The Nonsense Bazaar

45 - Jack Parsons Part IV: Ad Astra, Per Aspera (To The Stars, Through Hardship)


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Concluding our look at the life of rocket scientist, occultist, and fascinating human being Jack Parsons, this week we see Jack actually summon a storm to deal with L. Ron Hubbard from a cheap Miami hotel room, writing one of the best essays on spiritual and political liberty that has ever been written, (briefly) declaring himself the anti-christ, and developing a new philosophy and magickal system in close collaboration with his wife Marjorie Cameron. And we learn about Jack Parson's truly tragic end in an explosion in Pasadena and the undeniable legacy he left behind. 

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