I am a fourth generation Appalachian (Great Smoky Mountains WNC). Thank you for taking the time to understand the uniqueness of our culture and heritage. I still use many Magick practices in my city life everyday as my father taught me. We never regarded this as Magick. This is how we live.
Yes, my grandmother was the community (valley) doctor. No one had access to MDs, much less hospitals. That came along later. She made various teas out of particular plants, stitched up wounds, treated parasitic infections, and even treated babies who had pneumonia. Honestly though? I think a lot of it was her vibration, her touch. She was very heart-centered.
Again blessed be bro. Mannun and sister pink. My mom used to live in kentucky for a long time. Before i was born.she spoke of mountain magick. Said a lot of miracles happened in these parts. When i was older (16 ) i got to witness Magick right in front me. A lady healed a dying person of cancer just by touching them and saying a prayer. Totally awesome.!!!
This was excellent, and your timing is impeccable! We are in the process of buying a house in the Appalachian Mountains/Blue Ridge portion. We go to closing in about three weeks. SO EXCITED! And we will be living on 5 acres of land, which we plan on using for a small homestead, AND a Covenstead back in the forested part of our property. My husband and I have been waiting for this for a long time. We’ll be moving in in about 6 weeks or so. CAN’T WAIT!! ❤
Please tell me that you're settled and nestled peacefully now in your new home and covenstead in our Mountain Mama's bosom. Hello and Blessings from the West Virginia Hills. ❤
Just don’t tell your friends, the less people moving here the better to preserve my homeland (I was born in this area and tourists buying up land had begun to ruin the land before the hurricane Helene hit) so while I’m glad you enjoy our little corner of the world, please don’t recommend it to others!
I had multiple warts on my left thumb as a kid. My mom had heard an old wives tale on the radio to cut a potato in half, rub the cut potato on the warts and bury the potato in the backyard. I did and the warts went away!! Total believer!!
My Granny would tell me things growing up that I would listen to but not pay attention to since I was a kid. I wish I would've written them down. I didn't know they would be missed now that she's gone ❤
Dude, THANK YOU for highlighting the Appalachians. I grew up in the Blue Ridge range in Virginia and West Virginia, and my family have been in the area for centuries. Most people don't understand how truly ancient and mysterious the culture is in this region. For all of the reasons you mention, and more, the Appalachians are the type of region where sensitives can feel incredible energy dancing in the air almost constantly.
As a born and raised Appalachian Wytch, this warms my heart, especially given the state of things. One form of dowsing I’ve found most accurate is taking a twig with a noticeable “top and bottom” so to speak, and if you’ve lost something around the house, ask it which way you should look, focus hard on the item you’ve lost, and demand it be returned (in case something took it) and drop the twig, follow which direction the top points, this has a 9/10 accuracy rate in my experience!
@@WitchNTheWorking It’s a nifty little trick that’s saved me a lot of headaches, that’s for sure! Hopefully it will help some other Practitioners out too
My everyday is full of magic !!!! Say sitting at my alter in the morning and saying my ty to father sky, drawing a tarot card, lighting my alter candle, then saying good morning to my ancestors, stirring intentions in my coffee,, working with Saints aswell , Blessed be
Born and raised in the Appalachian mountains, NC, I have been a practitioner for 8 years and I'm getting back to my roots,southern folk magic, and my southern ancestors, Blue Ridge Mt I'm so happy you shared this video
Loved this video! A topic not often spoken about but has left its influence in so many ways. There is a woman at my UU church who was raised using Appalachian Mountain Magick and the number 1 thing she always says is "get your hands in the ground!". Thank you for the out of the ordinary, awesome video. 😀
It is a joy to watch and listen to you with what enthusiasm you tell and impart knowledge. As a green witch, I understand what you're talking about. I also wear my amulet - Solomon's seal of the seven archangels. During the pandemic, they laughed at me and didn't take me seriously because I didn't want to get vaccinated, but I insisted on my natural medicine. Today I'm the one laughing! Thank you for the excellent, informative video Mannun! 👋😉👍💜
My grandmother was (1921-2011) from the Appalachians, and was a medium and was a skillful root worker, and raised my mom and her 12 siblings and all her grandkids on the Appalachian stories… we were told and raised to believe those stories are not legend or lore, but FACT. and my grandma told me that she’d never go back to her childhood home (she ran away at 12) not only because of horrible racism, but because there were too many witches and monsters and missing children. Of course these days, they say it was all tales to keep kids in line, but I believe her! Those mountains hold something old and very powerful. I will never skip a video on this matter because it’s so close to home and it reminds me of her.
I grew up in rural Central Kentucky. Not quite the Appalachians but certainly close enough to have an appreciation. And my sisters and I love to talk about the way that we grew up was playing in the woods and learning about the plants first hand. Usually my great-grandfather gave me a binder when I was probably 6 or 7 years old that had every kind of tree native to the area. It had a leaf and the name of the tree photocopied in black and white and we would make a game of trying to match them to the leaves of the trees that we could find to this day. I'm better at plant identification than most people that I know. I don't know everything that grows in the underbrush here and I don't know the uses for every single plant, but I have a handful of standbys that I'm deeply familiar with and that I use if not daily then regularly. I love studying the folk craft of the area even though I grew up in a deeply Christian household where a lot of those things "just weren't done". Even so, elements of folk belief boiled into our everyday life and now as an adult, it's something that I am studying and learning about and so deeply excited for.
My momma was a mountain woman,Mount Airy N.C,I'm the son of that mountain woman,Even though she came to Baltimore in the 70's and had me,she never lost that charm and her southern accent.. I lost my mom in July,I miss everything about her everyday.. I was lucky to have her
Both sides of my family have been in Appalachia for generations. Unfortunately, they, much like a LOT of folks in the rural areas back in 60s-80s, abandoned the old folk magic and traditions. I didn't get to learn many of the stories, practices, traditions, and folk work when I was young. I'm just now trying to rediscover those roots.
Glad to have found you! I’ll be watching more often! Than you and if ya head this way, please reach out, I’ll buy ya tea or coffee when ya come. Blessed Be, Chrissy
My Dad used to show me which plants and berries were edible and used for healing. Most women in my family have spice racks for wedding gifts. My grandma spent a lot of time telling us which spices we're used for certain illnesses. Sweat houses were used to sweat out a fever I find when I'm ill I use holistic methods to heal. If it takes too long I call my doctor 😊
Very well said. I was blessed to have a mother that grew up in the Ozark mountains which flow from these mountains. I was lucky enough to meet my grandmother when I was 7 years old right b4 she passed... learned so much from her even though I was 7... still speak with her when she shows up on my porch or at my fires during moon cycles. She still whispers in my ear. My mother as I've shared with you in the past born in 1931 is still living today and even though she is living in a nursing home she still tells me how she continues to teach the youngins... the CNA and nurses they ways of the past. And they listen for the most part... I think that is AMAZIN. I've carried on the traditions of my mother and grandmother Cherokee and Irish our heritage foundation is and it is a wonderful mixing pot of gold I must say. I embrace it and when people come to me for advice or healing or whatever they seek... I do my best to help or at least guide them to find at least a bit of what they are looking for. As far as the touch... which is Reiki now a days... this is still practice I do... my mother and grandmother b4 me did this and I still am guided to or asked to see people that just need a healing hand... my mother always said to me instead of shaking a person's hand to always touch them on their shoulder when you know or since they have a human DIS-EASE Being our family does not believe in Disease as modern doctors want you to BELIEVE. We believe in what we truly believe is TRUTH not what we are TOLD. So a hug... a touch and LOVE along with herbs... spirts(as in alcohol SPIRIT) Our circle fire burnings... music ... color and crystal and rock therapy among all other practices I've practiced my entire almost 55 years of existence... it is and always has been daily practice. Thanks to my mother and grandmother who spoke and still speak MAGIC and truths to me. Hope that made since and sorry I ramble... but thanks for listening... Blessed be my friend to you and yours always and FOREVER. ♉♌♍⚪😁😎😉 ruclips.net/video/lYqKAL8NDKo/видео.htmlsi=3yZtNlkm0Ax7qMPQ... here's my SONG THAT came up today and the stone for blessing from me to yours. Thank you for all you do to both you and Pink 🤗🤗🤗
I grew up from age 15 and raised my kids in the Smoky mountains in Gatlinburg. My granny and grandma are from South AL so I feel blessed to have known both regions of life. Thanks for this Video!
Ahhh, I love these mountains, they are indeed OLD, you can feel it when you're up in a holler or sitting by a creek. SO much deep, ancient energy to draw on and commune with. There's something special and unique about it ❤ thanks for this video! You've inspired me.
It's definitely an ongoing process. I'm a 7th generation Appalachian. It's just in me. Everyday I MUST get outside. I MUST feel the weather and smell the earth. No matter the temperature I'm out there at some point. I can't not. Thank you for making this. I feel seen. My mom is who shared it to me. I'm 45 btw lol.
I read a really interesting book called A Southern Cunning. Similar topic if anyone wants to check it out. It's based on another book that I can't remember the title of.
I was born and raised in the Southern Appalachian mountains, near the Smokey Mountains. I wanted to make a recommendation of a wonderful author from this area. Her name is H. Byron Ballard. She's written several books and I think you'd enjoy them. Great job putting the info and video together! Blessings!
WOW man I am so busted on this I need to know learn more. I live love the old ways I practice this and never knew it. About two years my witchy world came to a huge meltdown explosion I mean very severe it took all I had left which was not much to survive then allowed nature the universe and all to guide showing me my way back just wow. Love to you dear friend and to the family.
Great video! Ty so much for the effort and knowledge you put into your videos. I took some herbal classes over the years with Phyllis d. Light. She has some great stories and amazing knowledge. She is an herbalist/teacher in the southern Appalachian area.
I’m from the Appalachian Mountains and I was looking at Ancestry, it seems my people on both sides came straight to Southern West Virginia and the VATN state line and pretty much , nobody ever left. Moms people are Cherokee (My granny lived in Snowbird (iykyk on side and Irish on the other … and Dads people were Melungeon and Romanian Gypsy on one side, and Scottish on the other. There’s a bit of History on Dads side. There’s a book and movie and a RUclips channel about my 3rd great grandfather. They called him: The Saint of the Wilderness, bc he was a circuit riding healer/spiritual man who would roam the mountains and pray for/heal people in the back woods who never got out. To this day, people swear that he cursed a town (Ivanhoe , Va) by climbing a hill and quoting a scripture and saying words that would sink it to hell bc it was so corrupt. I have many stories but there’s something about these mountains (they are literally older than bones) and the spirits who inhabit this land. It’s so awesome to see how all these cultures who have been here generations have intermingled and have come together to create their own shared experiences. Mountain magic is real but don’t ever call it witchcraft.. it’s just “spirit” and God and if you’re here for a while, you will just feel it.. I’ve witnessed many unexplained things.. and grew up around the churches who lay hands to heal, speak in tongues, and it’s just perfectly interwoven with Indigenous practices too. There’s no other place like it. Many people and places here are still very much cut off from the outside world. Thank you for covering this! I used to be scared to tell people where I’m from bc I feared judgement, but the older I get, the more grateful I am for all the experiences ❤
I grew up in the hills of the blue ridge mountains - one of my cherished memories is when my pawpaw taught me about dowsing and we used it to find an old metal toy car buried in the field behind his house.
I live in the deeper south, so many of the things you talk about here are things i was taught growing up. Makes me curious how far out the appalachian beliefs and practices go. And how many people who are no where near the area also grew up with some of these practices
My cousin and I have talked about how we couldn't wait to get out of there. Now? We long to go back. It's a unique and, sadly, dying culture. Irish, German, Scottish, and English with African, Indian, and a smattering of other ethnicities. The Farmers Almanac was like the Bible. You wouldn't dare plant seeds or make kraut in the wrong moon sign. We never questioned that.
Jake Richard grew up in the Appalachian mountains he has a great book I have both of them it's called Doctoring the devil and backwoods witchcraft ,, great books !!!!!!!!!
I thought about learning more about Appalachian mountain magick. My family comes from the mountian. I have tons of distant family still in the mountains. there is a church in the mountains with my maiden name on it. I'm saving up to go to visit the mountain.
I love the wart story, my husband Grammy use to do the same !!!!! And speaking of mountain magic form of protection, to keep Hainst away theres many ways you can use a horseshoe for protection, cornmeal as well, and coffee fresh coffee, qnd yes , urin too, lol, and keeping a old jar or can by the door, with spare change will help keep money flow, fixing herbs and putting them under ur bed to heal, or at the head bord of ur bed if ur sick, or a cut up potatoe or onion in ur sock be 4 to pull the sickness out, i have done that, qnd it was greeish yellow the next morning ,
Sadly, the Ozark Traditions are dying out rapidly, but i practice Animist Folk Heathenry hereabouts. Some Pentacostal Sects are still somewhat old style, but they are shrinking too.
Great presentation, my only critique is to slow down your speech just a shade. There are commas between phrases, thoughts, and ideas. It will help your verbal flow. Otherwise, your videos have been excellent so far, I am a very new subscriber. I can’t wait to see what else you have to offer. ✊🏻
First off, thank you for pronouncing Appalachian correctly. Secondly, thank you for highlighting where I live. I have lived all of my life in Western North Carolina, north east of Asheville. My grandparents on both sides did many things for healing etc, I just wish I would have listened and paid more attention. The divination for water, is what we call "witchin' water". We use it all of the time as we use water from a mountain spring and if you end up with a water leak and need to find where the line is, you witch the water to find it.
Omg im so glad i found you, i feel like it is very uncommon to find masculine men in the occult world. Not that i dont like or have issues with feminine men i would jus perfer to take advice from manly men.
I have a question - I was born and raised in the blue ridge mountains, but moved to Texas in my preteen years. I remain in Texas at 24 years old, but have always felt a strong pull to the magic of Appalachia and have finally started researching and starting my own practice. Can I still perform practices from Appalachia and get in touch with mountain magic because that's where I'm from and connected to? Or do I have to currently live in Appalachia to access this?
Newbie witch here. So, where would one start their journey practicing? I have been told to respect Gatekeeping and research your roots. On my great-grandmother's side, her folks came from the Appalachian mountains. Specifically, I am a fourth-generation Appalachian from Kentucky. Now I am not close with my biological family so I lack the guidance on where to start. What do you have to say to those in my situation? No judgement please.
Please contact Angela's Symposium. Dr Puca studies shamanism, esoterics throughout the world. She's a great fund of knowledge that's peer reviewed. She actually participates in the rituals of the local ppl to understand what and how they do this. Thank you. Energy is fascinating. As a anesthesia provider, I lived in WV and 1st hand saw the diverse Appalachian culture. Thank you sharing your knowledge with me.
This has nothing to do with ACTUAL Appalachian folk magic and practices of Granny Women. This is a lot of of broad concepts that reflect Neo-Paganism and Wicca with at least the pieces about the three distinct cultural groups creating a system if of magic. Granny women were mostly healers that used Christian charms and the book of Psalms like a spell book while practicing herbalism and midwifery (like my great grandmother). She also said our family had “the Gift” (Americanized for “the Sight” cause we’re Irish and German) and our family dreams to know the future and I’m a medium and a witch but I cultivated that. These women would NEVER called themselves witches because witches very much still exist in a diabolical sense in those mountains and not something culturally they align with. I would suggest doing more of an anthropological deep dive into folk magic practices when discussing folk traditions instead of a scripted Neo-Pagan and broadly discussed topics. Maybe discuss things like wort charming with rags and “milking” a rag. Bibliomancy isn’t a specifically Appalachian tradition: Christians and those with written scriptures in their traditions do this all the time with devotionals. Just saying, be a bit more concise, fact-driven, research and history heavy.
Buy your reply I'm going to say you didn't actually watch the video because every single thing you discussed I actually discuss in the video as well as the Christian concepts you bring up. For instance I never said bibliomancy was specifically an Appalachian practice.... I specifically mentioned about the granny practices as well as that many of the practices of the Appalachians were christian-heavy. The examples you gave I actually covered. Can you actually watch the video now and maybe give an accurate mistake I may have made??
The presence of a five-pointed star, or pentagram, on the inside of one's hand, especially if it's seen as a birthmark, can hold various meanings depending on the cultural, spiritual, or personal beliefs of the individual asking. In many traditions, the pentagram is a symbol with a rich tapestry of interpretations. 1. **Protection and Spiritual Symbolism**: In some spiritual and magical traditions, the pentagram is seen as a protective symbol, warding off evil and negative energies. It's also used to invoke positive energies and represent the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit. In this context, a pentagram birthmark could be interpreted as a sign of protection or a special connection to these natural elements and forces. 2. **Balance and Harmony**: The pentagram, with its five points, can also symbolize balance and harmony among the five elements or aspects of human experience (such as the mind, spirit, and physical senses). A person with such a mark might be seen as possessing a natural balance or as someone destined to achieve significant harmony in life. 3. **Personal Significance**: On a more personal level, this mark could be seen as a unique characteristic, much like any other birthmark, that makes the individual distinctive. The meaning could be more personal and subjective, derived from the individual's experiences, feelings, and the significance they attach to the symbol themselves. 4. **Mythological or Esoteric Interpretations**: In some mythologies or esoteric teachings, unique physical marks are considered signs of a past life, special destiny, or hidden powers. The pentagram, often associated with magical realms and practices, could imply a natural inclination towards the mystical or esoteric knowledge.
I had warts for a while when I was little. I got tired of having them one night and I clawed at it, but I accidentally clawed it off. I was like "oh blood, oops".
Very well articulated the ways of nature are very important the world we live in is alive and it does speak you just have to listen I'm part native and I've known these things most of my life we must be the caretakers of this living planet or it will rise up and kill us all as caretakers we have dropped the ball
Great episode! My grandmother lived in the mountains in Portugal and people would travel to see her to heal them. She never took payment for any of it either. Loved this episode!!!
I am a fourth generation Appalachian (Great Smoky Mountains WNC). Thank you for taking the time to understand the uniqueness of our culture and heritage. I still use many Magick practices in my city life everyday as my father taught me. We never regarded this as Magick. This is how we live.
Yes, my grandmother was the community (valley) doctor. No one had access to MDs, much less hospitals. That came along later.
She made various teas out of particular plants, stitched up wounds, treated parasitic infections, and even treated babies who had pneumonia. Honestly though? I think a lot of it was her vibration, her touch. She was very heart-centered.
Again blessed be bro. Mannun and sister pink. My mom used to live in kentucky for a long time. Before i was born.she spoke of mountain magick. Said a lot of miracles happened in these parts. When i was older (16 ) i got to witness Magick right in front me. A lady healed a dying person of cancer just by touching them and saying a prayer. Totally awesome.!!!
This was excellent, and your timing is impeccable! We are in the process of buying a house in the Appalachian Mountains/Blue Ridge portion. We go to closing in about three weeks. SO EXCITED! And we will be living on 5 acres of land, which we plan on using for a small homestead, AND a Covenstead back in the forested part of our property. My husband and I have been waiting for this for a long time. We’ll be moving in in about 6 weeks or so. CAN’T WAIT!! ❤
Please tell me that you're settled and nestled peacefully now in your new home and covenstead in our Mountain Mama's bosom. Hello and Blessings from the West Virginia Hills. ❤
Just don’t tell your friends, the less people moving here the better to preserve my homeland (I was born in this area and tourists buying up land had begun to ruin the land before the hurricane Helene hit) so while I’m glad you enjoy our little corner of the world, please don’t recommend it to others!
I had multiple warts on my left thumb as a kid. My mom had heard an old wives tale on the radio to cut a potato in half, rub the cut potato on the warts and bury the potato in the backyard. I did and the warts went away!! Total believer!!
I live in the mountains of Southeast Tennessee, these old mountains has deep old Magick
My Granny would tell me things growing up that I would listen to but not pay attention to since I was a kid. I wish I would've written them down. I didn't know they would be missed now that she's gone ❤
I feel the same. I learned alot but I wish I had listened and paid more attention.
Dude, THANK YOU for highlighting the Appalachians. I grew up in the Blue Ridge range in Virginia and West Virginia, and my family have been in the area for centuries. Most people don't understand how truly ancient and mysterious the culture is in this region. For all of the reasons you mention, and more, the Appalachians are the type of region where sensitives can feel incredible energy dancing in the air almost constantly.
Also thank you for pronouncing "Appalachians" properly. 🤣 So many videos on RUclips butcher the pronunciation.
When taking a part of a plant, leaving a pinch of tobacco as a honor gift as we give thanks is something we Natives do.
I use tobacco at Samhain when invoking ancestors. It's very effective.
My dad and his family is from Eastern Tennessee and my Granddad had a cure for whatever ailed you! Thank You for this video Mannun! Blessed Be♥
As a born and raised Appalachian Wytch, this warms my heart, especially given the state of things. One form of dowsing I’ve found most accurate is taking a twig with a noticeable “top and bottom” so to speak, and if you’ve lost something around the house, ask it which way you should look, focus hard on the item you’ve lost, and demand it be returned (in case something took it) and drop the twig, follow which direction the top points, this has a 9/10 accuracy rate in my experience!
Whaaaaaat!!! That is awesome!! Thank you for that tidbit
@@WitchNTheWorking It’s a nifty little trick that’s saved me a lot of headaches, that’s for sure! Hopefully it will help some other Practitioners out too
My everyday is full of magic !!!! Say sitting at my alter in the morning and saying my ty to father sky, drawing a tarot card, lighting my alter candle, then saying good morning to my ancestors, stirring intentions in my coffee,, working with Saints aswell , Blessed be
This is one the best Appalachian magic videos I’ve watched. I really really love the knowledge and thought you put behind it. Great video.
Born and raised in the Appalachian mountains, NC, I have been a practitioner for 8 years and I'm getting back to my roots,southern folk magic, and my southern ancestors, Blue Ridge Mt I'm so happy you shared this video
Loved this video! A topic not often spoken about but has left its influence in so many ways. There is a woman at my UU church who was raised using Appalachian Mountain Magick and the number 1 thing she always says is "get your hands in the ground!". Thank you for the out of the ordinary, awesome video. 😀
As someone of Scots Irish heritage this video appealed to me and thank you.
Appalachia inspired me to become a herbalist 💚
It is a joy to watch and listen to you with what enthusiasm you tell and impart knowledge. As a green witch, I understand what you're talking about. I also wear my amulet - Solomon's seal of the seven archangels. During the pandemic, they laughed at me and didn't take me seriously because I didn't want to get vaccinated, but I insisted on my natural medicine. Today I'm the one laughing! Thank you for the excellent, informative video Mannun! 👋😉👍💜
Tudor's Biscuits are true Appalachia magic ❤
This is how I know you a real one 😂
My grandmother was (1921-2011) from the Appalachians, and was a medium and was a skillful root worker, and raised my mom and her 12 siblings and all her grandkids on the Appalachian stories… we were told and raised to believe those stories are not legend or lore, but FACT. and my grandma told me that she’d never go back to her childhood home (she ran away at 12) not only because of horrible racism, but because there were too many witches and monsters and missing children. Of course these days, they say it was all tales to keep kids in line, but I believe her! Those mountains hold something old and very powerful. I will never skip a video on this matter because it’s so close to home and it reminds me of her.
I grew up in rural Central Kentucky. Not quite the Appalachians but certainly close enough to have an appreciation. And my sisters and I love to talk about the way that we grew up was playing in the woods and learning about the plants first hand. Usually my great-grandfather gave me a binder when I was probably 6 or 7 years old that had every kind of tree native to the area. It had a leaf and the name of the tree photocopied in black and white and we would make a game of trying to match them to the leaves of the trees that we could find to this day. I'm better at plant identification than most people that I know. I don't know everything that grows in the underbrush here and I don't know the uses for every single plant, but I have a handful of standbys that I'm deeply familiar with and that I use if not daily then regularly. I love studying the folk craft of the area even though I grew up in a deeply Christian household where a lot of those things "just weren't done". Even so, elements of folk belief boiled into our everyday life and now as an adult, it's something that I am studying and learning about and so deeply excited for.
I'm an Appalachian native ty for the curiosity ❤
Merry Mabon! I am an Appalachian folk witch and I've lived my entire life in the West Virginia hills. ❤
My momma was a mountain woman,Mount Airy N.C,I'm the son of that mountain woman,Even though she came to Baltimore in the 70's and had me,she never lost that charm and her southern accent.. I lost my mom in July,I miss everything about her everyday.. I was lucky to have her
Both sides of my family have been in Appalachia for generations. Unfortunately, they, much like a LOT of folks in the rural areas back in 60s-80s, abandoned the old folk magic and traditions. I didn't get to learn many of the stories, practices, traditions, and folk work when I was young. I'm just now trying to rediscover those roots.
Glad to have found you! I’ll be watching more often! Than you and if ya head this way, please reach out, I’ll buy ya tea or coffee when ya come. Blessed Be, Chrissy
Have been fascinated by the cryptids and paranormal of the Appalachian Mountains
So excited for this episode. I am in KY and have been looking into the part of my family that was Appalachian.
My Dad used to show me which plants and berries were edible and used for healing. Most women in my family have spice racks for wedding gifts. My grandma spent a lot of time telling us which spices we're used for certain illnesses.
Sweat houses were used to sweat out a fever
I find when I'm ill I use holistic methods to heal. If it takes too long I call my doctor 😊
Very well said.
I was blessed to have a mother that grew up in the Ozark mountains which flow from these mountains. I was lucky enough to meet my grandmother when I was 7 years old right b4 she passed... learned so much from her even though I was 7... still speak with her when she shows up on my porch or at my fires during moon cycles. She still whispers in my ear.
My mother as I've shared with you in the past born in 1931 is still living today and even though she is living in a nursing home she still tells me how she continues to teach the youngins... the CNA and nurses they ways of the past. And they listen for the most part... I think that is AMAZIN. I've carried on the traditions of my mother and grandmother Cherokee and Irish our heritage foundation is and it is a wonderful mixing pot of gold I must say. I embrace it and when people come to me for advice or healing or whatever they seek... I do my best to help or at least guide them to find at least a bit of what they are looking for.
As far as the touch... which is Reiki now a days... this is still practice I do... my mother and grandmother b4 me did this and I still am guided to or asked to see people that just need a healing hand... my mother always said to me instead of shaking a person's hand to always touch them on their shoulder when you know or since they have a human
DIS-EASE
Being our family does not believe in Disease as modern doctors want you to BELIEVE. We believe in what we truly believe is TRUTH not what we are TOLD.
So a hug... a touch and LOVE along with herbs... spirts(as in alcohol SPIRIT)
Our circle fire burnings... music ... color and crystal and rock therapy among all other practices I've practiced my entire almost 55 years of existence... it is and always has been daily practice.
Thanks to my mother and grandmother who spoke and still speak MAGIC and truths to me.
Hope that made since and sorry I ramble... but thanks for listening...
Blessed be my friend to you and yours always and FOREVER.
♉♌♍⚪😁😎😉
ruclips.net/video/lYqKAL8NDKo/видео.htmlsi=3yZtNlkm0Ax7qMPQ... here's my SONG THAT came up today and the stone for blessing from me to yours.
Thank you for all you do to both you and Pink 🤗🤗🤗
I really really enjoyed this video.. thank you!!
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I loved this episode. Thank you for sharing this.❤
I grew up from age 15 and raised my kids in the Smoky mountains in Gatlinburg. My granny and grandma are from South AL so I feel blessed to have known both regions of life. Thanks for this Video!
Ahhh, I love these mountains, they are indeed OLD, you can feel it when you're up in a holler or sitting by a creek. SO much deep, ancient energy to draw on and commune with. There's something special and unique about it ❤ thanks for this video! You've inspired me.
Yessss... When I am hanging out at Mannun's Creek I literally have to peel myself away when it's time to go.
It's definitely an ongoing process. I'm a 7th generation Appalachian. It's just in me. Everyday I MUST get outside. I MUST feel the weather and smell the earth. No matter the temperature I'm out there at some point. I can't not. Thank you for making this. I feel seen. My mom is who shared it to me. I'm 45 btw lol.
I’ve returned to this episode. Appalachia is everything, truly nowhere else I want to go.
Great video, thank you.
I read a really interesting book called A Southern Cunning. Similar topic if anyone wants to check it out. It's based on another book that I can't remember the title of.
Love how consistent you are ! How well researched everything is Blessed Be 🌒🌕🌘
I was born and raised in the Southern Appalachian mountains, near the Smokey Mountains. I wanted to make a recommendation of a wonderful author from this area. Her name is H. Byron Ballard. She's written several books and I think you'd enjoy them. Great job putting the info and video together! Blessings!
WOW man I am so busted on this I need to know learn more. I live love the old ways I practice this and never knew it. About two years my witchy world came to a huge meltdown explosion I mean very severe it took all I had left which was not much to survive then allowed nature the universe and all to guide showing me my way back just wow. Love to you dear friend and to the family.
Excellent explanation
Great video! Ty so much for the effort and knowledge you put into your videos. I took some herbal classes over the years with Phyllis d. Light. She has some great stories and amazing knowledge. She is an herbalist/teacher in the southern Appalachian area.
Excellent and informative video! Thank you, Mannun!!!🙏🏻💜🧙♀️
I’m from the Appalachian Mountains and I was looking at Ancestry, it seems my people on both sides came straight to Southern West Virginia and the VATN state line and pretty much , nobody ever left. Moms people are Cherokee (My granny lived in Snowbird (iykyk on side and Irish on the other … and Dads people were Melungeon and Romanian Gypsy on one side, and Scottish on the other. There’s a bit of History on Dads side. There’s a book and movie and a RUclips channel about my 3rd great grandfather. They called him: The Saint of the Wilderness, bc he was a circuit riding healer/spiritual man who would roam the mountains and pray for/heal people in the back woods who never got out. To this day, people swear that he cursed a town (Ivanhoe , Va) by climbing a hill and quoting a scripture and saying words that would sink it to hell bc it was so corrupt. I have many stories but there’s something about these mountains (they are literally older than bones) and the spirits who inhabit this land. It’s so awesome to see how all these cultures who have been here generations have intermingled and have come together to create their own shared experiences. Mountain magic is real but don’t ever call it witchcraft.. it’s just “spirit” and God and if you’re here for a while, you will just feel it.. I’ve witnessed many unexplained things.. and grew up around the churches who lay hands to heal, speak in tongues, and it’s just perfectly interwoven with Indigenous practices too. There’s no other place like it. Many people and places here are still very much cut off from the outside world. Thank you for covering this! I used to be scared to tell people where I’m from bc I feared judgement, but the older I get, the more grateful I am for all the experiences ❤
I grew up in the hills of the blue ridge mountains - one of my cherished memories is when my pawpaw taught me about dowsing and we used it to find an old metal toy car buried in the field behind his house.
I live in the deeper south, so many of the things you talk about here are things i was taught growing up. Makes me curious how far out the appalachian beliefs and practices go. And how many people who are no where near the area also grew up with some of these practices
My cousin and I have talked about how we couldn't wait to get out of there. Now? We long to go back.
It's a unique and, sadly, dying culture. Irish, German, Scottish, and English with African, Indian, and a smattering of other ethnicities.
The Farmers Almanac was like the Bible. You wouldn't dare plant seeds or make kraut in the wrong moon sign. We never questioned that.
Jake Richard grew up in the Appalachian mountains he has a great book I have both of them it's called Doctoring the devil and backwoods witchcraft ,, great books !!!!!!!!!
I thought about learning more about Appalachian mountain magick. My family comes from the mountian. I have tons of distant family still in the mountains. there is a church in the mountains with my maiden name on it. I'm saving up to go to visit the mountain.
Magic is present in all religions despite them saying it's not so.
Agreed
A rainbow around the Moon, have you heard that it means fog and rain, or the number days of fog the number days of winter weather
I love the wart story, my husband Grammy use to do the same !!!!! And speaking of mountain magic form of protection, to keep Hainst away theres many ways you can use a horseshoe for protection, cornmeal as well, and coffee fresh coffee, qnd yes , urin too, lol, and keeping a old jar or can by the door, with spare change will help keep money flow, fixing herbs and putting them under ur bed to heal, or at the head bord of ur bed if ur sick, or a cut up potatoe or onion in ur sock be 4 to pull the sickness out, i have done that, qnd it was greeish yellow the next morning ,
Bro Scottish highland auntie hereditary witch
Old and broken myself
Way happy to know you are in the world
Hey. It's Staci. Samantha.
Gypsy rain dog checking in from Utah. Happy full moon
Sadly, the Ozark Traditions are dying out rapidly, but i practice Animist Folk Heathenry hereabouts. Some Pentacostal Sects are still somewhat old style, but they are shrinking too.
Mannun, Scottish & Gaelic magicks also are a part of Apalachian magick
Yes that's part of the European influence I speak about in the video
My grandfather used to tell me that when the leaves on the trees flip there will be storms. I believe that to this day.
He was of German descent.
I wish you and Pink well. It's been a while.
Great presentation, my only critique is to slow down your speech just a shade. There are commas between phrases, thoughts, and ideas. It will help your verbal flow. Otherwise, your videos have been excellent so far, I am a very new subscriber. I can’t wait to see what else you have to offer. ✊🏻
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First off, thank you for pronouncing Appalachian correctly. Secondly, thank you for highlighting where I live. I have lived all of my life in Western North Carolina, north east of Asheville. My grandparents on both sides did many things for healing etc, I just wish I would have listened and paid more attention.
The divination for water, is what we call "witchin' water". We use it all of the time as we use water from a mountain spring and if you end up with a water leak and need to find where the line is, you witch the water to find it.
Omg im so glad i found you, i feel like it is very uncommon to find masculine men in the occult world. Not that i dont like or have issues with feminine men i would jus perfer to take advice from manly men.
The mists of the mountains is the spirit of the land and the spirits of those who have passed on.ive learned to call them the mist walkers.
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I have a question - I was born and raised in the blue ridge mountains, but moved to Texas in my preteen years. I remain in Texas at 24 years old, but have always felt a strong pull to the magic of Appalachia and have finally started researching and starting my own practice. Can I still perform practices from Appalachia and get in touch with mountain magic because that's where I'm from and connected to? Or do I have to currently live in Appalachia to access this?
You do not have to live there.... Of course you can.
@WitchNTheWorking thank you so much!! Your video was amazing by the way!
OMG, walking around with my grandmother, looking for teeberry leaves and sassifras roots (bad spelling)
Kentucky male witch here im viking Cherokee
Newbie witch here. So, where would one start their journey practicing? I have been told to respect Gatekeeping and research your roots. On my great-grandmother's side, her folks came from the Appalachian mountains. Specifically, I am a fourth-generation Appalachian from Kentucky. Now I am not close with my biological family so I lack the guidance on where to start. What do you have to say to those in my situation? No judgement please.
Here is some tips to get started:
ruclips.net/video/OwmYSnMSLD4/видео.htmlsi=z40_0AKGpPTBbpX2
Please contact Angela's Symposium. Dr Puca studies shamanism, esoterics throughout the world. She's a great fund of knowledge that's peer reviewed. She actually participates in the rituals of the local ppl to understand what and how they do this.
Thank you.
Energy is fascinating. As a anesthesia provider, I lived in WV and 1st hand saw the diverse Appalachian culture.
Thank you sharing your knowledge with me.
Bibliomancy is something that I never knew the name of
You know you're there when ya'll turn into yuns in the mountains.
This has nothing to do with ACTUAL Appalachian folk magic and practices of Granny Women. This is a lot of of broad concepts that reflect Neo-Paganism and Wicca with at least the pieces about the three distinct cultural groups creating a system if of magic. Granny women were mostly healers that used Christian charms and the book of Psalms like a spell book while practicing herbalism and midwifery (like my great grandmother). She also said our family had “the Gift” (Americanized for “the Sight” cause we’re Irish and German) and our family dreams to know the future and I’m a medium and a witch but I cultivated that. These women would NEVER called themselves witches because witches very much still exist in a diabolical sense in those mountains and not something culturally they align with. I would suggest doing more of an anthropological deep dive into folk magic practices when discussing folk traditions instead of a scripted Neo-Pagan and broadly discussed topics. Maybe discuss things like wort charming with rags and “milking” a rag. Bibliomancy isn’t a specifically Appalachian tradition: Christians and those with written scriptures in their traditions do this all the time with devotionals. Just saying, be a bit more concise, fact-driven, research and history heavy.
Buy your reply I'm going to say you didn't actually watch the video because every single thing you discussed I actually discuss in the video as well as the Christian concepts you bring up. For instance I never said bibliomancy was specifically an Appalachian practice.... I specifically mentioned about the granny practices as well as that many of the practices of the Appalachians were christian-heavy. The examples you gave I actually covered. Can you actually watch the video now and maybe give an accurate mistake I may have made??
Hello. I have a five-pointed star on the inside of my left hand since birth. What does that star indicate? Please, please reply.
The presence of a five-pointed star, or pentagram, on the inside of one's hand, especially if it's seen as a birthmark, can hold various meanings depending on the cultural, spiritual, or personal beliefs of the individual asking. In many traditions, the pentagram is a symbol with a rich tapestry of interpretations.
1. **Protection and Spiritual Symbolism**: In some spiritual and magical traditions, the pentagram is seen as a protective symbol, warding off evil and negative energies. It's also used to invoke positive energies and represent the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit. In this context, a pentagram birthmark could be interpreted as a sign of protection or a special connection to these natural elements and forces.
2. **Balance and Harmony**: The pentagram, with its five points, can also symbolize balance and harmony among the five elements or aspects of human experience (such as the mind, spirit, and physical senses). A person with such a mark might be seen as possessing a natural balance or as someone destined to achieve significant harmony in life.
3. **Personal Significance**: On a more personal level, this mark could be seen as a unique characteristic, much like any other birthmark, that makes the individual distinctive. The meaning could be more personal and subjective, derived from the individual's experiences, feelings, and the significance they attach to the symbol themselves.
4. **Mythological or Esoteric Interpretations**: In some mythologies or esoteric teachings, unique physical marks are considered signs of a past life, special destiny, or hidden powers. The pentagram, often associated with magical realms and practices, could imply a natural inclination towards the mystical or esoteric knowledge.
@@WitchNTheWorking thanks 💚
I had warts for a while when I was little. I got tired of having them one night and I clawed at it, but I accidentally clawed it off. I was like "oh blood, oops".
Mannun, airbrush some beanies and sell them on your store.
I'm thinking about it plus a lot more
@@WitchNTheWorking Seriously. Pink has talent as well,e.g., book of shadows.
Very well articulated the ways of nature are very important the world we live in is alive and it does speak you just have to listen I'm part native and I've known these things most of my life we must be the caretakers of this living planet or it will rise up and kill us all as caretakers we have dropped the ball
😂 I was the 666th, "like" for the video 😂
Books like $130
Holy Crow!!!! Glad I have a copy!!
Great episode! My grandmother lived in the mountains in Portugal and people would travel to see her to heal them. She never took payment for any of it either. Loved this episode!!!
There's a copy on eBay for $99.95
$177 on Amazon, I just checked.
That amazes me how old books become sooooo expensive. I paid like $15 back in the day
One more 😂😂😂 the red clay ,dirt here in the south is great for healing the sick
Mannon. I think you're beautiful.