| The channeled state is really a trance state. The | | | | "sees". |
| trance state happens to us all the time. It is a normal | | | | Sometimes people channel in ways that are unusual. |
| part of our mind's function. If you have ever had a | | | | For example, one may receive information through |
| trying day at work and left work with your mind racing | | | | "automatic writing". This is when the person who is |
| and suddenly found yourself at home, not | | | | channeling writes down what they hear, see or |
| remembering the trip there, you were in a trance. | | | | feel-many times they are not even aware of writing |
| When you are really involved in watching a movie or | | | | until they come out of the trance. |
| reading a good book, you are in trance. When you are | | | | Some people who channel out loud do not remember |
| operating, even for a moment, in the realm of the sub | | | | what they have said while in the trance state. This |
| or super-conscious mind and not the thinking, conscious | | | | was the case with the famous "sleeping prophet" |
| mind you are in trance. | | | | Edgar Cayce. |
| When you go deeply within and quiet your conscious | | | | Edgar Cayce went into a deep trance that resembled |
| mind, you open up yourself to guidance from a higher | | | | sleep. While in this state, he was given information |
| realm. This higher realm may contain angels and | | | | from his spirit guides which he relayed out loud to the |
| archangels or spirit guides or light beings or beings | | | | people he was reading for. His readings were about |
| from other worlds. It also contains your higher self. | | | | many things but he became most famous for his |
| The higher realm of which I speak is found in all things. | | | | medical readings where he was able to diagnose and |
| There is a higher consciousness or vibration that | | | | prescribe treatment for many illnesses or injuries. All of |
| permeates all living things. It is the energy that created | | | | his readings were transcribed while he spoke and |
| our universe and each one of us. It is the One Source | | | | when he came out of trance, he did not remember |
| of all things; First Cause, The Great Spirit or God, if you | | | | what he had said. |
| like. Our superconscious mind is where we connect to | | | | His wonderful words, most especially his healing |
| this higher realm; to that which is One Source. | | | | information, lives on due to the secretary who |
| WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHANNEL? | | | | transcribed his readings and The Association for |
| When we are in this trance state and connected to | | | | Research and Enlightenment, the foundation that |
| this higher realm we can connect to other humans, to | | | | preserves the records and created a line of health |
| our animal friends or to those beings on a different | | | | products based on his readings. If you wish to find out |
| dimension like angels, spirit guides, those who have | | | | more about him, just "Google" Edgar Cayce and you |
| "crossed over" or beings from other worlds or | | | | will find many links to his work. |
| dimensions. We can receive information for our own | | | | When you begin to channel, you may feel different |
| life or we can receive information to share with others. | | | | sensations in your body. Very often there is a surge of |
| People receive this information in different ways. | | | | energy that occurs when you make contact with a |
| There are those of us who are more visual in nature | | | | guide. The more you channel and contact different |
| and receive images or pictures. Others may hear | | | | guides and angels, the more you will be able to identify |
| something first or feel something or just may "know" | | | | who you are in contact with just by the "feeling" you |
| something. | | | | get. Each one has their own energy imprint which you |
| Do not discount the way in which you receive your | | | | will be able to identify as you channel them more. |
| information. You may hear a lot of people in the | | | | As I said before, the channeled state is a natural part |
| spiritual or New Age community saying to "visualize" | | | | of your mind and quite easy to master. Deep breathing |
| something. Not everyone can visualize; never think that | | | | can bring about the relaxation necessary to achieve |
| the information you receive through hearing or feeling | | | | the trance state. |
| is any less important or valid than that which someone | | | | Next: How Do I Channel? |