Almost immediately after Parsons declared that the first of the series of rituals was complete and successful, he met Marjorie Cameron in his own home, and regarded her as the elemental that he and Hubbard had called through the ritual.[3] Soon Parsons began the next stage of the series, an attempt to conceive a child through sex magic workings. Although no child was conceived, this did not affect the result of the ritual to that point. Parsons and Cameron, who Parsons now regarded as the Scarlet Woman, Babalon, called forth by the ritual, soon married.[citation needed]
The rituals performed drew largely upon rituals and sex magic described by English author and occult teacher Aleister Crowley. Crowley was in correspondence with Parsons during the course of the Babalon Working, and warned Parsons of his potential overreactions to the magic he was performing, while simultaneously deriding Parsons' work to others.[4]
Liber 49, The Book of Babalon
A brief text entitled Liber 49, self-referenced within the text as The Book of Babalon, was written by Jack Parsons as a transmission from the goddess or force called 'Babalon' received by him during the Babalon Working.[3] Parsons wrote that Liber 49 constituted a fourth chapter of Crowley's Liber AL Vel Legis (The Book of the Law), the holy text of Thelema.[5]
^Urban, Hugh B. (2011). The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion. Princeton University Press. pp. 39–42. ISBN9780691146089. The aim of Parson's 'Babalon Working' was first to identify a female partner who would serve as his partner in esoteric sexual rituals; the partner would then become the vessel for the 'magickal child' or 'moonchild,' a supernatural offspring that would be the embodiment of ultimate power... According to Parson's account of March 2–3, 1946, Hubbard channeled the voice of Babalon, speaking as the beautiful but terrible lady...
^Urban, Hugh B. (2006). "4. The Beast with Two Backs". Magia Sexualis: Sex, Magic, And Liberation in Modern Western Esotericism. University of California Press. pp. 135–137. ISBN9780520247765. The ultimate goal of these operations, carried out during February and March 1946, was to give birth to the magical being, or 'moonchild,' described in Crowley's works. Using the powerful energy of IX degree Sex Magick, the rites were intended to open a doorway through which the goddess Babalon herself might appear in human form.
^ abPendle, George (2006). Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 263–271. ISBN9780156031790.
^Sutin, Lawrence (2002). Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley. Macmillan. pp. 412–414. ISBN9780312252434.
^Nichols, Larry A.; George Mather; Alvin J. Schmidt (2010). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religions: Revised and Updated Edition. Zondervan. pp. 1037–1038. ISBN9780310866060.
Further reading
Biroco, Joel, ed. (April 2002). KAOS 14(PDF). London: The Kaos-Babalon Press. Retrieved 2020-02-18. Entire issue dedicated to the Babalon Working.
Lycourinos, Damon (2017). "Sexuality, Magic(k) and the Ritual Body: A Phenomenology of Embodiment and Participation in a Modern Magical Ritual". Journal of Ritual Studies. 31 (2): 61–77. JSTOR 44988498.
Parsons, Jack (1946). "The Collected Writings of Jack Parsons: The Book of Babalon, The Book of Antichrist, and other writings". Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
Staley, Michael (1989). "The Babalon Working". Starfire. London: BCM Starfire. I (3). Retrieved 2020-02-18.
February 20, 2023
babalon, working, series, magic, ceremonies, rituals, performed, from, january, march, 1946, author, pioneer, rocket, fuel, scientist, occultist, jack, parsons, scientology, founder, hubbard, this, ritual, essentially, designed, manifest, individual, incarnati. The Babalon Working was a series of magic ceremonies or rituals performed from January to March 1946 by author pioneer rocket fuel scientist and occultist Jack Parsons and Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard 1 This ritual was essentially designed to manifest an individual incarnation of the archetypal divine feminine called Babalon The project was based on the ideas of Aleister Crowley and his description of a similar project in his 1917 novel Moonchild 2 Contents 1 Rituals of the working 2 Liber 49 The Book of Babalon 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingRituals of the working EditAlmost immediately after Parsons declared that the first of the series of rituals was complete and successful he met Marjorie Cameron in his own home and regarded her as the elemental that he and Hubbard had called through the ritual 3 Soon Parsons began the next stage of the series an attempt to conceive a child through sex magic workings Although no child was conceived this did not affect the result of the ritual to that point Parsons and Cameron who Parsons now regarded as the Scarlet Woman Babalon called forth by the ritual soon married citation needed The rituals performed drew largely upon rituals and sex magic described by English author and occult teacher Aleister Crowley Crowley was in correspondence with Parsons during the course of the Babalon Working and warned Parsons of his potential overreactions to the magic he was performing while simultaneously deriding Parsons work to others 4 Liber 49 The Book of Babalon EditA brief text entitled Liber 49 self referenced within the text as The Book of Babalon was written by Jack Parsons as a transmission from the goddess or force called Babalon received by him during the Babalon Working 3 Parsons wrote that Liber 49 constituted a fourth chapter of Crowley s Liber AL Vel Legis The Book of the Law the holy text of Thelema 5 See also EditGoddess movement Libri of Aleister Crowley Scientology and the occult Works of Aleister CrowleyReferences Edit Urban Hugh B 2011 The Church of Scientology A History of a New Religion Princeton University Press pp 39 42 ISBN 9780691146089 The aim of Parson s Babalon Working was first to identify a female partner who would serve as his partner in esoteric sexual rituals the partner would then become the vessel for the magickal child or moonchild a supernatural offspring that would be the embodiment of ultimate power According to Parson s account of March 2 3 1946 Hubbard channeled the voice of Babalon speaking as the beautiful but terrible lady Urban Hugh B 2006 4 The Beast with Two Backs Magia Sexualis Sex Magic And Liberation in Modern Western Esotericism University of California Press pp 135 137 ISBN 9780520247765 The ultimate goal of these operations carried out during February and March 1946 was to give birth to the magical being or moonchild described in Crowley s works Using the powerful energy of IX degree Sex Magick the rites were intended to open a doorway through which the goddess Babalon herself might appear in human form a b Pendle George 2006 Strange Angel The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons Houghton Mifflin Harcourt pp 263 271 ISBN 9780156031790 Sutin Lawrence 2002 Do What Thou Wilt A Life of Aleister Crowley Macmillan pp 412 414 ISBN 9780312252434 Nichols Larry A George Mather Alvin J Schmidt 2010 Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults Sects and World Religions Revised and Updated Edition Zondervan pp 1037 1038 ISBN 9780310866060 Further reading EditBiroco Joel ed April 2002 KAOS 14 PDF London The Kaos Babalon Press Retrieved 2020 02 18 Entire issue dedicated to the Babalon Working Lycourinos Damon 2017 Sexuality Magic k and the Ritual Body A Phenomenology of Embodiment and Participation in a Modern Magical Ritual Journal of Ritual Studies 31 2 61 77 JSTOR 44988498 Parsons Jack 1946 The Collected Writings of Jack Parsons The Book of Babalon The Book of Antichrist and other writings Sacred texts com Retrieved 2020 02 18 Parsons John Whiteside February 28 1946 Liber 49 Sacred texts com Retrieved 2020 02 18 Staley Michael 1989 The Babalon Working Starfire London BCM Starfire I 3 Retrieved 2020 02 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Babalon Working amp oldid 1115122247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
