Ferromagnetic fluid surrounding a stack of ceramic disk magnets is subject to a radial, centrally- directed, magnetic gravity. This allows for experimental study of flow instabilities and turbulence in a laboratory system with rotation, curvature, and thermal stratification. Such experiments are of interest in our efforts to understand global geophysical and astrophysical flows. The mathematical problem associated with spatially periodic imperfections of the magnetic gravity will be outlined, and physical interpretations of the main results in terms of basic fluid dynamics will be offered.