Damien Echols is an artist and New York Times bestselling author of "Life After Death". In 2018, he published his first book on ceremonial magick: "High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices That Saved My Life on Death Row". He has been a practitioner of ceremonial Magick for over 20 years and leads classes on Magick across the country. He spent over 18 years on death row in Arkansas for a crime he didn't commit before gaining his freedom in 2011. Upon release, he, along with Peter Jackson produced the documentary film "West Of Memphis" which chronicled his legal battle. During his time in prison, he was ordained into the Rinzai Zen tradition of Japanese Buddhism. He lives in New York with his wife and three cats.
Other offerings:
Audio CD of "High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices That Saved My Life on Death Row"
Angels and Archangels
Royal Science of Angels
Life After Death
Yours for Eternity: A Love Story on Death Row
Almost Home
Damien's site: damienechols.com
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Summary and transcript of this interview.
Interview recorded March 16, 2019
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:05:30 - Growing Up in Poverty and Neglect
00:10:30 - False Confessions and Wrongful Convictions
00:15:20 - Satanism and Magick
00:20:03 - Life Inside Prison
00:24:50 - Morphic Fields and Collective Consciousness
00:29:25 - The Power of Meditation and Consciousness Alteration
00:34:04 - Alignment of Brain and Heart Electromagnetic Fields
00:38:27 - Ego and Karma in Enlightenment Practice
00:43:19 - Discovering Magick in Prison
00:48:06 - The Brutality in Prison
00:52:47 - The Power of Resilience and Endurance
00:57:49 - Balancing Polarities in Magick
01:03:01 - Balancing the energy centers
01:08:01 - The Disintegration of Self and the Trinity of Divinity
01:13:16 - Explaining the Concept of Archangels and Deities
01:18:00 - Magick as a Personal Journey
01:22:39 - Purifying Your Energetic Anatomy and Environment
01:27:29 - The Journey to Magick
01:32:31 - Adjusting to Life After Prison
01:37:02 - Magick and the Healing Power of Words
01:41:58 - The Misuse of Magick
01:46:28 - Working with Archangels and Negative Tendencies
01:50:55 - Talismans and Amulets: Harnessing the Power of Symbols
01:55:37 - Charging of Magick Items
02:00:14 - Surrendering and Relaxing
02:05:08 - The Importance of Relationships in the Awakening Process
02:09:39 - Unlocking the Collective Unconscious and Remembering Past Lives
02:14:31 - Expanding Psychic Perception, Overcoming Addiction, and Restructuring the Prison System
02:19:16 - The Problem with the US Prison System
02:23:40 - Check out the Impressive Documentaries