CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1

Witchcraft and Conjure in Appalachia

2

Catching Spirits

3

Red Roots

4

Corn and Quarters

5

Praying at the River

6

Salt under the Rocks

7

A Dime, a Dollar

8

Ain't No Badge That Shines Brighter

9

Mockingbird, Mockingbird

10

Little Rabbit Skin

11

There's a Balm in Gilead

12

“I've Been Witched!”

13

Run, Devil, Run

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A

Zodiac Signs and Their Corresponding Body Parts

APPENDIX B

List of Herbs/Curios and Their Uses

BIBLIOGRAPHY