Topic: Adena Culture

Todd Elliott describes a visionary experience triggered by handling Jimson weed during a night walk on a farm. While leaning on a staff in a reverie, he felt he traveled back in time to commune with the settlers and the indigenous Adena and Hopewell cultures who previously inhabited the land. He recounts seeing energy lines connecting the roots of trees to the sky and later discovering a dilated pupil from accidental contact with the plant's alkaloids.

The Pennyroyal region contains numerous ancient earthworks and Adena mounds belonging to the Hopewell culture, similar to the Serpent Mound in Ohio. Highway 39, one of the oldest roads in America, follows ancient buffalo traces and the Great Warrior Way, cutting directly through these high-strangeness areas. These sites are noted for their historical connection to indigenous tribes and modern paranormal sightings.

While researching Charles Manson's childhood in Ashland, Kentucky, Levenda discovered that the cult leader grew up playing on ancient Adena culture burial mounds. He identifies a recurring pattern where major American prisons, such as those housing Squeaky Fromme and Henry Lee Lucas, are constructed directly atop these ancient earthworks. This geographical connection suggests that America may be a "haunted house" influenced by the spirits of displaced civilizations.