Show notes
In the first of our two-part series on Scientology in Film, we look at Craig Baldwin's Mock Up on Mu, a story of sex magick, science fiction, and technology.
We discuss Jack Parsons, one of the "characters" in Mock Up with Adam Parfrey of Feral House, the publishers of Sex & Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons. We also discuss Peter Alexander's The Profit, a re-telling of Scientology-founder L. Ron Hubbard's life, and compare it with Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master.
We discuss Jack Parsons, one of the "characters" in Mock Up with Adam Parfrey of Feral House, the publishers of Sex & Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons. We also discuss Peter Alexander's The Profit, a re-telling of Scientology-founder L. Ron Hubbard's life, and compare it with Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master.
Labels: Adam Parfrey Aleister Crowley Craig Baldwin Jack Parsons Kenneth Anger L. Ron Hubbard Marjorie Cameron PT Anderson Religion Scientology
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Links & resources
- Buy Mock Up on Mu on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Lawrence Wright's Going Clear (opens in a new tab)
- Read the "rebuttal" site (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to The Projection Booth episode on Kenneth Anger (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the Cameron-Parsons Foundation (opens in a new tab)
- Visit Other Cinema (opens in a new tab)
- Visit Feral House Press (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Wormwood Star: The Magickal Life of Marjorie Cameron by Spenser Kansa (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons by Jack Carter (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons by George Pendle (opens in a new tab)
- Read The Marvel: A Biography of Jack Parsons by R.S. Carbonneau (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Church of Scientology website (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (6)
rustynbirch I love Craig's work. Can't wait to listen to this one. - RustynAnonymous Awesome show! As a fan of Tribulation 99, thanks for the reminder and update on the work of Craig Baldwin! Watching Mock-Up this weekend! g.Anonymous You missed the point of the Laura Dern exchange in The Master. He had made a mistake a minor change in wording that changed the his entire concept, he then made up total bullshit to cover up his mistake. This scene is the key point where they demonstrate that he was in fact making up the entire thing.Mike White I don't know if I missed the point. Seems like there may be multiple readings of it. More my point was that he was shouting her down rather than having a conversation.Mario Mastroianni What's the title of the female-voiced punk song playing during the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wP2tA7j9kE ?Mike White According to Shazam it's Fancy Space People - Pleiadian Youth and Fancy Space People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu2Mn2uowz4