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5 Signs You Are a Spiritual Channel

“…because it feels so natural, some people have difficulty believing that they have connected with a guide or their higher self…” Orin & Daben

A spiritual channel is a person with a particular psychic ability. And there may be more of them around than you’d think. Instead of contacting individual spirits or spirit guides like your regular psychic medium, a channeler receives messages from a non-physical entity or entities. These messages arrive in the form of ‘blocks of thought,’ which they interpret and deliver as received wisdom.

Usually, a channel gives general information about life, the spiritual realm, and the power of the human psyche. Sometimes they tune in to an individual, either the seeker or a passed-over spirit.

Channelers describe their skill as ‘moving out of the way’ so that the spiritual entity can come through them. In other words, setting their own thoughts aside to make room for the messages to arrive.

The channel is precisely that — a conduit for the spirit to communicate. The channeler never loses consciousness or their individuality; they describe it as entering a waking trance. Some are so at ease with their connection they simply take a mental step sideways and start to channel.

As a tarot reader, I experience thoughts, feelings, and memories rising up when I look at the cards and deliberately soften my focus. Not the same as full-on channeling, but I believe it’s similar.

Do you think you might be a spiritual channel?

Signs You Are Channeling

• Your thoughts appear to come from nowhere. This is true of all of us to some extent. When we need guidance or a new idea, and inextricably it surfaces as conscious thought in our minds — where does it come from?
• You are like a radio receiver. Suppose we are tuned to a particular frequency by virtue of our emotional vibration. In that case, we will receive what we have asked for — an answer or an idea. We less attuned mortals have to wait until we are engrossed in something else like taking a shower. Part of our mind is quietly working away in the background, working on the task given, waiting to receive. However, a channeller can call on such thoughts at will.
• You can deliberately tune in to the source of your information. You may have been doing this since you were a child. Some invent imaginary friends to rationalize the spiritual communication or to make it less scary.
• You are a creative channel. Messages come through via your art, music, sculpture, or writing. You feel part of the creative process, but you are not entirely in charge of it. It is as if someone is guiding you, choosing the colors, the tools, the words. When you later view your creation, you hardly recognize it as yours.
• Your daydreams are vivid and meaningful. When you come out of a daydream, you know something you didn’t know before. It might be the answer to a question you’ve had, a solution to a problem, or even a new perspective on spirituality, life, death, or eternity.
• You experience euphoria when your mind is quiet, as in meditation or contemplating nature. Your connection to source is strong and unbreakable. You feel whatever you need to know will come to you. And it does.

Developing your Channeling Abilities

It is possible to develop and expand your channeling skills:

1. Simply ask spirit (you can use whatever term works for you: God, angels, the universe…) to help you become aware of ‘tuning in’.

2. Deliberately raise your vibration by appreciation.

3. Keep a notebook with you at all times and jot down any thoughts that seem to come from spirit.

4. Meditate.

5. Join a channeling group.

6. Find a reputable teacher.

7. Read as much as you can about, and by, spiritual channelers. A classic is “Opening to Channel: How to Connect with Your Guides” by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer, who channel Orin and DaBen.

8. Talk aloud to your guides — best when no one is around.

9. Do some free-writing, i.e. don’t think about the words, just write and allow spirit to express through your hand onto the page.

Famous Spiritual Channels

Jane Roberts and Seth

Although channeling is as old as the human race, Jane Roberts was really the first of the modern channels. She brought forth Seth, another group of spirits, who coined the phrase, “You create your own reality.” Seth Center

“The imagination, backed by great expectations, can bring about almost any reality within the range of probabilities. ” ― Jane Roberts

Esther Hicks and Abraham

The most well-known channel is Esther Hicks, who channels a group of entities that collectively call themselves Abraham. Esther began receiving messages back in the 1980s when she and her late husband, Jerry, became interested in the Seth material and began a practice of meditation. Jerry was an enthusiastic questioner, and Esther was happy to allow Abraham to answer through her. Abraham-Hicks.

“Like the air you breathe, abundance in all things is available to you. Your life will simply be as good as you allow it to be.” Abraham

Helen Schucman

Helen Schucman was a clinical research scientist who channeled “A Course in Miracles.” She claimed that the philosophy and lessons within were given to her by Jesus. She says it started with a voice that said, “This is a course in miracles. Please take notes.” It took seven years for the transcript of ACIM to be completed. A Course in Miracles.

“I am never upset for the reason I think.” Lesson 5, A Course in Miracles.

Sanaya Roman, Duane Packer: Orin and DaBen

Sanaya Roman channels Orin, an individual spirit guide. He describes his guidance as “a path of self-realization” Roman says that she experiences Orin as “a being of great love, wisdom, and compassion.”

Duane Roman, who channels DaBen, is a clairvoyant, energy worker, and aura reader. He first became aware of DaBen while conducting healing sessions. He found that his hands were guided and performing movements and gestures that were unknown to him. OrinDaBen.

“Your guide is going to come through your personality and your voice, so he or she will feel a lot like you in the beginning.” Orin & DaBen

Elizabeth Gillette and Theo

Theo was the first introduction to channeling for Esther Hicks, who went on to channel Abraham. Elizabeth Gillette began her association with Theo, a group of 12 archangels, after a medical emergency in 1969 left her close to death. As she recovered, she began to receive increasing communication from Theo.

“When you ask for your angelic presence to assist you along your way we are standing ready.”– THEO

Lee Carroll and Kryon

Lee Carroll has channeled Kryon for many years. Kryon says that he “is a servant for humanity” and that his inter-dimensional angelic counterpart, whom he works with, is Metatron. Kryon.com.

“LOVE is the most powerful force in the entire Universe. It is the glue that will bond our belief together, instead of the doctrine that does it for the other systems. Love is not being recognized for its power, and it is not being used by us correctly.” ― Lee Carroll (Kryon)

J Z Knight and Ramtha

Judy Zebra Knight has been channeling the entity Ramtha since 1969. They now run an online and physical academy where Ramtha shares his teachings. Ramtha.

“What is the job of the Master Teacher? To give extraordinary knowledge, enough to make the human mind query questions that are no longer mundane but venture into the outrageous and the unfathomable, because when asking such questions, we awaken the Spirit and we awaken the true spiritual nature of ourself (sic).” Ramtha

Originally published by the author at Psychic Elements.