This is part two of a two-part series.

So if you missed part one, I suggest you listen now.

When World War II ended, rocket scientist slash devil worshipper Jack Parsons was living with

his occult friends in a commune in a grand mansion on Millionaires Row in Pasadena, California.

And in August 1945, a fresh face showed up there.

A former Navy lieutenant named L. Ron Hubbard,

the future founder of Scientology. Parsons was immediately smitten. Parsons

practiced a magic-based religion. It involved communing with gods and demons. And Hubbard was the most gifted,

most natural magician Parsons ever met. Hubbard had an amazing gift for contacting

otherworldly apparitions.

Parsons quickly welcomed Hubbard into his commune's inner circle, and Hubbard repaid this generosity

by sleeping with Parsons' young girlfriend, Betty.

In fact, Betty soon ditched Parsons to date Hubbard full-time.

So did Parsons kick him out of the commune, sock him in the teeth?

No.

Parsons was angry, but Magic was a far higher priority,

and he didn't want to alienate Hubbard and his gifts.

In fact, Parsons soon approached Hubbard with an offer.

Parsons wanted to revive his childhood fantasy

and summon a spirit from another realm.

Specifically, a goddess named Babylon, aka the Scarlet Woman.

To be blunt, the Babylon Scarlet Woman was a sex goddess.

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