From Fear to Empowerment: My Journey with Conscious Channeling and Healing

By Trish Briggs

Early on, I realized that I was a natural at energy healing. At the time, I would let my

mind empty and focus on being present with the client. I let the divine universal energy

flow through my body to the client, allowing the client to use the energy for healing.

Whatever healing technique came to mind, I would do (even if it was something new

and unwritten). It was like the technique in thought form would pop into my head and I

would act on it. I didn’t realize at the time that, atleast fro me, energy healing is a conscious form of channeling. The same could be said of artists and musicians who get into a special “zone” and create something extra special.

There are two forms of channeling: conscious and unconscious (trance). In unconscious

channeling, people tend to consciously step aside and go into a trance-like state

(altered state of consciousness like they are asleep). There is a definite lack to the

person’s ability to recall what he/she said/did. Edgar Cayce was famous for this type of

channeling. He would have someone write down everything he said in this trance-

like state so it could be utilized to help others.

This lack of awareness on the part of channeler scared me as a child. Channeling fell

into the same category as ‘possession’ in my child-like brain that carried through for me

into adulthood. (They are two different concepts, but I lumped them together in the fear

that something else could control me.) My fear was real!

This fear was reinforced during my childhood. My parents and their friends played

with a spirit board like a parlor game. They would ask whatever spirit they were dealing

with to ring the phone. It would ring. I knew deep, deep down in my heart that if I

picked up the receiver, I would hear some-thing that I did not want to hear! They never

heard anything over the phone; but I just knew deep inside me that I would. There was

a lack of respect in their attitudes for something that I felt was very real. Even as a child,

I felt wary. I never picked up that phone.

I maintained my distance from channeling by avoiding situations like this (there were

many during my childhood) so I could feel safe. In hindsight, it is clear to me looking

back, some part of me knew that I could channel. Obviously, I was not ready to do so

safely at that age. I also realize now that there were doors that I was not ready to open;

those doors were connected to some of my aspects and their relationships with lower vibrational and shadow energies. Once I knew myself better and developed different strengths, I could open

them.

Eventually as an adult, I fell into consciously channeling through healing without

realizing it. That felt safe to me. As my channeling muscles grew, my awareness

grew. One day, my daughter asked me to discern who I was talking to and what I may be channeling. I didn’t know. I knew how I felt. I felt safe and comfortable with the ones that I talked to but could not put a name to them. I believed my intentions were to heal so I felt it could only be divine.

This question began to develop my discernment skills consciously. I realized I was also consciously developing my boundaries between the spiritual and physical as I sought to answer my daughter's question. (Previously, I had no boundaries!) This was key to my spiritual development regarding channeling.

Discernment and boundaries determined what/who I allowed myself to channel

consciously and unconsciously. I had nothing to fear. I was the one in control, not some

unknown energy/being. Both muscles became strong enough to allow me to feel safe

and comfortable. Through healing, I developed the ability to stay present in the moment

for longer and longer periods of time. This made me more mindfully aware of when I

was going through the motions in an unconscious way.

My empowerment grew, lessening my fears. I finally could let go of any fears I had of

unconscious channeling and possession. I could separate both concepts from being

lumped together. I could freely channel and allow myself to recognize I was doing it.

Like everything else it is a journey of becoming aware and understanding.