What is Deep Trance Channeling the Way I Do It.

I have been asked to describe deep trance channeling the way I do it and here’s my explanation for what it is. 

 For years and years in the beginning I practiced to be able to focus on one thing exclusively and over time I was able to do that.

 During that time of practice I was also able to build up a certain amount of what I would call ethics in our modern world. Those ethics had to do not only with the ethics I was raised with, which is about honoring other people’s needs and showing respect but also adhering to the ideal of privacy so that when I channeled for others on a personal basis that their private information would be protected. 

 The way I was able to do this and have been able over time as I have applied is to stay totally focused in what I am doing which is to create the clearest possible connection of myself and the Being whom I am channeling and to not be attached to or even particularly listen to what they are saying through me to others for the others benefit - meaning the benefit of the person asking the questions. 

 I feel that the foundation of what I am telling you about my process must be based in ethics because that’s really what it’s all about. It’s about a dedication to the well-being of others while providing for my own necessities. 

 This is not a job to go into because you’re looking for something to make lots of money, it’s not about that. It’s about a dedication to improving the quality of life by providing the clearest possible information that is available either on an individual basis when asked by a person or on a basis that is designed to reveal what is, to the greatest number of people which has to do more with books, magazine articles and others along that line - these days perhaps videos eh. 

 So aside from the concentration that I had to develop to maintain that connection in the best way possible, I had to give up a lot of my personal ambition. 

 We are all raised to succeed are we not? Even in some small ways - and it’s a hard one but when you focus completely on one thing it is possible to set all of those personal ambitions aside especially if you remain completely dedicated to improving the lot of the life of everyone in the best and most benevolent way you can. 

 It’s true that I am unable to improve the lot of some over others - meaning it’s true that I do not make an effort to compete by improving say, one country’s goals or political aims or one religion’s goals or political aims, so I understand when some people, because of their politics or their religion, do not like what I do. 

 That has to do with their beliefs and I understand that but just know that my goal is to serve the needs of all beings in the most benevolent way I am able. 

 Now, I know you think I’m digressing but it’s not so for I am answering the question as it was asked of me. 

 Now, my goal then and what I have practiced to do is to make connections with Beings who have shown to me over time that they are able to provide the greatest wisdom that would be of benefit to individuals in their individual circumstances for say a private reading as it’s called or as I call it, a private session and also to be able to provide from their point of view, history and what they believe is so about the world and the universe and all life. 

 I have asked it to be like that rather than asking for the truth - granted others have asked in their questions to tell the truth about this and to tell the truth about that and while I have been raised to adhere to the truth as my watchword, when looking about in our society today, both locally and globally, the word truth has been so knocked about that I am inclined to step around it and say, here is what I believe. So I will ask you to accept that - or to let it go for I am speaking what I believe here today. 

 So over time working with the Beings that I have been putting out their material for a while, and before that others just to practice, I have learned who on the spirit level means well and delivers to the best of their ability, knowledge and wisdom that will help - and who means well and delivers to the best of their ability the knowledge and wisdom that actually helps.

 There are a great many Beings in spirit who mean well and who would like to give knowledge and wisdom that is of great help but they are not always so helpful - and others who really are helpful. How to know the difference?

 It takes time and practice. The number one means by which I know is the energy that I feel from the Being when I’m getting ready to bring someone through. 

 It is a process that involves the feeling of energy, the knowing and the coming together temporarily while I’m channeling. 

 I have asked to be able to channel at the deepest and most profound level many times because if we want to have profound truths, alright - there I used the word, in order for it to feel as though it is relevant and yes truthful it must feel that way because what thinks true or what is convincingly true is not true enough from my point of view. 

 When I look at history books I can see that a great many people have been driven by what they thought was true or by what they were convinced was true but how true was it really when you look at the results. 

 I have discovered that the best truth is that which feels true right down to the core of your being and if you want to know what that feels like simply say - well, “When I want to look at blue sky I look up during the day.” You understand? 

 It has to be something that is an obvious truth for which there is a feeling that there is no doubt about it. The sun is in the sky in the daytime. The moon is in the sky in the nighttime. Like that, things that you know are true. 

 It can’t be mentally true only, it must be physically true which means that you know it is so because you have looked in the sky for yourself - not only because others have told you that it is so, no matter how convincingly.

 So, given these precepts and others primarily focused on practice and dedication I have discovered who is able to share, from their point of view, what will help individuals and what will help many many beings and what, yes, is true. 

 I realize you may think I’m rambling around here a bit but to describe what is channeling is not sufficient. You must know, from my point of view, that I want to learn how to do it, yes - in the beginning eh but I also need to know how to do it well. 

 I read initially books that were channeled that I felt good about. I read things that were foundational elements of philosophy. I took a little philosophy in college as well so I got the idea of what philosophy was. Philosophy was a point of view, an opinion that was believed by one or more individuals to have an everlasting truth. 

 From my point of view, while that was a satisfactory explanation there needed to be a felt truth - a feeling that is true. 

 So I have always asked, when I channel a Being and when I ask for a Being to channel as I did in the beginning when I was looking for Beings who had much to offer at the profound level - I asked to feel a energy that I could recognize as benevolent, deep, profound and yes - loving because that has to be done, this sharing of wisdom at a level that is dedicated to unconditional love of all beings so it has to have forgiveness built into it. 

 It is in the nature then of such love that I have discovered the energy that I recognize that provides the greatest wisdom for the greatest number. 

 So connecting with those energies I bring through the Beings that I believe will provide the greatest wisdom for the greatest number and I particularly feel good about the series of books that I have been able to channel called the Explorer Race series and also the Shamanic Secrets series though the other books have appeal as well. 

 Read them all, you scholars out there, and make up your own mind - or feel into it and see if it has value to you. Or if you prefer, read one or just a little bit of one. I support you in your endeavors to find your own truth and to come to conclusions that serve the greatest number in the greatest way and in the most loving and benevolent way. Goodlife

You Can Still Be Yourself

Now you're going to run into an issue that's a little bit annoying and that's that people are going to want you to be the Beings that your channeling or they're going to expect those qualities out of you. So I want to give you permission right now that you can have your own personality.

Now I know I've touched on this before but in order to support you from being overwhelmed with this I just want to say, once you get going in this work and get well established, sometimes people will want - literally - or expect or hope that you really are that which you are channeling. 

Try to remember and this is something you really could benefit taking to heart I believe, that there's a tendency within peoples to create almost like a hero-worshipping situation in which even though they might know that you cannot be that, that they want you to be that. 

So - there may be times when you will use your inspiration to communicate, especially after a session when you're still sort of in an altered state. You might sort of float through a question and answer period that you might have or you might sort of interact with people. 

If you're a Deep Trance Channel you're going to need to have a little distance - meaning that people are to stay away from you and not move around and to also be quiet when you're first getting started to come out of the channeling - so that you can come down, so to speak, on to your own level of personality - not that you're a lesser being - but so that you can be yourself. It's really important to allow yourself to be yourself. Please take that to heart.

You're not always going to be perfect. You're going to be a human being like everybody else. Sometimes people within earshot of you being a human being are going to be shocked or upset or judge you for that. They may have ideas in their mind that they got from other people or that they simply have come up with themselves that they expect you to be above all of that but in reality, just like others who have been placed on a pedestal - even temporarily - people may at times get disappointed that you're just a regular gal or a regular guy - okay? 

Please allow them their disappointment. Don't try and talk them out of it because in order to be accepted as yourself it is a good thing to have a distinct difference between your day to day personality and the Beings you're channeling - okay? That's all I'm going to say about that now.

Goodlife

Burnout Hazards

These days because more and more people will be wanting or needing the insights you can bring through, you may find that you have a tendency to work more then you would like.

I really recommend you set up certain hours* that you're available to do this work even though you may or may not actually have the work to do at those times. 

Now this is not necessarily something that has to be publicized but you can make it public if you like. By doing that you might head off certain problems that come with the work and that's that people might want to call you anytime day or night** because something's come up for them and they feel a pressing need to know more about it. 

I grant that there will be times when you will indulge that - meaning you will also feel that it is urgent for them to have something and you will channel for them for maybe 5 minutes over the phone but the problem with this is that they can either become dependent upon you which may not be good for them or more to the point since I'm speaking to you as individuals you might find that this becomes draining for you. 

You must be very careful not to get too involved in getting too tired as I've mentioned before because if you get too drained all the time you could burnout with this and by burning out I mean that you could feel exhausted all the time and you might not even be aware of why. 

So set up a couple of things, I recommend. Those hours could be one but also make it crystal clear that there are 2 days of the week that you are not to be called or that you are unavailable. You can pick weekend days, you can pick weekdays - it's entirely up to you. I would recommend one weekend day perhaps and one day in the middle of the week so that you can have time off to do what you need to do for yourself or just to completely rest and relax. 

I think that if you do that your body will feel alright with your work and your body is made up of Mother Earth and therefore has wisdom and knowledge that you inherit from the physical matter of Mother Earth. Mother Earth knows when to rest so you can take a lesson from her as well. 

Goodlife

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*I recommend that you feel into the times that feel best to you for any day or week to do your sessions. Don't be attached to a regular schedule. Your hours where the energy feels like it will be best for you might vary.

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** It's important to have appointment times so you can prepare in the ways that are right for you to do channeled sessions for people. 

It is also important for the people to understand that these moments of wisdom and guidance that you're able to bring through will be best received by them at the appointed hour(s) because you felt that the energy was right for the best you have to offer to come through at those times for them.

Teaching People How To Channel Is Not Something I Do

Lately I've been receiving more requests from people to teach them how to channel or to teach them how to get in touch with their higher selves. This is not something that I teach to people to do though there are others that do so very well. Lyssa Royal teaches people how to do this in Japan though I do not know if she does so in the United States or elsewhere. You could inquire at her site.

I have in the past helped people individually, who were already channeling, to get to a deeper level or to be able to move on to a teacher who could be more profound and topical. I have not done this for a while though I am sharing other guidance here along the lines of my experience as a channel and providing advice to those who are already channeling.

I wish you well in your pursuit of wisdom.

Goodlife

Channel inside a circle of people? I don't Recommend It.

I really strongly recommend that you do not under any circumstances, whether you are a Professional Channel or working towards that, sit in the center of a circle and channel. That seems to be something that people think is really a good thing but it has hazards. 

Primarily it means that people will be behind your back or directly to one side of you or the other. The energies you are channeling may come in through the back of your head, the back of your neck, from the left side of your head or even from the left side of your chest. So I recommend that you do not have people in the audience to either side of you or in back of you. 

The reason is simple. The people who might be sitting behind you - might be sitting to, say your left side for example - they could have thoughts, feelings, all kinds of stuff go through them like all people do - we all have these things but the energy needs to be just right for you - alright - and you need to be able to say - it's alright to say this - that you need to have this and this and this in order to channel well. Not only so that people who are there would be able to enjoy it but so that you will be as comfortable as possible so as to be able to channel in the most benevolent way for all beings. 

It is alright to say that. Remember to state your needs so that everyone is clear and there is as little confusion as possible as to the environment you need. 

There is an exception, as far as those behind you and to either side, that will sometimes happen and that might be if there is a cat or a dog that you feel comfortable with especially if you get the impression yourself that they may be spiritual. 

Perhaps they will lie down and sleep or in the case of some spiritual cats or dogs support the energy of the channeling just by being there. Welcome them if their presence feels good to you while allowing them to come and go as they please.

Now the Beings you channel might at some point invite somebody to come up and sit next to them (you) but that will be up to the Beings, should that ever happen and it is not typical.

Goodlife

Private Sessions

This is something that you really need to build up to slowly. Be aware that when you're having practice sessions with your small group of people that are supporting you or interested in what you're doing or both, which is really important that they be both if possible, that they're going to want to ask personal questions at some point but don't encourage that and if you have somebody helping you, have them instruct the people to not ask personal questions if they have a chance to ask a question. 

At some point you're going to want to field questions when you're doing your practice channeling with your group but I don't recommend that you rush into this even though people in the group might want you to do so before you feel ready. 

Know that in your conscious mind as your day to day persona it's easy for you to field just about any question even if you just say, "I don't know anything about that" for many things that you won't know about. You won't feel too uncomfortable about that. As a matter of fact you probably won't feel anything at all. 

It's completely different when you're channeling. You have to remember that your motivation to channel is to bring through the greatest truths that you can bring through, with the greatest accuracy that you are able to provide, for any individual that you're working with or ultimately for the greatest number of people. 

Your channeling may not necessarily always be 100% accurate while you're working towards your accuracy goals but that's your goal - and really I don't recommend that you consider channeling for a private session until you're as close to sure as possible - meaning not only your opinion but the opinions of others whom you trust or feel good about - that you're 100% accurate. 

So lets get on here and cover your questions about accuracy later if you wish to ask them.

The questions you might field from your practice group initially - they'd have to be instructed to ask things that are basically very simple questions - the type of question you might get is something like, "What's the meaning of the Bermuda Triangle" or something like that.

Everybody and their brother gets asked that type of question all the time in the beginning and while you would probably be able to expound some kind of opinion just as yourself you have to remember that when you're channeling - you as yourself are not speaking. 

You might even have times when you're channeling a Being where a question is asked and your thought would be present in your mind with your response but much to your amazement the Being who's speaking through you doesn't say anything like what you're thinking and your thought just kind of disappears into the background. 

Remember, don't try and listen and follow along to the Being when you're channeling - that's the whole purpose of recording it. You'll be able to listen to the recording afterwards. It's really essential for practice especially - less so if you get further on down the line with your channeling but it's essential to be able to listen to a recording of your channeling soon after you do it, at least that's the optimum to be able to do. 

I know some of you won't be able to do that but if you can that's really a wonderful way because you will have the opportunity at times to hear things, from the Being who's speaking, that you know for a fact that you did not know, had never heard of and is completely new information to you and if it proves to feel right to people and very possibly is right - though don't try and prove whether it's true or not at least in those early stages of practice - then you're going to discover that you are on the right track to channel and your accuracy is coming along. 

More about private sessions: Private sessions are going to make you nervous especially in the beginning. When you build up to a private session you're going to find yourself in a position where you are literally very often channeling answers to people's questions that are deep and so personal that as your day to day personality you wouldn't want to even be asked a question like this much less have to respond and give an opinion about somebody else's life. 

People might ask questions about what happened to them in this or that circumstance or what it means or what might happen if… and so on - they're going to ask questions about the future and they're going to ask questions about the past. Sometimes they will they ask questions about the present and that won't always be too upsetting but generally speaking what they're going to be asking for almost all the time is either explanations of the past that they experienced personally or predictions for the present and future. 

This is going to make you nervous if you have the level of integrity that I hope you do have to do this work. Just know that it's important to start doing your private session work slowly and that's the most important. 

As always I'm rambling around here a bit as I promised you I would when I put these posts up but I'm putting things in here as I'm thinking of them and I'm really in a bit of an altered state of inspiration. That's why I'm rambling around so much :) 

In the group practice sessions, don't encourage people to ask, as I said, personal questions until you feel you're ready for it and then - say you've got 3 people in the practice session for example - then encourage them to ask something that's not really important to them so you can ease into personal questions. 

The reason I say that is that it can be very intimidating because you will be attempting to do something that the other people are not attempting to do. You are going to be, in those moments, totally focusing on remaining connected in the deep channeling state (also called deep trance channeling) and that takes a considerable amount of focus and attention. 

So there's that but all the training you've had your entire life as a conscious day to day being has been to pay attention when people talked to you so you can answer and not feel foolish by saying something that you didn't mean to say. 

So what you're doing runs against the grain of the training of your whole life. While you're focusing on maintaining that deep state so that you can allow as much of the personality as well as the wisdom of the Being speaking through you, your mind is going to be screaming that you have to pay attention to answer the question in a reasonably logical way. That's what you're going to be dealing with while the other people are simply having something that amounts to a conversation. So know that what's going on for you will not have anything to do with what's going on for the other people.

Now there's another factor with personal sessions - also known as private sessions - and that's that if you're channeling a Being where you're allowing - and have also built up over time and in stages your capacity to handle the energies - you're allowing their personality, their knowledge and wisdom and their energy to come through. Sometimes this energy will be strong and other times it will be less so. 

There'll be times in a personal session when the Being feels that words and their own persona are not sufficient to help the person that's being channeled to. At times like that you may feel a sudden wave of energy come through and there might be considerably long periods of time where there's just this powerful energy coming through you and what occurs in that situation is that the other person - especially if they're aware enough that they can feel this energy - they'll just stop talking. 

So there may be a long period of silence and at some point your mind might start worrying about what's going on. Don't though. As long as you feel the energy coming through and they're not talking - meaning the other person you're channeling to - just be quiet. Let the Being do through you what they can do. 

Very often it's this energy that really helps to bring about some benevolent transformation in the questioner. Frequently, you see, people who come to get a private session may not know the real question that they need to ask in the way they need to ask it. 

They have feelings, naturally, about what they want to talk about but they may not always be able to feel comfortable asking the deeper questions that they really want to ask about or they may not really remember or know what those issues are for them. 

So at some point, usually not immediately - usually later on in the session after it's been going for a while and the people have gotten in the rhythm of asking and listening then that wave of energy could happen if it's beneficial for the person at that point in their life. Don't try and make it happen. If it happens it happens. Just know that it's going to happen at some point in a session and maybe from time to time. 

There's another thing that could happen also. Sometimes during that strong wave of energy the Being who's speaking through you might be able to say a few words, though because of the strength of the energy it will be difficult, and when that takes place it's usually happening because they are trying to guide the questioner. 

Sometimes the questioner goes right on willy nilly talking and it's important for them to just relax and let the energy wash over them.

They may not be able to feel it. They may not be aware of it but at some point it will help them - and if it doesn't come at the time of the session it will come to them from somebody else perhaps by something they say or do but it may trigger this energy interaction they had with you with their physical body, with their soul, with their guides, their angels, everyone. It will just act like a battery backup and possibly trigger a situation or be triggered by a situation for them and bring about the inspiration that they needed to have come about in their life in the most benevolent way for them and very often in circumstances where they would appreciate having it. 

You'll probably never know about that but it'll occur and it might just do a great deal of good.

Remember, don't go into this work unless you want to do good - and to put that in the best word that I know of - to do that in a benevolent way. I love that word, benevolent, and that's why I use it often because when the Beings brought it up it made such sense. Look up that word and use its definitions that you feel good about as a model, as a goal and as an ideal for doing this work.

Goodlife

Beginning to Channel for Groups of People

Don't be shy about channeling a Being that you've heard channeled before. 

When you get started you're going to identify a form of channeling that you're striving for as something that you've heard from somebody else, very often. It won't be this way for all of you but it will be this way for some of you. 

Given that, it's perfectly alright to channel a Being somebody else is well-known for. I don't recommend that you do this publicly - meaning start off channeling such an entity for groups of people but if it's strictly a practice session and nobody's paying anything to get in there to hear you or you're just working with people that are helping you - that's alright but you must ask them, or have someone who's helping you ask them, to not criticize. 

Remember, people who attend your practice sessions - and I don't recommend you start having groups of people attend until you've practiced quite a bit first but that time will come when you do that - that those people need to be people who are supporting you. 

They don't have to hang on your every word and tell you how wonderful you are but it would be better if they don't criticize especially right after you've come out of the altered state you're in, in order to channel at this deeper level, and may be very open and potentially vulnerable especially at this early stage of your work. Their job is really to consider what they've heard and think about it. 

Also be sure to instruct the people attending, or ask the person who's assisting you to announce that, to be quiet when you come out of your altered state. That will be more gentle for you. Remember, it is alright to request what you need. 

I feel generally when working in front of groups of people that it's better to have somebody else do these announcements since you may already be, at least partially, in your altered state. Be aware that that state might linger on for you for up to an hour or two after the session is over even though it will be gradually fading so be gentle with yourself and encourage others to be gentle towards you as well or ask your assistant to quietly remind people of that after the session is over.

So you might start also, when you're practicing, channeling various Beings that you've heard of or even Beings that you're not quite sure are real and might actually be fictional - but you don't know that - and it's not really that critical because the purpose of the practice is to learn the fundamentals of channeling as an applied experience at this level - meaning at this point, interacting with the public. Questions might be asked you understand. 

Really though I'd recommend the Being to start out channeling with to be somebody that you're pretty sure that you identify as being spiritual or that you feel good about or both would be best. 

The advantage of channeling - say an old tree is that it does have some basic similarities to who and what we are. It's supported by something external - meaning water and soil, nutrients and so on and it's nurtured by the environment and in short - it has a life cycle. 

Channeling - say a big rock even if you love it, or even a small rock even if you feel really good about it is physically channeling Mother Earth and even though there might be a great many variations of what you might hear in terms of what Mother Earth say, could offer still it's very deep energy and in some cases especially if the rock you're channeling has experienced, as that portion of Mother Earth, something old and perhaps not comfortable you could temporarily take that on and not feel well for a while in which case you could benefit from Clearing*. 

This is something that can be done - say channeling minerals - at some point when you're well on down the road - meaning considerably more experienced - and could possibly even radiate energies at that more advanced point in your experience from - say an amethyst crystal, if it felt good to you to channel that crystal, you are channeling to the benefit of all those present. 

Know also that you will be nervous when you start doing private sessions but more about that next time.

Goodlife

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*Sit down someplace quietly - meaning in a quiet environment or lie down. It would probably be best on your back but if you are unable to do that lie down in the way that is best for you. If you lie down don't cross your arms or legs and try to have as little metal on you as possible but you'll possibly have some and don't worry about that.

Then relax a bit and say the following, "I am asking that Gold Light Beings and Light Beings who are compatible with the gold light or compatible with Gold Light Beings or both come now and clear me of any energies or entities or any other that is harming me or harmful to me." Then just relax.

Try not to think. Many of you will feel something. Perhaps you'll feel a warmth. Perhaps you'll feel a relaxed feeling, a sense of energy - a benevolent feeling you see. And just make every effort to not think but if you begin thinking just stop. Don't give yourself a hard time about it. Just stop.

It isn't necessary to visualize white light but if that's what you do that's fine. If you visualize gold light that's also fine but I don't recommend visualizing any other kind of light nor do I necessarily recommend that it's necessary to visualize at all. Just don't think. If it's easier for you to visualize white or gold light that's fine. Just wait and they will clear you out. These beings are very benevolent beings of light and they will help.

Stretching As A Channel

Again I am sharing my experience as a Professional Trance Channel here for those of you who are studying to be Channels yourself or even for those of you who have been doing it for a while. I'm posting this video on my Channeling Guidance for the Channeling Student blog and that's really who it's meant for but I welcome anybody who is curious about channeling to watch this and understand more about my process if you like.

In this video you will find out how to expand your potential as a Channel and even possibly understand more about your capabilities as you try on different things to become more as your channeling practice, both privately and publicly, grows.

Being Stepped Up

In this video I explain some of the things I did in the beginning when I was learning how to channel and when I was learning how to bring through as much benevolent energy as I could radiate for the betterment of all beings.

Getting Tired After or During Your Sessions?

I want to talk to you a little bit today about getting tired after you do a session. This is something that will happen for some of you doing private sessions for people. Sometimes also people will say - well, I thought you weren't supposed to get tired - and give you all kinds of stories they believe or they may have heard about how you should do this or how you should do that and so on but in reality this is why you get tired.

Alright, if you're doing a private session for someone and you're channeling a being you've been channeling for a while and you don't normally get tired unless you've been channeling for hours or something like that but you're tired after the session - it is entirely because of the resistance. 

People will ask questions but sometimes they'll be afraid of the answers even before you've begun to channel anything or perhaps when you've just begun. Even so, the being speaks through you because they have love for the person that's asking the question and of course they have love for you as well but it tires you out physically because of the questioners resistance. So just know that that is the reason.

You don't have to mention their resistance to the people even if they say something to you about your being tired as I mentioned above because it takes a certain amount of courage for a person to come to you to get a private session even though sometimes they're afraid of what you might say because they might be asking questions about things that they're seriously concerned about.

So, don't be shy to mention that you need to rest a bit if you happen to get tired but if you do get tired make sure that you will have time to lie down. So don't make it a habit to book sessions one right after the other. This is a very speedy way to get exhausted and burn yourself out before your time.

So this is what I recommend even if you've been doing this for a while. Make sure that there's at least a half an hour, unless you're getting a little bit older like me :) or if you have other concerns about your health or well-being then it could be longer if you feel a need for it, between private sessions or between private and public sessions because you never know how resistant someone's going to be even in a public session where there may be many people present and if you don't have time to recover between those sessions - well, the whole process will get old before it's time. 

Okay. Goodlife.

Some Aspects About Sensitivity As A Channel

Now there's something else you need to know and that's that it's in the nature of the work of Deep Trance Channeling and the extreme focus in concentration you have to have to maintain your self to be open to such deep profound wisdom - albeit that it comes in a loving energy and that's something personal for you - over time you may find that you become very sensitive to other input - meaning you might become more aware of light phenomena around you, such as seeing Light Beings or other such loving entities but this also suggests something else doesn't it? And that's that you will simply become more sensitive and this might effect other aspects of your life.

It may be that you will begin to perceive things that are there - meaning other forms of life and so on. It won't be anything frightening because the more you get involved with spiritual work like this the more you will become at ease with such things.

There's one thing else that needs to be said and that's because it could effect your social life - not necessarily in a bad way but it could come up and that's that you will probably become sensitive across the board, meaning in every aspect of your life. In some cases this could improve the quality of your life but in other cases people might find you at times to be nervous, high strung or edgy.

If you notice that people find you to be that way or if you get that feeling or if you start apologizing for yourself more than you ever have before then you'll know it's time to move apart from folks for a while - meaning give yourself 2 or 3 days* to just rest, relax, don't work. If you have books you like to read that's a good time to do that but don't read anything too dramatic** or so intellectually stimulating that you become overwhelmed with thoughts. It's a time to relax your mind as well as your feeling self. I'll say more about that in time.

Goodlife.

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*For some people, besides being apart from people and resting for 2 or 3 days, the ideal might be for a week.

**Also when you're resting during that week or 2 or 3 days don't watch anything on television that's too exciting - and as a general rule of thumb begin to ease yourself away from any entertainments, meaning that which you might read in fiction or watch in TV or go to the movies or see in the theatre, that are violent or even that have aspects of violence associated with the story line. You can read things that are mildly suggestive of violence but not anything graphic or anything like that. It may not have bothered you in the past but it will bother you once you become more sensitive this way.

The Way I Look as I Begin to Channel

Greetings, I'd like to direct your attention towards my post called Growth in Dreams on my Explorer Race blog.

Right around the midway point or just slightly beyond, of that video I go into channeling and you'll see me go through some stages on the video and then towards the end of the video you'll see me come out of it.

I'm mentioning this to you even though I had the video up here on Channeling Guidance, I decided that it would be best to just refer you to the Explorer Race blog for those of you who are interested in seeing the transformative process I go through to achieve the deep trance channeling state*.

Also I have material to post to this blog but haven't had a chance to do it and will try to do that soon. Thank you for your interest and your patience and I might add that patience however challenging it may be is part and parcel of learning how to channel and experiencing the process. I'll say more about that soon.

Goodlife.

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*It was very much different when I first started out. The process took several minutes and looked quite a bit different but now after all these years it has become very much what you see in the video.

Various Thoughts - Bits and Pieces of Advice

Integrity, kindness and respect. Three words that make good goals to live up to. I try to live up to them. Don't get down on yourself if you don't always achieve them.

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Once you begin to channel and practice channeling seriously, I recommend that to be the time that you stop reading other peoples channeling. It's important to give yourself a chance without comparing what you're doing to someone else - especially someone who may be further on down the road than you are. Inspiration is not a competition. Always remember that.

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Someday when you get good at this you'll probably begin channeling for others. In a private session - meaning you channeling and one or maybe two people there asking questions about their own lives and/or interests, make sure that they or you are taping the session for them.

When the session is over give them the tape or whatever you're using to record. Do not keep a copy yourself. This makes it a private session and serves your integrity as well as their privacy.

Also make it a goal to forget what you channeled in a private session. Some of you won't be able to remember anyway so that won' t be an issue. However others will have some or even more of a memory especially if you're not channeling at a deep level yet. Make an effort to forget.

You know how it is when you wake up from a dream. Strive for that experience so the people who come to you for these sessions will have their privacy.

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Channel regularly for yourself and always record these sessions. In the beginning it won't be very accurate. It's good to record it though and listen to it as soon as possible after you stop. After a while it will get better and better and having the habit of listening to the sessions will allow you to notice that.

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Don't rush yourself thinking that you only have this or that amount of time to be completely accurate. It'll take as long as it takes. Even years. It took me years to get to that place. That's why it's important to be doing other things with your life so you don't dwell on it so much that your goal overwhelms you and your desire to achieve in channeling becomes distorted in a blur of urgency. Take your time and enjoy the process as much as you can.

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Especially if you're Deep Trance Channeling, as it's called - which means that a great deal of energy comes through you and is often felt by others who may be present, remember to drink plenty of water before and during the channeling session.

Instruct the Beings whom you channel to support you and your body. Just talk out loud when you're alone at some point and say something like this, "I am asking that all the Beings whom I channel take good care of my body when their personalities and energy are present within me and drink water to keep me refreshed and do other things that I may need so I will have confidence that I can channel in public and feel safe."

For example, especially in the beginning of your channeling experience, some of you might find that your nose will run or you may sneeze. Don't let this frighten you. Some people are affected in this way. It's entirely associated with getting used to the energy. That affect may last for a while and then it will gradually fade. Be sure that you have tissues nearby within your easy reach while you are channeling so the Beings can reach them if needed to take care of your body.

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Be sure and instruct all those who come to hear you channel to stay at least 6 feet away from you while you are channeling and even when you have finished the session to not touch you until you tell them it is okay to do so. It can effect the energy and if you are taking a break, for example in a long session, to especially not touch you. You may need to take a break to go to the bathroom. All that water may have to be released though you may be surprised how you may not notice that during the session the way you usually do.

The reason you need to drink all that water to begin with is that it helps to make it easier to bring in the energy and personality of the Beings you are channeling. Over time you may find that the energy gets stronger as you get more comfortable channeling a specific Being or in some cases if there are individuals present who need the energy to help them spiritually to move along their path the energy may become stronger to accomplish that support.

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Did I mention that Deep Trance Channeling will tire you out? You need to get a lot of rest.

You need to get your sleep and eat the foods that feel good to you. You may need to change what you eat in order to keep up your energy for this work.

Beef, or elk if you can get it, will give you strength. Pay attention to what digests well in your body. This could change with the work you'll be doing.

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You may find also that you'll work with people, not channeling necessarily or maybe doing that at a very light state of inspiration, who may not be aware that you're working with them. I'm not saying you should do this. I'm not saying don't do this. I'm simply acknowledging that the reason you're even interested in channeling or serving in a fashion like this may prompt you at times to give generously of yourself, your knowledge and your inspiration. Always try do this in the most benevolent way and don't get caught up in any competitive feeling even to achieve something worthwhile.

If you're offering some advice in a moment like that and someone or something interrupts you once or especially twice I usually stop what I am saying because that can often be a sign that what I am offering may not be welcome at that time.

Leave it, let go and relax. Perhaps somebody else will offer that advice or something like it as that person continues on the road of their life, acquires experience and becomes more receptive to such advice.

If you hear that someone offered that advice to them never say that you tried to offer that advice before. Just smile to yourself and know that they heard what they needed to hear when they were ready to hear it.

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Conscious Channeling, meaning in a very light state, will not drain your energy very much however in that state you probably will not be able to achieve the deep and profound material and even material that is on the cutting edge - meaning something entirely new.

This is not to say that Conscious Channeling is not good. It is just in a lighter state and may be very effective in some situations.

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You have to allow whoever you are channeling to speak according to their own personality. Be clear on the difference between your own personality and the Beings that you channel.

When people come to you to hear what you have to channel for them - remember - they are there to talk to the Beings. If they want your advice afterwards they'll ask for it. Don't volunteer your personal advice unless you are absolutely positively certain that they just asked you for your opinion.

You'll probably be tired and maybe kind of out of it after a session anyway so don't feel obligated to provide your opinion or even socialize at that time. You may have to rest especially if you are channeling at a deep level. Don't feel obligated to hang around and entertain folks. They'll understand. Go into another room by yourself or with a trusted friend or companion who will be quiet and allow you your space to slowly ease back into your normal grounded personality. I always did this on my own. You'll choose how you wish to do it when the times right for you.

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It's fine to socialize after you have rested after a channeling session. Some of you however will need to eat - especially protein - almost immediately (no more than 15 minutes) after you have completed channeling. Make sure that's either available or within a very short drive away.

I strongly recommend that someone else drive if you go to a restaurant afterwards especially if you are channeling at a deep level. You'll have all you can do to reorient yourself to your day to day world, become more grounded you understand, without having to pay attention to the road and driving carefully. If someone to drive you is not available then eat some protein and wait at least 20 minutes after that to drive away, assuming you're not at home.

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A little more on the Beings that channel through you: Again you'll have to allow them to say what they're going to say. You may even at moments have your own opinion to whatever is asked, however the Beings that you are channeling do not say your opinion. They say what they believe. At times like this, even if what is said you may personally disagree with, you must allow these Beings to speak.

By this time, when you are doing private sessions for people or public sessions for larger groups, you will have become clear on the quality of what the Beings have to say through you. Don't second guess them. Let them speak. Sometimes they may say things that may not be in your favor or perhaps say something in a way that you as your own personality would disagree with. At times like that or even after the session if you have a lingering recollection of what was said remember this - you cannot be attached to the outcome in all ways in channeling. Always remember that.

Goodlife.

Clarity In Channeling Plus A Few Tips

I know that some of you are learning how to channel and are working on your clarity - making sure that you can get the best possible connection to strive towards 100% accuracy. What does that mean?

100% accuracy means that you are able and doing yes, 100% of the Being that is speaking through you and not adding things on that you would say.

Now let me give you an example how you might experience that in the early days as it were. One of the things you would notice at some point, and always try and remember to record your practice sessions if you possibly can, is that when listening back to the recording you hear yourself channeling something that you did not know. It is a complete surprise to you and furthermore you might even have the opportunity to check it out and find out it's so - or perhaps it won't be possible to confirm it but it sounds like at least could be so.

So that's one way to get an idea that you're on your path, you're getting there.

There's another thing and that's that you might find yourself in that inspired state and channeling away in a practice session - and you will have your own thoughts occasionally while speaking the words of the Being that you are working with and it's even possible that perhaps when you get to the point where someone is helping you and they are asking a question - not too complicated okay in the beginning when the practice sessions are going, preferably not a personal question because that's too much when you're just practicing - then they ask this question okay and your mind immediately leaps to the answer that you personally would give - but that's not the answer that comes out of your mouth because the Entity that you are channeling has a different answer and after the practice session is over you may find out that that answer felt good to the person asking the question.

So...when you have a moment like that you'll realize that you are definitely on the path because you are allowing that Being to synchronize with your capacity to speak and also allowing your mind, your will as it were, to step aside and allow that higher energy to speak through you.

I'm not trying to demand or command anything of you here. I am just saying that what is going on in channeling is simply that you are speaking with inspiration - and the whole point of speaking with inspiration is not to be inspired only from your mind. For that is something that is a reality but there have been a great many people that have been inspired mentally and have said things that may have seemed to be perfect for them - mentally yes but it turned out that those that heard them either didn't like what was said or maybe followed something that wasn't always the best.

This isn't always the case of course. It's possible to be inspired through thought and say and do things that are of value. The problem is it can go the other way. So the purpose of channeling is to fine tune the level of inspiration so that you can bring through the best possible knowledge, wisdom and perhaps hopefully energy that will be from one of the streams of Creator.

Many of the Beings that you practice with initially might be Angels or Guides or Beings that are highly regarded. At some point there might be, as you move on in your training, Beings who introduce themselves and whose energy is marvelous - not just for you but for those present and they mention it perhaps.

So...as time goes on just know that if you're talking about channeling to people who are comfortable with it it's fine to call it channeling. Some people even call it mediumship but I feel channeling is not exactly the same. The steps are very much the same but mediumship can sometimes be a connection between the Channel and a human being that has lived on the planet.

So this is not always the best thing to do - and a note there, so those of you referring to themselves as Mediums do not feel put out, it's also very often another word for channeling and a further note.

If anyone ever asks you to channel or to, through mediumship, to speak the words of their dead relative always know that it's best to channel from who they are now. After they've passed over they will slough off all of that stuff that was harmful and hurtful and they will be a higher being - or if that doesn't feel comfortable then to channel that beings Guide.

Don't channel - okay - this is a recommendation strong - don't channel the person, the residual energy of the person as remembered by the individual asking the question because you'll get a lot of really uncomfortable feelings and you might have to go through a whole clearing process afterwards - and often those answers do not satisfy the person asking the question anyway.

Just a few tips along the way. So...if you're not with people who are comfortable with the term channeling or mediumship then feel free to say if someone asks you - what are you doing these days - you can say, "I am practicing speaking with inspiration by making the clearest possible connection to angelic type beings who are connected to Creator." Along those lines alright?

That's what I recommend. Goodlife to you all and goodnight.

Intentions

Greetings. I've decided to share some of the knowledge and wisdom that I've accumulated in my many years as a Professional Trance Channel.

While I have some of this scattered around on my other blogs - and I may also reprint it here at some point or at least put up links perhaps - I do want to share specific information, recommendations and guidance for those who are on the path towards channeling for themselves or perhaps even others as time goes on and that's what I intend to do with this blog.

I'll have something new up here before too long. Goodlife.