LAist's new podcast LA Made: Blood Sweat & Rockets explores the history of Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Lab, co-founder Jack Parson’s interest in the occult and the creepy local lore of Devil's Gate Dam.
In 1942 Aleister Crowley chose Jack Parsons (aka John Whiteside Parsons and Marvel Whiteside Parsons), a noted occultist and rocket-scientist to head the Agape Lodge of the Thelemic Ordo Templi Orientis in Pasadena, California. We can learn a great deal about Parsons by studying the FBI’s now-declassified records on Parsons. On November 2, 1950, a. Read more »
A couple of days ago I wrote an article on the history of Halloween. And, after writing the article, I figured why not do a few more Halloween-themed articles for October – and keep it going through October. So, with that said, let’s begin. Of its Jet Propulsion Laboratory – based in Pasadena, California –. Read more »