Messages From the Love Within: A Spiritual Journey

Messages from the Love Within was written using a method referred to as automatic writing. Automatic writing is a natural and easy process where it seems the words just write themselves. There is no need to think you simply write and when it is time to stop, you seem to know. The process is so different from normal writing, that even though it is my original work, I have handwritten every word and I own the copyright, it doesn’t feel like it is my work, although I know it is my work. But in saying that, I acknowledge that it could have easily been someone else's role to write the messages and it would then be their work.

Therefore automatic writing means that as an author my personal knowledge, training, or qualifications are far less important than they would be in the case of other self-help authors where their experience and knowledge are critical. The main skill I needed was the ability to write, spell and accept the words as they came and not change or try to improve them so they fit my ideas or beliefs.   

For those who are interested in a little about me, I was born in Sydney, Australia, number six in a family of ten children. My father was a Medical Practitioner and my mother owned and managed a real estate agency. I was raised a Catholic but as an adult soon realized I was more suited to the individual spiritual and meditation path rather than a structured religious one. In the mid-1980s I embraced the new age movement exploring different ideas and concepts, different religions, spiritual teachers, and teachings and traveled on a number of occasions to India. 

It was following one of these trips in 1995 that I started to write down my thoughts, thinking one day sharing my experiences and insights may help others. After doing that for a few weeks I had an unusual dream. During that dream I felt a surge of energy move through the palms of my hands, I then saw myself collapse on the floor. Next, I remember seeing myself sitting at a desk, writing on a pad, and saying out loud, “I understand, I now automatically write”. 

A few days later I thought I would see what happened if I sat at a desk with a pen and paper as I had seen myself in the dream. Almost immediately I started to write. Words flowed easily, effortlessly, and very quickly. They came in a poetry style, covering a wide range of topics and I found if I needed to think of what to write next it was time to stop, as the truth of the message may be distorted by my personal perception of what should be. This process continued for the next few months and again in 1996. The result is this book. 

Today I love reading and listening to many authors and teachers and taking from them what has meaning for me, and I have especially found the words in these messages to be a great guide and help to me, so I am very pleased I am able to share them with others by publishing them.

I welcome any feedback and can be contacted via email: messagesfromthelovewithin@gmail.com