The Michael Teachings
Channeled New Age doctrine emphasizing unconditional love and self-awareness.
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The Michael Teachings is a body of channeled New Age spiritual doctrine that originated in the early 1970s in the San Francisco Bay Area. It began as a 'conversation' via a Ouija board between members of a spiritual study group and a channeled entity known as 'Michael'. The teachings were first published in book form in 1979 as Messages from Michael by novelist Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and have since expanded through multiple channels and publications.
Quick Facts
- Originated
- early 1970s
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
- First book
- 1979, Messages from Michael
- Core belief
- agape (unconditional love)
- Key figure
- Sarah Chambers (1937–1998)
- Field
- channeled spiritual doctrine
- Known for
- personality understanding methods and self-awareness practices
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Background
The Michael Teachings began with a few friends gathered in Sarah Chambers' living room in Oakland, California, seeking answers to their own questions. Starting in August 1973, via a Ouija board, Sarah Chambers 'brought through' information about personality and how to get along better in the world.
The group included Alice Hannah, their husbands (both named Richard), and other close friends interested in advanced spiritual study. Friends invited friends, and some stayed while others passed through. The teachings were first published in 1979 by novelist Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, who chronicled the Bay Area sessions in a series of four books.
Did You Know?
- More than 40 books have been published about the Michael Teachings, with translations into multiple languages.
- Sarah Chambers, who first channeled the entity, had previously studied the Fourth Way school of George Gurdjieff.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: The Michael Teachings (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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