Psychic Self-Defense: Study Guide and Workbook

The opening chapter describes the signs the author associates with psychic attack. She says the first task is to recognize what is happening, and she urges the reader to consider ordinary causes before assuming anything unusual. The chapter sets her tone for the book: careful, observant and practical. Read it as the author’s framework, and see a doctor about any health concern.

Here the author steps back to explain what she believes psychic attack actually is. She describes it as a harmful influence working through unseen levels of experience, and she begins to lay out the concepts she uses throughout the book. This chapter gives the vocabulary for what follows. As with all of the book, it presents the author’s esoteric view, not a scientific finding.

The author turns to a case account, which she presents as an example of modern witchcraft. She uses the story to show how she reasons about a situation, step by step. Case accounts like this are a signature of her style. A modern reader can treat it as a period account that illustrates her ideas, and keep a healthy, curious distance from its claims.

In this chapter the author discusses the projection of what she calls the etheric body. She explains it as part of her picture of how a person is layered, and relates it to experiences of leaving the body. It pairs well with study of the astral plane and the aura. Read it as the author’s model of the subtle self.

Vampirism is used here in a psychic sense. The author uses the word for what she describes as a draining of vitality from one person by another. She discusses how it can happen and what she says to look for. Today many people use words like energy drain to describe something similar. Treat it as her framework for understanding why some relationships leave us exhausted.

This chapter takes up hauntings, which the author treats as one of the ways unseen forces can affect a place or person. She describes her view of what hauntings are and how they differ from other kinds of experience. As elsewhere, she writes from experience in the occult tradition of her time. Read it as the author’s account, and compare it with other views of the subject.

The author discusses contacts with beings she describes as non-human, and she approaches them through the lens of what she calls pathology, meaning how such contact can go wrong. She is cautious and diagnostic in tone. The chapter shows her habit of treating unusual experiences with careful observation and a sense of risk.

Here the author looks at the risks she says can come with ceremonial magic. She writes as someone familiar with the tradition, and she argues for caution and preparation. The theme of the chapter is responsibility: practices that open the mind need grounding and care. Read it as the author’s warning about any intense spiritual practice done without preparation.

This chapter draws a line between what the author calls an objective psychic attack and a subjective disturbance, meaning something that arises from within the person. The distinction matters in her method, because the right response depends on the cause. It invites honest self-examination before blaming outside forces. It is a good habit for any reader: pause, look inward first, and then look outward.

The author discusses dangers she links with groups she calls the black lodge, and she stresses that some of these dangers are not occult in nature. She widens the view beyond the unseen to include ordinary, human harm. Read it as a reminder that practical caution and good judgment about people and groups belong alongside any spiritual work.

In this chapter the author considers how the psychic and the mental may overlap in a disturbed state. She writes in the language of her time. For today’s reader this is the chapter that most needs care: mental distress deserves qualified help from a doctor or therapist, and the author’s ideas are best held as one historical perspective.

The author describes the methods she says are used to make a psychic attack. She frames the knowledge as protective, so that readers understand what they are guarding against. The chapter is descriptive rather than a how-to. It reflects her belief that understanding a danger is the first step to defence.

This is the first of two chapters on motives. The author asks why anyone would make a psychic attack and what drives such behavior. She looks at human feelings and intentions behind it. The chapter treats motive as a clue, a way of making sense of events and deciding how to respond.

The second chapter on motives continues the author’s inquiry into what lies behind a psychic attack. She extends her analysis with further kinds of motive and situations. Together with the first part, it shows that she treats human feelings as central. A useful takeaway is to look at the people and emotions in a situation first.

The author turns to the physical side of attack and defence. She links the body’s condition to a person’s vulnerability and to their ability to recover. The practical message is that health, rest and a steady daily routine matter. This is one of the most easily applied chapters, because good physical care helps anyone.

Here the author explains how to work out what kind of problem you are dealing with. She emphasizes careful diagnosis before any response, and she asks the reader to rule out ordinary explanations. The chapter shows her method: observe, test your assumptions, and then act. It pairs naturally with the earlier chapter on subjective disturbance.

The first of four chapters on defence begins the author’s practical teaching. She introduces the first group of methods she recommends for protecting yourself. This chapter marks the turn from understanding to action. Read it as the author’s starting toolkit, and add your own common sense and care. It is best read slowly, with a calm mind, and a willingness to test each idea.

The second chapter on defence continues the author’s practical teaching. She adds further methods and explains how they build on the first group. The emphasis is on using the methods with a clear head and steady attention rather than fear. Read it as the author’s guidance, and keep it grounded. Take your time with it, and notice which parts feel steady and useful to you.

In the third chapter on defence the author continues her instruction, building on the earlier methods. She shows how the pieces fit together as a way of life rather than a single act. The lesson is consistency: protection that is practiced calmly and often is easier to rely on than one that is used only in a crisis.

The final chapter on defence completes the author’s teaching on protecting yourself. She rounds out her methods and sums up how they work together. It closes the practical section of the book, and leads into a short conclusion. Take it as a prompt to choose what you will actually use, and to keep medical and professional support in the picture.