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READING 1861-6
Reading 1861-6 underscores the importance of maintaining meditation as a calm, steady, and ongoing practice. It urges one to “keep the meditations. Let that period each evening that is used in having the vibrations given, be used as part of the meditation period, - in seeing these applications aiding in accomplishing beneficial effects in the body. ...let the one making the application, as well as the body [1861], see how this is aiding to accomplish that desired. ”(1861-6) The evening period already devoted to treatments should also be used as part of the meditation time . Rather than approaching these applications hurriedly, this period is meant to be entered quietly and deliberately, allowing space to visualize how the treatments are supporting the body’s natural healing processes. Both the individual giving the application and the one receiving it are encouraged to consciously see and feel how these efforts are producing beneficial effects. The emphasis is placed on patience, awareness, and trust in the gradual unfolding of results.
When asked what interferes with normal vision, the reading explains that the difficulty lies in “the perfect coordination… between the general—or cerebrospinal—and the sympathetic or sensory forces.” (1861-6) Vision, therefore, is not hindered by a single physical issue, but by a lack of harmony between the body’s nervous systems as a whole. Meditation and visualization are presented as means of restoring this coordination by bringing the body’s various forces into balance and cooperation. As calm awareness replaces strain and haste, coordination improves, allowing vision—and the body more broadly—to respond more fully to healing influences.
READING 1861-9
Reading 1861-9 emphasizes the importance of balance and consistency in caring for both body and mind. It advises continuing with “regular exercise, walking AND resting, AND the spiritual meditations,” stressing that these practices should be carried out steadily and in combination rather than separately (1861-9). Physical activity, proper rest, and meditation are intended to support one another, establishing a natural rhythm that brings stability and order to daily life. Setting aside regular times for these practices helps create this rhythm, allowing the body to respond more freely to healing and renewal.
The reading also places strong emphasis on active visualization. It encourages one to “SEE the activities that are being created by the applications” and to recognize that healing energy arises from the body’s own vital forces, particularly in relation to vision (1861-9). Alongside this inner focus, the reading highlights the importance of maintaining a hopeful and helpful attitude. Healing is strengthened when mental and spiritual efforts are directed not only toward personal improvement, but toward service to others as well. This outward orientation supports clarity, balance, and alignment with constructive spiritual influences.
READING 1861-11
Reading 1861-11 explains that the human being is composed of body, mind, spirit, and soul, and that true harmony depends on how fully these aspects are aligned with the Creative Force. It states that “All healing—of every nature—MUST come from the spiritual” (1861-11). While physical methods and treatments have their place, the reading teaches that genuine healing begins when the spirit is brought into harmony with the divine within. Meditation is described as a means of consciously raising spiritual awareness so that healing forces may move naturally through both body and mind.
The reading emphasizes that this form of meditation must be sincere and unselfish. One is encouraged to enter deep meditation with a clear understanding of the purpose of the spiritual influence being sought, and not for selfish ends. Although healing may be personal, it is intended to extend beyond the self. When this attitude is present, meditation supports not only physical relief—such as improvement in vision—but also the experience of “love, peace and harmony in the body and mind and soul” (1861-11).
When asked about the use of color in meditation, the reading responds with “the white light of the Christ” (1861-11), but then offers an important clarification. Healing does not come from the color itself, nor from vibration, but from awareness. Visualization serves as a focus for entering “the spirit of truth, the power of health, the power of love” (1861-11). The light is a symbol that directs the mind toward spiritual reality, and healing follows naturally when the individual rests in that awareness.
READING 1861-17
Reading 1861-17 makes clear that a lack of immediate progress does not indicate failure. It begins with the reassurance, “Not failing in the application,” and explains that growth depends on inner trust and the manner in which life is lived each day, not on meditation alone (1861-17). Improvement comes through steady practice, proper nourishment of both body and mind, and confidence in the process. When doubt is present, progress is slowed, as uncertainty weakens the natural flow of inner development.
The reading further emphasizes that genuine spiritual growth occurs through living one’s beliefs. It explains that progress comes when “the body applies that it would preach, rather by practice than by precept” (1861-17). In this sense, meditation and visualization are most effective when thoughts, actions, and attitudes are aligned. As this alignment deepens, the individual gradually gains the ability to guide and improve the body, allowing spiritual forces to express themselves naturally through physical life.
Reading 1861-17 also explains that the senses—particularly vision—are not purely physical, but are deeply connected to mind and spirit. It states that the optic centers arise from the sensory system as “the awarenesses of spirit, of mind, of sense or body-reactions” (1861-17). This suggests that perception is influenced by more than the eyes alone. Vision reflects the state of awareness within the whole being, with spiritual, mental, and physical aspects working together. The senses serve as points of contact where inner consciousness is expressed outwardly.
The reading concludes by explaining that as awareness becomes more spiritual, perception naturally changes. It states that as these centers are “more spiritualized,” the truths of the spirit become increasingly applicable within the individual mind (1861-17). In meditation and visualization, progress arises not from forcing results, but from refining inner awareness. As trust, clarity, and spiritual understanding grow, the senses gradually respond. The body follows the direction of the spirit, and perception improves as spiritual truths are more fully lived and integrated into the mind.
EDGAR CAYCE READINGS
Keep the meditations. Let that period each evening that is used in having the vibrations given, be used as part of the meditation period, - in seeing these applications aiding in accomplishing beneficial effects in the body. Do not make these applications hurriedly, but let the one making the application, as well as the body [1861], see how this is aiding to accomplish that desired.
(Q) What now hinders the normal vision in right and left eyes?
(A) The perfect coordination, as indicated, between the general - or cerebrospinal, and the sympathetic or sensory forces.
1861-6
Then keep up the rest, - the regular exercise, walking AND resting, AND the spiritual meditations. Use these regularly. Have a set period for same. SEE the activities that are being created by the applications, as to how - from the vital forces of the body itself - there is being supplied those energies for purposeful influence in the vision.
(Q) Any other advice?
(A) Keep that same helpful and hopeful mental attitude towards the using of the vision, and the mental and spiritual self, for helpfulness to others.
1861-9
There is the body, the mind, the spirit, the soul. As to whether that spirit is in unison with the Creative Force (no matter what name it may be called) depends upon the activity of same through the mental and physical body.
As we have indicated for the body, all healing - of every nature - MUST come from the spiritual. It is the attuning of same to the divine within self that brings healing forces. Thus, as was given, it is well - with the mechanical applications - that the body raise that awareness, that spiritually energizing force, consciously within self, in deep meditation; provided there IS the consciousness of what it, the influence, is to do, and this not IN its activity of a selfish nature. It may be personal, yes, - but individual more than personal.
Thus this will aid in bringing greater relief in the vision, as well as the interpreting of love, peace and harmony in the body and mind and soul.
(Q) Give color this body might meditate upon beneficially for self healing.
(A) The white light of the Christ, if the body, in itself, would find help. It isn't the color, it isn't the vibration, - it is rather the awareness of entering into the spirit of truth, the power of health, the power of love.
Do that.
1861-11
(Q) As the vision itself has been improving very little lately, am I failing in my application of anything?
(A) Not failing in the application. As just indicated, know it is reaching in self the exercise and the dependence upon the food, the assurance, in the manner of life the individual entity lives. So long as there are doubts, so long there is retardment. As the body applies that it would preach, rather by practice than by precept, there is gradually the ability within self to improve or direct any portion of the body towards manifesting spiritual powers in itself.
As we find, it is in the optic centers that all of those centers arise from the sensory system itself. These are as the awarenesses of spirit, of mind, of sense or body-reactions. As these are the more spiritualized, the more applicable are the truths of the spirit in the individual mind, you see.
1861-17
CASE STUDY 1861
Vision, Vibration, and Spiritual Alignment
Subject: Male, age 33
Occupation: Teacher of music (violin, harmony, music history)
Background: Lifelong severe visual impairment; deeply spiritually inclined; committed to service through music
Background and Condition
Case 1861 concerns a man who was born prematurely and suffered severe visual damage early in life. From infancy he experienced convulsions and eye eruptions that left him almost totally blind. Throughout childhood and early adulthood, he underwent multiple eye surgeries for congenital cataracts and relied on increasingly strong corrective lenses, eventually using telescopic glasses to read music at only a few inches from his face. Despite the efforts of many specialists, he was repeatedly told that nothing further could be done medically.
Rather than becoming discouraged, the subject maintained a persistent spiritual faith and an openness to nontraditional healing approaches. His loss of vision deeply affected his vocation as a musician, requiring him to memorize all music before performing. Seeking guidance rather than simply a cure, he requested an Edgar Cayce physical reading to understand both the cause of his condition and the means by which healing might occur.
Physical Findings and Interpretation
The initial physical reading (1861-1) did not attribute the vision problem solely to the eyes themselves. Instead, it identified disturbances along the cerebrospinal system caused by early inflammatory illness and harsh treatments in infancy. These disturbances were said to have left lesions and pressure points in the cervical and upper dorsal spine, impairing coordination between the cerebrospinal and sympathetic nervous systems. This lack of coordination interfered with the optic nerve, contributing to progressive shortening of vision and degeneration of ocular tissues.
The reading emphasized that vision impairment resulted from systemic imbalance rather than isolated eye pathology. This perspective reframed the condition as potentially reversible, at least in part, through restoring nerve coordination and general vitality.
Recommended Physical Treatment
A structured physical program was outlined, including:
Osteopathic adjustments to relieve spinal pressure, particularly in the cervical and upper dorsal regions
Low-level electrical treatments to re-energize and reconnect nerve pathways
Nutritional support to strengthen blood supply and vitality
Periods of rest and gradual pacing of treatments
These methods were to be applied patiently and rhythmically, not aggressively, with the expectation that improvement would be gradual rather than immediate.
Mental and Spiritual Emphasis
A defining feature of Case 1861 is the consistent insistence that healing must arise from spiritual alignment. Later readings (1861-6, 1861-9, 1861-11, 1861-17) emphasized meditation, visualization, and inner attitude as essential elements of recovery.
The subject was instructed to:
Maintain calm, regular meditation rather than striving for results
Visualize treatments as actively aiding the body’s healing processes
Cultivate balance between activity, rest, and spiritual practice
Adopt a hopeful, helpful attitude directed toward service to others
Healing, according to the readings, could not be forced. Progress depended on trust, patience, and living spiritual principles consistently in daily life. Doubt was identified as a major factor that could slow or block improvement.
Vision as an Expression of Awareness
The readings framed vision not merely as a physical function, but as an expression of awareness arising from the interaction of body, mind, and spirit. The optic centers were described as meeting points where spiritual, mental, and sensory forces converge. As awareness becomes more spiritually attuned, perception itself is said to change.
Thus, improvement in vision was linked to:
Increased inner harmony
Reduced strain and mental pressure
Alignment between beliefs, actions, and purpose
Visualization practices, including the use of symbolic imagery such as “the white light of the Christ,” were described not as sources of power themselves, but as tools to focus awareness on spiritual truth, love, and health.
Outcomes and Follow-Up
Subsequent correspondence and reports indicate measurable improvement following treatment. After beginning osteopathic and electrical therapies, the subject regained functional use of his left eye for reading, reduced dependency on compensatory strain, and experienced significant improvement in overall health and resistance to illness. X-rays later confirmed spinal conditions consistent with those described in the original reading.
Equally important were the subject’s own reports of increased inner peace, strengthened faith, and a deeper sense of purpose. He described profound meditation experiences that improved eye steadiness and focus, reinforcing the readings’ emphasis on surrender rather than effort.
Interpretation and Significance
Case 1861 illustrates a holistic model of healing in which physical correction, nervous system balance, and spiritual alignment are inseparable. Vision loss was approached not as an isolated defect but as a manifestation of long-standing systemic and energetic imbalance. Healing unfolded through a combination of medical intervention, disciplined spiritual practice, and a life oriented toward service rather than self-interest.
The case stands as an example of the Cayce view that true healing begins within, and that when body, mind, and spirit are brought into harmony, even long-standing conditions may respond in unexpected ways.
