What
Is Mediumship/Channeling?
Mediumship
can be defined as follows: The process whereby a human instrument,
known as a MEDIUM or CHANNEL, is used by one or more discarnate,
spirit personalities for the purpose of:
- Presenting
information, verifiable or otherwise.
- Causing
so-called paranormal activities to occur.
- Channeling
forth certain types of energies.
- Manifesting
themselves for objective examination and/or identification.
From this definition,
we see the following:
- Mediumship
involves a cooperating effort between a person on the Earth
plane (the medium or channel) and a person in Spirit (the communicator).
- There are
several objectives behind the manifestation of mediumship.
In addition
to this, we see that mediumship is used by those in Spirit for the
following purposes:
- To present
information, which may or may not be verifiable.
- To cause
certain types of paranormal activities to occur.
- To channel
forth certain types of energies.
- To manifest
themselves materially.
Therefore,
mediumship involves the cooperation between at least two individuals:
- An Earth-plane
channel or medium
- A spirit
communicator or operator.
You will note
that we distinguish between a spirit communicator and a spirit operator.
If you look
at what has been said, thus far, concerning mediumship, you will
see that two distinct types of phenomena can occur through mediums:
- Communication
- Manipulation
of energies and energy systems.
A spirit who
uses a medium for the purpose of communication, either verbally
or visually, is known as a spirit communicator. A spirit who uses
a medium for the intent of working with and/or manipulating energies
or energy systems is called a spirit operator. This distinction
is very general, and it should be noted that a spirit operator can,
and often does, communicate.
Thus, mediumship
can be distinguished as two basic types:
- Mental
Mediumship
- Physical
Mediumship
Mental mediumship
involves the relating of information, through communication, via
the varied aspects of thought transference, or mental telepathy.
Mental telepathy is the relaying of information via thought, without
using any of the five physical senses. Mental mediumship takes place
within the consciousness of the medium. The results are expressed
verbally and must pass through the medium's mouth. Because of its
telepathic nature, mental mediumship is sometimes referred to as
telepathic mediumship.
In a demonstration
of mental mediumship, it is the medium who hears, sees, and feels
what the spirit communicators are relating. Furthermore, it is the
medium's function to relate the information, with minimum personal
influence and prejudice, to the recipient of the message, also known
as the sitter. The medium receives this information under various
states of control.
Physical mediumship
involves the manipulation and transformation of physical systems
and energies. The spirit operators, in this case, are causing something
to happen upon the Earth plane. What it is that actually happens
varies with the style of mediumship involved, but the results can
be seen and heard by others.
Here are a
few helpful hints on how to go about starting
a circle for development. A excellent suggestion would be to order
our study guide on mediumship.
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