In spirituality, channelling or channeling is the communication of information to or through a person (the channel or medium), from a spirit or other paranormal entity outside the mind (or self) of the channel.

Channelling is part of the belief systems and rituals of many religions, such as shamanism, Candomblé, Voodoo, Kardecism, Umbanda, and more.

Channellers claim to have channelled ascended masters like Buddha, Jesus, or St. Germain; people that have died; angels; higher dimensional beings; and extra-terrestrials of a spiritual or more evolved nature. Channelling is a popular source of revealed teachings in some New Age groups. Well known channellers like Diandra (Salem), Esther Hicks (Abraham), Jane Roberts (Seth), Linda Dillon (13 masters and archangels), and Lee Carroll (Kryon) have volumes of teachings on angels, chakras, higher dimensions, future predictions, manifestation, meditation, non-judgment, now moment, past lives, and spirituality.

The channels, depending upon their expertise, tap many tools to ‘channelize’ their psychic energy. They may use tarot cards, crystal balls, gems, or dream analysis. They use their psychic abilities of clairvoyance, clairaudience, and clairsentience.

One type of channeling is 'Conscious voice channelling,' in which the channeller calms his or her mind and 'connects to the energy' of the source being channeled. The source uses the vocabulary of the channeller. Channellers in this state usually have their eyes closed and are conscious of the room and what is being said. They then, allegedly, allow the source to speak through them by staying in this calm state.

A less common form of channeling, 'trance channelling,' occurs through deeper meditation in which the channeller appears to have their consciousness leave their body and the 'source' enters. Observers may notice the channeller's voice and mannerisms change when the transition is complete. This is not related to multiple personality disorder but is more similar to spirit possession. The trance channeller will later reconnect to their physical body and the session will be over. The depth of the trance varies, with some channelers recollecting the entirety of the session while others are conscious of little or none of what transpires. Deep full-trance channeling is relatively rare. Trance channelling appears to use the same dynamics as astral travel.

The late professor Marcello Truzzi, a sociologist formerly at Eastern Michigan University who co-founded the "Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal" and the "Center for Scientific Anomalies Research", preferred to maintain what he calls "constructive skepticism" until someone comes forward with channel information that is evidential.

Opening to Channel: How to Connect with your Guide (1987), by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer, describes how to channel a spirit guide. i havent yet got hold of this book though to test it out

The process to use is attunement. In Mediumship studies you will find a lot of exercises to get yourself in tune with your own spirit guide and learning to work with them in this method of speaking, writing, drawing, etc.

When we open to mediumship, our own personal talents, skills, abilities will be enhanced through spirit attunement. That is how it will work through each of us on an individual basis.

Check out the meditation notes at:
http://groups.msn.com/spiritualwisdom

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God bless, J