smith born june april english ceremonial known prominent advocate religion living life north_america played key role continent born illegitimate son domestic servant employer kent smith migrated canada went variety jobs began reading western introduced writings founder subsequently joined order wing joined based vancouver rose senior members smith moved los_angeles united_states tried establish new community founded incorporated gave weekly public performances mass home hollywood seeking revive inactive smith founded subsequently relocated brought number prominent including strained relationship north american deputy eventually ousted position leader replacing parsons smith retreated continued practice death early life youth smith born kent june illegitimate son member prominent local family resided domestic servants frank come know considered embarrassment wealthy cox family early age sent away live relatives aged sent boarding school physically abused staff removed institution paternal grandmother took year switzerland studied developed lifelong hobby book binding apprentice cabinet maker ties britain decided canada arriving nova scotia gained work farm worked warehouse months logging camp gaining job accounting clerk april come christianity victorian moral systems associated instead began reading eastern religion western work met shared smith interest subjects lent copies book volume number intrigued smith paid join britain based magical order obtaining writings began performing practices encouraged group including keeping diary recording magical smith entered relationship woman years senior smith remains unclear married daughter smith moved specially constructed house designed architect located 13th street east smith converted attic temple rituals british columbia lodge smith decided join organisation british branch run promote january smith signed april went degree initiation british columbia lodge took lodge public performance rites isis hoped attract members private capacity continued performing practices began experimenting properties october visited lodge met smith soon smith upgraded position master lodge march received level adopting personal magical motto latin words away cloud smith relationship strained began affair step daughter november tried resign lodge prevent problems affecting group rejected january active lodge march lodge shut months time jones smith diaries magical progress pregnant smith child born december named jones proclaimed represented crowned conquering child main holy book book law jones soon named canada april initiated lodge smith home smith appointed lodge right master jones claimed undergone great initiation relationship broke subsequently resigned deeply disappointing smith smith continued working grade british columbia lodge increasingly following death white key member succumbed spanish flu aged november jones rejoined relocated detroit united_states smith fired job following bout flu february decided join jones detroit small community gained work clerk absence appointed right master vancouver lodge march jones smith proceeded chicago june smith returned family year jones convinced smith join organisation known smith expressing viewpoint adhered considered literature vague soon dropped vancouver smith aided founding british columbia lodge creating furniture temple lodge closed year smith defunct february los_angeles unable find work vancouver smith headed los_angeles california united_states way stopped san_francisco met cecil departed found group smith disliked russell later claimed russell began expressing sexual interest children settling los_angeles smith gained job entered relationship woman named began attending occasional meetings organisation centred city jones united auto suggestion found group appointed smith local recorder los_angeles friendship jones smith teachings came reject relations jones broke time permanently smith retained affection jones saw mentor friend agreed rejected jones ongoing fascination smith considered incompatible relationship came end based los_angeles smith applied citizenship rejected fact application claimed married unable prove seeking promote city adopted student system autumn developed close friendship fellow hollywood actress continued sexual relationships women smith retained love came visit los_angeles legally married august day returned montreal tried smith abandon return canada refused leading file divorce taking sole custody child smith continued sexual romantic relationships women influenced experimented sex sexual relations felt attraction men july september married woman named moved smith affair soon returned husband july december smith began undertaking sex magic rituals relationship remained smith soon met sister lee watson initiated early regina joining smith sexual relations sisters regina activity romantically attached lee soon abandoned based england fell seriously ill believing death sent smith testament proclaiming event death smith order soon recovered year smith began renting large house boulevard hollywood began help pay began attic rituals march performed public mass room hoping attract interested persons pleased progress asked raise funds afford visit weekly performances mass began attract increasingly large crowds nights attracting guests film star april smith incorporated law retained unincorporated secret society confused believed smith incorporated angered subsequently complained smith letters argument smith ceased correspondence time smith attempted revive largely defunct attracting initial dissatisfied members decline later life lodge revived north_america smith founded based hollywood home brought level september advertised foundation group magazine printed pamphlet explaining lodge held regular meetings lectures study classes social events weekly mass open public february held mass honour proponent new thought ran group known hoped attract walker supporters lodge sexual later year smith employer discovered involvement lodge smith firing angered left lodge altogether smith shut group private ritual activities years result public attendance mass activities picked worked drama teacher brought interested students group individuals joined group rising number members caused arguments lodge ceased private activities march march returned activities initiate couple interested attending mass rocket scientist wife helen parsons initially expressed attraction smith smith wrote claiming parsons excellent man excellent mind better intellect going valuable parsons help bring new members group helen sister february young college student attended mass murdered police drew connection lodge local connected unaware lodge involved sympathetic local radio reporter allowed smith explain purpose mass fears group interview aired agreement local press drop story point fully operational remained highly critical smith believing failing raise sufficient funds personal use appointed german recently arrived representative continent instructed oversee payment specified smith chosen successor attempting december smith stated lodge members contribute earnings emergency fee went criticisms continued smith suffered mild heart attack retiring prematurely work age undergoing operation remove february smith decided relocate larger premises renting large house june month moving lodge members house living form raising livestock vegetables grounds parsons begun relationship smith helen partner rest life remained friends ceased publicly perform mass membership lodge continued grow number prominent members left soon fbi police department began investigate particularly leader german ultimately decided group threat national security describing probable love cult remained highly critical smith leadership lodge ordered send personal magical retreat felt conflicted eventually conceded demands wanted smith ousted permanently believing bad influence lodge members members including jack wrote defend mentor ordered stand parsons appointed head lodge april helen gave birth smith son named smith helen left room cabin baby smith undertook magical retirement england undertook analysis smith birth chart came conclusion incarnation god greatly altering smith remained refusing orders smith resigned parsons remained sympathetic friendly smith conflict ceased lodge activities resigned head letter informing decision smith remarked god knew people better subsequently appointed head remained inactive began spreading lies smith including responsible claims denied lodge members final years september smith went second magical retirement performed lesser ritual invoked recited memory retreat learned lover died greatly upset returning home welcomed parsons insisted smith lodge members moved hollywood increasingly alienated attitude parsons resigned august renting house smith sought jobs learned died succeeded good friends art dealer baron commissioned smith construct asian style furniture gallery smith health deteriorating suffered number mild heart attacks continued believe hoped revive performing mass following parsons death explosion smith suspected case suicide smith invited perform mass memory long disliked recognised smith living individual good practical knowledge degree system contact trying revive london smith meet person time june visiting california soon introduced young brazilian later grow smith smith purchased plot land built house helen son named hoc est construction interrupted february underwent surgery enlarged developed cancer conventional medicine sought alternative treatment dallas texas visited december unable help smith died result disease home april subsequently cremated memorial park legacy influence unknown god reviewed peer reviewed journal nova described definitive work american noting product years careful documented research praised style inherent fascination material vivid characters epic rows sexual 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Wilfred Talbot Smith