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Channeling (mediumistic)
According to Webster's Dictionary: the practice of professedly entering a [[meditation|meditative]] or [[trance|trancelike]] state in order to convey messages from a spiritual guide.

In the [[New Age]] movement, '''channeling''' is the claimed receipt of [[information]] or commands by a person functioning as a [[medium (spirituality)|medium]] or '''channel''' for an unknown or divine source, much as a radio receives a signal from a transmitter. Although the term was coined in the [[20th century]], the concept is quite old and widespread.

Channeling often means [[spiritual possession]], where a [[spiritual being]] takes control of the receiving person's body.  This mode is central to [[Spiritualism|Spiritualist]] religions, such as [[Kardecism]]. It may also refer to other [[psychic phenomena]] where the patient loses only part of his control on his body, as in certain forms of [[dowsing]], or merely acquires new information or ability, as in [[clairvoyance]] and [[telepathy]].

==Notable examples==
Books and texts which allegedly resulted from channeling include:
*''[[The Book of the Law]]''
*''[[Conversations With God|Conversations with God]]''
*''[[The Indigo Children]]''
*''[[Oahspe]]''
*The ''[[Qur'an]]''
*[[Seth Jane Roberts|Seth (via Jane Roberts)]]
*''[[Toward the Light]]''
*''[[Urantia|The Urantia Book]]''
* [http://www.MichaelTeachings.com Michael Teachings]

[[Brazil]]ian [[psychic surgery|psychic surgeon]]s, such as [[José Arigó]], claim to work as channels for deceased surgeons.

==Channeling in fiction==
In [[fantasy]] [[literature]], the term '''channeling''' is sometimes used in other ways, particularly to describe a person's ability to draw on some form of [[magic|magical]] power. For example, the [[The Wheel of Time|Wheel of Time]] series uses the term extensively (although it is by no means the only work to do so).

==Reference ==
* Klimo, John (1987). ''Channeling: Investigations on Receiving Information from Paranormal Sources''. St. Martins Press. ISBN 0874774314.

==External links==
*[http://www.spiritual.com.au/channeled.html Articles and information on channeling]
* [http://swami-center.org/en/chpt/heart/page_8.shtml About Communication with Divine Teachers]
* [http://www.michaelteachings.com Michael Teachings: A Michael Teachings Online Community & Resource]
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[[Category:New religious movements]]
[[Category:Occult]]⏎
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