Living Folk Magic: Crafting Your Own Magical Life

By Mary-Grace Fahrun

Folk magic isn't simply about casting spells or performing rituals. It can be a way of looking at the world, connecting with the people and traditions that came before us, and bringing intention and magic into everyday life.

In Living Folk Magic: Crafting Your Own Magical Life, Mary-Grace Fahrun explores folk magic as a living, adaptable practice rather than something belonging solely to the past.

Folk magic exists in cultures and communities across the world, with traditions shaped by local landscapes, families, beliefs and experiences. Fahrun encourages readers to explore these practices thoughtfully while developing a magical practice that works for their own lives.

What's inside?

At the heart of the book are what Fahrun calls the four pillars of magic:

🧹 Cleansing – removing unwanted or negative energy
💚 Blessing – bringing love, positivity and beneficial energy
🛡️ Protecting – creating magical boundaries and keeping unwanted influences away
⚔️ Defending – actively responding when protection alone isn't enough

Alongside these foundations, the book explores:

🔮 Divination and reading signs and omens
🕯️ Creating and working with altars
🌿 Herbs, plants and magical ingredients
🧿 Charms, amulets and protective practices
🧂 Cleansing and protective rituals
🕯️ Candles, incense and other magical tools
👻 Working with spirits and developing spiritual relationships
🌙 Dreams and dream symbolism
🃏 Cartomancy and other forms of divination
✨ Visualization and setting magical intentions
🧙‍♀️ Building a personal folk magic practice
🏡 Bringing magic into everyday life

The book also explores ideas around ancestors, spirits, folklore, sympathetic magic and the magical meaning we can find in ordinary objects and experiences. Rather than presenting one rigid system that everyone must follow, Fahrun encourages readers to understand the principles behind folk magic and adapt them thoughtfully to their own circumstances.

This makes Living Folk Magic particularly interesting for anyone who wants to move beyond simply collecting spells and start thinking about how magic can become part of everyday life.

About Mary-Grace Fahrun

Mary-Grace Fahrun is a folk witch and author whose work focuses particularly on the preservation and practice of Italian folk traditions.

She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Italian immigrant parents and grew up in the Italian communities of Connecticut and Montreal. She is the author of Italian Folk Magic: Rue's Kitchen Witchery and is the creator of Rue's Kitchen, a project dedicated to preserving Italian folk practices. She now lives in British Columbia, Canada.

Her background and personal experience are an important part of Living Folk Magic, but the book isn't restricted to Italian traditions. It explores folk magic as something found across cultures and encourages readers to develop a practice that is meaningful and appropriate for their own lives.

Who is this book best for?

Living Folk Magic is particularly suited to:

🌿 Anyone curious about folk magic and traditional witchcraft
🧙‍♀️ Beginners wanting to develop a personal magical practice
🔮 Experienced witches looking to explore folk traditions
🕯️ Practitioners interested in cleansing, blessing and protection
🧿 Anyone fascinated by charms, amulets and household magic
🌙 Readers interested in divination, spirits and omens
🌿 Those drawn to ancestral and cultural magical traditions
📚 Anyone wanting to understand folk magic beyond individual spells
✨ Witches who want to bring more magic into everyday life

It's especially well suited to someone who is asking "How do I actually live my magic?" rather than simply looking for a book of individual spells.

Publisher & Book Details

Author: Mary-Grace Fahrun
Title: Living Folk Magic: Crafting Your Own Magical Life
Publisher: Weiser Books
Publication date: 4 December 2025
ISBN-13: 9781578638871
ISBN-10: 1578638879
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 224
Dimensions: Approximately 15.2 × 22.9 cm
Weight: Approximately 281g
Language: English