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.
By purchasing this class, you agree that you understand that no part of the material dictated or provided throughout the duration of the course may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any other form (neither electronic nor mechanic, including photocopies and recordings), without the direct and written consent of the instructor, Brandon Weston.
Free Class Recordings
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This class originally aired in 2023
Class Description: A general overview of folk magic rites, rituals, and spells, from an Ozark point of view. A great class for beginner witches and folk magicians as well as seasoned practitioners wanting to brush up on their foundational practices and considerations. Specific areas that this class will cover include:
Each topic will include practical guidance as well as rites and rituals specially formulated for this class. By purchasing this class, you agree that you understand that no part of the material dictated or provided throughout the duration of the course may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any other form (neither electronic nor mechanic, including photocopies and recordings), without the direct and written consent of the instructor, Brandon Weston. |
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This class originally aired in 2023
Class Description: Fae beings are an important part of Ozark folklore and appear in a variety of unique forms throughout the region. The most widely known and still recognizable group in the mountains are called the “Little People,” who are seen as capricious protectors of nature, tricksters, and known gift-givers. The Little People are an amalgam tradition representing the mixture of traditional European fairy beliefs with those of Indigenous groups of the Southeastern United States—specifically the Cherokee, Muskogee, Yuchi, and Koasati (Coushatta). Even in the modern world, Ozarkers still share stories about the activities of the Little People and healers still make remedies that specifically target fairy magic. Many Ozark healers and practitioners even site interactions with the Little People and other fae beings as the source of their magical gifts. In this class, we will take a look at the role of fae beings like the Little People (as well as others) in Ozark traditional healing and folk magic as both providers of traditional knowledge as well as the source of illnesses and hexes. Specific areas that we will examine in greater detail include:
This presentation is intended for beginners and advanced practitioners alike and will offer magical methods that can be incorporated into any tradition, not just Ozark-based magic. By purchasing this class, you agree that you understand that no part of the material dictated or provided throughout the duration of the course may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any other form (neither electronic nor mechanic, including photocopies and recordings), without the direct and written consent of the instructor, Brandon Weston. |
For Purchase Class Recordings
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This class originally aired in 2022
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: Traditionally, Ozark healers and magical practitioners never separated the physical body from the mind or spirit. They were both considered together as well as remedied together. In this class we will be examining both modern and traditional methods Ozark healers have used to help balance the physical and mental zones and how we can utilize these methods today. Key areas we will look at include addressing the “burnout” of the magical practitioner (we’ve all been there), utilizing nature-based practices and meditations to balance internal strife, and taking traditional spirit work as a path to addressing “demons” within ourselves. Note, this class isn’t intended to provide any medical treatments or diagnose any mental illnesses. All methods and information derive from a folkloric, magical, and spiritual dimension alone. |
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This class originally aired in 2022
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: Take a look at the basics of folk magic rites, rituals, spells, and processes from an Ozark point of view. A great class for beginner witches and folk magicians as well as seasoned practitioners wanting to brush up on their foundational practices and considerations. Specific areas that this class will cover include:
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This class originally aired in 2022
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: Many people are surprised to hear that a foundational belief in Ozark folk magic and healing practices is in the governing power of celestial bodies. At one time, the phases of the moon and zodiac moon signs in particular ruled over most of Ozark hillfolk’s actions. Hillfolk often consulted their farmers’ almanac to find the “best days” to, for instance, cut their hair, wean a calf, sew up a pair of stockings, get married, or a whole host of other life situations governed by the movement of the heavens. Healers and magical practitioners have also had an intimate relationship with these celestial bodies and have left behind many different ways of incorporating astrological practices into our work in the modern world. In this class, we will be looking at practices, spells, rituals, and diagnosis methods that specifically involve the phases of the moon, planetary and elemental correspondences, and the zodiac moon signs. Together we will look at how Ozark practitioners have used these magical timings in developing complicated and dynamic rituals as well as how we can use this knowledge to heighten the power of our own work today. |
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This class originally aired in 2022
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 Ozark region is prized for its biodiversity and at times throughout history has even been targeted by researchers and herbalists alike because of its many healing plants. In this class, we will be looking at the most important plants for Ozark practitioners, both for their medicinal values and magical as well. We’ll look at some traditional Ozark herbal remedy recipes as well as a few spells using these amazing mountain botanicals. |
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This class originally aired in 2022
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 healers and magical practitioners have inherited and originated many different divinatory techniques. These include methods healers have used to diagnose magical and mundane illnesses in their patients as well as divination for luck, love, communicating with spirits, and everything in between. In this class, we will take a look at many of these methods including those that are more traditional and those influenced by modern witchcraft traditions like the Lenormand, tarot, runes, ouija board, etc. as well as how practitioners today can update and incorporate these traditional methods into their own work in creative and dynamic ways. |
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This class originally aired in 2022
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: Simplicity in practice has always been an important feature of Ozark traditional healing and magic. Many of the tools healers and practitioners use even to this day don’t come from metaphysical or specialty stores but from inside the home itself. In this class, we’ll be looking at the many magical tools and ingredients that you likely already have right in your home. We’ll also be discussing the power of simplicity in practice and what it actually means to work in this way. |
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This class originally aired in 2022
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: Working with spirits of the land and family has at times figured heavily in Ozark traditional healing and magical practices. Healers often derive their “gifts” from such interactions. In this class we will be examining the basics of working with the otherworld, specifically ancestors and land spirits. We will discuss how to take heal and take care of the land (and its many otherworldly inhabitants) as well as techniques for honoring ancestral spirits in the home and practice. |
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This class originally aired in 2022
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: Traditional Ozark folk healing and magic practices are characterized by “going with the flow” of nature, the stars overhead, and the seasons of the year. In this class we will be examining how modern practitioners can incorporate traditional Ozark holidays as well as seasonal herbalism and magic into their own Wheel of the Year. |
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This class originally aired in 2021
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: Along with the almanac, the Bible was often the only book owned by Ozark hillfolk until the modern era. At one point in our past, the Bible was the source not only of spiritual teachings, but also a combination reading primer, divinatory system, and spellbook. In this class we will be looking at the position the Bible has held in Ozark traditions of healing and folk magic. In many cases, hillfolk families might not have had a spiritual connection to the Bible but still recognized the text as a valuable text for working magic in the world. We will be looking at verses and passages that have long histories of use in the Ozarks for specific purposes like healing, protection, retribution (or cursing), as well as love and money magic. We’ll also look at rituals that have developed amongst hillfolk using these biblical texts as well as using the Bible itself as a magical object or talisman. |
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This class originally aired in 2021
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: Ever since my book Ozark Folk Magic: Plants, Prayers & Healing was released earlier this year I’ve received requests for a class based in the book itself. Well, here we go! In this class we will be taking a guided tour through the pages of the book and delving deep into this complicated magical system that’s often hidden behind a deceptive mask of simplicity. In this process, I will be providing more comprehensive explanations for many of the more difficult concepts to understand as well as providing a glimpse into my own personal development as a practitioner and how I’ve managed to bring traditions of the past into the modern world. |
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This class originally aired in 2021
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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This class originally aired in 2021
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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This class originally aired in 2020
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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This class originally aired in 2020
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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This class originally aired in 2020
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. |