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The Babalon Working: Sex Magick and the Occult in 1940s Los Angeles
53:05 - 59:43 (06:38)
The Babalon Working was a ritual conducted by Jack Parsons, a rocket scientist and occultist, with the aim of opening an interdimensional doorway and bringing about the end of the world order through the appearance of the goddess Babylon in human form. The ritual involved sex magick and the attraction of the sex force to this inn.
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Jack Parsons' occult practices included a goal to summon the goddess Babylon through interdimensional means and the belief that he would become the Antichrist.
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Jack Parsons' occult practices included a goal to summon the goddess Babylon through interdimensional means and the belief that he would become the Antichrist. He aimed to bring on the apocalypse through his magical rites.
ChapterThe Babalon Working: Sex Magick and the Occult in 1940s Los Angeles
EpisodeHow L. Ron Hubbard Made An Antichrist Using Sex Magic
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Jack Parsons performed the Babylon Working in order to bring about a new age of free love and the end of the Western Christian world order, not the end of the human race.
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Jack Parsons performed the Babylon Working in order to bring about a new age of free love and the end of the Western Christian world order, not the end of the human race.
ChapterThe Babalon Working: Sex Magick and the Occult in 1940s Los Angeles
EpisodeHow L. Ron Hubbard Made An Antichrist Using Sex Magic
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In May 1946, L. Ron Hubbard and Betty Northrup fled California with $10,000 to $20,000 of Jack Parsons' money, claiming to buy a yacht for resale on the West Coast; Parsons' friend, occult writer Aleister Crowley, suspected a confidence trick.
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In May 1946, L. Ron Hubbard and Betty Northrup fled California with $10,000 to $20,000 of Jack Parsons' money, claiming to buy a yacht for resale on the West Coast; Parsons' friend, occult writer Aleister Crowley, suspected a confidence trick.
ChapterThe Babalon Working: Sex Magick and the Occult in 1940s Los Angeles
EpisodeHow L. Ron Hubbard Made An Antichrist Using Sex Magic
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Jack Parsons was an enigmatic character from the mid-20th century with a brilliant scientific mind and intense personal interests in the occult, black magic, and sex magic.
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Jack Parsons was an enigmatic character from the mid-20th century with a brilliant scientific mind and intense personal interests in the occult, black magic, and sex magic. He died at the age of 37 in an accidental explosion, leaving behind a controversial legacy and a mysterious death that still intrigues people today.