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Date: October 30, 2021
Time: 4-6pm CDT Description: This is a virtual class. A Zoom meeting link will be emailed to participants the day before the event. All ticket holders will receive a link to download a recording of this class after the event. 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. Registration will close 15 minutes before the start of the event. |
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Date: November 13, 2021
Time: 4-6pm CDT Description: This is a virtual class. A Zoom meeting link will be emailed to participants the day before the event. All ticket holders will receive a link to download a recording of this class after the event. 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. Registration will close 15 minutes before the start of the event. |
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Date: December 11, 2021
Time: 4-6pm CDT Description: This is a virtual class. A Zoom meeting link will be emailed to participants the day before the event. All ticket holders will receive a link to download a recording of this class after the event. Note: while we will be using the Bible in this class, it will not be taught from any specific religious perspective. All are welcome. 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. Registration will close 15 minutes before the start of the event. |