Season Two, Episode 05

Robin Baker outside of her home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Photo by Isvett Verde.
Robin’s first husband was Jim Baker, also known as Father Yod in the Source Family, and later as Father YaHoWha. Image courtesy of Robin Baker.
BakerIn this photograph, Robin claims Jim Baker’s face is intertwined with hers, signifying that her husband is always looking after her. Image courtesy of Robin Baker.
“[Jim] gave me something I never had: self-esteem. He showed me how much power I had.” – Robin on her relationship with Jim. Image courtesy of Robin Baker.
Robin Baker’s Source Family name was Mother Ah-Om. Photo by Isvett Verde.
Within Robin’s archives is Jim Baker’s death certificate. Image courtesy of Robin Baker.
Sex magick was regularly practiced in the family.
Robin holding a piece of her husband’s skull. Photo by Isvett Verde.
Looking through one of many scrapbooks Robin has kept over the years. Photo by Isvett Verde.
One of Jim Baker’s many handwritten letters to Robin. Photo by Isvett Verde.
Robin looks through one of her many scrapbooks filled with photographs and news clippings concerning Jim Baker and the Source Family. Photo by Isvett Verde.

Season Two, Episode 05

Something Can’t Be Everything

Something Can’t Be Everything

A story of consciousness, love, and magick in vintage Hollywood.

Robin Baker dreamed of becoming a Hollywood starlet. As a teenager in the 60s, she became a Whisky a Go Go dancer, socializing with famous actors and musicians. After meeting and marrying Jim Baker, a World War II veteran, restaurant owner, and spiritual leader in Los Angeles, Robin’s life took a different path. With her husband, she established the Source Family, a commune with over 140 members. But when Jim changed his name to Father Yod and adopted strange rules for the commune, Robin’s role in the family changed forever.

Photos by Isvett Verde. Music by Filthy Huns.

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