Lucifer Rising: British Intelligence and the Occult in the Second World War

Astrology, magic, political warfare and black propaganda, Commander Ian Flemingâ€s meeting with the ‘Beast†Aleister Crowley... Nicholas Booth tells a surreal tale that begins with British Intelligence wanting to know whether Adolf Hitler was being advised by astrologers and ends with Rudolf Hess parachuting into Scotland. Using declassified files, Booth explains some of the peculiar events and personalities of the secret war in 1941, when Britainâ€s situation was desperate and even an occult straw seemed worth clutching.