Homespun Haints: True Ghost Stories
All the Haints in Asheville: A true ghost story interview with H. Byron Ballard
Byron grew up in a haunted area surrounded by haunted houses and ghosts, but she never feared the messages she received from those that had passed. Now as an adult, she serves her community by cleansing and blessing homes and writing books to help others learn the field magic that has been passed down for generations in her family.
H. Byron Ballard MFA, is a teacher, folklorist and writer. A Western NC native, Byron is renowned as the Asheville Village Witch.
Byron has studied and practiced Appalachian folk magic for half a century. She's a senior priestess at and a founder of Mother Grove Goddess Temple, and also a pastor. She also knows a lot of stories about Asheville hauntings, as she's guided ghost tours there.
Her books on traditional Appalachian craft are published by Llewellyn Press. Order her books from Byron's local indie bookstore at malaprops.com, and she'll sign it for you before it is shipped. Also visit her website myvillagewitch.com or follow her on Facebook as H. Byron Ballard, author, Witch About Town, for events and more info.
For full episode show notes, visit homespunhaints.com/asheville-ghost-stories
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Byron grew up in a haunted area surrounded by haunted houses and ghosts, but she never feared the messages she received from those that had passed. Now as an adult, she serves her community by cleansing and blessing homes and writing books to help others learn the field magic that has been passed down for generations in her family.
H. Byron Ballard MFA, is a teacher, folklorist and writer. A Western NC native, Byron is renowned as the Asheville Village Witch.
Byron has studied and practiced Appalachian folk magic for half a century. She's a senior priestess at and a founder of Mother Grove Goddess Temple, and also a pastor. She also knows a lot of stories about Asheville hauntings, as she's guided ghost tours there.
Her books on traditional Appalachian craft are published by Llewellyn Press. Order her books from Byron's local indie bookstore at malaprops.com, and she'll sign it for you before it is shipped. Also visit her website myvillagewitch.com or follow her on Facebook as H. Byron Ballard, author, Witch About Town, for events and more info.
For full episode show notes, visit homespunhaints.com/asheville-ghost-stories
Want to visit Rome and see it at its most magical? Let The Bittersweet Life Podcast show you a Rome that most tourists never see.
Visit Rome, Italy, with 2 passionate hosts who will make you love Rome as much as we do! (And help you understand why it is what it is.)
This luxurious, intimate trip to Rome takes place 6-12 October 2024, and you can be a part of it!
Email bittersweetlifepodcast@gmail.com for more information and to register.
Tired of websites that have been Frankensteined together using subpar body parts? Check out Becky and Diana's digital media and web design company, The Concept Spot, and let's make some digital spookiness together! theconceptspot.com
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