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born: 1917-02-22
category: Psychics & Remote Viewers
died: 1982-10-26
location: Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
summary: Sybil Leek, known as 'Britain's most famous witch,' was an astrologer and
  author who was reportedly recruited by British Intelligence during World War II.
tags:
- Person
- RemoteViewer
- Soviet
---

Sybil Leek, known as "Britain's most famous witch," was an astrologer and author who was reportedly recruited by [British Intelligence](/organizations/british-intelligence/) during [World War II](/events/world-war-ii/). She was involved in a black propaganda effort, where she provided phony horoscopes for the Germans who believed in astrology[^1]. Her work allegedly included writing a chart that convinced [Rudolf Hess](/people/rudolf-hess/), the Deputy Führer of [Nazi Germany](/places/nazi-germany/), to fly to England, leading to his capture[^1]. Her son, Julian Leek, confirmed that the details of her involvement in the Hess affair remained officially classified[^1].

After the war, Leek moved to America in 1962. She was later quoted in a classified [Department of Defense](/organizations/department-of-defense/) monograph on [Extrasensory Perception](/concepts/extrasensory-perception/) (ESP), which suggested she became an American intelligence asset[^1].

In the 1970s, [John LaMothe](/people/john-lamothe/)'s report, *Controlled Offensive Behavior - USSR*, identified Sybil Leek as a "noted astrologer and author." She warned that "there is a great danger that within the next ten years the Soviets will be able to steal our top secrets by using out-of-the-body spies"[^1]. Leek also advised the [Central Intelligence Agency](/organizations/central-intelligence-agency/) on witchcraft and the supernatural[^1]. While her sources were sometimes considered biased in favor of ESP research programs, her insights were noted within the intelligence community[^1].

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[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.