Brother XII and the gold jam jars

from Unlocking the Unknown · host Atlas Gray

Edward Arthur Wilson, known as Brother XII, was a charismatic mystic who founded the Aquarian Foundation in 1927, establishing a spiritual colony near Nanaimo as a refuge for a coming "Age of Aquarius".Despite attracting thousands of wealthy followers, the community collapsed under the weight of financial misappropriation, sexual scandals, and the tyrannical rule of Wilson’s mistress, Madame Z.After sabotaging the colony’s property in 1932, Wilson and Madame Z fled to Europe, reportedly carrying a fortune in gold coins hidden in jam jars and leaving behind a legacy of rumours regarding buried treasure.

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