Aloha and welcome to the final stop on our journey down the Witches' Road. In this episode, we’re unraveling one of the strangest and most enchanting legends to come out of World War II: Operation Cone of Power. The story goes that in the summer of 1940—while Britain stood on the brink of invasion—a secret coven of witches gathered in the New Forest to raise a massive surge of magical energy aimed straight at Hitler himself. Their goal? To turn the tide of war, stop Operation Sea Lion, and protect Britain from invasion.

But was this midnight ritual truly an act of magic… or something else entirely? We’ll dive into the world of Gerald Gardner, the ring leader and the man who later popularized modern witchcraft, and uncover how this story sits at the crossroads of history, folklore, and belief. Along the way, we’ll sift through wartime secrets, declassified files, and mythic retellings, asking what happens when human faith, fear, and imagination combine under pressure. Was Operation Cone of Power a symbolic act of unity and hope—or a genuine moment of magical intervention that bent history’s path? Then, during our session in the Tinfoil Teepee, we’ll explore the many theories—from covert intelligence operations and psychological warfare to energy manipulation, global occult networks, and even whispers of time distortion and extraterrestrial aid.

Join us as we step into the candlelit forests of wartime Britain, where witches and soldiers alike fought their own battles—one with strategy and steel, the other with willpower and ritual. It’s a story that reminds us that sometimes, the greatest mysteries of war aren’t found on the battlefield… but in the spaces where history and magic quietly overlap.

Links and Sources:

Witchcraft Today by Gerald Gardner (1954) - https://books.google.com/books/about/Witchcraft_Today.html

The Meaning of Witchcraft by Gerald Gardner (1959) - https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Meaning_of_Witchcraft.html

Gerald Gardner: Witch by J.L. Bracelin (1960) - https://www.amazon.com/Gerald-Gardner-Witch-J-L-Braccelin/dp/

Witchfather: The Life and Times of Gerald Gardner – Volume 1: Into the Smouldering Landscape (1884-1939) & Volume 2: From the Flame into Being (1940-1964) by Philip Heselton (2012) - Vol.1: https://www.amazon.com/Witchfather-Gerald-Gardner-Smouldering-Landscape/ - Vol. 2: https://www.amazon.com/Witchfather-Gerald-Gardner-Flame-Being/

The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton (1999) - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-triumph-of-the-moon-9780198207443

Operation Cone of Power by Philip Heselton and Moira Hodgkinson (2023) - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/operation-cone-of-power-philip-heselton/1142613830

The Witch-Cult in Western Europe by Margaret A. Murray (1921) - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56761

"Operation Cone of Power: When British Witches Attacked Adolf Hitler" by Tom Metcalfe (Mental Floss, 2016) - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86145/operation-cone-power-when-british-witches-attacked-adolf-hitler

"Old Dorothy Clutterbuck" (Occult World Encyclopedia) - https://occult-world.com/clutterbuck-old-dorothy/

"The Coven of Witches That Fought the Nazis During World War II" (Military.com, 2023) - https://www.military.com/history/coven-of-witches-fought-nazis-during-world-war-ii.html

"New Forest Coven of Witches Who Stopped the German Invasion" by Andy Seaman (New Forest Historical Wartime Aviation, 2023) - https://nfhwa.org/new-forest-coven-witches-help-stop-german-invasion/