Opening to Channel: How to Connect with Your Guide

236 Pages·1987·4.2 MB·English

by  Sanaya Roman

PENING
How To Connect
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With Your Guide
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CHANNEL

Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer

H J Kramer Inc

Tiburon, California
© 1987 by Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer

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no part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in
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P.O. Box 1082
Tiburon, California 94920

Ubrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Roman, Sanaya.
Opening to channel.

1. Channeling (Spiritualism) I. Packer, Duane R.
II. Title.
89-2320
133.9'1
BF1286.R65 1989
ISBN 0-915811-05-7

Cover painting:
"The Third Eye of Harakhte"
e 1984 by Judith Cornell

Book design:
Abigail Johnston

Composition:
Curt Chelin

First paperback edition 1987
Manufactured in the United States of America

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To all of you Opening to Channel­

for your courage to grow and

your contribution to all of humanity.
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To Ou r Readers

The books we publish are our contribution to an emerging
world based on cooperation rather than on competition, on
affirmation ofthe human spirit rather than on self-doubt, and
on the certainty that all humanity is connected. Our goal is to
touch as many lives as possible with a message of hope for a
better world.

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Hal and Linda Kramer, Publishers

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Acknowledgments

We wish tothankand acknowledge: Our friend LaUna Huffines

who we have watched become an excellent channel and who
was with us during manyof our channelings,for her light, support and ideas; and our friends Ed and AmerindaAlpern forthe
joy of watching them grow and develop their �hanneling and

for their constant encouragement.

Wewantto acknCMfledge andthankour assistantsat theOpening

to Channel courses: Ed Alpern, Julie Anello, Sandy Chapin, Lynn

Crawford, Cindy Haupert, Judy Heckerman, Colleen Hicks,

Johanna Holmes, Rhonda Holt, Rikki Kirtzner, JoAnne Marsau,
SueMaywald, LindaMerrill, Patrice Noli,Jill O'Hara, Tom Oliver,
Bob Ornelas, Nina Page, Shirley Runco, Vincent Star, Leah
Warren, Phillip Weber, and Cheryle Winn.

Special thanks to: Linda Johnston, M.D., Jan Shelley, Wendy

Grace, Scott Catamas,Cheryl Wiliams, NancyMcjunkin, Sandy

Hobson, Eva Roza,Mary Beth Brau n,Mari Ane Anderson,Mary

Pat Mahan, Stacey Mattraw,Michele Abdoo, Evanne Riter, Trudie

London, Roberta Heath, Ronnie Rubin, Margo Chandley, Susan
Levin, Eve and Lloyd Curtis,jane Wanger, loretta Ferrier, Sheila

and Earl Babbie, Rob Friedman, and Sally Deutscher.

WethankGeorgiaSchroerfor her wonderful help in managing
the office and for her many contributions to LuminEssence and

our lives; also thanks to Lois Landau, Sara Mcjunkin, Adine

Thoreen, and Shirley Ru nco; Denise Lawsfortape transcriptioni

Debra Ross for her art and graphics; David DutYi and jeanie

Cragin.

Wewantto thank the New Age community of Maui, including
Romi Fitzpatrick, fortheir support and wonderful circle of thanks
while we were writing the book; the Dallas channeling com-
munity, including lean St. Martin, fortheir courage in opening

to channel and for the support and friends we have found in
their beautiful city; and the wonderful people of Mt. Shasta,

including Dorothy Kingsland and Missi Gillespie, fortheirsup..

port and encouragement.

Many, many thanks to Hal and Linda Kramer for being so sup..

portive and fun to work with, Greg Armstrong for his editing
and suggestions, Elaine Ratner,and Linda Merrill. Many thanks
to Abigail}ohnston for her imaginative book design, and to

Judith Cornell for her magnificent artwork.

We acknowledge all of you who have taken the channeling
cou rse foryou r willingness to be in the forefront of a new consciousness, and we thank you for your stories. We want to
acknowledge all of you who will be channeling form this book

for your courage and willingness to grow. We welcome your
stories also.

We want to thank those who have gone before us, especially

Jane Roberts and Edgar Cayce; and all the channels currently

putting their work out to the world.

Most of all, thank you Orin and DaBen, who have made this
book and this path possible for all of us.

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

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Channeling Can Change Your Life

How to Use this Book

I N T R OD UCTION

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Why Teach Channeling?

SECTION I:
INTRODUCTION TO
CHANNELING

1

W E L COME TO CHA N N ELING

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What Is Channeling?

What Channeling Will and Will Not Do for You

What You Can Use Your Channeling For

How to Tell if You Are Ready

You May Be More Ready than You Think

2

CHA N N ELIN G I N T R A N CE

What Is a Trance State? How Can I Achieve It?

Where You Go When Your Guide Comes In:

Choosing to Remain Conscious

Our Experiences of Orin and DaBen

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WHO A R E THE G UIDES?

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High.Level Guides

Recognizing Entities Who Are Less·Evolved

Personal Guides

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HOW G UIDES COMMU NICATE
WITH YOU

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How Guides Transmit Messages

Your Role as Receiver and Translator

5

G ETTING R EAD Y T O CHANNEl

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Attracting Your High-Level Guide

What To Expect the First TIme

Your Soul or a Guide?

Getting Your Guide's Name

SECTION I I:
OPENING TO
CHANNEL

6

ACHIEVI N G A T R ANCE S T A T E

6S

Guide to Using Exercises

Exercise: Achieving a Relaxed State

Focus-An Element of the Channeling Space

Exercise: Holding a Focus and Concentration

Exercise: Attuning with Life-Force Energy

Exercise: Trance Posture and Position

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CONNECTING W I T H Y OUR G UID E

Greetings and Welcome

Process: Ceremony of Welcome to the Guide's Realm

and First Meeting with Your Guide

Process: Verbally Channeling Your Guide

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Questions to Ask Your Guide

When You First Start Channeling

Instructions for Assisting and Guiding a Partner

Through First Meeting

Graduation Ceremony-

Congratulations on Opening to Channel

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READI N G FOR OTHE R S

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Giving Readings to Other People

Handling People's Questions

Making Your Readings More Positive

Developing Your Reading Style

Process: Tuning into Another Person

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PREDICTIO N S A N D PROBA BLE FUTURES 111

How Guides Handle Predictions

How Guides View the Future

Process: Looking into Probable Futures for Yourself

Channeling for Yourself

Process: Giving Yourself a Reading

SECTION III:
STORIES OF OPENING
TO CHANNEL

10 OUR CHANNEliN G E XPERIENCES

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Orin's First Appearance

DaBen's Entrance

11 G E TTI N G READY TO

TEACH CHA N N E L I N G

Preparing

Putting Up the Bubble of Light

People's Stories: How I Discovered Channeling

137