WHAT IS INSPIRED WRITING?

 

Inspired writing occurs when the controlling spirit uses his mind to transmit suggestions to the inner mind of the medium, which remove the control of her conscious mind.  He then continues to transmit thought to her subconscious, or inner, mind and it is this which stimulates the brain of the medium.  Thus, the subconscious mind of the medium is linked to the mind of the controlling spirit by a telepathic rapport through which the vibrations of the spirit communicator's ideas are received in the mind of the medium.

In automatic writing, the spirit communicator controls the arm and hand of the medium to write the script.  But in inspired writing, the medium's hand and arm are not controlled by the spirit communicator.  The mind of the medium is controlled by suggestion from the spirit controller and is impressed, or inspired, by the ideas from the spirit and the medium writes them down.  Usually the flow of words is very rapid, so it may appear as if the writing is automatic.  

It is not always easy to distinguish whether or not the script emanates from a spirit source, especially if the writings are not of a high spiritual or philosophical nature.  However, if the writing contains knowledge or expounds philosophy far beyond the level of understanding of the medium, it is possible to accept the script as emanating from a spirit source.

But it should be remembered that the quality and development of the medium's own mind does have an effect on the quality of the writing, as only those words already contained in her memory are available for use by spirit.  It should not be overlooked, also, that there are among spirit discarnate, as there are among spirit incarnate, many levels of development.  Thus, if the writing does not appear to have a high philosophical or spiritual content, it does not automatically follow that it has not come from spirit.  Also, in the same way as the mind of spirit can communicate with the mind of the medium, telepathy between two incarnate beings cannot be ruled out either.

However, during the association of the communicator and the medium, the personal characteristics of the communicator will be established both in the nature of the writing and the methods employed.  The medium Ursula Roberts says (in "Hints on Mediumistic Development"): "The test as to the origin of the matter comes in the medium's own state of consciousness, for it is usual for a feeling of overwhelming power to precede the writing.  Often the medium will feel as if a brilliant light is shining in the room, or as if the eyes are fixed into one position, denoting a state of partial control; or in that the rush of ideas and words come to an abrupt end, together with a felling of "waking up"."

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