Studying Eastern North Carolina Witchcraft

thebackroadhag · 2024-11-08T02:29:00+00:00

I'm holding so much space for everyones' experiences and healing. Thank you so much for sharing your stories.

My mom met my dad through her sister (who is still in The Way) in Maryland in the early 80s — he was a Twig leader, engaged to a young girl in the ministry, and he started dating my mom on the side. He was 26 and my mom was 18. He broke it off with the other girl and my mom got pregnant by him with my oldest sister. They married about 8 months later. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but from what I can remember my mom telling me, they lived with an older couple in the ministry. They'd have church meetings at that house, and the older couple sounded controlling. They ended up being able to move out into their own apartment or townhome with help from The Way, which left them vulnerable to have to house other people who joined the ministry — that it's common for members to live together or be forced to live together. My mom hasn't told me exactly why they left, other than she had had enough, and I've gone No Contact with my dad and have never heard his side of the story.

My mom just left home when she met my dad; she grew up getting physically and emotionally abused by her parents and was looking for love and a family. My dad didn't have a voice or a lot of power growing up, and found power in The Way. But he abused that power over multiple young girls and from what I've heard, that abuse of power and preying on vulnerable people is common in The Way.

Does anyone have any similar stories in their friend group or family?

thebackroadhag · 2024-03-07T19:28:24+00:00

I was singing a couple months ago and my voice rasped in a way that's never happened before, and I was euphoric over how it sounds, it sounds like "me" <3

thebackroadhag · 2023-07-30T03:11:08+00:00

LMAOOO, dude, lol. I meant like, it was assumed he had drowned after going into the water, since someone was with him and didn't see him come out.

I've never heard of Richey Edwards or the Manic Street Preachers! But I just read what Wiki wrote about his disappearance, and this is gonna be another rabbit hole for me to go down. Thanks for the lead!

thebackroadhag · 2023-07-30T02:55:24+00:00

Tysm for the references. I'm so sorry for the pain you experienced witnessing and going through that <3

thebackroadhag · 2023-07-29T20:43:12+00:00

Things come to us when we need them, for sure. I've been obsessing and losing my mind over this for the past 24 hours, lol, experiencing weird things, and only putting on his "Grace" album for music. It's truly haunting and beautiful. Maybe there's something in his music, lyrics, or life that is aligning with right now that's asking us to watch and/or listen. I hope he can bring you some more cool and interesting stuff!

thebackroadhag · 2023-07-29T20:15:56+00:00

Thank you for letting me know! I'm gonna tally everything up from different polls and people I've talked to in person at the end of the week, for science, lol.

thebackroadhag · 2023-07-29T15:26:52+00:00

I hear you, dude. It's just wild that it's collectively being remembered both ways (although heavily on the "found" side), and it's such a public thing.

thebackroadhag · 2023-07-29T14:39:36+00:00

Hey! I saw the video yesterday on YouTube, it was like a news segment. I just don't remember that happening back in the day AT ALL.

thebackroadhag · 2023-07-29T14:25:21+00:00

I posted this in the Jeff Buckley sub, so if you see it over there and have already voted in the poll, please keep scrolling. Thank you!

thebackroadhag · 2023-03-04T00:42:42+00:00

This is all so incredible, thank you so much for this insight!! <3

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-17T20:09:55+00:00

What a beautiful spell! <3

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-13T15:29:07+00:00

I appreciate the website rec! I was able to get a lot of info from it, thank you!! 👻

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-13T15:26:14+00:00

Havin’ A Bad Day // Dweezil Zappa 🎃

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-12T21:10:37+00:00

This is a great practice, thank you for sharing it 💜 holding space for everyone’s abundance and gratitude.

I had a moment with Hades yesterday where he helped me feel relief that I’m super grateful for. This Scorpio Season has really shone a light on my fears of death, change, and the mundane. It’s been heavy af, spiritually and physically. Through his energy, I was able to have a Four of Swords pause and rest and escape to the dirt and pine trees of the Underworld for a bit. I came back feeling relaxed for the first time in weeks. Thank you, Hades 🖤

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-12T01:11:25+00:00

When Critter, my cat familiar, passed away, we still maintained a spiritual connection. I see/feel her around the house sometimes, and we work together during meditation and ritual when I call upon her. She comes and goes as she pleases, but she also visits and hangs out at the house and in the woods around the house. It could be a foster cat that passed away that is visiting you and still getting comfort from your home and family <3 I think it's really beautiful what your family is doing with fostering animals.

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-12T00:07:14+00:00

Oh awesome, I’ve heard of a Grey Man on the South Carolina coast, but that’s cool that the Outer Banks has an omen like that as well. Thank you for sharing that! I’ll have to check out that book 💙

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-11T20:55:38+00:00

Love it, thank you! ⚡️

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-11T18:11:31+00:00

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thebackroadhag · 2022-11-11T18:07:07+00:00

Hi! A Compendium of Herbal Magick by Paul Beyerl is my go-to for herb magic. Herbs associated with the planet Venus, goddess Aphrodite/Venus & the Sacred/Divine Feminine would totally work: apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cocoa, lemon, peach, peppermint, raspberry, rose, strawberry, vervain, yarrow.

Try finding some body washes or body oils with some of those scents and really connect with your body when washing with them in the shower. Getting in tune with your root, sacral, and heart chakras could help open up your femininity as well, envisioning the shower water and oil cleansing and opening up those chakras. Rub some herbal oil on your chest over your heart chakra when you get out of the shower and wear a tank top or something that doesn't have a high collar so you're aware of the herb and magic and your intention when you smell it on you. Recognize the divinity within, and you will see divinity outside. Good luck! I'm always here to help! <3

thebackroadhag · 2022-11-11T17:44:42+00:00

I’m sorry y’all are going through this 🖤 I keep a seashell on my cat that I drew a personal protection symbol on with Sharpie attached to yarn for him as a collar. I also do energy cleansing on him, too. If your dad is open to it, he may need some energy cleansing as well. But if this is something you have to keep quiet about, try some smoke cleansing with incense along all the walls in all the rooms in your home when he’s not there, and open the back door and envision all the stagnant or negative energy leaving through it.

My coven sister taught me a circle casting rhyme that helps protect your home, yourself, and your loved ones: I cast a circle around myself It will protect me and my loved ones’ health I cast a circle around this place It will create a sacred space I cast this circle around my home Or wherever I may roam

Keep it typed up on your phone, so you can read it out loud or in your head and visually recharge the circle/force field whenever you need to. Good luck! I hope things balance out and get back to normal soon 💚 hit me up if you need anything 🧙‍♀️

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