Reela, I am so glad to see this thread warning against automatic writing. I tried it once, I read about it in a book about angels, the author was recommending it as a wonderful way to connect with loved ones.

Well I certainly connected with something as the pen took off straight away. Suffice to say things got creepy and I stopped. I burnt the writing and that was the end of it. I wrote a letter to the author of the book saying I thought it was irresponsible of her to recommend automatic writing as it could have a very bad effect on someone who was a bit unbalanced but naturally I did not receive a reply.