Writing with Spirit - A Guide

Writing with Spirit isn’t anything new. Spirit has been the inspiration for countless novels, poems and songs throughout the ages.

The primary inspiration for this site came from my father’s own experience with writing with Spirit. The Screaming Hawk series and The Peaceable Kingdom by Patton Boyle all came as direct inspirations. He didn’t know what the story was going to look like or where it was going until it came out in his daily writing. In fact, I’ve often heard him say that there were passages in his books that he didn’t agree with at first while writing them. He only recognized their truth and significance after rereading the manuscript.

One way to explore writing with Spirit is to journal with Spirit. This may take the form of writing about your day or experiences and asking for Spirit’s input on the subject. Or it may come out as a series of back and forth questions and discussions with Spirit as it did for Neal Donald Walsh in Conversations with God. For me, I like to compose my writings with Spirit as a letter.

They start off something like this:

Dear Spirit,

I am trying to convey to my readers ways in which they can connect with you through writing. Right now I am offering an example by composing this little letter to you. Do you think there are any additional elements--other than the one I currently have in mind to address--that I should write about for them?

Dearest Ivana,

You are doing an excellent job of creating an introduction to writing with Spirit. Be sure to remind your reader that the most important lesson is to find what works for them as a way to connect. Not everyone connects with Spirit through writing, though many do. Some connect in silence or through prayer. Some connect when communing with nature. Many find water a useful conduit for their inspiration from Spirit. Keep up with your lesson and we will chime in with more advice at the end.

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For the first part of this letter, I was doing the thinking. I decided what I would ask and say. The second part is where I surrender to the words that flow through me and my hands to become the written response. I can’t say with any certainty or evidence that this is coming straight from Spirit or if it is just coming from the recesses of my subconscious, but it is often filled with surprises and insights that I did not have access to before writing the questions and receiving the response.

The important part is to not edit the response while you write it, either by hand or by typing. It should flow through uninhibited.

Often I have additional questions or thoughts after the first response comes through. I write these questions out as well and allow a new response to come through.

As the example above mentions, not everyone connects in this way and if it doesn’t work for you after a few attempts, don’t try to force it. Explore other means of connecting such as meditation, nature walks, or looking for coincidences to appear in your life.

I have often found that by simply asking a question over and over throughout the day an answer will appear in the form of a coincidence, such as an overheard conversation, an article title in my news feed, or simply a stroke of inspiration. I’ve also received guidance and confirmations in dreams that have led to life-changing decisions or were premonitions of events to come… but that’s a story for another time.

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Dear Spirit,

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Dearest Ivana,

There are many nuggets for your readers to glean from this writing. We advise that you also add your writing to us on this subject from some time ago.

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Here is the letter I wrote to Spirit in November 28, 2020 that Spirit was referring to:

Dear Spirit,

Sometimes when I start to write to you, I don’t know what to say. I find myself editing my words before they go on the page. I feel self-conscious that what I’m writing is silly or basic or misguided and I don’t want the evidence to remain on the paper.

What do I do about that?

The words that come onto the paper are less important than the feeling behind your experience. Place yourself in a state of sharing, giving and receiving. Allow the words to flow through and float away. There is no need to hang on to what was said even if it fell flat. You can always edit later and the process of editing is in itself a deeper conversation with Spirit and self: a layered exploration that clarifies as you move through the process. Remember, what you know now may change through the seasons of your life. What is true now, what is true always is that you are a part of the Great Spirit and whole in connection. There is no separation between you and God and there are many ways to have a conversation: in your words, in your writing, in the sound of the wind and the light in your eyes. There are so many ways to live and be free and be connected.

Love,

Spirit