Note on Recording Prices
Recording prices all have three tiers: Regular Price, Reduced Price for those who might have a financial difficulty affording the regular recording price, and Patron Level for those who might want to give a little extra to help support the work and mission of Ozark Healing Traditions in providing future classes and events.
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Once purchased, you will be emailed a link to download a video of this class session.
All class recordings are property of Ozark Healing Traditions and should not be distributed or reproduced without permission. Class Description: The graveyard has always been an important part of Ozark folk magic traditions. In the old days, this was where a witch could be born from an ordinary human and where the “veil” between worlds was constantly thin. Graveyard work isn’t just for the spooky ritualist but has been a site for the work of healers as well. For many Ozark practitioners, historic and modern, healing work includes not just serving the living but also the dead. These shades often figure as guides, guardians, patrons, and ancestral helpers in many healer stories as well as aids in the process of healing or “elevating” the restless dead as well. In this class we will be examining Ozark folklore situated in the graveyard as well as look at some of the many ways healers and other magical practitioners have incorporated this all-important work with the dead into their own lives and rituals. |
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Once purchased, you will be emailed a link to download a video of this class session.
All class recordings are property of Ozark Healing Traditions and should not be distributed or reproduced without permission. Class Description: The Farmers' Almanac has been a staple book of many hillfolk households for centuries. As one of my teachers told me, “Used to folks only needed two books: the Bible and the almanac.” But the uses of the almanac extend far beyond just predictions of annual weather patterns and calendars of holidays. For Ozark healers and magical practitioners, the almanac still offers the “best days” to perform certain rituals and healing acts based on cycles of the moon and zodiac. In this class, we will be looking at how the almanac can still be a useful magical guidebook today and discuss methods of incorporating magical timings into your own practice. |
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Once purchased, you will be emailed a link to download a video of this class session.
All class recordings are property of Ozark Healing Traditions and should not be distributed or reproduced without permission. Class Description: Witchcraft has occupied a controversial position in the Ozarks since the first settlers came to the region in the early 1800's. We will examine the many sides of this complicated story, from the point of view of proud witches themselves to the old tall tales and legends about broom riding grannies and child-stealing hags. We'll try and separate some fact from the fiction and even throw in a spell or two you can use at home. |
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Once purchased, you will be emailed a link to download a video of this class session.
All class recordings are property of Ozark Healing Traditions and should not be distributed or reproduced without permission. Class Description: The world of the everyday hillfolk in the “old Ozarks” was filled with constant danger. From the ever-present threat of severe illness or injury, to the notion that a witch’s curse could be just around the corner. While we live in a much safer society today, we still have need for many of the same rites of protection that the Ozark hillfolk once might have treasured. In this workshop, we will look at the nature of protective acts, amulets, and talismans in Ozark folk magic. These works range from carrying a buckeye nut to protect against rheumatism, to creating a “briar charm” meant to tangle up evil before it enters through your front door. |
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Once purchased, you will be emailed a link to download a video of this class session.
All class recordings are property of Ozark Healing Traditions and should not be distributed or reproduced without permission. Class Description: Ozark folklore tells of many monsters and spirits that lurk in the shadowy hills, hollers, and houses across the mountains. Join us for an introduction to the folklore record collected by Vance Randolph, Mary Parler, and others, as well as stories still told today. We will also look at the many ways healers and folk magicians have appeased and at times banished these mysterious forces as well as suggestions for keeping the spirits of your own home and land happy. |