Father Yod

Father Yod

Born: July 4, 1922
Died: August 25, 1975
in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Father Yod or YaHoWha, born James Edward Baker, was the American owner of one of the country's first health food restaurants, on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. He founded a spiritual commune in the Hollywood Hills known as the Source Family.

Movies for Father Yod...

The Source Family
Title: The Source Family
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 1, 2013
Type: Movie
A feature documentary film set in Hollywood, examining a radical experiment in '70s utopian living. The Source Family were the darlings of the Sunset Strip until their communal living, outsider ideals and spiritual leader Father Yod's 13 wives became an issue with local authorities. They fled to Hawaii, leading to their dramatic demise.
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Re-Visiting Father and The Source Family
Title: Re-Visiting Father and The Source Family
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
This documentary gives an insider's view of the life and teachings of Father Yod aka James Edward Baker, vegetarian restaurateur, rock music vocalist and spiritual leader of the Source Family, a Hollywood commune active in the 1960s and 70s. Interviews with former Source Family members, archival footage and more chronicle Yod's rise to prominence and his dream of introducing a renewed consciousness to humankind in the Age of Aquarius.
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Aliens from Spaceship Earth
Title: Aliens from Spaceship Earth
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Tries to prove that all great men of the past were actually aliens. While the aliens in this film may seem to be quite human, one must realize that this film is dealing with close encounters of the fourth kind. An inner space journey triggered by the drug culture and rebellion of the sixties, and the non-violent search for self that continues among people in today's culture. Could this be due to some influence from a higher spiritual consciousness? The world's alien leaders are well represented in this film: Baba Muktananda, Swami Satchidananda, A. C. Bhaktivedanta, Guru Maharaj Ji, Yoga Bhahan, Sri Sathya, Sai Baba, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Father Yod, Baba Ram Das, and well-known personalities who present their views on seeking their own terrestrial individuality. Whether inspired by a more highly evolved race than earthlings, or from a visit millions of years ago by space aliens, Aliens from Spaceship Earth are causing great changes on our planet today.