Protection & Reversal Magick: A Witch's Defense Manual (Beyond 101)

Great writer, only 46 pages in and already using five different banishings grounding and protection he teaches in the book. I believe these pratices have saved me more than I know. Another must have.

Very informative. Great for any new brooms OR old brooms! Easy to read and understand! Great book to have in the witchy bookshelf!

The author of this book is eclectic and so is the book, which truly delighted me. Even though this book provides sample spells you could use, which are dedicated to Hecate, the book was truly intended for experienced witches / magicians and it is recommended that you either write your own spells or use spells and visualizations that are part of traditions you have been actually immersed in. The author appropriately points out that being eclectic is all and well, but that you should know the energies you are calling and choose to work with inside and out to avoid any mishaps. The author shares many examples throughout the book - both from his personal experience and from experiences of other people - of what you may expect to happen when you engage in different kinds of practices. He also shares stories that span across wide range of traditions. He points out that causes of experiencing the effects of negative energies / attacks / bad luck may range from accidentally offending nature spirits or infringing upon places where great power has been raised to breaking vows one has made at some point or actually being attacked by someone else. He then shares suggestions for identifying the problem. Incidentally, when it comes to identifying possible attacks, the culprits are not only individual people or energies but also big organizations - after all we are all constantly being influenced and we are influencing each other in different ways - through the use of thoughts, skillful use of words, technology, media, advertisements and so on - though instead of becoming paranoid, it is recommended that we take care of and cleanse our minds, hearts and environments regularly and to be vigilant of our own thoughts - because our thoughts do create our reality. The author offers a general daily routine consisting mainly of meditation as a primary tool for purifying one's mind and bringing peace into one's life, making offerings and doing banishing rituals. While this simple daily routine can take care of most situation and is alike a practice of daily mental and energetic hygiene (by the way you may incorporate other energetic practices that may be part of your tradition), the rest of this book contains techniques that may be helpful in more challenging situations where you seem to be experiencing a sudden run of bad luck, where you feel hit by a series of dismal events which may have no logical explanation. These other techniques include the use of shields, different things you can do with your energy field, the use of cleansing baths and amulets, there is a mention of exorcism, creating artificial spirits, a variety of techniques for reversal magic, apparently mostly from the Hoodoo tradition, as well as healing and recovery after the problem has been solved - some of the healing techniques involve soul retrieval as practiced in shamanism.

OK, this book is bookmarked up the yin yang it's so good! I have done quite a few of the rituals to HIGH SUCCESS. I do the Hekate devotional every day, which she loves (and I love). I've read through most of the book according to my need, which I tend to do with witchcraft books. They aren't novels, after all. I bookmark areas for upcoming work I want to do, and I read through SEVERAL TIMES the rituals before engaging in them. Jason Miller's rituals are effective and powerful. They are practical and honest. He doesn't have you throwing every dang herb in the kitchen in the tub to bathe the evil away. He outlines what it means to be cursed, and helps you get out of that ish in a way that doesn't take you to three countries, climbing sand dunes for a rare beetle tongue, only to bathe in a pool of maiden's tears under the seventh waning crescent that lands on a specific Tuesday in a year with 6 blue moons. lol. It's like 'you're hexed. do this'. (I don't want to make light of it. being hexed sucks, but, it is what it is)... Ummm, what else. I was super happy about all the Hekate information. Jason also has a class devoted to Hekate, so check out his website. It's a great book. One of my favorites. If you are a practitioner ready to be honest about practicing witchcraft and ready to take on all its ups and downs after the allure of being a witch/sorcerer/practitioner wears off, this book is an excellent next tier guidebook because omg y'all, witchcraft is not all about dancing under the moonlight with your best friends, okay??). It's pragmatic, and it allows serious practitioners to weave ritual into our daily lives. It also has some heavy stuff in here for times that call for it.

First off, the author who wrote this is VERY funny, I giggle and enjoy reading his inputs or personal corrections quite a bit. Other then humor, the tips, tricks and other items on this book are useful, insightful or just down right interesting, it's heavily focused on Hecate, but that's not a bad thing as the rites or protections he lists can be used and repurposed as well.

I really liked this book. It's super informative overall. The only downside for me is that many of the rituals involve a lot of entities, which makes them feel complex and a bit overwhelming.

Love this book a refreshing read . I finished it in a couple of hours and I’m going to read it again. I learned a lot and almost feel renewed. It reminded me of the extra care needed to perform our craft carefully and safely and remember protection is very important and constantly needs to be foremost as we progress. Hope u will enjoy this as much as me. Also pay close attention to curses and remember that words like I hope or wish is the same as the actual word itself, u may find that u released a curse just by wishing it to happen weather u really meant it can have many consequences. I just recently had one of these experiences involving teaching someone I cared about a lesson. The curse worked and the lesson learned but at great cost. I hadn’t set a limit and things got a little out of hand. Another thing to remember is to always do a protection spell before bed to prevent u from putting a curse on someone in your altered state of sleep. The unconscious is sometimes more strong than the mind awake. It’s harder to control the pros and cons of the cause and affects. Worse of all u may not be aware of the curse itself. Read this book it’s a great collection to keep on hand and to quickly reference before taking actions.

This is a very enjoyable and useful book.

Llegue a este por una recomendación y resultó excelente, me parece que debe ser un básico en la biblioteca de defensa contra las artes oscuras, el libro toca muy bien los diversos temas y al ser una versión actualizada al final de cada capítulo hay un epílogo con comentarios nuevos, el enfoque es completamente hekateano pero puede ser adaptado a cualquier tradicion, durante todo el volumen Miller demuestra su conocimiento y experiencia en los temas lo que hace una buena referencia del libro.

Gostei muito de ter feito essa compra. Gostei muito. Amei a entega.

Ottimo libro di difesa magica

Jason Miller wrote this book so beautifully, you can tell he wrote this to help anyone from any belief or spiritual practice to be able to take this book and put it to good use. He also does explains a lot of stuff to help new and experienced understand why you could do something but also replace it. Amazing book and HIGHLY recommend for all practitioners.

Excellent ouvrage je recommande