Channelling (mediumistic)
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In spirituality
, channelling (British English
) or channeling (American English
) is the belief that communication of information
occurs by or through a person (the channel or medium
), from a deity
, spirit
or other paranormal
entity outside the mind
(or self) of the channel. Channeling is also part of the belief systems of some religions, such as Candomblé
, Voodoo, Kardecism, and Umbanda
. This list contains notable channelled texts published first in the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. The criterion for inclusion is that the text either has a Wikipedia article, or is prominently mentioned in one.
, said to be speaking for "Seth".
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
, channelling (British English
British English
British English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...
) or channeling (American English
American English
American English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States....
) is the belief that communication of information
Information
Information in its most restricted technical sense is a message or collection of messages that consists of an ordered sequence of symbols, or it is the meaning that can be interpreted from such a message or collection of messages. Information can be recorded or transmitted. It can be recorded as...
occurs by or through a person (the channel or medium
Mediumship
Mediumship is described as a form of communication with spirits. It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo and Umbanda.- Concept :...
), from a deity
Deity
A deity is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....
, spirit
Spirit
The English word spirit has many differing meanings and connotations, most of them relating to a non-corporeal substance contrasted with the material body.The spirit of a living thing usually refers to or explains its consciousness.The notions of a person's "spirit" and "soul" often also overlap,...
or other paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
entity outside the mind
Mind
The concept of mind is understood in many different ways by many different traditions, ranging from panpsychism and animism to traditional and organized religious views, as well as secular and materialist philosophies. Most agree that minds are constituted by conscious experience and intelligent...
(or self) of the channel. Channeling is also part of the belief systems of some religions, such as Candomblé
Candomblé
Candomblé is an African-originated or Afro-Brazilian religion, practised chiefly in Brazil by the "povo de santo" . It originated in the cities of Salvador, the capital of Bahia and Cachoeira, at the time one of the main commercial crossroads for the distribution of products and slave trade to...
, Voodoo, Kardecism, and Umbanda
Umbanda
Umbanda is an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends African religions with Catholicism, Spiritism and Kardecism, and considerable indigenous lore....
. This list contains notable channelled texts published first in the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. The criterion for inclusion is that the text either has a Wikipedia article, or is prominently mentioned in one.
Books and channeled texts
- A Course In MiraclesA Course in MiraclesA Course in Miracles is a self-study curriculum that aims to assist its readers in achieving spiritual transformation. The book describes a non-dualistic philosophy of forgiveness and includes what are meant to be practical lessons and applications for the practice of forgiveness in one's daily life...
said to be from JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
, channeled by Helen SchucmanHelen SchucmanHelen Schucman was an American clinical and research psychologist from New York City. She was a professor of medical psychology at Columbia University in New York from 1958 until her retirement in 1976... - The Cosmic TraditionCosmic TraditionThe Cosmic Tradition is a series of six volumes, and also a cosmological doctrine, authored by Max and Alma Theon around the turn of the 20th century. The books, four volumes of which are available on-line in French, tell a creation myth and the early history of the world, in an elaborate...
of Max TheonMax TheonMax Théon perhaps born Louis-Maximilian Bimstein, was a Polish Jewish Kabbalist and Occultist. In London while still a young man, he inspired The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor in 1884, but seemed to have little to do with the day to day running of the organisation, or indeed its actual teachings...
and Alma TheonAlma TheonAlma Theon , born Mary Chrystine Woodroffe Ware , was an occultist and clairvoyant, and wife and co-worker of Max Theon.... - The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the ChristThe Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the ChristThe Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ is a book by Levi H. Dowling, first published in 1908. He said he had transcribed the text of the book from the Akashic records...
said to be transcribed from the Akashic RecordsAkashic RecordsThe akashic records is a term used in theosophy to describe a compendium of mystical knowledge encoded in a non-physical plane of existence. These records are described as containing all knowledge of human experience and the history of the cosmos...
by Levi H. DowlingLevi H. DowlingLevi H. Dowling was an American preacher. He was born in Bellville, Ohio. His father, of Scots and Welsh descent, was a pioneer preacher among the Disciples of Christ... - The Indigo Children said to be from Kryon, channeled by Lee CarrollLee CarrollLee Carroll is an American channeller, speaker and author.Originally an audio engineer, Carroll claims that he began to channel communication with an entity from a higher dimension called Kryon in 1989...
- Toward the LightToward the LightToward the Light was first published in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1920 by the Danish author Michael Agerskov. The content of the book is said to have been received through intuitive thought-inspiration from the transcendental world by Michael Agerskov's wife, Johanne Agerskov, who was an intermediary...
- The Book of the LawThe Book of the LawLiber AL vel Legis is the central sacred text of Thelema, written by Aleister Crowley in Cairo, Egypt in the year 1904. Its full title is Liber AL vel Legis, sub figura CCXX, as delivered by XCIII=418 to DCLXVI, and it is commonly referred to as The Book of the Law.Liber AL vel Legis contains three...
channeled by Aleister Crowley - OahspeOahspeOahspe: A New Bible is a book published in 1882, purporting to contain "new revelations" from "...the Embassadors of the angel hosts of heaven prepared and revealed unto man in the name of Jehovih..." It was written by an American dentist, John Ballou Newbrough , who reported it to have been...
channeled by John Newbrough - Works by Edgar CayceEdgar CayceEdgar Cayce was an American psychic who allegedly had the ability to give answers to questions on subjects such as healing or Atlantis while in a hypnotic trance...
- The Disappearance of the UniverseThe Disappearance of the UniverseThe Disappearance of the Universe is a book written by Gary Renard and originally published by Fearless Books , and later by Hay House ....
: recorded discussions said to be from two materialized beings, transcribed by Gary RenardGary RenardGary Renard is the author of the books The Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality , two works whose stated purpose is to reawaken interest in and clarify the core purpose of the 1976 classic spiritual text, A Course In Miracles .In The Disappearance of the Universe, Renard... - The Law of OneThe Law of OneThe Law of One is a series of five philosophical monographs written between 1982 and 1998 by L/L Research. The series presents commentary and transcripts of a dialogue between a "Questioner" and an extra-terrestrial being "Ra"...
said to be from "Ra" by Carla Rueckert - Conversations with GodConversations with GodConversations with God is a sequence of books written by Neale Donald Walsch, written as a dialogue in which Walsch asks questions and God answers...
said to be from GodGodGod is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
, channeled by Neale Donald WalschNeale Donald WalschNeale Donald Walsch , is an American author of the series Conversations with God. The nine books in the complete series are Conversations With God , Friendship with God, Communion with God, Conversations With God for Teens, The New Revelations, Tomorrow's God, and Home with God: In a Life That Never...
Seth material
A series of books attributable to Jane RobertsJane Roberts
Jane Roberts was an American author, poet, psychic and spirit medium, who said she had "channeled" a personality she called "Seth". Her publication of the Seth texts, known as the "Seth Material", established her as one of the preeminent figures in the world of paranormal phenomena...
, said to be speaking for "Seth".
- The Coming of Seth (1966) - Not a Seth book but contains Seth quotes.
- The Seth Material (1971) - Not a Seth book but contains many Seth quotes.
- Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul. (1972)
- The Nature of Personal Reality : Specific, Practical Techniques for Solving Everyday Problems and Enriching the Life You Know (1974)
- The "Unknown" Reality Vol 1. (1977) and Vol. 2 (1979)
- The Nature of the Psyche: Its Human Expression reprinted (1996)
- The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events: reprinted (1994)
- Dreams, 'Evolution', and Value Fulfillment (Volumes 1 & 2)
- Seth Dreams and Projections Of Consciousness
- The Magical Approach: Seth Speaks About the Art of Creative Living
- The Way Toward Health: A Seth Book
- The Personal Sessions: (Volumes 1-7) : (The Deleted Seth Material).
Entities and mediums
- Abraham (group of entities), channeled by Esther HicksEsther HicksEsther Hicks is an American inspirational speaker and best-selling author. She has co-authored nine books with her husband Jerry Hicks, presented workshops on the Law of Attraction and appeared in the first release of the film The Secret...
- Arten and Pursah, appear to Gary RenardGary RenardGary Renard is the author of the books The Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality , two works whose stated purpose is to reawaken interest in and clarify the core purpose of the 1976 classic spiritual text, A Course In Miracles .In The Disappearance of the Universe, Renard...
- BapDada (combined form of "God" and Lekhraj Kirpalani), channeled by BK Gulzar BKWSU
- JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
channeled by Helen SchucmanHelen SchucmanHelen Schucman was an American clinical and research psychologist from New York City. She was a professor of medical psychology at Columbia University in New York from 1958 until her retirement in 1976... - Kryon entity, channeled by Lee CarrollLee CarrollLee Carroll is an American channeller, speaker and author.Originally an audio engineer, Carroll claims that he began to channel communication with an entity from a higher dimension called Kryon in 1989...
- Michael (The Michael TeachingsThe Michael TeachingsThe Michael Teachings is a body of channeled New Age spiritual doctrine as articulated in Messages from Michael, published in 1979 by novelist Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, which was the first in a series of four books chronicling the three-decade-long conversation between a group of friends and a...
), written by Chelsea Quinn YarbroChelsea Quinn Yarbro-Biography:She was born in Berkeley, California. She attended Berkeley schools through high school followed by three years at San Francisco State College .In November 1969 she married Donald Simpson and divorced in February 1982... - Various psychic surgeonPsychic surgeryPsychic surgery is a procedure typically involving the supposed creation of an incision using only the bare hands, the supposed removal of pathological matter, and the seemingly spontaneous healing of the incision....
s, such as Zé Arigó, claim to work as channels for deceased surgeons. - OahspeOahspeOahspe: A New Bible is a book published in 1882, purporting to contain "new revelations" from "...the Embassadors of the angel hosts of heaven prepared and revealed unto man in the name of Jehovih..." It was written by an American dentist, John Ballou Newbrough , who reported it to have been...
, channeled entity - Pleiadeans entity, channeled by Barbara Marciniak
- Ramtha: Ascended Master, channeled by JZ KnightJZ KnightJudy Zebra Knight , usually known as JZ Knight, is an American mystic teacher and author...
, Ramtha claims to have coined the term channelingChannelingChanneling, or channelling, can refer toscience*Channelling , the process that constrains the path of a charged particle in a crystalline solid.*metabolite or substrate channeling in biochemistry and cell physiology.law...
in the late 70's. - Seth entity, channeled by Jane RobertsJane RobertsJane Roberts was an American author, poet, psychic and spirit medium, who said she had "channeled" a personality she called "Seth". Her publication of the Seth texts, known as the "Seth Material", established her as one of the preeminent figures in the world of paranormal phenomena...
- The GuideThe GuideThe Guide is a 1958 novel written in English by the Indian author R. K. Narayan. Like most of his works the novel is based in Malgudi, the fictional town in South India...
, channeled by Eva Pierrakos - GodGodGod is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
(Shiva Baba) said to be Supreme Soul, channelled by Lekhraj Kirpalani BKWSU - The Akashic RecordsAkashic RecordsThe akashic records is a term used in theosophy to describe a compendium of mystical knowledge encoded in a non-physical plane of existence. These records are described as containing all knowledge of human experience and the history of the cosmos...
or The Universal Mind, channeled by Edgar CayceEdgar CayceEdgar Cayce was an American psychic who allegedly had the ability to give answers to questions on subjects such as healing or Atlantis while in a hypnotic trance...
and by Levi H. DowlingLevi H. DowlingLevi H. Dowling was an American preacher. He was born in Bellville, Ohio. His father, of Scots and Welsh descent, was a pioneer preacher among the Disciples of Christ...