The Beautiful Side of Evil (Johanna Michaelsen)

I believe this book retains its importance in today's religious landscape. I'd like to take a few minutes and explain why. I'll start with a quick overview of what the book is about.

For someone like myself that was raised in a church that warned against the dangers of psychics, mediums, spells, etc., this book starts off like a horror story. Johanna unknowingly thrust herself deep into the world of the occult as a young woman.

As a young child she saw things that others did not. She experienced things that others did not. Her encounters with "ghostly beings" won't be at all surprising to those who have watched reality TV like Paranormal State or A Haunting.

The initial influence that seemed to make her think that things like seances were safe was, sadly, a bishop she knew and respected as a young person. He had begun to attend seances in an attempt to reach out to his son who had died unexpectedly.

As she grew older, she became involved in Silva Mind Control (now known, I believe, as the Silva Method) where she learned to meditate and enter a trance-like state where she would communicate with spirit guides. She chose two spirit guides: Jesus Christ, and Sarah Bernhardt (Johanna was an aspiring actress at the time) who was later replaced by an Indian woman who called herself Mamacita. Johanna became very good at psychic readings, and seemed to have definite psychic gifts.

Johanna's Ministry Site (Excellent Exposes)
https://michaelsenministries.com/

Additional Info on our Landing Page on Occult Topics
https://amos37.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-occult/