Meridian Institute / Health and Rejuvenation Research Center Collection, 1989-2015

Access and use

Location of collection:
Edgar Cayce Foundation
Edgar Cayce Foundation
215 S. 67th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Newell
Phone: (757) 457-7204
Terms of access:

The collection is open for research use. Files containing medical information may only be viewed with permission of the archivist.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item,] [date (if known)]; Meridian Institute / Health and Rejuvenation Research Center Collection, Coll. 27, box_, folder_, The Edgar Cayce Foundation, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
5.2 Linear Feet 13 boxes.
Creator:
Mein, Eric ; Thompson, Deborah ; Richards, Douglas ; McMillin, David ; Nelson, Carl ; Eschelman, Marie
Language:
Materials in this collection are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item,] [date (if known)]; Meridian Institute / Health and Rejuvenation Research Center Collection, Coll. 27, box_, folder_, The Edgar Cayce Foundation, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes research data, research participant files, reports, and office files generated by the Meridian Institute and the Health and Rejuvenation Research Center during operations between 1994 and 2004.

Biographical / historical:

The Meridian Institute operated as a Virginia Beach non-profit organization dedicated to researching holistic and integrative approaches to wellness and healing. With a focus on researching the body-mind-spirit connection, the institute researched various modalities and systems including the holistic philosophy of Edgar Cayce, traditional osteopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine, mind-body healing, and spiritual transformation.

The institute was founded in 1994, operated for 10 years, and included Eric Mein, MD, Douglas Richards, PhD, Carl Nelson, DC, and David McMillin. Headed by Dr. Mein, a Virginia Beach physician, Mein had also served as scholar-in-residence at Atlantic University, and wrote Keys to Health: The Challenge and Promise of Holism, based on the Edgar Cayce medical readings. The Director of Research was Dr. Richards, who had been on the faculty of Atlantic University and had also served as the university's director of research. Dr. Nelson, a Virginia Beach chiropractor, served as the institute's clinical researcher, and McMillin served as independent researcher and Cayce scholar.

During its time in operation, the Meridian Institute undertook a number of leading-edge research projects that examined the body-mind-spirit connection, including the following:

• Radial Appliance Project • Psoriasis Project • Migraine Project • Epilepsy Project • Multiple Sclerosis Project • Parkinson's Disease Project • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Project • Asthma Project • Arthritis Project • Hypertension Project • Irritable Bowel Syndrome Project • Manual Therapy Project

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by material type.