Interview
with Lyssa Royal by Kazumi Hoshina:
November 1998
Channeling
is the process of receiving information or inspiration from realms
beyond our physical reality. There are many forms of channeling
such as vocal trance channeling and divination (using tools such
as tarot or runes). Even the simplest form of creativity can be
considered channeling such as music composition, dance and movement,
and artistic endeavors. The specific source of channeled inspiration
is not nearly as significant as the essence of the gift brought
through to this reality.
From where does channeling come? Most people have heard of the process
of channeling spirit guides, angels, extraterrestrials and ascended
masters. But perhaps the most important aspect of channeling is
each person's ability to connect with his or her own unique spiritual
energy -- that of the Higher Self. Without that ability, the process
of connecting with spirit guides may seem two-dimensional or shallow.
As we develop our relationship with our own Higher Selves (thus
committing to the process of our personal growth) the universe comes
alive with consciousness that helps us learn about the wonders of
God's universe.
This article is taken from an interview with Lyssa Royal on the
subject of channeling and its connection with the Higher Self. Many
subjects are discussed but an overall theme is explored -- that
the channeling process can only be as clear as the channel. To achieve
clarity a channel must commit herself to a journey of intense personal
growth and discovery.
It is important to remember that each channel is unique. Just like
musical styles, a channel and his/her guide learn to create a symphony
of ideas and experiences for the listener. Every channel has his
or her own style. If you are seeking a channel, it is suggested
that you participate in several styles of channeling until you find
one that inspires joy and awakening in your heart.
The following interview was conducted by Lyssa's Japanese interpreter,
Ms. Kazumi Hoshina.
Q: How did you become a channel, and what kind of training did
you go through? Please be specific about your training.
It seems like the circumstances in my life guided me to learn the
skills that I needed to learn to become a channel long before I
even knew what channeling was. In 1979 I had a UFO sighting with
my family in New Hampshire. Though I had been interested in psychic
phenomenon before that experience, the UFO sighting really accelerated
my interest in paranormal subjects. I was in college at the time.
Shortly after that I was studying hypnosis in college and learned
to place myself in an altered state of consciousness, mostly for
stress management.
Those early situations (the UFO sighting and learning to put myself
in an altered state of consciousness) helped to lay the foundation
for what happened later.
In 1984 I began to see a channel named Darryl Anka who channels
Bashar. The channelings by Bashar had a very profound impact in
my life. During that time I had a dream in which an entity materialized
and touched all of my chakras. The entity said to me, "You
will be a channel." That experience both scared and excited
me. I immediately went to Bashar and asked him what this was all
about and what I could do to develop my channeling.
Bashar actually recommended a channeling class that he knew of in
Los Angeles that was just beginning. I called the teacher and it
turned out that there was only one opening left. The class began
a month or two after my initial phone call. During the interim I
felt like I wanted to continue to learn about channeling before
the class began.
An exciting process began happening. I began to feel the presence
of other entities and a lot of energy around me. I would go into
that self-hypnotic state that I had taught myself years before and
the spirit guides began teaching me the early stages of channeling.
They would blend their energy with mine, move my hands and head,
and they would exercise my vocal chords so I could feel what it
was like to speak with a new energy in my vocal chords. That really
got me ready for the class.
Q: So the channeling began even before you took the class?
That is true, yes. I was channeling already before I began the class,
but I felt that I needed some type of formal guidance. It is a very
frightening experience to be opening to something like channeling
without assistance.
I entered the class in January 1985 and I studied with five other
individuals once a week with the teacher for about 4-5 hours. Then
we met independently without the teacher once or twice per week
for about 4 hours. The class itself taught a wide range of approaches
to channeling -- all of which are very important aspects of the
channeling experience.
One area that was stressed was the area of Personal Growth, which
is what I focus on now when I teach channeling. This aspect is important
because it is what allows a channel to be clear. If a channel processes
his/her own fears, issues, and blockages, then they become clear
as a person and thus will become clear as a channel. (A channel
who is not clear, loving, and nonjudgmental in life will not be
a clear, loving, and nonjudgmental channel.)
We also did a lot of work having to do with the subconscious. There
were a lot of guided meditations that were for the purpose of releasing
blocked energy that resides in the subconscious. This energy is
expressed through an archetypal language understood mostly by the
subconscious and unconscious aspects of ourselves. This includes
the areas of fear, love, judgment, and the integration of polarity
(whether it be male/female or dark/light).
There were many lessons having to do with the blending of spiritual
energy with ourselves in human form and the expression of that energy
through speech, movement, or music (depending upon the individual
channel's talents). A lot of focus was placed on the Higher Self
and how everything we need can be accessed within us without even
having to work with entities outside of ourselves.
We also did basic work having to do with the development of our
psychic abilities and the stimulation of our chakra (energy center)
energy. We worked on divination using tools such as tarot cards,
runes, etc. Our lessons were comprised of a whole mixture of teachings
designed to shape us into flexible and clear channels.
Q: So this was some serious study.
Yes. Even late in the year we accelerated our class time and spent
even more time practicing. We were very dedicated.
Q: Eventually you began to work with the entities Germane and
Sasha. Before they appeared, what other entities were guiding you?
Were they with you only to help you learn to channel?
The very first entities I began channeling (who came through before
the class began) were a mixture. The first one I remember was a
Chinese philosopher named Kwan. The entity Ra came through also.
There were quite a few. I don't remember them all. The first entity
that stayed with me and helped me develop as a channel called herself
Raydia. I channeled her for three years. She was the entity that
my Los Angeles clientele knew the most. I became known first for
channeling Raydia. The whole time I lived in Los Angeles and I was
channeling publicly, I was channeling Raydia, along with several
others.
Q: What was Raydia like?
She is a female version of the guide I work with now named Germane.
Just before I left Los Angeles [in 1988] and moved to Arizona she
did her last channeling. She said to the group, "You will never
see me in this form again." I had no idea what that meant.
Eventually she integrated herself into Germane. Like Germane, she
was a collective consciousness, but had a strong affiliation with
the star Arcturus. Germane has many different aspects to him, but
Raydia was very heart-centered and strongly affiliated with Arcturus.
I also channeled an entity called "the One" at that time,
who had a strong connection to the energy being worshipped by Ahkenaton
in his attempt to introduce monotheism in Egypt.
Q: You mentioned an entity named "Ra". Was that the
same entity mentioned by the Egyptians?
It is not the same entity as the one discussed in the later dynasties
of Egypt. The original Ra evolved into something else later in the
mind of the later Egyptians. Ra was another collective.
Once I moved to Arizona, everything changed. Surprisingly, I began
to channel Merlin. He was very enigmatic and kept telling us that
he was just a temporary guide and that he was getting me prepared
for a new frequency. About six months later, Germane appeared. He
was very hard to channel at first, and had a bothersome accent.
I begged him to work with me so that the accent could be dropped.
He said the accent had something to do with the way his energy interfaced
with my speech centers. It took a few years, but eventually the
accent was lessened. Now it is just slightly perceptible. For people
who have listened to my tapes since 1989, they will notice that
the accent diminishes after about 4 years. This is indeed a long
process!
Q: Could you tell us how contemporary channeling developed in
America?
In the late 1800s the spiritualist movement in both Europe and America
increased. The interest in mediumship strengthened. Back then, it
mostly focused on channeling the entities who had died -- deceased
spirits who return to give information. In the 1950s there was a
surge of channeling from supposed extraterrestrial sources. One
channel named George Van Tassel was a real pioneer in terms of ET
channeling. At that time, it was very simplistic channeling but
quite profound for the listeners.
I would say that the main influence for many of today's contemporary
channels would have to be Jane Roberts who channeled Seth. She began
channeling in the 1960s but her material wasn't well known until
the 70s and then it experienced another surge in the 1980s. Her
material is very intellectual and deals with the nature of reality
as well as our connection with God, reincarnation, etc. It comes
from a very well-balanced and well-rounded perspective. I feel she
is the pioneer of modern day channeling in America.
In the 1980s another channel influenced channeling called J.Z. Knight
who channels Ramtha. Unfortunately, her channeling style is very
dramatic and there has been controversy around her. So, when channeling
became popular in the 1980s and the media got a hold of it, J.Z.
Knight was the one everyone focused on. The media portrayed her
in a very bad light which influenced the way the world perceived
channeling. Shirley Maclaine wrote about her as well. Channeling
was distorted by the media immensely in the 1980s. Even J.Z. Knight's
material was distorted by the media.
Another channel that influenced us in the 1980s was Kevin Ryerson
who was also popularized by Shirley Maclaine. But, he did not get
as much negative press as J.Z. Knight.
Right now, everyone involved in metaphysics or self-help pretty
much knows what channeling is (but their true understanding of it
is most likely inaccurate). Therapists are now using channeling
in their practices. However, I still find that unless someone has
experienced channeling firsthand and have had a good experience,
they still do not understand what it is and judge it from a
place of being misinformed.
Q: Isn't Edgar Cayce well known as well? Is he considered a channel
also?
I forgot to mention him! I'm sorry about that. Edgar Cayce influenced
American channeling a bit, but he is extremely unique. His material
could be corroborated and often was validated, whether it was prophecy
or medical remedies. His channeling wasn't known necessarily for
philosophy and spirituality as it was for practical, down-to-earth
information. He has done a wonderful service for channeling.
Q: Is there a hierarchy among the entities who are channeled?
You will get a different answer to this question depending upon
who you ask. I will preface this by saying that this is my opinion,
but I do believe it is true. For those of us in the physical plane,
reality is linear. We always need to put things in a hierarchy in
order to understand them. This is even reflected in our corporate
structure. From the spiritual realms, the entities tell me that
there is no hierarchy. The entities all view each other as equal,
but perhaps with different areas of expertise. So the most common
labels for the different types of entities channeled in America
would be the following: Extraterrestrials, Angels, Ascended Masters,
Spirit Guides who have lived lives on Earth and who have passed
on, Collective Group Consciousness, Light Beings, Nature Spirits,
etc. I have found that channels who are very good and clear do not
channel about the concept of hierarchy. Some channels who are not
as clear or developed might tend to focus on the idea of a hierarchy
or on forms of separation. Each entity has their area of expertise
that is reflected in the type of information that they bring through.
Q: Channeling has existed for centuries but has taken on different
styles. Why do you think that the popularity of channeling has risen
in conjunction with the growth of the New Age movement?
I think there are several reasons. One has to do with species evolution.
If you look at human history there is always a resurgence of paranormal
interest at the end of a millennium. This is both positive and negative.
The negative is that there is a resurgence in apocalyptic prophecy.
The positive is that there is a spiritual revival in one way or
another. The boom of the New Age movement at the end of the 20th
century falls in line with historical trends.
Also, we are living in an increasingly technological world that
is leading us away from nature and our connection to the universe.
I think people are trying to fill a need to feel connected again.
Connection is our natural state of existence! People are looking
for any activity or philosophy that can make them feel that connection.
Channeling is providing a service, but it is certainly not the only
way for people to make that connection.
Q: Do you think also that this resurgence in channeling is connected
to the transition that many people feel we are now experiencing?
I think it is connected with the transition. If what is being channeled
is true--that the vibration or energy of the planet is accelerating
and that we are transforming ourselves in response to this acceleration--then
it seems only natural that we will make use of the brain's capacity
more than we have in the past.
There is now some research about what happens in the brain to one
who is channeling. However, this research is not complete. Channeling
is indeed connected to this transformation because the transformation
is causing us to want to reach out and expand our potential, especially
in the areas of thought and consciousness. Channeling is one way
to do that.
Q: It is amazing that no one is doing serious research into channeling.
I think there has been some research done, especially at UCLA. The
research that I am familiar with was done by Ph.D.s. One doctor
studied the psychological changes in those who are developing as
channels. She wrote a dissertation on her findings. [The late Dr.
Margo Chandley.] There are also brain wave studies in which channels
have been hooked up to EEG machines. [These are not released to
the public yet.] When channels go into the channeling state and
begin channeling an entity, all the brain waves peak. For instance,
when we are awake in normal life, only the beta brain waves peak.
It seems that channeling uses more of the brain because all the
brain waves peak. The brain becomes more active. This is exciting
because it may confirm the idea that, in fact, channeling is expanding
the human potential.
Does this mean that everyone needs to learn to channel to expand
their brain capacity? No, I don't think so. If the theories about
the morphogenetic field are correct, there will only need to be
a certain number of channels to reach critical mass. At critical
mass, the brain evolution will be passed to the majority of the
species, thus creating an evolutionary leap.
Q: From your experience as a channel since 1985, do you find
any similarity in the messages that are being channeled?
There is definitely a similarity in the messages. It seems like
each channel has their own area of expertise, but the overall message
is the same. These basic messages include the following ideas:
1) We are all the creators of our own realities, and reality is
created through our thoughts and emotions.
2) We are part of a galactic family of which we are not yet totally
conscious. Beings of immense diversity have visited and continue
to visit us whether in physical form (such as UFOs) or on the spiritual
levels (such as angels).
3) There is a transformation happening that called different names
by different teachers. This is a real, tangible event
4) We all have our connection to God within us and need not worship
something external to us. We are all a part of God and need no one
outside of ourselves to serve as a "cosmic messenger"
-- no priest, no church, no guru, and certainly no trance
channel!
Q: You often mention that channeling is a process of cooperation
between the spirit guides and the channel. What do you mean by that?
What determines the quality of a channel?
In old school mediumship, the mediums were just vehicles for the
spirit's messages. Often the medium would enter a sleep state and
not be present for the relaying of the message. When the entity
would leave, the channel would collapse from exhaustion. They would
then have to recharge themselves. It was a process of separation
between a channel's life and their spiritual work.
In present day, channeling is much more a cooperative effort between
the channels and the entities. Ultimately, I think this is healthier
and a lot better for the growth of the channel. Most channels now
enter a semiconscious state and don't surrender control to the entity.
The entity can't do anything that is against the moral code of the
channel. The channel enters a receptive state and allows the entity
to do the work. While the channeling happens, the channel benefits
also. They don't just go to sleep. They benefit and grow and the
energy channeled through somehow also transforms the channel on
very deep levels.
The channel is in partnership with the entity, so we as channels
can say, "Your energy is too strong. Can you please give me
less?" The channel can make requests of the entity and the
entity is more than willing to comply. This is also extremely important
because as we see ourselves as equals to the channeled entities
and work in partnership with them, the idea of separation is decreased.
Now for the second part of your question. The aspects that determine
the quality of a channel might be surprising to some people. One
of the incorrect belief systems out there is that all "good"
channels must be unconscious while channeling so the mind does not
get in the way. However, I see far too many unconscious channels
who are unclear and their channeled information is judgmental and,
in some ways, hateful. What seems to determine the quality of a
channel is how much personal processing they have done in their
life. Have they worked on their fear and resistance, and their fear
of victimization? Have they learned to relinquish judgment? If they
have done work to become self-empowered, can become humble, and
are committed to their personal growth (even if they have to see
parts of themselves that they don't want to see) then they can make
very good, clear channels.
It doesn't matter whether a channel is unconscious, semiconscious,
or conscious. The state of the channel's heart, mind, and emotions
is of utmost importance.
Q: So a channeled entity must use the vocabulary of the channel
and is limited by their humanness?
That is correct. Whatever belief systems or discriminations that
we as humans have, they are encoded in our very cells. If a human
leaves his/her body and lets the entity fully merge into this reality,
the entity still has to use the channel's brain and use the coding
that is in the channel's cells in order to speak and express. It
is a biochemical process as much as it is a spiritual one. The coding
can act like a distortion mechanism. If you wear glasses that are
coated red, then everything you see will be tinted red. The coding
within us always "tints" or distorts the energy coming
from a spiritual source. Unless we learn to lessen at distortion,
it will always be distorted no matter whether we are conscious or
unconscious as channels.
Q: So that can only be cleansed through the personal work?
For the most part. In the research I've done during the last decade
the answer would have to be yes. The channel must be willing to
commit to their growth and work through their most challenging issues
in order to become clear.
Q: Some people have the conception that once one learns to channel
and can access wisdom from other dimensions, all of one's problems
will be solved. They won't have to do anything except listen to
the advice. This belief isn't really correct, is it?
No. Believe it or not, many of my students have had that assumption!
Some have believed that if they became channels that they would
never, ever have another problem in their lives! The entities are
not here to stop us from learning and growing. They are actually
here to stimulate our growth. They will always tell a channel that
they are here to be of service but that they are not here to take
away our problems. We must learn and grow, thus strengthening ourselves
as humans. These human challenges make us clearer channels. If a
student wishes to learn channeling because of that expectation,
they will find the process very difficult indeed.
Q: As a very public channel since 1985, what do you feel are
the biggest misconceptions about channeling?
There is a lot of discrimination that goes on regarding channeled
material. One of the biggest challenges has to do with general society.
Most of society understands what channeling is only through how
it is portrayed in the media. The media portrays it in an extremely
distorted way. Because the media likes to promote sensationalism
and tabloid journalism, they focus on the dramatics rather than
the actual information and the beautiful experiences that people
have had.
The biggest distortion portrayed by the media is that channels are
in it for the money. I can tell you that I have not gotten rich
off of this, and I could be making more money as a secretary, which
is what I was doing before I was channeling!
Many people also believe that the people who channel are simply
crazy or have personality imbalances. The exact opposite is true!
I've been fortunate to have been very close to the research of a
Ph.D. who studied channels and found that, for the most part, the
healthy ones are very balanced people. These people usually have
higher education and are emotionally stable as well as having a
good relationship with physical reality.
I would say that if people would just take the time to do the research
about what channeling is before they make a judgment, they would
come to understand that it is something very different from their
preconceived notions. Of course, there are some unhealthy channels
out there which, unfortunately, makes it harder for other channels
who are committed to their personal
growth and clarity.
Q: How has channeling changed your life? How has it enriched
your life?
That is a difficult question because since 1984 channeling has been
such an integral part of my life that I don't know what my life
would be like without it. I would say that when I started to channel,
I began to feel more in control of my life. I began to feel that
I created my reality and I had the power to create a positive reality
that I preferred. Any challenge that comes up, I have the power
to walk through it and learn from it. Channeling has encouraged
me to always learn from everything that I experience and it has
made me a lot more optimistic -- probably more than I ever could
have been in this life if I wasn't a channel.
Q: Do you get to benefit from channeling? How do you ask the
entities questions?
There are several different ways. The easiest is for me to write
the question down and have someone else ask while I am channeling.
The area that I would like to improve in my own channeling is in
answering my own questions.
Sometimes I put the question out there to the universe and usually
very shortly after that I get the answer either through inspiration
or through a life circumstance that shows me the answer.
At other times, the guidance comes very clearly in the form of a
"thought ball" that seems to drop into my consciousness.
Once I unravel this (like a ball of yarn) the answer presents itself.
I enjoy the process of learning the answer rather than being told.
Several times I have gotten answers to questions easily, but if
I wasn't ready to hear the answer, it usually made no sense anyway.
When you learn for yourself (rather than being told), it is a lot
more profound.
Q: Channels have often said that they made an agreement to work
with their spirit guides before they incarnated in their current
life. Is this true for you?
I don't know if I've made an agreement to do it so publicly, but
I do feel I've made an agreement to channel. One of the entities
that I work with now (Sasha) says she is a physical extraterrestrial
from the Pleiadian star system. When I was a child, my cousin and
I used to make a lot of jokes about being ETs. We used to say we
were from both the Pleiades and Orion. Even as a child I had this
connection and fascination with the stars -- especially the Pleiades.
I had an experience when I first started to channel even before
I joined the class. I was in a sauna and I was relaxing. I heard
communication that said to me, "Are you ready?" It startled
me and I said, "Ready for what?" The voice said, "Are
you ready to do what you've agreed to do?" I don't know who
sent this communication. It was very clear that they were "calling
my number" and it was time for me to begin the work. It was
frightening because it put a lot of pressure on me!
So yes, I do think I made an agreement before I was born, but I
don't know any of the specifics.
Q: Could you describe the UFO experience you had in 1979 that was
your turning point?
My father's house was in a rural area of New Hampshire. It was the
first snowfall of the season and I looked outside to see how much
snow had fallen. It was dark and I saw a very large ball of light
that looked like a miniature sun. I would say it was about 500 yards
away in the forest across the street. Perhaps it was closer. It
was hovering. Every once in a while it would make some angular movements
that no aircraft can make. It was very overcast because it was snowing,
so it had to be something very close.
When I called my family to the window, they witnessed it as well.
By the time they got to the window it began to release something
that looked like a teardrop of fire from it. It fell toward the
ground. When I opened the door I heard a very unusual sound like
a whine that started low in pitch and then went higher in pitch
and intensity until it disappeared.
I was only 18 at the time and I desperately wanted to go out into
the forest to see it. I had no fear at all. I was so excited. My
father would not let me go to investigate. There was no noise that
would even come close to a conventional aircraft. The area in which
I grew up, in New Hampshire, was known for its UFO activity. This
really left an impact on me.
Q: Do you have any advice for anyone who wishes to develop their
channeling abilities?
The number one thing that channeling will do for you is accelerate
your personal growth. So, be prepared! If you choose to develop
yourself as a channel, you will be transformed and you will become
a different person. The best possible reason to choose to be a channel
is to become a better person. If you choose that goal and pursue
it while using channeling as a tool, you will become a very clear
and good channel.
I would not recommend that people choose channeling in order to
become a professional or to solve all of life's problems, or for
any other reason that is not one of humble service. It must be a
path of the heart. The path becomes difficult for those whose main
focus in not on their own growth. This is because in order to become
a good channel you must be willing to look into the mirror of your
soul and embrace even the most horrific aspects of self. Not everyone
is willing to do this.
Finally, at the risk of sounding like a school teacher . . . if
you are going to do it, you must practice, practice, practice! That
is the way you become clear. When you practice, you will have periods
of doubt. Continue to practice during those periods of doubt because
the doubt eventually fades. But you have to have the will to get
through those challenging periods.
Q: People also have a misconception that channeling is just a
process of connection with entities and spirit guides. You have
emphasized often however that channeling spirit guides is actually
a byproduct of learning to connect with the Higher Self, which is
actually much more important. Could you elaborate on this idea?
When you focus on your personal growth and clear your blockages
the natural result is to make a connection with the Higher Self.
Once you make that connection with the Higher Self many doors will
open. The door to your creativity opens along with the door to many
hidden talents that you might not know you had. One of these talents
might be the talent to channel spirit guides. If you choose to learn
to channel spirit guides and focus only on that and do not focus
on your personal growth, it will be a difficult road. If you choose
the path of your Higher Self, then the door to the universe opens
widely before you.
The Higher Self is, simply, the part of us that we all have that
connects with God. It is our own individual Christ/Buddha consciousness
that we possess within us. It also represents the pinnacle of human
potential. That Higher Self exists for all of us and is the higher
point of view of life on Earth. From the point of view of the Higher
Self, our confusing world makes sense. When you make your own intimate
connection with the Higher Self, your life begins to make sense.
Q: What role does the Higher Self play when you channel other
entities?
Higher Self is like a gatekeeper or a big cosmic switchboard. The
HS knows your path in any given life even when you don't know it
consciously. HS always guides and protects you and makes sure that
you move in the direction you need to move for your own growth.
When you are channeling another entity, the HS will be the switchboard
that brings in the entity or gives permission to the entity to come
through and communicate.
Q: Is the Higher Self energy then blended with the spirit guide
who is speaking through you?
Yes. The entity's energy is funneled through the Higher Self. I
describe the process as follows: I go into the altered state. The
personality I know of as Lyssa goes to sleep in the back sleep.
My HS is the driver of the car. The entity is a passenger in the
front seat. The HS drives the car and guides the channeling experience.
The entity is the navigator. It is a cooperative process between
the Higher Self and the entity. So, when the entity comes through,
it is blending of both.
Q: What if two different channels channel the same energy? Will
the channeled entity have the same personality?
Yes, but there may be subtle differences. I've channeled Bashar
(who is primarily channeled by Darryl Anka). The Bashar that comes
through me and the Bashar that comes through Darryl are noticeably
the same entity. However, the subtle aspects of the entity are colored
by either my Higher Self or Darryl's. There have been interesting
things that have happened. Darryl and I have both channeled Bashar
and channeled the same information within the span of a couple of
days, not knowing what came through the other channel. There is
indeed a sense of continuity between us.
Q: Could you describe your unique form of channeling?
I do a form of channeling that I call semiconscious channeling.
This means that I do go into an altered state, but I do not leave
my body. It feels like I am asleep and dreaming. My eyes are usually
closed, and my speech patterns slightly change. When I awaken, I
may or may not remember what was said. Sometimes I have my own experiences
or teachings given to me while the guides are speaking to the audience.
I usually only remember about 50% of the material. If I do not discuss
it after the session, it fades from my memory much a like a dream
would fade as we busy ourselves with our daily lives.
Before we close the interview I would like to stress again that
it doesn't matter whether a channel chooses to do conscious, semiconscious,
or unconscious channeling. All forms can produce clear and profound
channelings. The most important key is the quality of the channel
as a person and as a vehicle. In choosing a channel, (or any spiritual
teacher) you must ask yourself questions such as the following:
1) What is the channel's personal life like? Does the channel walk
his talk?
2) How clear is the channel in his/her waking state? Does he/she
create a lot of chaos in life or is the channel a relatively balanced
individual?
3) Does the channel deal with the basics of 3D life on Earth easily
or is he/she seeking to escape from this reality?
4) Is the channel or channeled entity subtly or blatantly telling
you that he/she has the only truth and that you must follow it in
order to be "saved"?
These questions and more will open a window into the quality of
the channel and the channelings. Do not be afraid to use discernment
(rather than judgment) when looking for a channel who gives clear
and useful information. There are different styles
for everyone. Keep looking until you find the right channel for
you.
If you approach channeling with an open heart and mind it can be
amazingly rewarding. Keep in mind that most channels are not providing
this service to prove anything. Since channeling cannot be "proven"
it is ridiculous to try to use it as a method of validation. Instead,
it is meant to be a spiritual service that leads an individual back
to the God within.
In our distant past, channeling in its many forms was a natural
part of life practiced not only by shamans and spiritual teachers
but by anyone with a sincere desire to connect with the greater
part of themselves. Today's western world has rigid and dogmatic
scientific perspectives that leaves many people feeling the void
of spirituality within them. People in increasing numbers are turning
to their inner selves for guidance. This quest will serve to strengthen
the individual as a spiritual being and, when practiced with humility
and an open heart, will always lead the seeker back Home.
Copyright 1998 by Royal Priest Research and Neo-Delphi, Inc.
This interview was conducted by Lyssa's Japanese interpreter, Ms.
Kazumi Hoshina, in Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 1995.
Lyssa is available (on a limited basis) to travel to your area to
teaching her basic channeling course. If you wish to sponsor a workshop,
contact Royal Priest Research, PO Box 30973, Phoenix, Arizona, 85046.
Email: royalpriestresearch@hotmail.com