{"id":14901,"date":"2019-09-03T15:40:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=14901"},"modified":"2019-09-03T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:40:46","slug":"backwoods-witchcraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=14901","title":{"rendered":"Backwoods Witchcraft"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"\"$ \u201cBackwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia\u201d by Jake Richards paints a vivid picture of life in Appalachia. He pulls you into a land of rough living, enchanted untouched places, folklore, and magical practices. A place where the Bible is equal parts magical text and religious philosophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBackwoods Witchcraft\u201d is written in a conversational tone. Although Richards divided the book into sections, you\u2019ll find quite a bit of overlap in subject matter. This can be forgiven because as you read you\u2019ll find that Appalachian folk magic infuses everything in the practitioner\u2019s life; from the foods you choose to eat to the clothes you opt to wear.<\/p>\n

Personally, I loved reading about how the Bible is used for magical incantation. It made me look at the Bible with fresh eyes. \u201cBackwoods Witchcraft\u201d is also loaded with tons of little things you could incorporate into your everyday life. However, Richards wrote the book in the hopes that others would pick up the torch of Appalachian folk magic, a magic that is apparently dying out in practice in its traditional homeland.<\/p>\n

\u201cBackwoods Witchcraft\u201d is a well-written, entertaining, and informative read.<\/p>\n

You can learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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