The Psychic Self-Defense Personal Training Manual [Paperback]

Marcia L. Picklands (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1997

Simple exercises that not only start readers on a path of psychic self-mastery, but also demonstrate the power of the mind, and the necessity of training it. Pickands teaches how to recognize psychic disturbance and the procedures for defense, in both everyday and extraordinary situations. She stresses ethical considerations, and illustrates her points with real life situations. Illustrated. Bibliography, index.

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I tried the exercises in Marcia Pickands's book and ... they work. Not that I doubted them, but most books on the subject only address the very basics, often in a round-about way, and refuse to approach the subject of attacking a person for fear that the information will be misused. Pickands strides where others fear to tread by providing exercises that demonstrate the effectiveness of her techniques, and lead to a personal discovery of the strengths and weaknesses of the spiritual body. What I found most impressive, however, was her constant emphasis of the ethical use of this knowledge.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578630045
• ISBN-13: 978-1578630042
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,397,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, September 5, 2001

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M. Schutz (Sauk Rapids, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Psychic Self-Defense Personal Training Manual (Paperback)

This author comes from a martial artist background. And as such she is very concerned about self defense in all aspects.

She avoids filling her book up with long boring essays and thoughts about metaphysics and the like.
Instead she utilizes many different exercises that she has the reader try out. The exercises themselves are very potent and they work, they are easily laid out and explained.

This book is far beyond other psychic defense books.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What you need to read now!, February 14, 2005

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Taylor Ellwood "http://www.imagineyourreality... - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Psychic Self-Defense Personal Training Manual (Paperback)

This is an excellent book to read whether you're an adept at magic or just starting out. Pickands does an excellent job of explaining the concepts involved in psychic self-defense in a coherent voice. She nicely avoids the drama that seems to come with so many of these books and gets to the point, which is that psychic self-defense isn't about picking fights, it's about knowing how to avoid them, and get out of them if you get stuck in one.

Perhaps what I like the most about this book is the seamless blending of ceremonial magic with energy work. Neither approach is overly emphasized, but both approaches are recognized and explained in enough detail that a beginner will understand the ideas, and an adept will get a different perspective on how to defend him/herself. The exercises in the book are easy to do and a lot of fun. Once you start them with a partner you may find it hard not to experiment with them.

An added bonus is also the publication, in this book, of some of William G. Gray's unpublished ceremonial magic rituals. Readers will find these rituals intriguing, but a word of warning...embark on these rituals and make sure you follow through. Gray always did a thorough job of doing his magic, not just writing about it, and that's what he'd expect from anyone who'd start on his workings.

Finally Pickands includes an appendix with journal note sheets, useful for noting the experiment and results. You can't lose in picking up this book. You will certainly learn something, regardless of what experience lever you're at. I'd give this book five stars.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must get., July 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Psychic Self-Defense Personal Training Manual (Paperback)

Incredible. She handles the bacics of Psychic Self Defense very well. Well written, easy to follow, easy to do.

A must get for beginners in the occult, healers, martial artists, and is a great adjunct to the study of Educational Kinesiology.