Backwoods Witchcraft Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia

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 honors 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.

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Coming from the coalfields of southern WV, I grew up with a lot of superstition from old timers I was around, especially my mamaw, who always talked about being a seventh child of a seventh child, or "had the veil over her eyes". Eventually, the stories, remedies, and knowledge was becoming lost with the death of the old folks that were passing it on, as times and values seemed to be changing. Over the years, I had looked around for good sources, and learned what I could, but much of what I found were new age hippie types, often outsiders to the region, selling lectures and promises on YouTube, and out of the back of metaphysical bookstores. I came in a bit skeptical, but after opening the book for the first time, I was hooked.

The information is presented in a no nonsense way, and is straight to the point. Much of the information lined up with what I was told as a youngin, but also there were new things I hadn't heard of. The author also will tell you if something is personal practice and not passed on Information, which is very much appreciated. For the price, you can't beat it, as most books with Information like this is no less than $30. It's a fantastic edition to the library for anyone looking to get into the subject.