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In [[spirituality]], channelling (Brit.) or [[Channel|channeling]] (Am.) is the belief that [[communication]] of [[information]] occurs by or through a [[person]] (the channel or medium), from a spirit or other paranormal entity outside the mind (or self) of the channel. Channeling is part of the belief systems and rituals of religions, such as Candomblé, Voodoo, Kardecism, and Umbanda.

In [[spirituality]], channelling (Brit.) or [[Channel|channeling]] (Am.) is the belief that [[communication]] of [[information]] occurs by or through a [[person]] (the channel or medium), from a spirit or other paranormal entity outside the mind (or self) of the channel. Channeling is part of the belief systems and rituals of religions, such as Candomblé, Voodoo, Kardecism, and Umbanda.

"Mediumship" denotes the ability of a person (the medium) to experience what they or others believe is contact with spirits of the dead, angels, demons or other immaterial entities. The role of the medium is to attempt to facilitate communication with spirits who have messages to share with non-mediums.

"Mediumship" denotes the ability of a person (the medium) to experience what they or others believe is contact with spirits of the dead, angels, demons or other immaterial entities. The role of the medium is to attempt to facilitate communication with spirits who have messages to share with non-mediums.

 

Mediums claim the abilities to listen to and relate conversations with spirit voices; go into a trance and speak without knowledge of what is being said; allow a spirit to control their body and speak through it; relay messages from the spirits to those who wish to contact them with the help of a physical tool, such as a writing instrument.

Mediums claim the abilities to listen to and relate conversations with spirit voices; go into a trance and speak without knowledge of what is being said; allow a spirit to control their body and speak through it; relay messages from the spirits to those who wish to contact them with the help of a physical tool, such as a writing instrument.

Mediumship is also part of the belief system of some New Age groups. In this context, and under the name channelling, it refers to a medium who claims to receive messages from a "teaching-spirit". In some cultures, mediums (or the spirits they claim are working with them) claim to be able to produce physical paranormal phenomena such as materialisations of spirits, apports of objects, or levitation.[2][3]

Mediumship is also part of the belief system of some New Age groups. In this context, and under the name channelling, it refers to a medium who claims to receive messages from a "teaching-spirit". In some cultures, mediums (or the spirits they claim are working with them) claim to be able to produce physical paranormal phenomena such as materialisations of spirits, apports of objects, or levitation.[2][3]

==History==

==History==

Attempts to communicate with the dead and other spirits have been documented back to early human history. One of the most well-known is the story [[Witch of Endor]], who was said to have raised the spirit of the deceased [[prophet Samuel]] to allow the Hebrew king Saul to question his former mentor about an upcoming battle, as related in the First book of Samuel in the Jewish Tanakh (the [[Old Testament]]).

Attempts to communicate with the dead and other spirits have been documented back to early human history. One of the most well-known is the story [[Witch of Endor]], who was said to have raised the spirit of the deceased [[prophet Samuel]] to allow the Hebrew king Saul to question his former mentor about an upcoming battle, as related in the First book of Samuel in the Jewish Tanakh (the [[Old Testament]]).

In Spiritualism, [[psychic]] [[senses]] used by mental mediums are sometimes defined differently than in other [[paranormal]] fields. The term clairvoyance, for instance, may be used by Spiritualists to include seeing spirits and visions instilled by spirits, whereas the Parapsychological Association defines "clairvoyance" as information derived directly from an external [[physical]] source.[14]

In Spiritualism, [[psychic]] [[senses]] used by mental mediums are sometimes defined differently than in other [[paranormal]] fields. The term clairvoyance, for instance, may be used by Spiritualists to include seeing spirits and visions instilled by spirits, whereas the Parapsychological Association defines "clairvoyance" as information derived directly from an external [[physical]] source.[14]

*'''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyance Clairvoyance]''' or "Clear Seeing", is the ability to see anything which is not physically present, such as objects, animals or people. This sight occurs "in the mind’s eye", and some mediums say that this is their normal vision state. Others say that they must train their minds with such practices as meditation in order to achieve this ability, and that assistance from spiritual helpers is often necessary. Some clairvoyant mediums can see a spirit as though the spirit has a physical body. They see the bodily form as if it were physically present. Other mediums see the spirit in their mind's eye, or it appears as a movie or a television programme or a still picture like a photograph in their mind.

*'''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyance Clairvoyance]''' or "Clear Seeing", is the ability to see anything which is not physically present, such as objects, animals or people. This sight occurs "in the mind’s eye", and some mediums say that this is their normal vision state. Others say that they must train their minds with such practices as meditation in order to achieve this ability, and that assistance from spiritual helpers is often necessary. Some clairvoyant mediums can see a spirit as though the spirit has a physical body. They see the bodily form as if it were physically present. Other mediums see the spirit in their mind's eye, or it appears as a movie or a television programme or a still picture like a photograph in their mind.

*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairaudience Clairaudience]''' or "Clear Hearing", is usually defined as the ability to hear the voices or thoughts of spirits. Some Mediums hear as though they are listening to a person talking to them on the outside of their head, as though the Spirit is next to or near to the medium, and other mediums hear the voices in their minds as a verbal thought.

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairaudience Clairaudience]''' or "Clear Hearing", is usually defined as the ability to hear the voices or thoughts of spirits. Some Mediums hear as though they are listening to a person talking to them on the outside of their head, as though the Spirit is next to or near to the medium, and other mediums hear the voices in their minds as a verbal thought.

*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairsentience Clairsentience]''' or "Clear Sensing", is the ability to have an impression of what a spirit wants to communicate, or to feel sensations instilled by a spirit.

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairsentience Clairsentience]''' or "Clear Sensing", is the ability to have an impression of what a spirit wants to communicate, or to feel sensations instilled by a spirit.

*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyance Clairsentinence]''' or "Clear Feeling" is a condition in which the medium takes on the ailments of a spirit, feeling the same physical problem the spirit person before they died.

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyance Clairsentinence]''' or "Clear Feeling" is a condition in which the medium takes on the ailments of a spirit, feeling the same physical problem the spirit person before they died.

*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairalience Clairalience]''' or "Clear Smelling" is the ability to smell a spirit. For example, a medium may smell the pipe tobacco of a person who smoked during life.

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairalience Clairalience]''' or "Clear Smelling" is the ability to smell a spirit. For example, a medium may smell the pipe tobacco of a person who smoked during life.

*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairgustance Clairgustance]''' or "Clear Tasting" is the ability to receive taste impressions from a spirit.

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairgustance Clairgustance]''' or "Clear Tasting" is the ability to receive taste impressions from a spirit.

*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claircognizance Claircognizance]''' or "Clear Knowing", is the ability to know something without receiving it through normal or psychic senses. It is a feeling of "just knowing". Often, a medium will claim to have the feeling that a message or situation is "right" or "wrong."

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claircognizance Claircognizance]''' or "Clear Knowing", is the ability to know something without receiving it through normal or psychic senses. It is a feeling of "just knowing". Often, a medium will claim to have the feeling that a message or situation is "right" or "wrong."

==Quote==

==Quote==

Under no circumstances should the trancelike state of visionary consciousness be cultivated as a religious experience.[http://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper100.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper100.html&line=101#mfs]

Under no circumstances should the trancelike state of visionary consciousness be cultivated as a religious experience.[https://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper100.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper100.html&line=101#mfs]

# Journal of the Society for Psychical Research January, 2001 - Vol. 65.1, Num. 862

# Journal of the Society for Psychical Research January, 2001 - Vol. 65.1, Num. 862

# David Fontana (2005): Is there an afterlife, p. 324-351. See also www.thescoleexperiment.com

# David Fontana (2005): Is there an afterlife, p. 324-351. See also www.thescoleexperiment.com

# The VERITAS Research Program of the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona

# The VERITAS Research Program of the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona

# http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2893543/detail.html

# https://www.newsnet5.com/news/2893543/detail.html

# The Truth about Medium by Gary E. Schwartz, Ph. D., with William L. Simon, Hampton Books, 2005, page 119

# The Truth about Medium by Gary E. Schwartz, Ph. D., with William L. Simon, Hampton Books, 2005, page 119

# spiritualism (religion) :: History - Britannica Online Encyclopedia

# spiritualism (religion) :: History - Britannica Online Encyclopedia