Guide to Psychic Protection Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Book

Guide to Psychic Self Defense, Visionary Living Publishing/Visionary Living, Inc., 2018

ISBN 978-1-942157-28-1 (epub)

Author

Rosemary Ellen Guiley (1950-2019) American

Sections

Author’s note

Mercifully short, author explains why she wrote the book.

1 Psychic Attack and Psychic Vampirism

The gist:

·     First of many references to Dion Fortune who wrote the most famous books on psychic defense.

·     What a psychic attack is, why it might happen, who may perpetrate it.

·     Some history of magickal groups in England of 19th century.

·     Reference to an Arthur Conan Doyle story: the Parasite.

·     Symptoms of a psychic attack and psychic vampirism.

·     When you’re vulnerable, (3-5am, apparently). A list of other vulnerable circumstances one may fine oneself in.

Interest:

Lots, actually.  Much of the chapter is references to Dion Fortune and Arthur Conan Doyle, but not in a bad way.

Read it?

Definitely. This sets the tone for the rest of the book, rather than having an extended introduction.

2 Sources of Psychic Attack and Psychic Vampirism

The gist:

·     Some comforting words that most people never suffer from extreme psychic attack.

·     Author gives examples of psychic vampires: toxic people and curse throwers. Spends quite a while on this, actually.

·     A paragraph on the most common form of cursing - ill-wishing, has 17 highlights on Kindle.

·     Energy Vampires, some who don’t know, some who do.

·      First of many references to Dr. Edward C. Berridge. Extended referencing of his cases. Author gives an example of cases from her own work.

·     Hostile entities – from Djinn to Tulpas

·     First of several references to Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater, Clairvoyants.

·     Alexandra David-Neel and her adventures in Tibet with a nasty monk tulpa.

·     Again Dion Fortune with hers: a wolf.

·     The Thornton Heath Poltergeist case in England of 1938. Nandor Fodor was the investigator. Ghosts.

Interest:

Oh yes. Another good chapter. Gives several unusual and standard examples of psychic vampires.

Read it?

Definitely.

3 The Importance of the Aura

The gist

·     The importance of a healthy aura.

·     The characteristics of an aura.

·     Descriptions through the ages.

·     Reference to Paracelsus, Emanuel Swedenborg, Franz Anton Mesmer (yep, that Mesmer), Baron Karl von Reichenbach, he of the Odic energy, Walter J Kilner, he who made ultraviolet light visible.

·     Aura bodies and aura composition. (I found this interesting and succinct).

·     How a psychic attack can affect an aura and how it can make us ill.

·     How to protect the aura.

·     Author gets into mediation for an extended period here.

·     Chakras, what they are, and vulnerability to attack. How the author learned to see then.

·     Then the chapter ends a bit abruptly.

Interest:

Some. If you know a lot about the aura, chakras, meditation, you can skip most of it. I thought the history of seeing and examining the energy of the aura was the most interesting bit.

Read it?

Again, author is not covering new ground, and if you have an interest, you will already know most of this. So you could skip it.

4 Aura Defenses

The gist:

·     We get into the meat of the book now.

·     Begins with paragraph called aura visualizations and martial arts, which is intriguing.

·     Laine Robinson gives an aura clearing technique.

·     A protective meditation from Mack Harris. A spiritual warrior who battles dark forces on the astral plan. gives another protective meditation..

·     Violet light becomes prominent in this chapter as a one stop light show for protection against anything - you can blast it from your hands.

·     More Berringer.

·     Protecting yourself from cling ons.

·     Body actions and postures on how to protect the energy.

·     Salt baths with recipes.

·     Paying attention to your mental and emotional health.

·      How to counter ill will.

·     Besant and Leadbeater are here again.

·     Along with Ernest Holmes and his Science of the Mind. Author spends a bit of time with Holmes, and as I had never encountered him before, found the Law of Mind quite the thing. He reads a bit like a source book for much later writers, like Eckhart Tolle etc.

·     Anger as a tool.

·     Should a psychic attack revert? A brief foray into a moral conundrum. We refer to Fortune again here.

Interest:

We are getting into the point of the book, so there is a lot here to consider.

Read it?

Yes.

5 Calling on Spiritual Forces

The gist:

·     The usual suspects are here: Angles - a lot of pages on angels.

·     Author does get a bit deep on them, so it’s not all wishy washy, but if you know it, you know it and can skip it.

·     Same with the saints.

·     She picks Benedict, Patrick (patron saint of Ireland) for their exorcism talents.

·     13 lines of the chapter is spent on non-christian protectors. I’ll leave that there.

Interest:

Not really.

Read it?

You can skip it.

6 Malevolent Stares

The gist:

·     Ne’er-do-wells trying to establish eye contact as a form of attack.

·      Fortune is back with her unpleasant boss again.

·     Tom Ravensdale and James Morgen are cited with an interesting case of malevolent staring leading to a classic psychic vampire attack.

·     The evil eye, brief history, types, and symptoms.

·     The surprising information that some people are born an Evil Eye.

·     Then malevolent gazes from non-human entities: Shadow people, demons, and the usual cadre of hostiles.

·     Moving on to remedies, much to my relief.

·     Amulets: the Ancient Egyptians must have suffered from Evil Eye something awful, because they provide several.

·     The Romans, unsurprisingly, used dicks.

·     Garlic, Shamrocks (which was news to me, and I’m Irish).

·     Ends with some visualization techniques.

Interest:

It is, mostly, with some repetition.

Read it?

Yes.

7 Dream and Sleep Invasion

The gist:

·     Invasion through dreams and sleep.

·     Fortune is ref-ed.

·     Disturbed dreams may be the first sign of psychic attack.

·     Old Hag syndrome is covered. That bitch that sits on your chest. Galen said don’t be silly, it’s indigestion.

·     Case of a woman who is raped through her dreams, a form of Old Hag.

·     Old Hag goes on for a bit, but it’s not boring at all.

·     David J Hufford, folklorist, gives examples of Old Hags.

·     Another of the Author’s cases of a woman with disturbed dreams.

·     Remedies, thankfully, are provided for the Old Hag: angles, vacating a space, changing of a space, iron.

Interest:

This was an unusual aspect of psychic attack to focus on. I wasn’t expecting it.

Read it?

Yes, if you don’t know much about the Old Hag, or never thought of her/it as a form of psychic attack.

8 Amulets

The gist:

·     The history and importance of amulets in all cultures.

·     The evolution of them, associations.

·     Stones and crystals.

·     Iron.

·     St. Dunstan and his hi-jinks with the divil himself.

·     Salt, the old reliable. Used in everything for preservation and purification.

·     Blessed oil, used in exorcism.

·     Seals, sigils, symbols, these are all forms of amulets.

·     St. Benedict shows up again. His medal is given a fair bit of importance. A brief form of exorcism is provided involving it.

·     Choose your amulet wisely. It should resonate with you.

·     How to prep them and fuel them with your intention.

Interest:

Some. Again, no new ground is covered, unless you have never looked into this stuff before. I found myself not that interested.

Read it?

You could skip it.

9 More Remedial Measures

The gist:

·     Candle burning and lamps, the history and the why.

·     Interesting to read that burning black candles suck up all the negativity.

·     A formula for colours of candles to burn for warding off negativity and invoking angels.

·     The various scents, smudging etc.

·     Various kinds of washes from folklore.

·     Diet, clothing.

The conclusion oddly, is stuck in here, and it’s as brief as the author’s note. Tells us to put into practice what is in the guide.

Interest:

Honestly, not really. Unless you want something specifically to do with the candles, scents and washes.

Read it?

You could skippedy hop right over it.

Appendix: A Home Blessing

The gist:

What is says on the tin. How to do it, when to do it. Some example wording. It’s nice!

Interest:

Not much, unless you want one.

Read it?

Skip it.

About the Author

A little about the author. The more interesting things are on the interwebs. Like how she was a suspected CIA operative, spreading disinformation.

Further Reading

13 books, a lot of them the author’s own. REG was a prolific writer.

Conclusion

I found chapters 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 the most useful. It’s a great introduction of psychic protection, and it’s an easy and quick read. There’s a lot of useful information in here for protection. Some interesting history for the newer researcher. The further reading section is small, but a another great start for a novice. More advanced researchers have most likely dipped into them already.

Worth buying?

If you have limited knowledge on the above points raised in the breakdown, then this is the book for you. For more advanced researchers, no, you will get nothing new out of this book.

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