“They Find Out There Was a…”- Joe Rogan Shares “Fascinating” Insights About “Salem Witch Trials” That Caused Massive “Hysteria”

Joe Rogan has a knack for digging unconventional themes. The UFC commentator’s fascination with aliens is well known. Similarly, his long list of peculiar interests has a fresh addition to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The infamous event in American history has piqued the standup comic’s curiosity. He recently engaged in a gripping conversation with Amanda Feilding as he delved deeper and found a devil was indeed at work.

The 55-year-old sat down with the psychedelics researcher in Ep. #2002 of JRE. As expected, the conversation between two psychedelic enthusiasts revolved around the use of psychedelics. Amusingly, in one segment, Feilding pointed out the use of psychedelics in medieval times for easing childbirth’s pain. She didn’t stop here and mentioned the midwives were the people who were burnt for witchery.

Joe Rogan reaches the root of the Salem Witch Trials

The guest continued and narrated how the villagers blamed the plague on the witches’ curse when it struck the village. She opined the agent at work was not witches, but a fungus, ergot. The midwives used to go out at night collecting medicines, and their hats, due to the presence of ergot, sparkled in the moonlight. That’s where the association of hats with witches comes to be.

With no one to collect ergot, the villagers fell sick as they consumed a portion of the rye bread infected with ergot and then exhibited intense symptoms. Feilding brought out the irony at play as villagers themselves caused the plague. The color commentator then chimed in as he disclosed one of the most fascinating things about the trials. He revealed how the villagers discovered a frozen lake when they were examining the crops.

He said, “That was to me one of the most fascinating things about the Salem witch trials. Cause they find out there was a lake frozen whenever they examined whatever crops they could find back. And they did find ergot in them. And to think that was partly responsible for that whole hysteria.”

Following this, Feilding theorized the trials were a culmination of many factors coming together. She stressed the inquisition and religion. Nevertheless, it remained a tragic event.

She stated, “And it was very much intermingled with the protestants and the inquisition between the religions and the whole thing. It came at the same time. So it has been some kind of tragedy.”

The theory, pitched in by Feilding, also explains why the trials came to an abrupt end in May 1693 as the contaminated grain would have run out by then.

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What do you think of these statements by UFC commentator Joe Rogan? Does the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1963 also arouse your curiosity? Let us know in the comments below.

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