This category will allow you to explore the different branches of magical practice found in the New World.
New England Witchery
- Blog Post 03 – Some Examples of Colonial Magic & Witch-lore
- Blog Post 06 – More Colonial Witchcraft
- Blog Post 08 – Seaside Sorcery
- Blog Post 10 – Weather Work
- Podcast 3 – Hot & Cold Spells, a Story, & a Contest [contains “Young Goodman Brown,” by N. Hawthorne]
- Blog Post 18 – Planting by the Signs, an Introduction
- Blog Post 19 – More on Folk Astrology & Gardening
- Blog Post 20 – Planting by the Signs, Practicum
- Podcast 5 – Signs & Omens
- Blog Post 27 – More Signs & Omens
- Podcast 7 – Weather Magic & Lore
- Blog Post 104 – (A Little) More Colonial (and Native American) Magic
- Blog Post 105 – Magic Books in the American Colonies: The Devil’s Book
- Blog Post 114 – Magic Books in the American Colonies: Witch-Hunting Books
- Blog Post 120 – Divination in the New World (an Overview)
- Blog Post 121 – Watching Birds
- Podcast 35 – Salem Wrap Up & Why Witchcraft?
- Blog Post 146 – Dowsing
- Blog Post 148 – The Witch’s Ire
- Blog Post 151 – New World Tricksters
- Blog Post 158 – The Doctrine of Signatures
- Podcast Special – Learning Witchcraft [section: Examination of Tituba]
- Blog Post 171 – Magical Cakes
- Blog Post 177 – Treasure Hunting
- Blog Post 184 – Comets
- Podcast 77 – What Do Witches Do
- Blog Post 195 – Old Betty Booker and Witch Bridles
- Blog Post 196 – Body Lore & Magic
- Episode 82 – Shapeshifting
- Blog Post 197 – Shapeshifting
- Episode 83 – Shapeshifting Revisited
- Episode 84 – Dolls & Magic
- Episode 86 – Local Witchcraft with Chris Orapello [Jersey Devil]
- Blog Post 198 – Dolls
- Episode 89 – New England Witchery
- Blog Post 227 – Bread
- Episode 160 – Turtle Island Folk Magic with Via Hedera
Native American Magic
- Blog Post 43 – Fairies in the New World
- Blog Post 58 – Appalachian Mountain Magic, part I
- Blog Post 66 – The Moon
- Blog Post 104 – (A Little) More Colonial (and Native American) Magic
- Blog Post 121 – Watching Birds
- Blog Post 123 – Corn
- Blog Post 124 – Tobacco
- Blog Post 151 – New World Tricksters
- Podcast Special – Tricksters
- Blog Post 158 – The Doctrine of Signatures
- Podcast Special – Native Creatures
- Blog Post 165 – Dem Bones, part I
- Blog Post 166 – Dem Bones, part II
- Blog Post 167 – Corpses
- Podcast 63 – The Dark Mother [Inuit tale]
- Podcast 73 – Protection Magic [mention of dreamcatchers, silver, and turquoise]
- Special Episode – Daddy Splitfoot’s Fireside Tales (Part One) [W*ndigo]
- Episode 82 – Shapeshifting
- Blog Post 197 – Shapeshifting
- Episode 83 – Shapeshifting Revisited
- Blog Post 198 – Dolls
- Episode 93 – Bright Mothers
- Episode 124 – Tatterdemalion & the Magic of Northern California [Sierra Miwok folktales]
- Episode 160 – Turtle Island Folk Magic with Via Hedera [PNW Traditions]
Hoodoo, Voodoo, Conjure, & Root Work
- Blog Post 13 – Crown of Success
- Blog Post 26 – Gravel Root/Joe Pye Weed
- Blog Post 29 – An Introduction to Hoodoo, part I
- Blog Post 30 – Who’s Who in Hoodoo (Intro, part II)
- Blog Post 31 – Who’s Who in Hoodoo, part Deux (Intro, part III)
- Blog Post 32 – Hoodoo You Do (Intro, part IV)
- Blog Post 33 – A Hoodoo Starter Kit (Intro, part V)
- Podcast 6 – Hoodoo & an Interview with Conjure-man Papa Toad Bone
- Blog Post 38 – High John
- Blog Post 39 – Angelica Root
- Blog Post 40 – Dirt Dauber Nest
- Blog Post 42 – Five Finger Grass
- Blog Post 45 – Witches
- Blog Post 49 – Snakes
- Blog Post 53 – Riddle Me This
- Blog Post 55 – Games
- Podcast 9 – Relationships & Witchcraft
- Podcast 10 – Urban Conjure & an Interview with Rootworker Stephanie Palm
- Blog Post 62 – More Ideas for Urban Witchcraft
- Blog Post 63 – Black Pepper
- Blog Post 67 – Charms
- Blog Post 69 – Charmed Again
- Blog Post 70 – Elder
- Blog Post 74 – Sassafras
- Blog Post 76 – Making an Academic Crown of Success Mojo
- Blog Post 78 – More Mojos for Success
- Blog Post 79 – Lucky Rabbit’s Foot
- Blog Post 80 – Horseshoes
- Blog Post 81 – Van Van Oil
- Podcast 14 – An Interview with Cat Yronwode
- Blog Post 95 – Critters (Magical Animals, part I)
- Blog Post 96 – Critters 2 (Magical Animals, part II)
- Podcast 17 – Ancestors
- Blog Post 98 – Critter Bits (Magical Animals, part III)
- Podcast 20 – Magical Animals
- Blog Post 103 – The Chapbook Tradition
- Quick Post – Hoodoo in the Wall Street Journal
- Blog Post 113 – Spiritual House Cleaning
- Blog Post 115 – Cursing Psalms (part I)
- Blog Post 116 – Cursing Psalms (part II)
- Blog Post 118 – Four Thieves Vinegar
- Blog Post 119 – A Little Love Magic
- Blog Post 120 – Divination in the New World (an Overview)
- Blog Post 122 – Bibliomancy
- Podcast 26 – Storytelling and an Interview with Dr. E
- Blog Post 124 – Tobacco
- Blog Post 126 – Some Devils
- Blog Post 127 – Summoning Devils
- Podcast 29 – An American Shaman
- Blog Post 128 – Iron
- Blog Post 130 – War Water
- Podcast 32 – Voodoo Hoodoo with Denise Alvarado
- Podcast 34 – Biblical Magic
- Blog Post 139 – Eggs
- Blog Post 140 – Pins & Needles
- Blog Post 142 – Coins
- Blog Post 143 – Apples
- Blog Post 144 – Walnuts
- Blog Post 148 – The Witch’s Ire
- Blog Post 149 – Witch Wars
- Blog Post 151 – New World Tricksters
- Podcast Special – Tricksters
- Blog Post 153 – American Ginseng
- Blog Post 154 – Buckeyes
- Blog Post 156 – Passionflower
- Blog Post 157 – Peaches
- Blog Post 158 – The Doctrine of Signatures
- Podcast Special – Magical Saints
- Podcast Special – Learning Witchcraft –[section: Hurston’s Hoodoo Initiation]
- Blog Post 161 – Summer Saints, part II (St. John’s Eve)
- Blog Post 162 – Broom Lore
- Blog Post 165 – Dem Bones, part I
- Blog Post 166 – Dem Bones, part II
- Blog Post 167 – Corpses
- Blog Post 171 – Magical Cakes
- Blog Post 172 – Ashes
- Blog Post 176 – Summer Saints, part III (Folk Saints)
- Podcast 55 – The State of Conjure
- Blog Post 182 – Lost in the Supermarket (Part I)
- Blog Post 183 – Lost in the Supermarket (Part II)
- Podcast 57 – New Orleans
- Blog Post 187 – Magical Hats
- Podcast 62 – Pregnancy and Birth Lore
- Podcast 64 – Sex and Magic
- Podcast 66 – Sacred Artistry with Bri Saussy
- Blog Post 188 – Visitors, Guests, and Strangers
- Podcast 73 – Protection Magic [several spells mentioned]
- Podcast 74 – Grimoires with Atticus Hob
- Episode 82 – Shapeshifting
- Blog Post 197 – Shapeshifting
- Episode 83 – Shapeshifting Revisited
- Episode 84 – Dolls & Magic
- Blog Post 198 – Dolls
- Episode 88 – Everyday Magic
- Episode 90 – Amulets & Talismans
- Episode 93 – Bright Mothers
- Episode 106 – Money Magic
- Episode 107 – Enchanted Tennessee with Tony Kail and Rebecca Petersen [section on Memphis hoodoo]
- Episode 109 – African American Hoodoo with Yvonne Chireau
- Episode 140 – Culture and Witchcraft with Lilith Dorsey
- Episode 145 – Southern Cunning with Aaron Oberon
- Blog Post 225 – Button Button
- Blog Post 226 – Black Magic Matters [Multiple Hoodoo, Lukumi, ATR sources]
- Episode 160 – Turtle Island Folk Magic with Via Hedera
- Episode 168 – Orishas, Goddesses, & Queens with Lilith Dorsey
- Blog Post 230 – Changing Your Luck
- Episode 200 – Folk Magic in Court
Braucherei, Hexenmeisters, & Pow-wow
- Blog Post 10 – Weather Work
- Blog Post 14 – An Introduction to Pow-wow, part I
- Blog Post 15 – An Introduction to Pow-wow, part II
- Blog Post 16 – An Introduction to Pow-wow, part III
- Blog Post 18 – Planting by the Signs, an Introduction
- Blog Post 19 – More on Folk Astrology & Gardening
- Blog Post 20 – Planting by the Signs, Practicum
- Blog Post 35 – Questions to a Braucher, part I
- Blog Post 36 – Questions to a Braucher, part II
- Blog Post 37 – Some Weekend Reading [scholarly essay on Pow-wow]
- Blog Post 45 – Witches
- Blog Post 53 – Riddle Me This
- Blog Post 67 – Charms
- Blog Post 69 – Charmed Again
- Blog Post 70 – Elder
- Blog Post 103 – The Chapbook Tradition
- Blog Post 105 – Magic Books in the American Colonies: The Devil’s Book
- Blog Post 115 – Cursing Psalms (part I)
- Blog Post 116 – Cursing Psalms (part II)
- Blog Post 120 – Divination in the New World (an Overview)
- Blog Post 122 – Bibliomancy
- Blog Post 127 – Summoning Devils
- Podcast 29 – An American Shaman
- Podcast 34 – Biblical Magic
- Blog Post 136 – Papisticall Charmes (More Catholic-flavored Magic)
- Blog Post 145 – Wart Charming
- Blog Post 157 – Peaches
- Blog Post 158 – The Doctrine of Signatures
- Podcast Special – Magical Saints
- Blog Post 166 – Dem Bones, part II
- Blog Post 167 – Corpses
- Podcast 48 – Healing Magic
- Blog Post 171 – Magical Cakes
- Blog Post 172 – Ashes
- Podcast 49 – Powwow and Braucherei
- Blog Post 177 – Treasure Hunting
- Blog Post 190 – Magical Gift Giving
- Podcast 71 – Yuletide Cheer! 2014 (Part Two) [Krampuslauf Philadelphia]
- Blog Post 193 – Book Review: Strange Experience, by Lee R. Gandee
- Podcast 74 – Grimoires with Atticus Hob
- Episode 79 – Pow-wows with Rob Phoenix
Mountain Magic
- Blog Post 10 – Weather Work
- Blog Post 18 – Planting by the Signs, an Introduction
- Blog Post 19 – More on Folk Astrology & Gardening
- Blog Post 20 – Planting by the Signs, Practicum
- Blog Post 26 – Gravel Root/Joe Pye Weed
- Podcast 5 – Signs & Omens
- Blog Post 27 – More Signs & Omens
- Blog Post 28 – Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
- Podcast 7 – Weather Magic & Lore
- Blog Post 43 – Fairies in the New World
- Blog Post 45 – Witches
- Blog Post 49 – Snakes
- Blog Post 50 – A Witch’s Initiation
- Blog Post 53 – Riddle Me This
- Blog Post 54 – The Devil’s Nine Questions
- Blog Post 55 – Games
- Blog Post 58 – Appalachian Mountain Magic, part I
- Blog Post 59 – Appalachian Mountain Magic, part II
- Blog Post 60 – Appalachian Mountain Magic, part III
- Blog Post 66 – The Moon
- Blog Post 67 – Charms
- Blog Post 69 – Charmed Again
- Blog Post 74 – Sassafras
- Blog Post 79 – Lucky Rabbit’s Foot
- Blog Post 80 – Horseshoes
- Blog Post 95 – Critters (Magical Animals, part I)
- Blog Post 96 – Critters 2 (Magical Animals, part II)
- Podcast 17 – Ancestors
- Blog Post 98 – Critter Bits (Magical Animals, part III)
- Podcast 20 – Magical Animals
- Blog Post 105 – Magic Books in the American Colonies: The Devil’s Book
- Blog Post 109 – Holidays in the Mountains
- Blog Post 115 – Cursing Psalms (part I)
- Blog Post 116 – Cursing Psalms (part II)
- Blog Post 119 – A Little Love Magic
- Blog Post 120 – Divination in the New World (an Overview)
- Blog Post 121 – Watching Birds
- Blog Post 122 – Bibliomancy
- Blog Post 123 – Corn
- Blog Post 124 – Tobacco
- Blog Post 126 – Some Devils
- Blog Post 127 – Summoning Devils
- Podcast 29 – An American Shaman
- Blog Post 128 – Iron
- Podcast 34 – Biblical Magic
- Blog Post 136 – Papisticall Charmes (More Catholic-flavored Magic)
- Blog Post 139 – Eggs
- Blog Post 140 – Pins & Needles
- Blog Post 141 – Witch Hazel
- Blog Post 142 – Coins
- Blog Post 143 – Apples
- Blog Post 144 – Walnuts
- Blog Post 145 – Wart Charming
- Blog Post 146 – Dowsing
- Blog Post 148 – The Witch’s Ire
- Blog Post 149 – Witch Wars
- Blog Post 151 – New World Tricksters
- Blog Post 153 – American Ginseng
- Blog Post 154 – Buckeyes
- Blog Post 157 – Peaches
- Blog Post 158 – The Doctrine of Signatures
- Podcast Special – Learning Witchcraft – [sections: Randolph’s Ozark Magic & Superstition, Davies Silver Bullet, selection from Foxfire 2, Gainer’s Witches Ghosts & Signs]
- Blog Post 162 – Broom Lore
- Blog Post 166 – Dem Bones, part II
- Blog Post 167 – Corpses
- Blog Post 172 – Ashes
- Blog Post 173 – Spring Tonics
- Blog Post 177 – Treasure Hunting
- Blog Post 183 – Lost in the Supermarket (Part II)
- Blog Post 184 – Comets
- Podcast 62 – Pregnancy and Birth Lore
- Podcast 64 – Sex and Magic
- Blog Post 194 – Plugging (Healing with Trees)
- Blog Post 196 – Body Lore & Magic
- Episode 82 – Shapeshifting
- Blog Post 197 – Shapeshifting
- Episode 84 – Dolls & Magic
- Episode 88 – Everyday Magic
- Episode 90 – Amulets & Talismans
- Episode 91 – Appalachian Plant Lore with Becky Beyer
- Episode 106 – Money Magic
- Episode 145 – Southern Cunning with Aaron Oberon
- Blog Post 225 – Button Button
- Blog Post 227 – Bread
- Episode 160 – Turtle Island Folk Magic with Via
- Episode 174 – Backwoods Witchcraft with Jake Richards
- Episode 185 – Ozark Folk Magic with Brandon Weston
- Blog Post 230 – Changing Your Luck
- Episode 195 – Local Flora in our Witchcraft
- Episode 197 – Witchy Wildcrafting with JD Walker
Afro-Caribbean Magic
- Podcast 26 – Storytelling and an Interview with Dr. E
- Podcast 32 – Voodoo Hoodoo with Denise Alvarado
- Blog Post 150 – The Trickster’s Web
- Podcast Special – Tricksters
- Blog Post 151 – New World Tricksters
- Blog Post 165 – Dem Bones, part I
- Blog Post 183 – Lost in the Supermarket (Part II)
- Blog Post 190 – Magical Gift Giving
- Episode 84 – Dolls & Magic
- Blog Post 198 – Dolls
- Episode 93 – Bright Mothers
- Blog Post 226 – Black Magic Matters [Multiple ATRs]
- Episode 168 – Orishas, Goddesses, & Queens with Lilith Dorsey
- Episode 198 – Working with Spirits with Mme Vendredi
Asian American Folk Magic
- Blog Post 171 – Magical Cakes [Chinese New Year/Asian American traditions]
- Episode 150 – Tarot and Taoist Magic with Benebell Wen
- Episode 160 – Turtle Island Folk Magic with Via Hedera
- Episode 182 – Intersections in Magic with Chaweon Koo
- Special Episode – Scairy Tales – The Boy who Drew Cats
Curanderismo and Brujeria
- Blog Post 55 – Games
- Blog Post 67 – Charms
- Blog Post 115 – Cursing Psalms (part I)
- Blog Post 116 – Cursing Psalms (part II)
- Blog Post 122 – Bibliomancy
- Blog Post 134 – Brujeria & Curanderismo: A (Very Brief) Overview
- Blog Post 135 – The Magical Catholic
- Podcast 34 – Biblical Magic
- Blog Post 136 – Papisticall Charmes (More Catholic-flavored Magic)
- Blog Post 137 – Curandero Spells, part I
- Blog Post 138 – Curandero Spells, part II
- Blog Post 139 – Eggs
- Blog Post 153 – American Ginseng
- Blog Post 156 – Passionflower
- Blog Post 158 – The Doctrine of Signatures
- Podcast Special – Magical Saints
- Podcast Special – Learning Witchcraft – [section: Knab’s War of the Witches]
- Blog Post 162 – Broom Lore
- Blog Post 165 – Dem Bones, part I
- Blog Post 167 – Corpses
- Podcast 48 – Healing Magic
- Blog Post 176 – Summer Saints, part III (Folk Saints)
- Blog Post 182 – Lost in the Supermarket (Part I)
- Blog Post 183 – Lost in the Supermarket (Part II)
- Podcast 63 – The Dark Mother [La Llorona]
- Podcast 66 – Sacred Artistry with Bri Saussy
- Podcast 73 – Protection Magic [ojo de dios]
- Episode 82 – Shapeshifting
- Blog Post 197 – Shapeshifting
- Episode 83 – Shapeshifting Revisited
- Blog Post 198 – Dolls
- Episode 93 – Bright Mothers
- Episode 96 – Curanderismo with Cheo Torres
- Episode 128 – Borderlands Lore with David Bowles
- Episode 143 – The Magical Home
- Episode 190 – American Brujeria with J Allen Cross
- Episode 194 – Hechiceria with Daphne la Hechicera
Maritime Magic
- Blog Post 08 – Seaside Sorcery
- Blog Post 10 – Weather Work
- Podcast 7 – Weather Magic & Lore
- Blog Post 177 – Treasure Hunting
- Blog Post 190 – Some Military Superstitions [Naval superstitions]
- Blog Post 195 – Old Betty Booker and Witch Bridles
- Video – Of Sea Witches & Merfolk
- Episode 160 – Turtle Island Folk Magic with Via Hedera
Magic of the Western Plains & Deserts
- Blog Post 177 – Treasure Hunting [Mormon magic]
- Blog Post 187 – Magical Hats [Cowboy/rodeo superstition]
- Blog Post 188 – Visitors, Guests, and Strangers [Mormon tales]
- Blog Post 190 – Some Military Superstitions
- Special Episode – Daddy Splitfoot’s Fireside Tales (Part Two) [Mormon lore]
- Episode 82 – Shapeshifting
- Blog Post 197 – Shapeshifting
- Episode 83 – Shapeshifting Revisited
- Blog Post 198 – Dolls
- Episode 93 – Bright Mothers
- Episode 124 – Tatterdemalion & the Magic of Northern California [Sierra Nevada region]
- Episode 160 – Turtle Island Folk Magic with Via Hedera [PNW Region]
Other European American Folk Magic (Slavic, Norse, Irish, etc.)
- Blog Post 159 – Birthday Superstitions [European folklore]
- Blog Post 162 – Broom Lore [European witchcraft beliefs]
- Episode 164 – Irish Folklore and Magic with Morgan Daimler
- Episode 188 – Sorcellerie with Erik and Morrigane (French Canadian sorcellerie)
- Special Episode – Scairy Tales – Vasilisa the Beautiful
- Special Episode – Scairy Tales – Three Army Surgeons
- Special Episode – Scairy Tales – The Story of a Mother
Other Magical Systems
- Podcast 2 – Broom Closets & an Interview with Sarah Lawless [shamanism, Feri]
- Podcast 4 – Defining “Witches” & an Interview with Juniper & Dr. Brendan Myers [hedgewitchery]
- Blog Post 43 – Fairies in the New World [Trad Craft]
- Blog Post 44 – Stories, Tales, Rhymes, & Songs [Trad Craft]
- Blog Post 45 – Witches [Trad Craft]
- Blog Post 50 – A Witch’s Initiation [Trad Craft]
- Blog Post 53 – Riddle Me This [Trad Craft]
- Blog Post 64 – City Spirits [Urban magic]
- Blog Post 127 – Summoning Devils [Ceremonial/High magic]
- Podcast 29 – An American Shaman [shamanism]
- Blog Post 135 – The Magical Catholic [general folk Catholicism]
- Podcast 34 – Biblical Magic [general folk Catholicism]
- Blog Post 136 – Papisticall Charmes (More Catholic-flavored Magic) [general folk Catholicism]
- Blog Post 149 – Witch Wars [British cunning folk]
- Blog Post 158 – The Doctrine of Signatures [Broadly used in magical herbalism]
- Blog Post 159 – Birthday Superstitions [European folklore]
- Blog Post 160 – Summer Saints, part I [general folk Catholicism]
- Podcast Special – Magical Saints [general folk Catholicism]
- Podcast Special – Learning Witchcraft – [section: Dorson on Louisiana traiteurs]
- Blog Post 161 – Summer Saints, part II (St. John’s Eve) [general folk Catholicism]
- Blog Post 162 – Broom Lore [European witchcraft beliefs]
- Blog Post 165 – Dem Bones, part I [Trad Craft]
- Blog Post 166 – Dem Bones, part II [Trad Craft, specifically Toad-bone related material]
- Blog Post 171 – Magical Cakes [Chinese New Year/Asian American traditions]
- Blog Post 172 – Ashes [general folk Catholicism]
- Blog Post 176 – Summer Saints, part III (Folk Saints) [general folk Catholicism]
- Blog Post 182 – Lost in the Supermarket (Part I) [general folk Catholicism]
- Blog Post 184 – Comets [Early American cosmology]
- Podcast 63 – The Dark Mother [Trad Craft & European folklore]
- Blog Post 190 – Some Military Superstitions [Broad-ranging military folk beliefs]
- Blog Post 196 – Body Lore & Magic [Contemporary feminist witchcraft, folklore]
- Episode 107 – Enchanted Tennessee with Tony Kail and Rebecca Petersen [section on ceremonial magic in Nashville]
- Episode 118 – The Satanic Panic [Magical history]
- Episode 119 – Of Cauldrons and Sigils with Laura Tempest Zakroff [Contemporary traditional witchcraft]
- Episode 130 – Dirt Sorcery and Six Ways with Aidan Wachter [Contemporary practical folk magic and chaos magic]
- Episode 131 – Disney Magic Part One [Fairy tales and magical lore]
- Episode 138 – A New Year and Magical Self Care [Contemporary feminist witchcraft]
- Episode 139 – Light Magic for Dark Times with Lisa Marie Basile [Contemporary feminist witchcraft]
- Episode 142 – Techno Sorcery and Digital Magic [Digital/electronic magic]
- Blog Post 214 – The Naked Witch [Traditional Wicca, Traditional Witchcraft, folklore]
- Episode 145 – Glamour and Beauty Magic [Contemporary feminist witchcraft, folklore]
- Episode 162 – Urban Witchery with Diana Rajchel
New World Witchery - The Search for American Traditional Witchcraft 