automatic writing
Trance-produced text
Automatic writing is the practice of writing without conscious control, letting the hand move freely across the page.
Spiritualists claimed it channeled messages from spirits or the subconscious.
Surrealists adopted the technique to bypass rational thought and access raw creativity: She filled pages with automatic writing, then mined them for poetry.
The term now extends to any unfiltered, stream-of-consciousness composition.
- mediumshipCommunicating with the dead
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- séanceSpirit communication ritual
- automatismInvoluntary mechanical behavior
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