Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic: A Landscape of Magic, Mystery, and Tradition (Llewellyn's Complete Book Series, 16) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738767875 ISBN 13: 9780738767871

Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, 2023

Synopsis

20+ Diverse Traditions from New England to the West Coast

Drawing on the expertise of twenty-four renowned practitioners, this book features contemporary folk traditions from all over North America. Diverse as the landscapes they thrive on, these authentic practices will expand your worldview and inspire you to enrich your own spirituality. Explore the history, tools, and spiritual beliefs of many different paths of folk magic from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. You'll tour the continent's rich and varied cultures region by region, taking an insider's look at more than twenty traditions, including:

Appalachian Mountain Magic • Brujeria
Curanderismo • Detroit Hoodoo
Florida Swamp Magic • Irish American Folk Magic
Italian American Magic • Melungeon Folk Magic
New England Cunning Craft • New Orleans Voodoo
Ozark Folk Magic • Pennsylvania Powwow & Braucherei
Slavic American Folk Magic • Southern Conjure

Stephanie Rose Bird • H. Byron Ballard • Starr Casas • Ixtoii Paloma Cervantes • Kenya T. Coviak • J. Allen Cross • Alexander Cummins • Morgan Daimler • Mario Esteban Del Ángel Guevara • Lilith Dorsey • Morrigane Feu • Via Hedera • Cory Thomas Hutcheson • Melissa A. Ivanco-Murray • E. F. E. Lacharity • Dee Norman • Aaron Oberon • Robert Phoenix • Jake Richards • Sandra Santiago • Robert L. Schreiwer • Eliseo “Cheo” Torres • Benebell Wen • Brandon Weston

About this title

About the Authors

Cory Thomas Hutcheson (Central Pennsylvania) is the cohost of the popular podcast New World Witchery. He has a doctorate in American Studies with specializations in folklore, religion, and ethnicity from Penn State. He is a contributor to the Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies and American Myths, Legends, & Tall Tales, and he has written for popular occult publications, including Witches & Pagans.

Brandon Weston (Fayetteville, AR) is a healer, writer, and folklorist who owns and operates Ozark Healing Traditions, an online collective of articles, lectures, and workshops focusing on the Ozark Mountain region. As a practicing folk healer, his work with clients includes everything from spiritual cleanses to house blessings. He comes from a long line of Ozark hillfolk and is also a folk herbalist, yarb doctor, and power doctor. His books include Ozark Folk Magic, Ozark Mountain Spell Book, and Granny Thornapple's Book of Charms. Visit him at OzarkHealing.com.

Melissa A. Ivanco-Murray is a writer, artist, and musician with Bachelor of Science degrees in Russian and International relations from the United States Military Academy (2011) and a master of arts in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Virginia (2020). She is currently a PhD candidate in the Slavic Department at UVA. Melissa has been a member of Ár nDraíocht Féin since 2015 and served as the Distinguished Faith Group Leader for the Fort Bliss Open Circle from 2016-2017. Melissa is the creator of the Slavic Tarot deck as well as the author of a fantasy series, Circle, which is loosely inspired by Slavic folklore and mythology. For more information, see www.maimurray.com.

Starr Casas was raised in the Southern culture of the Deep South and holds onto the values of her ancestors. She is a traditional Conjure woman with FOUR living generations of workers and 2 generations that have passed on. For over 40 years, veteran Rootworker Starr Casas, has been helping folks through her ancestral heritage of Old Style Conjure works from South of the Mason Dixie line. She is the bestselling author of The Conjure Workbook Vol. 1: Working the Root published through Pendraig Publishing and Old Style Conjure and Divination Conjure published through Red Wheel/Weiser. She is also the author of many bestselling self-published titles on Old Style Conjure such as Working With the Bible and Roots Herbs and More. Mama Starr is also a teacher and offers hands on teaching to folks.

Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird is a painter and the author of several bestselling books on earth spirituality, Hoodoo, and anthropology, including Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones, 365 Days of Hoodoo, Light, Bright and Damned Near White, and African American Magick. Priestess Bird, who holds a BFA cum laude and an MFA, is a devotee of the Divinely Feminine. She is an Elder, Eclectic Pagan, Magick-maker, and keeper of the spiritual wisdom of her indigenous African ancestors. Her work centers around the nexus of earth wisdom and the legacy of black cultural heritage. Visit her at www.stephanierosebird.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738767875
• ISBN 13: 9780738767871
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Hutcheson Cory Thomas