How to… try automatic writing
Automatic writing is a tool you can use to open to your guides or higher self to receive specific guidance and insight. It is something which may require a lot of practice – the first time I tried it, I got some random words and scribbles. Now, I can sit for hours at a time and write pages and pages full of specific names, dates, information and predictions.
Try these steps to start you on your own automatic writing journey:
Step 1: Sit down in a quiet spot with a notepad and pen and jot the date and time at the top of the page. You might like to meditate, or simply take a few minutes to still your mind and focus on your breath. When you feel calm and centred, pose a question you would like to ask. Try and keep the questions pretty simple to start. The more you practice, the more complex the question you might like to ask.
Step 2: Without thinking about an answer, jot down whatever comes into your mind at the time. It might be a word, a phrase, a picture. To begin, it may be nothing at all. Don’t worry if this is the case, simply keep trying. This one does take a bit of practice. As you are working with your guides, your first questions may be about them (what is their name, what do they guide you on) and then you can build up to the more predictive questions (what job should I do, where should I live etc).
Step 3: Continue on in this fashion until you feel you are ready to stop.
By dating the entries, you can always go back to check what you wrote and how it linked to what happened. With practice, I now have 30 notebooks which predict what’s coming up for me – I’ve predicted my partner, us moving in together and getting engaged, changes and growth with my work and opportunities to decline.
What does your writing tell you?
Comments
Hi Helen. The hardest part for me is trying to switch off and not be consciously in control of everything I’m writing. Any tips for ways to find that calm place? Love Suz x
Hi Suz,
I don’t think you’re alone with this. Honestly, it does take practice. The idea of stilling the mind is tough, especially if you are new to it. Meditation does help – try some of the free meditation websites to download MP3 meditations to your ipod. I’d also suggest trying a location you wouldn’t normally write in. For example, go and sit in a park, or create a calm environment at your desk with flowers, or music, or maybe a candle. The tried and tested advice of following your breath, or counting slowly 1 to 10 can also help slow the mind down. Take time with this part of the exercise first, before even getting to the writing. Once you’ve got the hang of this, then move on to the writing.
When you catch yourself thinking, don’t get frustrated or angry at yourself, as this will only make it worse. Just simply notice it and drop it. Go back to the beginning and breathe, and relax. Like I said – it’s practice!
Good luck – and keep going!
Helen x
Ps. I’ll pop some meditation sites up on the Facebook page, as I’ve had a few requests for this.
Hi Helen, I was wondering how you differentiate between “Chris” and not your brain or thoughts? I have tried it out but don’t know if it is me thinking or my own guides.
How do I know I am not thinking of the answer?
Thanks,
EmmaC
Hi Emma
I admit, it takes a bit of practice! A couple of things which might help: start asking silly questions that you know the answer to. Then follow it up with questions that you don’t know the answer to, or need a ‘prediction’ on. Then wait and see if it comes to fruition. Also, take note how it feels when you’re writing as opposed to your guides. If you pay attention to this feeling, you’ll know your guides are with you/working with you, when you get the feeling.
If in doubt, keep practicing meditation too as this will take you out of your head and thoughts.
Couple of other things – the wording is usually different when ‘Chris’ is ‘writing’. His tone, language and sentence structure is different to my own style.
It’s like any other relationship – it takes a bit of time to get familiar with the other person.
Hope that helps – keep writing!
Helen x