Italian Folk Magic

Old-world solutions to new-world problems

Welcome to Italian Folk Magic, a website devoted to the magic, music, and spirituality of Italy and Italian America—with a special emphasis on Southern Italy and Sicily. Written by Mallorie Vaudoise. 

Madonnas

Devotion to the Madonna has its roots in the goddess cults of pagan antiquity. Beautiful, mysterious, and downright deadly, the Italian Madonnas fill us with awe.

Saints

Petitioned for a wide variety of causes, the saints are our elder kin. Naming traditions and the ecclesiastical calendar result in a continually evolving relationship between the saints and the family.

Ancestors

Requiem AEternam dona eis, Domine; et Lux Perpetua luceat eis. Cultures around the world practice ancestor veneration, and Italy is no different.

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About

Mallorie Vaudoise is a Brooklyn-based spiritualist of Italian descent. She studies Southern Italian music and dance with world-renowned folk artist Alessandra Belloni. She believes that music, food, wine, and kissing are vital tools of spiritual evolution. Read more

Recent media: 

• We Witches Three: 💀Honoring Your Ancestors 🌻 Mallorie Vaudoise 💐 (November 15, 2019)

• Stirring the Cauldron: Author Mallorie Vaudoise-Honoring Your Ancestors (October 4, 2019)

• New World Witchery #152: Honoring Ancestors with Mallorie Vaudoise (September 26, 2019)

• Praying at the Speed of Love #14: Mallorie Vaudoise on Honoring Your Ancestors (September 19, 2019)

• Honoring Your Ancestors Book Launch Recording (September 17, 2019)

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