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	Automatic writing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Automatic writing is used in Spiritualism and the New Age movement as a form of channeling.
		One of the best-known automatic writers was Hélène Smith, an early 20th-century psychic who felt that her automatic writing was the attempt of Martians to communicate with Earth.
		Automatic writing is used as a tool in Freudian psychology and in related "self-knowledge" studies, where it is seen as a means of gaining insight into the mind of the automatic writer through their subconscious word choices.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Automatic_writing (756 words)

	Surrealist automatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Automatism is a surrealist technique involving spontaneous writing, drawing, or the like practiced without conscious aesthetic or moral self-censorship.
		Automatism in Surrealism has taken on many forms, from the automatic writing and drawing initially practiced by surrealists, to similar, or perhaps parallel phenomena, such as the non-idiomatic improvisation of free jazz [1].
		Surrealist automatism is different from mediumistic automatism, from which the term was inspired.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Surrealist_automatism (264 words)

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		Automatic writing is the process of writing without thinking, usually with the intent of gaining insight into the mind of the automatic writer through their subconscious word choices.
		One of the most famous automatic writers was Helen Smith, an early 20th century psychic who claimed that her automatic writing was actually the attempt of Martians to communicate with Earth.
		Automatic writing is used as a tool in Freudian psychology.
	wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/a/au/automatic_writing.html (79 words)

	Automatic writing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One of the most famous automatic was Helen Smith an early 20th century psychic who claimed that her automatic writing actually the attempt of Martians to communicate with Earth.
		The Surrealists dubbed her "The Muse of Automatic Writing"; in the surrealist of cards Helen Smith is the "Genius Knowledge." Automatic writing became a major part the Surrealist's repertoire of games and it developed into a number of other surrealist that greatly influenced the movement such as automatic drawing and a variety of marker-word games.
		Automatic writing is used as a tool Freudian psychology and in related "self knowledge" studies it is seen as a means of insight into the mind of the automatic through their subconscious word choices.
	www.freeglossary.com /Free_writing (423 words)

	Automatic writing in the surrealist movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		for Breton automatic writing assumed a triple convergence: the psychological concept of the liberation of psychic inhibitions, the mathematical one of the coincidences of chance verbal encounters, and the hermetic one of the oracular function of the medium-poet.
		Automatic writing is a experience within language, and the texts are a partial embodiment of the thought.
		Automatism can only explain the free association of ideas or phonetical relations between words, but a lot of automatic texts also show a thematic and stylistic unity, such as cannot be explained by automatism.
	galton.uchicago.edu /~wit/automatic_writing.htm (3684 words)

	Automatic Writing
		Automatic writing is a channeling technique to let your higher self or another entity to use your hands to write message or information.
		The phenomena was investigated by psychologists during the 1800's and 1900's according to their theory automatic writing material has his source in the subconscious.
		They are two forms of automatic writing, one of them is not really automatic, in the advanced form the recipient receives the information in his mind and immediately write it sometimes the recipient change words for better understanding.
	www.psychic101.com /automatic-writing.html (385 words)

	Automatic Writing
		One of the best-known automatic writers was Helene Smith, an early 20th century psychic who felt that her automatic writing was the attempt of Martians to communicate with Earth.
		They claim, as with other paranormal phenomena, that the subconscious of those performing the writing is the only thing influencing their actions and that there is no solid evidence that any messages are coming from anywhere other than the minds of the person holding the pencil.
		Doodling is a form of automatic writing as it is generally not consciously focused writing.
	www.crystalinks.com /automatic_writing.html (1355 words)

	automatic writing
		Automatic writing is writing allegedly directed by a spirit or by the unconscious mind.
		Trance writing is also used by some psychotherapists who think it is a quick way to release repressed memories.
		One 19th century medium, Hélène Smith (Catherine Müller), specialized in automatic writing and even invented a Martian alphabet to convey messages from Mars to her clients in the Martian language.
	skepdic.com /autowrite.html (490 words)

	Automatic Writing
		Whoever she was, the large body of literary works that bears her name was transmitted through the process of automatic writing, wherein a medium produces a script without the control of the conscious self—but allegedly under the control of a spirit entity.
		Those who practice automatic writing seat themselves comfortably at a table, a piece of paper before them, a pen or pencil held in their hand in the manner in which they normally write.
		Automatic writers must learn to wait quietly and patiently and then give in to the slightest impulse to move the pen or pencil, keeping the paper smooth with the free hand.
	unexplainedstuff.com /Prophecy-and-Divination/Automatic-Writing.html (512 words)

	Some Rants and Notes about Automatic Poetic Practices in the 21st Century
		With automatism, or automatic writing, in particular, the goal is not “therapy” or any kind of mysticism (religious or otherwise), but a liberation of thought, as it is written down word by word as quickly as possible.
		For this reason, automatic writing (and other forms of automatism, such as the visual kind) is highly prized by surrealists as a technique of liberating the human psyche when it is temporarily visible in its nakedness, without the interference from moral or rationalistic filters.
		In a way, automatic writing is a “photography of thought,” and these moral and rationalist “filters” are metaphors for the social conditioning that individuals within our oppressive, greedy, consumerist-driven society must endure.
	www.surrealcoconut.com /automatic_writing/about_automatism.htm (6246 words)

	On Automatic Writing
		Outlining the history of automatic writing, however, means outlining the history of the excavation of the origins of creativity.
		Automatic writing was to be a liberator, one foundation on which the revolution of the irrational was to rest.
		Automatic writing, for spiritualists and surrealists alike, is a social activity to be executed in carefully engineered circumstances, surrounded by friends, when the moon is full and Orion aligned with a lost river.
	socialfiction.org /automaticwriting.html (1044 words)

	Immerse.org // Automatic Writing + Freeform Thought
		Automatic writing (or automatism) is a surrealist technique where one starts writing while in a "receptive" frame of mind.
		During the late 19th century, at the height of popular interest in the phenomenon, inspiration for automatic writing was generally attributed to external or supernatural forces.
		Modern psychodynamic theories of personality propose that traits, attitudes, motives, impulses, and memories that are incompatible with the person's conscious awareness may be dissociated from awareness and rarely expressed overtly in the course of normal waking behaviour.
	www.immerse.org /freeform_thought.htm (264 words)

	AUTOMATIC WRITING - LoveToKnow Article on AUTOMATIC WRITING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The opportunities afforded by automatic writing for communicating with subconscious strata of the personality have been made use of by Pierre Janet and others in cases of hysteroepilepsy, and other forms of dissociation of consciousness.
		Motor Automatism, on the other hand, is a non-reflex movement of a voluntary muscle, executed in the waking state but not controlled by the ordinary waking consciousness.
		A parallel case to Automatic Writing is the action of the speech centres, resulting in the production of all kinds of utterances from trance speeches in the ordinary language of the speaker to mere unintelligible babblings.
	www.1911ency.org /A/AU/AUTOMATIC_WRITING.htm (1251 words)

	Automatic Writing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Automatic writing is one of the most difficult scrying techniques.
		Automatic writing is often hard to read and the words are often joined together.
		Another form of automatic writing is when the practitioner hears words in the conscious mind and then writes them down.
	www.paralumun.com /writauto.htm (214 words)

	automatic writing - Holistic Junction
		Automatic writing is a form of script that is allegedly guided by a "spirit" or by the unconscious mind.
		Sometimes, automatic writing is called "trance writing" for it is written with speed and without aforethought.
		Automatic writing is derived from the subconscious psyche, where deep and profound thoughts can be accessed.
	www.holisticjunction.com /categories/automatic-writing.html (183 words)

	AUTOMATIC WRITING - Online Information article about AUTOMATIC WRITING
		WRITING (the verbal noun of " to write," O. Eng.
		English automatic writings are the Spirit Teachings of the Rev.
		In some spontaneous instances the writing produces anagrams, puns, nonsense verses and occasional blasphemies or obscenities; and otherwise exhibits characteristics markedly divergent from those of the normal consciousness.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /AUD_BAI/AUTOMATIC_WRITING.html (1164 words)

	Automatic Writing :: Psychic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Automatic Writing: Since the early days of Spiritualism, automatic writing has been accepted as a way for trance mediums, and sometimes ordinary people, to receive communications from the spirit world.
		Automatic Writing and the Book of Mormon: Discussion of how the book of Mormon was possibly written.
		The Role of Automatic Writing in the Surrealist Movement: Article exploring the concepts behind automatic writing as it was embodied in Breton's texts.
	society.gourt.com /Paranormal/Psychic/Automatic-Writing.html (561 words)

	Ask Ven
		My definition of automatic writing is the ability to consciously connect with another energy by allowing that energy to express itself through a human being via the activity of writing (or typing).
		Unlike channeling, wherein the communication is unilateral and requires the complete surrender of the human, automatic writing is an interactive exchange of questions and answers and requires only minimal surrender.
		His opinion was that the information obtained while automatic writing was received from an alternate personality of the writer.
	www.boulderhealers.com /AskVen (726 words)

	Automatic Writing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Short description of what automatic writing is, and how it should or should not be used.
		Gives defintion of what automatic writing is and includes links to several books, sites and an audio clip about it.
		Automatic writing to communicate with your angels or spirit guides.
	www.medlina.com /automatic_writing.htm (272 words)

	Search The Llewellyn Encyclopedia: Automatic Writing
		Automatic Writing: A means by which a non-physical entity—classically a spirit of someone who has died—can communicate with the living.
		Either the spirit moves the hand externally, or the spirit temporarily inhabits the body to do the writing to leave messages for the living.
		Often, the comments from the spirit are in answer to question asked by “sitters” at the séance or by the medium.
	www.llewellynencyclopedia.com /term/Automatic+Writing (129 words)

	Automatic Writing - TUT Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		If you've never tried automatic writing prior to this, energy is flowing through your hand to the pen and the pen may adjust in your hand.
		Writing Material ~ You will need a pad of paper which can be used for your automatic writings only.
		Here is an example of my automatic writing that came to me when I started writing this information for all of you.
	www.tut.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=170 (889 words)

	AUTOMATIC WRITING -- COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SPIRITS?
		Automatic writing is essentially writing that is done in an altered state of consciousness that is attributed to spirits of the dead.
		It is believed by some that the spirits literally manipulate the writing utensil in the hands of the medium to communicate, as the writer is often unaware of what is being written and often even scrawls out text in handwriting that is markedly different than his own.
		Other forms of automatic writing go beyond mere messages and include drawing and painting and even music that is allegedly inspired by the dead.
	www.prairieghosts.com /auto_writing.html (1294 words)

	Automatic Writing - Autowriting.com
		The writer takes a pencil in hand, places it against a piece of paper as if about to write something, then turns their attention to something else, such as watching television, reading a book, or talking with someone.
		The message is often signed with a name other than that of the person who is writing, or shows a different handwriting appearance.
		Skeptics point out that automatic writing claimed to be of supernatural origins is a parlor game that has little more effect than to spark creativity in the minds of the participants.
	www.autowriting.com (623 words)

	Automatic Writing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Automatic writing is the most direct of Surrealist techniques.
		Continue writing without thinking of what is appearing beneath your pen.
		Although in the purest version of automatism nothing is 'corrected' or re-written the unexpected material produced by this method can be used as the basis for further composition.
	www.duke.edu /web/lit132/automatic.html (124 words)

	Automatic Writing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is interesting to note that automatic writing is one of the oldest recorded forms of super-normal communication.
		Automatic messages may take place either by the automatist passively holding a pencil on a sheet of paper, or by the planchette and allowing the planchette to be moved by some unseen force.
		A fascinating instance of automatic writing occurred when Professor Henry Sidgwick (died in 1900), wrote "from beyond the grave" in the communication the signature of Professor Sidgwick was signed.
	threadsintyme.tripod.com /id73.htm (874 words)

	Spirit Writing For The Ungifted by Bob Olson
		Similar to Automatic Writing, but without the "automatic," Spirit Writing is a method of communicating with spirits through writing (with a pen, keyboard, crayon or any writing tool you prefer).
		Teachers of automatic writing insist that persistence is the key to success; so I continued trying it fairly regularly.
		Write what you think a higher being might say to you if they were giving you advice on your question.
	www.griefandbelief.com /bobolson25.htm (2292 words)

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