Ep.149: Rebecca Beyer on Mountain Magic

Rebecca Beyer will be speaking at this year's Plant Cunning Conference, July 26th-28th! Get your tickets here: Plant Cunning Conference – July 26-28, 2024 Glad to get another chance to hang out with the one and only Rebecca Beyer of Blood and Spicebush fame (find her here: BLOOD AND SPICEBUSH - Blood and Spicebush

We chat about a lot, from being a hedge witch, how she got into teaching in the first place, to her book Mountain Magic, SATOR squares, planting by the sings, and spring ephemerals!

Rebecca Beyer is an Appalachian Folk herbalist, Traditional Witch, and wild food forager dedicated to living simply on the Earth. She has taught and presented at universities, conferences and gatherings over the last 10 years with the hope of showing people that living a seasonal life grounded in connection with the Old Ways is possible. Through growing, foraging, hunting, fishing and preserving her own food, she strives to create a life as close to her ancestors as possible while paying homage to the diverse peoples who created beloved Appalachia.

Rebecca is the author of two books, Mountain Magic and Wild Witchcraft. She makes her living tattooing, teaching foraging and Appalachian folk herbalism and craft classes at her school, Blood and Spicebush School of Old Craft. Rebecca currently spends her days dedicating herself to Appalachian folk arts, primitive skills, folk music and learning the names of all the beings she shares her bioregion with.

#magick #folkmagic #herbalism #herbalmagic #foraging #witch #greenwitch #witchcraft #hedgewitch