Telepathy: The Respectable Phenomenon

by Sybil Leek

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Dubbed "Britain’s most famous witch" by the BBC.

Because she rose to media fame in the 1950s after the repeal of the 1735 Witchcraft Act in 1951, she had an effect upon the formation of neopagan witchcraft, namely the religion of Wicca. Strong in defense of her beliefs, Sybil sometimes differed and even quarrelled with other witches. She disapproved of nudity in rituals and was against the use of drugs, but she was at odds with most other witches in that she did believe in cursing. She was one of the first of the modern day witches to take up environmental causes.

Reviews

[Paula · Rating 2 out of 5]

This subject interested me. As a person, the author interested me too. But the book was a disappointment. The author failed to give solid proofs of the phenomenon that she said were happening all the time among her friends and other practicers of telepathy. She is obviously very passionate about telepathy, but her arguments were poorly constructed and her conclusions unsupported. She presented her beliefs with a confidence that seemed to assume that other people would join her in belief. I would have liked this book better if it contained more convincing evidence and less wishful thinking.