The Hierophant — V
Before there was a website there was a kitchen table, a worn deck of cards, and a woman who knew things. This chapter belongs to her and to everything she passed down — the old ways, the family traditions, the throwback wisdom that deserves to be remembered.
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Writings in this Chapter
Oct
29
2026
Dress Pillowcase Penny
A grandmothers handmade Halloween dress, a worn pillowcase passed hand to hand, and the penny story that cracked a small towns trust — Hierophant chapter memories from Tarot Beach folk magic grimoire.
Oct
22
2026
Two Shells One Storm
A dark rough shell that hides a rainbow inside, two of them saved from an altar the hurricanes tried to take, and the friend, the puppy, and the storm that kept her off the island long enough to survive it — pen shell magic and Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Oct
15
2026
Tea Could Fix It
Grandmas go-to drink was never coffee, it was tea off her own apothecary shelf. The story behind her favorite blend, why herbal tea was medicine long before pharmacies existed, and the belief that a hard day could always be talked through over a cup.
Oct
8
2026
Tommyknockers
Knock once for yes: the Tommyknockers blamed for every strange sound growing up, the drop-leaf desk named Charlie who answered back, and how a pair of sisters in 1848 turned spirit-knocking into an American obsession Hollywood never let go of.
Oct
1
2026
The Rhyme That Never Was
Why no nursery rhyme was ever written for witches counting — a beaded bracelet worn through a hospital room, the history of prayer beads across traditions, and a nine-count folk magic charm for hands with nothing in them — Tarot Beach Hierophant chapter
Sep
24
2026
Lye Soap
Throwback Thursday: a childhood memory of Appalachian lye soap made in a wash tub in the yard, a runaway hog, and grandmas iron cauldron over the fire — the old-time pioneer chemistry of ash lye and rendered fat — Tarot Beach Hierophant chapter
Sep
17
2026
Reiki Laying On Hands
Reiki, the laying on of hands, and the Natural Arts grandma practiced set side by side as one act worn under three names — how Japanese energy healing, Catholic prayer, and Appalachian folk magic are three doors into the same room.
Sep
10
2026
Twenty Five Years One Morning
A personal memory of September 11 2001, a prophetic dream that came the week before, and a forgive-and-remember folk magic working for a country still healing twenty-five years later — Tarot Beach Hierophant chapter
Sep
3
2026
Hear No Evil See No Evil Speak No Evil
The three wise monkeys, grandmas kitchen windowsill, the fourth monkey most people never hear about, and an old alum working to pucker a gossips tongue — Appalachian folk magic and hoodoo protection.
Aug
27
2026
Thrush Cure
An Appalachian folk healing tradition passed down through the women of one mountain family -- the old belief that a childs thrush could be cured with vinegar and prayer, and how grandma did it with herbs in hand and faith behind the words.
Aug
20
2026
Voodoo Queen
The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans: a tradition of inherited crowns, spiritual motherhood, and gifts passed hand to hand across a kitchen table — Marie Laveau, Madrina and Ahijada bonds, and what it means to be crowned by calling.
Aug
13
2026
The Bell Would Toll
Before funeral homes, the holler buried its own. A bell that counted the years, a satchel of alum and baking soda, and a watch that lasted until the doctor came — Appalachian death customs and granny witch burial traditions.
Aug
6
2026
Naming Things
An Appalachian family tradition about which things get a name and why naming something is said to give you power over it, from dogs and dolls to the chickens that did not get one — granny witch folk magic and the power of names.
Jul
30
2026
Alleviate Allergies
An old folk remedy from grandmas recipe box -- the buried-potato allergy charm updated as a Throwback Thursday spell for allergy relief using Appalachian folk magic and new moon timing.
Jul
23
2026
Willow Bark Tea
Willow bark pain tea — an old Appalachian folk remedy for natural pain relief, told alongside a childhood memory of a creek-bank hideaway beneath the willow. Granny witch herb wisdom from Tarot Beach.
Jul
21
2026
Wart Charm
A traditional Appalachian wart charm passed down through generations of granny witches — how grandmothers Appalachian folk magic used an onion, whispered scripture from Isaiah, and the morning sun to draw out and bury trouble for good.
Jul
20
2026
Dandelion Liver Tea
Dandelion liver tea and the old spring cleansing ways — Appalachian herb wisdom, granny women remedies, and the golden weed that heals what it grows through. Folk magic herbal recipe from Tarot Beach.
Jul
16
2026
Broom Lore
Appalachian broom lore: strict rules for sweeping, banishing unwanted energy, and the traditional craft of building a besom by hand in granny witch and folk magic tradition.
Jul
16
2026
Hawthorn Heart Tonic
The hawthorn heart tonic -- a Throwback Thursday memory of picking berries on a neighbors land and the medicine grandma brewed from them for heart health and love alike. Appalachian folk remedy for heart healing and emotional balance.
Jul
16
2026
Headache Charm
Grandmas old Appalachian headache charm - a mountain folk magic remedy of gentle touch, sacred healing words, and faithful intention passed down through generations of granny women.
Jul
12
2026
Sleepy Time Moon Milk
Grandmas Sleepy Time Moon Milk recipe from Appalachian folk tradition -- warm milk, chamomile, lavender, and honey brewed as a bedtime ritual for peaceful sleep and prophetic dreams.
Jul
9
2026
Apple Enemy
Throwback Thursday on Tarot Beach: a grandmothers apple effigy magic, Appalachian sympathetic folk magic, and the old banishing rhymes that went with the paring knife.
Jul
3
2026
First Friday
First Friday folk magic, Appalachian granny witch tradition, Hoodoo root work, and Catholic Nine First Fridays devotion — four roads to the same sacred threshold, explored on Tarot Beach.
Jul
2
2026
Elderberry
Elderberry syrup recipe, mountain medicine, and old Appalachian folk knowledge of Sambucus canadensis — grandmas Blue Ridge remedies for immune support, passed down through the family line.
Jul
2
2026
Throwback Thursday Cobweb
Throwback Thursday on Tarot Beach: a grandfathers instinct, a barnyard accident, and the ancient folk medicine tradition of cobweb bandages from Appalachian granny witch healing to the fields of Agincourt.
Jun
25
2026
Blood Stopping
Speaking to the blood: an Appalachian folk healing tradition passed down through the women of one mountain family — the ancient practice of blood stopping through faith and sacred verse from Ezekiel 16:6.
Jun
23
2026
Counting Crows
Counting crows, ravens, and blackbirds: the ancient art of corvidomancy, the traditional counting rhyme, and what the black birds outside your window are telling you — folk magic and bird omens from Appalachian and Celtic tradition.
Jun
18
2026
Healing Burns
An Appalachian burn charm passed down through generations — how grandmothers used breath, intention, and the old words to bring cooling relief and healing grace through Appalachian folk magic.
Jun
15
2026
Wheel And Loom
How the hidden elements of four ancient goddesses — Brigid, Ceridwen, Cailleach, and Hekate — shape the four seasons of our lives, aligned with tarot archetypes and sacred calendar dates in the folk magic and natural arts tradition.
Jun
11
2026
Sassafras Spring Tonic
How to brew traditional Appalachian sassafras root tea — a spring blood tonic passed down through generations, brewed the old way on Jupiters day, with folk magic roots and herbal healing wisdom.
Jun
8
2026
Grandmothers Mojo Bags
Grandmothers crocheted mojo bags: a hoodoo tradition of empty vessels, cotton thread, and prayer worked in stitches, passed down through Appalachian folk memory.
Jun
7
2026
Granny Witch
The granny witch of Appalachia carried inherited wisdom, bloodline gifts, and community healing. Explore this folk magic tradition that predates modern witchcraft by centuries.
Jun
1
2026
Before The Freezer
Before the electric freezer, hoodoo rootworkers already knew how to still an enemy. Learn how freezer spells, burial work, and natural ice carried the same old magic through every season.
Jun
1
2026