Enochian magic

Domain XIV · Western esoteric, divinatory & new spiritual movements · John Dee, Edward Kelley · 1581 · England

What it is

"Enochian magic" is the later name for a body of material that came out of a long series of angel conversations held by John Dee (1527 to 1608/9), natural philosopher at the court of Elizabeth I, with the help of scryers, above all Edward Kelley. Harkness dates the conversations to 1581 to 1586 and…

Format

• There is no therapy protocol for Enochian practitioners, and no source gives session counts. The phases below are a clinical framework for this guide, built on the DSM-5-TR Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) and the IOCDF approach to religious OCD where cited.
• Phase A. Engagement and orientation (first contacts). Goal: learn what the practice is for this client, in the client's terms, and what brings them now. Format: ordinary assessment sessions. Move on when the client has described the practice, the community or teachers involved, and the presenting…

Evidence status, as the guide reports it

• Phase D. Focused work. Goal: work on what the client brought (fear, compulsions, distress after a practice, group conflict, leaving, family conflict, grief), using standard evidence-based methods for the identified problem, adapted to the client's frame. Move between foci as the formulation directs.

Questions to explore with your client

• What drew you to it, and what are you hoping it will change?
• Is there physical contact? Was it explained beforehand, and do you feel free to say no or stop at any point?
• Does it involve any substance, plant preparation, remedy or supplement? Has your doctor or prescriber been told, especially about any medication you take?
• Is it a group, retreat or community? How do they respond if someone wants to leave or raises a concern?
• How do you and the practitioner understand what is happening, in spiritual or cultural terms? Is that a source of comfort, worry, or both?
• Who runs it, and what training or registration do they hold?
• What actually happens in a session or meeting, and how often?
• What does it cost, and is there pressure to commit to more?
• How do you feel afterwards, in the hours and days that follow?
• Does it fit with, or clash with, the work we do here?

What practitioners of it watch for

• the client feeling handed off; maintain contact through the referral.
• fascination, fear or contempt in yourself; the client treating you as a spiritual authority.
• fear-driven re-engagement, shame, and family pressure; working when the client chooses their next steps freely.
• pressure to advance despite distress; fees or obligations the client cannot meet; teachers discouraging outside help.
• solitary practice without community checks; parasocial reliance on an online teacher; isolation from offline relationships.

When to involve someone else

• New or worsening physical symptoms, or advice to stop or change prescribed medication: involve the client's doctor or prescriber.
• Signs of coercion, isolation from family and friends, escalating costs or secrecy: discuss openly and consider safeguarding.
• A crisis or thoughts of suicide: follow your crisis protocol. In the US, call or text 988; in the UK and Ireland, Samaritans on 116 123.

Drawn automatically from the guide's own sections. Stay curious: neither endorse nor dismiss what the client values, and check anything that matters against the full guide and its sources. Not medical advice.