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After leaving JPL and starting his own company, [[Jack Parsons]] purchased a house in Pasadena commonly called "the Parsonage" where he conducted experiments in both rocketry and in [[ritual magic]]. | After leaving JPL and starting his own company, [[Jack Parsons]] purchased a house in Pasadena commonly called "the Parsonage" where he conducted experiments in both rocketry and in [[ritual magic]]. | ||
In 1945, science fiction writer and U.S. Navy officer [[L. Ron Hubbard]] moved into the Parsonage, and he and Parsons became close friends. Parsons and his wife Sara were in an open relationship encouraged by the [[ | In 1945, science fiction writer and U.S. Navy officer [[L. Ron Hubbard]] moved into the Parsonage, and he and Parsons became close friends. Parsons and his wife Sara were in an open relationship encouraged by the [[Ordo Templi Orientis]]'s polyamorous sexual ethics, and she became enamored with Hubbard; Parsons, despite attempting to repress his passions, became intensely jealous. | ||
Motivated to find a new partner through [[occult]] means, Parsons began to devote his energies to conducting [[black magic]], causing concern among fellow O.T.O. members who believed that he was invoking troublesome spirits into the Parsonage. Parsons reported paranormal events in the house resulting from these invocations; including poltergeist activity, sightings of orbs and ghostly apparitions, [[alchemy|alchemical]] effects on the weather, and disembodied voices. | Motivated to find a new partner through [[occult]] means, Parsons began to devote his energies to conducting [[black magic]], causing concern among fellow O.T.O. members who believed that he was invoking troublesome spirits into the Parsonage. Parsons reported paranormal events in the house resulting from these invocations; including poltergeist activity, sightings of orbs and ghostly apparitions, [[alchemy|alchemical]] effects on the weather, and disembodied voices. | ||
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Their final ritual took place in the Mojave Desert in late February 1946, during which Parsons abruptly decided that his undertaking was complete. On returning to the Parsonage, he discovered that Marjorie Cameron (an unemployed illustrator and former Navy WAVE) had come to visit. Believing her to be the "elemental" woman and manifestation of Babalon that he had invoked, in early March Parsons began performing [[sex magic]] rituals with Cameron, who acted as his "Scarlet Woman," while Hubbard continued to participate as the assistant. | Their final ritual took place in the Mojave Desert in late February 1946, during which Parsons abruptly decided that his undertaking was complete. On returning to the Parsonage, he discovered that Marjorie Cameron (an unemployed illustrator and former Navy WAVE) had come to visit. Believing her to be the "elemental" woman and manifestation of Babalon that he had invoked, in early March Parsons began performing [[sex magic]] rituals with Cameron, who acted as his "Scarlet Woman," while Hubbard continued to participate as the assistant. | ||
Unlike the rest of the household, Cameron knew nothing at first of Parsons' magical intentions: "I didn't know anything about the [[O.T.O.]], I didn't know that they had invoked me, I didn't know anything, but the whole house knew it. Everybody was watching to see what was going on." Despite this ignorance and her skepticism about Parsons' magic, Cameron reported her sighting of a UFO to Parsons, who secretly recorded the sighting as a materialization of Babalon. | Unlike the rest of the household, Cameron knew nothing at first of Parsons' magical intentions: "I didn't know anything about the [[Ordo Templi Orientis|O.T.O.]], I didn't know that they had invoked me, I didn't know anything, but the whole house knew it. Everybody was watching to see what was going on." Despite this ignorance and her skepticism about Parsons' magic, Cameron reported her sighting of a UFO to Parsons, who secretly recorded the sighting as a materialization of Babalon. | ||
==Second phase of the Working== | ==Second phase of the Working== | ||