Editing Automatic writing (section)

===Early history===
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Spirit writing, later called ''[[Fuji (planchette writing)|Fuji]]'' (扶乩/扶箕), has a long tradition in China, where messages from various deities and spirits were received by mediums since the [[Song dynasty]]. In the 19th century, messages received through spirit writing led to the foundation of several [[Chinese salvationist religions]].<ref>Wang Chien-ch'uan, "Spirit Writing Groups in Modern China (1840–1937): Textual Production, Public Teachings, and Charity." In ''Modern Chinese Religion II 1850–2015'', edited by Vincent Goossaert, Jan Kiely and John Lagerwey, Leiden: Brill, vol. 2, 651–684.</ref> The spread of Chinese cultural techniques, such as printing and painting, introduced the influence of "spirit writing", practised by Japanese Zen [[Ōbaku]] monks, who were said to communicate with an ancient [[Taoist]] sage credited with creating the [[kung fu]] system.<ref>{{cite book| last =Haskel| first =Peter| title =Letting Go: The Story of Zen Master Tōsui| publisher =University of Hawaii Press| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=0824824407| isbn = 0-8248-2440-7| year =2001| pages=37–38}}</ref>

In the West, an early example of the practice is the 16th-century [[Enochian]] language, allegedly dictated to [[John Dee]] and [[Edward Kelley]] by Enochian angels and integral to the practice of [[Enochian magic]].<ref name="Karen2"/> The language is said to be extremely detailed and complex in its grammar and rules.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Musings of a Thelemite|last=Da'Neos|first=Frater|publisher=Alchemy Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0977691104|location=Wright City, MO|pages=152}}</ref> Dee also claimed that the Enochian instruction included information regarding the [[elixir of life]] in the ruins of [[Glastonbury Abbey]].<ref name=":0" />