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This title is published by Feral House and is widely available: Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons

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In the 1940s, Parsons befriended L. Ron Hubbard (who later founded Scientology). The two engaged in the "Babalon Working," a series of rituals to manifest a goddess, before Hubbard eventually left with Parsons' money and his wife. John Carter - Sex and Rockets. The Occult World...

Author John Carter utilizes interviews and primary sources to provide an "intriguing portrait" of Parsons.

Parsons was a self-taught genius and co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Corporation . His work on solid rocket fuel was critical to the Allied victory in WWII and later NASA moon missions; a lunar crater is now named in his honor. This title is published by Feral House and

Some readers find the sections detailing Parsons' occult writings to be "tedious arcana," while others appreciate the inclusion of previously unpublished writings and photographs.

This guide covers Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons , a biography of Jack Parsons , a man who lived a paradoxical life as both a pioneering rocket scientist and a high-ranking occultist. Biography Overview Ron Hubbard (who later founded Scientology)

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