In this episode, the boys discussed the Amish and Hillbilly flavors of magic practiced in the United States. Who knew the Amish -- those staid and stalwart pillars of community and religion -- practiced magic? Jim did, that's who! Oh, and Jim comes to realize that his own father just might have been a practitioner of Appalachian Granny Magic.
Sources:
https://amishamerica.com/history/?msclkid=3d156befb1ca11eca7fea0b48142de2f
https://www.discoverlancaster.com/amish/history-beliefs/?msclkid=29feca3fb1cc11ecb1c336434ac1f814
https://ohiosamishcountry.com/articles/what-is-the-amish-ordnung?msclkid=dd1a9a53b1cd11ecac2104288004ee8d
https://gentsoflancaster.com/2021/02/17/what-is-amish-magic/?msclkid=515fb259b1d211ec97da60317dd2f0bc
https://www.readingeagle.com/2018/07/23/a-look-back-in-history-early-folk-religion-of-the-pa-dutch/\
Crossroads of Conjure: The Roots and Practices of Granny Magic, Hoodoo, BrujerÃa, and Curanderismo by Katrina Rasbold, 2019, Llewellyn Publications
The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania), November 30, 1928, pages 1 & 4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehmeyer%27s_Hollow?msclkid=53dd70a6b5f311ecb32bb50c20ffd603
https://the-line-up.com/ringtown-valley-hex-murder
https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/horror-behind-the-walls-pa-family-finds-disturbing-discovery-in-house/521-77db2f54-dd76-428a-b96e-798c8ebba95a
