “little Anna’s” following me around. I don’t know why I should feel that way. She’s such an adorable child. I love to have her around and she’s always wanting to help do everything around the house; altho she really can’t help a great deal, it’s fun watching her grow.

Why, you give of yourself each time we’re with you, Eddie, things that are so deep, and sacred and lovely. We could just as well be the selfish ones in wanting you all to ourselves; and if it were not that we all gained spiritually, which makes us better able to give to others, - so, I don’t think any of us need condemn ourselves. Let’s don’t, it’s an ugly feeling, but let’s just give and take everything lovely we can from any and all of our companionships.

You know, I think I’m becoming more “normal”, as the physical reading told me that was what was needed. And I think readings and you are about the best normalizers I know of. I feel like I’ve gained a whole new and correct concept of life! How many assurances we do have to put our trust and love into, knowing these things we have been so sweetly and beautifully given! And it means so much more when you have someone knowing and believing with you.

The prayer and the reading was so very, very lovely, Eddie. I would say that as one uses it they begin to understand and appreciate its lovely simplicity. Many can, with quantities and long words, say little, but few can, with few and simple words, say so much. That is how the simpleness and directness of the prayer impresses me. We like it and we join with you daily in using it. God asks mighty little of us - simply receptiveness to his guidance and thanks to Him for our day - yet were we but to do these two things with the sincerity such as yours - we will have done much.

Believe what Mrs. [1770] said, won’t you, and more - everything your heart tells you. It knows a very great deal if you’ll listen closely.

If you promise it won’t interfere with your coming here to visit if you can at any time I’ll tell you something - promise now! [1861] says we might (if it will work out) make our next trip a weekend one - stay at the beach and go to Sunday School and see you as much as is possible with you. But if you can get away at any time, we want you to come on, regardless of that.

Oh, I wish I could be with you a lot! I think you could help me to grow very much, psychically. Thank you for the suggestion of imaging a lighted candle back of the purple. If I could ever be alone with just you beside me I think I could attain a psychic state similar to your own. It might be, thru love hypnosis, anyway.

Well, now, by promise, I must go to work on this chart. It’s such a limited thing, Eddie, I don’t like it. My faith and trust just won’t go out to it like it will to your readings. The readings prove themselves, but astrology is a mere guess based on nothing too certain. God doesn’t guess.

I think I will still accept “the forces” date for the Great Pyramid.

True, of course, you are a founder and leader in your work, and more, I think you’ll continue it in your next life. I hope so!

Next, I think Uranus can and does and has affected. True, you may have simply taken up your old coat of psychism from past lives but I still feel it is somewhat “voluntarily directed evolution” (you are BEYOND much of what these laws (?) of astrology say and hence they can not even be correctly called upon or applied in your case, I feel).

“The true occultism hovers around…but does not enter his life in its full force”: Your subconscious has fully and truly entered into the spiritual. Occultism seems to him (Mr. McDermott) the one Supreme; it blocks his vision. What need you bring occultism in “in full force,” if you can accomplish the spiritual results. I don’t believe he analyzes the position correctly because he can only base his analysis on what he has read or studied - it is too narrow and limited.

Yes, you are gathering past fruits, BUT as long as one is a child of God with FREE WILL, and LIVING, how in God’s name is it possible to avoid using them?

So that we are daily growing, and by every act we are either growing SPIRITUALLY or DETERIORATING. Ah, the spiritual will, yes! it has taken supersedance over your own regardless of your Sun, I think. And, oh, Eddie, your Sunday School work, your Bible study class, your Glad Helpers Group, your prayers, and all these things that have been started and helped by you - stimulated and assisted by your own free will and effort. How COULD it be, then, there is no “self-generated effort”? I think Mr. McDermott knows very little of the laws of Karma and free will. The very fact that you stimulate spiritual growth in all of us who come in contact with you is helping your own growth.

I wish he would come meet you, and I think he might go back wondering about the astrological analysis.

I wonder if maybe the House of Psychic Forces from the past being fully tenated 30 minutes earlier did not really affect you, because it seems to me the Subconscious mind is EXACTLY the source of your powers.

Humility, reverence, deference - yes! and by all means the readings point out those “priestly positions in the past.”

Certainly you are helping us all along the great Path of Universal Love; and there are, too, the “personal considerations in love.” Certainly where love and understanding is returned you can give much more. Where there is misunderstanding by others it blocks what you might give them through their own fault alone. But I don’t believe I have ever seen you hate a fellow man regardless of his attitude toward you.

As for the rest - “a disciple of the path of lunar initiation” - I don’t know. Perhaps so. It is not improbable. When one goes into this, too little is known by we poor creeping critters. I’d say God only would have all the records and know.

As a whole, I’m not satisfied with it. But, love to you, and, for just now, I must close.

[2072]

R4. 2/13/42 EC’s letter to [2072]:

Dear [2072] - Little Anna;-

Thanks for yours of the 10th - glad that I can at least write to some one who things my efforts are not too bad, but of course feel differently toward you and [1861] to any other people in the world, might sound funny, yet is true and am sure you both know why. Would like very much to meet the young lady if she reminds you of what little Anna must have been like - and little Anna I believe grows more real each day - only when am with you do you take form in any other way in my mind - but it is always little Anna grown up.

Glad you understand what I mean, but you both mean so much to me - and little Anna is so real - well just hope don’t ever make [1861] jealous, and some how feel had it been any other way round, that might have happened, but he understood then, and hope he always does now.

Good - glad to know you feel better for as the normal activities of you physical are manifested, but the corrections then the better you will feel every way am sure and as we get a broader view of LIFE and its principles in the Earth greater is the real joy of living that I may have added to this phase of your experience is of course pleasing to me, and a hopeful feeling that Mr. McDermott is wrong when he says I am doing nothing of a spiritual nature this time.

Thanks for your opinion on the prayer - as said to you and [1861] personally was at first a bit disappointed, but when had studied the information and heard from several others who I feel should know about such things, have come to the conclusion that you are about right, there is much food for thought, and the knowledge of the Lord is so simple most of us overlook the privileges and the opportunities we have in rally knowing him, am in hopes there will be a real response in this undertaking and feel that much will be accomplished in same not for the material gain but the spiritual growth as may be the experience of all who give it a real honest to goodness try in their experience.

Have often thought of what Mrs. [1770] said, and all ways have a feeling of elation, yet that doesn’t express it either more the feeling of assurance that there was a something as made you realize you had contacted something that had meant much to you and it is that sort of expectant elation if you what what I mean, and will hold to that thought with all the other assurances you have given me since. So a fact is realized, there is a continuity of Life, a proof that to self at least can not be denied - know it is not a proof to any one else, yet should it seems to me to be such positive proof to we three, wonder what can and will come of it, tho realize it is what we do with it as to how it will grow, a seed is a fact, it can grow and bear fruit, so may a weed by same and decrease the fruitfulness of the good seed, and eventually destroy it altogether. So have we a seed of truth or a weed of doubt?? Would be lovely to have you here at the Beach over the week end, and if Mrs. C. hasn’t rented her vacant room would you come spend the time with us here, might have to bunk you in separate rooms but if you wouldn’t mind would be mightily pleased to have you, and we would have more time to talk and mull over things. Sure I intend to come the very first opportunity, the very first time can get a week end with out having appointments on Sat. and Sunday.

If you will put the purple over a cardboard with hole in same and really put the small lighted candle behind same will help am sure, wish we might try some meditations together. Oh possibly we will some time - had a funny dream of you last evening - caused possibly by what you said about Little Del

• but dreamed she was one of the little folks we used to talk and play with years ago. Found it out in a reading [See 294-128, Par. 9-A], will tell you about it when see you.

Thanks very much for your analysis of the chart - very nice to have someones opinion you think a great deal of to agree with you, but knowing people and the like makes me feel like I do regard the chart readings - just hope I am not egotistical and self sufficient in my opinions, but feel you have given about the correct way of thinking about this chart. Seems to me the Astrologer has the wrong concept of Creation. From the Bible I gather the universe was made for man’s inhabitant [habitation?] in all his phases of evolution and stages of consciousnesses the Stars, Planets and systems were made for this Spirit of man to manifest in and for he to rule, not these stars planets or like rule him. They are for “Signs seasons years” true but being born under such and such a sign then indicates what man did about his opportunities, not what the signs will do to him. To me there is a vast difference.

I do believe the work have done am doing should show some attempt at least to be Spiritual minded. If it doesn’t do not know what would, and am persuaded the TRY is counted by God for righteousness. It was of old - and HE has not changed.

Thanks again and again for your taking the time to write me as you have. Hope to see you soon - trust you are both very well feeling fine and will come stay with us when you come down.

With love and a kiss, Eddie [signed] Edgar Cayce

R5. 2/22/42 (Sunday, Washington’s Birthday) [2072]‘s letter to EC:

Dearest Eddie, Thank you for your nice letter and all the nice things it contained.

How interesting the dream about little Del being one of the “little folk” we played with. If ever I got another reading on my “lives” I want to ask among other such similar questions if I have ever known Del before.

And, Eddie, do you suppose it would be possible for you to give me my aura chart reading on the Sunday when we come down for the week-end? Was my drawing of [288]‘s chart [288-50] satisfactory enough to merit the fulfillment of the promise? As far as we know now we will be down Saturday evening March 7th and go into Norfolk early Monday morning for treatments.

It is nice of you to offer to let us stay at your home. Felt almost as though that will put Mrs. Cayce to too much trouble, though, so don’t feel that you should do this. Maybe we’d better stay at the Essex House or somewhere close by. We’d feel more as though we weren’t imposing.

So far haven’t been able to find the purple for the meditation experiment. Tried with a candle and a pastel purple circle, which is too light; and tried closing my eyes and holding in imagination a candle-light back of deep purple for a period of time. I haven’t given up and am still experimenting, though would you say a candle about the size of a Xmas tree candle, or, a birthday cake candle? Is a table candle too large, do you suppose? Eddie, have you ever experimented with this since we used to use it, and wasn’t it the “little folk” themselves told us this way?

We have had cold, crisp invigorating weather lately and I suppose yours has been much the same.

I was thinking over the fact the other day that my favorite church hymnal of childhood days was “The little Church in the Wildwood” and couldn’t help but connect my love of that song with Eddie and Little Anna. I KNOW the meaning for that love of it lies there; but whether it is anything more than a subconscious remembrance of similarity in places where we used to play or not - maybe you can help me clarify it. Did we ever go to church together or was there a church nearby? Your Sunday School Class sang this song one time when we were down there and I actually felt all over again the joy it used to give me in the United Brethren Church in …, Indiana and I hadn’t sung it since I left there in 1921.

Love to you, Eddie and our regards to Mrs. Cayce and Gladys.

Eddie - please,

Little Anna

R6. 2/25/42 EC’s letter to [2072]:

Dear [2072]

Tho am sure the first part of this should be addressed to “little Anna” for had a very unusual dream of you last night or this morning. Dreamed you, [1861], and I had gone to Ky.

• to the old home place, while it was all changed, but was describing it all to you and [1861] - when as if time turned back and [1861] exclaimed - “OH every thing is as it was, how can that be, is this real, what has happened to us all - do we imagine this is so - what has happened to others, do they see as we do or not?” And everything was as it was when [1861] was building the home, and you and I were playing with the little folks at the hay rick. Wasn’t that a funny one.

Almost as an answer to the other dream, am sure little Del must have been among our playmates, certainly would like to meet and talk with her.

Will try and arrange it so as to give your Aura-Chart reading [288-50] the Sunday you are here - do you wish any of the group to be present or just we here at home. Oh yes think your drawing was beautiful, a little different from that made by Miss Wynne to be sure but equally as pretty or better, some of these are very lovely. Especially Gertrude’s is the prettiest yet.

Will be very glad to have you here, unless the room is taken or something of kind, and doesn’t look as if it would be, and assure you would make you both just home folks, if you wouldn’t mind, so when you come come on out here if you will. Believe if you would fix your purple over a card board even if you made it some two or three thicknesses - have cardboard with hole in same, then the small candle is the better I believe, this was given some one in a reading long long ago never saw but the one fixed and it was like that, never sat but the once with same - for me there seemed too much to enter the room - might have been the persons or the form for me, but will tell you about it when see you.

Yes - we used it when we used to play together, do not know that it was the little folk who told us, or was just chance

• but we used it first to play house for we always played we were keeping house together - we were the little home builders right.

Was sick last weekend. Glad you didn’t come then. Came near having pneumonia - and you know what that means - my how vivid the picture of you comes back at times - most weep, when let myself loose, so just can’t do that too much.

Have to laugh, as to the “Little Church”. Well, just wish could take you there where we went to church - it is just the ideal little church in the wildwood or was more those days than now, but the old Church still stands and do hope you may one day see that.

The school where we went was just across the road from the Church. We played in the Church yard and the wood around same, and there were more pretty Violets in that wood - they must still be your favorite flower - for they were then and many the day you had your little arms full of them - literally, will tell you something of them when you are here this time.

Must go tho now, have a lot of work to do today as have been out for several days.

Looking forward to seeing you both on the 7th.

With love and kisses eddie

R7. 3/1/42 (Sunday) [2072]‘s letter to EC:

Dearest Eddie,

I have waited to write you as something came up which will cause a slight change in our plans. We are coming to Norfolk Friday (6th) for treatments instead of staying over for a Monday treatment, and, if we still may, will come on down to the beach Friday late and stay Saturday and Sunday. [1861]‘s college classes are to be dispersed, beginning Friday, as the Glee Club is going on tour to sing in other cities, until Tuesday.

Thank you, Eddie, for wanting us to stay there. If our new plans don’t interfere and if you still have room nothing could be lovelier than to be with you - all a day or two as “home folks”. It would be the nicest honor ever to be just one of you - we wouldn’t mind, indeed, we’d love it! But if this doesn’t work out we will stay at the hotel or something.

We sincerely hope you are very, very much better. Sorry you were so very ill.

The dream - what a nice one! Wish it could come true. Wouldn’t it be fun to slip back and forth from here to there and there to here whenever we wanted to? ‘Cause I love you NOW too, and now that I know you now as you are I’d want you partly this way, too, (but maybe MOSTLY that way of THEN).

How I’d love it if you could give the aura-chart reading wile we’re there. And certainly if any of the others wold like to hear it they may. I don’t want to be selfish, for I know how I grow by and love to hear other’s readings. So you may ask any whom you choose.

I liked your telling me about the little church and violets. I’d rather have violets than any other flowers I know of to this day.

[1861] is waiting to carry this letter to mail so I’ll close for now.

See you very soon, with Love, [2072]

R8. 3/7/42 See 2072-7, an Aura Chart Reading.

R9. 3/9/42 (Monday) [2072]‘s letter to EC:

Dearest Eddie,

There’s a special thank you in both of our hearts to you and for you. That was the nicest and pleasantest two days, and we’re indeed grateful for your having given us so much of your time and self. I never cease thanking God for you but moments like those we have had intensify that thankfulness at times.

Thank you, too, for my aura chart [2072-7]. I appreciate your giving it more than I can find words to say.

I guess you know there isn’t anything we like or look forward to so much as just sitting down and having you tell of your experiences. Then the next best thing is to read something you have said, either persoanlly, or, as a channel for the Forces.

Next thing would be to have you here a few days. Please HASTEN those days and come soon.

It is getting late. I won’t write more tonight, but did want to let you know how much happiness it gave us to be with you awhile.

With kisses, […] - Anna

R10. 3/11/42 EC’s letter to [2072]:

Dear [2072]

Thanks for yours of the 9th - have thought of you and [1861] a lot since you were here, hard to realize whether the visit was from [2072] and [1861] or from Little Anna and Barney. The more often I am with you the more am so sure of the past

• well makes me live in sort of a dream world. Felt bad about not walking up with you to the station, glad you had nice trip in and was more convenient that you had gone on the Bus. Hope you had nice trip home and neither of you too cold from getting damp. Has been blustery here ever since you were here, but is very pretty out today and not so cold as has been.

Glad you enjoyed your little stay here - was a real joy and pleasure to have you, and hope you can come back again before very long. Do wish to make the trip to …, several there would like to meet and then do enjoy being with you and [1861].

Will be anxious to see your chart all fixed up - just hope it brings you a world of pleasure and is a source of help and guidance - and possibly you will get a bit of the joy it was for me to try and be of a help for you.

Been a long time since have had any thing that was as much pleasure as having you here - makes me think of the times we had together - the Hay Rick - Barn on the island, at Circus and one or two days at school, and just lose myself in dreaming when allow myself to dream like that - and wish to have you all to myself again as then.

But write again soon, love to each of you

With a big kiss eddie

R11. 3/17/42 (Tuesday) [2072]‘s letter to EC:

Dearest Eddie,

Happy Birthday! and altho we may not be there in person to wish it with the others, we can’t help but think of you and hope you shall have a very happy birthday.

I’m sending you some kisses I made for your birthday. I hope they will get to you alright and that you will like them, but they are such delicate, ephemeral morsels I can only hope that a prayer may help them get there somewhat whole. Don’t know what sort of travellers they are! (I might suggest that if they are badly crumbled, they’re good tossed on top of home-made ice cream at the last moment before its served.) Let me know how they arrive, please, won’t you.

We’ve talked and reminisced often this past week over experiences you told us about last week end. How we did enjoy every moment with you, and I sometimes come away from you wondering & full of thought.

The story of Wallace [EC’s dog] far surpasses any dog story I have ever read. Have you ever wished he’d reincarnate and come back to you?

I think you could help me with something on the aura chart [2072-7]. Remember the three faeries were to represent love, hope and faith. The love fairy could be represented with a trifle more rose predominating in its coloring, couldn’t it? But what color are (1) hope and (2) faith?

Another thing, do you have extra copies of the 16 readings on the verses of Revelation [[281] series]? If so, we’ll send you the money for them and would like for you to send them to us.

Where is Dr. Ketchum? Is he in California somewhere? We’ve forgotten the city.

You may have by now heard from Mrs. [2716] for she was very much interested and delighted to be able to get a reading. I venture to say it will be an interesting reading and the answering of several of her questions will mean a great deal to her, I know. She is a sincere and unselfish person.

I must close now so [1861] can mail this as he goes downtown.

Love and kisses [2072]

R12. 3/19/42 EC’s letter to [2072]:

Dear [2072]

Was very lovely of you to send such a lovely box of kisses. They are lovely and very very fine and arrived in excellent shape. Thanks so much. Wish you might have been here Tuesday night - Tuesday is the regular meeting night for the Bible group, and as many would not want to make two trips so close some decided to surprise me and come Tuesday so I surprised them and had the lesson that night also. Oh there was a big crowd about 65 I believe were here, and plenty of eats. To much of that am afraid as haven’t been feeling so good in that way since, ate something as didn’t set well with me.

Was so lovely having you and [1861] here for the week end. Wish it might be for several weeks instead of just week end. Maybe we could get talked all out, tho think never would run out of stories at least and then might give you a chance to talk some, but think of you only as “little Anna” and rarely think of you even when with you as [2072]. Am sure am all wrong in doing that but how can I help it - maybe if would stop and listen a bit would know and realize it - but guess that is the selfish streak in me.

You should take the story about Wallace and make a good story about him, think you could illustrate it so it might be a real Saga of a dog.

Should think in coloring the faeries - one would be more golden - the other more silver - and the other more blue with lots of color of course in each, but those colors predominating for each - don’t you think so - what faeries have see are like that, tho do not know them by name or do I know which would be which even if you used this idea. But what do you think of that idea?

Miss Gladys says tell you she will get the Rev. readings to you, she will see what there is on hand and make more of those that she has copies already of. Dr. W. H. Ketchum is in Palo Alto, Cal. Do not know his street address.

Haven’t heard from Mrs. [2716] as yet, will be on the look out and will be glad to try and help.

Have had a few days like spring - but is March again today here and right cool. Don’t feel good either, so better ring off before get to feeling sorry for myself.

With lots of love to each of you eddie

R13. 5/20/42 EC’s letter to [2072]:

Dearest [2072]:

Time seems to run on and on and haven’t been able or felt able to get away as yet, but will if the Lord is willing. Don’t guess can make it now before hope to have you all with us again but will, the Congress may be short this year owing to tire and Gas situation but felt we had to have the meeting any way so will have it the 19-20 and 21st of June, do hope you and [1861] will plan to be here again, we have so much stirring about this month, may be hard for all to get in humor as E. E. marries on the 13th. That will be just a week before. So it goes but will be looking for you to be here for sure.

Suspect you were glad to have Mrs. […] back even tho all went well. Glad she had nice trip and is feeling better.

Del must be a very cute child - reminds me of what a young lady said to me one day in Montgomery a few years ago, was having dinner with them, and after dinner she said - “Mr. C. would you like to see my attempt at raising roses. Would love to have my roses meet you.”

The rain has been nice - my garden is very late but is looking up a bit now. Have just gotten it all worked out. After the rain should grow a bit now.

My roses are beautiful just now and such a quantity of them for so small a place this year. We are expecting the book - A Search For God - most any day now. They promised it by the 5th, but as with most publishers something has held them up. Think you will like it - will Autograph a copy for you if you like.

Certainly will see you all on the 27th if nothing happens to prevent. Seems so long since saw you - heard from Mrs. [1770] yesterday. She was asking about you two. Heard some one else mention about the picture of Leslie Howard in Mister V. Don’t think it has been here as yet, but don’t go to the pictures near as much as used to - guess it is a habit.

But haven’t liked so much war - the way it has been presented.

Speaking of Archeology, when Mrs. Chisholm [Louise B. Chisholm] was last here she brought us a piece. It is a copy of Nefertiti. Has quite a story behind it and is a very beautiful figure - bust - an Egyptian piece was the Mother-in-law of king Tut. Feel sure you will enjoy seeing it if you haven’t already.

Thanks again for letting us hear - do hope to see you on the 27th and be sure and be here on the 19-20 and 21st of June.

With love to each of you eddie

R14. 5/24/42 (Sunday) [2072]‘s letter to EC:

Dear Eddie,

Yes you may count on us for Congress. We’ve been planning on that for some time - well, I guess since the last Congress. That’s our anniversary celebration and the anniversary of the first seeing you and there’s nothing so nice as being with you again at that time.

And we would like at the time we are there at this time to get a re-check life reading for [1861]. Would it be possible to get it on Monday following Congress; and then if not possible on that day, on Tuesday; unless you might be able to give him one during Congress?

[enclosed newspaper cut-out: Fairy Stones. Legend says that the fairy stones found in Patrick county, Virginia, are the solidified tears shed by the fairies when an angel brought them word of Christ’s crucifixion.]

I thought you might like to have this clipping on the “fairy stones” of Patrick County. Had you ever heard of them? It’s a pretty little legend, isn’t it and who knows but it might be true!

Edgar Evans getting married! It must give you much pride to have helped the growth of two such splendid sons (entities) as Hugh Lynn and Edgar Evans.

My letter will be short tonight as we will be looking forward to a longer talk Wednesday night, the 27th, with you. We’ll be down then.

I like the “would like to have my roses meet you.”

Thank you - we would indeed like to have our copy of “A Search for God” autographed. Will be looking forward to that!

May I have a big hug and kiss?

Goodnight and love, [2072] - Anna

R15. 5/28/42 EC’s letter to [2072]:

Dear [2072]

Was sorely disappointed at not being able to get in to see you and [1861] last evening, but never felt much worse, and had to have the Dr. with me before the evening was over, am both up and down this morning feel out of pain but certainly feel very rotten. Thanks for the clipping about the Fairy stones - that is a very lovely legend.

Hope we have a lovely meeting this year - and feel that well will - certainly hate to think of not seeing you all before that time but will be glad to see you then. Yes - as said have made the appointment for the check Life reading for [1861] for the morning of the 22nd - that is the Monday after Congress. Hope that will be all OK.

Mrs. Cayce is all agog trying to get ready for the wedding

• believe she is unconsciously making even more preparations for this wedding than H. L.’s but then he is her baby, and guess one can’t help it - this is rather an unusual combination each of them are the baby in the family - and it is the first and only sweetheart of each.

Am sorry to have missed you last evening - hope you both had good treatments and are feeling fine. All my loss but just could not make it.

With love to you both.

A hug and kiss for little Anna

Eddie

R16. 5/31/42 Mrs. [2072]‘s letter ends with this paragraph: “Know anything that is a remedy for hives? I’ve been sitting here with them tormenting me all evening - four or five big bumps and they’ve been with me now three days and seem to be no less itchy.”

R17. 6/2/42 EC’s letter to [2072]:

Dear [2072]

Thanks for yours of the 31st - am only beginning to feel better much had rather strenuous week end as people were down from Friday until last night. New people and ask so many questions and talk so much, well - one wonders just hope have been the means of help.

Feel very much complemented to have been missed - but am sure I am the one that really missed something - glad you had nice evening of it.

Will be mighty nice to have you at the Beach again and see you every day for few days any way - be sure and come over the evening you get here won’t you. Dry here - feel like we need rain badly, garden looks a bit puny and thirsty. Think E.E. gets home Friday night the 12th; be married the afternoon of the 13th and they will leave at once for Cambridge. Have an apartment there for the time he is still in school - when he is changed will depend on as to where he is sent whether the little lady can go with him or not - but as she says if he is in the U.S.A. she will be right there.

Will try and tell you about their reading when you were here

• gave they were associated in Egypt.

Yes - Congress Fri. - Sat. and Sunday. This business of getting about is the trouble. Hope we have enough for a congress - but the folks in Norfolk can’t get out very well, so when they come will have to spend the day - that is why will have lunch this time on Friday.

Hives - must have been eating too many berries - mild solution of antiseptic is best - try bathing parts affected with Glyco - use regular strength if not too severe - have good eliminant of the Senna base. Syrup of Figs or the like that should help.

Love to each of you, with a kiss for little Anna

Eddie

R18. 6/23/42 See 2072-8, a Check Life Reading regarding various past incarnations.

R19. 3/27/50 Mrs. [264] wrote that she had used Johnson’s Baby Castile Soap for her hands (in toilet as well as dishes) for several years, as recommended in 2072-6, Par. 18-A: “It keeps them soft. All other soaps that I have tried cause hang-nails and splitting nails.”

Background

Background

B1. See 2072-5.

Mentioned Entities

Aura, Dreams, Glands (Esoteric), Prayer, Astrology, Gertrude Cayce, Meditation, Atomidine, Edgar Evans Cayce, Free Will, Gladys Davis, Healing, Subconscious Mind, Wesley Ketchum, Egypt, Great Pyramid, Incarnation, Iodine, Osteopathy, Photography (Atlantean)

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 2072-6, ReadingID 8660.