Tell me your favorite way to use Automatic Writing in the comments. I’d love to know!
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Automatic Writing is one of those things that I hear mentioned quite a bit in a casual conversation and social media advice like, “You should try Automatic Writing”. But I don’t hear that many people explain exactly what it is or WHY you should try it.
I’d love to take a deep dive with you into the world of Automatic Writing because I personally believe when used properly, it can be a manifestation game changer.
I think people are drawn to Automatic Writing because they have an instinct about it and realize something is happening when they write in this way.
They may feel it’s therapeutic, it may feel like an energetic release, healing, or it might just plain feel good.
There’s the shadow side to it as well where it might feel scary “What are these things I’m writing?” Or weird “Why am I doing this???”
Often, it’s used as a fluid “stream of consciousness” tool. You can just flow write without worrying about what you are writing and see what pops up.
All of these are great ways to try Automatic Writing, but if you’re ready to explore it further it can be a POWERFUL tool that can improve your life.
You can use Intuitive Automatic Writing with intention to see tangible shifts in your life for the better.
Rather than wait for the universe to bring magic to you, you can use Automatic Writing as a co-creation tool to manifest what YOU want!
Automatic Writing is said to be writing without consciously thinking about what you are putting on the page (or into your laptop).
You simply put your pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and let whatever comes to mind come out. You aren’t judging it, you aren’t thinking about it as you write, and you try not to interfere with your logical brain and correct it.
You let it flow.
A good way to start would be to set a timer for 10 minutes, sit in a cozy spot, and just write! No punctuation needed, no questioning “Why would I write this?”… just write. (see: Forget the Rules When It Comes to Authentic Writing).
Then put it away and read it at a later time to see what it says. If you read it immediately you may allow the rational mind to take over and dismiss it.
But if you can allow some time in between you may surprise yourself with what you wrote!
I often find that I wrote advice that seems wiser than my usual perspective without even realizing it.
Especially if I look back a year later I’m often amazed that I had so many answers to my problems, through Automatic Writing.
Do you need to “protect” your energy when you write?
Now, I love Automatic Writing, but I do want to talk about how it can be a form of mediumship. Many of us do not realize we are a “light on the map” so when we sit down to try Automatic Writing we open a dialogue that we aren’t even aware of!
(Amanda Linette Meder has a great post about how many of us are a light on the map. She is a medium who asked spirits how they know who to connect to. It’s a great read and you can find it HERE: On The Map: How Do Spirits Find Their Mediums?.)
I myself did not have any idea I was a medium and was walking around “open” all the time.
If you sense spirits around you, hear noises that aren’t easily explainable, or just know you have that sixth sense, you are likely a light on the map. You may be a person who chose to come into this lifetime with the ability to communicate with spirit or be a connector (help them reach someone who they are trying to reach).
This means that yes, you will want to have energetic protection OR an awareness that you may not be writing from YOUR consciousness. It could be a message from spirit, your inner child, or even your ego that comes through when you are Automatic Writing.
There are many messages that can come through Automatic Writing and learning to decipher them is helpful.
My overall recommendation is never to take advice from Automatic Writing if it doesn’t feel true, if you didn’t ask “Who is sharing this?”, or if you are not experienced at connecting to your Higher Self and confirming that connection.
I don’t feel like this is anything to fear.It’s just if your ego is posing as your Higher Self it’s going to want to keep you safe. It’s more likely to tell you NOT to pursue your big dreams, or follow your intuition because that feels too scary.
Your ego loves to do the same old same old because it’s expected and known. It’s happy to steer you clear of any real soul growth and dream-chasing because that carries risk!
NOTE: I hear the words, I am clairaudient, but you may see a vision, have a knowing, or sense it depending on your dominant Clair when you are Automatic Writing. I go more in-depth about this in my digital course Intuitive Writing 101, which is now part of The Writing Alchemy Bundle.
With all that said, Automatic Writing can be a powerful way to uplevel your co-creation abilities, and trying these 5 ways can be a game-changer.
Before you begin, I highly recommend clearing your space (see: The Best Energy Clearing Hacks to Help You Write More Authentically). Empaths especially often have other people’s thoughts and feelings stuck in their energy field and it will be hard to tell which information is yours and which is not.
Taking a few minutes to clear your energy before you begin is well worth the time!
1. Connect to your Higher Self, the highest version of you, to access your dreams and your NEXT steps toward achieving them!
You can connect to your Higher Self through automatic writing. This is the highest (and wisest!) version of you!
They know your path, your soul’s calling, and what you set out to achieve when you opted in to this lifetime.
They are there always wanting to help you and guide you and it just takes some conscious effort on your part to connect to them and get their guidance (see: How to Use Automatic Writing to Chat With Your Spirit Guides to find out how I connect to my Higher Self for automatic writing).
Ask questions about why you are stuck, what your next steps are, what your path or calling is… anything goes.
Be sure to write down the wisdom to capture it!
2. Heal STUCK energy through Automatic Writing.
One of my favorite things about Automatic and Intuitive Writing is its energy healing abilities! I have a digital program dedicated to it called Moon Writing Magic that walks you through how to do this in greater detail, but I will share a “sample size” way for you to try it here.
The easiest way to try it is to clear your energy and your space, get comfortable on a bed or couch with your paper and pen, and think about somewhere in your life you are stuck.
Most of the time I will tell you that you can do Automatic Writing on a laptop, computer, or even phone, but for energy healing, I prefer a pen and paper. It feels more magical to me and amplifies the healing energy (IMHO).
Connect once again to your Higher Self as in the first tip #1, and this time you can also invite a sacred connection with your spirit guides too.
You can ask them any questions that have been on your mind, ask why you feel stuck, have an ailment, are having reoccurring drama, any pattern or annoyance that has been bothering you.
The great thing about Automatic Writing is that you get a higher perspective on what is happening in your life.
Just as a Hawk circles high above the ground to have better visibility, you can do this too when you are Automatic Writing.
If you think of a pattern in your life that you’ve been noticing or some area of your life where you feel you should have already manifested something but it just isn’t happening, you can Automatic Write about it and see what insight you receive.
I recommend clearing your energy as I mentioned throughout this post, getting comfortable, and asking for insight for your specific situation.
For example, you could ask, “Why is it when I get close to a friend they move to another state?” (this kept happening to me!).
Or, “Why does my family have drama around money?” “How come I feel called to do ______ but it isn’t flowing?”
You can read it right then and there, or you can wait a day or two and revisit it.
I’m consistently surprised at the insight I receive when I do this!
4. Co-Create
Co-creating is my FAVORITE way to use Automatic Writing! When I first began awakening over a decade ago, I felt the universe would guide me.
I started blogging and it sent me into fear, panic, and also frustration that it didn’t seem to be working. I had no idea back then how much promotion it takes to have a blog and sent it to the 20 people on my email list with one Pin for Pinterest and didn’t understand why I wasn’t discovered when I KNEW in my heart of hearts that I was channel writing and people needed that information.
Fast forward 10 years and I understand NOW that we are meant to co-create with the universe. Our soul has desires that it longs for and we can follow those intuitive nudges to create the life we want.
You can co-create through Automatic Writing by getting clear about what you want and writing to your Higher Self and Spiritual Support Team. You can tell them your big dreams and ask for a big picture of how to achieve it and a baby step so you can take inspired action. I go into great detail in my digital course Intuitive Automatic Writing 101 but this will be a good start. Dream big!
5. Let your ego speak!
Your ego wants to talk! It will go to great lengths to sabotage you if it’s unheard.
It’s like when a small child wants your attention because you are trying to have a grown-up conversation. They will interrupt, tug on your pant leg, and act up!
The ego can be the same way if you don’t create a relationship with it where it can communicate with you.
In your next Automatic Writing session, you can simply let your ego speak. What do they want to share with you? What are they afraid will happen?
Letting them share helps to bring awareness to the fears and insecurities your ego is experiencing. It can be very cathartic to understand what is holding you back and how to work with it.
When you let them share, you can then let them know it’s OK. You can remind them of other times you took a risk and it worked out just fine. Or how you’ve taken steps to prepare or get training.
Even how this lifetime isn’t like others where it wasn’t safe to be spiritual (or whatever the thing is that you are trying to do that they are reacting to).
Your ego is your partner in crime in this life and when they know they don’t have to go to such extremes to get your attention it can make your life flow so much more easily!!!
Set yourself up for Automatic Writing and ask your ego “What do you want me to know?”
Remember, the advice from your ego isn’t the co-creative advice or the higher self wisdom. Instead, it feels more cathartic to let your ego speak and be heard and has the potential to make your life less messy if you have a good relationship with your ego.
After an Automatic Writing Session
If you have energy cleansing and grounding in your practice, it is always a good idea to cleanse your energy and make sure you feel grounded after Automatic Writing so you are present for the rest of your day.
It’s easy to get stuck with your head in the clouds and feel like you are bumping into things later or like you are not fully paying attention.
There is a “Grounding” frequency on YouTube that I like to listen to for this. It helps me feel stable and solid after I write. You can find it HERE.
If you would like to take this further, a great way to begin is to try my digital course INTUTIIVE WRITING 101. It’s easy to implement, you’ll memorize it in no time and you can begin to feel the difference between clear and protected energy versus energetic interference. It’s a great first step!
Energy clearing your space (and desk!) is so important for every single one of us.
I don’t think you have to be highly sensitive to feel the thoughts and emotions of a space, but if you are highly sensitive you’ll definitely be more aware of it.
Even if we aren’t aware of it, most of us can walk into a restaurant that feels low vibe and not want to eat there. Or avoid a certain chair at the movie theatre. Or find yourself avoiding certain parts of your home… well, you get the point.
Energetic imprints are everywhere. If you pay your bills at your computer and you worry every time you do it, you leave worry in that space.
If there’s a certain room in the house where you argue with your significant other, it can be caused by an energetic imprint there too.
In the book, Clear Home, Clear Heart, Jean Haner talks about how if you move into a house where a couple argued all the time, you might actually find yourself arguing!
This is why it’s so important to clear your space regularly to avoid energetic build-ups.
And this is especially true if you are writing or doing ANY kind of creating.
You don’t want other people’s energy, or feelings, in your magical creations, no! You want your purest and highest self coming through.
If you CAN open a window, THIS post will help you cleanse your space.
But if you can’t open a window, don’t want to use smoke, or it’s just not possible all the time – here are some ways to clear the energy of your space that work just as well.
What is “smudging” and why wouldn’t you just do that?
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You may have heard the term “smudging” synonymous with clearing your space.
It seems to me the appropriation lies in the ceremony, more than the use of white sage, but I highly encourage you to do your own research and decide how you feel about using the term “energy cleansing” and finding your own way to do it over the term “smudging” as a ceremonial act if you haven’t researched it or been trained.
Since smudging is the most commonly used term, I used it here to explain that I’m talking about energy clearing and cleansing your space, but not in a specific ceremony for which I do not have the cultural origin.
Many energy healers and energy-sensitive folk find clearing your space with white sage to feel very cleansing.
White sage also has antibacterial properties and can eliminate germs! It is said to kill up to 94% of germs (see: THIS post for more on that). I use this quite a bit if someone is sick in our household or if we had someone in our home who was showing symptoms.
So burning white sage can come with some controversy both over whether or not we are overusing white sage and depleting the supply, and also the question of whether or not it’s cultural appropriation to smudge. (I personally do burn white sage on occasion and have my own ritual that I’ve adapted from my spiritual teachers over time.)
In any case, for the purposes of this post, you may not want to use sage, or smoke, for any given reason and there are other perfectly good ways to clear your space that I’m excited to share.
The goal is for you to have a way to keep your space feeling high vibe, cleansed and with reduced interference so you can be productive and creative at your desk.
Here are 6 ways to energetically clear your space before you write or create.
Play high vibe music to energetically clear your desk and surrounding space.
YouTube, Pandora, Spotify – they are all full of high vibe music that will lift the energy of your space.
These are a few that I like to play at my desk (even when I’m not sitting there) to give it an energetic sound bath:
I also had a Kundalini yoga teacher once who swore that if you played Kundalini music in your home it would be energetically clear and also protect your home! I haven’t found Kundalini music online that I connected to, but if you have it, why not try it?
The great thing about music is that you can also play energy cleansing tones while you write. I have found that it keeps me in a flow state and I can write more in less time when I have this type of music on. Music with words distracts me so I save that for graphics and publishing, but writing and editing are greatly enhanced with energy clearing choices.
Use sound tools for energy clearing your desk.
Sound, in the form of sound bowls, gongs, and other options like tuning forks is a great way to clear the energy from your space. It makes it feel like spring cleaning but for energy!
You can hit a gong, tuning forks, or a sound bowl over your desk and around your room to lift the vibe.
Here are a few of my favorite ways to use sound to clear the energy before you write:
I do this for my desk and the surrounding area, but it also feels good to walk around and hit the gong throughout the whole house! It breaks up the stagnant energy and leaves a higher vibration in its place.
Tuning forks are another great option to clear your physical space and can also clear mental clutter while you’re at it.
This is my favorite tuning fork – 128 Hz – that I use for any physical pains, to relax my jaw, or even if my sons have a stomachache… but that’s for a different post! This is about clearing your space and tuning forks are an easy option to keep it clear.
It is important to make sure you buy a quality tuning fork as some say they are 128 Hz but measure differently when you get them home! You can experiment with a less expensive option to see if you like it, see if you feel a difference in your space, and then upgrade to Biosonics later because they are a high-quality brand.
I was introduced to this one from a yoga teacher who used it on us at the end of class and it felt amazing! Finding out it cleared my desk of energetic clutter was such a wonderful bonus.
Let me know which way you like to use sound for clearing in the comments. I’m curious what other ways you’ve found.
Pendulums can clear negative energy from your desk.
Pendulums are more than just for “yes” and “no” answers. You can also clear space with them. I simply hold the pendulum over different areas of my computer, keyboard, and desk to clear the energy and create a nice, blank slate for writing.
I have programmed my pendulum to clear space by asking it “Show me what movement is for clearing”. Mine goes in a circle for clearing. I hold it over the spot, ask it to clear it and let it circle until it stops circling.
(I am a channel through Automatic Intuitive Writing so I like to be in an energetically clear space so I tune into the appropriate frequency.)
The pendulum takes more time so I generally use the gong or tuning forks for larger areas of my desk and home office and then the pendulum for smaller spaces like the keyboard and laptop.
Jean Haner also explains how to use dowsing rods for clearing in her book Clear Home, Clear Heart.
However, she recommends clearing your whole house much less frequently than I clear my desk space (once a year is her recommendation!). So that would be for the big jobs, and you can use the other methods for your daily clearings.
Visualization can clear negative energy from your space.
No tools on hand? No problem. You can use visualization to clear your space.
It’s important to see the lower vibration energy LEAVE your space when you do this.
Simply imagine light coming from above into your space. See it gently pour all over you, your desk, space, room and watch it wash the lower vibrational energy out of your windows, doors, out of your home, down the street until it is absorbed by Mother Earth – transmuted into something healing and beneficial.
You can also imagine it floating out of your window and turning into sparkling gold flecks and dissolving.
If you struggle with visualization or want something else, I LOVE this energy cleansing prayer by Melanie Beckler. I say this at every hotel we stay in and I feel the difference! In fact, my boys will now ask “Mom, can you do that prayer ‘thing’ for this room?” when we get there (they are both energy sensitive too!).
Keep plants around your desk to filter negative energy.
Plants are such a wonderful addition to your creative space! Any plants that make you feel happy are good but I prefer leafy plants over succulents for energy clearing.
I have one plant in my space from when I left my corporate job over 10 years ago! It had been in my office with me so long I decided to take him with me.
It brightens things up and plants are said to help purify the air.
High vibe spray to lift and clear the energy of your desk.
Last, but certainly not least, there are many high vibe (or “smudge”) sprays you can use. These are great but if you are clearing a shared workspace, you may want to make sure your co-workers don’t have any issues with essential oils or scents. They should love them but I think I read somewhere that Canada was banning oils from the workplace. Maybe they had too many oils going on?
Otherwise, simply set the intention to invite the sacred into your space, take a deep and calming breath, and spray your space.
You may want to avoid spraying your keyboard, computer, or any other electronics. Instead, spray the space around them and perhaps use the pendulum for the final step.
Many energy healers sell their own energy clearing sprays if you want to support a local business.
Bonus: Reiki for energy clearing.
If you are Reiki attuned, you can also use Reiki to clear your space, and yourself.
I put my hands on my desk and say “Reiki on. This space is cleansed and cleared for the highest and greatest good, with ease and grace.”
Then I put my hands on my legs and say “Reiki on. I am cleansed and cleared for my highest and greatest good, with ease and grace”. I do the desk and myself for a minute each (unless I have more time because it feels yummy).
Bottom line: we all leave energy in our spaces and after a while it can build up and feel heavy.
If you are writing or doing anything creative, starting with an energetically pure, clean slate every time is so beneficial.
It can be the difference between sitting down to finish something and finding yourself procrastinating, tongue-tied, fumbling with your words OR being in a complete flow.
These easy ways to clear your space can turn things around in an instant! Banging a gong takes just a minute. Turning on high vibe music is super easy and can be done anywhere. Saying a cleansing prayer or imaging your space being cleared… it’s all doable and is worth the effort.
You can choose one method or use many at a time!
For example, I clear my space with sound before I start writing and then play high vibe music while I write to keep focused and clear.
When I forget to do this before and after I write, I start to feel it. I also notice more interruptions and interference (no one needs that!).
XOXO,
P.S. Let me know if you have other favorite ways to clear your space that don’t involve smoke. I’d love to hear it in the comments!
Understanding your dominant Clair is the powerhouse to receiving intuitive guidance from your Higher Self and guides. The tricky part is that it can be so natural to you that it’s deceptive. You may not even be aware of your most dominant Clair! I know mine NOW, but I definitely didn’t know it for a LONG time.
You see, I have been writing since the age of 11. At least that’s the age when I remember my first journal, but I also remember short stories that I wrote well back to the 3rd grade.
During my teenage years, I went into a depression and also “high risk” behavior – partying, missing school, and overall being a hot mess. As a lost teen is when I first became aware that writing felt good.
I would write poetry. And then I would re-write it in different colored pens, or change just one word. The connection to the words, the paper, and the pen… was soothing. It helped me through some dark times even though I didn’t understand why.
In college, I decided to take a creative writing class where I realized that writing was such a big part of my life that I wanted to pursue it. It was so natural and such a part of me that I didn’t even realize how much I loved to write and had been pursuing art instead!
From there my writing journey began, with many detours along the way, but one of my most important discoveries is what I want to share with you today. It’s that I write what I hear.
And that voice that I hear sounds like me, but it isn’t exactly.
I NOW know that my predominant “Clair” is Clairaudience. Which means I hear guidance from my Higher Self and spirit through what I believe is an Intuitive Channel.
Many years later, after I had long since stopped writing poetry and switched to metaphysical subjects and blogging, I went back to read the words from my teenage, misdirected self. I expected the poems to be juvenile and as confused as I was at the time – but they weren’t.
Those poems were wiser than I was back then. They looked at the world as the collective and spoke about it. How did I have a wiser view when me in my younger years had such a limited perspective and was riddled with limiting beliefs?
I believe I was connecting to spirit through Automatic Intuitive Writing and that’s why it felt so comforting and soothing. And once I understood that Clairaudience was how I was doing it, it allowed me to understand that we can co-create with our Higher Self and guides. It doesn’t have to be a one-way conversation!
I truly believe that understanding which Clair is your dominant Clair can be magical when it comes to Automatic Writing.
What are the Clairs?
I believe the Clairs are the way we receive Intuitive information. They are our psychic gifts, in other words.
Some people may feel something is true. Others may just “know” what they are meant to do.
I remember hearing Rebecca Campbell say she picked up a metaphysical book in a bookstore as a teen and she just knew would write one someday (which she did!).
Or you may hear words, as I do. The voice may sound like your voice or a different voice (both happen to me but usually it’s my voice with an image of a person if it’s not my Higher Self or guides).
Whatever your dominant Clair is will likely feel very natural to you, like it’s been a part of you always.
The main types of “Clairs”.
Clairvoyance, clear seeing.
Images pop into your mind. It can be a true event, a future possibility, a metaphor to help you receive information.
Clairsentience, clear feeling.
Information comes to you in the form of a feeling. The term “gut instinct” would apply here. You may be able to tell how people are feeling through this sense, tap into “the collective” or know the mood in a room full of people.
Clairaudience, clear hearing.
A voice in your head that is calm and can sound like your own “thoughts”. Often it can come when you are not thinking anything. It can be insightful and have a larger perspective than you normally have.
Claircognizance, clear knowing.
You just “know” things. I used to have a client who when I led her in meditation to get answers, she would just know large quantities of information all at once. Anytime she was stuck we could tune into her guidance and it was amazing how quickly she’d connect back to her path. People refer to these as “downloads”.
Clairalience, clear smelling.
This is usually thought of as smelling scents that don’t have a specific source. So you may smell bread in the kitchen where someone used to lovingly bake bread, but none is being made.
I personally believe that it’s also a heightened sense of smell. When you can “tune in” through scent. This Clair alerts me when my body doesn’t like certain chemicals or foods, in addition to showing up at times without a source.
Also Clairgustance, clear tasting.
This is similar to Clairalience in the manner you may have a taste in your mouth (or know what something tastes like) without taking a bite! I’ve been wondering if Chefs are tuned into this sense. They seem to know which spices and herbs they can put into a dish, even with ingredients that are new to them.
My 14-year-old has taken an interest in cooking and even though he hasn’t been cooking that long, he will add flavors to our meals that I wouldn’t think of and they taste delicious. How does he know which spice will help when often it’s ones he’s never used before? I’m wondering if Clairgustance is a dominant Clair for him?
TRY ACCESSING YOUR CLAIRS THROUGH INTUITIVE AUTOMATIC WRITING!
All the Clairs act as heightened senses. And while each of us has access to them all, one should be more prominent for you than the other.
I do believe as you embrace your gifts you will become aware of more than one. For example, my sense of smell is so strong! I’m driving my husband crazy because I can’t stand the smell of most cleaners and I can even smell if he’s used an antibacterial wipe from all the way upstairs. But my Clairalience wasn’t always this strong and it’s become more so over time.
Your dominant Clair is powerful because it’s the most natural to you, and will be your strongest connection when you are Automatic Writing.
Your dominant Clair is the one that is most natural to you. The one that is much like my Clairaudience where I thought it was just my thoughts running through my mind.
When you wonder how to solve a problem, for example, does the solution come in the form of words, an image, or a knowing? Do you have a dream about the solution?
Try to notice throughout your day. You can start with something simple like “What would I like for dinner?” Then be patient and see if it’s a craving, an image of what you’d like to eat, something you just know, or even a smell (scent).
You can do this for several weeks. Ask questions and see how you “know” what you know.
Once you get used to how you receive intuitive guidance most frequently, that is likely your dominant Clair.
As you try this experiment, it’s important to note that if you are currently detoxing from something like bread or sugar, the craving part may not be accurate. In that case, you may ask, “What can I eat for dinner that’s for my highest good?” and see what you feel/notice/sense/smell, etc.
How to use your dominant Clair to Co-create.
When you are automatic writing, this is when it’s important to be aware of images, visions, knowings (downloads), and words that are coming to you.
You can ask questions! Then pay attention to what “thoughts” and words pop into your mind and write them down. This is your Intuitive Guidance.
If something doesn’t feel right or like you would want to do it, you can ask more questions and also confirm that it’s your Higher Self and not your ego sneaking in.
You can talk to your ego through Automatic Writing, but it’s important to know when you are doing that so you know which advice can help you create alchemy and which is your ego’s protection mechanism.
If you receive an idea that lights you up, that’s a perfect time to ask more questions, such as “What is my next step to achieve that?” “How can I make that happen?” “What, if anything, do I need to know?”
It’s Co-Creation, not a one-way conversation.
When I first started Automatic Intuitive Writing, I didn’t understand that intuitive guidance is a suggestion – not a fact.
I would clear my space, set up strong energetic boundaries, and connect to my Higher Self and guides. (I share how to do this in the Writing Alchemy Bundle that you can find here.)
I would ask, “What is my path?” “What should I be doing?” and I would receive answers. These answers were OPTIONS. They weren’t answers to go leap into a new career, but I didn’t know that at the time.
It also took many years to know when my ego was posing as my Higher Self and steering me away from my purpose.
In my ego’s efforts to keep me safe, it kept me confused AF instead!
Getting clearer about what I wanted my life to look and feel like and then asking “How do I achieve this?” lead to much more tangible results, faster manifestations, and a more abundant life.
I now teach this in the Write Your Future portion of the Writing Alchemy Bundle so that others can learn to be discerning and not let their ego send them in all different directions like mine did!
The voice usually sounds the same to me no matter WHO is “talking” so developing my Clairaudience skills is what has allowed me to know which advice is the magic (the alchemy) and which advice is not.
Validating the guidance I receive has been a critical part of my development and I highly recommend it. SEE: Before You Take Inspired Action After Automatic Writing 3 Things to Do
Your soul launches the desire…
It’s important to note that your soul launches the desires you are having. When you crave something, have a strong desire to create something, a longing to start a business… this is coming from your soul.
You have a path you chose before incarnating and soul agreements you made. Your soul has those coordinates.
Taking those desires and asking your Higher Self and guides questions about how to bring them into your physical life is a game-changer.
If you’re able to distinguish between your unconscious manifestation patterns, your ego, and your true soul’s desires, it allows the manifestations you WANT to happen to come that much faster.
Again, your ego will often keep you confused or in struggle mode because sharing your voice, your light, and in my case words that the world can read, can be scary.
Understanding your dominant Clair and practicing to discern Intuitive Guidance is where the magic is!
Try it!
I invite you to try it the next time you are Automatic Writing.
Intuitive Automatic Writing is a great way to chat with your spirit guides and your Higher Self. You can ask your them questions, co-create with the universe, and heal the energy that is stuck in your field coming between you and your dreams. The possibilities are endless!
I like to refer to it as Intuitive Automatic Writing because you can open up your “Intuitive Channel” through Automatic writing which can be life-changing!
Today I am sharing how to use Intuitive Automatic Writingto chat with your guides and experience this magic for yourself! There are some important things to know about energetic boundaries and how to set up your intuitive channel before you begin, and from there – ENJOY!
If you’re ready to take this practice deeper and learn with expert guidance, my program, Intuitive Automatic Writing 101, is here to support your journey. For now, here’s how you can start chatting with your Spirit Guides and Higher Self to experience the magic of Intuitive Automatic Writing firsthand.
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But First, What is Automatic Writing?
Automatic Writing is said to be writing without consciously thinking about what you are putting on the page (or into your laptop).
You simply put your pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and let whatever comes to mind come out. You aren’t judging it, you aren’t thinking about it as you write, and you try not to let your logical brain interfere and correct it.
You let it flow.
When you are Automatic Writing, most poeple don’t take time to set up their energetic boundaries and can end up writing from their ego, inner child and shadow energy. This can be therapeutic, but often it’s masked as “higher wisdom”. If you’ve heard that saying that you can’t solve a problem with the same knowledge that created it, it can be like that. Pure Automatic Writing can be a release of feelings and emotions, but when you’re ready to be more intentional, opening up your Intuitive Channel and clearing your energy are KEY!!!
I often find that I write advice that is wiser than my usual perspective without even realizing it which is why it’s a great way to “chat” with your higher guidance. I’m sharing ways to use Intuitive Automatic Writing to connect to your Higher Self and guides in this post.
How to use Intuitive Automatic Writing to chat with your Higher Self and Spirit Guides.
You can use Intuitive Automatic Writing to chat with your Higher Self and spirit guides by creating a liminal space. You’ll see me also refer to this as opening up your intuitive channel.
This is how I picture it:
It’s important to have good energetic boundaries when you do this and to make sure your space and your energy are clear before you open up this liminal space.
The more you practice, the more trust you will build, and the stronger the higher wisdom will come through. You will begin to recognize when your ego is trying to take over (it wants to keep you safe and small!) or when other thought-forms are getting in.
For example, I grew up with a VERY critical mother. Nothing I could do was good enough or correct as a child. As a result, when I first startedIntuitive Automatic Writing, I would get about a half-page in and these doubts and critical voices would come in.
“Who are you to do this?”
“No one will listen to you”
“You aren’t good enough to do this”.
My penmanship would actually change by slanting in another direction and the words didn’t feel good.
That’s how I knew it was no longer my Higher Self or spirit guides because that sacred connection is always positive. They want what is best for you. They are loving and supportive beings who honor your journey and want to help when you ask them.
I would later learn through spiritual development classes and self-introspection that it was my inner child who would take over the pen and she and I had PLENTY of healing to do!
It’s important to note the connection should feel positive and helpful, and if it doesn’t simply stop writing, clear your energy and try again at another time. Perhaps go for a walk or shake it off with dancing. This is what having STRONG energetic boundaries is all about!
Let the energy clear and get back to it when you feel ready to try again. I explain this more in Intuitive Automatic Writing 101 if you want to try this with the help of an expert guide.
How to Create a “Liminal Space” to connect to your Higher Self and guides.
You can say out loud or think, “I now invite a sacred connection to my Higher Self for purposes of love, clarity, and divine wisdom in thisIntuitive Automatic Writing session”.
Your higher self may appear to you in different forms as you write.
They tend to show up in the way you will find the most comforting, or you may not see them at all and feel their presence instead.
They may be male or female, or a warm and comforting light.
It is helpful to validate it is your Higher Self by asking “Are you my Higher Self?” until you receive a “Yes”. If you receive a “No” simply ask the energy to step aside and replace themselves with your Higher Self.
Again, this could be your ego who wants to speak and tries to show up as your Higher Self or your inner child, but if you would like to receive guidance from your Higher Self and Spiritual Support team, validate it is them by asking.
Once you have a solid connection with your Higher Self, this is a great time to invite in your spiritual support team in the same way.
I will usually invite the guide who is the most helpful for me at this time, or just see who shows up. I’ll say, “I now invite a sacred connection to my guide from my Spiritual Support team who is most aligned with the guidance I need to hear today”. Sometimes they’ve been trying to get through to you and tell you something or they may want to respond to a question you’ve been asking. I let that guide speak first!
When I have this sacred connection I write down everything I’m hearing, (Clairaudience is my dominant Clair) and try to capture any images I receive.
You may hear words to write, see a vision that you want to write down and describe, or have a sudden knowing about something you want to capture in words.
Second-guessing or rephrasing during this process isn’t a good idea. Just let it happen and see what guidance you receive.
No judgment or questioning. Write, or type, until you feel a sense of completeness at which point you may thank (or hug!) your Higher Self and spiritual support team and close out the session.
I recommend you validate the guidance you received after a writing sesh by asking for signs that it’s meant for you (but during Automatic Writing, you just want to let it flow unfiltered).
Especially the things that don’t make sense! Intuitive guidance often doesn’t make sense at the time and MUCH later you look back and go “Oh! I told myself about that!” It’s amazing in that way if you learn to build your intuitive muscle and create that trust with your guides.
Ask questions.
While you are in your Intuitive Automatic Writing session, you can let it flow but you can also ask questions. I have writing prompts in my digital program “Intuitive Automatic Writing 101” that help with this but there’s nothing off-limits when it comes to your guides. They are there to help you!
Some examples of what you can ask:
Ask about a block or a pattern you are noticing.
You can ask what’s next for you or if you’re on your path.
You can ask for a side hustle to make more money as you pursue your purpose or the best supplement to help you sleep.
Whatever you are trying to solve, shed some light on, create awareness for – you can ask that in an Automatic Writing session.
After your Intuitive Automatic Writing session.
I always recommend you clear your energy once again after Intuitive Automatic Writing and ground your energy. You may feel “spacey” or not fully present after, much like you would after an energy healing session.
Clearing your energy, cutting cords, imagining you feel grounded and rooted to the earth – use whatever you have in your practice. I take you through this in my guided meditation in Intuitive Automatic Writing 101 because it’s so helpful!
Otherwise, you may find yourself bumping into things, shutting your finger in the car door (done it!), texting the wrong person, and things like that. Your energy can be spacey, in other words.
Ground your energy and clear your space after. It’s worth taking the extra few moments.
Write it all down and date it!
It should go without saying that you want to make sure you’ve written everything down, but just in case I’m saying it again.
Write down what you see, sense, feel and know. Everything you can or you can even create pictures or diagrams.
I can’t tell you how many times I have written down something that seemed like nothing only to read it back later and realize how much I needed that information.
Validate the guidance and build trust.
Intuitive Automatic Writing isn’t a “one and done” kind of thing. It’s a relationship-building tool to your higher self, spiritual support team, and higher wisdom.
It’s a co-creative tool and as such, it’s like any other muscle you are building.
When I first started Pilates, my body just couldn’t do certain exercises. To the point where in one class the instructor asked if I had an injury preventing me from doing it to which I responded, “No! I’m just weak!” 🤣🤣🤣
Over the course of a few months, I was shocked at how much my abilities changed. Things that I just could not do no matter what became almost easy (almost!). All because I was building muscle and my body could do more each time I went.
Intuitive Automatic Writingis like this. Your ego will settle down, your inner child will learn to speak with your awareness through it, or you can create a relationship with him/her in another way.
You’ll begin to feel what your guides feel like and how your Higher Self connects to you.
A great way to begin is to try my DIGITAL COURSE, INTUITIVE AUTOMATIC WRITING 101. It’s easy to implement, you’ll memorize it in no time and you can begin to feel the difference between clear and protected energy versus energetic interference. It’s a great first step!
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