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That Witch Up the Holler (with Special Guest Savannah)

Ghost Gossip
In this episode, the host welcomes Savannah, known as That Witch Up the Holler, to explore her Appalachian roots, psychic abilities, and folk magic practices. Savannah shares personal stories of paranormal encounters, the challenges of growing up psychic in a religious family, and her insights into intuition, spirituality, and raising children with similar gifts.
Savannah discusses her background in folk magic and mediumship, growing up psychic in a Pentecostal family in Appalachia, where her near-death birth marked her as gifted. She explains local superstitions and ghost stories, reflecting on how Appalachia is often misunderstood. She recounts early paranormal experiences, including a baby crying linked to a Civil War legend and encounters with a 'blue man' figure, which she connects to military housing transitions. Savannah differentiates between intuition and anxiety, noting that intuition resides in the gut, and explains her practice of planting by the signs. She shares negative experiences with organized religion and spiritual exploitation, emphasizing that not all churches or witches are bad. The conversation shifts to her children's psychic abilities, including astral travel, clairvoyance, and clairaudience, and she discusses the importance of trusting oneself and the practice of veiling to protect energy. The episode concludes with Savannah sharing her social media handles and the host explaining the term 'holler'.
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Appalachia is often misunderstood and over-exaggerated in media.
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Spirits sometimes appear before scheduled readings.
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Anxiety is in the chest, intuition is in the gut.
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Not every paranormal event is demonic.
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Observe, but don't absorb.