Channeling's Timeless Philosophy: Andrew Davis to Paul Selig
The Harmonial Continuum: Andrew Jackson Davis and the Blueprint for Modern Consciousness Channeling—the process of receiving information, energy, or wisdom from a source perceived to be beyond the individual’s ordinary personality or ego—is a concept as ancient as civilization itself . Historically, this process of sacred wisdom being "given" or revealed is central to belief systems ranging from Christianity to Zoroastrianism . However, the metaphysical architecture that underpins the modern practice of channeling and New Age thought was formalized in the mid-19th century by a self-taught clairvoyant known as the "Poughkeepsie Seer," Andrew Jackson Davis . Davis, sometimes called the "John the Baptist of Modern Spiritualism," was a profoundly influential and controversial figure who, despite being popular in his time, subsequently disappeared into history . His work is crucial because it established a sweeping metaphysical framework—the Harmonial Philoso...