Meaning & use
Channeler
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A person who claims to communicate or transmit messages from a spirit, entity, or other non-physical source; more generally, one who directs or redirects something, such as energy or resources, toward a particular purpose.
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The self-described channeler said she was relaying messages from a spirit guide during the session.
As a fundraiser, she was a skilled channeler of donor enthusiasm into concrete community projects.
A note on using this word
The spiritual sense grew popular alongside the New Age movement of the 1970s and 80s, when 'channeling' became a common term for supposed spirit communication.
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