Powerful writing comes naturally when a person's mind is energized, and when people are willing to take risks, experiment, and expect the unexpected. Writing Open the Mind guides the reader to the innate knowledge and surprising words that arise when a writer accesses the stream of consciousness. Whether one is writing for publication, as a tool for psycho-spiritual discovery, as a playground for the imagination, or as a way to communicate with others, the program in this book releases the creative potential of the intuitive mind. The program includes a number of different "gateways" to the subconscious: the surrealist technique of "automatic writing," archetypal imagery from the Tarot, tuning in to the resonance of one's body, writing from diverse "genre voices," connecting with the luminous natural world, and scrambling word sequences to break the habit of making "sense" in a linear way. Writing Open the Mind is a lively, irreverent guide that adds playfulness and promise to writing.