Channeling
September 12th, 2007 by John Wolfe
I wanted to introduce the concept of channeling prior to diving into a future post about one of my favorite authors who has extensively honed this ability. Channeling is usually defined as the process of speaking for a spirit guide, source awareness, entity, or group consciousness that has an expanded perspective upon life and our reason for being. I prefer to look at it as connecting with an aspect of ourselves, which transcends time and space, reminding us of who we are and the capabilities we possess.
There are many different explanations for this process; however it’s not as rare or strange as many make it out to be. In fact, each one of us is an open channel when we are consumed with something which elicits our total focus, energy, passion and enjoyment. We simply express the channeled message through our actions and creations instead of through verbalized teachings.
Channeling primarily involves an expanded state of consciousness. Anytime we can achieve an allowing, relaxed state (be it active or passive) by releasing fear, worry, and anxiety- we are expanding our consciousness and channeling a “purer” aspect of ourselves. As our consciousness expands and our vibrational/emotional resonance lifts, we experience amazing moments of clarity, productivity and creative inspiration. This is the same type of experience that athletes often refer to as being in the zone. We each have the ability to access the channeled zone; it’s not reserved for athletes, psychics, or those that appear to be more clairvoyant than the rest of us.
I believe the two keys (along with the willingness) to channel, either verbally or otherwise, reside in creativity and automation. Creatively expressing ourselves can take on any form that stirs us deep inside, it doesn’t have to be the more traditional pursuits of art or music. Once we find an outlet that’s capable of stimulating us, the next step is allowing it to flow in a manner that feels automatic, minus self judgment and critique. The more automatic and spontaneous our actions become, we can rest assured that our minds are free of the typical clutter and doubt that is responsible for suppressing our talents and abilities.
When our creative actions feel like they effortlessly occur, minus struggle, we are opening the channels to our own higher awareness. We have all experienced this at different points in our lives. These moments are almost always categorized by being so completely engrossed and consumed by the object of our attention, the entire world comes to a stand still and everything else ceases to exist. Many call these peak experiences. These are the instances in which our greatest ideas and creations spring forth.
I feel human creativity is linked to original creation. It’s one in the same. As we create, we are in touch with the source of our life force and the source of energy which brought forth this entire Universe. However, the objects we create are not nearly as important as the experiences and the thrill we encounter while the creative juices are flowing.
Individuals that verbally channel teachings are doing exactly the same thing. They are zeroing in on experiences that stimulate them and stir up their creative passion. When they verbally channel, they are in such an amazing automatic state that everything flows smoothly from a place of all knowing. The awareness they share, no matter where it is said to come from, is an awareness we all have.
The only reason verbal channeling seems rare is because those that do it have practiced releasing tension, struggle, and unwanted negative thoughts from the majority of their life experiences. Along with living in a more conscious in-the-moment manner, they’ve also consistently practiced disciplines like meditation or other pursuits, which have continued freeing their minds.
The rest of us catch glimpses of ourselves being in the channeled zone sporadically because we have not consciously pieced together the how’s and why’s our greatest moments of creativity occur. We often feel that we fall into them by accident. But channeling, whether verbally or otherwise, is just like anything else- there are no accidents- it’s all intentional on our part.
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