Living Folk Magic: Crafting Your Own Magical Life

Living Folk Magic emphasizes that folk magic is something alive, vital, and modern. Discover practical and helpful information, regardless of your ethnic or spiritual background, to create a fulfilling and successful folk magic practice.

Folk magic exists in every culture and has been practiced since the dawn of time. It is more than casting a spell or creating a ritual. It is a way of life, a way of living, a way of perceiving the world and all within it. Living Folk Magic explains how to build an entire folk magic practice--from cleansing and protecting to blessing and cursing--and provides instructions on how to build altars (whether openly or secretly), practice divination, communicate with spirits, and more.

Supported by the ＂four pillars of magic,＂ these elements serve to provide stability, structure, and protection:

Cleansing: to remove negative energy
Blessing: to imbue with love
Protecting: to charge with energy that repels evil
Defending: to combat evil

In Living Folk Magic, author Mary-Grace Fahrun seeks to share her magical perspective and processes in the hope of inspiring both beginners and experienced practitioners alike.

Mary-Grace Fahrun was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Italian immigrant parents and grew up in the Italian neighborhoods of Connecticut and Montreal. She is the author of the influential book Italian Folk Magic: Rue’s Kitchen Witchery and also the creatrix of Rue’s Kitchen, her website dedicated to the preservation of Italian folk practices. Mary-Grace resides in British Columbia, Canada. Visit her at rueskitchen.com, Instagram @rueskitchen, and YouTube @MaryGraceFahrun.