Procedure

The procedure is as follows:

• sit in darkness, pen poised on the paper
(loose blank sheets of A4)
• clear your mind
wipe reflections from the mirror
still the waters of the well
• don’t look at what you’re writing
(connections may be posited subsequently)

Rereading:

• Keep a level head
• Take careful note of names / dates / places
to check
• Themes & incidents may – or may not –
be significant
• Recovery may – or may not –
be a matter of years not days