Reading 4905-62

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Date: 8/1/1926 Sex: M ReadingID: 12987

This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 1st day of August, 1926, in accordance with request made by Mr. M. B. Wyrick.

[Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. T. B. House.]

Time of Reading 12:20 Noon - Eastern Standard Time.

1. GC: You will tell us the conditions of operations at the present time, and give information as to how they may proceed to make a success of these operations. You will also answer any questions I may ask you regarding these operations.

2. EC: Yes, we have the operations here. This we have had before.

3. Now, we find the way and manner in which the success of these operations may be brought about would be in this manner: In the setting of the casing to shut off the cavings (which continue in part), and to prevent the water giving trouble, and also the casing and pump as is seen in the hole.

4. The pump, as we find, is to the side and almost straight. The casing piece being to the upper strata somewhat - that is, from the pump base, see? and Northeast, Southwest, in the hole, lying crosswise, see?

5. In the manner, then, would this be prepared - lowering casing to within the reasonable distance of the bottom, see? suspending same with the spider, and running tool or sinker to know that same is clear. There will be about a hundred and forty-five (145) cubit feet of the cement to be set so as to prevent troubles from the water, and from the casing and pump causing trouble, when drilled through. When casing is set, or suspended, swab hole sufficient to remove water. Then pour cement in (by dumping) and allow to stand for thirty to thirty-six (30 to 36) hours. Then drill, for there will be less than thirty-one (31) feet to make from the bottom of the hole for production to be reached, making then, as is seen, about a hundred and three (103) feet to be drilled after casing is set, and cement in same, and ready for the drilling. Do that. Ready for questions. This, as we see, would insure the success of the operations. Little, if any, trouble will be encountered by the casing and pump as is in hole, should this mode be followed, depending, of course, upon how dumping of cement and certis (?) acts upon the casing in hole as same is dumped, but, as to the PRESENT condition, and as to the condition as we would see from pulling off water would bring, there should be no trouble with this. Just prepare as given - drill in.

6. (Q) How big in diameter, in depth, is - (A) (Interrupting) Why do we have diameter and depth? Know the square foot! This we have given, see? Know that to be covered!

7. GC: That is all the questions.

8. EC: Divide the number of square feet by 3.116 (?), and we will find the number in the diameter. Multiply this by the half of the square root of this, and we will have the depth.

9. GC: Of the caved section below the 5900 feet?

10. EC: There has been given the amount of space to be covered! DO IT!

11. We are through.

Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. 8/1/26 EC’s letter to M. B. Wyrick:

My dear Mr. Wyrick:-

Yours of the 28th received. I am certainly sorry to know they’re having so much trouble with the well, but we all, I am sure, anticipated as much when we found the tools wouldn’t go through the casing. I’m sure this is growing very heavy and burdensome, but I am in hopes from this as was gotten to-day that if we can carry this part of it out, we’ll have no further trouble.

Be sure and let me hear from you about this, and what they all think of it at the well. You know we are mighty anxious and would like to be of help whenever it is possible.

Mr. Wyrick, our people from New York were down here the other day, and we are considering the feasibility of opening an institute here at once. What would you think of it? Our plan was to organize it in a benevolent corporation, put a physician in charge, start on a small way, perhaps rent a house that could be fitted up with six or eight rooms to take care of any that would come in - start, of course, first with the regular physician, nurse and orderly - then the physician could call in whoever he saw fit to use under the existing circumstances. This, as we figure, ought to be almost self-sustaining from the start. It will require a whole lot of work on the part of the physician, and perhaps without a great deal of pay for the first year, except “board and keep” and a good lot of prospects. We believe we have the right sort of fellow interested with us. He is a man from Kentucky

• Dr. House, who has had a good deal of experience in institutional work - is a graduate M.D. and osteopath. We We could also prepare, under his supervision, all of the prescriptions that are given for people that were not in the institution. We feel like that, with the number of readings we are getting, we ought to have at least one or two every month, that would come to the institution. That ought to keep us fairly well going - in a small way, of course. Now, in such an organization, we have had the attorney looking into the legal phase of it for the last week. They haven’t rendered their opinion as yet, but they tell us they think it will be alright. Of course, the only phase is what would be my official connection with such an institution. Such an institute, then, of course, is under the supervision of trustees [Work:EC:Trustees:ANI] or managers, and I will want as many of those my own close personal friends as possible, and of course we expect you to be one of those trustees, or managers. We want at least nine in all, I think. You have told us to always count on you as being one of these. This does not carry any financial obligation, but would necessitate your meeting with the Board at least once or twice each year. Would like for you to tell me, frankly, just what you think of the idea.

We are keeping several weeks ahead with appointments. We are not getting as many contributions as we would like to have, or as we could USE. I believe that, having the institution, would change this somewhat, or do you think it would?

We also have this group from Columbus, Ohio. I believe you met Mr. Mohr in Dayton, or at least Mr. Mohr met some people in Florida (supposedly very wealthy people) and they have him here making reports to them every day or two. [See [5741] series. LANDS:FLA:Dade Co.] They are also trying to get, of course, some information as respecting some oil properties in Florida. So far they seem to be checking alright. I don’t know what the outcome of this will be, but I am in hopes will be beneficial to all concerned.

As for the reading that you asked for you - we will get these this week. This bunch from New York and the ones from Florida being here, this has kept us on the jump for the last two weeks, and we have appointments for well up into September already. But I’ll get these this week, and I hope they can do some good.

Well, I certainly hope that the well reading will prove interesting, and with kindest personal regards from all,

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:GD

R2. 8/10/26 EC’s letter to Mr. Wyrick:

Dear Mr. Wyrick:-

I enclose a reading I think will be very interesting [5618-8], as this is a Life Reading on the gentleman we hope to have in charge of the institution work Cayce Hospital]. We felt that it was worth while to know the basic principles underlying the coming to-gether of this group, if such should be the case. Let me know what you think of it.

Would you please ask Mr. LaBryn to have the printer to prepare us another couple of thousand of the booklets and envelopes just like the last ones and notify us when these will be ready.

How are things coming at the well? I’m sure they are keeping mighty busy.

Let us hear from you whenever you have the opportunity.

With kindest personal regards from all,

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:GD

R3. 8/15/26 Mr. Wyrick’s letter to EC:

ALTON MINERAL SPRINGS HOTEL - The home of “AMS” Water - Aug. F. Ratz, Proprietor - Alton, Ill.

My dear Cayce:

I received the reading and your letter of August 1st - thank you very much for the reading. Have not heard from Martin and Pat as to how the reading checked but we are preparing to cement as instructed and drill in. When you have the time might tell me if the work is being done in the right manner.

Now about your institute, I have been thinking quite seriously about it and you know I want to help in any way I can but I am not fully convinced that the proposed arrangement will be best for Cayce and the work. It is most likely to show selfish interests trying to profit through your work and the forces demonstrating through you the way of closer relations with the Infinite forces controlling all entities physical and spiritual. Your work will be the only asset of such an institution and you may not hope to demonstrate in more volume than at present and there will be much more expense to be taken care of out of your earnings. An institution with medical professional attendants will be no more attractive than are the thousands of such institutions now operating throughout the country. My thought of an institute suitable for you, one that will demonstrate more fully to the populace the psychic work most peculiar to your talent must be one in which an endowment must care for the expense of operation at least for a time. And you must be assisted by a staff of people with talents like or similar to your self. Then and not until such an arrangement can be perfected will an institute be a success, until such an arrangement can be made. It is best you work alone. Too much association with professional people discussing the readings you give, giving opinions from the conscious mind to you in the conscious state detract from your demonstration. The readings will become less valuable to the entities for whom given - less clear and correct - your tendency is to inject into the reading suggestions given the conscious mind. Pardon me for speaking thus plainly and critically. I have your best interest at heart and am most sympathetic with the work. Do not mix your talent with professional work for yours is from the storehouse of knowledge from whence all conscious thoughts come. Honest effort continued as you are going will eventually reveal to mankind the “lost word”. Would love to talk to you on this subject but cannot get away just now. Let me know what you decide to do.

Very best wishes to yourself, family & Miss Davis, M. B. Wyrick

R4. 8/21/26 EC’s letter to Mr. Wyrick:

M. B. Wyrick Room 308, 427 South LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill.

My dear Mr. Wyrick:-

I want to thank you for yours of the 15th, and I certainly do wish that I could talk with you concerning the project in mind, and the manner and way of handling same. Honestly, I had never gotten just the angle as you present, though I have known that such a thing would be very possible, was the physician in charge of the dictatorial nature. My whole thought and idea has been to be able to serve those better who ask for the readings. It was not an idea to have the hospital a money making proposition at all. If we were able to even meet expenses, we would feel that we would be doing wonderfully well, and while the institution would be builded around the work I am able to do, still it would separate and apart from the regular readings as we give at the present time - but there are so many (and the number is increasing) that are asking if there is not a place where they could have the suggestions as are given in the readings carried out to the letter by a regular physician, and we know this is not possible in any institution in the country at the present time. Just whether, now, there would be enough of these to make this support itself, is the question. The doctor and I figure that it would, for, where we have twelve to fourteen readings a week, at least one or two would consider the institution, if we had one, and unless the doctor could cure them mighty fast, at that rate it wouldn’t take very long to have a pretty good house full. I’m sure you are correct in that it should be an endowed institution, and I’m sure it’s going to be necessary for the expenses of same to be made up by outside individuals, but we have reasons to believe that there are a few individuals already interested who will make contributions to this fund from time to time. Then you see how necessary it is that I know the managers and the distributors of such funds. Perhaps I am getting a little fast, and should wait for some other development, but so many are begging for a place where they can have these suggestions carried out, to the letter, and I don’t know how this can be done without the hospital. I believe if you knew the man we want to put in charge, you would know there was nothing save the desire to be of service in his make-up. I think I sent you a copy of the Life Reading we had on him. There must have been a time when you two had considerable words, but I believe you could agree now, without question. It isn’t that I can serve more, that I want the institution, but that I can serve better. We could tell mighty soon just how well this would serve, if we had an institution. I’m sure this man has had experience sufficient in his own life, and with each member of his family, to put him in that position wherein he does not question, but ACTS! He has also had experiences with others, and, as he says, more and more he is convinced that if he could only have a place where this could be followed without question, the results would soon speak VOLUMES for themselves.

We have had the report from the attorney. With same we can certainly understand, now, why the readings have said that Virginia Beach was the place from which to operate, for it seems to have been enacted to fit the situation in its entirety.

My idea was (and I don’t know whether it will succeed or not, but I believe it will) to appeal to those whom we have given the readings for in the last twenty-five years, asking them to establish a fund sufficient to begin this work. I believe I’ll get it if I ask for it, and start with this, we would be in a position to be endowed. Do you think this is a wild idea, or have I got the thing right? But I’m sure you realize, from what I’ve tried to explain, how this fund (should there ever be such, and of course there’s going to be as soon as I ask for it). Give this a little more thought in this angle, and see if you can’t get down here real soon, and let’s talk it over.

I will send you the readings [personal requests] just as soon as it’s possible. I think we can get one of them off this afternoon or tomorrow.

Hoping you can get by to see us in the next few weeks, and with kindest personal regards from all,

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:GD

R5. 8/21/26 Mr. Wyrick’s letter: “I received the copy of the Life Reading for Dr. [5618]. It’s wonderful.

“Have asked LaBryn see printers about the pamphlets. He will report soon.

“We had another accident at well this week. Came near tearing rig down account breakdown of ball wheel. All repaired now. Will start cement job Monday. Will advise you about the well when we have a change.”

R6. 8/25/26 George LaBryn’s letter to EC:

Mr. Edgar Cayce, Virginia Beach, Va.

Dear Mr. Cayce:-

I am sorry to report the destruction of the form our printer had on those books of yours. He held them a considerable time after calling me up before knocking it down - so he will have to reset the whole job again - price 2000 book $127.50

• 2000 envelope 15.00 or total 142.20. As long as our man has to reset the type again, I would suggest you see what you can do locally towards meeting the price quoted. If not let me know what you decide to do - and I will be glad to serve you.

Got a wire from Martin this morning advising of the lowering of the casing in the hole preparatory to running the cement

• expect to finish casing job by Friday morning probably run cement about Monday - let’s hope the cement is the answer to our problem.

Kindest regards - George LaBryn

R7. 8/26/26 EC’s letter to Mr. Wyrick:

Dear Mr. Wyrick:-

I enclose you, herewith, a copy of a reading [254-31] that I’m in hopes will prove as interesting to you as it has to us. While it is not exactly the information that we had expected, still I think it is perhaps that which we needed more than anything else, for I’m sure if we would succeed it must be on this basis and with these ideas and thoughts ever in mind. I’d like very much to have your comments on it.

Hope things are going well. I haven’t had the opportunity to get the reading yet, but I will as soon as I can.

With kindest personal regards from all,

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:Gd

R8. 8/26/26 See 4905-63 which EC undertook after he had written the above letter.

R9. 9/16/26 EC’s letter to Mr. LaBryn

Mr. Geo. LaBryn, Room 308, 427 LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill.

Dear Mr. LaBryn:-

Please pardon me for not answering yours of the 25th sooner, but we have been exceedingly busy and then for more than a week I have been “under the weather”. But as yet I am not just able to tell you what to do about the booklets. I’m very sorry to know that they have destroyed the set-up, but I have asked for quotations from a couple of other places, and will let you know just as soon as I hear from these, for we are in need of more of these at present.

Things have looked kind of blue, as I understand at the well. I hope they are on the improve, however. I trust we can be able to give them some sort of report to-day.

Again thanking you, and hoping I can give you a report on this soon, I am

Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:GD

Background

Background

B1. See 4905-61 including Mr. Wyrick’s request of 7/28/26.

Mentioned Entities

Well Shaft (Pyramid), Book of Job, Florida, Virginia Beach, Chicago, Entity (Cayce Term), Gladys Davis, New York City, Ohio, Atlantean Destruction, Cayce Hospital, Dayton Ohio, Gertrude Cayce, Kentucky, Osteopathy

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 4905-62, ReadingID 12987.