Using Automatic Writing To Make Sense of 2025
This psychic skill can help you put the year into perspective.
Every year around this time I like to reflect on lessons learned in the past year (because I really don’t want to have to repeat some of them). The following exercise is a good way to ask for intuitive guidance on the most important thing your higher self wants you to remember.
Supplies:
A quiet space where you won’t be disturbed for about an hour.
A journal
A pen
Optional:An amethyst crystal
First, ask the right question.
In order to get the most accurate intuitive answers, you have to ask the right questions. That means be explicit.
In this case, you’re not looking to for insight into everything you learned in the past year. You want insight into the most important thing. It’s that lesson that you want time to reflect on as the new year comes around so ask silently what that most important lesson is. And be open to the fact that the most important lesson may not be what you thought it was.
The power of automatic writing
Automatic writing, sometimes referred to as spiritual writing, is the act of being a channel or conduit for writing that comes from a spiritual source. Another word for it is psychography, and when the act of automatic writing takes place, it is without the conscious knowledge of the writer about what is being written. I’ve literally looked at something I’ve written and had no recollection of actually writing it. In some cases, the words didn’t even seem like words that I would use.
Automatic writing can help you out in a number of ways.
1. It can provide insight into a problem that you have.
2. It can provide insight into problems or challenges that your loved ones may be facing.
3. It can be more general in nature and provide guidance or wisdom that all people could benefit from.
4. It can provide information or lessons in the form of a story or some other type of creative fiction.
Automatic writing can occur spontaneously or you can develop a routine or ritual that invites the spiritual world to communicate with you.
How to tune into this year’s lessons using automatic writing
Begin by loosely holding a pencil or pen to a sheet of paper. While some people experience automatic writing when using a computer, I’ve often found that it was easier for me to receive the messages when I was writing rather than typing.
Clear your mind. Then ask to be given the message that can best serve you at this moment. You may notice that you begin to receive information either when you are in a trance-like state or one of mindful awareness. Once you the thoughts begin to flow write them down.
Some people may see imagery. Others may hear words of insight or advice. Some may just know what to write, and others may be guided by strong emotion. Whatever way the information comes through doesn’t matter so much as the message itself. Write what you feel compelled to put down on paper.
Some practitioners of automatic writing have a specific spiritual entity in mind when asking their question; others leave their question open to any entity who answers. When I do it, I don’t think so much of where the information is coming from; instead I simply am still and wait to receive the message. I then write.
An amethyst crystal can be helpful with this exercise, as amethyst opens you up spiritually.
Once you are finished, take a deep breath and allow yourself to become more grounded. Once you feel grounded again, read what you write. You may not even remember having written those words, particularly if your automatic writing served as a form of channeling for you.
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