Transient, Sustained and Eternal

[Diana]

It's just that with channeled material, it seems that requesting what is considered transient detunes the channel.  I'm not sure what the rules are, but there seems to be rules governing this sort of information exchange.

That makes logical sense from more than one perspective. Anytime you veer from a particular focus, or water down that focus with related foci, it gets less "in tune" with the original focus. 

From a channeling point of view, the more aligned the channel with the channeled—following the idea of tuning into a radio frequency—the clearer the message. Also, the farther off the alignment, I imagine the more energy is expended in receiving clear messages.

But channeling is quite different from living life. That is not to say that one who channels shouldn't align one's life as closely as possible in intent and action with the desired information, as Carla points out in her channeling handbook. It's just that life includes more possibilities to learn and grow consciously than concentrating on one avenue only.