Dissociation and the experience of channeling: Narratives of israeli women who practice channeling

Tali Stolovy; Rachel Lev-Wiesel; Zvi Eisikovits

doi:10.1080/00207144.2015.1031555

Dissociation and the experience of channeling: Narratives of israeli women who practice channeling

Tali Stolovy, Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Zvi Eisikovits

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"Channeling" is a phenomenon in which people describe themselves as receiving messages from another personality or dimension of reality. Channeling is often regarded as dissociation, which is a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. This study explored the interface between channeling and dissociation through a phenomenological analysis. Qualitative data were obtained through interviews with 20 Israeli women who practice channeling. The analysis revealed 3 themes: dissociation, absorption, and control. The channelers descriptions correspond with what is coined as "dissociative states" and enable an emic view of the etic definition of dissociation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	346-364
Number of pages	19
Journal	International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
Volume	63
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2015.1031555
State	Published - 3 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Complementary and Manual Therapy
Clinical Psychology

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