American Paranormal Investigations
Sacramento, CA

Parapsychology Plus
by Caren,  API sensitive
Death is a part of life that can cause much pain for the ones left behind. Individuals may partake in many
different forms of healing practices to sooth and consul their pain practicing various religious or spiritual
beliefs. One such custom that has gained popularity in modern day is the art of channeling, which is the
ability of an individual to receive messages from spirits beyond that have crossed over or who are earth
bound and to forward the message to the appropriate receiver.

Channeling varies somewhat in definitions of the practices among different eras and cultures, but generally
holds a common belief. Channeling more specifically is seen as the transmission of messages or ideas from
non-human entities, spirits or soul outside the human body back to the receiving human. The medium usually
remains neutral of any personal thoughts that may affect the interpreted message from beyond. It has been
reported that many mediums feel the messenger’s emotions or pain; although, the medium can learn how to
effectively protect and ground before a reading. If the medium uses protection techniques during the
channeling session, this may deter the spirit from beyond to negatively invade the channeler’s space.

There is no one definitive founder of channeling and no accounts of human documents of one particular
founder of channeling; although, there have been documented reports of oracles and prophecies dating
back to Greek and Roman Mythology. There have also been references to the revelations of Biblical lore
and numerous reported incidents in the Bible of mediums or channeler's receiving spiritual messages from
supreme beings. Channeling also became a way of spiritual communication that was widely practiced and
accepted during the Renaissance period.

Each channeler may experience different ways to practice and prepare to channel. Some use crystals,
stones, charkas or dousing rods or use their spirit guides to encourage the communications. Other
channelers rely on great preparation of meditation, clearing the mind and some may eat a very cleansing diet
before a difficult case.  Others rely on nothing. Each channeler is very prudent to include protection
measures in each of their events.

Many channelers explain the event as being used as a frequency tool compared to a switchboard and
connecting with someone at the other end.  It can also be associated to tuning in a radio, such as each
station brings a different frequency of information that are identified by different visions, colors, charkas
and tomes.

Of course there are many who are skeptical of mediums, chancellors and their practices. It is a fact that there
are some charlatans in the field, but many recipients have reported that channelers have been able help to
heal their pain from losing a loved one. Some recipients have stated that the channeler has identified private
information without any prior knowledge and history of the person who has crossed. The art of channeling
seems to help and heal many people even in modern times.



Referenced and Referred Sites:

http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/channel.html
http://www.letusreason.org/NAM13.htm
http://www.crystalinks.com/channeling.html
http://www.starlighter.com/myama/articles/ch_intr2.htm
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