Trance, Transfiguration And Channeling

When an authentic psychic medium is doing a reading, they are entering into varying levels of trance, or altered states of consciousness, to access information from the Spirit realm. The Collins dictionary defines this as “a state of mind in which someone seems to be asleep and to have no conscious control over their thoughts or actions, but in which they can see and hear things and respond to commands given by other people.”

Each reader has their own process of making the connection and style of disseminating the information. Not only are psychic readers ‘seeing’ and ‘hearing’ things, and responding to commands from the Spirit side of life, but they are simultaneously also energetically connected with the client and walking between the two realms, namely that of the Spirit realm and the present moment.

A potential challenge for the reader with a solid and stable connection, is that information can be downloaded very rapidly. For some clients, this can be overwhelming to process all at once. Therefore the trance connection often needs to be ‘throttles’ and adjusted to the client’s needs.

Some readers can go into very deep levels of trance. The depths of which can actually be such that the medium does not recall what they said while in the altered state. In effect, Spirit utilizes them as medium to channel spiritual information. A scribe or voice recorder is ideal in these cases, in order to document what was said. These days, this kind of deep trance work with no recall have become rare. Today’s channelers typically go into a medium level of trance instead, where they may recall occasional snippets.

Nothing has convinced me more that we are spirit and live beyond this physical realm than the experience of being beyond my mind in a state of trance where spirit people are so real that I can touch them, and it’s this understanding that has given me trust in what I do ~ Gordon Smith

Modern channelers simply go into an altered state of trance and typically disseminate information more applicable to the collective, answering questions or prompts. They specialize in communicating with Angels, Ascended Masters or extraterrestrials. Mediums typically communicate with Spirit Guides and Deceased Loved Ones. Some of the most renowned channelers in recent times include Jane Roberts, co-author of the Seth Material; Edgar Cayce, known as the ‘Sleeping Prophet;’ Helen Shucman who channeled A Course in Miracles; and Esther Hicks who channels the teachings of Abraham. The skill of channeling, however, dates back throughout human history, such as the Greek Oracle Pythia. The information channeled typically is one of spiritual wisdom that offers us hope, compassion, and spiritual evolution.

Some mediums, as they develop a deeper connection with Spirit, will migrate naturally to being a channeler. A misnomer of trance channelers, in my personal experience, is that they can be “taken over” or “become possessed.” Sure, we are influenced by Spirit as we allow them to utilize our auric field and voice box, but it is a temporary contract that the channeler has with Spirit. The great thing is that as we develop deeper into channeling, it naturally enhances our psychic mediumship skills too.

What does it mean to be controlled by spirit? First of all, it does not mean that the medium is, in any way, possessed by a spirit personality. Possession – or attachment (apparently a new and, in my opinion, disturbing buzz word) is extremely rare. Nor does it mean that the medium leaves his or her body and the spirit enters therein ~  Simeon Stefanidakis

When channelers learns to trust and share their space with Spirit, and to use our voice, we can even go deeper, such that Spirit will utilize the solar plexus chakra. When that happens, Spirit can actually superimpose (or overshadow) us that our physical features change, not just our speech. This phenomenon is known as transfiguration. The overshadowing is often best seen under a red light. Often individuals may see their loved ones in Spirit transfigure over the medium’s face, reminding the witness that life is continuous and their loved ones are watching over them.

When we enter a trance state we actually are opening ourselves to a dimension of communication that bypasses our analytical mind. It can be used for getting information, calming ourselves, developing our intuition.