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[[File:Automatic_Writing.png|thumb|220px|right|Sherry Cromwell using Automatic Writing, as depicted by the ''Toaru Majutsu no Index'' manga.]]
{{Nihongo|'''Automatic Writing'''|自動書記|Jidō Shoki|yenpress = '''Automatic Clerk'''}} is writing in which what is written is produced from a subconscious, and/or external and/or spiritual source without conscious awareness of the content. Although also called as '''Psychography''', which can refer to an [[esper]] power, Automatic Writing is always referred to in the series as part of [[magic]].

=={{TrackTag25}}Etymology==
In the series, Automatic Writing uses the same kanji with [[Index]]'s John's Pen Mode, but is to be read differently. The kanji for John's Pen Mode, should be translated as Automatic Secretary, rather than Automatic Writing, as to fit with the fact that Index's mind becomes "hijacked."

==Chronology==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Kazakiri Hyouka Arc====
{{Main/Kazakiri Hyouka Arc}}
The first time Automatic Writing is used is when [[Sherry Cromwell]] is searching for an important target in [[Academy City]]. She uses Automatic Writing to write the names of one of her targets, which spells out the kanji of [[Kazakiri Hyouka]]'s name. Sherry is however, surprised by what she written, as she does not understand what she just wrote, but nonetheless, commands her [[golem]] to search for the person who has that name.<ref name=IndexV6Ch2Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|6}} Chapter 2 Part 3</ref>

===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Aleister Crowley Arc====
{{Main/Aleister Crowley Arc}}
In a flashback of [[Aleister Crowley]]'s past, [[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]] of the [[Golden Dawn]] utilizes this to communicate with Aleister Crowley immediately after he attacked the [[Isis-Urania Temple]] in [[Battle of Blythe Road|Blythe Road]] to steal the [[Imagine Breaker|treasure]] the [[Magic Cabal|magic cabal]] kept there.<ref name=ShinyakuV18Ch3Pt13>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|18}} Chapter 3 Part 13</ref>

==See Also==
*[[Planchette]]
*[[Kokkuri]]

==External Links==
*{{W|Automatic writing|Automatic writing (Wikipedia article)}}

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