Psychic Self-Defense

This book is worth reading - not necessarily to learn psychic self-defense, but rather to read of Dion Fortune's strange anecdotes from the world of esoteric Christian occultism including "psychic battles" and other goings-ons during the 1920s/30s.......more

There is some good information here, but it is only to be found by plowing through a lot of less uselful material. I would have given the book a bit more credit were it not for the author's assertion in various places that the records of the Inquisition were a credible resource for any intellectual......more

A classic of occult literature but very dated. With a strong bias towards christianity and the feminine. It is of course a product of its time and displays the racial and homophobic prejudices of that era.......more

This book was part of my research for The Infernal Detective, and it was a fascinating look at magickal and psychological thought in the early twentieth century. Psychic Self-Defense is frequently cited as a "must read" for magickal practitioners. But even if you're not a practitioner, it's a fun re......more