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category: "Psychics & Remote Viewers"
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- Person
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- RemoteViewer
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- Soviet
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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."
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born: 1917-02-22
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died: 1982-10-26
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location: "Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England"
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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 astrology[^1]. Her work allegedly included writing a chart that convinced [[Rudolf Hess]], the Deputy Führer of [[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].
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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 asset[^1].
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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 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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### Footnotes
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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. |