Automatic writing is sometimes regarded entirely as a tool of
mediumship. However, like many forms of divination, such as casting
runes or
turning Tarot cards, it relies on unconscious muscular movements of the hand
to convey, through writing, information that is not accessible to the
conscious mind. As with other forms of divination, there is a debate over
the source of the wisdom. Is it a communication from a highly evolved
discarnate being or from a deceased spirit, whether that of a close relation
or someone who needs to communicate information? However many psychical
researchers believe that most of the information conveyed through automatic
writing comes from the depths of the writer's subconscious mind or perhaps
from ESP.
Often it is an art that manifests itself spontaneously. A person, perhaps
intending to write a letter, a list or even a story or poem, suddenly finds
the pen moving over the paper writing words in an unfamiliar handwriting
containing a message or anecdote. It may be that of a deceased relative, and
if there are any samples of the deceased relation's hand they are often
remarkably similar. It may be an unknown hand, perhaps an identifiable
figure from the past or an unnamed source. Whether the source is a spirit or
a memory from the well of the Collective Unconscious is perhaps a matter of
interpretation, but the source of the knowledge often assumes a definite
identity.
Should this occur, you should accept it as a natural mode of communication
and allow the writing to manifest itself when it feels right and try not to
force it. People who engage in automatic writing frequently experience a
tingling sensation in the arms or hands immediately before a message is
received.
Automatic writing tends to flow faster then conscious writing. Words may be
joined together and perhaps be spelled unusually. The actual letters
tend to be larger than the receiver's ordinary writing and be formed in a
different way. Some automatic writers find that they are endowed with the
most beautiful copper-plate writing, but only during the process of the
automatic transmission. Automatic writing can also be in mirror script or
written left to right, even on occasions starting at the bottom right corner
and ending at the top left. It may be in verse or contain complicated
biblical quotations or even Latin. Once again, this may not indicate spirit
communication but knowledge we have absorbed without realizing it at an
earlier period in our lives or that we have accessed from the unconscious
wisdom of our forefathers. Sometimes there are messages, seemingly from more
highly evolved discarnate beings who may communicate about the state of the
world and the need for conservation and peace. You should not worry
about the nature or source of the communication. Accept what is useful or
fascinating and discard what is not. You may even start a career as a
novelist. Automatic writers do not seem to suffer from writer's block!
Beginning Automatic Writing Even if you have never
experienced a spontaneous flow of words, you can use automatic writing both
for accessing unfamiliar information and for divination. Some people find
automatic writing easier when they have first developed their natural
abilities through scrying and divination; for others it is a good
introductory method of allowing the unconscious mind to express itself.
