Automatic Writing~~Aid to spiritual insights.

The state of mind that one must use to allow the relaxation sufficient to automatic writing (or inspirational writing) is also close to meditation. The consciousness to the outer stimuli around you must be softened and unfocused. You must be in the state very similar to daydreaming. Once the mind is relaxed and the attention span to outer stimuli derailed, so to speak, place the pencil on a piece of paper. Let the hand relax and the mind drift. Ask that your spiritual helpers use your hand to convey their thoughts to you. It might even be a good idea to ask a question on a matter that you do not know the answer to, but can verify at a later time. Let the energy in your hand build, but do not move the hand yourself. Focus your attention on the feeling in your hand, without disrupting the relaxation level that you need.

When the pencil does begin to move, which may feel like a quivering at the first hint of movement, try not to let this break your meditative-like state. Distance yourself from the doings of the pencil. Let it do as it will without you losing your vow not to control it. It is highly unlikely that the pencil will write legible words the first few times. It will most probably make scrolls, squiggles and attempts at letters. Keep the faith at this point. What are words on paper except scrolls and squiggles? This is an excellent sign to keep working with this mode of communication until the pencil begins to write in a more legible way.

Often, as you work with this process, day in and day out, you will find that you will know what is going to be written before it is finished. Listen carefully to these thoughts inside your head. It was through listening to what was being given me before it was written that I learned that I could "hear" what my guides were trying to convey through the written form. When you begin to receive the words in your head as you write them, you realize that this is a much faster way to communicate, and you begin to wean yourself to not need the paper for verification. This too is a skill that takes much practice, but it WELL worth the endeavor.

As your ream of pages from these attempts collect, you can go back through them and see what is and is not of your own "source". Remember that since automatic writing is a function of the autonomic nervous system that much of what you have is going to be from within your own subconscious (which, of course, can be valuable as well!) but what we are looking for in these exercises is information/insights that come from beyond your own scope of knowledge. Recognizing the difference is truly the key and may take you much time to define. Anything that is counter to your current beliefs, takes the form of a prediciton that ultimately comes about, offers you a higher view of life/situations could well be "higher wisdom" not housed within your own mind.

Always keep your notebooks, no matter how trivial or jibberish the content seems at first. It is not only fun and encouraging to go back and see how far you have come, but I have found some passages where my guides told me something that did not come to pass for up to two years after they had first given me the words about it in written form. Another good thing to do is have a friend ask you questions while you are holding the pencil and see what guidance may be given. This is a way for you to see that information you did not know was given. Have the questions be something that only the person asking may verify. Keep this copy for yourself, but make a list of the guidance for your friend. It is a real blast to have the written proof of something that may not come to pass for many a month or year!