Come difendersi dagli influssi negativi. Manuale di difesa psichica per sconfiggere il malocchio, le fatture, la magia nera e il vampirismo

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.

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.

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 Leggi tutto

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

This is a very good insight into occultism during the author's time. A bit of a heavier read (maybe that's just me since my mother language isn't English) but very interesting nonetheless. There are many case studies that explain the different situations, towards the end there is information on defe Leggi tutto

Interesting when she spoke abstractly, but her personal examples grew ever more outlandish and implausible. Having read many occult works, this didn't align with the theories found in any of them. I believe her sincere, but either delusional or an addict of some sort.

Dion Fortune has described how to defend yourself against psychic attack and has also described other interesting situations that she found herself in that is not of the norm. She describes how she created a werewolf when she was angry and how she found her mentor sleeping at the foot of her bed whe Leggi tutto