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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
Brown University
Box 1837 / 60 George Street
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: (401) 863-3188
Fax: (401) 863-9423
[email protected]
Those who believe in scientific theory believe that the messages come from within; that they are a result of automatism. Automatism is an action performed without the doer's intention or awareness. The conscious mind denies controlling the planchette but the operator's subconscious mind controls the muscles in the hand and the arm, displaying messages it wants the conscious mind to hear. (Hunt, 9)