Sean Kitching examines a new documentary about Father Yod and The Source Family, one of 60s California's most far out experiments in alternative living. Mildly NSFW photographs. Sean Kitching ...

In the late 1960s and 70s, the Source Family and their leader, Father Yod, espoused a spiritual, philosophical, and ethical lifestyle. But if you haven't encountered any Source music before, this ...

In 1969, a man named Jim Baker opened a vegetarian restaurant, The Source, on Sunset Boulevard. It was hugely successful, with celebs like John Lennon and Frank Zappa dropping in to dine on Rainbow ...

Incense lingered heavily in the air as cult members wearing silk headbands, caftans and long, long hair swayed to the sounds of YaHoWa 13, a three-man jam band rocking out with guitars and a large ...

For hundreds of young souls back in the early 1970s, the answer to that was Jim Baker, a.k.a Father Yod, a.k.a. YaHoWha. The name didn't really matter. For the scores of people who came to Los Angeles ...

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HE WAS a war hero turned jujitsu expert, suspected bank robber and stuntman. Many still think he was some sort of god. Operated by the charismatic Father Yod, the Source Restaurant offered organic ...