Southern folk magic

Water is a prevalent component of Appalachian and Ozark folk magic and medicine. The practice originates with tribes of the Eastern Woodlands such as the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Iroquois, and also h…

These folk ways were practiced in every home and were neither strange nor unfamiliar; quite the contrary, they were, and still are, commonplace expressions of a unique and ancient culture, a compre…

Our Father who art in Heaven Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this Day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those…

Appalachian folk magic came about because it gave these people a sense that things were going to be alright even in the poor circumstances most found themselves in.

Rebecca Beyer forages through the lenses of folk magic and plant lore.

American Folk Magic: Types of folk magic and their common magical items.

Posts about Appalachian Folk magic written by Jake Richards

If you were to see someone holding up a sign or placing a banner on their website that said End Slavery Now, you may think they are stuck in a tragic point in time when Africans were stolen from the Motherland and brought to the New World. Slavery however, has existed among all cultures, since before history was recorded with the written word. And tragically, it still exists today, right under our noses. Hoodoo and Conjure's Hoodoo Almanac doesn't only include items related to folk magic and…