Mystifying Facts About Marjorie Cameron, The Occult Artist
Marjorie Cameron was a mysterious 20th-century artist, Thelemite, muse, goddess, “witch,” and occult group leader. Her life intertwined art and occultism in fascinating—and frightening—ways.
1. She Was An Occult Muse
Artist Marjorie Cameron learned about the occult from her husband, Jack Parsons, who also happened to be a devout Thelemite. But, after a fiery tragedy ripped their marriage apart, she fully embraced the underworld of carnal rituals, blood magic, psychedelics, and apocalyptic prophecies all on her own.
2. She Had A Quiet Suburban Childhood
Marjorie Cameron was born into a perfectly normal family in Belle Plaine, Iowa in April of 1922. Her father, far from being an occultist, was a blue-collar railway worker named Hill Leslie Cameron, and her mother was named Carrie Cameron. She was the eldest of four children. But, lurking beneath her suburban veneer was a flair for the arts—and the occult.
3. She Had A Flair For The Dramatic
While Cameron’s family lived in the more affluent part of town, her childhood was no less of a struggle thanks to the Great Depression.
As a student at Whittier Elementary School and later Belle Plaine High School, Cameron excelled in the arts, hinting at the dark and mysterious turn her life would take in a few short years.
4. She Was Different From The Beginning
Cameron was always the “black sheep” in her family. She was the only one of her relatives with red hair, crystal blue eyes, and a love for the arts. But she thought it made her special. “When I was in kindergarten,” she later recalled, “
I was taken out of the regular schools and put into a special school because they recognized that I had above average abilities”.
However, this wasn't the only reason she stood out from the crowd.
