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There are two types of automatism: mediumistic automatism, in which the speech, writing or behaviour produced is purported to be communicated from ghosts, spirits or the like, channeling through a psychic or medium, and surrealist automatism.

1 See also

• Surautomatism
• Surrealist techniques
• Automatic writingAutomatic writing (also known as free writing is the process of writing without thinking, usually with the intent of removing conscious barriers and inhibitions in the writer. Its use began in the Spiritualism movement, but it was later adopted both as a
• Automatism and the computerThe computer, just like the typewriter, can be used to produce automatic writing and automatic poetry. The surrealist practice of automatic drawing, originally performed with pencil or pen and paper, has also been adapted to mouse and monitor, and other a

In lawThis article is about law in society. For other possible meanings, see law (disambiguation). Law (a loanword from Danish-Norwegian lov , in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules of conduct which mandate or proscribe (or both) specified relationshi, automatism is the state of acting involuntarily, as in sleepwalkingSleepwalking or somnambulism is a sleep disorder where the sufferer engages in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while asleep. While it is more common in children (1-17%) of children, more frequent in boys), sleepwalking can affect.

2 External link

• Sleepwalking — Insanity or Automatism