By Craig Hubert | This isn’t your normal rock ‘n’ roll story. In the early 1970s, James Edward Baker, a veteran of the US Marines and a jujitsu expert, moved out to California and opened the Source restaurant on the Sunset Strip, which quickly attracted a celebrity clientele due to its menu of organic food. Soon after, Baker, a charismatic leader, changed his name to Father Yod. He created his own religion and moved in with a group of young likeminded individuals to a mansion in the Hollywood Hills, a makeshift commune dedicated to utopian living – and psychedelic rock. “The Source Family,” and new documentary about Father Yod and his fellow travelers, will be released on May 1 via Drag City. The film, directed by Maria Demopoulos and Jodi Wille, features interviews with former members of the group and never before seen footage from the period, archived by Isis Aquarian, one of Father Yod’s wives. Did we mention psychedelic rock? The group also had a band that produced blistering jams, and the musicians have reunited for the film. A wild ride, for sure. Watch the trailer below.
The Source Family (Trailer) from Eternal Now on Vimeo.
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Thanks for the mention! We hope to see you at the LA showing and event on May 1, 2013!
Dr. Elena Michaels
DrElena.com’
(aka) Electra Aquarian
Thanks for the mention! We hope to see you at the LA showing and event on May 1, 2013!
Dr. Elena Michaels
DrElena.com
(aka) Electra Aquarian
we all are very excited about our Source Documentary…it has been a labor of love for all involved over the years and we are very happy to be able to share this amazing adventure we had with all…it was the time of the 60/70’s and it was a major cross over for a lot of reasons…we were part of that genre as forerunners and pioneers of sorts…and we had and have historical/culture value…our legacy has taken on a life of its own and is doing its work- I am happy to see that all the archives and home movies and photos and even recordings of Fathers Yod classes, that i helped create and then saved, are now being appreciated and used….our adventure was pretty much for us but it seems people are relating to it and that is good. A lot was happening in those years and for me I am just very very glad that I found my soul grouping in those years with Father Yod and the Source tribal brotherhood..we all have our own paths in life and our own journey and our own connections for what ever evolutionary process- and it is all right for that one..we are all a thread that helps create the tapestry of life…Father Yod just said “do what you want, just be kind”
) xxoo isis aquarian Family Historian, Co-Author of the Source Book -one of Father Yod/Yahowha wives and Associated Producer of Documentary.
My eternal gratitude to Maria, John and Jodi for being the foundation to make this Doc. happen..and the producers and backers who came aboard to launch it xxoo
by Dr. Elena Michaels February 7, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Thanks for the mention! We hope to see you at the LA showing and event on May 1, 2013!
Dr. Elena Michaels
DrElena.com
(aka) Electra Aquarian
by isis aquarian February 7, 2013 at 7:31 pm
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we all are very excited about our Source Documentary…it has been a labor of love for all involved over the years and we are very happy to be able to share this amazing adventure we had with all…it was the time of the 60/70’s and it was a major cross over for a lot of reasons…we were part of that genre as forerunners and pioneers of sorts…and we had and have historical/culture value…our legacy has taken on a life of its own and is doing its work- I am happy to see that all the archives and home movies and photos and even recordings of Fathers Yod classes, that i helped create and then saved, are now being appreciated and used….our adventure was pretty much for us but it seems people are relating to it and that is good. A lot was happening in those years and for me I am just very very glad that I found my soul grouping in those years with Father Yod and the Source tribal brotherhood..we all have our own paths in life and our own journey and our own connections for what ever evolutionary process- and it is all right for that one..we are all a thread that helps create the tapestry of life…Father Yod just said “do what you want, just be kind”
) xxoo isis aquarian Family Historian, Co-Author of the Source Book -one of Father Yod/Yahowha wives and Associated Producer of Documentary.
My eternal gratitude to Maria, John and Jodi for being the foundation to make this Doc. happen..and the producers and backers who came aboard to launch it xxoo