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In August 1945, Hubbard moved into the Pasadena mansion of [[Jack Parsons|John "Jack" Whiteside Parsons]]. A leading rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology and a founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Parsons led a double life as an avid [[occultist]] and [[Thelema|Thelemite]], follower of the English ceremonial magician [[Aleister Crowley]] and leader of a lodge of Crowley's magical order, [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] (OTO). | In August 1945, Hubbard moved into the Pasadena mansion of [[Jack Parsons|John "Jack" Whiteside Parsons]]. A leading rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology and a founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Parsons led a double life as an avid [[occultist]] and [[Thelema|Thelemite]], follower of the English ceremonial magician [[Aleister Crowley]] and leader of a lodge of Crowley's magical order, [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] (OTO). | ||
Hubbard befriended Parsons and soon became sexually involved with Parsons's 21-year-old girlfriend, Sara "Betty" Northrup. Hubbard, whom Parsons referred to in writing as "Frater H," became an enthusiastic collaborator in the Pasadena OTO. The two men collaborated on the "Babalon Working", a sex magic ritual intended to summon an incarnation of Babalon, the supreme Thelemite Goddess. It was undertaken over several nights in February and March 1946 in order to summon an "elemental" who would participate in further [[sex magic]]. | Hubbard befriended Parsons and soon became sexually involved with Parsons's 21-year-old girlfriend, Sara "Betty" Northrup. Hubbard, whom Parsons referred to in writing as "Frater H," became an enthusiastic collaborator in the Pasadena OTO. The two men visited [[Devil's Gate Dam]] and collaborated on the "Babalon Working", a sex magic ritual intended to summon an incarnation of Babalon, the supreme Thelemite Goddess. It was undertaken over several nights in February and March 1946 in order to summon an "elemental" who would participate in further [[sex magic]]. | ||
The "elemental" arrived a few days later in the form of Marjorie Cameron, who agreed to participate in Parsons's rites. Soon afterwards, Parsons, Hubbard and Sara agreed to set up a business partnership, "Allied Enterprises", in which they invested nearly their entire savings—the vast majority contributed by Parsons. The plan was for Hubbard and Sara to buy yachts in Miami and sail them to the West Coast to sell for a profit. Hubbard had a different idea; he wrote to the U.S. Navy requesting permission to leave the country "to visit Central & South America & China" for the purposes of "collecting writing material"—in other words, undertaking a world cruise. | The "elemental" arrived a few days later in the form of Marjorie Cameron, who agreed to participate in Parsons's rites. Soon afterwards, Parsons, Hubbard and Sara agreed to set up a business partnership, "Allied Enterprises", in which they invested nearly their entire savings—the vast majority contributed by Parsons. The plan was for Hubbard and Sara to buy yachts in Miami and sail them to the West Coast to sell for a profit. Hubbard had a different idea; he wrote to the U.S. Navy requesting permission to leave the country "to visit Central & South America & China" for the purposes of "collecting writing material"—in other words, undertaking a world cruise. | ||
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Hubbard's presence still pervades Scientology. Every [[Church of Scientology]] maintains an office reserved for Hubbard, with a desk, chair and writing equipment, ready to be used. Lonnie D. Kliever notes that Hubbard was "the only source of the religion, and he has no successor." | Hubbard's presence still pervades Scientology. Every [[Church of Scientology]] maintains an office reserved for Hubbard, with a desk, chair and writing equipment, ready to be used. Lonnie D. Kliever notes that Hubbard was "the only source of the religion, and he has no successor." | ||
Hubbard, although increasingly deified after his death, is the model Operating Thetan to Scientologists and their founder, and not [[Yahweh|God]]. Hubbard is viewed as the "Source," "inviting others to follow his path in ways comparable to a Bodhisattva figure." Scientologists refer to L. Ron Hubbard as "Ron" | Hubbard, although increasingly deified after his death, is the model Operating Thetan to Scientologists and their founder, and not [[Yahweh|God]]. Hubbard is viewed as the "Source," "inviting others to follow his path in ways comparable to a Bodhisattva figure." Scientologists refer to L. Ron Hubbard as "Ron," referring to him as a personal friend. | ||
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