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Recieved: 1999/02/18 23:46
Subject: [K-list] Fw: Channeling
From: Constance Ashworth
On 1999/02/18 23:46, Constance Ashworth posted thus to the K-list:
-----Original Message-----
From: Constance Ashworth <molecularbreezeATnospamsprynet.com>
To: kundaliniATnospamList-Server.net <kundaliniATnospamList-Server.net>
Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:36 AM
Subject: Fw: Channeling
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Constance Ashworth <molecularbreezeATnospamsprynet.com>
>To: Sharon Webb <sharwebbATnospamstc.net>; Kundalini List
><kundaliniATnospamList-Server.net>
>Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:19 AM
>Subject: Channeling
>
>
>Dear Sharon,
>I am printing out your post on channeling to save for positive reminders.
>
>Kind of funny for me that the subject should come up because I have
recently
>felt very humbled over my being a channeling instrument. I didn't realize
>until recently that this was what was happening over the last 12 months.
>One year ago, my brother age thirty-something was diagnosed with incurable
>and potentially fatal Crohn's disease, although his case was considered
mild
>at the time of diagnosis. The news of this would not leave me alone I
could
>not sit still and though I have two children and was operating a business,
>I was driven to research at the library to find the info on the alternative
>therapy, namely diet that I KNEW is what would cure him. He eventually was
>taking a lot of medicine, and though he'd been visiting the Mayo Clinic, it
>wasn't helping and he was continuing to lose weight. When I finally got
>internet access at home, I continued my search. I "knew" when my search
had
>ended. I finally found what I was looking for and I stopped searching. I
>was finished. I was released from the "spell."
>
>I had eventually found a web site with about 25 letters from Crohn's
>patients and when I got to letter number 18, I "knew" I had found his
cure.
>It was a book with a special diet that had helped letter writer #18. It
was
>very clear to me that this was what I had been looking for all along.
>
>I drove to the next city to get the one copy the book store there had. It
>was such a good book that I wanted to keep it, so the next day I drove even
>further to get the only two copies the big book store in THAT town had.
>This was at Thanksgiving last year. I knew that my brother would get
around
>to trying the diet, though my parents were both dubious about my brother's
>receptiveness as he was under "good"care. Well he got around to trying it
>about a month ago and my father
> told me one week ago that my brother is now symptom-free due to the diet!
>
>We all live in the same town but my brother and his wife, for years, chose
>not to associate with me. Over the years I have learned to accept this.
My
>love for the little guy I used to take fishing remains. And I thank the
>force for giving me the gift to give to my brother. Maybe someday he will
>speak to me about it. It doesn't
>matter. I believe he is thinking about it and that someday, maybe, he will
>speak to me about it. Even if he doesn't. I am smiling 'cause I'm happy
>he's okay.
>
>Smiling eyes,
>Connie
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Sharon Webb <sharwebbATnospamstc.net>
>>To: Kundalini List <kundaliniATnospamList-Server.net>
>>Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 3:54 PM
>>Subject: [K-list] RE: Voices
>>
>>
>>>From: "Sharon Webb" <sharwebbATnospamstc.net>
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Below is from a letter I wrote to another group about five weeks ago.
I'm
>>>sending it to the k list, because I think it fits into the 'spirit' of
>this
>>>thread. The letter has to do with discernment and determining what is
our
>>>inner voice and what is ego.
>>>-----------------
>>>Channeling our inner voice or higher self is a valid form of energy work.
>>>The fear connected with the idea of channeling seems to be concerned with
>>>the idea of a dark force entering the channeler...a false voice that
might
>>>mislead or even possess the unwary channeler.
>>>
>>>So...let's talk about that.
>>>
>>>First, there are many forms of channeling:
>>>
>>>When you are involved in creative work you often, perhaps usually,
>>>channel---and, as a general rule, the higher the quality of that work,
the
>>>more profound the channeling. We call that type of channeling
>inspiration.
>>>
>>>When you suddenly receive a feeling that you need to veer in traffic to
>>>avoid an accident, that's channeling too. We call that intuition...or
>>>sometimes we think of it as help from a guardian angel.
>>>
>>>When we hear that 'still small voice' inside that's channeling. We call
>it
>>>conscience.
>>>
>>>When we suddenly get a flash about a future event which comes to pass,
>>>that's channeling. We call it clairvoyance or precognition.
>>>
>>>When we suddenly know the thoughts of another, or when we know who is on
>>the
>>>phone before we answer, that's channeling too. We call it ESP.
>>>
>>>I could go on and on here, but you get the idea. And the idea, of
course,
>>>is that we constantly channel. We do it automatically. We receive
>>>information continually throughout each day and night. The idea of the
>>>channeling exercise is to give us insight---and, yes, a bit of conscious
>>>control---over the tide of information that washes through us. The way
we
>>>do that is through focus. The idea of the exercise is to enable us to
>>>discriminate between what is truly helpful and which comes from higher
>self
>>>and what is not helpful and which comes from fear, ignorance, or ego, and
>>>which reinforces belief in evil or dark forces.
>>>
>>>Now there are other forms of channeling as well, and these are not
helpful
>>>except when they act as a mirror for our fears, doubts, and insecurities
>so
>>>that we can learn from them. We do this type of channeling
automatically,
>>>too.
>>>
>>>Some of you know the type of negative channeling I'm talking about---the
>>>sudden rush of terror, the overwhelming anxiety, the feeling that evil or
>>>darkness is lurking and ready to move in and take over at the slightest
>>>relaxation of vigilance. I believe, and strongly, that this is the voice
>>of
>>>ego speaking from fear and ignorance.
>>>
>>>At this point, it is reasonable for you to ask where I am coming from. I
>>>will try to tell you as briefly as I can. I have channeled for most of
my
>>>life. For the most part, I channel an aspect of my higher self who calls
>>>himself Tomm. I believe Tomm is a true channel.
>>>
>>>So...what does that mean? What is a true channel? A true channel is
your
>>>inner voice. A true channel speaks with the energy of love. Your inner
>>>voice will never belittle you or attack you. It guides, but it never
>>>forces. It gives perspective and objectivity to your concerns. It will
>>not
>>>tell you what to do; instead it gives you the tools to make those
>decisions
>>>yourself.
>>>
>>>Many years ago, I did channeling on the Ouija board, but I don't do that
>>>anymore. Why? Not because I believe that there is 'evil' or 'magick'
>>>connected with the board. It is only wood and paper. The Ouija is no
>more
>>>than a focus. I used it alone and I always began each session with a
>>prayer
>>>calling on only the highest and best. But I abandoned the board for two
>>>reasons: first, it is a crutch...if our leg ain't broke, we don't need
>>>crutches. :-) The second reason is far more important, I think, and
that
>>>is that Ouija boards are sold as _games_. Approaching channeling as a
>>>game, is unwise, I believe. When channeling is turned into a parlor
game
>>>by people who want their fortunes told, then what I term 'earth-bound
>>>spirits' often approach. And why does this happen? Because
>discrimination
>>>is not used. The participants in this 'game' are often 'open channels,'
>>and
>>>begin to receive from all sources. At this point, if the participant
>>>operates from fear, then he/she will attract the fearful.
>>>
>>>But it doesn't take a Ouija board to create an open channel. Kundalini
>can
>>>do it. K can and does do this, because k increases our sensitivity to
>>every
>>>nuance. K doesn't _create_ this stuff; it simply makes us more aware of
>>>what is already there.
>>>
>>>I do not believe in evil, but I believe in the belief of evil. That
bears
>>>explaining. We all believe in separation to a certain extent. If we
>>>didn't, we wouldn't be living in a body. We probably all have a belief
in
>>>Oneness or unity, but we often place that in some distant future and
don't
>>>_really_ think we are One just yet.
>>>
>>>We have an effective tool which keeps us focused in physical reality. We
>>>came equipped with it. It is a tool which repeatedly attempts to
>>>demonstrate our separation from the whole. It is called ego...and ego is
>>>interested in maintaining the status quo. That's its job. And we should
>>be
>>>thankful for ego, because without it, we would not be able to function in
>>>this world. Without ego, we would not be able to tell our thoughts and
>>>memories from 'others' thoughts and memories. And those of you who
>>>faithfully read the k list can undoubtedly find examples of people who
>>>temporarily lost their ego functioning and are close to a breakdown.
>>>So...ego is helpful, but ego often narrows its focus to the point where
it
>>>compartmentalizes self from self. And self from Self.
>>>
>>>Ego seems to operate much like an idiot savant. It is brilliant in
>limited
>>>areas, yet it can be incredibly stupid in others. Ego often speaks from
>>>fear. And ego excels at projecting this fear and mirroring it back to
us.
>>>Often those projections take the form of darkness and evil. I believe
>they
>>>are illusion. But our lives are also illusion and so we must deal with
>>>these things as if they are real, just as we deal with our day to day
>>lives.
>>>
>>>Now, let me talk for a minute about protection and about the specific
>>>channeling exercise we did. It had two parts.
>>>
>>>The first part of the exercise gave you the image of a lotus in a pond.
>>Why
>>>this particular image? The lotus is an ancient symbol of the sacred.
The
>>>water is a symbol of the unconscious. The roots of the lotus are a
>>>visualization designed to ground us, to keep us firmly rooted so that we
>>>don't 'float' away. And the blossom of this lotus is raised above the
>>water
>>>to the sky where it receives and draws in the light from above---the
light
>>>of our higher self. This first part then, encourages a focus on the
>higher
>>>self...and the image of the light offers protection.
>>>
>>>The second part of the exercise gave you the image of a radio. A radio
is
>>a
>>>receiver. The dial and the volume controls on this radio are the tools
>>>which allow you discrimination. With the focus being on higher self, the
>>>radio acts as a tool to tune OUT the distracting voices that buffet us
>>>continually. It allows you to tune OUT, for a time, the voice of ego and
>>>listen, instead, to your inner voice---your higher self which always has
>>>your best interest at heart.
>>>
>>>We are multidimensional beings. We are far more than we believe we are.
>>>
>>>Love,
>>>Sharon
>>>
>>
>
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