Aaron Oberon - Southern Cunning: Folkloric Witchcraft in the American South

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Southern Cunning

Get your cast iron pots and asafetida ready, its time to fly! Aaron Oberon is inviting you on an eye-opening trip to his home - where, as he says, backyards are just as full of magic as the fields of the British countryside. This book presents a practical view of witchcraft in the oft-ignored and wildly misunderstood American South, full of regional folklore and Oberons individual experience - not to mention some truly fun spellwork.

Tara-Love Maguire , co-author of Besom, Stang, and Sword and co-host of the Down at the Crossroads podcast

Aaron Oberon has written a virtual means and methods primer for the modern folkloric witch as they make their way along the shifting landscape of witchcraft in todays world.

Christopher Orapello , co-author of Besom, Stang, and Sword and co-host of the Down at the Crossroads podcast

Southern Cunning is a much needed and fascinating look at the practice of American folkloric witchcraft. Practical and imaginative, wise and engaging, Oberons book is essential reading for anyone interested in traditional witchcraft or southern folklore.

Morgan Daimler , author of The Morrigan, Fairies and Fairy Witchcraft

A straight-talking, easy to follow take on folkloric witchcraft from the South, rich in personal anecdotes and practical tips.

Lee Morgan , author of A Deed Without a Name and Standing and Not Falling

This is the sort of book I wish there were more of, because it connects the living magic of the past with the living magic of the present without getting stuck on problems of lineage, authentication, or secrecy. Southern Cunning will be a valuable addition to the library of anyone with an interest in folklore, magic, and witches with a Southern flavor.

Cory Thomas Hutcheson , host of the podcast New World Witchery

Folkloric Witchcraft in the American South

First published by Moon Books, 2019
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Text copyright: Aaron Oberon 2018

Excerpts from The Silver Bullet and Other American Witch Stories by Hubert J. Davis reproduced here under the permission of Johnathan David Publishers. Find them here at www.jdbooks.com

Cover art and internal woodcut art is by Nick Truvor Vuimin who can be reached by email at skithbladnir@gmail.com

Internal line work art is by the author Aaron Oberon. All images in this book are licensed for use by Aaron Oberon. Reproduction of the artwork must be gained through the author.

ISBN: 978 1 78904 196 5
978 1 78904 197 2 (ebook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018952687

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This project has been in the back of my mind for years. It wasnt until I started listening to a certain podcast that this really took off. New World Witchery has my eternal gratitude for showing me that there are smart, funny, and passionate witches out there searching for the same thing I am. Cory and Laine are wonderful folks who have been wonderful resources and are infinitely humble in regards to the impact they are making in the world of witchcraft. Through their podcast I also found Down at the Crossroads , another podcast of witches on a traditional walk. Their work in bioregionalism was another massive push for me. Their approach to land spirits as central magical figures (namely the importance they put on the Jersey Devil) solidified my long held belief that the stories we grew up with contain power.