Automatic Writing
Automatic writing is considered writing that is dictated by a spirit or the person’s unconscious mind. It is also referred to as trance writing because it is writing that is done without consciousness and with whatever comes into one’s mind. This is considered a means of delving into the uninhibited subconscious mind where the true person resides and where deep and mystical beliefs and feelings can be approached.
There are some psychotherapists who use trance writing because they believe it will discharge repressed memories. However, there is no scientific proof that trance writing has any therapeutic importance.
People who believe in trance writing claim that it can reach into other beings to gather information and to offer guidance. Those people also believe that information can be extrapolated from the subconscious mind and spiritual energy can be transmitted in order to achieve personal growth.
One such proponent of automatic writing even created a Martian alphabet to transmit messages from Mars to her clients. Apparently this medium’s Martian language had a similarity to her native French language.
Disbelievers in automatic writing believe it to be just a game, but it could be useful for self-discovery in that people taking part in automatic writing may be forced to look deep into themselves and discover and admit things they would not otherwise do. But this discovery would most likely come from a person’s conscious mind, not his subconscious. After all there is no scientific evidence that reveals that a person’s true self can be found in the unconscious rather than the conscious. A person may be more likely to “spill his guts” if he is extremely relaxed, or even drunk.
A form of automatic writing, if evaluated properly, may increase personal growth, but by itself, automatic writing will not produce self-growth any more than any other human activity. Some people have had horrendous experiences with automatic writing that they even believed that Satan himself was behind it. It is clearly better not to reveal what is in the minds of some people.
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