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A CHANNELEDSYSTEM
FOR SELF UNDERSTANDING
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The MichaelHandbook
A Channeled System
For Self Understanding
JoseStevens,Ph.D.&SimonWarwick-Smith
"This systemofknowledgeis a way oflivingyour lifethatmakes
perfect senseandis fun.Itis a way ofknowingthetruthandthe
reasons for existence."
—Michael
WarwickPress
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Acknowledgments
A book is not the effort of its authors but a group effort from
friends, colleagues, spouses and so forth. We would like to
acknowledgeandthankmorepeople thanthereis spacetolist. Toall
ofyou,our sincerethanks.
We want to acknowledge the special contribution tothis body of
knowledgebyJ.P. VanHulleandAaronChristeaan.
We are fortunateinhaving securedthe artistic services ofLenore
Schuh, with her gift for capturing abstract feeling states in sketch
form.Also,thanks areduetoNaomiSteinfeldfor writingassistance.
We would like to thank John and Joy Perasso for their love and
support.
The origins of the information as presented here lie in years of
study and volumes of channeled information, for whom we
acknowledgeMichael.
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ABriefOverview
This teaching exists to assist the planetary shift toward older
soulageevolution.
The ultimate goal of existence on the planet is to unite, and in
everyday termsthis means cooperationinstead ofcompetition. That
is why self-acceptance and acceptance of others is important, and
whyunconditionalloveisthehighest goalwithinthis teaching.
This body of knowledge describes personality in terms of
"overleaves", a set of characteristics that overlay your essence or
soul. With the knowledge of this system, you can choose whether
you operate fromthe positive or negative parts of your personality.
When you come from the positive parts, you are acting out of "true
personality”, and that is how your essence or inner beingcan grow
andexpress itself.
Many modern schools of philosophy and psychology represent
facets of this system. Readers of Maslow, Jung, Eric Erikson and
Freud,as wellas others, willfindaringoffamiliarityhere.
Elements of this system were being taught in the 1920's by
Gurdjieff, 0uspensky, andlater Rodney Collin. Readers willdiscover
that many of the underlying tenets resonate with Eastern
philosophies,especially Sufism.
This teaching, as presented here, surfaced in the early 1970‘s in
the San Francisco Bay Area through different mediums and
channels. The information is channeled from the being called
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Michaelandis namedafter him.
Michaelis anon-physicalbeingwho oncelivedmanylifetimes on
theearth.Hecompletedhis experienceandmovedontoother realms
ofexistence fromwhereheteaches.
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Contents
Cover
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1TheGrandScheme
Chapter 2EssenceandPersonality
Chapter 3 SoulAges
Chapter 4SoulLevels
Chapter 5 Roles
Chapter 6IntroducingtheQverleaves
Chapter 7 Goals
Chapter SModes
Chapter 9 Attitudes
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Chapter 10 ChiefFeatures
Chapter 11CenteringandHigher Centers
Chapter 12Bodvtvpes
Chapter 13 Integration
Epilogue
Appendix ThePlanetaryShift
Aphorisms
Glossary
OverleafChart
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Preface
We wrote this book to take those with little or no knowledge of
this teachingupto a basiclevelofunderstanding. Our approachhas
been to teach by analogy, analogy that will draw on your everyday
experience.
This book is not a body of facts but a way of seeingthe world, a
language, a medium, a perspective.It contains one interpretation of
how the universe works and is broad in that it speaks of the
universe, and focused in that it explains the workings of everyday
personality.
Someoftheterms expressedhere differ fromthe way this system
is presented elsewhere. This is a result of the expansion of
understanding about the system and the process of self¬
confirmationthat goes withit.Different things aretrue for different
people, experiences and cultures. The terms are intended only as a
transitory vehicletowardseeingthe worldwithwider perception.
The bookhas been designedbothtoentertain andtoeducate. The
written wordbecomes carvedin stone. Please do not "believe” what
we have written here but check it out for yourself. And once you
havemasteredit,letit go.
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Introduction
This bookis amap, alonglostmap, thatreveals thecontours ofa
rugged andexotic terrain and a trail throughit. Here, you will find
the essential elements that make up your personality; the role you
play, the goal of your life, your basic attitude, and the stumbling
blocks that exist. Here, you also will discover how you can shift
gears to accelerate your self-understanding and move toward
unconditionalacceptanceofothers.
Thisbookisaboutaspiritualteaching. "Spiritual”because
it examines the context ofour existence, "teaching11 because
that's whatit does. Many teachingsadvance mankind, thisis
one.
Two thousand years ago, at the beginning of the age of Pisces, a
greatteacher (oneofmany whocameat differenttimes),Jesus Christ
introduced a spiritual teaching. It flourished and flowed down
through the centuries like a river of truth. Wherever you were or
whoever you were, peasant or nobleman,there was generally a
monastery or church in your area where you could strive with
coming to terms with your existence. For the last two thousand
years the opportunity for spiritual growth has been available to all
men and women, albeit with the blemishes and distortions that
mankindplaceduponit.
TheageofPisces is comingto anend,takingwithit thesymbolof
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the fish which is also the symbol of Christianity. A new age
approaches: the age of Aquarius, with new teachers and new
concepts about our existence. The ideas containedinthis book filter
out from small groups who live with them in their lives. These
conceptsincludethat theuniverseandlifeitselfis arationalsystem,
not random chaos, with describable elements such as essence, false
personality,reincarnation,ourunderlyingoneness,andsoon.
These notions can help to set the context for the growth of the
planet as the major civilizations of the world continue their rapid
integration after thousands of years of separateness. With this
integration can come awareness of our actions on a personal scale
andona worldwidescale.
For example\ the concept ofreincarnation means that we
cannot exhaust the world'ssupply ofoxygennor contaminate
the oceans without coming back to experience the
consequences;nor can wedepletethe worldforestsandanimal
populations.
We willlive withourdecisions.
The nations of the world do not generally recognize these
concepts. Tor example there is no general understanding of the
notion of false personality and of the underlying essence. It takes
wider perception than the present average soul age of the world
population to understand this.Recognizing the distinction between
falsepersonality andessence wouldfacilitatebetter decisionmaking
world-wide and improve international relations, not to mention
reducingthechanceofnuclear war.
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