Alexander Cummins, ‘Crafts of the Cunning: Cunning-Folk Practices in New England’, in the Complete Book of North American Folk Magic: A Landscape of Magic, Mystery, and Tradition ed. by Cory Thomas Hutcheson (Llewellyn, 2023)
Drawing on the expertise of twenty-four renowned practitioners, this book features contemporary folk traditions from all over North America. Diverse as the landscapes they thrive on, these authentic practices will expand your worldview and inspire you to enrich your own spirituality. Explore the history, tools, and spiritual beliefs of many different paths of folk magic from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. You'll tour the continent's rich and varied cultures region by region, taking an insider's look at more than twenty traditions, including
Appalachian Mountain Magic
Brujeria
Curanderismo
Detroit Hoodoo
Florida Swamp Magic
Irish American Folk Magic
Italian American Magic
Melungeon Folk Magic
New England Cunning Craft
New Orleans Voodoo
Ozark Folk Magic
Pennsylvania Powwow & Braucherei
Slavic American Folk Magic
Southern Conjure
"This collection of American folk magic is so expensive and so diverse, it's a must have for every practitioner...I love the many authors with different backgrounds whose voices share their history, their practices, their magic within this tome without crossing the boundary into closed cultures. Many Americans feel somewhat lost trying to get in touch with our ancestry across vast oceans, but that's not always necessary. So many of these ancestors brought that magic with them here and it changed and adapted to new lands. This book gives a platform for these legacies to be carried on in a single publication and the opportunity for readers to seek more from the contributors within."
Marshall, The Witch of Southern Light,
co-host of Southern Bramble: A Podcast of Crooked Ways