Channel Spirits with Automatic Writing 🪶

[BryWisteria]

The Art of Psychography

(aka Automatic or Spirit Writing)

Have you heard of spirit or automatic writing? This form of meditative writing can be used to open your mind and expand your consciousness. Some writers use automatic writing to break through writer’s block or discover new ideas. Witches can use this method to communicate with spirits, ancestors, or the divine.

Automatic Writing Exercise

You will need:
A blank piece of paper
A pen or pencil
Meditative music (optional)

1. Find a quiet space where you won’t be interrupted, leaving your phone and any distractions out of reach. Consider listening to meditative music to help you stay focused.

2. If there is a specific entity or spirit you wish to channel, draw their name or symbol at the top of the page. You may also place a picture or figurine of them nearby to help you connect.

3. Relax your body and open your mind. Take twelve deep breaths, reaching out to the spirit or your own deeper consciousness.

4. Pick up your writing utensil and place it on the page. Release all expectations and judgments. Allow your hand to move however it wants—it may form words or draw symbols. Keep an open mind and let whatever comes manifest on the page.

5. If the pen stops moving for more than twelve seconds, consider the connection ended. Sit back and study the paper. Look for symbols or words to interpret. Keep the page in your Grimoire or Witch’s Journal to look back on later.

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Have you tried automatic writing or another form of spirit communication before? How did it go?

Feel free to share your experiences, advice, and wisdom with fellow coven members in the comments below.

Blessed Be!

[Mystique]

Love this! Thank you for sharing. I’ve always been curious about automatic writing. I may give this one a try over the weekend.

[BryWisteria]

@Mystique You’re welcome! This kind of open writing is fun because you never know what will happen or what will come through until it’s there on the page. It’s a bit like a mystery box full of messages

If you decide to give it a try, good luck and have fun! I’d love to hear how it goes for you

[tracyS]

Ooh I saw this in the email. I love this

[BryWisteria]

@tracyS Thanks, Tracy!

[Jeannie1]

I’m happy to give this some thought and dive deeper into my consciousness so I can receive some messages from ancestors, diety, and even Lord and Lady! I would invite my diety inn to help me and maybe even try to find some new keys to work with to help me. I definitely am going to bring in a circle of light. This will allow me to have. a sacred space. Then an invocation to protect myself and working on my specific intent. Asking my guide to help me understand what I need to know about automatic writing .
I might wanna try to open up all my senses so that way I can do this!!

I actually tried this last night and I think I’m going to need more tools maybe to burn some mugwort. I might even put some Incence. I’m giving myself a permission slip to channel!!
Jeannie

[BryWisteria]

@Jeannie1

maybe to burn some mugwort. I might even put some Incence.

Burning herbs and incense can definitely help get you into the right mindset and invite the entities you wish to channel! I’m wishing you good luck if you decide to give it another go, Jeannie. Happy channeling and writing!

[SpanishWitchy]

I did something like that (but not exaclty the same) when I channel with my Akashic records (I don´t know if that’s the name in English), But when I meditate, with my mind in blank and I put a pen in a paper, I write thing that I don’t remember writing.

The message that surprised me the most is one where It’s asked me to meditate and clean my boyfirend’s new apartment (he move there recently and something weird happened twice there, like my dog staring and playing with nobody or things that I put in one place and appear elsewhere) and that’s what I’m going to do.

[BryWisteria]

@SpanishWitchy

It’s asked me to meditate and clean my boyfirend’s new apartment

Sounds like a good cleansing is in order! Whatever spirit or force you channeled seems like it was looking out for you all. Good luck with the apartment and with any future spirit writing you do

Blessed be

[SpanishWitchy]

I think so, because a few days later somebody tried to steal his car, and it looks like he’s having run of a bad luck lateky, so… Thank Goddess he has a witch in his life! jajajaj

[Jeannie1]

@SpanishWitchy

But when I meditate, with my mind in blank and I put a pen in a paper, I write thing that I don’t remember writing.

I wonder if being in the dark would help? Just so that way your mind is completely blank? Just food for thought!
What exactly should I write about? I don’t know.?
Jeannie

[BryWisteria]

@SpanishWitchy

somebody tried to steal his car, and it looks like he’s having run of a bad luck

Oh goodness! Hopefully everything worked out and he’s doing okay now. He is lucky indeed to have a witch on his side!

Blessings to you both!

[SpanishWitchy]

@Jeannie1

What exactly should I write about?

The thing is you don’t have to write anything, just take a pen and a paper, and it should write on its own. Sorry, I cant explain better in my crooked english! Jsjsjaj

@BryWisteria

Blessings to you both!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words.
Tomorrow I will clean the house with a black and white candle dressed with rue, sage and salt, and I will sahumate (is that word correct?) with sage to clean all the energies.

[BryWisteria]

@SpanishWitchy

you don’t have to write anything, just take a pen and a paper, and it should write on its own.

This explains it perfectly! Well said

@SpanishWitchy

I will clean the house with a black and white candle dressed with rue, sage and salt, and I will sahumate

I’m not familiar with the term sahumate myself, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not a word! Your intention comes along strong and clear, and I hope the cleansing of your house goes well today. Good luck!

[SpanishWitchy]

@BryWisteria

I’m not familiar with the term sahumate myself,

You’re right. The word I was trying to say was Smudging. Sahumate is a variation of the Spanish word (sahumar)

Sorry!

[BryWisteria]

No need to apologize, @SpanishWitchy! The meaning was clear even across languages, and now I’ve learned a cool new word in Spanish (sahumar), so thank you!

I hope the smudging went well! Blessed be