Draja Mickaharic
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160 pp. • 5 ½ x 8 ½
Over 20 black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 0-89254-105-9
Paper, $14.95
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From the latches on our kitchen cabinets to the magnetic strips on our credit cards, we take magnetic forces for granted every day. Magnets are a relatively new technology, although people have been fascinated by naturally-occurring magnets, or lodestones, for hundreds of years. They have recently been accepted as tools for alternative healing; this book is the first to show how magnets can enhance magical spells and spiritual work. Mickaharic, in his inimitable, no-nonsense style, relates the history and folklore of magnets and how they work, and explains several practical uses including improving fuel combustion, descaling water, and charging water for better plant growth. Most of his book is devoted to explaining how the attractive power of magnets can be harnessed in spells and vibrational healing.

Mickaharic includes instructions on spells for attracting a job, a lover, or money; making devices to magnetize oils and potions for increased potency; making magnetic magic wands; using magnets with sigils and seals; making a Mesmer board for vibrational healing; constructing a device for covert communication; working with energy rods; and aura cleansing with mag­nets. He includes directions for charging and maintaining lodestone charms that can be used for many purposes, including attracting a marriage partner. Mickaharic also describes how magnets can be used in charm bags along with herbs and precious stones. He also suggests that magnets can be used to enhance meditation.

Since the magic of magnetism was popularized by the flamboyant Antoine Mesmer, there is also an interesting biography of him that rectifies the misunderstandings around his so-called discovery of “animal magnetism” and initiation of the practice of hypnotism.

Draja Mickaharic was born in Bosnia and immigrated to the United States in 1939. He has been practicing magic for over 45 years and has helped hundreds of people. He is the author of A Century of Spells, Spiritual Cleansing, and The Practice of Magic.
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This is a source work of medieval magic that gives complete sets of zodiacal lamens, characters, and planetary sigils, with full details for their manufacture and consecration, often omitted by later writers. Paracelsus is essentially concerned with the practical applications of magic, especially with regard to healing, rather than the extravagant fantasies of theorists. His sections on alchemy include details of the planetary spirits, the conjunction of the male and female principles, and each step on the path to the Tincture—one of the most complete descriptions in the whole Hermetic canon. Paracelsus outlines techniques for the exorcism of evil spirits, conjuration, and counteracting witchcraft. Stephen Skinner’s introduction provides a brief biography of Paracelsus and explains the influence of his work on the Western Mystery Tradition.

Paracelsus (Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493–1541) was a Swiss physician who also gained magical knowledge from Johannes Trithemius, Agrippa’s teacher, and was acquainted with the famous alchemist, Solomon Trismosin (author of Splendor Solis). In his use of herbal remedies and principle of “signatures,” he could easily be credited as one of the fathers of modern pharmacology. His work had a major influence on John Dee, Francis Barrett, A.E. Waite, and many others.

Stephen Skinner has published several books on the occult, most recently, with David Rankine, The Practical Angel Magic of John Dee’s Enochian Tables, and written many others on feng shui (The KISS Guide to Feng Shui published by DK publishing and Flying Star Feng Shui published by Tuttle) and geomancy. See The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, edited with commentary by Stephen Skinner.
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