75. Pennsylvania German Christian Magic: Pow-wow, Braucherei and Hexerei

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05/17/22 • 76 min

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We're back from our Spring Break with an in-depth episode on PA German/Dutch Christian Based folk magic otherwise known as Braucherei or Pow-wow. We've covered many of the unfortunate "Hex" Murders here in PA and one in NY. These scares were based on a lack of understanding of what Pow-wow was and still is today. References: 'Hex and Spellwork by Karl Herr Visit The Pow-wow Guy on his YouTube channel. Our featured music is from King Sinister with their song "Danke".

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Side Mission: The Hex Murder of Verna Delp

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In this True Crime Side Mission, we’re going to be topping off the Hex Scare murders that occurred in Pennsylvania before we do our deep dive into PA German/Dutch Christian-based Magic known as Pow-wow.

During The Hex Scare, any death that had even the slightest connection to pow-wowing, was seen as a “hex murder”. One such death was that of the young woman, Verna Octavia Delp.