Thanks for sharing so freely, Starchie. As always, I learn something from every post you make. Same with you Jaime. I enjoyed reading your examples. Thanks my friends!

I found myself visualizing a bit last night as I lay in bed using the colour method you described and star shapes. As I attempted to visualize them, the stars wanted to be upside-down. I can visualize things rather easily, I thought, but it helped me realize there is a lot of room for growth here.

I would be interested in knowing anything you received through the writing or speaking.

I also use automatic writing, but I do it through typing. Mine, too, can be grammatically strange and uses vocabulary I am sometimes totally unfamiliar with (lots of dictionary work and finding Latin derivatives). And also the writing uses some of the same phrases repeatedly. One particular phrase that is often repeated is "enumerated over many variables", and the word "Behold!". This actually tickles me because it is like a hallmark and I know that these specific entities are speaking. I often ask questions about what I should do if I feel in a dilemma. I am usually reassured that I am doing well, that I am loved, and that I "belong". I also am told to continue to work on my own following my own will. I have learned a lot from my automatic writing and received a lot of comfort.

I really enjoyed reading your post, and marvelled at the automatic speaking. I have not tried this formally, but at times I have spontaneously said things that I know are coming from elsewhere to tell me something. I'll suddenly say something like, for example, "You must continue to pursue this."

On another note though, several times I have become fully conscious in the midst of a conversation I am having with my guide whilst in an altered state, and the voice is coming from my throat. Not out of my mouth, but my own vocal cords are vibrating. During the conversations I am filled with utter awe at being in the presence of the guide knowing how amazing he/she is. So it was quite strange to realize the voice was coming from within me.

But admittedly, I have not had the experience of something completely taking me over. And with the typing I am still conscious, I just refrain from interruption of the word flow (the best I can). It makes me think of Jane Robert's experience where her mediumship continued to evolve and she was sometimes conscious and sometimes completely overtaken (but had someone there to take notes).