Sex and Rockets
by John Carter · first published 2000
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In his short 37 years, John Whiteside "Jack" Parsons embodied at least several different roles in one tormented but glorious life.By day, Parsons' unorthodox genius created a solid rocket fuel that helped the Allies win World War II and NASA send spacecraft to the moon. Co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Aerojet Corporation, a lunar crater was named after Parsons.By night, Parsons called himself The Antichrist when he performed Aleister Crowley's Thelemic rituals to create a new sort of human being that would finally destroy Christianity.In a Pasadena mansion, the dark, handsome P
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Additionally the "biography" of Parsons, "Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons", is a great read. https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Rockets-Occult-World-Parsons/dp/0...
on “Jack Parsons and the Occult Roots of JPL” ↗…have any role in developing beyond introducing Hubbard to Crowely, and most notably Sara Northrup. Sara Northrup, later L Ron’s wife, helped develop Dianetics, and Scientology. I read J.W. Carter’s ”Sex and Rockets”, and Lawerence Wright’s “Going Clear” back to back, and together they paint a fascinating portrait of the time. If you want to round out the Pasadena OTO scene, Spencer Kansa’s “Wormwood Star” about…
on “Jack Parsons and the Occult Roots of JPL” ↗There's another book about him, called Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons. Anyone read both books? http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Rockets-Occult-World-Parsons/dp/09...
on “Jack Parsons: Occultist involved in early rocketry” ↗