“In A Graveyard At Midnight: Folk Magic and Wisdom from the Heart of Appalachia” by Edain McCoy

"Practice Living Magick from the Hills

The rich folklore of southern Appalachia encompasses some of the most authentic magick that exists anywhere today. Now, In a Graveyard at Midnight focuses on the magickal aspects of the lives of the mountain people, something no other single book about the region has ever done. For those who are interested in reclaiming and practicing natural magick, this book helps capture a dying art before it is lost forever.

The Appalachian folk used omens, portents, curses, cures, and protections to achieve non-material goals. Mountain magick focuses on the intangible: family and home, romance and children, health and death. Drawing on both folklore and family history, Edain McCoy successfully reconstructs the fragments of these magickal ways to teach you:
• How to do remote healing
• The powers of the "granny woman"
• Why magick worked at midnight is powerful
• How to read animal and plant omens
• How mountain folk cure warts with beans and a potato
• Spellcasting for love and romance
• How to break a curse
• How whistling can stir up a wind storm
• How to divine the future with a wedding ring
• How to increase your good fortune—with an old shoe
• Authentic Appalachian crafts and recipes
• How to integrate Appalachian folkways with your own magickal lifestyle

Anyone intrigued by magick, folk healing or folk beliefs will uncover rich new territory for exploration in this book."