Patricia Crowther, known for introducing modern witchcraft to a wider audience in the 1970s has died at the age of 97 via a BBC radio programme that explored its history
Patricia Crowther, known as the UK’s oldest witch, has died aged 97.
Crowther was a Wiccan pagan and was known as a “high priestess” who exposed the subject of witchcraft to a wider audience during the 1970s. She co-created A Spell of Witchcraft, a BBC Radio Sheffield series that helped expose people to modern witchcraft.
The programme explored the history of witchcraft and Crowther shared practices within the community. Before becoming an occultist, Crowther was a professional entertainer Crowther told the Guardian in the 90s her husband had been involved in a “operation cone of power” ritual to prevent Britain from being invaded.
She said: “Hitler was expected on our shores at any time. They did not throw white powder but worked in the New Forest, chanting: ‘You cannot cross the sea / Not able to come,’ repeated over and over and raising the power through the dance.
“Historians say there were only two things that stopped Hitler coming: one was the Battle of Britain and the other was that he changed his mind. He said: ‘We’ll go and invade Russia instead’ – or words to that effect.” Crowther’s death was reported by the pagan news publisher Wild Hunt.
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