An explanation of 'Stob': A stob is a wooden stake used in Mountain/Southeastern/Appalachian folk magic, as well as, in old French folk magic. Each wooden stake has a particular property, the American differs from the European. The stake/stob makes a certain magical principle manifest when it penetrates the ground according to the intent of the witch/sorcerer/folk-magician. So, one may 'nail down' 'paradise' or 'hell' according to will and intent. In the Southeast, the Stob can be as simple as a 'sound/vibrational instrument' to drive snakes and night-crawlers (worms used in fishing- We invite you to watch the Eastern TN "Heartland Series" about fishing stobs) to stobs that cause a feeling of being watched/ moving out/ spiritual revelation, etc. So, this is the reason for the name, a whole Arcana in wood and 'we' are surrounded by it. I invite you to join us, but I also caution you that anything stolen fr...
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