Scientology's magic and mysticism, as told by L. Ron Hubbard's blogging son Arthur - 2021-11-08

Scientology's magic and mysticism, as told by L. Ron Hubbard's blogging son Arthur November 8, 2021, Tony Ortega, Underground Bunker

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Eight years ago here at the Bunker, we asked historian Jon Atack to talk with us about Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's occult years (1945-46) and the strange rituals he got up to with early rocket scientist Jack Parsons in Pasadena.

In particular, we were curious about something Hubbard referred to as The Blood Ritual, and Jon explained that it had something to do with Egyptian myth and the Tarot. It was wild stuff. Also in that article we brought the story forward by pointing out that Hubbard's youngest son, Arthur, was promoting his own Blood Ritual.

Arthur is an artist in Los Angeles, and in his latest show he was exhibiting images of naked, voluptuous women that he had painted in pigment mixed with his own blood. It was weird and kinky, and we thought it was a fun echo of his dad's own occult history.

Wikipedia cite:

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