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A Channeling Handbook
Written for channels and those who would like to improve their channeling. Topics is channeling?-Why channel?-Psychic greetings/attacks-Temptations and the ethics of channeling-Channeling and Christianity"This handbook could not be more timely or useful. This is a wise, loving and 'must' reading for anyone."-Tam Mossman, Editor of Metapsychology, The Journal of Discarnate Intelligence
126 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1987
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May 23, 2024
A BOOK EXPLAINING THE ‘WHYS’ OF CHANNELING
Author Carla L. Rueckert wrote in the Preface to this 1987 book, “Although the art and practice of channeling is at least as ancient as written history, and although a scholarly work of research comparing and contrasting various kinds of channeling throughout history would undoubtedly be fascinating, this volume is in no way intended as such a work. It is, rather, a workbook for the practicing channel, or for one who is contemplating the attempt to learn how to produce channeled material. It is my response to the veritable explosion of new channels, and especially to the many new-age weekends which teach the mechanics of channeling, which are very easy to master, but which do not give students a firm metaphysical basis for the appropriate use of this gift. I became a channel in 1974 and have pursued that gift to this day. I have taught students the mechanics of channeling, but… it has always been my intention to make available not only the how-to’s of being an instrument but the whys.”
She wrote in the first chapter, “Channeling is the reproduction by words or sounds or concepts not generated within one’s own conscious mind but transmitted from the subconscious mind or through the subconscious mind into to conscious mind from an impersonal or nonpersonal entity or principle.” (Pg. 1)
She states, “each body of channeled information usually contains some concepts peculiar, often in direct contradiction to other bodies of channeled material. Not only is the amount of this information staggering, but also enormously confusing, if one attempts to make every fact of even two instruments’ channeled material fit into any kind of congruency.” (Pg. 5)
She recounts, “I come to channeling from the mystical Christian tradition. I was born a mystic and very probably had the gift of faith at birth. Consequently, my motivation for channeling was to be of service to others… Christian or not, mystics are convinced that we have some work to do in this lifetime; some feel that they came to Earth to accomplish some mission.” (Pg. 7)
She suggests, “My opinion is that about one quarter of most good channeling is contributed by the channel, both the channel’s words and experiences. This may be an incorrect view; however, the great bulk of channeled information is produced by those in a light trance, or at least those not asleep, and it seems to me that as it is impossible to eliminate the personal factor from channeling, it surely would be considered desirable by both the instrument and the one who offers the channeled material to the instrument to have a disciplined and predictable share, obviously in the minority, but not insignificant, in the material.” (Pg. 23)
She advises, “NEVER WORK ON CHANNELLING BY YOURSELF. Try to make your mistakes in the company of fellow meditators, at least one of which is an experienced channel who feels responsible to you. It’s a crowded universe, and the new channel may well not have tuning of the challenging of spirits well learned. You do not really want to tangle with a difficult contact by yourself at first. Things can happen and have happened in the past which caused the hapless channel considerable grief… another possibility [is] being repeatedly troubled by a negative entity who, having discovered you, has no desire to stay away.” (Pg. 45)
She acknowledges, “It is a temptation so stay with one of the great misconceptions of every new channel, and that it is not really happening. The activity of telepathic reception has been studied, and one day will be documented, I am sure. But for now, our instrumentation is not enough sophisticated for the reliable documentation of this activity. When you begin to channel, it is inevitable that you will think that you are the author of everything that you say, that there is a great conspiracy of people who are pretending that channeling is real, when, of course, it isn’t real. As each new channel gains experience, the subjective case for the source of information as being outside of the waking consciousness gets more and more persuasive until finally the channel no longer has very many qualms about working in any situation where the atmosphere and environmental seem conducive to a peaceful session.” (Pg. 52)
She asserts, “Money will come to you in the course of your channeling, whether you ask for it or not, if your work has a stable basis of preparation and dedication, and especially if you have made any of your information public. In the Holy Bible, love of money is considered quite nefarious; about money itself, that particular holy work seems to conclude little, except that one should have a sense of stewardship towards the money one does make. It is not unethical, in my opinion, to charge money for serving as an instrument.” (Pg. 65)
She admits, “There are metaphysical points to be made here in favor of not charging. There is a kind of law concerning giving which suggests that charging a certain amount of money for service limits the amount which people can feel free to donate…. On the other hand, several excellent channels have advised me that I am naïve to think that many will listen carefully to me unless I charge enough to get their respect and attention. The argument posits that a student’s potential for learning and transformation rises in direct proportion to the size of the fee for your teaching and the sacrifice involved in saving it. It also assumes that what is offered to the student is worth its price. These are considerations, and I hope you will think them through…” (Pg. 66)
She explains her personal beliefs: “I believe in the Christhood of Jesus of Nazareth. His achievement was to live up to his potential and to share it with others, He became part of the consciousness of the Creator of us all… His consciousness was truly Christed… Unlike the conservative Christian whose cry is ‘You can only serve one Lord,’ my assumption is that no matter what I do I am serving one Lord. I accept Jesus Christ as my personal saviour. I perceive the consciousness of Christ as being the articulated consciousness of Love… [We] move onward from being redeemed from our humanity to redeeming any experience that we meet by our own ability to love and the channel the Creator’s love.” (Pg. 93-94)
She continues, “I am a member of the Episcopal Church… It has proven to be an extremely helpful way for me to worship because the Anglican Church, historically, fairly bristles with mystics and heterodox members. Its rituals are deeply and rigorously beautiful and magical, yet it is something of an intellectuals’ church… Every priest I have had since I began my study of mediation and channeling in 1962 has been immediately or eventually supportive and helpful to me.” (Pg. 96-97)
She also admits, “There is a fairly surrealistic tone to submitting a copyright to one’s government which explains that a book has been written by a discarnate and unborn entity which does not live in the United States, which has done the work ‘for hire’!” (Pg. 114)
This book will interest those studying channeling.
Author Carla L. Rueckert wrote in the Preface to this 1987 book, “Although the art and practice of channeling is at least as ancient as written history, and although a scholarly work of research comparing and contrasting various kinds of channeling throughout history would undoubtedly be fascinating, this volume is in no way intended as such a work. It is, rather, a workbook for the practicing channel, or for one who is contemplating the attempt to learn how to produce channeled material. It is my response to the veritable explosion of new channels, and especially to the many new-age weekends which teach the mechanics of channeling, which are very easy to master, but which do not give students a firm metaphysical basis for the appropriate use of this gift. I became a channel in 1974 and have pursued that gift to this day. I have taught students the mechanics of channeling, but… it has always been my intention to make available not only the how-to’s of being an instrument but the whys.”
She wrote in the first chapter, “Channeling is the reproduction by words or sounds or concepts not generated within one’s own conscious mind but transmitted from the subconscious mind or through the subconscious mind into to conscious mind from an impersonal or nonpersonal entity or principle.” (Pg. 1)
She states, “each body of channeled information usually contains some concepts peculiar, often in direct contradiction to other bodies of channeled material. Not only is the amount of this information staggering, but also enormously confusing, if one attempts to make every fact of even two instruments’ channeled material fit into any kind of congruency.” (Pg. 5)
She recounts, “I come to channeling from the mystical Christian tradition. I was born a mystic and very probably had the gift of faith at birth. Consequently, my motivation for channeling was to be of service to others… Christian or not, mystics are convinced that we have some work to do in this lifetime; some feel that they came to Earth to accomplish some mission.” (Pg. 7)
She suggests, “My opinion is that about one quarter of most good channeling is contributed by the channel, both the channel’s words and experiences. This may be an incorrect view; however, the great bulk of channeled information is produced by those in a light trance, or at least those not asleep, and it seems to me that as it is impossible to eliminate the personal factor from channeling, it surely would be considered desirable by both the instrument and the one who offers the channeled material to the instrument to have a disciplined and predictable share, obviously in the minority, but not insignificant, in the material.” (Pg. 23)
She advises, “NEVER WORK ON CHANNELLING BY YOURSELF. Try to make your mistakes in the company of fellow meditators, at least one of which is an experienced channel who feels responsible to you. It’s a crowded universe, and the new channel may well not have tuning of the challenging of spirits well learned. You do not really want to tangle with a difficult contact by yourself at first. Things can happen and have happened in the past which caused the hapless channel considerable grief… another possibility [is] being repeatedly troubled by a negative entity who, having discovered you, has no desire to stay away.” (Pg. 45)
She acknowledges, “It is a temptation so stay with one of the great misconceptions of every new channel, and that it is not really happening. The activity of telepathic reception has been studied, and one day will be documented, I am sure. But for now, our instrumentation is not enough sophisticated for the reliable documentation of this activity. When you begin to channel, it is inevitable that you will think that you are the author of everything that you say, that there is a great conspiracy of people who are pretending that channeling is real, when, of course, it isn’t real. As each new channel gains experience, the subjective case for the source of information as being outside of the waking consciousness gets more and more persuasive until finally the channel no longer has very many qualms about working in any situation where the atmosphere and environmental seem conducive to a peaceful session.” (Pg. 52)
She asserts, “Money will come to you in the course of your channeling, whether you ask for it or not, if your work has a stable basis of preparation and dedication, and especially if you have made any of your information public. In the Holy Bible, love of money is considered quite nefarious; about money itself, that particular holy work seems to conclude little, except that one should have a sense of stewardship towards the money one does make. It is not unethical, in my opinion, to charge money for serving as an instrument.” (Pg. 65)
She admits, “There are metaphysical points to be made here in favor of not charging. There is a kind of law concerning giving which suggests that charging a certain amount of money for service limits the amount which people can feel free to donate…. On the other hand, several excellent channels have advised me that I am naïve to think that many will listen carefully to me unless I charge enough to get their respect and attention. The argument posits that a student’s potential for learning and transformation rises in direct proportion to the size of the fee for your teaching and the sacrifice involved in saving it. It also assumes that what is offered to the student is worth its price. These are considerations, and I hope you will think them through…” (Pg. 66)
She explains her personal beliefs: “I believe in the Christhood of Jesus of Nazareth. His achievement was to live up to his potential and to share it with others, He became part of the consciousness of the Creator of us all… His consciousness was truly Christed… Unlike the conservative Christian whose cry is ‘You can only serve one Lord,’ my assumption is that no matter what I do I am serving one Lord. I accept Jesus Christ as my personal saviour. I perceive the consciousness of Christ as being the articulated consciousness of Love… [We] move onward from being redeemed from our humanity to redeeming any experience that we meet by our own ability to love and the channel the Creator’s love.” (Pg. 93-94)
She continues, “I am a member of the Episcopal Church… It has proven to be an extremely helpful way for me to worship because the Anglican Church, historically, fairly bristles with mystics and heterodox members. Its rituals are deeply and rigorously beautiful and magical, yet it is something of an intellectuals’ church… Every priest I have had since I began my study of mediation and channeling in 1962 has been immediately or eventually supportive and helpful to me.” (Pg. 96-97)
She also admits, “There is a fairly surrealistic tone to submitting a copyright to one’s government which explains that a book has been written by a discarnate and unborn entity which does not live in the United States, which has done the work ‘for hire’!” (Pg. 114)
This book will interest those studying channeling.
January 29, 2024
No hands-on information on how to start channeling. Only how to "manage" (spiritually and financially) for who already knows
January 21, 2025
It was a good book explaining that the main form of tuning is leading a holy life, so can have contact with the highest sources of information available.
September 16, 2013
I found this book very interesting & a good read. Anyone interested in channeling will most likely enjoy reading this book.
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