Greg Abandoned’s Reviews > Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis > Status Update

Although Puharich he is portrayed as a pivotal researcher, much of his work blended fringe methods with speculative interpretations, and later mainstream efforts — such as remote viewing programs led by Hal Puthoff and others — seems like a con man securing funding conning the government

Heavy focus on Dr. Andrija Puharich, a medical doctor who became a central early figure in U.S. gov research into ESP and anomalous mental phenomena. Puharich secured significant funding and attention for his Round Table Foundation, mixed mystical and parapsychological ideas, and helped attract figures like Uri Geller into classified research programs.

After Hess’s flight, the Nazi regime did in fact conduct a police action — often referred to as Aktion Hess — in which astrologers, faith healers, and fortune tellers were arrested or interrogated. In that limited sense, one could argue that astrology and Hess’s flight intersect historically. Big speculative leap. The connection is tenuous at best.

Within the first ten minutes of reading — presenting as fact a rumor she appears to have encountered online. The story involves the witch Sybil Leek, who was allegedly hired by British intelligence to produce fake horoscopes that later influenced Rudolf Hess’s decision to fly to Britain. The claim relies on a hidden or secondary source that cannot be verified. It is embarrassing to see this repeat yet again.