Mary-Grace Fahrun grew up in the Italian neighbourhoods of Montreal and Connecticut. Fahrun is an authority on Italian folk magic and folk healing traditions and has been practising it for over 30 years. A registered nurse and magic healer, her practice combines skills as a folk healer, psychic, natural health consultant and Reiki Master.
"Mary-Grace Fahrun's Italian Folk Magic is an intimate journey into
the heart of Italian folk magical practices as they are lived every
day. Having grown up in an extended Italian family in North America
and Italy, the author presents us with the stories, characters,
saints, charms, and prayers that form the core of folk religion,
setting them in context in an authentic, down-to-earth, and
humorous voice. A delight to read!"--Sabina Magliocco, Professor of
Anthropology, University of British Columbia
"Italian Folk Magic is a charming, honest, and practical insight
into an area of witchcraft that's often been overwrought with
unnecessary outside influences. If you gather at the hearth of the
Italian household, you will find a beautiful practice that doesn't
require the dressing of ceremonial magic or recreated rites.
Through the author's family tales, I was transported back to my own
childhood memories of my Italian family in South Philadelphia.
While magic traditions will definitely differ from family to
family, region to region, there are underlying threads that are
strikingly familiar that will speak to every reader. Through
stories of recipes, superstitions, saints, and more, Mary-Grace
serves up a delightful dish of a book that speaks to the heart of
Italian witchcraft practices. Truly inspiring and a wonderful
read!"--Laura Tempest Zakroff, author of Sigil Witchery: A Witch's
Guide to Crafting Magick Symbols and The Witch's Cauldron: The
Craft, Lore and Magick of Ritual Vessels
"I seriously love Mary-Grace Fahrun's Italian Folk Magic. It has
given me so much witchy wisdom I couldn't put the book down. Magic
is everywhere." --Hilarie Burton, actress
"This is an extraordinary book, a divine gift from Italian
ancestors full of ordinary ways to live an enchanted life. In
revealing 'folk magic' practiced and passed down through
generations, Mary-Grace tells favorite family stories, opening the
door for readers to enter the magical world in which she lives,
wherein we discover our own. My Polish soul fell in love with these
Italian sisters and the wisdom they reveal and will do so evermore
as I make their magic. In any collection of book on magic, Italian
Folk Magic belongs on the top shelf."--Karol Jackowski, author of
Sister Karol's Book of Spells and Blessings
"Whether you are of Italian ancestry or not, Italian Folk Magic is
a great practical book full of history, culture, recipes, remedies,
insight, magic, and more which is sure to effect and shape your
perspective on witchcraft and your everyday life. Rue
enthusiastically invigorates a waning layer of folk tradition with
a burst of momentum for a burgeoning generation of folk magic
practitioners."--Chris Orapello, artist, author, and co-host of
Down at the Crossroads
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