The Lovecraft Investigations

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Episode 4

Jan 2, 2019
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INSIGHT

New Forest Witchcraft Legacy

  • The New Forest area has long been a hotspot for witchcraft and occult activities since at least the 1930s.
  • Joseph Kerwin’s involvement there connects historical paganism with modern occult movements and secretive cults.
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Occult Misconceptions and Ipku Ayah

  • Occult groups in the 60s often related to the Mesopotamian sorcerer Ipku Ayah rather than traditional Satanic figures.
  • The real pantheon and beliefs were less about Satan and more about ancient mystic forces, misunderstood by the public and media.
ANECDOTE

Amelia Fennar's Covens Experience

  • Amelia Fennar, an 85-year-old, shared her experiences of joining Joseph Kerwin's coven in the New Forest during the late 1950s.
  • Initially skeptical, she soon embraced the rituals including nude ceremonies and magic involving sex and psychedelic mushrooms.
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