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replied, ''Well, my dear, we do our best . . ." Shiri emphasizes that ectoplasm, as well as physical mediums, are real indeed, if hard to find these days. She states, "One is never quite the same after attending one of these demonstrations." |
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Whether all séances are "real" or not, mediums and channelers certainly descend from a varied tradition of saints and scoundrels. Hildegaard de Bingen and Joan of Arc were probably channeling sacred messages as they led their personal and political battles. But they certainly had many less qualifiedand less scrupulouscounterparts who were metaphorically run out of town before they could make it into the history books. Doubtless a few swindlers continue to pretend to have better connections than they really do. For this reason, you are wise to doubt someone who claims to have all the answers. |
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One reason we keep stressing the importance of free will is so that you'll remember to use your own judgment. If you expect someone to give you all the answers about your life on a silver platter, your expectations are unrealistic, and if you pursue a channeler who will give you pat answers, you risk playing right into the hands of someone with dubious intentions. |
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In contrast to someone who gives you pat answers, a channeler who tells you what his impressions are and how he interprets those impressions is likely to be more realistic and thereby helpful. If you listen to his message and it makes some sense to you, andsooner or lateroffers useful insight, then you probably will feel comfortable with that channeler. If, over time, his messages do not become clearer for you, or do not seem to have your best interest at heart, take a hard look at what you're hoping to achieve by seeing that channeler. |
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What to Expect from a Channeler |
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As we mentioned, you can think of a channeler as a connection between the material and spirit worlds; a translator of the spirit language into the human lexicon. The original message may come in a clear, sequential order or it may come in abstract images. On her Web site (http://www.sonic.net/~marina/channel/whatchan.html), channeler Marina Michaels McInnis describes her impressions as a "thought ball, where concepts, thoughts, words, emotions, sensations, and images are all rolled up into a complexly interrelated whole, somewhat like a large ball of string . . . the task [is] to unravel that ball into a linear communication." |
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In order to be effective at sorting out this much information, and making some sense of it, a channeler needs to be flexible, intelligent, educated, curious, open-minded, imaginative, and even empathic. She (or he) needs to step outside herself and be |
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