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ZODIAC SIGNS AND THEIR

CORRESPONDING BODY PARTS

Aries: Head, face, ears

Taurus: Throat and neck

Gemini: Arms, shoulders, and hands

Cancer: Chest, breast, sides, and stomach

Leo: Heart and back

Virgo: Digestive system, intestines, colon, and spleen

Libra: Kidneys, lower back, and buttocks

Scorpio: Reproductive system and sexual organs

Sagittarius: Hips, thighs, and liver

Capricorn: Knees; all joints and skeletal system

Aquarius: Ankles, calves, and circulatory system

Pisces: Feet and lymphatic system

SIGNS FOR WORKINGS

Aries: Head, thoughts, dreams, calling someone, make them see something, etc.

Taurus: Stop gossip or draw the truth from someone; musical talent

Gemini: Double the quantity of something; strengthen your reach or influence in a situation

Cancer: Strength, dominance, fertility, success

Leo: Love, emotions, all matters of the heart; dominance, success

Virgo: Cursing/hex work against luck and health; cleansing

Libra: Law and justice work

Scorpio: Fertility and sex/lust; secrecy

Sagittarius: Protection and speed

Capricorn: Dominance, all works on animals

Aquarius: Cleansing, baptism, and working with the dead

Pisces: Foot track magic, removing or setting obstacles in one's path, and strength to stand your ground

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LIST OF HERBS/CURIOS AND THEIR USES

From here, you will have to have the judgment to know which herbs to use in what manner or for what purpose. The recipes given previously in this book use traditional herbs and items found in these mountains, whether naturally or, historically, in local stores. Each herb or item has its own particular potency for the heading it is under and may be stronger than an herb neighboring it. Every conjurer worked differently in Appalachia. Some folks would use a handful of herbs available to them, while others had storehouses for when they were in need; the whole natural world was the conjurer's toolbox.

While things vary in our tradition from other folk magic systems, the spirit is generally the same. Use what you've got. If you live in these hills, then a lot of the herbs and things below are available to you in the woods or through connections with farmers or hunters. Substituting one herb for another listed here is fine, but be mindful of its potency. Fresh herbs used and allowed to dry in hex bags may be stronger for you than starting out with a dried herb. Just like with the witching sticks and the bones, the roots will speak to you. What they require or what power they give to one conjurer oftentimes isn't the same for another. For example, you might feel that High John the Conqueror root is stronger that ginseng; but to another, ginseng might feel stronger. So listen to everything.

This is a large list, but it is far from complete. The flora and fauna of Appalachia are almost endless and surely abundant! There are many things used in regions that vary greatly from those used in, say, just a county or two over. Listed here are those (usually) easily accessible to you, whether in grocery stores or roadside ditches. Some may even be growing in your backyard already!

PROTECTION FROM CONJURING AND UNNNATURAL ILLNESS

Use these items to repel jinxes, hexes, and the evil eye; keep off haints; and protect against witchcraft, accidents, and lightning.

Adam's needle and thread (leaves and roots)

Ammonia

Angelica root

Ant eggs

Anthill dirt

Asafoetida

Baby powder

Balm of Gilead (buds and bark)

Basil

Bear's-bed

Beet (root and juice)

Bermuda grass

Black beans

Black cat fur

Black chickens (rooster or hen, eggs, feathers, dried feet)