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Backwoods Witchcraft
Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia
Series: The Backwoods Library
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In Backwoods Witchcraft, Jake Richards offers up a folksy stew of family stories, lore, omens, rituals, and conjure crafts that he learned from his great-grandmother, his grandmother, and his grandfather, a Baptist minister who Jake remembers could "rid someone of a fever with an egg or stop up the blood in a wound." The witchcraft practiced in Appalachia is very much a folk magic of place, a tradition that honours the seen and unseen beings that inhabit the land as well as the soil, roots, and plant life.
The materials and tools used in Appalachia witchcraft are readily available from the land. This "grounded approach" will be of keen interest to witches and conjure folk regardless of where they live. Readers will be guided in how to build relationships with the spirits and other beings that dwell around them and how to use the materials and tools that are readily available on the land where one lives.
This book also provides instructions on how to create a working space and altar and make conjure oils and powders. A wide array of tried-and-true formulas are also offered for creating wealth, protecting one from gossip, spiritual cleansing, and more.
Series: The Backwoods Library
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Backwoods Witchcraft by Jake Richards has been well received for its engaging and heartfelt exploration of Appalachian folk magic. Reviewers appreciate Richards's personal narrative style as he shares the spiritual practices passed down through his family, blending spiritual influences from African, European, and Native traditions. The book is praised for providing an intimate look into a traditional form of American folk spirituality, with accessible explanations of charms, rituals, and remedies.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781578636532
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Weiser Books
Contributors:
- Foreword by Starr Casas
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 322g
Pages: 240
About the Author
While Jake Richards doesn't hold initiations, titles, or degrees, he clearly does hold his Appalachian heritage close to his blood and bones. He has practiced Appalachian folk magic for almost a decade and teaches classes on the subject in Jonesborough, Tennessee, where he owns Little Chicago Conjure, a supplier of Appalachian folk magic supplies and ingredients.Starr Casas, a veteran rootworker and traditional conjure woman, has been helping people for over 35 years through her ancestral art of old style conjure. She is one of the preeminent modern masters of this southern American style of folk magic, and she maintains an active teaching schedule. Starr is also among the organizers of the annual New Orleans Folk Magic Festival. Visit her at www.oldstyleconjure.com.
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