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In Italian American folk practices, saints are at the heart of everything that we do. It's a fine line between religion and spirituality, as these practices, superstitions, healing methods and traditions are older than the Catholic faith itself.
How do we view saints? What is their function and how are they helping guide healers in our community? This isn't anything new.. this has been going on for hundreds of years.
book a reading with me (astrology,mediumship, tarot, italian evil eye, italian cures + more):https://tinyurl.com/4c399c9s
my store:
luca divina | my italian folk magic store
https://tinyurl.com/3khs3nbm
follow me on instagram for more italian american folk
superstitions, mysticism, healing and more:
https://www.instagram.com/highpriestesschelsea/
Source referenced:
Magliocco, S. (2018). Witchcraft, healing and vernacular magic in Italy. In W. de Blécourt & O. Davies (Eds.), Witchcraft Continued (pp. 151–173). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526137975.00012
tags: Italian folk healing, Italian American folk healing, Italian folk magic, Italian folk traditions, Italian superstition, Italian spiritual healing, Italian ancestral practices, Italian folk healer, Italian strega, Strega tradition, Catholic folk healing, Catholic folk magic, saint-based healing, ancestral healing traditions, old world healing practices, vernacular magic, Italian folklore, Mediterranean folk religion, Southern Italian traditions, Italian ethnography, Sabrina Magliocco, folk religion, what is Italian folk healing, Italian folk healing explained, Italian folk healing practices, traditional Italian healing, Italian American culture, ancestral spirituality, folk healing traditions, traditional healing practices, ancestral traditions
By Chelsea Guagliardo | Styx and Bones5
2020 ratings
In Italian American folk practices, saints are at the heart of everything that we do. It's a fine line between religion and spirituality, as these practices, superstitions, healing methods and traditions are older than the Catholic faith itself.
How do we view saints? What is their function and how are they helping guide healers in our community? This isn't anything new.. this has been going on for hundreds of years.
book a reading with me (astrology,mediumship, tarot, italian evil eye, italian cures + more):https://tinyurl.com/4c399c9s
my store:
luca divina | my italian folk magic store
https://tinyurl.com/3khs3nbm
follow me on instagram for more italian american folk
superstitions, mysticism, healing and more:
https://www.instagram.com/highpriestesschelsea/
Source referenced:
Magliocco, S. (2018). Witchcraft, healing and vernacular magic in Italy. In W. de Blécourt & O. Davies (Eds.), Witchcraft Continued (pp. 151–173). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526137975.00012
tags: Italian folk healing, Italian American folk healing, Italian folk magic, Italian folk traditions, Italian superstition, Italian spiritual healing, Italian ancestral practices, Italian folk healer, Italian strega, Strega tradition, Catholic folk healing, Catholic folk magic, saint-based healing, ancestral healing traditions, old world healing practices, vernacular magic, Italian folklore, Mediterranean folk religion, Southern Italian traditions, Italian ethnography, Sabrina Magliocco, folk religion, what is Italian folk healing, Italian folk healing explained, Italian folk healing practices, traditional Italian healing, Italian American culture, ancestral spirituality, folk healing traditions, traditional healing practices, ancestral traditions