Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Hexenkopf



Hexenkopf Rock or “Witch’s Head” is a large, hilly cluster of rocks which you’d probably walk right past if you didn’t know its long history of witchcraft, evil spirits, death and curses.

Ancient Native American tribes performed rituals of healing there, drawing the evil spirits out of the sick and entrapping them in the rock. The mountains were said to glow from all the evil spirits trapped in them. Early Pennsylvania German settlers, who called it “Misery Mountain,” began holding their own form of healing ceremonies there, called “powwows.” From the 18th century up until the 1950s, local powwowers healed the sick by drawing the evil spirits out of them and putting them in the rock, much like their Native American predecessors. Some say these evil spirits have escaped the rocks and now roam the surrounding woods.

But here's the part that most people don't know...

I was doing some research.  In the 1700's, in that same region, settlers would often find their iron cauldrons and kettles missing.  Unfortunately, they would blame this on the local Indian population.

They could never find them actually using the stolen items, so there's always been something of a mystery surrounding the disappearing iron cookware.  


Check back on Walpurgisnacht… I believe I’ve solved the mystery.

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4 comments:

Willow Cove said...

This is a very nice interesting place.
Can’t wait to hear more.

Wren said...

Very much looking forward to this :)

Tjalgahorn said...

I cannot wait to learn more...
Is this the year that Pumpkinrot finally features a real fire beneath a cauldron?

Rot said...

One of these years for sure!