In-Person Events
Sunday September 8, 2024 - Candle and Lamp Magic @ Strange Brew, Ft. Smith AR
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Date: Sunday September 8, 2024
Time: 2-4pm (Central) Location: Strange Brew Occult Shop, 711 Garrison Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901 Join folklorist and writer Brandon Weston of Ozark Healing Traditions in a workshop on using candles and lamps as part of your magical practice. Some topics covered include: color and shape symbolism, "dressing" your candles, working with oil lamps, and using candles without fire. This class is great for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners from any and all magical traditions.
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Sunday September 29, 2024 - Ozark Plant Magic: Teas, Baths, and Incense @ The Four of Wands, Fayetteville AR
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Date: Sunday September 29, 2024
Time: 6:00-7:30pm Location: The Four of Wands, 440 N College Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701 At the heart of Ozark folk healing and magic is the natural world. Join folklorist and writer Brandon Weston of Ozark Healing Traditions in a workshop exploring some of the most important and widely used plants for Ozark healers. We'll specifically look at traditional methods of herbal preparation including teas, baths, and smoke (incense). Some of the plants we'll learn about include sassafras, red cedar, mugwort, wormwood, horsemint, camphor, and many more. This class is great for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners from any and all magical traditions.
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Sunday October 6, 2024 - Ozark Kitchen Witchcraft @ Strange Brew, Ft. Smith AR
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Date: Sunday October 6, 2024
Time: 2-4pm (Central) Location: Strange Brew Occult Shop, 711 Garrison Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901 Some of the most powerful Ozark spells have been cooked up right in the home kitchen. Join folklorist and writer Brandon Weston of Ozark Healing Traditions as we explore the heart of Ozark folk magic, focusing on topics like repurposing household ingredients and tools for magical uses, cooking as ritual, and working powerful spells on a budget. This class is great for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners from any and all magical traditions.
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Sunday October 20, 2024 - Working with the Ancestors @ The Four of Wands, Fayetteville AR
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Date: Sunday October 20, 2024
Time: 6:00-7:30pm Location: The Four of Wands, 440 N College Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701 Ticket link coming soon
We all have countless ancestor spirits just waiting to work with us. Join folklorist and writer Brandon Weston of Ozark Healing Traditions in an exploration of traditional Ozark methods of working with familial spirits. We'll look specifically at methods of calling to the ancestors, filtering out those spirits we don't want to bring forward, creating ancestor shrines and spaces in our home, as well as specific ritual work where the ancestors can add power to our power. This class is great for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners from any and all magical traditions.
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Virtual Events
By purchasing/downloading 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.
The Magic of Folklore Series
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Witches and HagsDate: September 18, 2024
Time: 6:30-8:00pm (Central) Location: Zoom (link will be emailed before the event) The second installment of The Magic of Folklore Series. In this class we will look at the role of the witch in Ozark folklore as well as how these figures have been used as both entertainment and forms of persecution in hillfolk society. The witch was traditionally seen as both a supernatural figure as well as a real world threat. We will explore the misconceptions surrounding the witch in Ozark society and look at how healers have traditionally straddled the line between what magic was acceptable by the culture and what was considered work of the hag.
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Haints and HauntsDate: October 23, 2024
Time: 6:30-8:00pm (Central) Location: Zoom (link will be emailed before the event) The third installment of The Magic of Folklore Series. In this class we will look at all those creatures that go bump in the night. We will explore the Ozark concept of the otherworld and how the spirits who dwell there can both help and harm those of the human realm. Using traditional ghost stories as our guide, we will learn how to identify troublemaking spirits as well as what we can do to magically protect ourselves from such hauntings. And finally, we'll look at the role of the exorcist in traditional Ozark culture and how that has changed into the modern world.
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Tales of Clever JackDate: November 20, 2024
Time: 6:30-8:00pm (Central) Location: Zoom (link will be emailed before the event) The fourth installment in The Magic of Folklore Series. Folk stories and legends of Clever Jack abound across the Ozark mountains. Some of you will know Jack's adventures with the beanstalk and giant in the sky, but did you know there are a whole lot of other stories featuring this famous character? Jack as a figure is related to other mythological tricksters like Mercury, Loki, and the rabbit of both Indigenous American and West African folklore. As an archetype, Jack has many lessons to teach us and is still an important cultural figure for Ozark healers and magical practitioners. In this class we will look at the symbols and lessons of famous Jack tales and how these can guide us on our own magical and mystical paths.
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Beasts and MonstersDate: December 18, 2024
Time: 6:30-8:00pm (Central) Location: Zoom (link will be emailed before the event) The fifth and final installment in The Magic of Folklore Series. Let's walk through the dark Ozark forests together, tracking down tales of monsters and magical beasts. From the cave dwelling dragon called the Gowrow to stories of animal/human marriages and shapeshifting wolves, the Ozarks has no lack of lore surrounding creepy and odd critters. Learn about the magical materia that can be collected from such beasts, like Side-Hill Hoofer horn or King Buzzard feathers, as well as how Ozark healers and magical practitioners have used these mysterious creatures as part of their work for centuries.
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