Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; A Hexerei Vocabulary; Part I: White and Black Magic of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country; 1. Hexerei: An Introduction; 2. Braucherei: Its Counter (Powwow and Hex Doctors); 3. Pennsylvania Dutch Powwow Carvings and the Occult; 4. Abracadabra: An (Antediluvian) Amulet of Protection; 5. Rural Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country; 6. Secrets of a Pennsylvania Dutch Witch in the Oley Hills; 7. Hexerei: Application and Folk Tales; Part II: The Mysterious and Unexplained; 8. John Ross and the Supernatural; 9. ESP + 1750 Mansion = Historical Insight
10. A Colonial Lobachsville Homestead in America and Ties to the Occult11. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die!; 12. X Does More Than Mark the Spot; 13. 18th-Century Yoder Ghost of Oley Valley; Part III: Faith Healing of the Dutch Country; 14. Frontier Faith Healing in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country; 15. Mountain Mary: Berks Countyâ#x80;#x99;s Most Beloved Faith Healer; 16. John George Hohman, Berks Countyâ#x80;#x99;s Christian Wizard; 17. Catholic Church Holidays Kept Alive by Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers; 18. Famous Stahl Pottery Works Fired â#x80;#x9C;Ferhextâ#x80;#x9D; Redware Pie Plate
Part IV: Folklore Derived from 18th and 19th-Century Beliefs19. Pennsylvania Dutch Weather Lore of the Early 20th Century; 20. Goose-Bone Prophets of the Dutch Country; 21. Appalachian Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch; 22. Historic Kutztown University: Its Interaction with the Occult and Its German-Speaking Community; 23. The World-Famous Hex Sign Folk Art â#x80;¦ Myth!; Part V: Amulets and the Lordâ#x80;#x99;s Protection from Evil; 24. â#x80;#x9C;Deivelâ#x80;#x99;s Dreckâ#x80;#x9D; and Other Rural Devices to Ward Off Evil; 25. Pennsylvania Dutch Traditions of the All-Seeing Eye (of Jesus Christ)
26. Folk Legend of the Pennsylvania Dutch â#x80;#x9C;Himmelsbriefsâ#x80;#x9D; (Letters from Heaven)27. Contemporary Holy Letters Still Carried Today; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
"For almost three centuries, the "Pennsylvania Dutch" have practiced white magic, known in their dialect as Braucherei or Powwowing. The art of black magic is known as Hexerei. Healing powers are believed to derive from the Holy Trinity but the powers of Hexerei are from the Devil"-- Provided by publisher
