Death
At the end of 1974, the Source Family sold their restaurant and moved to Hawaii. On August 25, 1975, despite having no previous hang-gliding experience, YaHoWha used a hang glider to leap off a 1300-foot cliff on the eastern shore of Oahu. He successfully flew his kite but crash-landed on the beach and died nine hours later. After three days of vigil, YaHoWha was cremated.
In 2006, Source Family members, Isis Aquarian and Electricity Aquarian, wrote the history of the religious group. A revised version of the book titled The Source: The Untold Story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13 and The Source Family was released in 2007, and included a CD with Ya Ho Wa 13 live performances, radio interviews, and Family recordings. Isis Aquarian was one of Yahowha's more than 12 'wives'. Isis recently found unreleased music from the Family days, it is now being remastered and released through Drag City Records, out of Chicago. Isis and Electricity have set up a Source Foundation, which includes some of the old Source Family members.
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