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Sally Jo "Sarah" (McCord) Chambers (1937-1998) was an American teacher who | Sally Jo "Sarah" (McCord) Chambers (1937-1998) was an American teacher who wrote the body of work now known as the Michael Teachings. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Sarah Chambers was born November 30, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico on December 8, 1998. Sarah married Richard "Dick" Chambers in 1972. Together, they were involved in early groups studying the self-understanding work of [[George Ivanovich Gurdjieff]] in Oakland, California. <ref | Sarah Chambers was born November 30, 1937, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 8, 1998. Sarah married Richard "Dick" Chambers in 1972. Together, they were involved in early groups studying the self-understanding work of [[George Ivanovich Gurdjieff]] in Oakland, California. <ref name=History/> | ||
==The Michael Teachings== | ==The Michael Teachings== | ||
Using a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija Ouija board], Sarah Chambers brought through the | Using a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija Ouija board], Sarah Chambers "brought through" information about personality and how to get along better in the world, starting in August 1973. <ref name=History> ''Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Vol 2)'' "History of the Michael Teachings," starting on page 506,</ref>. From those early beginnings, there are now more than 40 books published<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itstime.com/mbooks.htm |title=Michael Teachings - Books |publisher=Itstime.com |date= |accessdate=2018-07-29}}</ref> about the body of work that came to be known called the Michael Teachings. | ||
Sarah had been meeting in a small study group along with Alice Hannah, their husbands (both named Richard) and other close friends who were interested in more advanced spiritual study. Friends invited friends to the groups. Some stayed for a time and many others just passed through. Over the years the group existed, the core of what has become known today as "the Michael Teachings" was revealed. Alice Hannah, "secretary" for the original Michael study group in the early | The name "Michael" is simply one way to name a system of personality understanding (or "teaching"). It has no real significance other than to make it known in some definitive way. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itstime.com/michael.htm |title=The Michael Teachings - Overview |publisher=Itstime.com |date= |accessdate=2018-07-29}}</ref> Modern schools of philosophy and psychology represent facets of this system. Readers of Maslow, Jun, Eric Erikson and Freud, as well as others, will find a ring of familiarity here. Elements of this system were being taught in the 1920s by Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and later Rodney Collin.<ref> Stevens PhD., Jose, ''The Michael Handbook'', 1990, Introduction</ref> | ||
Professor Jon Klimo researched channeling and writes in the introduction to his book ''Channeling'',"I intended for this book to be a balanced and objective treatment of the phenomenon of channeling so that you the reader can make your own judgements." He goes on to say "Although, as we shall see, channeling has been around since the beginning of recorded history, it is enjoying a remarkable resurgence today."<ref name=klimo/> | |||
From the [[The Michael Teachings]] page: Jon Klimo, professor of psychology and parapsychology author stated that the ''Messages from Michael'' book series helped to make Michael-channeling into one of the best-known examples of channeling during the 1970s and early 1980s, and noted similarities in the events of the initial Michael channeling sessions to those that led to the [[Seth Material]].<ref name=klimo/> Klimo reported that more than a dozen people in the San Francisco Bay Area claimed to channel the same "Michael", using a variety of methods, ranging from automatic writing to speaking while in a trance.<ref name=klimo>{{cite book |title=Channeling: Investigations on Receiving Information from Paranormal Sources |first=Jon |last=Klimo |publisher=North Atlantic Books |year=1998 |pages=48–49 |isbn=1-55643-248-8}}</ref> | |||
An expert on [[new religious movements]], [[Olav Hammer]], describes the ''Michael Teachings'' as a "fairly well-structured set of doctrines, expressed in a distinct vocabulary".<ref name=hammer>{{cite book|title=Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age|first=Olav |last=Hammer| publisher=BRILL| year=2004|pages=396–398 |isbn=90-04-13638-X}}</ref> According to Hammer, Michael is described by believers as a "group soul, a collective consciousness of 1050 essences". Hammer states that the channelers of Michael study the earlier "transmissions" and use similar terminology, making it easier for readers to accept the new material as part of a doctrines.<ref name=hammer/> | |||
==Background== | |||
Starting in the early 1970s, Sarah had been meeting in a small study group along with Alice Hannah, their husbands (both named Richard) and other close friends who were interested in more advanced spiritual study. Friends invited friends to the groups. Some stayed for a time and many others just passed through. Over the years the group existed, the core of what has become known today as "the Michael Teachings" was revealed. Alice Hannah, "secretary" for the original Michael study group in the early 1970s, kept the group's records and created transcripts of their sessions. The information they brought forth provides the foundation of the body of knowledge, which has now expanded as more teachers are trained and students develop more advanced skills. As advanced students progress in their awareness and needs, new levels of information are being revealed that deepen and broaden the original work. | |||
Some of the early transcripts of the groups were used in the books ''Messages from Michael'' <ref>Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, ''Messages from Michael'', 1980</ref> and ''More Messages from Michael'' <ref>Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, ''More Messages from Michael'', 1986</ref>. The book ''Michael's People'' <ref>Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, ''Michael's People'',1988</ref> describes the fictionalized people involved in the early study groups. | Some of the early transcripts of the groups were used in the books ''Messages from Michael'' <ref>Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, ''Messages from Michael'', 1980</ref> and ''More Messages from Michael'' <ref>Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, ''More Messages from Michael'', 1986</ref>. The book ''Michael's People'' <ref>Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, ''Michael's People'',1988</ref> describes the fictionalized people involved in the early study groups. | ||
Public Domain transcripts of Sarah's early groups have been published by the non-profit [http://www.centerformichaelteachings.org/books.htm Center for Michael Teachings] in three volumes in a series called ''The Legacy of Sarah Chambers.'' | Public Domain transcripts of Sarah's early groups have been published by the non-profit [http://www.centerformichaelteachings.org/books.htm Center for Michael Teachings] in three volumes in a series called ''The Legacy of Sarah Chambers.'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*''Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 1),'' Center for Michael Teachings | *''Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 1),'' Center for Michael Teachings, 2013, ISBN: 978-1300-487241 | ||
*''Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 2),'' Center for Michael Teachings | *''Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 2),'' Center for Michael Teachings, 2013, ISBN: 978-1300-515203 | ||
*''Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 3),'' Center for Michael Teachings | *''Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 3),'' Center for Michael Teachings, 2016. ISBN: 978-1329-165663 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* [http://michaelteachings.org/archives/discussion/61/gurdjieff-terms-and-the-original-group Gurdjieff Terms] Gurdjieff Terms and the Original Group | * [http://michaelteachings.org/archives/discussion/61/gurdjieff-terms-and-the-original-group Gurdjieff Terms] Gurdjieff Terms and the Original Group | ||
* [http://www.itstime.com/michael.htm Overview] Overview of the Michael Teachings | * [http://www.itstime.com/michael.htm Overview] Overview of the Michael Teachings | ||
* [https://www.michaeleducationalfoundation.com/ Michael Education Foundation] Michael Education Foundation | |||
* [http://www.messagesfrommichael.com/ Messages from Michael] Messages from Michael books | |||
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Revision as of 22:42, 29 July 2018
Sally Jo "Sarah" (McCord) Chambers (1937-1998) was an American teacher who wrote the body of work now known as the Michael Teachings.
Biography
Sarah Chambers was born November 30, 1937, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 8, 1998. Sarah married Richard "Dick" Chambers in 1972. Together, they were involved in early groups studying the self-understanding work of George Ivanovich Gurdjieff in Oakland, California. [1]
The Michael Teachings
Using a Ouija board, Sarah Chambers "brought through" information about personality and how to get along better in the world, starting in August 1973. [1]. From those early beginnings, there are now more than 40 books published[2] about the body of work that came to be known called the Michael Teachings.
The name "Michael" is simply one way to name a system of personality understanding (or "teaching"). It has no real significance other than to make it known in some definitive way. [3] Modern schools of philosophy and psychology represent facets of this system. Readers of Maslow, Jun, Eric Erikson and Freud, as well as others, will find a ring of familiarity here. Elements of this system were being taught in the 1920s by Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and later Rodney Collin.[4]
Professor Jon Klimo researched channeling and writes in the introduction to his book Channeling,"I intended for this book to be a balanced and objective treatment of the phenomenon of channeling so that you the reader can make your own judgements." He goes on to say "Although, as we shall see, channeling has been around since the beginning of recorded history, it is enjoying a remarkable resurgence today."[5]
From the The Michael Teachings page: Jon Klimo, professor of psychology and parapsychology author stated that the Messages from Michael book series helped to make Michael-channeling into one of the best-known examples of channeling during the 1970s and early 1980s, and noted similarities in the events of the initial Michael channeling sessions to those that led to the Seth Material.[5] Klimo reported that more than a dozen people in the San Francisco Bay Area claimed to channel the same "Michael", using a variety of methods, ranging from automatic writing to speaking while in a trance.[5]
An expert on new religious movements, Olav Hammer, describes the Michael Teachings as a "fairly well-structured set of doctrines, expressed in a distinct vocabulary".[6] According to Hammer, Michael is described by believers as a "group soul, a collective consciousness of 1050 essences". Hammer states that the channelers of Michael study the earlier "transmissions" and use similar terminology, making it easier for readers to accept the new material as part of a doctrines.[6]
Background
Starting in the early 1970s, Sarah had been meeting in a small study group along with Alice Hannah, their husbands (both named Richard) and other close friends who were interested in more advanced spiritual study. Friends invited friends to the groups. Some stayed for a time and many others just passed through. Over the years the group existed, the core of what has become known today as "the Michael Teachings" was revealed. Alice Hannah, "secretary" for the original Michael study group in the early 1970s, kept the group's records and created transcripts of their sessions. The information they brought forth provides the foundation of the body of knowledge, which has now expanded as more teachers are trained and students develop more advanced skills. As advanced students progress in their awareness and needs, new levels of information are being revealed that deepen and broaden the original work.
Some of the early transcripts of the groups were used in the books Messages from Michael [7] and More Messages from Michael [8]. The book Michael's People [9] describes the fictionalized people involved in the early study groups.
Public Domain transcripts of Sarah's early groups have been published by the non-profit Center for Michael Teachings in three volumes in a series called The Legacy of Sarah Chambers.
Notes
- Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 1), Center for Michael Teachings, 2013, ISBN: 978-1300-487241
- Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 2), Center for Michael Teachings, 2013, ISBN: 978-1300-515203
- Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Volume 3), Center for Michael Teachings, 2016. ISBN: 978-1329-165663
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Speaks: The Legacy of Sarah Chambers (Vol 2) "History of the Michael Teachings," starting on page 506,
- ↑ "Michael Teachings - Books". Itstime.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ↑ "The Michael Teachings - Overview". Itstime.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ↑ Stevens PhD., Jose, The Michael Handbook, 1990, Introduction
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Klimo, Jon (1998). Channeling: Investigations on Receiving Information from Paranormal Sources. North Atlantic Books. pp. 48–49. ISBN 1-55643-248-8. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hammer, Olav (2004). Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age. BRILL. pp. 396–398. ISBN 90-04-13638-X. Search this book on
- ↑ Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, Messages from Michael, 1980
- ↑ Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, More Messages from Michael, 1986
- ↑ Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, Michael's People,1988
External Links
- Sarah Chambers, memorial written by Jose Stevens
- Center for Michael Teachings "The Legacy of Sarah Chambers" books.
- Robert Burton Mentioned in "Robert Burton and The Fellowship of Friends"
- Victoria Marina Sarah Chambers: The Final Years
- Sarah Chambers Finding Sarah Chambers
- Legacy Books Published Legacy of Sarah Chambers books published
- Stephen Cocconi Where did the Michael Teachings originate?
- Shepherd Hoodwin Shepherd Hoodwin
- Gurdjieff Terms Gurdjieff Terms and the Original Group
- Overview Overview of the Michael Teachings
- Michael Education Foundation Michael Education Foundation
- Messages from Michael Messages from Michael books.
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