Category: Automatic Writing

A modification of automatic writing is the technique of SIMULATION. Instead of assuming a passive or 'receptive' frame of mind, one can with practice assume an active mental state not of one's own. - Surrealist Games, Redstone Press, 1991.  The steaks are sourced from a remote farm deep within the Isle of Man. Dealing with… Continue reading Interior Monologue of a Paranoid, Grumpy Butcher →

Automatic Writing is the most direct of Surrealist techniques. Sit at a table with a pen and paper, put yourself in a 'receptive' state of mind, and start writing. Continue writing without thinking about what is appearing beneath your pen. Write as fast as you can. If, for some reason, the flow stops, leave a… Continue reading W →