2. A person will usually not find out everything about a hosted being right away.

Tthis can be for many reasons. They may not wish to share everything with you right away. Just like you meeting a new person and being picky about what you share with them, it is true in some hosting situations as well. Sometimes the being you host may not have full memories intact, perhaps they speak a different language than you or have experiences which cannot be put into any coherent thought patterns (this is true with channeled/non-corperial beings at times). Sometimes they may not let you know everything right away to avoid overwhelming you. Finally, it can also be a case that they might worry that you would not believe experiences, or freak out at them so to say.

3. There is no "one-size-fits-all" solution of dealing with being in a hosting situation. The conditions of it and circumstance will vary for every case and every host and Hostee.

-This is not only because every being in this universe/multiverse is unique, but also because beings come from different backgrounds and may have different personalities. I have known people who are in hosting situations and sharing a body who back stabbed each other, some who have been lovers, some who have been friends, and some who have even been related to each other in some fashion. it is almost like taking two or more RANDOM strangers off the street and tossing them into a room for several years to potentially a lifetime. You may have people who are thieves, people who are shy, people who are kids, people who will get along, and people who will not.

4. It's not true that all hosts have the original being of the body still with them.

-That is only true in some cases. In several cases I know of, including our own, the original inhabitant left the body and several beings walked in. Some hosting situations occur where all the beings come into the body at the same time, in some cases they come at separate times. I do not know if someone can come into a body without your permission, but I would think it would have to be permitted on some level of consciousness in order to occur.

5. It's not always true that the being whose most up front is the head of the hosting team (if more than a few beings) or the owner of the body, nor that these will actually exist in all cases.

-Sometimes no one really heads a hosting team. Oftentimes decisions are made by voting or by most agreeing to it. When there is the case of job, parental responsibilities, or other duties, the being whose main responsibility it is would have more say in the decisions made, although in many cases at least some consensus has to be in those matters. For example, when dating or becoming involved romantically with people, while most decisions regarding the relationship would be with the being who is dating the individual, the others will at times affect those decisions. If one or more of the beings does not feel comfortable with the person you are dating/marrying it could create a few barriers. Also if you are going on a dream-date with your significant other, you may have to postpone those plans until everyone has gone to the paying-the-bills job. Everything you do in a hosting situation will have an effect on the others, especially if it involves the body in any shape, fashion or form. Even if there is a head for the hosting team, it will probably be the person/being most knowledgeable in this world.

6. Hosted beings are not always outsiders, there may be spirits being hosted by you which are related to you in some form.

- it is not necessarily true that the being you are hosting is a total stranger. Family members from past lives, soul mates, friends and acquaintances, as well as versions of you from other dimensions, or versions of you from different lifetimes. You will also not necessarily always know if this is the case right away.

7. Not all hosted beings will have the knowledge to fully control the body right away.

-Extreme care is to be taken when a new being takes up front for the first few times. Be safe first and foremost and take it slow until you are certain that they and you can handle it. This can be because a hosted being may not be familiar with your type of body, they may not know how to communicate to the brain what they want to do with the body, they may even be shy or nervous about it. This was thankfully not so big a problem with me and *patty, but boy, some of my friends in a hosting situation had a hell of a time with this. Not only was their body sick with mundane illness most of the time and had motor-problems under normal circumstances, most of the beings in that hosting situation could not take proper control of the body when they were "up front." As such, the body had to sit most of the time, or even lay down if another being came to the front.

8. Not all hosted beings are savvy in worldly matters.

-To assume otherwise can be a highly painful lesson to learn. Jobs, driving, and other such things can be rather tricky if you host an offworlder, someone who is normally not corporeal, or otherwise not knowledgeable of how this world works. Save those things to those who know them best, until everyone gets a hang of it. TRUST me on this one!

I would never in my wildest dreams let *patty drive a car. She barely knows what the *concept* of a car is, much less how to handle one.

9. Not all hosted beings are adults. You can host beings which are young and childlike too.

-While most of the hosting situations I'm aware of are "between consenting adults" so to say, I do know some members of some hosting teams are not yet considered adults by the places they originate from. Most that are minors which are hosted by others are in the equivalent of teen years, but there are probably younger cases too. Not all worlds and places equate age to wisdom, and so many worlds I know of will allow their minors more rights than this one. Interstellar travel and going to "earth for a few years to learn something" are very common. Some minors on other worlds do already have jobs or are training for those jobs/paths. By this token, with most who are minor who are hosted by others to my knowledge, you probably could not tell that they are minors *unless* they told you. There are of course always exceptions.

For example, I knew a hosting team where all of the members were under the equivalent human age of 17, with many being between 13-15. They all held jobs at their world, were *extremely* knowledgeable in the matters of the universe, and were some of the most responsible beings I have met. So age does not always matter in other corners of the universe/multiverse ;).

10. Not all hosted beings are the same gender as the host body.

-Not all beings will be the same gender as the host body, especially as there are more known genders then those which are well known on this planet;). We've got the standard male and female of course. Then we have neuter (which means they are of no gender or androgynous) and Hermaphrodite (herms - being male and female at the same time). Finally, while these do not exist here, they do exist in other cultures, and are even common in some cultures, there are beings who can shift their gender at will. So a hosted being may be any of these.

11. Just like with walk-ins, not all bodies of hosted beings are healthy, especially not if the original being is no longer there.

-Some bodies which host other beings may be ill with normal or terminal illnesses. I do not know why this is the case, but it could be because for most of those who naturally "own" the body, would not understand nor necessarily believe the concept of hosting, or the concept of other worlds very well. As such many who are looking for a place to be channeled/hosted will avoid such people, probably to avoid problems which may occur if they tried to be hosted by one who does not believe in them, nor their heritage.

12. Hosting is neither glamorous, nor cool, nor trendy, nor necessarily fun and games.

-It has it's good times and its bad times. Like anything else it can be very hard.

13. Most hosted spirits, especially those who are not here full-time care little for monetary or material gains.

-Just because they may not care for money does not necessarily mean that they mean harm in ones mundane life, they may simply not understand the concepts of certain things here. For example one who comes from a background where they did not have to worry about money, or if they do not know what the concept of money *is* they can't help but not care for it. Be aware of this when dealing with finances/jobs/personal matters, and try your best to explain it to anyone who you may host. If you know a host, especially if they are hosting/channeling someone who does not know of such things, be aware of this fact.

14. Not all beings which are in a hosting situation will have the same goals or the same purposes for being here.

-This is because not all beings who are here have the same religion, same sexual orientation or same skills. Trying to be fair to everyone in a hosting situation can take a long time to figure out, and there may be some rifts while this is being figured out. A person who is in the Navy Seals may have a hard time should they find out they have a being they host who cannot swat a fly. Oftentimes a change of job or a lot of compromising will have to occur in order to solve such big differences in purpose here. Oftentimes it will be much easier though, like a person wanting to go on a long sabbatical vacation around the world who is hosting a being who is trying to do some research into say "earthen cultures."

-I have no clue why this is the case. But we found that we had only a few times when *patty was able to take front fully. Most of the time there is a percentage of her awareness and a percentage of my awareness up front at the same time, but only once or twice was she fully "up-front."

16. Not all hosts will remember exact details of events/conversations which took place while a hosted being was up front, especially if they are fully up front.

-While oftentimes all beings will have basic awareness of the occurrences of a day while another was up front, specific details may be missing or blurred. So while *patty is there I can usually feel that sie was up front, that sie had a conversation about things with person X, but the exact contents of the conversation may not be known to me. On the opposite hand, it has only occurred once that I had absolutely *no* recollection of what had occurred in the hour where *patty was "up-front".

I know this is not the same with all who are in hosting situations, but it is true for a large number of the hosts I have known.

-I have been near and sharing a body with *patty for at least 8 years now, only the last year being fully aware of it, but we have had not a single argument in this whole time. If we do not agree on something (and that does happen quite a bit) we either agree to disagree or come to some sort of compromise. We're not the only ones either, everyone I know of that is in a hosting situation will make the most effort to avoid internal arguments and conflicts, and to solve occurring ones as soon as possible. (From what I can imagine such arguments would not be fun. Imagine being stuck in the same room constantly with a person who has a grudge/argument with you. *icckk*. Now you can see why so many rivalries among hosted beings last only a very short time.)

Most of the questions which would normally be in this section are already answered in the misconceptions/Facts section. I will add those that are not there here.

1. Why do those who get into hosting situation not just incarnate like the rest of us?

-Some people do not need nor desire to be here a whole lifetime. They may just be here for a short visit, wish to do some sort of study here (the diversity here is what brings many who study here from what I understand;) ), get in touch with a family member or lover who may be incarnate here, or otherwise do something which takes only a few weeks, months or years. Some people do not wish to suffer a dozen years of childhood, and have a potential to lose many of their memories just to be incarnated here. Many beings which are channeled or hosted here have lives and incarnations in other places. Some may never have been incarnate and may not wish to start with it either. So the reasons are varied, but many I know that need to do or want to do something here which takes only part of a lifetime will not incarnate here to do it, especially if they are still "alive and incarnate" elsewhere.

~Host and Hostee etiquette~

*If someone you know is in a hosting/multiple situation*

1. Please treat them as individuals if they ask it to be that way. Be realistic as to what they can keep from each other, and how you handle it if one of them makes you mad and the other not. Call them by their own names and spend time with each of them alone if you are friends with both of them. If you are in a relationship with one of them do not require them to keep the other in the back at all times. If in doubt who you are speaking to, perhaps ask who is "up front."

2. Do not mention their hosting situation unless you are alone with them, or with others who you know are aware of it. Some may not share this info with everyone, especially not with their mundane jobs, their mundane families or all of their friends. Do not walk up to person X at their host's job and say "Hi Y- how ya doing?" Don't make jokes about it inside or otherwise in front of people who do not know. You can cause all of them in the hosting situation more trouble then you may know.

3. If any of them make you mad, do not strike against the body, as it will harm all of them. Creating rumors, physical fighting or other such stuff may be very bad if you are mad at something someone who is hosted does to you. You may cause a negative effect to someone who does not even know you, and even hurt a person you may still be friends with.

4. Just because you may be very close to the being who owns the body, does not mean you can instantly be cozy with all of it's residents. You should meet and get to know each and every one of them you wanna know and be with. If you are romantically involved with a female host who owns the body, kissing the body on the lips while a male hosted being is "up front" is not only embarrassing to all of you, it can also be very bad for the guy. Asking is always good if you are not sure before being intimate, going out, or doing other things which you would only do with the one you know really close. If you sometimes go to places with all of them, and you want to be alone with your love, please let them know before hand.

5. If asking those in a hosting situation to choose something, or decide on something, give them some time. Usually even a simple decision can take a few minutes of discussion amongst those in a hosting Sitch. Things like "What do you wan to eat today?" or "Would you like a tattoo for your birthday?" can be equally tricky for a host and Hostee to decide. Anything involving long time changes or things which are irreversible, life changes, or involve the body can take a while. Food, clothes, relationships, plans which involve spending time, and extra responsibilities can all be subjects which can take some time to discuss.

6. If being Y is working on something try not to always talk to being X. A full switch takes several seconds, can be very confusing if the other being is concentrating and can cause loads of delays in everything. If person Y happens to be talking to another person and you try talking to person X at the same time, it won't work well. Trust me there.

7. Do not ask being X to keep secrets from being Y and vice versa unless they tell you they can do that. Again if in doubt ask them. Even if they can do it, keep in mind secrets kept from head mates can cause additional rifts, so only ask in important cases.

8. Patiance...patiance...patiance! and loads of it. Hosting is tricky enough to figure out that it can take a long time to completely get a hang of. Also being able to lead a productive life as any singleton would can take some time if someone is tossed into a hosting Sitch, even if the beings in it get along splendidly.

*Ettiquette if you are sharing a body *

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