Donald Michael Kraig

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Donald Michael Kraig (March 28, 1951 – March 17, 2014) was an American occult author and practitioner of ceremonial magic. Kraig published six books, including his 1988 introduction to ceremonial magic, Modern Magick. He was also an editor for Fate Magazine and for his main publisher Llewellyn Worldwide.

Early life

Kraig graduated from

Aridian Witchcraft by author Raven Grimassi, and into American Traditionalist Witchcraft by Scott Cunningham.[1]

Career

After a decade of personal study and practice of the occult, he taught courses in

Lovecraft Mythos,[2] Psychic Development and Tantra, and was an initiated Tantric[3] who ran a lodge of AMOOKOS, an east-west tantric occult group.[4]

Kraig was a member of several[

The Magic Castle.[1] He was awarded the honor of Certified Tarot Grand Master by the Associated Readers of Tarot.[1] He was an editor of Fate Magazine.[3] Kraig signed to Llewellyn Publications (now Llewellyn Worldwide
), publisher or co-publisher of his main books, articles, and tapes; he was editor for The Llewellyn Journal in 2001 and for Llewellyn's New Worlds in 2003.

Hypnotherapist

He received training and certification as a clinical hypnotherapist by the

Media appearances

Kraig was a guest on

Death

Kraig died March 17, 2014, after battling pancreatic cancer.[11]

Bibliography

Published works include:

Books

Articles

  • In
    Llewellyn Publications
    ' New Worlds:
  • In Llewellyn Publications' The Llewellyn Journal:
    • "Discovering My Ancestors" in The Llewellyn Journal, December 2001 [6]
    • "Psychic Attack—First Defense" in The Llewellyn Journal, August 2002 [7]
  • In Ecstasy Through Tantra by Jonn Mumford
    • "A Tantric Weekend"

Discography

  • Using Modern Magick (companion tape to the book). ACE/Llewellyn 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 with Halim El-Dabh, Donald Michael Kraig, Jeff Rosenbaum, Joseph Rothenberg and Robert Anton Wilson (Panel Discussion) ACE
  • Initiation and Initiatory Orders with Rev. Paul Beyerl, Ian Corrigan Donald Michael Kraig and Liafal (Panel Discussion) ACE

References