'When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

God warned the children of Israel against becoming involved in these practices just prior to their entry into the Promised Land of Canaan. Spiritists and mediums were common among the pagan peoples of the Bible lands. Channelers claim that the messages received represent divine wisdom and truth, and have beneficial value for mankind. The spirit guides are said to sometimes wear white robes and often radiate brilliant, golden-white light. Sometimes the medium will have a vision in which he or she sees the spirit in a visible form, manifested in the imagination faculties of the medium’s consciousness. It is claimed that the telepathic communications come from highly evolved spirit beings existing in the normally invisible realms of the spirit dimension. Experienced mediums can enter into a trance state whereby the spirit entity takes direct control over the medium's voice, speaking through it in an accent quite distinct from the medium's normal mode of speech. These manifest themselves as a “thought voice,” which is perceived in the stillness of the medium’s mind. This mildly altered state of consciousness enables the channeler to psychically perceive spirit messages. Most modern channelers learn the art through the practice of Eastern meditation. 'Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them.'īrowse: What does the Bible say about ghosts? Modern channelersĬhanneling is a method of trying to communicate with the spirit world that has existed since antiquity. What does God say about mediumship? It's in the Bible, Leviticus 19:31 NIV. A channeler is a mystic who becomes a channel, or receptive agent, for intelligent communications coming from the spirit world.

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