Mountain Conjure and Southern Root Work
Mountain Conjure and Southern Root Work by Orion Foxwood, published by Red Wheel/Weiser in 2021, offers an exploration of traditional Southern root magic and conjure, rooted in the author’s upbringing in rural Appalachia. This 256-page edition presents a journey through the landscapes of Appalachia, revealing the secrets of Southern magic as learned from ancestral oral traditions and spiritual practices.
Readers will discover various practices such as working by the signs, faith healing, and candle magic, alongside techniques for using herbs and roots in magical work. The book emphasizes the importance of connecting with the spiritual realm through blessings and prophetic dreaming. Mountain Conjure and Southern Root Work serves as a guide to integrating these age-old traditions into contemporary life, providing insights into the rich folklore and mythology of the region.
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Traditional Southern root magic and conjure from someone who learned the old ways growing up in rural Appalachia.
Folk magic conjurer and root worker Orion Foxwood invites you to take a walk through his native Appalachia, through moonlit orchards and rural farms, to the dark of the crossroads. From the oral tradition of his ancestors to the voices of the spirits themselves, Foxwood brings readers the secrets of Southern magic:
- Working by the signs (the ability to synchronize work such as farming, fertility, and orcharding)
- Faith healing
- Settling the light (candle magic)
- Doctoring the root (the ability to use herbs, roots, stones, or animal parts for magic or for clearing, cleansing, and blessing a person)
- Praying or dreaming true (blessings of spirit/God to a person, place, or thing as well as prophetic or predictive dreaming)
- Blessing or cursing
Mountain Conjure and Southern Root Work shows how to create magic in today’s world with the old ways and traditions of Appalachia.
This book was previously published as The Candle and the Crossroads. This new edition includes a foreword by Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch.
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