#automatic writing

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Automatic writing by Mr. Arnold. [Cambridge] 31 October 1889. b MS Am 1092.9 (4528)

Sometimes, communications were conveyed orally; sometimes, messages were conveyed as automatic writing, where a spirit controlled the subject’s hand and arm.

[astra-ravana]

Let's Channel Spirits!

Spirit channeling is the practice of communicating with non-physical entities, such as ancestors, deities, guides, or spirits of the dead. It has existed across cultures and traditions for thousands of years, with shamans, oracles, and mystics acting as intermediaries between the human and spirit realms. In ancient Greece, the Oracle of Delphi channeled messages from Apollo, while in indigenous traditions, shamans entered trance states to receive guidance from spirits. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, spiritualism popularized spirit communication through séances and automatic writing, a practice that continues today in various forms of witchcraft, mediumship, and divination.

The rewards of spirit channeling can be profound. Many practitioners use it to receive wisdom, gain insight into personal or collective issues, and deepen their spiritual path. Ancestor work, for example, allows witches to access generational knowledge and healing, while channeling deities or spirit guides can offer profound revelations. It is also a tool for magical work, as spirits can aid in spellcasting, protection, or uncovering hidden truths. For those seeking closure, channeling deceased loved ones can bring comfort and resolution.

However, there are risks involved. Not all spirits are benevolent, and some may deceive, manipulate, or drain a channeler’s energy. Without proper protections, practitioners may attract unwanted entities or even experience psychic burnout. Psychological risks also exist, as differentiating between genuine messages and personal imagination can be challenging. Ethical concerns arise when people rely too heavily on spirit communication for decision-making, neglecting their own intuition and logic. This is why grounding, shielding, and discernment are essential.

In modern practice, spirit channeling takes many forms, from traditional trance mediumship to intuitive divination using tarot, pendulums, or scrying. Some witches use meditation and altered states of consciousness to connect with spirits, while others engage in automatic writing or guided visualization. With the rise of technology, spirit communication has even extended to digital methods, such as EVP (electronic voice phenomena), ghost communication devices and apps, and AI-assisted divination. Despite skepticism, the practice remains a vital part of many spiritual traditions, evolving alongside new understandings of consciousness and the unseen world. Whether approached with reverence or caution, spirit channeling continues to offer a bridge between realms, guiding those who seek its wisdom.

Forms of Spirit Channeling

Spirit channeling can take many forms, depending on the tradition, method, and depth of connection. Below is a list of different types of spirit channeling, ranging from light communication to deep trance states.

Mental Channeling:

• The spirit communicates through thoughts, impressions, or intuitive messages.

• The channeler remains fully conscious and translates the information received.

• Often used in mediumship, divination, and psychic readings.

Trance Channeling:

• The channeler enters an altered state where the spirit speaks or acts through them.

• Can be light (partial awareness) or deep (full surrender of control).

• Used by shamans, spiritualist mediums, and oracles.

Automatic Writing (Psychography):

• The spirit guides the channeler’s hand to write messages.

• The channeler may or may not be conscious of what is being written.

• Used for receiving detailed messages or insights from spirits.

Séances & Spirit Board Communication:

• Group or solo practice involving talking boards (Ouija), pendulums, or other tools.

• Spirits respond through movement, knocking, or written messages.

• Requires strong protection, as it can attract various types of entities.

Mediumship:

• A person serves as a bridge between spirits and the living, often delivering messages.

• Can be done through clairaudience (hearing), clairvoyance (seeing), or clairsentience (feeling).

• Common in spiritualism and ancestor work.

Possession (Invocational Channeling):

• The spirit temporarily takes control of the channeler’s body.

• Practiced in Vodou, Santería, and certain shamanic traditions.

• Requires training and safeguards to ensure safe release of the spirit.

Dream Channeling (Astral Communication):

• Spirits communicate through dreams, often delivering symbolic or direct messages.

• Lucid dreaming can be used to initiate intentional spirit contact.

• Useful for ancestor work and deity communication.

Scrying (Visionary Channeling):

• Using mirrors, water, fire, or crystals to receive visions or spirit messages.

• The channeler interprets images, symbols, or direct communication from spirits.

• Often used in witchcraft and divination.

Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) & Technomancy:

• Spirits communicate through electronic devices, such as audio recordings or digital messages.

• Used in paranormal investigation and modern occult practices.

Nature Spirit & Elemental Channeling:

• Communicating with spirits of plants, animals, and natural elements.

• Often practiced by animists, hedge witches, and shamans.

• Involves direct communion with Earth’s energies for guidance or magic.

Each method of channeling requires different levels of skill, protection, and intent. Choosing the right form depends on the practitioner’s experience, goals, and spiritual path.

Preparing for Spirit Channeling

Before attempting to channel, it’s crucial to set a foundation for safe and effective communication.

• Regularly practice grounding and centering: (visualize roots connecting you to the Earth). Develop a strong personal shielding technique (such as surrounding yourself in white or golden light). Meditate to build focus and strengthen your psychic abilities.

• Creating a Sacred Space: Cleanse the area using smoke, salt, sound, or other purification methods. Set up an altar or designated space with candles, crystals, and symbols of protection. Light incense or herbs such as mugwort, frankincense, or myrrh to enhance spirit communication.

• Choosing the Right Spirit to Channel: Ancestors and spirit guides are excellent for beginners since they have a natural connection to you. Deities and divine beings may require offerings and devotion before they engage. Elemental and nature spirits can be unpredictable but insightful. Unknown or wandering spirits should be approached cautiously, as their intentions may be unclear.

The Channeling Process

• Setting Intentions and Boundaries: Clearly state who you wish to contact and why (e.g., "I call upon my ancestors for wisdom and guidance"). Set firm boundaries by only inviting spirits of truth, light, and benevolence. Use protective symbols (such as pentagrams, sigils, or runes) to maintain control.

• Entering a Trance State: Close your eyes and focus on your breath. Use rhythmic drumming, chanting, or binaural beats to alter your consciousness. Visualize a doorway or veil between realms opening. Allow impressions, feelings, or thoughts to flow without forcing them.

• Receiving Messages: Pay attention to words, images, sensations, or emotions that come through. If using automatic writing, keep your hand loose and let it move freely. If you hear a voice, mentally confirm that the spirit has good intentions before engaging further. Avoid leading questions—ask open-ended ones instead (e.g., "What do I need to know?").

• Closing the Connection: Thank the spirit for their presence and guidance. Firmly state, "I now close this connection. You are released in peace." Visualize the doorway closing and cleanse yourself and the space using smoke, sound, or saltwater. Eat grounding foods (like bread, nuts, or chocolate) to restore balance.

[justanotherqueerpagan]

“Don’t work with The Morrigan.” “The Morrigan is scary.” “The Morrigan will make you sick and k¡ll your loved ones.”

The Morrigan made me get up early this morning to shower because if I’m going to represent her I’m going to be presentable.

I struggle with depression so sometimes it’s hard to take care of myself and she gave me the kick in the ass I needed to get moving.

In my experience she’s stern, not needlessly cruel.

[myrtles-and-blood]

Today I tried a bit of free writing for deity communication!!! I tried it before, just wanted to talk about my experience.

It's always a bit confusing because discerning what is you and what is your deity is a big struggle.

My process was this:

I stop thinking for a second, concentrating on my surroundings.

I (if I get it) get a concept in my head randomly. Like, the general idea of what the deity is trying to communicate with me.

While concentrating on that idea, I try to translate that vague concept into words.

This is what I follow and what usually works for me. While writing the idea I do so, sometimes, in a way that's not the way I talk. For example, I noticed Lucifer is much more baroque when talking, and has a very poetic way of expressing his thoughts. On the other hand, Beelzebub tends to be more direct and talks in short sentences, he wants to get his point across quickly.

I encourage you to try it as another way of divination!! I used it before but I didn't know the name was "free writing", I first thought it was called "automatic writing", I just corrected it from a comment I got on the post. This, along with tarot and pendulum are my current favourites.

Edit: Someone pointed out to me that this is not automatic writing! It's called free writing. Automatic Writing is letting an entity control your hand to write something. This was not that, definitely. Sorry for my mistake 🫶🏻

[mnemotechnicstoo]

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A4 woven collage, collage and automatic writing

[devouredbyflame]

Beginner Guide to Automatic Writing and Channeling Deities

One of the ways in which you can open up to the Gods is by channeling as well as automatic writing. I know the gut reaction for most people is to think “only some people can do that but I can’t.” I assure you that it is easier than most people think it is and if only because it is a part of our innate nature as humans.

The process is simple yet there are a lot of things that you need to let go of to get started.

It is important to note that not every automatic writing or channeled message in the beginning is going to make sense. It takes a bit of work not just for you to get used to hearing what the message is but for the Gods Themselves to use your brain and use language that makes the most sense to humans.

Considering Deities do not have a tongue nor do They have language, They have to use the words that you have stored in your brain. They do not pluck Them from outside of your brain, though it is possible the further you get into channeling and possessory work, the more language you don’t normally use may come up in Their response. So if you are only getting images, words, or feelings in response to your questions, do not worry – you are not incapable and you are not doing it wrong. In fact, the feelings are going to help you in knowing when a Deity is actually speaking to you versus when your brain is making stuff up.

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[scumgristle]

I’m Not Allan: N Casio Poe vs. Kenji Siratori

fed all the lyrics from my previous bands, an abandoned screenplay that attempted to splice The Ninth Configuration with Cat in The Brain, and a rough draft of a comic book script about a mutant outlaw pig man to Kenji Siratori, and this is what came out. Thanks to @posthumanmagazine / @hyperannotation for reanimating my miscarriages.

[daisygreenwitch]

letting the light of this Leo Full Moon illuminate my soul's inner truth & my deepest form of expression 🌕

[oh-my-little-hearth]

Poetry Request | Pan

oh to sing a song of untamed pan

keeping the hum of natures enchantment strong

truly wild , half earth - half man ?

one side warm

one side cool

with dancing nymphs he did preform

followed the stories of a god so cruel

i sing his song in revelry

lord of shepard - and - Hungering Wild.

a story lost long to unfound devilry

by christian panic his story defiled

though hes died

his notes hav’ last

as i sing just know I Tried.

to remember the song of natures past.

[witches1111]

Items that Witches and Practitioners use for Divination

In this blog, we will be discussing the various kinds of items used in divination spells. There’s a large range of them, from tarot cards to dowsing rods, to even tasseaography (tea leaf readings) and we will be looking through and exploring a lot of them!

Tarot Cards: Tarot cards are used for divination. They are a deck of 78 cards and each card represents a value on the tree of life. A reading is made usually in a set of 3, with each card representing the past, present, and future. There are 21 arcana within the deck, and the rest are a set of Ace to Ten in Wands, Pentagrams, Cups, and Swords. The cards even have different meanings if they are drawn right side up or upside down and they are used as guidance for how to go about things to prepare for the future predicted by the cards.

Oracle Cards: Oracle cards are like the kinder version of tarot cards. While the tarot give it to you straight, oracles tend to be more benign in their guidance towards the person being given a reading. In fact, each deck of oracle cards is different in its looks and has different meanings with different symbols. Readings for these cards are usually done in 3s, similar to tarot, but they can also be done with a single card to give guidance on a specific problem occurring in your life.

Pendulum: This is a method of seeking answers and guidance by interpreting the movements of a pendulum, often used to answer questions or make decisions. The pendulum works by tapping into the sixth sense and acts as a form of receiver and transmitter, from the practitioner’s higher guidance, guardian angels, and spiritual teachers. As the pendulum moves, the practitioner gains answers in response to questions. A pendulum divination works best with “yes” or “no” questions.

Dowsing Rod: Also known as divining rods, they are tools used in a practice that aims to locate underground water, minerals, or other hidden objects. Some believe they can be used for divination or spiritual insights. Dowsing rods are usually used in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals, ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations, gravesites, malign “earth vibrations” and many other objects and materials without scientific guidance.

Crystal Scrying: Also known as crystal gazing, this type of divination involves gazing into a crystal ball or other reflective surface to seek visions, guidance, or insights into the future or hidden information. It can be done with the aid of a medium such as crystal ball in order to scry, gaze, or even through modern technology like a smartphone.

Water Scrying: Also referred to as hydromancy, this is a form of divination where practitioners gaze into a bowl of water, or a large body of water, to seek visions or insights into the future or present. There’s a similar technique that is also used with pyromancy, in which practitioners gaze deep into the flame of a candle wick and do similar methods as used in hydromancy.

Automatic Writing: involves channeling messages or insights by allowing a pen, pencil, or writing object to move freely on paper, without conscious control, to potentially access the subconscious or spirit world.

Palmistry: Also known as chiromancy and palm reading, this involves interpreting the lines, marks, and bumps on a person’s palm to gain insights into their character, fortunes, and potential future events.

Numerology: The study of supposed relationship between numbers and events, based on the idea that numbers have a vibrational frequency and can provide insights into a person’s character, destiny, and life path. It’s the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. Another name that numbers in numerology call themselves is “Angel Numbers”. Think number sequences like 333 or 111.

Tasseography (Tea Leaf Reading): A divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments. This divination has Arabic origins, the word “tasse” or “Tass” meaning small cup or goblet. Certain symbols made by tea leaves, coffee grounds, and wine sediments would mean certain things or predict future events.

These are just some of the unique ways in which practitioners, witches, and warlocks divine and ask questions about uncertain situations. There’s some notable movies in which some of these techniques of divination are used, such as Coraline (Henry Selick, 2009). In the movie, Coraline is seen using a dowsing rod made out of poison ivy to locate an old well. Later in the movie, Coraline meets Miss Spink and Forcible, who give her a tea leaf reading to guide her as she continues to explore the Other World.

We encourage people who come across our blog to share and do more research in what other kinds of divination exist out there. It’s a lot to explore and it’s all very fascinating! Have fun learning and Blessed Be!

[writtennotsaid]

Please, do not perceive me as a whole entity. I am better left as an abstraction, a shadow on the wall, only to be glanced upon then forgotten as the sun moves over head.

[astra-ravana]

Automatic Writing

Automatic writing is a form of divination, taking words from the subconscious mind, and translating them onto paper. It is not just a form of divination, but a common method of receiving messages from spirits and other entities. From this it gets its other name: 'spirit writing'. When you do this you are effectively asking a spirit to possess your hand in order to communicate. In the practice of spiritualism spirits are said to take control of the hand to write messages, draw pictures and symbols, write letters, or even entire books.

Many will point out how similar automatic writing is to a talking (ouija) board. It is quite similar in the sense of using spelled-out messages as a means of communication. If you plan to contact entities have protections in place and do a cleansing, just as you would for a talking board session. Anything you call on, you must be prepared to banish.

Automatic writing is typically done on paper with pencil/pen/crayon/paint/etc. But, some people do actually use the notes application on their phone or a laptop keyboard as their medium. There are different ways to practice automatic writing, but they are all capable of achieving results.

Automatic Writing With Spirits

• It shouldn't matter what you're writing on, it could be a designated journal, notebook, or copy paper, or on the ground with chalk. Just make sure spirit has enough room.

• You should practice a fair amount of meditation before hand and be capable of entering a 'trance state' to allow spirit to clearly communicate.

• When you reach a trance state let the spirit know they are welcome to use your hand to write. Don't focus on what the spirit is writing or the letters your hand is shaping, concentrate instead on the meditation and your connection to spirit.

• When you are satisfied that they got their message through, open your eyes and scan the paper for letters, words, symbols, images, etc.

Automatic Writing Divination

• Meditate on what you want to know for a few minutes and then begin your writing. You may also keep your eyes open and jot down any words that come to mind immediately.

• You may cross out anything that doesn't make sense to decipher a clearer message.

It's important to remember that automatic writing gets clearer with practice. Your first several tries may yield little to no results. Patience will pay off and it can become a reliable form of divination and spirit communication and is a powerful addition to any craft.

[propheticeve]

Hoodoo divination practices

Venturing into the mystical realm of divination, the ancient art of peering into the future, reveals a diverse array of practices deeply ingrained in various cultures. It's high time, particularly for the Black community, to acquaint themselves with the unique divination methods intrinsic to Hoodoo.

First and foremost, it's vital to dispel the common misconception—Tarot is not a native element of Hoodoo. While incorporating Tarot into Hoodoo practices isn't inherently wrong, recognizing its newness to the tradition is crucial. Hoodoo, grounded in resourcefulness, thrives on utilizing what's at hand. Traditional Hoodoo divination paints a vibrant picture, involving practices such as water scrying, star gazing, dreams, visions, psychometry, conversations, and bibliomancy.

These practices aren't confined to rituals; they seamlessly weave into the fabric of everyday life for Black individuals. The prophetic nature of the community fosters an innate knowing that serves as a guiding force—a unique form of divination.

However, the dark era of slavery deprived practitioners of access to various tools later integrated into the Hoodoo system. As the tradition evolved, native tools emerged, including cartomancy, dice, dominoes, bone throwing, and automatic writing. Mastering a divination form native to the Hoodoo lineage is more than a choice; it's a pivotal step towards becoming a proficient practitioner.

Importantly, Hoodoos are advised against heavy reliance on tools. Instead, tools serve as confirmations, with the primary goal being the mastery of clairvoyant abilities as a prophet and psychic. This mastery stems from self-awareness, unwavering focus, and the ongoing journey toward self-mastery.

List of Hoodoo Divination Practices:

Water Scrying

Star Gazing

Dreams

Visions

Psychometry

Conversations

Bibliomancy

Cartomancy

Dice

Dominoes

Bone Throwing

In delving into Hoodoo divination, you'll find a connection that feels innate, paving the way for mastery and the ability to guide others.

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Angus MacLise, calligraphy

[wanderingstudio]

Comictober 2023 Day 5

“Seance”

Listen, the spirits obviously can't be good life coaches. I mean, they're already dead.

[mnemotechnicstoo]

...a core truth, asshole.

18 x 18cm woven collage with automatic writing