Draja Mickaharic was born Wednesday April 10, 1912. He was born in Bosnia, where his father, an Austrian, was a civil servant employed by the old Austro Hungarian Empire. He came to America March 12, 1937 He lived in New York City until 2002, when he moved to Philadelphia to stay with a former student. He has for many decades resided in the United States. He became a US citizen in 1940. He practiced as a consultant on Occult and other matters for many years, and is now retired. He is now devoting what time he has left to writing and relaxing in front of the TV. He no longer consults or does work for others. He writes on the topic of occultism and magic

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...

. His work features a uniquely eclectic and practical blend of Eastern European and Caribbean folk magic, with strong touches of hoodoo, obeah

Obeah

Obeah is a term used in the West Indies to refer to folk magic, sorcery, and religious practices derived from West African, and specifically Igbo origin. Obeah is similar to other African derived religions including Palo, Voodoo, Santería, rootwork, and most of all hoodoo...

, and brujería.

Partial bibliography

• Spiritual Cleansing: Handbook of Psychic Protection (1985)
• Century of Spells (1985)
• Practice of Magic: An Introductory Guide to the Art (1995)
• Magic Simplified (2002)
• Mental Influence (2002)
• Magical Techniques (2002)
• More Magical Techniques (2003)
• A Spiritual Worker's Spell Book (2003)
• Magical Uses for Magnets (2004)
• Magical Practice: Applying Magical Training To Your Daily Life (2004)