Typoz
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My first impression of this material is that it is "above average". That sounds somewhat like damning with faint praise, which isn't quite what I mean. I do mean I consider this a worthwhile contribution.Alex's question at the end of the podcast:
What are the pitfalls and opportunities regarding channelled material and to what extent has Michael distinguished himself above the crowd and delivered to us something significant here?
But to come to the other parts of the question, "What are the pitfalls and opportunities", in my view the greatest pitfall is to look for certainty, to try too hard to verify the validity of a source, and to base one's response to a given channelling on the success or failure of such verification. The danger here is that if one really trusts a source, one might abdicate one's own responsibility and instead blindly follow. That is not to say that it is harmful to follow, but recognise that to do so is a choice, not a necessity.
As for opportunities. This may depend where one is standing at the time. We all have different needs, both as individuals, and also at different stages in our lifetime. What do I personally get from channelled material? Often a sense of being uplifted, a raising of focus away from the mundane. Another response is simply to raise new questions, new ideas, different ways of looking at things. The latter is not in itself necessarily directly uplifting, but a fresh outlook can itself give a sense of release, a freedom to explore ideas.
And next, I've looked at a variety of channelled material over the years, usually I'm not too fussy about the verification, I assess material only on the effect it has on me. This latter is an individual response, something which affects one person in a particular way may affect another person in a completely different way. Thus what is important is not to assess material in an absolute sense, but instead, come to a personal view of what is beneficial and what is not.
Lastly, but not least, there is also a time to move on. Such materials can be useful, but they should not become a crutch to lean on. I consider we all have direct access to the spiritual resources we seek, and to become dependent on an intermediary can restrict our progress.
Edit: One thing I forgot to mention. Much channelled material is heavily influenced by the channeller, often it seems that the message may even disappear and be drowned out by the human preoccupations of the channeller.
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