Why Christians Must Reject Automatic Writing: A Biblical Warning Against Psychography

In an age where spiritual experiences are increasingly sought outside the Bible, automatic writing—psychography—has grown in popularity. This practice involves entering a meditative or trance-like state and allowing a spiritual entity to write messages through the person’s hand, often without their conscious control. While it is usually marketed as a method of channeling divine guidance, creativity, or communication from the dead, automatic writing is deeply occult in nature and forbidden by God.

What Is Automatic Writing?

Automatic writing occurs without the writer's conscious will, often while in a trance or altered state. Practitioners believe that spirits—whether "angels," "ascended masters," or deceased individuals—guide the hand to deliver messages from the spiritual realm.

This practice has become popular in New Age circles, spiritualist movements, and even some forms of psychology and “inner healing.” But no matter how it is presented, the source of the messages is not the Holy Spirit, and the activity is not biblically sound.

The Spiritual Origins of Psychography

Automatic writing has deep roots in spiritism, which emerged prominently in the 19th century through mediums such as the Fox Sisters, Allan Kardec, and other Spiritualist leaders. These individuals openly claimed to receive messages from spirits of the dead, a practice strictly forbidden in Scripture.

Spiritualism borrows heavily from Eastern religions, occult traditions, and mediumistic practices that rely on entering altered states of consciousness, often under demonic influence.

“When they say to you, ‘Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,’ should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?” — Isaiah 8:19

The spirits involved in automatic writing are not the departed souls of loved ones or angels from God—they are deceiving spirits that masquerade as messengers of light to lead people into spiritual bondage.

“For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” — 2 Corinthians 11:14

Why Automatic Writing Is Not Christian

It bypasses the Word of God and the Holy Spirit.
Automatic writing assumes that the writer needs direct spiritual revelation outside the Bible. This is dangerous, as Scripture is the believers' complete and final authority.

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” — 2 Timothy 3:16
It involves surrendering your will to unknown spiritual entities.
True Christian communication with God is intentional, conscious, and led by the Holy Spirit, not done through trance or unconscious activity. Any spirit that takes control of your body or mind is not from God.

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.” — 1 Timothy 4:1
It opens the door to demonic infestation.
The practice of automatic writing creates a spiritual invitation to demons by giving them access to the human vessel. Many who engage in psychography experience nightmares, anxiety, voices, personality changes, and spiritual torment—signs of demonic oppression.

“Give no opportunity to the devil.” — Ephesians 4:27
It violates God’s commands about divination and mediumship.
Automatic writing is a form of divination, attempting to gain supernatural knowledge through means God has forbidden.

“Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.” — Leviticus 19:31

The Deception of False Revelation

Many automatic writing practitioners claim that the messages they receive are “positive,” “loving,” or “wise.” But this is how deception works. Demons do not immediately reveal their evil—they imitate goodness to gain trust.

Some of the most well-known channeled texts (like A Course in Miracles) were received through automatic writing and contain teachings that directly contradict Scripture, denying sin, the deity of Christ, and the cross.

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God…” — 1 John 4:1

What Should Christians Do?

If you have ever engaged in automatic writing or related practices:

Repent and turn back to Jesus Christ.
Renounce all involvement in the occult and reject any messages received.
Destroy any notebooks, journals, or texts produced through automatic writing.
Ask God for cleansing and deliverance from any demonic attachments.
Seek help from mature Christian counselors or pastors if needed.

Conclusion: Reject the Counterfeit, Embrace the Truth

Automatic writing may seem like a mystical gateway to wisdom or connection, but it is a dangerous counterfeit that leads to spiritual bondage. God does not speak through altered states or disembodied spirits. He speaks clearly and powerfully through His Word and His Spirit.

Do not open the door to darkness disguised as light. Choose instead to trust in the voice of your Shepherd, Jesus Christ, who alone leads to life, peace, and truth.

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” — John 10:27

Methods of discernment:

• Who was the founder of this modality?

• What was his/her spirituality?

• What culture did it come out of?

• What were their beliefs?

• Who is their God or gods?

Many occult practices in Christianity need to be discerned. Another method of discernment is the word of God. The word of God is our measuring stick. The more we read the word, know the word, and have a relationship with the Lord, the more we will discern right and wrong. We perish from a lack of knowledge.

By Teresa Morin, President of Touch of God Int'l Ministries of Healing and Deliverance.

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