Glad I finally read this. Interesting and informative. ( )

Diary of a Witch has some very fascinating chapters, especially the one where she attended an all girls school, the time she lived with Gypsies and her initial start in television as a reporter. The last third of the book as she came to the present (at the time of the writing) the book's pacing began to stall. The last three chapters diverge from the biography of her life and her balance between her beliefs and private vs. public lives and are instead essays on her beliefs. The problem I had with them, is I'm a skeptic. I think for someone who is genuinely interested in astrology, reincarnation and ESP will get more out of these final chapters than I did. ( )

March, 2002
Diary of a Witch
Sybil Leek

This was one of Grandpa’s (interesting in and of itself!), written by Sybil Leek in the late 60’s. The world’s most famous witch at that time, really. Not an instructive on how to practice, but rather, her autobiography. She talked about being a child and learning from her grandmother; of meeting Aleister Crowley when she was a girl (her father was friends with him), of living with gypsies for a while, then coming to the U.S. and touring the talk circuit, and conducting paranormal investigations with Hans Holzer. Very interesting, all in all. ( )

This is an interesting book, written by one of the first "modern" witches to come out of the "broom closet." Good reading for anyone interested in a historical perspective on modern witchcraft. ( )