{"id":5758,"date":"2023-05-05T19:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:29:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:29:08","slug":"automatic-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/automatic-writing","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Writing: Surrealist art or psychic ability?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">While the phrase automatic writing may bring some spooky imagery to mind, some great pieces of art have been generated thanks to this divination technique. While there\u2019s no hard evidence that automatic writing channels spirits from beyond the grave, it can help you write some unconventional prose to use as inspiration for your future writing. Learn the history of automatic writing in both spiritualism and surrealism and see how you can apply it to your own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/writing-for-beginners\">writing practice<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n        <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Automatic-Writing-Surrealist-art-or-psychic-ability-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Automatic-Writing-Surrealist-art-or-psychic-ability-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Automatic-Writing-Surrealist-art-or-psychic-ability-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Automatic-Writing-Surrealist-art-or-psychic-ability-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"An astronaut jumping in red fog\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the mystical origins of automatic writing and learn how to apply it to your own writing practice. 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