Channeling: Doorways to Higher Truth

 

For many channeling is a new buzz word and it seems that everyone is doing it and many people are talking about it, reading about it and indeed relying upon it. But what is channeling and of what use and purpose is it? Does it have a spiritual role for humanity at this time? Is it a dangerous pastime that can mislead and create havoc in the lives of those who engage in it?

Channeling is not a new phenomenon and it is a skill that has been around since the dawn of time and in fact, many of our great contemporary teachings have come to us through this source, the ability to communicate with consciousness that is beyond the physical Earth plane. For example, A Course in Miracles, the works of Alice Bailey, Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch and Pathwork by Eva Pierrakos all came to us via the skill of channeling and are accepted mainstream works of spiritual greatness. Yet, even today, many are still guarded when it comes to channeling and there is much ignorance concerning the process. Through many human religious, tribal and spiritual traditions there have always been those who have communed with the ancestors of seekers and with non-physical teachers and guides. Many of these have been called witch doctors and have been given a very bad name by established religion. Channeling, just like any other activity, has different levels of skill and therefore different levels of information.

So let us define channeling. In my view, there are different ways and forms of channeling and because we as humans wish to have everything put into nice neat little boxes, we are placing onto channeling a system of definition that is very difficult to use once we move beyond the non-physical. Once it is understood that we are all physical extensions of non-physical beings, in other words, we are all souls having a human experience, it is difficult to know beyond that which we perceive in the physical, where we as an individual stops and another begins. All spiritual teachings will tell you that at one level or another, we are all one. That is indeed the highest truth. As the physical extension of a non-physical being, it means there is a part of you, you soul, that is beyond that which you know in your conscious day to day living. It is a multi-dimensional part of yourself that traverses the full spectrum of consciousness from the experience of separation from the  whole  in the physical realms to the experience of All That Is at the Source. At these higher levels of awareness, it is very difficult to say ‘you’, ‘me’, ‘him’, and ‘her’ because a sense of self and individuality coincides with a sense of being One. To understand this more fully, we must see ourselves as ‘individuated’ aspects of the whole. Most people still see God as being a raincloud and themselves as raindrop that has descended out of the raincloud of all that is. Owing to this view, the raindrop is seen as being separate from the raincloud, although still water, still of the same stuff, it is still seen as being separate. In reality, we are all physical extensions of a non-physical being, we are a part of God (Goddess - All That Is) that has extended itself into the experience of physical reality. It means that at the higher levels of your consciousness, you are God- Goddess-All That Is. I believe that channeling is all about accessing that part of ourselves and giving it a voice and doing it consciously.

Each and every one of us has reached the channeling state of consciousness many, many times in our lives. It is a natural state of being and it feels like inspiration, enthusiasm and sheer clarity of thought. You have all had the experience of talking o a friend on the ‘phone and all of a sudden a rush of words and advice and total wisdom seems to pour though you to that person, then afterwards you are left saying to yourself  where did that come from?  Your motivation to assist and your wish to open your heart in love at that moment made you open and willing to reach beyond the you that you experience ordinary consciousness and to reach a greater part of yourself, you Soul Self.  What I am trying to illustrate here, is that channeling is nothing out of the ordinary, but is indeed, a natural skill. So what about all these ‘entities’ with names such as Kryon, Seth, Lazaris, Abraham, Omni, Orin and DaBen.

Each of the channels concerned, myself included, will have a slightly different view of what is occurring when they are in the channeling state. Some channelers experience their ‘guide’ or the ‘entity’ that talks through them as being a totally separate entity that makes use of their body and voice box whilst they leave their physical body, others share their physical body and merge with the ‘entity’ in question and others experience their ‘guide’ as being a higher, more refined, part of themselves that is closer to the Source than their normal day to day selves, some have called this the Soul or Higher Self.

When we talk about ‘entities’ the greatest concern that is always voiced is that for negatively oriented entities. Our religions have given them many, many names and we have all been taught to fear them. Essentially, channeled entities are just like people, ‘by their fruits ye shall know them’. You instantly know if someone you meet has intentions that are not supportive of you as there is always something, somewhere within you, that tells you that something is amiss. It is the same for channeled entities. A channeled entity, whether or not the channeler experiences the ‘entity’ as being ‘separate’ or part of their ‘higher self’, should reflect the essence of the Source, the essence of God, which is love. If channeled material is fear based, telling what you are doing wrong, making you feel bad or fearful about your life, then simply ignore it, just as you would any other advice that you may receive. My experience tells me that channeling that is worth paying attention to contains substance, is practical, informative, encouraging and goes beyond the rhetoric of nice words. High quality channeling will inspire you and will give you tools that you can use. When you are in the presence of a channeled entity, or reading a book that has been channeled, it should be clear that the ‘entity’ in question wishes to remind you that you too are God and that you too are great, and that you too are loved and supported and cared for and capable of many great things and miracles.  There are many channeled entities that have become like friends to those who have studied their material and have maybe become acquainted with them through the person who channels them. Among these are well known ‘entities’ such as Seth and Lazaris. These two in particular deliver their message with wit and humor and inspire us to know the greater part of ourselves. Other guides such as Orin and DaBen have brought us many tools in the form of meditation techniques and books that show us ‘how to’ through Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer. In addition to these are entities such as Heyoan who teaches us about healing through Barbara Ann Brennan and Michael who teaches us about the soul, it’s journey and purpose through Joya Pope, Shepherd Hoodwin and others. There are many ‘entities’ and many channelers, and rather than get tied up in ‘who’ and ‘how’, look at the validity of the material being offered. If it inspires you to become greater than who you are now, then read on. If it makes you feel ‘less than’ and more fearful about life, then move on.

My own experience of channeling is wonderful. It is the thing I love to do the most, and I particularly enjoy channeling my guide Omni for large groups of people. I experience Omni as being the fusion of my Higher Self with an ‘entity’ that has been working with me for many, many lifetimes. When I am in the channeling state I feel expanded, full of compassion, understanding and all the answers are simply there, crystal clear, not a shadow of doubt and it is an exuberant and delicious experience. The more I channel consciously I have noticed my ability to move into the ‘inspired’ state without calling in my guide Omni. For me, my channeling is the greatest gift I have given myself and it is an absolute wonder to me that I have the privilege of serving many people in this way.

by John Payne in the August-September 1999 issue of the Conscious Creation Journal

Channeling - A Natural Skill Easily Learned

by John Payne

Channeling is a skill that can be developed by anyone with the desire and determination reach upwards and grow spiritually. It does not take years of special training but does require the ability to quieten one's thoughts and the ability to trust and surrender.

Channeling is for those people who wish to add to, and develop, the wisdom of their higher selves. It is not a 'quick fix' method of solving all of your daily and emotional problems overnight. Miracles do happen, but a guide will 'guide' you in finding your own solutions through helping you to see the variety of options you have in your decision making processes.

Channeling is not to be confused with spiritism. It is not the intention when channeling to contact 'the dead' or to seek their assistance and guidance. Those in the astral plane, generally have the same fears, opinions and characteristics of souls in body here on Earth. They often lack the higher and broader perspective that a high level guide will have. The aim of channeling is to attract a High Level teacher guide that has as his/her highest purpose your spiritual growth and well being. A high level teacher guide will encourage you find your own solutions to problems and will encourage you not to give your power away to them by doing something simply because they have suggested it. A High Level teacher guide will never tell you what you must do, will never criticise you or tell you that you are wrong or bad. They will also not flatter your ego but instead will congratulate your progress and will help you to be the best you can be at all times.

Channeling is for anyone that is looking for a quantum leap in their spiritual growth. High Level guides are attracted to those that are striving to create peace, joy and abundance in their own lives and for those who are around them. Channeling can assist any of you that are working with Art, psychology, healing, reiki, tarot, with writing and just about any other creative human endeavor you could consider. However, the primary function of attracting a High Level guide into your life is your own spiritual growth. Therefore, you do not have to have found your life's work yet in order to attract a high level guide. Housewives, accountants, waiters, gardeners and bank personnel can all attract high level guides. The intention and strong desire to do so is all that is needed.

Channeling - A Doorway into Light

Channeling is the means by which you can learn to grow with joy, and without fear. By connecting with your guide, you will accelerate your rate of spiritual growth that will open new doors and new windows of opportunity for you to create what you want in your life. Through connecting with a High Level guide, you will be more in the flow of life and will be better able to understand your life's purpose, goals, lessons and work.

Channeling will assist you in staying in a higher flow more regularly and you will find that you will no longer experience dropping so low whenever you are out of flow or out of balance. Channeling, by its very nature, will help you to be and to live as your higher self more often because your guide is contacted through your higher self. This means that you will automatically begin to think in higher, clearer and more loving ways as your relationship to your guide develops.

Your guide, a Being of Light that has chosen out of free will to work with you, is a being that has mastered the lessons of love and will therefore work with you in absolute unconditional love to help you in your spiritual growth. The relationship is based upon your willingness and intention to grow, and your guide's promise to assist you in that growth. High Level guides will never tell you what you 'must' or 'should' do, but will gently point out your options, possibilities and alternatives and will assist you in making your own decisions. A High Level guide has sworn never to interfere with your freedom of will and choice and will therefore not stop you should you choose to learn through struggle, pain and difficulty.

Who are the Guides?

There are as many guides as there are people on this planet and countless more. Many of the guides making themselves available to be channelled at this time are beings of pure essence, Beings of Light. They have come from the Higher Dimensions of love and light and have come to this planet at this time to help all the peoples of the Earth to make a smooth transition into Christ consciousness. These guides come from many different places, dimensions and planes of reality. Some may be master teachers from the 4th and higher dimensions, some may be guides, priest and teachers from planets that are further in their spiritual development than the Earth. Other guides may be from the worlds of essence and places that are outside of your normal concepts of the Universe. All these guides, masters, healers and teachers are forming a golden ring of energy around the Earth at this time in order to help all those that are calling for assistance to grow in peace and love. These guides, sometimes known as the Great White Brotherhood have chosen to make themselves available to any that have the will, intention and desire to connect with them, those that have as their highest priority their own personal and spiritual development. These guides are not here to either save you or to make predictions of a cataclysmic nature for the Earth, but they are here to encourage the qualities of love, compassion and understanding. They are here to teach you that you create your own reality and that you may have and create all the abundance, health, love, joy and happiness that you wish. They are here to assist you in bringing new ways of thinking to mankind and to help eradicate beliefs in poverty, scarcity and feelings of fear. These beautiful guides that have brought the Christ into their hearts are here to lift the veils of illusion between your world and the higher realms of light that are so full of abundance, laughter and joy.

More specifically, these guides are waiting to connect with you so that new, higher and finer forms of healing, music, technology, books, tools for spiritual growth and art may be brought through at this time. This will help mankind in making the quantum leap that is soon be experienced. These timeless and ageless bundles of wisdom and Divine Love from the Heart of God/Goddess, are here to help you reach your full potential and enlightenment in THIS LIFETIME. The only thing of importance to them is that your intention to grow spiritually is sincere, and that you have an ability to take responsibility for your life, and have the willingness to love yourself.

Attracting a High Level Guide

Many of you have fears regarding lesser or so-called 'negatively orientated' entities. The most important aspect of contacting a High Level guide is your intention to do so. However, when contacting a guide on the first occasion, it is wise and advisable to simply and courteously ask the guide where it is from and what are it's intentions. You may ask questions like 'Are you from the light?', 'Is it your intention to serve my spiritual growth and to do so with in unconditional love?' or 'Are you in service to the one living light and do you have as your highest objective the spiritual growth of mankind?'. A guide will not lie about it's origins, so if the guides answer these questions positively and you experience the guides love, or have a sense of peace and comfort, then deepen the connection by asking for a name by which you can call your guide. This process of attracting a guide into your life can be done very simply whilst in deep meditation. You simply need to relax using your breath to go higher, and by stating clearly that you wish to attract a High Level guide into your life, one will come. Visualise a guide, a light or a Being of Light standing in front of you. Ask the questions I have given you and wait patiently for an answer. You may also want to ask this guide questions like 'By which date will I be ready to make a verbal connection to you?', 'Are you the guide I will learn to channel or are you here to prepare me for another guide?' or 'What can channeling you or another High Level guide teach me?'. Talk to your guide as if you have just met a complete stranger from another country. Ask about what your guide does, what is your guide's specialty, interests and why your guide has come to you at this time.

Knowing That You Are Ready

If you have already made mental contact with a guide in meditation, you may now be wondering if or when you may be ready to open to channel. To channel your guide means bringing his or her love, light and energy into your auric field so that you may either channel your guide verbally whilst in trance or through consciously connecting with your guide whilst healing, painting, writing or engaging in any other creative, educational or healing form of expression. You will know that you are ready if the idea of connecting with your guide fills you heart with joy and enthusiasm. You are ready if you have the desire to have more conscious choice in your life and have desire to discover your true self and the reasons why you chose to be here in this lifetime. You will know if you are ready if you are seeking to find the teacher and authority in your life from within. You will know that you are ready if you are increasingly wanting to find your own truth and desire to be more highly attuned to your soul, higher purpose and life's work.

You may not even have clear picture of what it is that you want to do. Maybe you are busy at home looking after children or are currently looking to start a new career. Your readiness to channel is not based upon where you are, it is indicated by where you want to go. Put all thoughts of 'I'm only this or that' to one side and feel the glow of your true self in your heart. Close your eyes for a moment and call a guide to you. You may also call upon me Omni, because I am a teacher guide that is dedicated to assisting you in connecting with your guide and your higher self and soul. Feel the love of the higher dimension surround you and decide when it is that you want to open to channel. Namaste. Omni

When you open to channel,

you automatically open up to the light of your own soul.
- Omni