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Chicken foot charms pt 2

β€’ chicken feet β€’ folk magic β€’ folk medicine β€’ louisiana folklife

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Chicken foot charms pt 3

β€’ chicken feet β€’ folk magic β€’ folk medicine β€’ louisiana folklife

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Chicken foot charm aesthetics 1/3

β€’ chicken feet β€’ folk magic β€’ folk medicine β€’ louisiana folklife

Not every chicken foot charm - not even every Louisiana-specific chicken foot charm - matches the vibe that is probably most familiar to folks, the style that I am most often asked to make by clients and customers. Those tend to be focused on protection and reversing, come in bright or strong colors, and be festooned with shiny bits, feathers, and beads.But here's an example from Southeastern Louisiana focused more on spiritual cleansing, you could say, or you could even call it a sort of tool for the spiritual equivalent of climate control and air purification. It has a benevolent...

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14 Holy Helpers Oil + 15% off Blessing/Healing, Protection, Saint formulas, 2 days only

β€’ blessing β€’ childbirth β€’ folk medicine β€’ fourteen holy helpers β€’ healing β€’ medieval christianity β€’ medieval legends β€’ mental illness β€’ nightmare β€’ panic β€’ pets β€’ plague β€’ products β€’ safe travel β€’ sales and specials

14 Holy Helpers Oil + 15% off Blessing/Healing, Protection, Saint formulas, 2 days only

The Fourteen Holy Helpers are saints or holy figures who were petitioned in medieval Europe during the terror of the Black Death. Also known as the "auxiliary saints," they were called on as a group for protection from a variety of illnesses and troubles that would strike both people and animals. Their popularity continues to this day. While you will occasionally see variations in a few of the names depending on region, the "standard" 14 Holy Helpers and their particular areas of specialty are as follows: Agathius - headache, agonizing pain Barbara - fever, sudden death, fire Blaise - illnesses of...

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Hoodoo in the Lowcountry

β€’ beaufort β€’ black history β€’ conjure drama β€’ dr. buzzard β€’ dr. eagle β€’ ed mcteer β€’ folk magic β€’ folk medicine β€’ georgia β€’ gullah-geechee culture β€’ hoodoo β€’ hoodoo history β€’ lowcountry β€’ minerva β€’ mother kent β€’ prophet β€’ south carolina β€’ south magazine β€’ southern culture β€’ st. helena island β€’ the high sherrif

β€œLowcountry Root Doctors” in South Magazine covers, among other things, the delightful (and epic) tale of the battle between the High Sherrif vs. Dr. Buzzard.

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