This page sets out the method by which the members of our own circle learned to channel. It is simple, and it works for most people who give it a fair trial. Allow yourself three weeks of daily practice before you judge the result.
Before You Begin
Three things make channeling easier, and they are worth having in place first.
- Steadiness. Channel when you are rested and reasonably calm. Do not begin in the middle of a crisis, in grief so fresh that you cannot think, or under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicant.
- A clear intention. Know why you are doing this. The best reason is the wish to grow in love and to be of use. Curiosity is acceptable. The wish for power or for special knowledge about other people is an obstacle.
- Patience. You are learning to hear something subtle. It takes the time it takes.
A note of care. If you are experiencing severe anxiety or depression, or have ever been troubled by intrusive voices, please do not practice channeling without first talking to a qualified mental health professional. The quieter practices on this site, such as the Heart Temple Meditation, are a better place to start.
The Seven Steps
1. Prepare the space
Choose a quiet place and a time when you will not be interrupted for twenty minutes. Silence your telephone. Have a notebook and pen within reach, or a means of recording your voice. Some people like to light a candle. It is not required, but a small ritual tells the mind that something different is about to happen.
2. Ground yourself
Sit with both feet on the floor and your spine comfortably upright. Take several slow breaths. Feel the weight of your body in the chair. Imagine roots growing down from the soles of your feet into the earth. You are going to open upward, and a tree that opens upward needs roots.
3. Ask for protection
Say, aloud if possible: Archangel Michael, surround me with your blue flame. Let only that which is of the highest light come near me. See a sphere of sapphire light around you. This step is brief, and it should never be skipped.
4. Raise your frequency
Bring your attention to the center of the chest. Think of someone or something you love without complication: a child, an animal, a place. Let the feeling of that love grow until it fills the chest. Then breathe as though you were breathing in and out through the heart. Stay here for two or three minutes. Everything else depends on this.
5. Invite
Name the one you wish to hear from. For your first sessions, make it your own Higher Self. Say: I ask my Higher Self to speak with me now. I am willing to receive. Later you may invite an Archangel, a Master or the Council by name. Always invite one source at a time, and always by name.
6. Receive
Ask a simple, open question. What would you have me know today? is a good one. Then pick up the pen and write whatever comes, without stopping, without correcting and without judging. If nothing comes, write the question again. If it seems you are inventing it, keep writing. Continue for ten minutes.
7. Close
Give thanks. Say: This session is complete. Feel your feet on the floor again, stretch, and drink some water. Do not read what you have written until later in the day, or the next morning.
What the First Sessions Are Like
Almost everyone reports the same thing: it felt as though I was making it up. This is exactly how it feels. Guidance does not arrive in a strange voice from outside. It arrives as a quiet current within your own thought, a little calmer and a little kinder than usual, sometimes using words you would not have chosen.
The evidence comes when you read it back. Look for sentences that surprise you, that answer a question you had not consciously asked, or that are wiser than you felt at the time of writing. At first there may be one such sentence in a page. Over the weeks there will be more.
A Twenty-One Day Practice
| Days | Invite | Question to ask |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 7 | Your Higher Self | What would you have me know today? |
| 8 to 14 | Your Higher Self, with Archangel Gabriel as guardian of clear communication | What am I not seeing? What is the next small step? |
| 15 to 21 | One being of your choice, by name | What is your quality, and how may I grow in it? |
Practice at the same time each day, for fifteen to twenty minutes, and date every page. On the twenty-second day, read the whole record from the beginning. Most people are astonished.
Which Being Should I Begin With?
- Your Higher Self, always, for at least the first two weeks.
- Archangel Gabriel, the messenger, who helps the words come clearly.
- The Venusian Council of Light, whose presence is very gentle and is felt mainly as warmth in the heart.
- Kuthumi, the World Teacher, who is patient with beginners and has a light touch.
We suggest leaving the more forceful presences, such as El Morya and Serapis Bey, until you are steady in the practice.
Common Difficulties
Nothing comes at all.
Spend longer on step four. Almost every block is a matter of frequency: the heart is not yet open enough. It can also help to begin by writing a letter to your Higher Self, and then writing the reply.
I am sure I am making it up.
Keep going anyway, and judge by rereading after a week. If the doubt is very strong, ask in the session itself for something you could not have thought of. You may be surprised.
Too much comes, too fast.
Ask aloud for it to slow down. You are a participant and you may set the pace. Speaking the words into a recorder is easier than writing when the flow is rapid.
Something I received was frightening, flattering or bossy.
Stop the session, call on Archangel Michael, and ground yourself. Do not act on the message. Then read Discernment and Protection. Genuine guidance from the light never frightens, flatters or gives orders.
I feel tired or light-headed afterward.
You have not grounded fully. Eat something, drink water, and walk outdoors for a few minutes. Shorten your sessions until this no longer happens.
Keeping a Record
Keep everything you receive in one notebook, dated. Do not share it widely at first. A new ability is like a seedling, and other people's opinions, whether skeptical or admiring, are a strong wind. Let it establish itself. In a few months you will know for yourself what you have.