But here, the energy is passing through the giver rather than coming from the giver, as with streaming. In channeling, by contrast, we are the conduit from some other source. One problem inherent to channeling is that if the channeler is not energetically clear in his or her own body, the conducted energy may pick up distortions of the channeler and pass them on to the receiver. The energy that leaves the person may not be as clear as that which entered. To channel reliably, one usually needs to have done a lot of inner work to clear personal fields.
Distortion can be a difficulty.
There are many types of love. They both feel good. When we stream or blend, we overlap the other person's boundaries. If people use blending as a basic strategy of relationship, they run the risk of codependency, of losing their own perspective. Let's look at acupuncture for another example of energy movement in relation to emotions.