Sybil Leek was an English witch, astrologer, occult author and self-proclaimed psychic.
Background
Sybil Leek was born on 22 February 1917 in the village of Normacot in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England to a comfortable, middle class family. She claimed to have been descended from the historical Molly Leigh, who had been accused during the witch hunts.
Career
She wrote many books on occult and esoteric subjects, getting dubbed as "Britain"s most famous witch" by the British Broadcasting Corporation. She died at her Melbourne Beach, Florida home on 26 October 1982.
Views
Strong in the defence of her beliefs, Sybil sometimes differed and even quarrelled with other witches. She disapproved of nudity in rituals, a requirement in some traditions, and was strongly against the use of drugs, but she was at odds with most other witches in that she did believe in cursing.
Her student Christine Jones admitted that Leek "mixed truths with untruths liberally, causing great harm as she went.".