AUTOMATIC WRITING

The Late Leslie LeCron, eminent clinical psychologist and author of "Self Hypnotism - The Technique and its Use in Daily Living," used automatic writing in his practice to obtain data from his patients. 

He found that his clients were sometimes reserved and hesitant to release childhood experiences on the conscious level, so he would hypnotize them and, give them a pad of paper and a pencil, ask the same questions and have them write their answers. He found amazing frankness and more complete answers in this way.

When we (hypnotist) discuss automatic writing, we must also be aware that this interesting phenomenon is also claimed by spiritualists, mediums and gurus as "spirit-writing."

Spiritualists claim that in the relaxed a spirit from a "departed soul" is now able to communicate through a Living person. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the noted writer, had a firm belief in spiritualism.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm teaching automatic writing to permit one to release information from the SUBCONSCIOUS mind, I'm teaching hypnosis on a scientific basis. 

If we attempt to interlace spiritualism, medium-ship and clairvoyance, we will be falling into the same trap as other hypnotists in history, to the detriment of hypnosis and our own personal authenticity.

Those who have mastered automatic writing can testify that it is a tempting proposition to claim "supernatural" contact, but it is intended here as a methodology in which hypnosis is dramatically effective in making possible.

Of course, relaxation to (trance) a deep state must precede automatic writing. From this state then, waking hypnosis is utilized to permit the subject to then "let the information comes through." There is no conscious effort made on the part of the subject.

LeCron tells of some of his clients reading a book or listening to music while the hand is rapidly writing automatically without conscious direction. He cites others who wrote with both hands while reading. These rare "automats" can write on two separate issues at the same time and read a book, too, rather convincing evidence, which demonstrates the power of the subconscious mind.

The principle thought in automatic writing is to permit the "moving hand" to write with no conscious effort or direction, and simply release information, knowledge or even advice from the "inner self."