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HITLER, Spells Against
During World War II, it is claimed that a Cone of Power was raised by British Witches on at least one (probably more) occasion to direct psychic forces against Adolf Hitler and to persuade him against invasion of England. According to Gerald Gardner a ritual at which he was present applied the words: "You cannot cross the sea; you cannot cross the sea; not able to come; not able to come." Gardner claimed that a Coven had met in the New Forest (see NEW FOREST COVEN).
This account was supported in an article by Cecil WIlliamson (Illustrated, 27 September 1952), in which he asserted that on the night of the Lammas Sabbat in August 1940, a group of seventeen had gathered in the New Forest in Hampshire. Williamson's observations are, however, unreliable since, at a later date (Talking Stick 9, Winter 1992) he alters the story, claiming that the account of the New Forest ritual is spurious.
According to Williamson's later testimony, a bizarre ritual, not attended by Gardner, was organized under the auspices of MIS, during which an effigy of Hitler was hauled to the top of a church tower and set alight to coincide with the visit of two Vatican Nuncios to the Duke of Norfolk's seat at Arundel Castle. It was performed not in the New Forest but on an estate near Chuck Hatch in Ashdown Forest. Aleister Crowley is said to have been present in company with his son, Amado, the local Fire Brigade, some forty Canadian soldiers and an assortment of occultists, mystics and other extras. No date is offered.
Williamson's later claim is probably to be disregarded. Conceivably two mutually exclusive rituals took place against Hitler's planned invasion but not as Williamson reported.
His allegations concerning Arundel Castle are palpably inaccurate and it is implausible that the event described would have gone unreported for more than forty years.
PLEASE NOTE:
One of the major problems with 'defining' Paganism and/or its beliefs and practices is that it is an 'organic' movement, in that it is undergoing constant change and re-evaluation from within, and as such any 'one-size-fits-all' approach to understanding Paganism will be found wanting.
Due to the very 'organic' nature of Paganism, and the many differing Paths and Traditions within it, in many cases no one definition may be universally accepted by all Pagans. Therefore, where such cases of possible conflicting and/or contradictory meanings of certain terms occur I have endevoured to give not only the generally accepted meaning, but also any major 'variations' in belief and/or practice.
Christians who believe this difference in meaning of certain key terms, beliefs and practices to be unique to Paganism need to remember that such conflicts also arise within the Body of Christ - the Church. Take for instance the differing practices amongst Christians concerning Baptism and the different attitudes towards women in the clergy.
- Jean-Luc
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