Automatic writing is a form of divination in which the practitioner clears their mind and allows

free-flowing thought to come out onto the page. Sometimes a deity is channeled.

It can be done in a trance state, or while fully aware.

Automatic writing became popular in the late 1900's, and has been used in things from seánces to
therapy.

"In the early 1900s, a St. Louis housewife named Pearl Curran believed she had contacted a
spirit named Patience Worth through the Ouija board. Patience began to dictate what would
become nearly 5,000 poems, a play, several novels, and many short works. Initially, Curran used
the Ouija to receive Patience's messages, but as time went on, she found the Ouija board
cumbersome and began to use automatic writing. Unlike many mediums, Curran did not feel the
need to go into a trance, and channeled Patience while in a fully conscious, aware state of mind.
Authorities have studied the works of the alleged Patience Worth, and many have concluded that
it is highly unlikely that Pearl Curran would have been able to create the literary style,
vocabulary, history, or subject matter present in Patience's writing.[1]"

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Automatic_writing
https://www.annasayce.com/how-to-automatic-writing/

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