 From 2001 to 2004 he contributed several columns to tabloid newspaper "The Mirror" as part of an ongoing series run by the astrologer Jonathan Cainer.Cainer had sought to bring together a range of esotericists to write on related topics, with Michell's fellow contributors including Mark Winter, Patty Greenall, Sarah Sirillan, and Uri Geller.The series came to an end when Cainer left "The Mirror" to work for the rival "Daily Mail".