Occult Rituals & Space Rockets: The Strange Life of Jack Parsons

Dark Histories

Ben Cutmore

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🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Beneath the blazing Californian sun, in a world teetering on the edge of war and wonder, one man dared to ignite the stars. Jack Parsons, a visionary rocket scientist, fused the fiery realms of science and the esoteric, dreaming of propelling humanity into the cosmos. By day, he crafted engines that defied gravity; by night, he conjured rituals steeped in occult lore. A trailblazer, a heretic, and a dreamer, Parsons danced on the razor’s edge of genius and chaos, leaving behind a legacy as explosive as his creations. SOURCES Carter, John (1999) Sex & Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons. Feral House, WA, USA. Crowley, Aleister (1976) Magick in Theory & Practice. Dover Publications. NY, USA. Parsons, John (1980) The Book of AntiChrist. Isis Research. CA, USA ------- For almost anything, head over to the podcasts hub at darkhistories.com Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories The Dark Histories books are available to buy here: http://author.to/darkhistories Dark Histories merch is available here: https://bit.ly/3GChjk9 Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/ Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected] or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf The Dark Histories Butterfly was drawn by Courtney, who you can find on Instagram @bewildereye Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017 Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.6	Beneath the blazing Californian sun, in a world teetering on the edge of war and wonder, one man dared to ignite the stars.
1:08.5	Jack Parsons, a visionary rocket scientist, fused the fiery realms of science and
1:13.9	the esoteric, dreaming of propelling humanity into the cosmos. By day, he crafted engines that defied gravity.
1:22.4	By night, he conjured rituals steeped in occult law. A trailblazer, a heretic and a dreamer.
1:30.3	Parsons danced on the razor's edge of genius and chaos,
1:33.9	leaving behind a legacy as explosive as his creations.
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