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.

Changes In How I Post

For a long time now I've been sharing the wisdom I have with you in print here on these blogs and even stories on the stories blog but now I find as I get older I'm going to have to do this in a way that's easier for me and doesn't tire me out quite so much eh :-) so I'm going to shift over completely to video which I've been planing for a long time.

You'll still see video on Explorer Race as you have been so that won't change very much and you'll still see that also on my You Tube BenevolentMagic site so that won't change either but as far as all the transcribed material, that which I have written and posted through the usual process but instead of thinking and typing I've recorded it and transcribed it and posted just in case you're interested, that's all got to stop now because it's too much for one person to do.

Anyway I'm just letting you know. Feel free to consult with these blogs. I may still post, from time to time a video on these blogs here or there so you can watch for that but I'm afraid you're going to have to say goodbye to the print version. Maybe you won't miss it that much.

When I put up video these days it will mostly be Grandfather channeling through me but who knows...maybe there will be other things too.

I just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed interacting with all of you and it's not totally goodbye but it will be different. So, just to let you know. I love you all. Goodnight and 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.