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Source Family - LA's Mystic Commune of the 1970s

Source Family - LA's Mystic Commune of the 1970s

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 Journey into one of the 1970s most fascinating experiments in communal living, where a charismatic former Marine turned health food pioneer built a spiritual empire on LA's Sunset Strip. This series explores the Source Family's wild blend of organic cuisine, psychedelic rock, and mystical devotion—from their celebrity-packed restaurant to the controversial inner workings of Father Yod's commune and the 140 white-robed seekers who called him their earthly father.

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  • Source Family - Step inside the mystic commune with Ava Grey

    Source Family - Step inside the mystic commune with Ava Grey
    Feb 19 2026
    Join host Ava Grey as she uncovers the extraordinary true story of the Source Family, LA's most enigmatic 1970s commune led by a bank robber turned spiritual guru on the Sunset Strip. From their famous organic restaurant to secret rituals and cosmic rock music, this podcast explores where enlightenment ended and exploitation began in one of California's most fascinating counterculture mysteries.

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    1 min
  • Source Family - Life Inside the Mother House

    Source Family - Life Inside the Mother House
    Feb 19 2026
    Join host Ava Grey as she takes you inside the Mother House, the Los Feliz mansion where 140 followers of Father Yod lived under his Forty Sacred Instructions, surrendering their names, relationships, and autonomy to his cosmic vision. This gripping episode examines the daily rituals, strict dietary codes, controversial sexual practices, and psychological mechanisms that transformed a spiritual commune into what Ava describes as "a prison without walls." Discover how overcrowding, constant surveillance, and total environmental control reshaped individual identities in this fascinating exploration of 1970s counterculture and the architecture of devotion.

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    18 mins
  • Source Family - Channeling the Cosmic Sound

    Source Family - Channeling the Cosmic Sound
    Feb 19 2026
    Ava Grey explores the extraordinary sonic legacy of Ya Ho Wha Thirteen, the Source Family's commune-based ensemble that produced sixty-five albums of unedited, spiritually-channeled music between 1973-1975, examining how Father Yod's philosophy of pure improvisation created one of psychedelia's most enigmatic archives. This episode delves into the psychology of creative expression within high-control groups, analyzing how the rejection of traditional songwriting served both spiritual ideals and authoritarian control.

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    16 mins
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