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Damien Echols



Damien Echols is an American artist, author, teacher, and practitioner of magick. At eighteen, he was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to Death Row. He was eventually released after almost eighteen years, and he writes and speaks on the spiritual practices that helped sustain him during his incarceration.

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Damien Echols Teaches the Rituals That Helped Keep Him Whole on Death Row

Damien Echols delves into his new book, High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices that Saved My Life on Death Row.

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High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices that Saved My Life on Death Row

At age 18, Damien Echols was sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit. "I spent my years in prison training to be a true magician," he recalls. "I used magick―the practice of reshaping reality through our intention and will―to stave off incredible pain, despair, and isolation.

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Some People Find Jesus on Death Row. Damien Echols Found Magick

Free from prison, Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three details the spiritual lessons he learned on the inside.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI caught a glimpse of my shadow today. It’s usually so hard to see because it always hides behind me. It’s so much easier to see everyone else’s.

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Damien Echols Says He Is Proof Arkansas Sends ‘Innocent People to Death’

To many, Mr. Echols’s celebrated release from death row in Arkansas in 2011 constitutes its own argument for abolishing capital punishment.

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Angels and Archangels: A Magician’s Guide

“Angels do not belong to any one single religion, system, or dogma,” teaches Damien Echols. “They are almost pure energy―the very substance the cosmos is made of. They’re also incredibly willing to work with us if asked.

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How Meditation and Magick Saved My Life on Death Row and After I Was Finally Set Free

Excerpted from High Magick: A Guide to the Spiritual Practices that Saved My Life on Death Row.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageGood things are always coming; sometimes we just forget it.

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How Meditation Can Change Your Life and Mind

There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to what mindfulness is and what meditation can do for those who practice it.

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Dogma-Free Meditation for Calming Your Mind

How to stay present and stop your mind from fixating.

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