Today, I want to talk a bit about using automatic writing to communicate with spirit.

My mentor Slade Roberson discusses automatic writing as part of his Automatic Intuition course. He also offers two automatic writing courses. Full disclosure: I have not taken any automatic writing course. All I am sharing here, I have learned via experimentation over the years. I honestly don’t remember when I first learned about automatic writing. I’ve kept a journal since I was about 8 years old, and I’ve long been introspective, so I suspect when I first began listening to Spirit, I started writing what I “heard.” Given my youth, I was probably recording messages from Spirit before I even knew I was hearing from Spirit.

At any rate, a few years ago, after much trial and error, I found that during meditation, I could have conversations with my guides and other spirits, having many of my questions answered, making so much sense of my life, but then once I’d get out of my meditative state, I couldn’t remember the specifics of those encounters. Needless to say, I found myself frustrated. Then I somehow stumbled across the idea (realistically, it was probably prompting from my guides) of going into one of these meditations with my laptop in my lap so I could record what I was seeing and hearing. And that was that.

Because I was “recording” what I experienced during these meditations, I could finally actually remember the things I learned in these conversations. Even better, I could come back to them again and again. Of course, even as fast as I type, I can’t capture all of the sensations I experience, so some of it still falls by the wayside, but much more of it is now available to me to recall.

After quite a bit of practice, I then discovered that when I’m getting a particularly important message for myself or someone else, I will feel a certain “pressure” in my crown and/or third-eye chakra, my heart chakra, and my hand chakras (the hand chakras are especially connected to the heart chakra). When this happens, I rush to grab pen and paper or to sit in front of my computer keyboard.

I have had such good results with this that any time I have a very important question for Spirit, I make sure that I have pen and paper or a computer in front of me, and I actually try to shut my brain down and just let the message flow through my hands. Analyzing what’s coming through while it’s coming through seems to be the surest way to shut down the flow. If you’re writing it, you can always come back to it for understanding. (I find that a computer works best for me because I can type much more quickly than I can write, but if hunt-and-peck as a typist, using pen and paper might be better for you.)

So, how can YOU practice automatic writing? The process will vary a bit for everyone, but here’s what I have found to be most effective for me in most situations:

1. Gather any tools you may need, including your writing tools, any aids to meditation that you find helpful (candles, incense, stones, music, etc.), and any gifts you may wish to provide for the particular entity you want to speak with. (Remember, many spirits don’t require a gift, but some do, and most will appreciate the gesture, even if they don’t require it.)
2. Find a quiet place where you will be uninterrupted for however long you think you’ll need.
3. Take some time to ground and center yourself, to quiet your mind. (I have the best results using a technique called running energy, in which I feel my root chakra connect to the center of the earth, then I draw up energy from the earth and draw down energy from the universe, so that the energy of both Heaven and Earth are running through all of my chakras, including my hand and feet chakras, and into both Earth and the Universe.)
4. If you feel that you may need a protective circle or to call for protection, do so in whatever way you feel is most appropriate to the situation.
5. Using whatever method works best for you and the situation, request the presence of the spirit you wish to speak with. (You may choose to speak to more than one spirit at once, but if this is an early attempt, I suggest asking one to be the main spokesperson for the group to keep you from getting overwhelmed with responses.) Once you have confirmation of Spirit’s presence, ask your question.
6. Record the response in whatever way you receive it. Be alert to all of your senses, as messages may come through via any of the clairs, or multiple clairs. (Automatic writing actually helped me tune in to and learn which clairs are strongest for me.) Messages may come through your strongest clair(s) or your weakest, as the act of communication depends on many things, including your preferred forms of message receipt, the spirit’s preferred form of “sending,” and even how you feel that day. (Hindrances to communication with Spirit are much the same as in mundane vocal communication: preoccupations, low energy, physical discomfort, and so on.)
7. Continue the conversation as long as you and Spirit are both amenable, being sure to record as much as you can, including your questions/comments as well as Spirit’s response. At first, you may find the exercise tiring—possibly even frustrating, if you think you aren’t getting messages as clearly as you like—so you may want to set a timer to protect your energy and/or ego.
8. Finally, when it’s time to go, thank Spirit for the communication, and end the encounter in any way you believe appropriate.
9. If you had a protective barrier of any sort in place, disperse it as appropriate.
10. Ground any excess energy that you may have accumulated during the encounter.
11. If you brought a gift for Spirit, dispose of it or take care of it in the manner required by your belief system.
12. Walk away from the recording of the encounter for a while. Come back to it later with fresh eyes.

That’s it; it’s really easy—so long as you can keep your mind from interfering. 😀

Have you had any particularly positive or negative experiences with automatic writing? Do you use a different process than this one? Please share, as what works for one of us may not work for all. (You can email me privately if you want to share without anyone else knowing; I will happily share in a later post.)

 

***

 

 My Story: My Year of Shadow and Light

Audio/Video (YouTube)

Written

 Find Me Elsewhere on the Web

YouTube

Facebook

 

My Services

Do you want to know what message a particular spirit (for example, a spirit guide, angel, earth spirit, deceased loved one) has for you? Contact me.

Interested in knowing more about how the energies of the next twelve months will affect you directly? Purchase a personalized Year-Ahead Review.

Looking to complement the emotional, physical, or mental healing you’re receiving elsewhere, or looking for a place to start self-improvement efforts? I offer distance Reiki sessions and other intuitive readings.