#folkhealing

[localhollerhaint]

Mamie Clyde's has been doing quite well. There's nothing I enjoy more than witchcraft and folkhealing. This is in my blood, granny women, conjure people, and yarb drs freckle my Ancestry and it is so satisfying to carry that on.

[stacytompkins]

Preview of my piece "Susto" debuting at the Art and Words Collaborative show opening tonight. #art #sculpture #contemporaryart #dallasart #dentonart #curanderismo #curandera #curandero #folkhealing #ritualart #ritual #ceremony #occult #artandwords #galleryopening #galleryart (at Art on the Boulevard) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rtrqYlxIC/?igshid=1t5p08odu96bn

[primitive-roots-conjure]

I just finished 2 baths for a couple clients. They took nearly 4h This is what a workers hands look like. If your worker always has beautiful well manicured nails they are not doing actual work. I dgaf I said what said Primitiverootsconjure.com #primitiverootsconjure #primitiveroots #realtalk #realdeal #realworkaintpretty #omiero #spiritualservices #spiritualsupplies #spiritualcleansing #spiritualbath #yayinikki #munumidnight #folkmagic #folkhealing #braucherei #brujería #Witchcraft #espiritista #Rootworker #hoodoo #conjure #cunningfolk #mountainmagic #appalachianfolkmagic #healing #healers #readings #divination #consultation https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7r-O6HuHh/?igshid=1kofgfk26tzay

[beautiful-serenity-320]

Repost @soulshinetarot 🤣🙌🧚‍♀️✨✨✨ • • • • • • I don't know what the world is like where you live, but in my corner of the globe the shelves are being cleared because of #coronavirus panic. You know witches will be making their own special stockpiles. 😉😂 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. #coronamemes #friendsmemes #joeyandchandler #witchmemes #witchymemes #witchcraft #witchesofinstagram #hedgewitch #crystals #sage #essentialoils #tinctures #herbalism #healingcrystals #witchjars #folkhealing #wakethewitches #witchhumor #witchymemes #candlemagic #healingspells #handsanitizer #smartwitches #witchessociety #coronavirusmemes #tongueincheek #memesarejokes #dontatme #turndownthedefensiveness #iloveyall 🧿 https://www.instagram.com/p/B92SDnlnkmY/?igshid=xd03v54qvaj8

[rfaithfulfolk-blog]

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This is a ceremonial fire to welcome the New South. This ceremony closes the multi-racial, healing space, African American Shamanic Death Rituals: Collective Grief Holding & Transformation. In our set of rituals drawn from by the Black folk healing tradition of enslaved people of the U.S., we lay to rest the confederacy, called on the highest aspects of our all of our ancestors for wisdom, and made blessings with honey for the emerging new south. My intention is to acknowledge the deep veins of grief that we all hold from the violent legacies of white supremacy, and to affirm the cultural transformation that is taking place, particularly in the south, which honors all life as sacred, valuable, and of the same creation. Rather than idolize a lost cause, let us be courageous in speaking to the evolved parts of our ancestors, who can guide us away from the type of suffering that justifies fear and oppression. And let us finally honor the harm, loss of the oppressed without qualification. We must transform to survive. #grief #transformation #fire #ceremony #ritual #rituals #ancestors #collective #higher #elevation #spirituality #folkhealing #healing #slavery #virginia #richmond #richmondva #honey #confederateflag #confederacy #lostcause #oldsouth #newsouth #blessings #sacred #precious #beloved #creation #honor #survival #release

[grandmawitch]

The Magic of the Pines & Correspondences 🌲

“In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines And you shiver when the cold wind blows”

--Dolly Parton

Pine Tree (pinus spp.)

Energy:  Both hot & cold

Planet:  Mars

Element:  Air  

Associated Deities:  Aphrodite, Astarte, Attis, Cybele, Dionysus, Pan, Venus, The Horned God

Fertility • Love • Purification • Healing • Banishing • Protection • Abundance

There are around 115 types of pine trees and, aside from oak, pine trees are the most successful and widely ranging trees in North America.  Pinyon pine nuts are edible and can be ground to make flour, pine oil is used as an antiseptic, pine rosin can be used in soaps and sealing wax, and some Native American tribes used pine gum to treat boils.

The ancient Romans used pine trees cut from sacred groves in a manner similar to modern-day Christmas trees.  They would take the trees the night before Saturnalia and place them in temples to be decorated and used as a fertility symbol.

Dreaming of tall straight pine trees means that you will receive good news.

Pine needles can be burned to cleanse and purify the home (mix equal parts juniper & cedar) and to reverse spells and hexes made against you.  Scatter the needles on the floor to drive away those with ill-intent.   Add crushed pine needles to bath sachets in winter for a relaxing magical cleansing.  They can also be used in sleep and dream sachets—just make sure they won’t poke through!

Use branches of pine to sweep an outdoor area before performing magic.  Branches can also be placed above the bed to keep sickness away, above the entrance to the home to ensure continual joy within, and a cross of pinch branches or needles above the fireplace will keep evil from entering through it.

Pinecones can be carried or hung in the home to increase fertility and to stay well in old age.  Place one near your bed or under your pillow to draw or keep a lover.

Burn pinecones in your hearth to protect (and warm!) your home.

Place pinecones in your office to draw prosperity and success.

To draw positivity and blessings to you tie a bundle of pine needles with thread and burn them.  Pass pinecones through the smoke and place them on your altar or in a place you will see them often.  Send grateful energy toward them as you pass by them and good things will flow toward you.

References:  Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, Whispers from the Woods by Sandra Kynes, Magical Folkhealing by DJ Conway

[ravenametalworks]

The cold can't keep me away from collecting the blessing of The Appalachian Mountains, Milky Quartz. Look for this and many more in the Spirit Collection dropping 2021! _ Milky Quartz or Snow Quartz has a gentle energy and is good for cleansing and seeking inner wisdom. The milkiness is created by many bubbles of un-solidified Quartz inside the crystal.  Scientists have recently discovered a way of storing terabytes of information in a single one of these bubbles. _ www.ravenametalworks.com _ #ravenmetalworks #corvidcuriosities #art #artist #spirit #spiritual #healing #milkyquartz #quartz #appalachian #appalachia #folk #healer #folkhealer https://www.instagram.com/p/CI0kfNjBIhl/?igshid=1o5s8iw5uftrb

[magicoldcottage]

Bibliography

My posts use knowledge gained over the years as a qualified Herbalist. However to bring you the best information possible I do use a long list of references. Please see below.

The Herbal Apothecary - JJ Pursell

Plants of the Gods - R E Schultes, A Hofmann, C Ratsch

The magical and ritual use of herbs - R A Miller

Botanical Medicine for Womens health - A Romm

Herbal antivirals - S H Buhner

Magical Folkhealing - DJ Conway

Botanical Folk tales of Britain and Ireland - L Schneidau

Herbs for Children's health - R Gladstar

The herbal medicine-makers handbook - A Green

Medical Herbalism - D Hoffmann

The wonders of nature - B Hoare

Encyclopaedia of Herbal Medicine - A Chavallier

Madicinal Herbs - R Gladstar

Cough Cures - G Ferrer

Herbal Recipies for Vibrant Health - R Gladstar

Herbal Antivirals - M Jones

The lost book of Herbal Remedies - N Apelian, C Davies

The Hearth Witch's Kitchen Herbal - A Franklin

A Modern Herbal - M Grieve

Herbal Remedies Handbook - A Chevallier

Alkaline Herbal Medicine - A Aniys

The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism - M Wood

Spices and Herbs - P Lakshmi

Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition - D E Allen, G Hatfield

Herbal Magik - G Dunwich

Asian Herbs - S Ahluwalia

The Green Pharmacy - J A Duke

Herbal Antibiotics - S H Buhner

Backyard Medicine - J B Seal, M Seal

Hedgerow - J Wright

Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine - M Ebadi

The Herbal Home Remedy book - J A Wardwell

Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine - H Han, G E Miller, N Deville

Herbal Remedies made simple - S Dugliss-Wesselman, S Gregg

The Complete Medicinal Herbal - P Ody

The Secret Wisdom of Nature - P Wohlleben

How to Benefit from Everyday Herbs - P Bratianu, D Schwontkowski

Herbal Remedies Guide: Uses of 100 herbs for Common Ailments - A Curtis

Holistic Herbal - D Hoffmann

If you are looking to expand your knowledge this is a fairly handy list.

[sazvariboy]

See this ? Back in the day folks practiced without the shade and competition! We strive to be like them but wont do the work to be like them.Asé #Hoodoo #Conjure #Healer #Folkhealer #Shamanism #Xamanismo #Curandera #Curandero #Rootwork https://www.instagram.com/p/B5FprFbAVSa/?igshid=c0da4wlp3gob

[wearwolfapparel]

A relative here in florida being a medicine woman. I plan on getting into traditional herbalism and learning my mother tongue in the coming years to increase my gifts in healing. One of the traumas I want to break, is the one where we were forced to assimilate into colonial society and lost our cultural practices gradually. ------------------------------------------------------ Reposted from @chestnutschoolherbs (@get_regrann) - Herbalist and healer, Susie Jim Billie, collecting medicinal plants on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation in Florida.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ms. Billie was mentored in plant medicine by her grandfather and uncle, who were both Seminole folk healers. In addition to herbs, they called upon songs, chants, and other rituals in their practice.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ms. Billie received the Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1985, and passed her knowledge on to her daughter, Agnes Cypress, and her apprentice, Mary Johns.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you familiar with any folk healers from your neck of the woods? Give them a shout out below 👇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo by Owen Blanton, 1985.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #folkmedicine #folkhealer #herbalism #herbalmedicine #herbalist #botanicalmedicine #hedgewitch #plantmedicine #herbalista #naturalremedy #apothecary #medicinemaking #buddingherbalist #herbalresources #herbaleducation #permaculturegardens #homeapothecary #herbalgathering #foraging #kitchenwitch #holistichealth #herbaltraining #herbyourenthusiasm #apotheke #herbalistlife #herbalistsofinstagram #herbalismforlife #medicinalherbs (at Urban Shaman Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2-SCiZhRtw/?igshid=s8ukuekw10u

[ofgraveconcern]

24th September 1541, death of Swiss German Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and occultist Paracelsus. Paracelsus pioneered the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine. His hermetical views were that sickness and health in the body relied on the harmony of man (microcosm) and Nature (macrocosm). Through this work Paracelsus founded the science of toxicology, and would also influence the contents of grimoire like the ‘Petit Albert’ all the way into the 20th century. Of his medical theories, he declared: “The universities do not teach all things,” he wrote, “so a doctor must seek out old wives, gipsies, sorcerers, wandering tribes, old robbers, and such outlaws and take lessons from them. A doctor must be a traveller.…Knowledge is experience.” One lasting influence of Paracelsus is the work in the following century of English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer Nicholas Culpeper. Culpepper published his books of medical and pharmaceutical knowledge in English, a publishing language that was born with William Caxyton. By publishing in English, Culpepper’s works could be read by ordinary folk healers who could not read Latin. His most known work was ‘The English Physician’ published in 1653, it is known today as Culpeper’s Herbal. His questioning of traditional methods and knowledge, pairing herbs and planetary influences to counter illnesses and disease, led him to be accused of Witchcraft in 1642. Art shown is original and inspired by the story, it can be found on the website: www.ofgraveconern.com You are invited to follow @ofgrave.concern for more tales from history and inspired art. #paracelsus #historyofmedicine #medicalhistory #folkmedicine #folkmedicinerevival #alchemy #alchemyart #alchemyarts #astrologyposts #astrologyhistory #historyofastrology #alchemysymbols #thephilosophersstone #philosophersstone #galen #toxicology #toxicologylab #grimoire #grimoirepages #lepetitalbert #grimoireart #nicholasculpeper #culpeper #herbalmedicinecabinet #folkhealer #folkhealers #herbology #herbhistory #pharmacology #historyofscience https://www.instagram.com/p/CUNd_o5F2dc/?utm_medium=tumblr

[melungeonculture]

Welcome to the world of Mekhashepha.

This is a spiritual path practised by a small Melungeon community known as Ridgeminites and other Melungeon communities with heavy Jewish influence, it is not practised by all Melungeon communities, but it is not found outside them.  More commonly spelled Mekhashepha or Machisaba, it is a folkhealing and conjure craft brought to the Appalachian region by Melungeon peoples. It is historically spelled Mekhashepha or Machashabah, roughly translated from Hebrew, it means witchcraft or cunning work. This blog is for educational purposes only, I do not offer any goods, services, or medical advice.  Machisaba should not be used as a replacement for professional health advice. 

[primitive-roots-conjure]

My newest acquisitions! Not easy to find #primitiveroots #Primitiverootsconjure #powwower #powwow #pennsylvaniadutch #pennsylvaniawitches #appalachianfolkmagic #appalachianwitch #mountainwitch #mountainmagic #cunningfolk #folkhealing #folkmagic #witchcraft #braucherei #brujería #rootwork #hoodoo #conjure #pennsylvaniagermans #amishcountry #homesweethome https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQhwO8Hr9t/?igshid=y615cpp0sqjp

[asterfeathers-blog]

Azaleas

Simple plants, correct? Azaleas are known to have Grayanotoxins, this can cause a fatal aliments in animals, only typically having mild effects on humans, depending on the dose. Its usually in the nectar and usually causes stomach problems. The honey made with the nectar that contain Grayanotoxins is known as "Mad Honey". Although its quite rare for Grayanotoxins to end up in honey, its still quite possible. And its not just limited to azaleas, all Rhododendrons can have similar results, azaleas being a true rhododendron. Most effects happen at least 3 minuets or 3 hours after consumption, most aliments that occur include excessive salivation, perspiration, vomiting, dizziness, weakness and paresthesia in the extremities and around the mouth, low blood pressure and sinus bradycardia. As stated prior, this mainly has damaging effects to animals, and very rarely affect humans. If taken in higher doses most problems that occur are loss of coordination, severe and progressive muscular weakness, electrocardiographic changes of bundle branch block and/or ST-segment elevations as seen in ischemic myocardial threat, bradycardia (and, paradoxically, ventricular tachycardia), and nodal rhythm or Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.  Fortunately, most effects only last a day or so. If there is any confusion, i suggest reading this article: http://healthywithhoney.com/himalayan-red-honey-aka-mad-toxic-hallucinogenic-honey-from-nepal/ The good thing is, some honeys made like this can be used for good, just dont over use them! May the Spirits guide you always! ~ Aster

[rfaithfulfolk-blog]

Good Folx! Today I joined a neat app called Campfire Media based on a tip from @miriamzperez I like the concept behind it which feels like more intimate & uplifting social media. Basically it seems like a platform where folks ask each other questions, based on what they know, and respond with one minute recordings. There's currency earned by asking & answering questions too. If you've got something on your mind related to healing, spirituality, conjure, folk traditions, and/or healing justice, join up on Campfire, say a word, and I'll get back at you. (This photo is from a winter community fire that I co-hosted with Drea Thompson, Amber Williams & Evelyn Bandoh in 2015.) #everydaymajik #campfire #fire #askashaman #healing #trysomethingdifferent #questions #conjure #spirituality #folkhealing #magick #healingjustice #justice

[grandmawitch]

Sage Magical Correspondences 🌿

Sage (Salvia Officinalis)

Folk Names:  Common Sage, Garden Sage

Energy:  Hot

Planet:  Jupiter

Element:  Earth

Parts Used:  Leaves

Associated Deities:  Jupiter, Zeus, Amun, Thor

Dispels Negative Energy • Eases Grief • Protection • Wisdom • Manifestation • Prosperity

Sage is most commonly recognized for its ability to cleanse spaces and banish evil entities when burned.  Additionally, hanging a branch of Sage of your door absorbs ill fortune.  It was known to ease grief in 17th Century England where it was a popular adornment of graves.  

A sachet of Sage can be worn or carried to protect against the Evil Eye, to promote wisdom, and to draw prosperity.

Use Sage in manifestation magic by focusing your will, writing your desires on a leave, and tucking it under your pillow for three nights.  If you dream of your desire, it will soon materialize.  If not, bury the Sage.

Sage has been used in medicinal practices for millennia in nearly every culture as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.  “Why should a man die when there is Sage in his garden?” is a saying that has been quoted since medieval times.  An old Welsh manuscript suggests a sage gargle “should be used in all dangerous seasons when epidemic sore throats prevail; this will preserve you.”  Ancient Romans used it to clean their teeth.  Sage tea can be used to ease pain in limbs and joints as well as to relieve anxiety and headaches.

*Increased interest in both Native American spirituality and Western Witchcraft has led to overharvesting of the non-culinary species of White Sage (Salvia Apiana) and the species in now in danger of becoming extinct.  Common Sage grows easily and robustly almost anywhere but White Sage grows only in the American Southwest and is sacred to Native Americans.  Common Sage works just as well (and is edible!) so it is advisable to avoid purchasing White Sage.

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References:  Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, A Book of Herbs and Spices by Gail Duff, Wicca Herbal Magic by Lisa Chamberlain, Magical Folkhealing by DJ Conway