Ep. 238 - The Anthology

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In this special episode, I'm bringing to you three stories around some of the ways magic and mysticism played a role in World War II. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/conspirators and get on your way to being your best self. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast In this episode I'm bringing you a collection of short stories, all around the central theme of some strange events during World War II involving magic and mysticism. Notes: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86145/operation-cone-power-when-british-witches-attacked-adolf-hitler https://www.thoughtco.com/british-witches-hitler-spell-4134250 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/78979/jewish-psychic-who-tricked-hitler https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780922915682 https://www.salon.com/2002/02/27/hanussen/ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23456119# https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-man-who-wrote-hitlers-horoscope/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you like this podcast, can we recommend another one? It's called Big Picture Science.
0:06.0	You can hear it wherever you get your podcast and its name tells part of the story.
0:10.0	The Big Picture Questions and the most interesting research in science.
0:15.0	Seth and I are the host. Seth is a scientist.
0:18.0	I am Molly and I'm a science journalist and we talk to people smarter than us
0:22.0	and we have fun along the way. The show is called
0:24.4	Big Picture Science and as Seth said you can hear it wherever you get your
0:27.9	podcast.
0:29.9	Hey guys, Nate Hale here.
0:33.0	In this episode I'm going to share with you three stories all on a related theme.
0:38.0	These are all stories related to how magic and mysticism played a role in World War II.
0:44.0	The first story I'll hear is about how a cousin of
0:46.2	witches allegedly tried to protect England during the war.
0:50.2	The second story is about a magician who may have had a major impact on the development of one of the most evil men in history.
0:56.0	And the third story tells about a top secret plan involving astrology.
1:01.0	So kick back, relax, and let me tell you some really weird stories about
1:06.2	the war. I'm Naid Hale, broadcasting to you live from the Hollow Earth beneath Antarctica, and this is the conspirators. Story 1. The cone of power.
1:31.0	Throughout the history of England, witches have long been persecuted.
1:35.0	And yet there have been times when it's been claimed that the British crown turned to witches for help in casting out their enemies.
1:42.0	Gerald Gardner was one of the founders of the modern Wicca religion,
1:46.0	and he is sometimes referred to as the father of modern witchcraft.
1:50.0	In his The first occurred back in 1588 when Sir Francis Drake was joined by a group of so-called
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