Who is Bashar? Bashar is the name of the being that Darryl Anka, an American channeler and former Hollywood visual effects artist, says he channels. Darryl describes Bashar as an extraterrestrial from a civilization called Essassani, speaking from what we would perceive as our future. This page explains who Bashar says he is, where he says he comes from, what he teaches and how to test the ideas for yourself.
Key Takeaways
- Who: Bashar is the being Darryl Anka channels in live and recorded sessions. Darryl has given them since the early 1980s.
- Origin: Darryl describes Bashar as an extraterrestrial from Essassani, whose people are called the Sassani. A 2012 scholarly paper summarizes it as a world about 500 light years from Earth, in the direction of Orion.
- Relationship: Bashar describes himself as existing in a parallel reality, in a time frame we would perceive as our future. In that telling he is a future version of the same larger self that Darryl is today.
- Teaching: You create your experience of reality through your beliefs and your state of being. The main tools are the Formula and the Five Laws of Reality.
- Belief: Darryl says no one has to believe Bashar is real. The invitation is to test the ideas and keep what works.
- The name: We could not find a published meaning for “Bashar,” so we do not guess one.
Part of our complete guide. This is one piece of Darryl Anka and Bashar: The Complete Guide, which covers his story, the Formula, the Five Laws, every book, the film and every interview.
The Short Answer
Bashar is not a person you can meet in the ordinary way. Bashar is a voice that comes through Darryl Anka when Darryl enters a focused, altered state of awareness. Darryl says the voice belongs to a being, and that is the frame we use here: this is who Darryl says is speaking.
That matters because the first question most people ask is whether Bashar is “real.” Nobody can settle that for you, and Darryl does not ask you to. What you can do is look at who is speaking, what is said and whether it works in your life. That is how the rest of this page is built.
Where Bashar Says He Is From
Bashar says he is from Essassani, a civilization whose people are called the Sassani. The 2012 paper presented through CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, summarizes Darryl’s description this way: a world about 500 light years from Earth, toward Orion, described as a place of living light. The Sassani are presented as a people who have moved beyond the fear-based thinking that shapes so much of life here.
Here is the part that surprises first-time listeners. Bashar does not describe himself as simply far away in space. He describes himself as existing in a parallel reality, in a time frame that we would perceive as our future. We cover the extraterrestrial question in more depth in Bashar and Aliens: What Darryl Anka Says.
Bashar and Darryl: Two Names, One Larger Self
In Darryl’s telling, Bashar is not only a visitor. He is a future version of the same larger self that Darryl is today. The relationship is closer to family than to guest. That idea runs through every conversation we have had with Darryl. In episode 709, “Full Disclosure: Meeting Our Cosmic Family,” the framing is explicit: contact is a family reunion.
| Darryl Anka | Bashar | |
|---|---|---|
| Who | Human channeler, author and filmmaker | The being Darryl channels |
| Origin | Los Angeles area | Essassani, described as about 500 light years away near Orion |
| Role | Receives and delivers the sessions | Offers the teachings in sessions and events |
| Relationship | Present-day self | Described as a future-time perspective of the same larger self |
| Where to find | darrylanka.com, interviews, books | bashar.org, live and recorded sessions |
What Channeling Looks Like
Channeling is the practice of a person entering a focused, receptive state and allowing information to come through that they experience as originating beyond their ordinary self. People have done versions of it for thousands of years under names like oracle, trance medium and inspired speaker. Modern channeling in the West grew through the twentieth century, and the Seth material of the 1960s and 70s, which began with Jane Roberts, helped bring it into public view. Hear how it began in our conversation with David Cielak of the Seth Center. For the wider tradition, see our guide to channelers and mediums.
Darryl describes his own channeling as a real altered state of consciousness. What an audience sees is a change in presence: a firm posture, frequent gestures, direct answers to audience questions and a lot of humor. Bashar jokes, teases and deflates seriousness, then lands a point.
What Bashar Teaches
Bashar’s central idea is that you create your experience of reality through your beliefs and your state of being, and that you can change both. Two tools carry the teaching.
- The Formula. Five steps: follow your highest excitement, take action, let go of insisting on a specific outcome, stay in a positive state and drop fear-based beliefs. Read the full breakdown in The Bashar Formula, Explained Step by Step.
- The Five Laws of Reality. The rules Bashar says sit underneath the Formula, from “You exist” to “Everything changes except the first four.” See them in our complete guide.
Bashar’s Channeled Message to Humanity with Darryl Anka
A conversation about natural frequency, being true to yourself and the message Bashar brings to humanity.
Do You Have to Believe It?
No, and Darryl says so himself. In episode 27 he put it plainly: “So no one has to believe that Bashar is real.” The ideas are offered as tools to test, not doctrines to adopt. If a tool works in your life, it has done its job whatever its source. If it does not, put it down.
A few questions can help you weigh any channeled teaching, Bashar included.
- Does it empower you, or ask you to depend on it?
- Can you test it for a week and see a difference?
- Has it stayed consistent over time?
- Does it admit uncertainty?
- Does it avoid fear and leave you free?
You will find Bashar’s teaching points back at you. It does not ask to be worshipped, obeyed or followed.
What Does the Name Bashar Mean?
Neither the scholarly paper nor the official site we reviewed explains the meaning of the name “Bashar.” We would rather tell you that than invent a translation. If Darryl or his team publishes one, we will add it here.
Where to Hear Bashar for Yourself
Reading about Bashar only goes so far. The best next step is to hear a session, and there are several ways in.
- The film. First Contact: Channeling Bashar is the origin story of Darryl and Bashar.
- Our conversations. Darryl has joined the Next Level Soul Podcast eight times. Every one is listed in our complete guide.
- The official site. bashar.org carries recordings, events and sign-ups.
From inside the project. Next Level Soul founder Alex Ferrari helped make this film. He worked as post-production supervisor, colorist and online editor, the work that takes a film from rough cut to finished picture. The film is available on Next Level Soul TV.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Who Bashar Is
Who is Bashar?
Bashar is the being Darryl Anka channels. Darryl describes him as an extraterrestrial from the Essassani civilization, speaking from what we would perceive as our future.
Is Bashar a person or an entity?
Bashar is presented as a being, not a human. Darryl Anka, a human channeler, delivers the sessions while in a focused, altered state of awareness.
Where is Bashar from?
Bashar says he is from Essassani, which a 2012 scholarly paper summarizes as about 500 light years from Earth in the direction of Orion. He also describes himself as existing in a parallel reality in what we perceive as our future.
Is Bashar the same as Darryl Anka?
In Darryl’s telling, Bashar is a future version of the same larger self that Darryl is today. In practice they are two distinct voices: Darryl, the human channeler, and Bashar, the being who speaks through him.
What does Bashar teach?
Bashar teaches that you create your experience of reality through your beliefs and state of being. His core tools are the Formula and the Five Laws of Reality.
Is Bashar real?
Darryl Anka says Bashar is a real being. That cannot be independently verified, and Darryl himself says no one has to believe it. The invitation is to test the ideas in your own life.
What does the name Bashar mean?
We could not find a published meaning for the name. Neither the scholarly paper nor the official site we reviewed explains it.
How long has Darryl Anka channeled Bashar?
Darryl began channeling Bashar in the early 1980s. Sources give 1983 or 1984. By 1985 sessions were being videotaped.
Who channels Bashar?
Darryl Anka, an American channeler, author and filmmaker who worked in Hollywood visual effects before he began channeling Bashar in the early 1980s.
Where can I hear Bashar speak?
Darryl’s official site, bashar.org, carries recordings and events. You can also watch our conversations with Darryl, the film First Contact: Channeling Bashar, and the exclusive Bashar channeling in the free Sacred Awakening Toolkit.
Sources and Further Reading
bashar.org, the official Bashar site. darrylanka.com, Darryl Anka’s author site. Darryl Anka and “Bashar”: Modern Channeling between Alien Narrative and Ancient Esotericism, 2012 CESNUR paper. Buddha at the Gas Pump interview #236 with Darryl Anka. Related on Next Level Soul: Darryl Anka and Bashar: The Complete Guide, Bashar and Aliens, The Bashar Formula.
