Occult lore
Automatic Writing
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Automatic Writing is writing believed to arise from spirits, the unconscious, trance, intuition, or external guidance without deliberate control.
Automatic Writing means writing under claimed unseen or unconscious influence.
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- Spells & Occult Terms
- Related
- Spell, Grimoire, Discernment, Spiritual Warfare
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The story behind Automatic Writing
Automatic writing became prominent in nineteenth-century spiritualism, psychical research, surrealism, and modern channeling movements.
The spiritual meaning of Automatic Writing
Spiritually, Automatic Writing asks whether the source of a message is being tested with humility and care.
Automatic Writing in the Bible
Christian discernment should not seek messages through spirit-mediated writing or treat uncontrolled writing as authority.
Why Automatic Writing matters
Automatic Writing matters because it appears in spiritualism, occult practice, psychology history, literature, and channeling claims.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
Recorded here as history and lore. No rite is taught on this page.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Spells & Occult Terms
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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What is Automatic Writing?
Automatic Writing is writing believed to arise from spirits, the unconscious, trance, intuition, or external guidance without deliberate control.
Where does Automatic Writing come from?
Automatic writing became prominent in nineteenth-century spiritualism, psychical research, surrealism, and modern channeling movements.
What does Automatic Writing mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Automatic Writing asks whether the source of a message is being tested with humility and care.
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