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