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181. MYSTERY: What Was Life Like Inside The Source Family?

Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery
Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery
Episode • Sep 9, 2022 • 36m

The Source Family has been called “the wildest cult you’ve never heard of.” Luckily, Kara is here to tell you all about it.

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Sources: 

https://gizmodo.com/how-the-source-family-turned-sex-drugs-and-rock-n-ro-1563127606

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Source_Family

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Yod 

https://la.curbed.com/2013/5/13/10245880/the-respectable-la-houses-of-1970s-hippie-cult-the-source 

The Source: The Untold Story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13 and The Source Family: https://www.amazon.com/Source-Family-Jim-Baker/dp/B00CGFHCRQ/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=36190525-0c83-402f-bd5a-9ce004180542

https://laist.com/news/la-history/source-family-restaurant-vegetarian-dinner-gratitude-kitchen-dec-5

https://pleasekillme.com/father-yod/ 

https://www.ranker.com/list/source-family-cult-facts/drew-grant

https://www.fatheryod.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=254#.YxZXgi0pD4A 

https://allthatsinteresting.com/isis-aquarian/2

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