Psychic Development

So many definitions of channelling and mediumship exist in publications, news media and workshops. Most focus on the appearance of an "outside" entity speaking through the human host. Such a limited definition frightens and excludes many people.

One of the greatest things that you can do -- and that you all will do in this lifetime -- is allow your Higher Self and Soul to come through you and express itself.

How can we become conscious of our channelling?" Channelling is not necessarily what you think it is. Millions of people around this planet channel without knowing they channel, they take it for granted. They do not know where their creative ideas originate, from where their love originates, where their magic and wonder originates. They do not know how their physical bodies are formed. This is all channelled energy! If you exist here, on this Earth, as a physical being, you have the capacity and the skill to translate spiritual energy into physical matter - to channel. You channel all that you create. All your life.

What Is Channelling? 

Channelling is a means of communicating with any consciousness that is not in human form by allowing that consciousness to express itself through the channel.

Most commonly, the term channelling refers to communication with spirit guides, who are astral, and with high-plane teachers, such as Archangel Michael, who are on planes above the astral. Although the universe contains an infinite variety of consciousness that could theoretically be channelled, in practice channels usually tune in to that with which they have a meaningful connection and which is well-suited to the channelling process.

The most common form of communication with non-physical consciousness is with people who have passed on, that is usually referred to as "mediumship" rather than channelling. Although there is overlap, channelling usually refers to accessing higher knowledge in order to support spiritual growth and to gain greater clarity about one's life.

 
Some people channel or at least "tune in" to higher sources without being aware of it. They assume that the thoughts they are having are their own when that is not totally the case. This can account for several people coming up with a similar invention or song, for instance, at the same time--a higher-plane source is trying to get his idea to the physical plane and works with several people simultaneously, perhaps hoping that at least one of them will make it available to others. Not all inspiration comes from channelling, since we are each creative beings in our own right, but most creation involves some kind of collaboration. We receive more help than we realise.
 

Who Can Channel?

Channelling is similar to playing piano: almost anyone who applies himself can probably learn to do it, at least a little, and even a casual study of it can be enriching. However, learning to do it well requires a lot of energy and commitment, and obviously, it comes more easily to some people than to others. Furthering our skills in this lifetime, whatever they are, can lead to being born with more "talent" in those areas in future lifetimes.

We plan each lifetime before it begins. If we desire to channel during that lifetime, we usually make agreements to do so with the particular source(s) we wish to channel, and plan the timing and the form of the channelling we will do so that it supports our life task. Not every-one who channels planned to do so before their lifetime began, but someone is not likely to be motivated to invest the energy to learn to channel well unless channelling fits somehow in his life plan. If channelling is part of someone's life plan, much preparation may occur on both conscious and unconscious levels during the channel's lifetime before they begin to channel.

The key for those learning to channel is simply to practice a lot, taking everything they get with a grain of salt without worrying too much about accuracy. It's like sketching in an art class, not being concerned about a final product at that stage.

Predictions

Some psychics and channelled sources are adept at picking up probabilities based on where things are heading, but since each individual has free will--probabilities are constantly shifting as we make choices--nobody knows for sure. Even when certain changes are more or less inevitable, the form they take and the way people react to them are not. Timing is especially difficult to predict, and even when different channels and psychics agree in their predictions about specific events, the dates often vary.

What Is Mediumship?

Mediumship can be defined as follows: The process whereby a human instrument, known as a MEDIUM communicates with the departed.

When people think of Mediums they usually visualise people wearing long flowing gowns in a séance, sitting around a table holding hands with the people they are doing a reading. 

Mediums are just ordinary people who usually have everyday jobs and families.  A Medium is just a link between this world and the spirit world, and everybody alive has Mediumistic capabilities of some kind.
 

What is a medium and who can be one? These are very good questions and the answers are not widely accepted. We have been taught for years this aspect of life was not considered to be in any way part of the works of God, but instead they are the works of the Devil. A very interesting concept considering we have been told in the Christian Bible in 1Corinthians we all have "Gifts of the Spirit" that have been given to us by the one God and all of our gifts are different, but still from the one God. Being a medium and doing mediumship is just one of those gifts.

So, what is mediumship? It is the process of communication with the dead. Raising our earthly vibrations to match those of spirit so communication is possible and if need be, using tools as a guide to help us along. Therefore a medium is a person who is a go between, an intermediary, a link between the living and Spirit. A medium is a person who can receive and give messages from Spirit to help guide those in need, be it from one of our Guides, from a loved one, or a friend who has made the transition to Spirit World.

Anyone (including you) can become a medium with the proper understanding as to what is happening and how to interpret the messages they are getting.