High Magick: How Spiritual Practices Transformed My Life on Death Row

robin hart: This book is ruined . It’s supposed to be a new book

United States on Feb 22, 2024

D: I ordered the ritual book, angels and archangels, and High Magick. This one arrived a few days after the others. I got about 20 pages into angels and archangels and was hooked but this arrived and I decided it was better to read it first. I couldn't hardly put it down and I know angels is going to be the same. Fantastic read. I've read many books of the type over the years and none held my attention the same or gave me the desire to really get into practice like this. 👍

United States on Jan 05, 2024

B. J. Baldwin: Very informative book with great explanation

United States on Nov 14, 2023

Renata: Really a nice practice book coming from someone that truly overcame limitation and offers great generosity. Alchemy at its best.

Brazil on Mar 23, 2023

George T. Mortimer: If only I had this wonderful book when I was a young whippersnapper. So much of my time back in the late 80s/early 90s was spent fumbling about in the dark trying to decipher the likes of Crowley's 'Magick In Theory & Practice' to a point that if I had Echols' book back then I would know exactly what I was doing and why I was doing it.

Fortunately for me back then I happened upon a good teacher in Gerald Suster whose correspondence over the years was utterly invaluable to me.

But had I not been so lucky, or perhaps determined, to acquire guidance from an expert in the study of ceremonial magick, then a book like this would've been a great substitute.

One might see Damien Echols' time on Death Row as a terrible injustice - which it utterly was - yet it was clearly also an opportunity for him to really get his teeth into the study of magick and understand the theory and practice of this difficult art to its fullest, honing his skills without the need for unnecessary paraphenalia and focussing on the real essence of the matter in a logical and methological manner.

I listened to the audiobook of this book first before realising I had to go get a...

United Kingdom on Sep 10, 2022

Lucia M: I intend to buy the book for myself.

Germany on Aug 29, 2022

Carmen: The media could not be loaded.  Todo me gustó de la obra,es bastante clara y amena para los principantes, se nota la dedicación del autor, explica en forma sencilla temas medio complicados, la mejor obra introductoria a la práctica de la alta magia! Compré la edición pasta dura y es hermosa.

Mexico on Aug 24, 2022

Kelly Navarro: I found this book after 10 years of practicing witchcraft and it really changed my perspective on things. I am now on the path of ceremonial magick. Can this information be found elsewhere? Sure. However, if you are an absolute beginner in High Magick, and had even been like me a practitioner of Low Magick and didn't know too too much on it, this is an absolute great starting point. Damien's knowledge is beyond just the information in this book, but what he has done is taken what worked for him and put it into a book for anyone to pick up, acknowledge their own birthright to practice magick, and get started.
I have read/studied quite a bit since reading this book and don't do things exactly as described in High Magick, but it took me a minute to find my style and what works for me. Damien, along with many authors whom appeal to the novice, cannot stress enough how much you need to try things and find what works for you.

Anytime someone asks me about my spiritual path and where they can start, I always suggest two books: Modern Magick and High Magick, but tell them to start with High Magick to get started, and then go back and study Modern Magick.

Damien is also a...

United States on Jan 31, 2021

Michelle Cote: The coverlet image is pretty rad and the discreetly textured and embossed hardcover underneath is quite lovely. As a book geek, it's those little details which make me happy.

This book is not about his time in prison so if that's what you're looking for, he wrote a book covering his life story. This book focuses on magickal practice with the occasional concise prison anecdote.

If you are new to esotericism or are a neopagan wanting to explore the grimoire magick which neopaganism stems from... this is a solid book to start with.

It covers the basics and seems to draw heavily from Golden Dawn/Thelemite traditions with classics like the Middle Pillar and Lesser Banishing.

I am looking forward to seeing what topics/practices will be covered in Damien's forthcoming book on angel magick.

One negative point is the lack of a suggested reading list. I, and most others, believe that reading the source material and old grimoires is quite important for any seeker. Agrippa, the greek magical papyri, picatrix and other such classic texts should be cited and recommended for further study since most modern practice is derived from them.

Canada on Mar 23, 2019

Lauren Daniels: This has to be the most curious book I own in my collection. I’m a scientist and I never thought I’d buy an esoteric book. I must admit at first I was hesitant to buy it because I thought I was getting myself into the occult and soon I’d start wearing a vial of blood around my neck like Angelina Jolie. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Damian introduces High Magick in such a way that it completely dissipated all the prejudices I had about it. If the book had been any longer, as a beginner, I might have felt overwhelmed kinda like when you buy your first manuel in some new subject in school. I couldn’t get myself to stop reading Damian’s book because it made me feel like I was about to discover a major revelation about life. It was fascinating and Damian is an amazing storyteller. I love the humility and sincerity in his writing which made me trust his teachings. Did I find the answer to the question I’ve been asking myself for a long time and that pushed me to purchase this book ? Not completely but the beauty is that it has sent me on an amazing path to understand what is this so called “infinite consciousness” that people feel but can’t explain. Since then...

United States on Feb 01, 2019