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Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History & Lore

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Since William Penn presided over the state’s only official witch trial in 1684, witchcraft and folk magic have been part of the history of the Keystone State. English and German settlers brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World–infrequently with dangerous consequences. In 1802, an Allegheny County pass judgement on helped an accused witch escape an indignant mob. Susan Mummey used to be no longer so fortunate. In 1934, she used to be shot and killed in her home by a young Schuylkill County man who used to be convinced that she had cursed him. In other regions of the state, views on folk magic were more complex. Even as hex doctors were feared within the Pennsylvania German tradition, powwowers were and are revered for their abilities to heal, lift curses and find lost objects. Folklorist Thomas White traces the history and lore of witchcraft and the occult that quietly continue to exist in Pennsylvania even as of late.

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