Writing from the Unconscious Mind

Writing ideas and solutions lie waiting, hidden in what Sigmund Freud called the "unconscious mind." He felt memories, feelings and mental content - outside conscious awareness - affected all individuals. The key element of his theory focused on the causes of mental disorders and how to deal with treatment.

While Freud promoted the "talking cure" writers moving into the unconscious mind can discover the "writing cure."  Freeflow writing explores and brings forgotten tendrils of thought and connections to the surface. Possibilities and solutions journey through the fingers to the page or screen.

When writing to unearth these unconscious notions, a mine of hidden treasures exists. Writers can uncover and use "repressed" notions to develop characters or to generate other forms of writing.

Neuroscientists focus on how much mental life happens without knowing much about it. Let writing become the process to use all concerns in productive ways.


Creative Write:  Appreciate your underground stream. Write into the caverns that contain gems and gold bits in hiding. Take advantage of shapes and shadows. Experience colors, sounds and scents. Spiral unconscious thoughts and feelings to the surface.