I have to say that I became even more skeptical to "channeling" after watching this video, featuring the well-known New Age personality Jane Roberts. Or is it *split* personality? Roberts supposedly "channeled" an entity known as Seth. "The Seth Material" became near-foundational both for the New Age scene and later channelers.
However, in the video linked above, Roberts comes across as an almost stereotypical crazy woman. It boggles my mind that anyone could take this BS seriously and that it played such an important role in the emergence of an entire spiritual subculture.
And no, she´s not being entirely fortright about her background (see the Wikipedia on Roberts entry for more info). Roberts had apparently written both science fiction and fantasy before she started channeling Seth, and her writing frequently touched on reincarnation and clairvoyance. And while the New Age might not have existed back in 1963, there would have been Theosophical and Spiritualist groups.
The only mystery here is why on earth this ever became a thing.
https://ashtarbookblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/can-anyone-please-check-dog-pound.html
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