Often I am asked what the difference is between Mediumship and Channeling.

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 Most mediumship readings do not generally communicate wisdom from spiritual masters or advanced spirits from the realm of Spirit. A sitting with a Medium will be direct messages coming from a deceased person whom the sitter (the person requesting the reading) will recognize. Channeling, on the other hand, usually does bring forth wise and sensible messages from higher-plane entities. Channeled readings can stimulate a new level of soul growth and illumination. On occasions when our spirit-guides offer advice through a medium, most readings focus on communication from our deceased loved-ones. If you watch well known mediums on television, what you will witness are clear-cut messages from deceased loved-ones that supply confirmation of an afterlife—not messages conveying universal wisdom. Each gifted ability—mediumship and channeling—have their purpose and unique benefits. Neither is more important or impressive than the other. A reading with a psychic medium provides us with invaluable evidence that we survive death, that our deceased loved-ones still exist in the astral realms, and that our loved-ones in spirit are still love us and are watching over us from the other side.

Channeling requires a great deal of trust between the channel instrument and the Master Guide. Understand that authentic channels do not allow just any being to enter their body. Most establish a rapport with one special being, or at the most a few, who are given special permission to enter their body. The information channeled is positive in nature and is for the benefit of all. Until we have a “knowing” that this is true, we cannot fully gain from the channeled messages of advanced spiritual beings. Skepticism, however, minimal, will impede us from the full benefit of it and should be overcome. But once we have that special knowing, channeling can help us reach a new level of enlightenment. 

On a further note, if either a mediumistic message or channeled message is given that does not vibrate in a positive manner with the receiver; it should be noted but examined. I tell my students, do not take any action unless they are sure on an intuitive level that this message, however enlightened, is the right message or action for them at the time. Discernment is most imperative in any contact with the higher realms. 

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