Sybil Leek
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.
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. She was involved in a black propaganda effort, where she provided phony horoscopes for the Germans who believed in astrology1. Her work allegedly included writing a chart that convinced Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Führer of Nazi Germany, to fly to England, leading to his capture1. Her son, Julian Leek, confirmed that the details of her involvement in the Hess affair remained officially classified1.
After the war, Leek moved to America in 1962. She was later quoted in a classified Department of Defense monograph on Extrasensory Perception (ESP), which suggested she became an American intelligence asset1.
In the 1970s, 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 on witchcraft and the supernatural1. While her sources were sometimes considered biased in favor of ESP research programs, her insights were noted within the intelligence community1.
Sources
- Jacobsen, Annie. Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. ↩
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