A Quick "Time Line" of
THE
HISTORY OF
“FATHER”
AND THE SOURCE FAMILY
July 4, 1922 – Jim Baker was born in Cincinnati. Raised by his mother Cora Baker.
Mid 1945 – A parade in Cincinnati for Jim Baker, celebrated hero of World War
II. He opened Baker’s Gym of body
building, judo and martial arts expert, archery and swimming champion.
1951 – Jim Baker becomes a Vedanta monk for 6 months in Los Angeles (LA). He also explores all religions and spiritual
outlets and books with his wife Elaine Baker. They open the Aware Inn on Sunset
Blvd., the nation’s first organic, gourmet restaurant. They opened up their second successful restaurant
down the street called the Old World. Jim
marries Dora Jagla, from France, who began to open his awareness of the hip
movement.
April 1, 1969 – The Source Restaurant was created – based on the teachings in
“the Essene Gospel of Jesus Christ”– by Jim Baker, Tuesday at 11:00 am, at 8301
Sunset Boulevard, in Hollywood. Dora
designs the Source, famous daisy flower logo. Dora and Jim shortly divorce.
May, 1969 – Jim Baker met Yogi Bhajan – his first true “Spiritual Father”.
May, 1970 – Jim and Robin were married by Ann Davies, one of the founders and
the “High Priestess” of the “Builders of the Adytum”, and they went to Hawaii
on their honeymoon. When they returned, he held his first meditation class at
the Source and – after that class – Damian and Hom began to call him “Father”.
Pre-Family – people were living in vans behind the Source and in apartments
around Hollywood, while working at the Source, before we lived communally.
Late summer, ‘71 – Jim went to India with Yogi Bhajan. When he returned, he
found that the Source – which had been struggling – had been pulled out of the
red by Damian (whom he had left as manager) and the small beginning group of Source
Family members. Father ended up giving
Damian a van for saving the Source. He
asked him how he did it and Damian said
“I just did what you told me to Father, I used your wisdom” Father was becoming aware that he would be
moving from the Yogi’s vibration into a higher, “Aquarian vibration”. Everyone who was “now” working the Source were
committed Brotherhood members.
March, ‘72 – The Family moved into the Mother House, their first communal home after
Father kicked out some of the workers at the Source who were suspected of
theft.
Those who stayed were the foundation of “The Brotherhood of the Source” and
they would live communally and run the Source. Makushla joined the Family and
soon was invited to live with Father. Before long, she was his main woman and
he eventually called her his mother/angel.
Different Family councils were formed and Father began to take on several
other wives. “Spiritual law preceded
man’s law” !
April 8, ‘72 – Sol Ammon was born – the first child born of the “Brotherhood”.
December 4, ‘72 – Father was taken to jail for interfering with the arrest of
one of the underage women who might have been a run away. Father said “if you take my daughter you will
have to take me”, so they did. This was
shortly cleared up as she did have permission from her parents.
March, ‘73 – The Family moved into the Father house and – for the first time – Father
left the room above the Source and lived with us. Most of Father’s music (with
the band “YaHoWha 13” ) was recorded in the garage/band room during this
period. This was his signature band with Octavius, Djin and Sunflower. Many
other Family bands and musicians also recorded there.
April
21, ‘73 – Father took the name of “Father Yod”.
Summer,
’73 – A small foothold was established on Maui and quite a few came and went –
even establishing a “Source Paia” – most returned that winter.
September
21, ‘73 – Father talked about selling the Source & moving to Hawaii.
September 23, ‘73 – The mothers and children were sent to Maui because we had
heard that social service was going to make us put them in public schools, etc.
We had been home schooling them. They later returned to Los Angeles.
January 11, ‘74 – The Kohoutek comet concert at the Venice Pavillion.
February, ‘74 – Father took on the name “Ya Ho Wha” in commemoration of this
ancient and most sacred name and in order to “Give it freely”.
April, ‘74 – Father assumed the sacred name “Ya Ho Wha Ho”.
July 17, ‘74 – First “Letter from the Invisible Worlds”, written by Enoch.
August 15, ‘74 – Baby Tau was born to Father and Ahom at the Father house.
September, ‘74 – The women and babies were sent with a few of the brothers to Molokai.
The first of our efforts to move the Family to Hawaii as our new home.
December 26, ‘74 – Father and a small group departed for Kauai. The women and
babies came to Kauai from Molokai.
January 15, ‘75 – Everyone had moved to Kauai except Damian and a small crew
who had stayed in Los Angeles to manage the transition to the Source’s new
owner.
January, 75 – Kauai – Buttercup was born to Father and Prism.
February 12, ‘75 – Yod was born to Father and Aquariana.
March 1, ‘75 – Father’s flight from Honolulu to Nepal as he begins his “around
the world trip” to search for our home.
April 1, ‘75 – Easter – Father took the name “YaWha” in the pyramid in Egypt
& the some of the Family flew to San Francisco to meet Father upon his
return.
April 2, ‘75 – Father returned to San Francisco with Makushla and Damian, where
the Family spent “40 days & nights in the wilderness” looking for our next home.
Early April, ‘75 – Most of the Family departed Kauai to live in the San
Francisco bay area, California (Corte Madeira Inn – 4/3, Mill Valley church -
4/10, Zeda’s house – 4/16, Sonoma Ranch – 4/20).
Mid April, ‘75 – The “Operetta” was recorded during several mornings at a
borrowed warehouse in Marin County.
April 16, ‘75 – Father took the name “ShinWha” in Mill Valley – after having
lunch at the Shinwa Chinese restaurant in San Francisco.
April 18, ‘75 – Father’s second assumption of the sacred name “Ya Ho Wha”.
April 24, ‘75 – The Family moved into the Atherton Mansion on California Street
in San Francisco. It is here that Father sealed his final council/mothers of
the Family, comprised of his 14 wives. Makushla, Aquariana, Ahom, Prism, Isis,
Harvest, Heaven, Paralda, Tantalayo, Hypatia, Venus, Galaxy, Lovely, Astral.
May 22, ‘75 – The sons must “get the consciousness” & get a job or not live
with the Family.
June 17, ‘75 – Father and the Council/Mothers moved to the Big Island.
June 22, ‘75 – The creation of “Father and Sons United Labor Force”, also
called “Possibilties Unlimited”, to help support the Family.
June 25, ‘75 – Everyone was living on the Big Island.
June, ‘75 – Goodies Bakery was created and Later became a restaurant.
July 29, ‘75 – Father left the Big Island for Lanikai, Oahu with a small party
to support Mercury as he set the world marathon hang gliding record off Makapùu.
The rest of his wives soon followed.
July 31, ‘75 – Earlier Father had commanded: “Be on the Big Island by this date
or you are not in the Family”. The Source Family is sealed and anointed
in the Name of God !
August 25, ‘75 – Father left his earthly body
“At will” – 5:15 pm – 9 hours after his hang gliding flight.
August 27, ‘75 – The Family was given notice that it must vacate the Doc Hill Mansion.
Makushla soon assumed the role as head
of the Family until we dispersed.
September 4, ‘75 – The Family moved into the Hilo Country Club.
February, ‘75 – The Family moved back to Lanikai on Oahu.
April, ‘76 – Everyone had moved from the Big Island to Oahu.
January – July, ‘77 – “The Great Diaspora” (dispersal). A few individuals had
begun to drift away previously but by January of 1977 people began to leave
more quickly. We dispersed, many thinking that we would come back together in 2
years. We didn't have our first big
reunion until 20 years later, when we honored Father's ashes and had a 21 gun
salute for him at the marine base.
June 9, ‘77 – Saturna is born – the last baby to be born into the Family before
the dispersal.
July 30, ‘77 – “The Sun Palace” lease expired – this was the end of the major
part of the dispersal of the Family.
June – July, ‘84 – Aquarian Trivia was created by a small group in Kailua,
Oahu.
1988 to 1990 – Venus published the “Nous letter”, the first real attempt at
re-opening communications among Family.
August 25, ‘92 – The first “Mini reunion” – on Oahu, gathering about 25 people
August 25, ‘95 – The first big reunion – on Oahu, 20 years after Father’s “Birth
onto the next plane”.
January, ‘01 – The creation of “our Family private social web site” – a channel
for communication.
September 17, 2001, 8 pm – The “New Age Gathering” of the Family as a whole.
This one truly united us again . . . In “His Name”, at Lanikai, Oahu – 6 days
after 9/11, hosted by Isis. Father had admonished us in the early 70’s to be
sure to gather on this date for our curtain call, and the beginning of the Aquarian
Age.
November of ‘01 – First, big Family story book. Discussions during this composition
lead to the creation of “The Source Foundation”.
February 20, ‘02 – The birth of the Source Foundation (20:02 / 20 – 02 / 2002)
to represent the interests of the Source Family and preserve and share Father’s
legacy.
April, ‘02 – The Family’s public web site – YaHoWha.org – was established.
September 17, ‘02 – The first Source Foundation Board meeting
November, ‘03 – The first YaHoWha 13 album in 28 years to be re-issued by the Family
was “The Lovers and the Chariot” through Swordfish Records, of London. A box set
of all the albums had been circulated in Japan during the 90’s.
May, ‘04 – The Source Foundation re-issued Father’s book, “Liberation”, and
added a discussion of the Sacred Name – YHVH – Ya Ho Wha.
October 1, ‘04 – The Family issued the first album of music that had never been
released – “The Operetta”, from “The lost music” – found later in the Source archives.
September 17, ‘05 – “The love fest” Family gathering – on the Big Island,
Hawaii.
September 17, 'o6 -- The Legend of Father and the Source Family -- the
story of Father and the Family which includes the recipes from the original Source
restaurant – by Isis & E.
August, 07 -- The Source - The Untold Story
of Father Yod, YaHoWha 13 and the Source Family. Our book was re edited and
published by process media ~ for the public.
November, 07 – The Source book event. A gathering of 44 Source Family members in Los
Angeles, with slide show at Silent Movie Theatre and first performance of YaHoWha
13 in 33 years at the Echoplex.
Mar, 08 - Perfomance by YaHoWha 13 at
Knitting Factory in New York and talks by Isis, E and Sunflower at Shala Yoga. “No More Secrets” booklet put out on our
teachings. YaHoWha 13 begins touring and
putting out new albums.
2009 – A powerful documentary is in the works
– hopefully to be distributed in early 2011.
November, 2010 – A comic book done on Father Yod
and the Source,
January, 2011 – Work begins on our Online library of Fathers
morning meditation tapes. Isis and E introduce the "Father Yod and Source Family BLOG"on YaHoWha.org !
Photos and very positive articles abound on
the internet and videos on You Tube. The
legacy is secured !
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~ Isis & E Aquarian - the Source Archives and the Source Foundation
