Appalachian Faith Healers
Folk magic has been part of the Appalachian culture since the first Scottish and Irish people settled in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1700's. However, the development of folk medicine and faith healing in the Appalachian Mountains is a uniquely American experience. Appalachian folk medicine evolved from elements of European and Native American culture. In fact, today there are four different types of folk medicine practitioners in Appalachia: herbalists, cancer doctors, faith healers, and shamans. However, the practitioners of each different variety of folk medicine borrow from the other fields. In fact, there is a special name for the special type of folk medicine and folk magic that is practiced in the Appalachian Mountains. It is called Appalachian Granny Magic.
The Appalachian Granny Magic tradition was passed down in families. Because of the isolated nature of the Appalachian Mountain region, folk magic preserved in the Appalachians long after it had expired in the outside world. In fact, some elements of Irish and Scottish folk magic have been better preserved in the Appalachians than in Ireland or Scotland.
Practitioners of Appalachian Granny magic were referred to as water witches or witch doctors. A witch may have been called upon to deliver a baby, douse for water, or make a potion or charm. In fact, until the early 20th century, the Appalachian Mountain people relief upon folk magic in a manner unknown to much of the outside world. Not only were witches called on to heal people, but for fertility for crops, people, and animals. In fact, in current times the people of Appalachia still worship deities long forgotten in the rest of America, such as Mother Nature, Jack Frost, Father Winter, Spider Grandmother, Chloe, Demeter, Lady Plenty, and Lady Liberty. In fact,...
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