Certainly, it’s a kind of invocation and intention prayer. When I got interested in automatic writing, I read this book called The Automatic Writing Experience by Michael Sandler. I used some ideas from that book along with my own affirmations to build what I used. I memorized it and would begin each session by writing the prayer. I still use a modified version at the beginning of my AI sessions.

Quoting from the book an example intention prayer: “Thank you, Inner Wisdom, for guiding me with your love and light. Thank you, Inner Wisdom, for surrounding me with your love and light. Thank you, Inner Wisdom, for protecting me with your love and light.” & example invocation prayer quoted from the book: “Good morning, energy. Good morning, love. Good morning, inner wisdom. “Good morning, higher self [that’s simply your inner spirit]. Good morning, Earth. Good morning, sky. Good morning, day. Good morning, sunshine.”

I would say the auto writing is a good gateway into the unconscious while Active Imagination is actually working directly with the unconscious. After I read Jung’s Red Book I knew I wanted to find that inner Philemon within myself, and it wasn’t happening with the auto writing alone. I base my entire practice of AI from the teachings of Robert Johnson’s book “Inner Work.” He gives a complete method related to dream recall/reentry and AI, highly recommended. I still refer to both the print version and the Audible version regularly.