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Strange Familiars

The Witchcraft of Paul Heim

Strange Familiars

Strange Familiars

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 β€’ 1.4K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

We present the story of Paul Heim, perhaps the first powwow doctor in Pennsylvania. Heim made his home in Schuylkill County, as one of the earliest residents and founders of the Red Church. It was said that he could transform himself – or his enemies – into animals or inanimate objects. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars

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0:00.0

In the depths of the Tumbling Run forests had dwelt an Indian enchanter

0:07.5

at whose command the storm fiends of the devil's hole would arise and sweep the valley.

0:14.3

A few miles from Orwigsburg was the devil's rock, where the fiend himself held his court.

0:20.3

While on the peaks of the blue mountains on

0:22.2

misty days, the steam could be seen arising where the demon wolves cooked their metzel soup.

0:28.8

And deep in the heart of these mountains lay buried the books of Moses, volumes of awful power,

0:34.4

guarded by gigantic scorpions, fearful to contemplate.

0:38.9

This was the land of the great magician, Paul Heim, of haunted houses, haunted barns, haunted

0:44.6

graveyards, and haunted lanes.

0:51.3

They claim that our eyes were just to be treated a slightly different than what they are.

0:57.0

We talked to see things about our world. Welcome to Strange Familiers. How you doing tonight, Allison?

1:27.2

Doing well. On tonight's show, Allison? I'm doing well.

1:28.3

On tonight's show, we're going to be discussing the witchcraft of Paul Heim.

1:34.3

But we'll get into that in a minute.

1:36.3

Have some announcements to make.

1:39.3

The Cape Girardeau paranormal thing that John and Tyler and I were going to be at, and Josh

1:47.3

Cutchin was as well, has been canceled. So we will not be in Missouri at the end of August.

1:54.4

At least not for that reason.

1:56.5

Yeah, something might come up and maybe there's a big foot flap and I need to go to Missouri at the end of August.

2:02.4

But for the conference that we were advertising before, that is not happening.

2:08.0

I want to thank everyone who has contributed to our GoFundMe.

2:11.3

Thank you so much.

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