your head as your eyelids remain partially closed.4 Allow the ambient noise in the room to become a single sound in your mind, a lowhum, and feel your mouth and your facial muscles begin to relax. Let your thoughts driftand become one with the hum, flattening into the frequency of sound and existing apartfrom your conscious being. Let all become the hum, and let all sensation become alignedwith the frequency of the hum. If any one sound becomes louder than the other, push itgently into the hum of the room, and do not give it too much attention. Your focus should be on the everythingness in the room and beyond—not on individual distractions.5 Begin to feel a twitching sensation around your mouth or face—an unfamiliar tug onthe muscles around your nose and eyes, as though your face were a mask being tried on or manipulated by another. If your arm begins to move, let it. Your body may begin to feelforeign, as you shift your consciousness to the side or slightly above your left shoulder.You may remain in a semi-conscious state throughout the channeling experience, but youwill not have a strong reaction to what is taking place. It will feel more dreamlike thanreal, and your attention should remain on the “hum” that you have melded into. Thetrance state can last for seconds or minutes, but you will most likely return to fullconsciousness several times during your first trance, until you learn to ignore the eventstaking place inside and around your body.6 Note that when your entity appears, it may not sound like you. Most likely, the“borrowed” mouth will be unfamiliar to the spirit, and your words may be overdrawn, tooloud or too soft. The words may be spoken with an accent, or the language may bealtogether foreign at first. Allow the communication to take place without censorship, andkeep your attention shifted as much as possible away from what is taking place in your body.7 Allow the person in the room with you to make a formal introduction to the entity, oncehe feels that you are no longer in control of your body. A few pre-determined questionsare a good way to get the ball rolling, as people are usually a bit overwhelmed or excited by this first encounter and may not be able to think of what to say at first. Once thecommunication begins, allow the guest to “chat” with the spirit, writing down as much of the communication as possible. (Tape recorders usually do not work properly duringtrance channeling sessions, and even when they do work, the ambient sound in the roomwill overcome most of the sound coming out of the medium’s body.)8 Notice at some point in the session, your attention will be drawn back to the room, andyou will feel the absence of the entity in your body. Your face will once again becomeslack instead of rigid, and your hands will drop to your sides again in a relaxed fashion.You may have a crick in your neck because your head has been hanging in an odd angle.Allow your consciousness to return fully before you open your eyes. Remain still duringthis process to ensure proper realignment with your body. Take a sip of water or other liquid before trying to talk.9 Ask your partner to read back the transcript of what has just happened, if you are donechanneling for the evening. Otherwise, get up, move around a bit, talk, laugh, eat, drink— anything to ground yourself firmly in the present for a short while, and then return to your
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