Brief
Jack Parsons
The claims the writer was given for Jack Parsons, in the order they were given.
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Jack Parsons met a Venusian in the desert in 1946.
“Jack Parsons met a Venusian in the desert in 1946”
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Jack Parsons went on to be one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and of the Aerojet Corporation.
“went on to be one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and of the Aerojet Corporation.”
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3
Jack Parsons, who founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is linked by Jacques Vallée to the same process of extraterrestrial-superiority belief as L. Ron Hubbard, who founded the Church of Scientology.
“The same links can be traced around people like Jack Parsons, who founded JPL, and Ron Hubbard, who founded Scientology.”
Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:694-802 opinion first hand
4
Two of the most ardent members of the Ordo Templi Orientis branch in Los Angeles were Jack Parsons, a propulsion engineer, and L. Ron Hubbard, a science-fiction writer.
“two of the most ardent members were Jack W. Parsons, a propulsion engineer, and L. Ron Hubbard, a science-fiction buff.”
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5
The inventor of Dianetics is said to have practised ritual magic with rocket expert Jack Parsons.
“Indeed, the inventor of Dianetics is said to have practiced ritual magic with a rocket expert named Jack Parsons”
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In 1945, Jack Parsons met a "Spiritual Being" in the Mojave Desert, California, whom he regarded as a Venusian.
“who met in the Mojave Desert in 1945 a “Spiritual Being” whom he regarded as a Venusian.”
Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch4:20804-20883 testimony second hand
7
The magick practised by Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard in Southern California in the 1940s, as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was born, had its roots in ancient Egypt and involved the invocation of Osiris, Horus, and the rest of the Egyptian pantheon.
“The magick being practiced by Parsons and Hubbard in Southern California in the 1940's, as JPL was born, also saw its roots in ancient Egypt, and ultimately involved the invocation of Osiris, Horus, and the rest of the *same* Egyptian pantheon.”
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8
L. Ron Hubbard was Jack Parsons' partner in the so-called Babalon Working, during a period when Hubbard was serving in naval intelligence during World War II.
“Fig. 5-19 - L. Ron Hubbard, Parsons “magical” partner in the so-called “Babalon Working,” during his service in naval intelligence in World War II.”
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9
A liquid fuel rocket test took place at Arroyo Seco on 1936-10-31, involving key members of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory, California Institute of Technology team, including Jack Parsons.
“Fig. 5-21 -Liquid fuel rocket test in Arroyo Seca, October 31, 1936 (L), with key members of the GALCIT team—including Parsons (lower right frame)”
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10
During one of his lengthy magical workings, Jack Parsons had a dream in which he saw the same hyperdimensional symbology that Richard C. Hoagland would later discover on the Moon and Mars.
“Fig. 5-23 - During one of his lengthy “magikal workings,” Parsons had a dream -- in which he saw the same “hyperdimensional symbology” that Hoagland would later discover on the Moon and Mars (Enterprise Mission)”
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11
John Whiteside Parsons was formally hired in 1935 as Theodore von Karman's chief experimental rocket scientist and was a brilliant chemist and engineer who made major advances in solid-rocket propulsion.
“Von Karman's chief experimental "rocket scientist," formally hired in 1935, was John Whiteside Parsons [Fig. 5-18]—a brilliant chemist and engineer who ultimately made huge strides in the field of solid-rocket propulsion.”
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12
Jack Parsons was killed under mysterious circumstances in his Pasadena laboratory in 1952.
“Later killed under mysterious circumstances in his Pasadena lab in 1952”
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13
Jack Parsons had a long fascination with magic and the occult and regularly practised ritual sex orgies in his Pasadena mansion.
“Parsons had a long fascination with magic and the occult, and regularly practiced ritual sex orgies in his Pasadena mansion.”
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L. Ron Hubbard was a compatriot of Jack Parsons in many of these bizarre occult rites, and later went on to form the Church of Scientology.
“His compatriot in many of these bizarre rites was one L. Ron Hubbard [Fig. 5-19], who later went on to form the controversial "Church of Scientology"”
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Jack Parsons took many of his most bizarre occult ideas from Aleister Crowley, who proclaimed himself the wickedest man in the world.
“Parsons took many of his most bizarre occult ideas from the equally controversial Aleister Crowley [Fig. 5-20], the self-proclaimed "wickedest man in the world."”
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After Jack Parsons spent several years as a member of Aleister Crowley's Pasadena lodge, Crowley appointed Parsons to head Crowley's Southern California centre while Parsons was simultaneously employed by Caltech to develop rockets for the US Army.
“After Parsons spent several years as a member of Crowley's Pasadena lodge, Crowley ultimately appointed Parsons to head this Southern California center of Crowley's world-wide organization—while, simultaneously, Parsons was still employed by Cal Tech to develop rockets for the U.S. Army.”
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Jack Parsons was born on 1914-10-02, the same day that Charles Taze Russell, the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses, predicted the beginning of the end of the world would commence.
“Parsons, perhaps not coincidentally, was born on October 2, 1914, the same day that Charles Taze Russell, the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses, predicted that the beginning of the end of the world would commence.”
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Jack Parsons was named after his father, a philanderer who was divorced by Parsons' mother soon after Parsons was born.
“Parsons was named for his father, a philanderer who was divorced by his mother soon after "Marvel" (later "John" and "Jack") was born.”
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Jack Parsons co-founded Aerojet Corporation with several other members of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory team, including Theodore von Karman, and Aerojet still builds many of the solid-rocket boosters for NASA and the Department of Defense.
“He eventually co-founded Aerojet Corporation with several other members of the GALCIT team (including Von Karman)—which still builds a lot of the solid-rocket boosters for NASA and the Department of Defense.”
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By the mid-1930s, Jack Parsons and his associates were testing small home-made rockets in an area of Pasadena called Devil's Canyon, on land where the Jet Propulsion Laboratory now sits.
“By the mid-1930s, Parsons and his pals were testing their small "home-made rockets" in an area of Pasadena called "Devil's Canyon"; today, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory sits on that very land.”
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Jack Parsons and Ed Forman had early contact with German rocket pioneers Hermann Oberth and Wernher von Braun.
“Parsons and Ed Forman, his compatriot in chemistry and rocketry, are also known to have had early contact with German rocket pioneers Herrmann Oberth, and Oberth's "wunderkind" successor and protégé, Wernher Von Braun.”
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Jack Parsons and his associates frequently corresponded with Robert Goddard, who was at that time working alone in the deserts outside Roswell, New Mexico.
“They also frequently corresponded with Robert Goddard, who by that time was working alone in the deserts outside Roswell, New Mexico.”
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Jack Parsons' personal quest was to create powerful solid-fuel rocket boosters, which could be simpler, cheaper and more reliable than the liquid-fuelled rockets developed by Robert Goddard and Wernher von Braun.
“Parson's personal quest was to create powerful solid-fuel boosters, which could someday—by being far simpler, thus cheaper and more reliable—supplant the liquid fueled complexities (and spectacular accidents) of Goddard and Von Braun's painful efforts at practical rocket development.”
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The two solid-rocket boosters flanking the Space Shuttle orbiter at each launch from Cape Canaveral provide over 80 percent of the take-off thrust, with about 1.36 million kilograms of thrust apiece at liftoff, and are a direct legacy of Jack Parsons' chemistry breakthroughs in solid-rocket fuels.
“The two slim, extremely powerful solid-rocket-boosters seen flanking the Orbiter on television every time the Space Shuttle lifts off from Cape Canaveral (providing over 80% of the take-off thrust, with about three million pounds apiece at liftoff), is Parson's lasting legacy to today's space program.”
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NASA's Ares I successor to the Space Shuttle, combining a single solid-fuelled booster with a liquid upper stage to launch the Orion spacecraft, is based entirely on Jack Parsons' roughly 60-year-old breakthroughs in solid-rocket propellant mixtures and designs.
“NASA is now focusing on a successor to the Shuttle, to be called "Ares I," which will be a combination of a single, solid-fueled booster—with a liquid upper stage—launching a brand new spacecraft called "Orion"... Ares is based 100% on Jack Parson's fundamental ~60-year-old breakthroughs in solid-rocket propellant mixtures and designs.”
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Theodore von Karman used to tell people that Jack Parsons recited pagan poetry before each rocket test.
“Von Karman also loved to tell people that Parsons ("a delightful screwball …") used to "recite pagan poetry before each rocket test."”
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Around December 1938, Jack Parsons fell in with Aleister Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis at their temple in Los Angeles.
“It was around December 1938, that Parsons fell in with Aleister Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) at their temple in Los Angeles.”
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Jack Parsons was initiated into the Ordo Templi Orientis in 1939 and made a major impression on fellow members, including Jane Wolfe, an actress who had spent time with Aleister Crowley.
“Initiated into the Order in 1939, Parsons made a major impression on his fellow members, including Jane Wolfe, an actress who had spent some time with Crowley.”
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Jane Wolfe wrote that, unknown to her, Jack Parsons began astral travels, and this decided Regina to undertake similar work, which Wolfe learned of only after making her own decision.
“Unknown to me, John Whiteside Parsons, a newcomer, began astral travels. This knowledge decided Regina to undertake similar work. All of which I learned after making my own decision. So the time must be propitious.”
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Jane Wolfe wrote that she took Jack Parsons to be the child who shall behold them all, referring to the mysteries hidden therein as described in Crowley's Book of the Law.
“Incidentally, I take Jack Parsons to be the child who 'shall behold them all' (the mysteries hidden therein. AL,”
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Jack Parsons was 26 years of age at the time of this description.
“26 years of age, 6'2", vital, potentially bisexual at the very least, University of the State of California and Caltech, now engaged in Caltech chemical laboratories developing 'bigger and better' explosives for Uncle Sam.”
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Jack Parsons attended the University of the State of California and California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
“University of the State of California and Caltech”
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Jack Parsons was engaged in Caltech chemical laboratories developing explosives for the United States government.
“now engaged in Caltech chemical laboratories developing 'bigger and better' explosives for Uncle Sam”
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By the early 1940s, Jack Parsons was a rising figure in the Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) and exchanged frequent correspondence with Aleister Crowley.
“By the early 1940s, Parsons was a rising star in the OTO, and he and Crowley were exchanging letters with great frequency.”
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Jack Parsons and Aleister Crowley worked to expand the membership of the Ordo Templi Orientis lodge in Los Angeles.
“He and Parsons set about expanding the membership of the OTO lodge in Los Angeles”
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Jack Parsons recruited some of his fellow Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (GALCIT) scientists to join the Ordo Templi Orientis.
“Parsons was apparently successful in getting some of his fellow GALCIT scientists to join”
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Jack Parsons was investigated frequently by local police for reports of public nudity and bizarre rituals taking place at his mansion at 1003 Orange Grove Avenue in Pasadena, California.
“he was investigated frequently by the local police for reports of "public nudity and bizarre rituals" taking place in his Pasadena mansion”
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Jack Parsons left the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to co-found Aerojet Corporation with several colleagues from the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (GALCIT), including Theodore von Karman.
“Parsons eventually left Cal Tech to start Aerojet with several of his compatriots from GALCIT, including Von Karman”
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39
L. Ron Hubbard came to Jack Parsons' Pasadena mansion in 1945.
“until one very special individual showed up in 1945”
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By 1946, Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard had engaged in a variety of magical workings, mostly sexual rituals designed to achieve short-term goals.
“the two quickly fell into a variety of "magikal workings," mostly sexual rituals designed to achieve one short-term goal or another. By 1946, Parsons had bigger plans.”
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Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard decided to recreate a series of seances performed by Dr. John Dee, the Royal Astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I in the sixteenth century.
“He and Hubbard decided that they would recreate a famous series of séances performed by Dr. John Dee, the Royal Astrologer to Queen Elizabeth in the sixteenth century.”
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Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard meditated in the California desert for eleven days as part of an attempt to conjure an elemental spirit.
“He and Hubbard meditated intensely in the California desert for eleven days, until one night Parsons declared "it is done" to Hubbard, and returned to the mansion.”
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Marjorie Cameron, a red-haired, green-eyed woman, appeared at Jack Parsons' mansion following his ritual.
“A red-haired, green-eyed woman by the name of Marjorie Cameron subsequently appeared”
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Marjorie Cameron resigned her position as secretary to the Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington DC in 1946 before moving to Jack Parsons' Pasadena mansion.
“having apparently made a beeline directly to Parsons' Pasadena mansion—after abruptly resigning her position as a secretary to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Washington DC, in 1946”
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In a letter dated 1946-02-23, Jack Parsons wrote to Aleister Crowley that he had obtained his elemental, referring to Marjorie Cameron.
“in a letter dated February 23, 1946, wrote to Crowley "I have my elemental! She turned up one night after the conclusion of the Operation, and has been with me since."”
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Jack Parsons was still legally married to Sara Northrup at the time Marjorie Cameron moved into his mansion.
“with both of them blithely ignoring the small inconvenience that Parsons was still, technically, married to one "Betty Northrup" and also lived with her in the mansion”
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Jack Parsons began his major magical project known as the Babalon Working.
“Parsons was now free, certainly in his own mind, to begin his "major magickal project"—the so-called "Babalon Working."”
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The rituals used by Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard in the Babalon Working employed the Enochian calls, or angelic language, of John Dee, and specifically required calling the Egyptian god Osiris.
“The rituals used by Parsons and Hubbard employed the Enochian calls, or angelic language, of John Dee, and specifically required the calling of the Egyptian god Osiris.”
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The purpose of the Babalon Working was to give birth to a Moonchild or homunculus, and to open an inter-dimensional doorway for the appearance of the goddess Babalon in human form.
“The purpose of the Babalon Working was to give birth to a "Moonchild" or homunculus, a version of Von Karman's golem. Fundamentally, the operation was designed to open an "inter-dimensional doorway," effectively setting the stage for the appearance of the goddess Babalon in human form.”
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Paul Rydeen wrote that Jack Parsons claimed the mantle of Antichrist for himself as the magickal heir prophesied by Aleister Crowley in the Book of the Law.
“In effect, Parsons also claimed the mantle of Antichrist for himself, as the magickal heir of Crowley prophesied in Liber AL”
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Jack Parsons and Aleister Crowley believed mankind was living in the Aeon of Osiris, a dark time when men were ruled by arbitrary laws that denied them their proper birthright.
“Parsons and Crowley believed that mankind was muddled in the so-called "Aeon of Osiris"—in their view, a dark time when men were ruled by arbitrary laws that denied them their proper birthright.”
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Jack Parsons believed that by giving birth to the Whore of Babylon he was sowing the seeds of the destruction of the Western world and clearing the way for the Aeon of Horus.
“By giving birth to the Whore of Babylon, Parsons believed he was sowing the seeds of the destruction of the Western world and clearing the way for the illuminated, freer "Aeon of Horus."”
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Aleister Crowley became alarmed when he learned that L. Ron Hubbard and Jack Parsons were attempting to produce a Moonchild.
“when Crowley caught wind of what Hubbard and Parsons were attempting, he became alarmed. "Apparently Parsons and Hubbard or somebody is producing a Moonchild. I get fairly frantic when I contemplate the idiocy of these louts."”
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Aleister Crowley considered neither L. Ron Hubbard nor Jack Parsons experienced enough in the methods and consequences of using his Thelemic sex magick to safely raise a Moonchild.
“Crowley evidently considered the actual raising of a "Moonchild" to be an incredibly risky endeavor. In his view, neither man was experienced enough in the methods (and consequences) of using Crowley's "Thelemic sex magick" in this way.”
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In Jack Parsons' Book of the Anti-Christ, he described a dream in which he saw a vision of the same 2D tetrahedral symbology imprinted on a mysterious tower that Richard C. Hoagland would later discover marking the Sinus Medii ruins on the Moon.
“in Parsons' Book of the Anti-Christ he vividly describes a dream that came to him while he attempted to call forth the Moonchild in the last "Work of the Wand." In it, he saw a startling vision of exactly the same type of 2D "tetrahedral symbology" … imprinted on a mysterious "tower" … that Hoagland would ultimately discover marking the Sinus Medii ruins on the Moon”
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Jack Parsons and Marjorie Cameron failed in their attempts to produce Crowley's Moonchild after several months of trying.
“After several months of trying, Parsons and Cameron apparently failed in their attempts to produce Crowley's Moonchild.”
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Jack Parsons and Marjorie Cameron hatched a scheme to make money buying yachts on the East Coast, sailing them to California, and selling them at a profit.
“they gave up, and hatched a scheme to make money buying yachts on the East Coast, sailing them to California, and selling them at a profit.”
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L. Ron Hubbard absconded to New York with Jack Parsons' money and his wife Sara Northrup, then fled to Florida with the boat, the woman, and the rest of Parsons' cash.
“The whole notion collapsed when Hubbard went to New York with Parsons' money (and his still legal wife, Betty), then ran off to Florida—with the boat, the girl and the rest of Parsons' cash.”
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Jack Parsons summoned the Martian god Bartzabel in an attempt to conjure a storm against L. Ron Hubbard and Sara Northrup while they were fleeing to Florida.
“Parsons set up a magical circle and summoned the god Bartzabel (a form of Mars) to "conjure up a storm."”
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L. Ron Hubbard and Sara Northrup encountered a fierce storm at sea and were forced to return to Miami, where Jack Parsons had them arrested.
“Indeed, Hubbard and Betty did encounter a fierce storm at sea, and were forced to return to Miami—where Parsons promptly had them arrested.”
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Aleister Crowley wanted to remove Jack Parsons as head of the Ordo Templi Orientis in America after the Babalon Working episode, but Parsons continued to lead the OTO for a few more years because of his strong support among the Pasadena members, before eventually quitting.
“The whole episode soured Crowley on Parsons, to the point that he wanted to remove him as the head of the OTO in America. Because he had strong support among the Pasadena members, Parsons continued to lead the OTO for a few more years, but eventually quit.”
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Jack Parsons was killed in an explosion in his Pasadena laboratory on the afternoon he and Marjorie Cameron were to leave for a vacation in Mexico.
“until he was killed in that huge blast in his Pasadena lab, the very afternoon he and Cameron were to leave for Mexico for a vacation and a reconciliation”
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Jack Parsons was, along with Theodore von Karman, responsible for the founding of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
“there is no question he was massively influential in rocket technology development and, along with Von Karman, responsible for the founding of the most prestigious unmanned space exploration center on the planet: "The Jet Propulsion Laboratory."”
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Wernher von Braun and Theodore von Karman named Jack Parsons as one of the three most important pioneers of the rocket age.
“both Wernher Von Braun and Von Karman named him as one of the "three most important pioneers" of the rocket age”
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Several letters from Jack Parsons to Marjorie Cameron during the period of the German rocket scientists' debriefing were post-marked from Alabama, indicating Parsons was present as part of the debriefing process.
“Several letters from Parsons to Cameron during this period are post-marked "Alabama," indicating that Parsons was there as part of the debriefing process.”
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Members of the Church of Scientology sought to correct what they viewed as mischaracterisations in Dark Mission (ebook)'s section on L. Ron Hubbard and Jack Parsons of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
“They sought to set the record straight on what they viewed as mischaracterizations in the section dealing with Hubbard and Jack Parsons of JPL.”
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The Church of Scientology argued that L. Ron Hubbard was sent to infiltrate and disrupt the activities of Jack Parsons at 1003 Orange Grove Avenue rather than being a willing participant in Parsons' pursuits within the Ordo Templi Orientis.
“The Church has argued Hubbard was not so much a willing participant in Parsons’ pursuits as he was an instrument of disruption inside the Ordo Templi Orientis. According to the Church—and as we outlined in Chapter Five of the original edition—Hubbard was sent to infiltrate and disrupt the worrisome activities of Jack Parsons at 1003 Orange Grove Avenue.”
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L. Ron Hubbard was residing in the area and was still an active naval officer at the time he was befriending Jack Parsons and infiltrating the Ordo Templi Orientis.
“Hubbard was residing in the area at the time he supposedly was befriending Parsons and infiltrating the OTO, and was still an active naval officer.”
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The Ordo Templi Orientis was disrupted by L. Ron Hubbard's presence and never fully recovered from the damage done to Jack Parsons.
“The OTO was disrupted by his presence, and it never truly recovered from the damage done by Hubbard to Parsons.”
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A hand-written memo obtained under the Freedom of Information Act indicates Jack Parsons' occult activities came under scrutiny of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) as early as 1940.
“According to a hand written memo obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, Parsons' occult activities had come under scrutiny of the FBI and the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) as early as 1940.”
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A telegram from L. Ron Hubbard to the United States Navy dated 1945-10-13 indicates he was staying in Hollywood, near Jack Parsons and the Ordo Templi Orientis lodge in Pasadena.
“a telegram from Hubbard to the Navy dated October 13, 1945 indicates he was staying in Hollywood, near Parsons and the OTO lodge in Pasadena”
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Minutes from a Federation of American Scientists meeting on 1945-11-15 indicate that both L. Ron Hubbard and Jack Parsons attended and participated in the meeting.
“Minutes from a November 15th, 1945 meeting of the FAS (again, while Hubbard was officially still in the hospital) indicate that both Hubbard and Parsons attended and participated in the meeting.”
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L. Ron Hubbard ended up in Florida with Sara Northrup, the sister of Jack Parsons' wife Helen Parsons and Parsons' lover prior to Hubbard's involvement, and a sailing boat named the Harpoon.
“Hubbard eventually ended up in Florida with Sara "Betty" Northrup, sister of Parsons' wife Helen (and Parsons' lover prior to Hubbard appearing on the scene), and a sailing boat named the *Harpoon*”
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A Bill of Sale produced by the Church of Scientology shows that Jack Parsons sold the sailing boat Harpoon to L. Ron Hubbard.
“A Bill of Sale produced by the Church shows that Parsons sold the *Harpoon* to Hubbard.”
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Several members of the Ordo Templi Orientis and the Federation of American Scientists, including Jack Parsons and Robert Cornog, lost their security clearances following the affair between L. Ron Hubbard and Sara Northrup.
“The whole affair soured Crowley on Parsons, and subsequently several members of the OTO and the FAS lost their security clearances, including Parsons and Robert Cornog, one of the developers of the nuclear triggers used in the first atomic bombs.”
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Jack Parsons collaborated with Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard while both launching rockets and engaging in provocative rituals in the Los Angeles desert.
“Jack Parsons was uniquely American in that he collaborated with Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard and spent time both launching rockets and engaging in provocative rituals in the Los Angeles desert.”
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Jack Parsons believed he was in contact with extraterrestrial intelligences.
“He also believed that he was in contact with extraterrestrial intelligences.”
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Jack Parsons launched his experiments on days that were ritually significant to him, such as Halloween, with prelaunch rituals honouring the intelligences he believed himself to be in contact with.
“He launched his experiments on days that were ritually significant to him, such as Halloween, and his prelaunch rituals paid homage to the intelligences with whom he believed himself to be in contact.”
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Jack Parsons died at age thirty-seven when one of his rockets exploded while he was experimenting in his garage.
“He was thirty-seven when one of his rockets exploded as he was experimenting in his garage, and he perished with it.”
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A few months after Jack Parsons's death, there was a public sighting of UFOs over the White House, which Parsons's widow and friends attributed to his death.
“A few months after his death, there was a very public sighting of UFOs over the White House. Parsons’s widow and friends attributed this sighting to his death.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch1:35720-35873 hearsay second hand
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Most of the astronauts and NASA employees D. W. Pasulka interviewed didn't know about the history of Jack Parsons and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's beliefs, or if they did, they didn't want to talk about it.
“most of the astronauts and NASA employees I interviewed didn’t know about this history, or if they did, they didn’t want to talk about it. The mere mention of it embarrassed them.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch1:35947-36121 observation first hand
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Tyler D. expressed admiration for the genius of Jack Parsons and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky but was shocked and surprised when told of their beliefs and rituals.
“he expressed admiration for their genius but was genuinely shocked and surprised when I described what they believed and their rituals”
American Cosmic 2019 ch1:36195-36322 observation first hand
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Jack Parsons believed that nonhuman intelligences were sending humans symbolic messages that only some humans were able to perceive and translate into products.
“I thought of all the strange anecdotes I had read and heard about the founders of these programs, like Jack Parsons or Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, both of whom believed that nonhuman intelligences were sending humans symbolic messages, but that only some humans were able to perceive these and translate them into products.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch2:29212-29522 opinion second hand
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Qian Xuesen helped establish Jack Parsons's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
“Qian Xuesen, a Chinese engineer who helped establish Parsons’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and China’s ballistic missile program, also believed in an energetic force that imparted information, Qi (Chi).”
American Cosmic 2019 ch2:29656-29851 administrative
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D. W. Pasulka considers Edgar Mitchell, like Tyler D., part of a hidden and unofficial history of the American space program, including cosmonauts and rocket scientists such as Jack Parsons who believed in extraterrestrial or nonhuman beings that interacted with humans to help them achieve space travel.
“Edgar Mitchell, like Tyler D., was part of the hidden and unofficial history of the American space program that I had been discovering—the cosmonauts and rocket scientists, like Jack Parsons, who believed in extraterrestrial or nonhuman beings that interacted with humans with the goal of helping them achieve space travel and, in Edgar’s case, peace on Earth.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch6:31809-32163 opinion first hand
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D. W. Pasulka places Edgar Mitchell within a lineage of esoteric cosmonauts and rocket scientists that includes Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Jack Parsons, and Tyler D.
“I place Edgar within a lineage of esoteric cosmonauts and rocket scientists, such as Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, John (Jack) Parsons, Tyler D., and many others”
American Cosmic 2019 ch6:41101-41250 opinion first hand