Years ago when I lived in Virginia, I was privileged to study massage at the Cayce-Reilly School of Massage in Virginia Beach. If you are not familiar with Edgar Cayce, he was a clairvoyant man born in 1877, whose medical readings are all transcribed and cataloged in a library dedicated to him, called The Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach. It is a wondrous place. You can read more about Cayce and his abilities and legacy here. There are some marvelous books on the man: There is a River and The Sleeping Prophet are two popular titles, but there are scads of books on the various teachings of Edgar Cayce.I studied Cayce's remedies for years. I used many of his preparations. Back then I did not know anything about autism, and since I never had reason to, I never looked it up.
Today, as I was doing a Google search on some of Liberty's symptoms, I saw a reference to Cayce and autism. What I found was striking: In many of his readings for children with autism, Cayce recommended the removal of wheat. He also acknowledged the gastrointestinal component of autism, including recommending his famous castor oil packs to the abdomen. He told people that children who were exhibiting behaviors that we now know as "stims" could not help it, that there was a purpose for the movements and for the parents not to try and stop the stims. He talked a lot about the central nervous system's role in the syndrome. In many cases, he prescribed osteopathic adjustments to relieve pressure (inflammation!).
In other words, he was far ahead of his time.
I found it more than coincidental that I found this now, as I am getting ready to try craniosacral therapy for Lib. It was recommended to us by Carol Ritberger, a renowned medical intuitive. I will let you know how that all pans out.
But, isn't it interesting, that all of the components of autism that are known now and that were largely unknown to the majority of medical doctors way back then in the 1930s, were all spelled out pretty clearly in countless readings by this uneducated country man from Kentucky who accidentally could channel Higher Guidance? His story is an amazing one.
Who knew that when I was sitting in meditation 20 years ago, way up on the third floor in Cayce's Meditation Room, where you could see the Atlantic Ocean through gauzy pink and purple curtains, that I would be returning to his readings, searching for more clues about my own son's condition?
I dreamed of Liberty back then. There was always this little boy that would appear randomly in my dreams, and I knew that he would be significant in some way or another. I always knew he would come. That's why when I was pregnant, I knew instantly that I was to have a boy.
Thinking of this now helps me feel that all is connected. That nothing is random. Instead of handed out cliche's about how everything happens for a reason that is meant to comfort - often those statements make me feel emptier - just something that is meant to pacify my pain at the time - when I can remember my experiences like this one, that reveal my own unique connection - ah, that is what I need to hold on to. Then that statement rings true.
In other words, he was far ahead of his time.
I found it more than coincidental that I found this now, as I am getting ready to try craniosacral therapy for Lib. It was recommended to us by Carol Ritberger, a renowned medical intuitive. I will let you know how that all pans out.
But, isn't it interesting, that all of the components of autism that are known now and that were largely unknown to the majority of medical doctors way back then in the 1930s, were all spelled out pretty clearly in countless readings by this uneducated country man from Kentucky who accidentally could channel Higher Guidance? His story is an amazing one.
Who knew that when I was sitting in meditation 20 years ago, way up on the third floor in Cayce's Meditation Room, where you could see the Atlantic Ocean through gauzy pink and purple curtains, that I would be returning to his readings, searching for more clues about my own son's condition?
I dreamed of Liberty back then. There was always this little boy that would appear randomly in my dreams, and I knew that he would be significant in some way or another. I always knew he would come. That's why when I was pregnant, I knew instantly that I was to have a boy.
Thinking of this now helps me feel that all is connected. That nothing is random. Instead of handed out cliche's about how everything happens for a reason that is meant to comfort - often those statements make me feel emptier - just something that is meant to pacify my pain at the time - when I can remember my experiences like this one, that reveal my own unique connection - ah, that is what I need to hold on to. Then that statement rings true.
2 comments:
This post gives me chills. You and Lib were in each other's sites long before he was born. I dreamed of both my children too before they ever came to me physically.
Unbelievable but not, that Cayce knew about the wheat connection.
Feels like you are heading in the right direction. The Universe is saying yes, this way, love.
Very interesting about the stims...
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