Donald Michael Kraig
Encyclopedia
Donald Michael Kraig (born 1951 ) is an American occult
author and practitioner of ceremonial magic
. Kraig has published six books, including his 1988 introduction to ceremonial magic, Modern Magick. He has also been an editor for Fate Magazine and for his main publisher Llewellyn Worldwide
.
and studied public speaking and music at other colleges and universities. After a decade of personal study and practice, he taught courses in Southern California
on topics including Qabalah, Tarot
, Magick
, and Tantra
.
Kraig has given lectures and workshops all over the United States
. He has been a member of several spiritual and magical groups, and claims to be an initiated Tantric
. He has been a professional musician, taught computer skills at the University of Southern California
, is a member of Hollywood's magician club The Magic Castle
, and is currently studying for a doctorate in clinical hypnotherapy
. He was an editor of Fate Magazine. Kraig is signed to Llewellyn Publications (now Llewellyn Worldwide
), publisher or co-publisher of his main books, articles, and tapes; he also became the editor for The Llewellyn Journal in 2001 and for Llewellyn's New Worlds in 2003.
Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
author and practitioner of ceremonial magic
Ceremonial magic
Ceremonial magic, also referred to as high magic and as learned magic, is a broad term used in the context of Hermeticism or Western esotericism to encompass a wide variety of long, elaborate, and complex rituals of magic. It is named as such because the works included are characterized by...
. Kraig has published six books, including his 1988 introduction to ceremonial magic, Modern Magick. He has also been an editor for Fate Magazine and for his main publisher Llewellyn Worldwide
Llewellyn Worldwide
Llewellyn Worldwide is a New Age publisher, currently based in Woodbury, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. Llewellyn's mission is to "serve the trade and consumers worldwide with options and tools for exploring new worlds of mind & spirit, thereby aiding in the quests of expanded human potential,...
.
Biography
According to his page at Llewelen (see "references" below) Kraig graduated from UCLA with a degree in philosophyPhilosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and studied public speaking and music at other colleges and universities. After a decade of personal study and practice, he taught courses in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
on topics including Qabalah, Tarot
Tarot
The tarot |trionfi]] and later as tarocchi, tarock, and others) is a pack of cards , used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play a group of card games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot...
, Magick
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
, and Tantra
Tantra
Tantra , anglicised tantricism or tantrism or tantram, is the name scholars give to an inter-religious spiritual movement that arose in medieval India, expressed in scriptures ....
.
Kraig has given lectures and workshops all over the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He has been a member of several spiritual and magical groups, and claims to be an initiated Tantric
Tantra
Tantra , anglicised tantricism or tantrism or tantram, is the name scholars give to an inter-religious spiritual movement that arose in medieval India, expressed in scriptures ....
. He has been a professional musician, taught computer skills at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, is a member of Hollywood's magician club The Magic Castle
The Magic Castle
The Magic Castle, located at 7001 Franklin Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, is a nightclub for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts. It bills itself as "the most unusual private club in the world."-Nightclub:The Magic...
, and is currently studying for a doctorate in clinical hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is a therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis.The word "hypnosis" is an abbreviation of James Braid's term "neuro-hypnotism", meaning "sleep of the nervous system"....
. He was an editor of Fate Magazine. Kraig is signed to Llewellyn Publications (now Llewellyn Worldwide
Llewellyn Worldwide
Llewellyn Worldwide is a New Age publisher, currently based in Woodbury, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. Llewellyn's mission is to "serve the trade and consumers worldwide with options and tools for exploring new worlds of mind & spirit, thereby aiding in the quests of expanded human potential,...
), publisher or co-publisher of his main books, articles, and tapes; he also became the editor for The Llewellyn Journal in 2001 and for Llewellyn's New Worlds in 2003.
Books
- 1988. Modern Magick: Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0-87542-324-8 (2nd edition: 2002) (republished in 2010 re-subtitled: 12 Lessons in the High Magickal Arts.)
- 1990. Magical Diary. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0-87542-322-1
- 1994. The Truth about Evocation of Spirits. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 1-56718-393-X
- 1998. Modern Sex Magick: Secrets of Erotic Spirituality. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 1-56718-394-8
- 1999. The Truth about Psychic Powers. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0-87542-355-8
- 2002. Tarot and Magic. Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0-7387-0185-8
Articles
- In Llewellyn Publications' New Worlds:
- "The World of Magick" in New Worlds #23 http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=374
- "The World of Magick" in New Worlds #34 http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=496
- "Advanced Magick" in New Worlds #43 http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=621
- "Magick and Kindergarten" in New Worlds #44 http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=642
- "All Magick Is Sex Magick" in New Worlds #51 http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=763
- In Llewellyn Publications' The Llewellyn Journal:
- "Discovering My Ancestors" in The Llewellyn Journal, December 2001 http://www.llewellynjournal.com/article/326/
- "Psychic Attack—First Defense" in The Llewellyn Journal, August 2002 http://www.llewellynjournal.com/article/398/
Discography
- Using Modern Magick (companion tape to the book). ACEAssociation for Consciousness ExplorationThe Association for Consciousness Exploration LLC is an American organization based in Northeastern Ohio which produces events, books, and recorded media in the fields of "magic, mind-sciences, alternative lifestyles, comparative religion/spirituality, entertainment, holistic healing, and related...
/LlewellynLlewellyn WorldwideLlewellyn Worldwide is a New Age publisher, currently based in Woodbury, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. Llewellyn's mission is to "serve the trade and consumers worldwide with options and tools for exploring new worlds of mind & spirit, thereby aiding in the quests of expanded human potential,...
Collection, 1988. - The Golden Dawn: Its History & Its Magick - (lecture tape) ACE
- The Secret of Magickal Evocation - (lecture tape) ACE
- Tantra for the Layperson (lecture tape) ACE
- Tantra without Tears (lecture tape) ACE
- Kabbalistic Numerology (lecture tape) ACE
- Kabbalistic Meditation (lecture tape) ACE
- The Self in Transformation (Panel Discussion) ACE
- Initiation and Initiatory Orders (Panel Discussion) ACE