Establishing your belief system
QUESTION: Masters, I was in a group of Spiritists for approximately 2 years and its over for me now. Now I like more to read and follow the teachings of the Masters, Angels and Archangels that I read in spiritual channeling, however, I can’t leave this former life behind. Still have any lesson for me to learn about that? And about the channeling process, I could do it some in the past; however I have a fear that it was only my mind talking to me. Can you validate if this experience was a communication with the elevated beings or was really my mind? ~Anderson, Brazil
ANSWER: All souls bring to themselves things they wish to experience. Your spiritual journey exposed you to the energies of Spiritualism, and while the individual practices of the group you joined did not resonate well with you, the energy you were exposed to opened your connection with the nonphysical world and helped you develop possibilities.
There are many ways to learn about your abilities and many available teachers from whom to learn, both through writings and in person. No particular direction is better than any other. The importance is to “feel” that which vibrates in the same fashion as you at any one time. It is not necessary to pick one direction and never vary from the course. Life is a series of changes and switchbacks. Don’t be afraid to sample.
When you meditate and receive communication from your guides and your higher self (soul), this is a form of channeling. The spirits are ready to assist you with advice for living. Beings of the light will never tell you what to do, but they will let you see the alternatives.
Channeling is quieting your thinking mind – shutting it down completely – so that your thoughts do not influence the messages you hear. Since spirits are not in physical form, they do not have voice boxes; they cannot talk to you in a different voice, so you hear them in your head.
Your higher self brings memories and wisdom you have previously gained and makes you aware of them once again. Of course, something originating from your own unconsciousness comes to you through what you perceive as your own thoughts. You have the ability to make these connections. Trust in yourself that what you are hearing is what the truth is for you. Test its validity by the way the answers make you feel.
All of these experiences provide a system of beliefs by which you may continue to learn and grow, but if they ever stop working for you, discard them and move on.