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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 4:28:54 GMT -5
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 4:29:56 GMT -5
1983 Penthouse article on CoS.
[glow=red,2,300]Inside The Church of Scientology: An Exclusive Interview with L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.[/glow]
For more than twenty years L. Ron Hubbard, Jr., has been a man on the run. He has changed residences, occupations, and even his name in 1972 to Ron DeWolf to escape what he alleges to be the retribution and wrath of his father and his father's organization-- the Church of Scientology. His father, L. Ron Hubbard. Sr., founder and leader of Scientology, has been a figure of controversy and mystery, as has been his organization, for more than a generation. Its detractors have called it the "granddaddy" and the worst of all the religious cults that have sprung up over the last generation. Its advocates-- and there are thousands--swear that the church is the avenue for human perfection and happiness. Millions of words have been written for and against Scientology. Just what is the truth? L. Ron Hubbard, Sr., and the very few who have worked at the highest echelons of the organization have never spoken publicly about the workings and finances of the Church of Scientology. Firsthand allegations about coercion, black-mail, and just how billions of dollars the organization is said to possess have been accrued and spent is lacking: that is, until very recently. In an extraordinary petition brought November 10, 1982, in Superior Court in Riverside, Calif., by L. Ron Hubbard, Jr., to prove that his father is dead and that his heirs should receive the tens of millions of dollars being dissipated from his estate, some of the mystery about Scientology has begun to unravel. Some of the details are shocking.
L. Ron Hubbard, Jr., is a survivor. His appearance on earth, May 7, 1934, was the result of failed abortion rituals by his father, and Ron, after only six and a half months in the womb and at 2.2 pounds entered the world. His mother, Margeret ("Polly") Grubb, was to have one more child, Catherine May, before her husband ditched her in 1946 to enter into a bigamous marnage with Sarah Northrup. A half sister, Alexis Valerie, survived that union. Soon after that, the founder of Scientology married Mary Sue Whipp, the current Mrs. L. Ron Hubbard, Sr., who at this writing is serving four years in federal prison for stealing government documents. There were four childrens: Diana and Quentin, who died under mysterious circumstances in 1976; Arthur, who has been missing for several years; and Suzette.
Ron Jr. says that he remembers much of his childhood. He claims to recall, at six years, a vivid scene of his father performing an abortion ritual on his mother with a coat hanger. He remembers that when he was ten years old, his father, in an attempt to get his son in tune with his black-magic worship, laced the young hubbard's bubble gum with phenobarbital. Drugs were an important part of Ron Jr.'s growing up, as his father believed that they were the best way to get closer to Satan --the Antichrist of black magic.
Ron Jr. also recalls a hard-drinking, drug-abusing father who would mistreat his mother and other women, but who, when, under the influence, would delight in telling his son all of his exploits. Finally, Ron Jr. remembers his father as a "broke science-fiction writer" who espoused that the road to riches and glory lay in selling religion to the masses.
Nineteen fifty was a watershed year for the sixteen-year-old Ron Jr., when his father's book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health was published. While in the 1980s self-help books hold little novelty, Dianetics was a pioneer of that genre. Happiness in 1950 could be a reality, if only one practiced the strange amalgam of science fiction and psychoanalysis offered in the senior Hubbard's best-seller. It was an unexpected success for Hubbard, then living in New Jersey, when the mailman would deliver daily sacks of letters from the unhappy and desperate who had read the book and wanted L. Ron Hubbard to take them to the promised land. It was a dream come true --a science-fiction writer who not only created a world of fantasy but packaged it and sold it as reality.
In 1950 L. Ron Hubbard opened a Dianetics clinic, where the hopeful and newly cenverted could come, for a fee, and their ills --from loneliness to cancer --would be cured. Danetics was the new Scientific Revolution. and L. Ron Hubbard was its prophet.
Scientology is essentially a self-help therapy. It is based on one premise that by recalling negative experiences or "engrams", a person can free himself from repressed feelings that cripple his life. This liberation process is assisted by a counselor called an "auditor" who charges up to hundreds of dollars a session. The auditor's basic aid is the "E-meter", a skin galvanometer that is said to help him ascertain the problems of his client.
Soon the New Jersey authorities and the American Medical Association challenged the veracity of the new faith. L. Ron Hubbard met the challenge by fleeing the state (not the last time this was to happen). A frequent memory of Ron Jr. is his father's packing up shoe boxes with thousands of dollars to move on to greener and safer pastures.
Coming into manhood in the early fifties, Ron Jr. learned the virtues of flimflam and keeping one step ahead of the law and creditors. But he admits that he accepted his father's teachings and example as correct. By the time his father started the modern Church of Scientology in Arizona and New Jersey in 1953, young Hubbard was not only a disciple but a willing organizer in the new movement. He was to be so throughout the 1950s.
While Ron Jr. may never have questioned his father and the mushrooming cult of Scientology, a growing uneasiness began to take hold of him. In 1953 he married Henrietta, whom he never allowed to join the church. They were to have six children --Deborah, Leif, Esther, Eric, Harry and Alex, age twelve, who suffers from Down's Syndrome-- plus six grandchildren, none or whom were ever members of Scientology. The importance of family life, especially in contrast to his own up-bringing, caused Ron Jr. to question his life as a member of Scientology, albeit privately. Other factors also caused Ron Jr. to think about breaking away from the cult that was dominating his life. His father's autocratic and arbitrary control of Scientology often led to violence, and the young Hubbard began to be disturbed by his own participation. Certain questionable transactions involving drug dealing and the transfer of large sums of money abroad by his father was another troubling factor. But, he says, the breaking point came over his father's involvement with the Russians. Finally, in 1959, when his father was in Australia, Ron, his wife, and two children fled the Church of Scientology.
According to Ron Jr., life was to become a nightmarish existence. No matter, where the family went in the United States, it would not take long for a member of the organization to find them. Because he knew too much about Scientoiogy and its founder, Ron says, attempts were made to ensure his silence. For many years L. Ron Hubbard, Jr. kept a low profile.
Keeping silent did not end Ron's terror of what his father and followers might do to him and his family. In 1976 his half brother Quentin died under mysterious circumstances that Ron is certain was murder. Quentin, a son of Scientology's leader, was a drug abuser and an embarassment to his father. Whether all these questions were signs ot paranoia finally became less important to Ron than discovering, once and for all, the truth about his father. In 1980 Ron became convinced that his father was dead, and that his death was being kept a secret by the Church of Scientology, lest knowledge of his death cause chaos in the organization. He filed his petition and an open war was declared. Should he win the suit by proving that his father is either dead or incompetent, Ron and other family members will receive the millions of dollars believed to be part of L. Ron Hubbard's estate.
For some thirty years, stories, rumors, and innuendo about the Church of Scientology have been whispered, and sometimes reported, internationally. Obviously, the final judgment of L. Ron Hubbard. Jr., and his allegations remains to be made. But because of his high-level involvement for such a long time with this controversial organization, he himself has become a newsworthy figure. To find out what this man at the center of an international firestorm is like. Penthouse sent contributing editor Allan Sonnenschein to Carson City, Nev, where he met Hubbard in the small three-bedroom apartment in which he lives (he manages the apartment complex). "DeWolf." Sonnenschein told us, "is a stocky and ruddy-complexioned man, with thinning red hair. Despite his almost continuous involvement with lawyers of both sides of his case, DeWolf was very relaxed during the several hours. I spent with him. He seemed convinced that his desire to tell his story after all these years was of vital importance ... and he spoke with a firmness and intensity befitting a person who claims to be risking his life by speaking out."
Because of the seriousness of Mr. DeWolf's charges and because his father has affected the lives of thousands, if not millions, of people, Penthouse will be launching an independent investigation of these charges. The results will be published in a forthcoming issue.
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 4:31:46 GMT -5
Penthouse: Before you filed your lawsuit and began speaking openly about Scientology, there was very little news of it in the media. Why do you think there has been so little investigation of Scientology?
Hubbard: it's very simple. Scientology has always had a "fair-game doctrine"--a policy of doing absolutely anything to stop an investigation or publication of a critical article in a magazine or newspaper. They have run some incredible operations on the several people who have tried to write books about Scientology. It was almost like a terror campaign. First they'd try throwing every possible lawsuit at the reporter or newspaper. We had a team of attorneys to do just that. The goal was to destroy the enemy. So the solution was always to attack, full-bore, with every possible resource, from every angle, instantaneously it can certainly be overwhelming. A guy would get slapped with twenty-seven lawsuits, and our lawyers would start depositioning absolutely anybody who ever knew the man, digging up dirt while at the same time putting together an operation that would get him into further trouble. I know of one case, concerning Paulette Cooper, who wrote a book called The Scandal of Scientology, in which they spent almost $500.000 trying to destroy her.
Penthouse: So you think the press was intimidated?
Hubbard: Oh, absolutely. All the way through, since the fifties. I found this very sad. It seemed very much like Germany in the thirties. The freedom of the press seemed buried. They got scared. They thought. "Well, who wants to go through ten years of lawsuits, just because we printed the name L. Ron Hubbard?" I'm delighted to see that Penthouse has the balls to print this interview.
Penthouse: Why do you think it's so risky?
Hubbard: My father drilled into all of us: Don't go to court thinking to win a lawsuit. You go to court to harass, to delay, to exhaust the enemy financially, physically, mentally. You file every motion you can think of and you just lock them up in court. The courts, for my father, were never used to seek justice or redress, put to destroy the people he thought were enemies, to prevent negative stories from appearing. He just wanted complete control of the press --and got it.
Penthouse: What exactly is Scientology?
Hubbard: Scientology is a power-and-money-and-intelligence-gathering game. To use common, everyday English, Scientology says that you and I and everybody else willed ourselves into being hundreds of trillions of years ago --just by deciding to be. We willed ourselves into being ourselves. Through wild space games, interaction, fights, and wars in the grand science-fiction tradition, we created this universe --all the matter, energy, space, and time of this universe. And so through these trillions of years, we have become the effect of our own cause and we now find ourselves trapped in bodies. So the idea of Scientology "auditing" or "counseling" or "processing" is to free yourself from your body and to return you to the original godlike state or, in Scientology jargon, an operating Thetan --O.T. We are all fallen gods, according to Scientology, and the goal is to be returned to that state.
Penthouse: And what is the Church of Scientology?
Hubbard: It's one of my father's many organizations. It was formed in 1953, basically to avoid the harassment of my father by the medical profession and the IRS. The idea of Scientology didn't really exist before that point as a religion, but my father hit upon turning it into a church after he started feeling pressured.
Penthouse: Didn't your father have any interest in helping people?
Hubbard: No.
Penthouse: Never?
Hubbard: My father started out as a broke science-fiction writer. He was always broke in the late 1940s. He told me and a lot of other people that the way to make a million was to start a religion. Then he wrote the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health while he was in Bayhead, New Jersey. When we later visited Bayhead, in about 1953, we were walking around and reminiscing --he told me that he had written the book in one month.
Penthouse: There was no church when he wrote the book?
Hubbard: Oh, no, no. You see, his goal was basically to write the book, take the money and run. But in 1950, this was the first major book of do-it-yourself psychotherapy, and it became a runaway best-seller. He kept getting, literally, mail trucks full of mail. And so he and some other people, including J. W. Campbell, the editor of Astounding Science Fiction , started the Dianetics Research Foundation in Elizabeth, New Jersey. And the post office kept backing up and just dumping mail sacks into the building. The foundation had a staff that just ran through the envelopes and threw away anything that didn't have any money in it.
Penthouse: People sent money?
Hubbard: Yeah, they wanted training and further Dianetic auditing, Dianetic processing. It was just an incredible avalanche.
Penthouse: Did he write the book off the top of his head? Did he do any real research?
Hubbard: No research at all. When he has answered that question over the years, his answer has changed according to which biography he was writing. Sometimes he used to write a new biography every week. He usually said that he had put thirty years of research into the book. But no, he did not. What he did, reaily, was take bits and pieces from other people and put them together in a blender and stir them all up --and out came Dianetics! All the examples in the book --some 200 "real-life experiences" --were just the result of his obsessions with abortions and unconscious states... In fact, the vast majority of those incidents were invented off the top of his head. The rest stem from his own secret life, which was deeply involved in the occult and black-magic. That involvement goes back to when he was sixteen, living in Washington. D.C. He got hold of the book by Alistair Crowley called The Book of Law. He was very interested in several things that were the creation of what some people call the Moon Child. It was basically an attempt to create an immaculate conception --except by Satan rather than by God. Another important idea was the creation of what they call embryo implants --of getting a satanic or demonic spirit to inhabit the body of a fetus. This would come about as a result of black-magic rituals, which included the use of hypnosis, drugs, and other dangerous and destructive practices. One of the important things was to destroy the evidence if you failed at this immaculate conception. That's how my father became obsessed with abortions. I have a memory of this that goes back to when I was six years old. It is certainly a problem for my father and for Scientology that I rememoer this. It was around 1939, 1940, that I watched my father doing something to my mother. She was lying on the bed and he was sitting on her, facing her feet. He had a coat hanger in his hand. There was blood all over the place. I remember my father shouting at me. "Go back to bed!" A little while later a doctor came and took her off to the hospital. She didn't talk about it for quite a number of years. Neither did my father.
Penthouse: He was trying to perform an abortion?
Hubbard: According to him and my mother, he tried to do it with me. I was born at six and a half months and weighed two pounds, two ounces. I mean, I wasn't born: this is what came out as a result of their attempt to abort me. It happened during a night of partying --he got involved in trying to do a black-magic number. Also, I've got to complete this by saying that he thought of himself as the Beast 666 incarnate.
Penthouse: The devil?
Hubbard: Yes. The Antichrist. Alestair Crowley thought of himself as such. And when Crowley died in 1947, my father then decided that he should wear the cloak of the beast and become the most powerful being in the universe.
Penthouse: You were sixteen years old at that time. What did you believe in?
Hubbard: I believed in Satanism. There was no other religion in the house! Scientology and black magic. What a lot of people don't realize is that Scientology is black magic that is just spread out over a long time period. To perform black magic generally takes a few hours or, at most, a few weeks. But in Scientology it's stretched out over a lifetime, and so you don't see it. Black magic is the inner core of Scientology --and it is probably the only part of Scientology that really works. Also, you've got to realize that my father did not worship Satan. He thought he was Satan. He was one with Satan. He had a direct pipeline of communication and power with him. My father wouldn't have worshiped anything. I mean, when you think you're the most powerful being in the universe, you have no respect for anything, let alone worship.
Penthouse: Let's get back to how you saw Scientology working on an individual basis. What if someone wrote to your father asking if he could cure their cancer?
Hubbard: He'd say, Oh, yes, he could handle that.
Penthouse: And what would be the charge for curing cancer?
Hubbard: Back in those days it was anywhere from $10 to $25 an hour. Now, it's up to $300 or more an hour.
Penthouse: What exactly did that pay for?
Hubbard: To be audited. In the old days, the patient would lie on a couch and the auditor would sit in a chair and counsel. The words auditing, counseling, and processing are really the same in Scientology.
Penthouse: What would be discussed?
Hubbard: They would say that the cancer and its cure are just incidental to the main problem of one's "spiritual development." And according to Dianetics and Scientology, the explanation for cancer is basically that you have a sex problem?
Penthouse: A sex problem?
Hubbard: Right.
Penthouse: How did he figure that?
Hubbard: Quite simply, according to my father. Cancer is basically cells that are dividing out of control, and so, according to my father, the problem is a sexual thing. Therefore the cancer is rooted in a sexual problem. If you have cancer, you are really screwed up on sex. So what would happen in this auditing --I don't know what it's like now, but it's probably just the same as in the old days --is that they would address a guy's entire sex life. There was certainly an incredible preoccupation. In Dianetics and Scientology, about sex was a great means of control. You have complete control of someone if you have every detail of his sex life and fantasy life on record.
Penthouse: What if someone who went thought the training just wanted to drop out?
Hubbard: There was no way. There were thousands of people, back in the fifties who would come in and receive various levels of training, such as a Hubbard Certified Auditor's Certificate or a Bachelor of Scientology or a Doctorate of Scientology, and if they didn't toe the mark as my father wanted them to, then we would cancel their certificates. And then he would notify the Scientologists in the area where the man lived not to have anything to do with him, to disconnect from him. And if information was available about him, we would spread that information around to his wife, his family, his children, where he worked, everywhere. It was straight blackmail. It was "Stay in the fold or else." Then, later on, they developed what they called an ethics review board. If you didn't toe the mark, you'd be put on trial in front of a kangaroo court and then be sentenced to maybe scrub floors. I heard that you had to walk around with a dirty rag tied around your arm like a badge. You could be made to do anything. You would be locked in a chain locker or handcuffed to a bed. This is in later years. We were simpler in the fifties, more direct. I just went out and beat them up.
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 4:33:00 GMT -5
Penthouse: Physical beatings?
Hubbard: Yeah. We'd strong-arm them. I did it myself. And you had to realize that I weighed around 240 pounds in those days. When I taught Scientology, no students ever blew my courses! I would go out and physically retrieve my students. You know, the Scientologists are now trying to make me out to be the worst person since Attila the Hun. They forget that when I was director of training for the organization, I trained literally thousands of people. I created a lot of the Scientology processes and procedures throughout the fifties. I really helped create and run the organization. I was very deeply involved, very directly, for seven years, during its formulation and building. So I find their attempts to discredit me amusing. I used to have a thing about saying that nobody ever ran out of my courses. If you think est is tough, you ought to have taken courses under me in the fifties!
Penthouse: What would happen if someone went to your class, decided it was bullnuts, and never came back?
Hubbard: If you signed up for a course and you came to my class, I'd keep you there or go physically retrieve you if you left.
Penthouse: You'd already gotten the money, so why did you bother?
Hubbard: Because I thought I was all-knowing, all-powerful --totally arrogant and egotistical --for one thing. I was quite insufferable.
Penthouse: Your father knew this was going on?
Hubbard: Well, sure. Nobody did a thing in Scientology without his direct knowledge or consent or without his orders.
Penthouse: Did it ever go beyond these physical beatings?
Hubbard: I remember locking one girl up in a shack out in the desert for at least a couple or weeks.
Penthouse: Why were things like this never publicized?
Hubbard: Because the same reign of terror that occurred under Robespierre and Hitler occurred back then in the fifties, as it occurs now. You must realize that there is very little actual courage in this world. It's pretty easy to bend people around. It doesn't take much to shut people up, it really doesn't. In the fifties all I had to do was call a guy up on the telephone and say, "Well, I think your wife would like to know about your mistress." The response would be a shocked "Oh, my God!" I'd say, "Well, nobody really wants to divulge that kind of information. I think it would be absolutely terrible if your wife found out, so I'm going to make absolutely sure that she doesn't find out. Now, if you just drop in here for a little more auditing ... Now
you know in your heart that the critical things you've been saying about Scientology are just vindictive. They're not really true in your heart. You know that, don't you?" And the guy says. "Yeah, sure, I sure do know that!" And then, if Scientologists couldn't blackmail you, they'd create some dirt on you through their "special operations." There were quite a few of those operations. This one, for example, happened recently. I wasn't involved in it, but Scientologists tried to get an assistant attorney general of the state of California embroiled in a fake operation where a Scientologist pretended to be a nun and pretended to get pregnant by him and filed papers against him. Then in another scheme they tried to set up the mayor of Clearwater, Florida, for a fake hit-and-run accident. I could give you operation after operation that they set up like this.
Penthouse: This has been going on since the fifties?
Hubbard: Sure. It was pretty tame back then compared to very sophisticated operations like they have now. When we hid assets, for example --I remember being in Philadelphia when the FBI anc the U.S. Marshall's Office were after my father on a contempt-of-court charge. There I was running across town with my father with our complete mailing list and a suitcase full of money! Heading for the hills!
Penthouse: Where did the money end up?
Hubbard: A lot of it went abroad. But my father always kept a great deal of it around his bedroom so that he could flee at a moment's notice. In shoe boxes. He distrusted banks.
Penthouse: What kind of money are we talking about?
Hubbard: Back then? Hundreds of thousands at least. The last time I saw my father, in 1959, he mentioned that he had at least $20 million salted away.
Penthouse: Did he invest the money?
Hubbard: No. He wanted to stay really liquid. Very fluid, so he could cut and run at any time.
Penthouse: Where did all this money come from? How much did it cost to be audited, in Scientology parlance?
Hubbard: It cost as much as a person had. He had to stay in the organization, getting audited higher and higher, until he paid us as much as he had. People would sell their house, their car, convert their stocks and securities into cash, and turn it all over to Scientology.
Penthouse: What did you promise them for this price?
Hubbard: We promised them the moon and then demonstrated a way to get there. They would sell their soul for that. We were telling someone that they could have the power of a god --that's what we were telling them.
Penthouse: What kind of people were tempted by this promise?
Hubbard: A whole range of people. People who wanted to raise their IQ, to feel better, to solve their problems. You also got people who wished to lord it over other people in the use of power. Remember, it's a power game, a matter of climbing a pyramidal hierarchy to the top, and it's who you can step on to get more power that counts. It appeals a great deal to neurotics. And to people who are greedy. It appeals a great deal to Americans, I think, because they tend to believe in instant everything, from instant coffee to instant nirvana. By just saying a few magic words or by doing a few assignments, one can become a god. People believe this. You see, Scientology doesn't really address the soul; it addresses the ego. What happens in Scientology is that a person's ego gets pumped up by this science-fiction fantasy helium into universe-sized proportions. And this is very appealing. It is especially appealing to the intelligentsia of this country, who are made to feel that they are the most highly intelligent people, when in actual fact, from an emotional standpoint, they are completely stupid. Fine professors, doctors, scientists, people involved in the arts and sciences, would fall into Scientology like you wouldn't believe. It appealed to their intellectual level and buttressed their emotional weaknesses. You show me a professor and I revert back to the fifties: I just kick him in the head, eat him for breakfast.
Penthouse: Did it attract young people as much as cults today?
Hubbard: Yes. We attracted quite a few hippies but we tried to stay a way from them, because they didn't have any money.
Penthouse: A poor man can't be a Scientologist?
Hubbard: No, oh no.
Penthouse: What do you think of the great popularity of cults in this country?
Hubbard: I think they're very dangerous and destructive. I don't think that anyone should think for you. And that's exactly what cults do. All cults, including Scientology, say, "I am your mind, I am your brain. I've done all the work for you, I've laid the path open for you. All you have to do is turn your mind off and walk down the path I have created." Well, I have learned that there's great strength in diversity, that a clamorous discussion or debate is very healthy and should be encouraged. That's why I like our political setup in the United States: simply because you can fight and argue and jump up and down and shout and scream and have all kinds of viewpoints, regardless of how wrongheaded or ridiculous they might be. People here don't have to give up their right to perceive things the way they believe. Scientology and all the other cults are one-dimensional, and we live in a three-dimensional world. Cults are as dangerous as drugs. They commit the highest crime: the rape of the soul.
Penthouse: You mentioned that Scientology attracted a great many well-known or important people. Can you give us some examples?
Hubbard: Two of the people we were involved with in the late fifties in England were Errol Flynn and a man who was high up in the Labor Party at the time. My father and Errol Flynn were very similar. They were only interested in money, sex, booze, and drugs. At that time, in the late fifties, Flynn was pretty much of a burned-out hulk. But he was involved in smuggling deals with my father: gold from the Mediterranean, and some drugs --mostly cocaine. They were both just a little larger than life. I had to admire my father from one standpoint. As I've said, he was a down-and-out, broke science-fiction writer, and then he writes one book of science-fiction and convinces the world it's true. He sells it to millions of people and gets billions of dollars and everyone thinks he's some sort of deity. He was really bigger than life. Flynn was like that, too. You could say many negative things about the two of them, but they did as they pleased and lived as they pleased. It was always fun to sit there at dinner and listen to these two guys rap. Wild people. Errol Flynn was like my father also in that he would do anything for money. He would take anything to bed --boys, girls, Fifty-year-old women, ten-year-old boys, Flynn and my father had insatiable appetites. Tons of mistresses. They lived very high on the hog.
Penthouse: And what about this Labor Party official?
Hubbard: He was a double agent for the KGB and for the British intelligence agency. He was also a raging homosexual. He wanted my father to use his black-magic, soul-cracking, brainwashing techniques on young boys. He wanted these boys as his own sexual slaves. He wanted to use my father's techniques to crack people's heads open because he was very influential in and around the British government --plus he was selling information to the Russians. And so was my father.
Penthouse: Your father was selling information to the Soviets?
Hubbard: Yes. That's where my father got the money to buy St. Hill Manor in East Grinstead, Sussex, which is the English headquarters of Scientology today.
Penthouse: What information did your father have to sell the Soviet government?
Hubbard: He didn't do any spying himself. What he normally did was allow these strange little people to go into the offices and into his home at odd hours of the night. He told me that he was allowing the KGB to go through our files, and that he was charging £40,000 for it. This was the money he used for the purchase of St. Hill Manor.
Penthouse: Do you know any specific information that the KGB got from your father that might have been harmful to security?
Hubbard: The plans for an infrared heat-seeking missile in the early fifties. They obtained the information by extensive auditing of the guy who was one of the head engineers. There were great infiltrations clear to this day. There has always been an inordinate interest on the part of Scientology in military and government personnel. There's no way for me to prove it sitting here, but I believe that the KGB trained East German agents who came via Denmark to London to the United States who were, supposedly, Scientologists. They made very good Scientologists. They were very well trained.
Penthouse: Did your father do this just for money?
Hubbard: Yes. The more he made, the more he wanted. He became greedy. He was really just interested in the use of money and power, wherever it was or whosoever's it was. Morality and politics made no difference to him at all.
Penthouse: Did the Labor Party official get any of his young men via Scientology?
Hubbard: Yes. The British were ripe for Scientology. The British school system fosters lesbianism and homosexuality, because from the time you're born until you're in your twenties, all you see is the same sex. The schools are so segretated. And you'll notice in Scientology the focus on sex. Sex, sex, sex. The first thing we wanted to know about someone we were auditing was his sexual deviations. You know, in actual fact, very few people exclusively practice missionary-style sex. So all you've got to do is find a person's kinks, whatever they might be. Their dreams and their fantasies. And if you find that central core, their sexual drives and desires and fantasies, then you can fit a ring through their noses and take them anywnere. You promise to fufill their fantasies or you threaten to expose them --very simple. And People do have outrageous sexual fantasies. Nothing wrong with that --I'm the last guy on earth who should make a value judgment about somebody's sexual practices. But once you find their sexual core, you've got them. And you find this by brainwashing, through auditing, through interrogation, investigations, following them, photographing them, tapping their phones, whatever.
Penthouse: You did all that?
Hubbard: Sure.
Penthouse: Were there any other high level British government people in Scientology?
Hubbard: There was a member of Winston Churchill's medical staff. We had him by the balls.
Penthouse: Did he give you any information about Churchill?
Hubbard: Yes, certainly. You see, these people didn't realize where their information was going. They always thought that in Scientology auditing they had the priest-confessor's confidentiality --but it was never that way. People just assumed it, and still do. But everybody knew what was in everybody's files.
Penthouse: What was the first example you can remember of your father's espionage activity?
Hubbard: I remember one day in 1944 when he came nome from the naval base where he was stationed in Oregon with a big, gray metal box under his arm. He put in our little attached garage and put a tarp over it. That weekend a couple of funny little guys came over to the house. I remember it was summer and they were wearing heavy woollen overcoats --dark brown overcoats. It stuck in my mind: what are they doing wearing overcoats when it's hotter than hell? I was only about ten at the time. Anyway, these big, sweating guys take the box and put in in their car and drive off. But before they'd come, I'd snuck a look in the box. It had this strange-looking object in it. I didn't know what the hell it was. Later on, in the fifties, I was walking through a war surplus store and I suddenly saw an object that was just like the one I'd seen in the box. It was the heart of the radar. During the war --when those men took it from our garage --it was super-secret, super-valuable, worth thousands of dollars. I remember that people were told to commit suicide if it ever got captured in order to blow it up.
Then, in 1955, I went to work in the Scientology office in London. I noticed a woman in the office doing strange things with strange people in the office, so I investigated her. I found out she was a card-carrying member of the Communist Party. I got very angry at her and broke into her apartment, where I found dozens of little code pads. They looked like little milk pads with a whole mess of letters and numbers on them. I had people follow her to the Russian Embassy. I finally wrote a long report to my father about her. He was furious. He told me not to investigate anymore, not to write anymore, not to tell anyone what I had found out, to destroy all my evidence. I yelled at him, "The d**n Russians are running around the office and doing God knows what." He yelled back. "I want'em there!" He told me that she was placed there by the KGB with his knowledge and consent. This really bothered me. My grandfather, who was a lieutenant commander in the navy, had impressed me with his red-white-and-blue honor and integrity. He was an officer of the old school. 180 degrees different from my father, in fact, I credit him a great deal with my ability to get rid of Scientology and get my head straightened out, because his patriotism had gotten through to me and made me sour on what my father was doing in dealing with the Russians.
Penthouse: Was this why you became disenchanted with Scientology?
Hubbard: It was the beginning. I began to see that my father was a sick, sadistic, vicious man. I saw more and more parallels between his behavior and what I read about the way Hitler thought and acted. I was realizing that my father really wanted to destroy his enemies and take over the world. Whoever was perceived as his enemy had to be destroyed, including me. This "fair game" policy since the beginning. The organization couldn't exist without it. It keeps people very quiet.
Penthouse: Do you mean killed?
Hubbard: Well, he didn't really want people killed, because how could you really destroy them if you just killed them? What he wanted to do was to destroy their lives, their families, their reputations, their jobs, their money, everything. My father was the type of person who, when it came to destruction, wanted to keep you alive for as long as possible, to torture you, punish you. If he chose to destroy you, he would love to see you lying in the gutter, strung out on booze and drugs, rolling in your own vomit, with your wife and children gone forever: no job, no money. He'd enjoy walking by and kicking you and saying to other people, "Look what I did to this man!" He's the kind of man who would pull the wings off flies and watch them stumble around. You see, this fits in with his Scientology beliefs, also. He felt that if you just died, your spirit would go out and get another body to live in. By destroying an enemy that way, you'd be doing him a favor. You were letting him out from under the thumb of L. Ron. Hubbard, you see?
Penthouse: It's been said that many Scientologists have similar philosophies.
Hubbard: Yes. Many are sadistic, just like he was. Very Teutonic, very Gestapo.
Penthouse: Do you think they would stop at murder?
Hubbard: Many wouldn't. The one super-secret sentence that Scientology is built on is: "Do as thou wilt." That is the whole of the law. It also comes from the black magic, from Alistair Crowley. It means that you are a law unto yourself, that you are above the law, that you create your own law. You are above any other human considerations. Since you came into being by an act of will, you can do anything you will. If you decide to go out and kill somebody --bam! --that's it. An act of will. Not connected, to any emotions or feelings, not governed by any ethics or morality or law. They are very vicious people. Totally into attack. Most people think these people are so insane and wild and berserk and unpredictable. Not to me. Insane people are very predictable, because they're trapped on the same mental and spiritual merry-go-round and all they can do is go round and round. For years I've been able to Counter them --to stay alive --simply because I was one of them. I had a helluva good teacher.
Penthouse: Was your father violent in his behavior with his family?
Hubbard: Not to me. But he beat up a lot of women very badly. Blood, black eyes, busted teeth, the whole thing. He beat the holy hell out of women. His rages were incredible. I've read reports of the kinds of rages Hitler used to have, and they sound just like my father's. He was especially touchy about food. He would always have somebody else at the table sample everything on the table before he'd eat it. I've seen him pick up an entire dinner table and throw it against the wall if he didn't like the food or thought it was suspicious. He got very strange in the fifties. He had to have his clothes washed and washed and washed. He would take showers half a dozen times a day. I have often wondered if all of this might have been caused by the massive amounts of drugs and medication he took.
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 4:34:03 GMT -5
Penthouse: Did your father take a lot of drugs? Hubbard: Yes. Since he was sixteen. You see, drugs are very important in the application of heavy black magic. The personal use of drugs expands one's conscious ability to break open the doors to the realm of the deep. Penthouse: What kind of drugs did he generally use? Hubbard: At various times, just about everything, because he was quite a hypocondriac. Cocaine, peyote, amphetamines, barbiturates. It would be shorter to list what he didn't take. Penthouse: Did he encourage you to do drugs? Hubbard: Well, he used them with me. He was a real night person. We used to sit around all night, sit around his office or home, get loaded up, and talk. He had a pretty liquid tongue. He loved to talk. And of course, in the fifties, he decided that I was the heir apparent, so he wanted to teach me everything he knew. He started me out by mixing phenobarbital into my bubble gum, when I was ten years old. This was to induce deeper trances in order to practice the black magic and to get an avenue to power. Penthouse: How exactly would this work? Hubbard: The explanation is sort of long and complicated. The basic rationale is that there are some powers in this universe that are pretty strong. As an example, Hitler was involved in the same black magic and the same occult practices that my father was. The identical ones. Which, as I have said, stem clear back to before Egyptian times. It's a very secret thing. Very powerful and very workable and very dangerous. Brainwashing is nothing compared to it. The proper term would be "soul cracking." It's like cracking open the soul, which then opens various doors to the power that exists, the satanic and demonic powers. Simply put, it's like a tunnel or an avenue or a doorway. Pulling that power into yourself through another person --and using women, especially -- is incredibly insidious. It makes Dr. Fu Manchu look like a kindergarten student. It is the ultimate vampirism, the ultimate mind-f**k, instead of going for blood, you're going for their soul. And you take drugs in order to reach that state where you can, quite literally, like a psychic hammer, break their soul, and pull the power through. He designed his Scientology Operating Thetan techniques to do the same thing. But, of course, it takes a couple of hundred hours of auditing and mega-thousands of dollars for the privilege of having your head turned into a glass Humpty Dumpty --shattered into a million pieces. It may sound like incredible gibberish, but it made my father a fortune. Penthouse: When was the last time your father was seen in public? Hubbard: Sometime in the sixties he granted an interview to British television. After that he didn't appear in public and just slowly became a recluse. One of the reasons he became a recluse was his own physical and mental condition was deteriorating so badly that he couldn't let the public or the Scientology membership know just what kind of shape he was in. He was a testament to the fact that Scientology didn't work. Penthouse: Looking over the past twenty-odd years of your life, what would you have done differently? Hubbard: That's a complex question, guess if I had it to do all over. I would do the same thing. With a father like mine. I don't think I could live it differently. It's been twenty-three years of hell, but sometimes you have to go through hell to get to heaven. It's been a very exciting life. I can say that. We come from a long line of rogues and scoundrels, going back 200 or 300 years, at least. And so I guess we're built for this kind of life. I've said that I am a preacher of adversity and controversy, and I thrive on it. Plus maybe by our example, people will quit trying for god-ship. Penthouse: What if your father's alive? Would you be able to confront him? Hubbard: Yes I would love to. Penthouse: Do you have any fear of him? Hubbard: No if he is sick, I would make sure he receives the best treatment I could find in the world for him. I consider him a victim of all this as much as I consider myself a victim of his own involvement with black magic, drugs and his own delusions. He became a victim of himself. Penthouse: Many people would say that your father is guilty of a great many sins and crimes. Do you think he should be punished? Hubbard: He hasn't escaped punishment. I think at this juncture, dead or alive, he fell into his own insanity, and that's quite sufficient punishment. That is the most terrible jail of all, to be trapped inside his own head. With him it must be like being locked inside an exploding fireworks factory with no way out. Penthouse: Have you ever wished your father dead? Hubbard: I don't believe so, no. Regardless of the things he's done to me --we had a helluva good time! Penthouse: Ripping the world off? Hubbard: We did! I enjoyed my life then, and I enjoy it now. And really, as far as crimes go. I think my father has received the ultimate punishment, which is being locked and trapped in his own insanity. There's no way out for him. Scientology Responds In order to present both sides of the controversy involving the Church of Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard Sr. to our readers, Penthouse Contributing Editor Allan Sonnenschein conducted a lengthy interview by telephone with the Rev. Heber Jentzsch, president of the church. Excerpts from that interview follow. Jentzsch: Let me say this: The media have been hyped by a number of people who are criminal - extortionists - perverts - etc. - and they make all these claims, and then you're supposed to respond to them. The credibility of the individual is just out the bottom. And I don't find it instructive for us to just sit and respond to a bunch of allegations. Penthouse: Is it true, as DeWolf claims, that Scientology is an extremely expensive and time-consuming process? Jentzsch: It isn't expensive if one is looking at something that works. And Scientology is an extremely workable system. The churches that I know of - and I deal with religious leaders all across the country - some of them have a tithing system, and they pay it for their entire lifetime. That can be quite a bit of money, and it's also worthwhile. But let's move it out of the religous field and look at the psychiatrists, and they're running all this crazy stuff, you know? You've got psychiatrists who are essentially charging an arm and a leg for electric shock psychosurgery, drugging, all kinds of things which really are destructive to the individual. And they're funded by the state for those activities, into the billions. So Scientology comes along. First of all, it can be done from a person picking up a book like Dianetics as I said. And it costs them the price of the book. Or it can be done from the standpoint of the professional counselors and so forth. Mr DeWolf hasn't been with the church for twenty-four years, so he's hardly an authority on where we are at the present time. But it's like yo say - is it expensive or time consuming? Well, long before I joined the staff, I did Scientology extensively. I didn't find it time consuming. I found that I was able to do it and still carry on at a profession and do both. Penthouse: Can a poor man go through Scientology counseling? Jentzsch: Sure. Penthouse: He can? Jentzsch: Sure. I mean he can go on the staff, and for that he receives his counseling, and he can do the whole thing. Penthouse: Is it true that the media have been intimidated by church members when they try to report on the organization? Jentzsch: Ha! Well, I just say, look with your own eyes. If they're intimidated, boy, how do you explain Time magazine, 20/20 on ABC TV, Cable Network News national, ABC TV's World News, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times, reporting all in one day on Scientology? I mean, how do you explain that? I mean, give me a break! Penthouse: The allegation has been made that the Church of Scientology has hounded ex-members who have spoken out negatively about the church. Jentzsch: Can you give me the names? Penthouse: Gerald Armstrong is the first that comes to mind. Jentzsch: Mr. Armstrong is my step-son-in-law. I know him quite well. He was a clerk, and he also drove a car. And that's all he ever did. When he left, he sort of tried to raise his status. If he thinks he's been hounded by Scientologists, I'll offer this: he says he's getting phone calls? We'll go to the police and put a tap on the phone. You know what a tap is, right? It just traces the phone call. So let's find out where the phone calls are coming from, because it isn't coming from our people. And I want to know. So to every guy who's screaming that, that's the thing I offer. Penthouse: How do you respond to charges that L. Ron Hubbard, Sr. may no longer be alive? Jentzsch: Mr. Hubbard wrote me a letter last week. He wrote the court that has the records under seal and is keeping them in safekeeping, per our request. Now, he wrote, and he carboned me, with a very well-documented, extensive kind of forensic background in this letter. What it is is one of the top forensic scientists in this country put together an ink that could have been formulated by the second of February, 1983. He put that ink in a pen, and sent it to Mr. Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard wrote a letter to the court, carboning me, and he also placed his fingerprints on that letter underneath the ink and to the side. And top forensic analysts have proven that, that is the ink that was formulated the second of February 1983. Number two: that is his writing. Number three: those are his fingerprints. End of theme. But this letter establishes, in terms of forensic science and in terms of court-acceptable records, that Hubbard Sr. is very much in control of this whole scene and his own monies, his own life, his own activities... Penthouse: Is it possible to speak to Mr. Hubbard? Jentzsch: I...I don't think that Penthouse magazine, given its past activities, would ever do a decent article on Mr. Hubbard. I think they would do everything they could to try to denigrate, to try to impugn the man, to try to destroy any credibility he has... I've read Penthouse and the hate they have for anyone who is opposed to psychiatry, anyone who is opposed to electric shock and psychosurgery, as we have been... I have only to characterize it; that's the only reason they're opposed to it --that Hubbard has instituted an incredible educational capability. They hate it. Absolutely hate anything... [Editor's note: Reverend Jentzsch is not as familiar with the editorial content of Penthouse as he thinks. Among the very many critical articles on psychiatry the magazine has published are " Psychiatric Holocaust" (January 1979), "Psychiatry Kills" (April 1981), and "Electroshock: The Horror Continues" (June 1982)] My current frame of mind is that the media will have to prove to us that they have some sort of modicum of ethics and integrity... At this current point, I have no reason to trust them. None at all. I find them rapacious. I find them to be not interested in anything... Six and a half million people who are living good lives, with a tremendous capability...but I don't find the media wanting to cover any of that... Penthouse: We feel that Mr. Hubbard has a right to respond to the allegations made by Mr. Hubbard, Jr. Jentzsch: What you're saying is that you give a man who's a criminal the same right as a man who is not. Penthouse: We're just trying to determine the truth. Jentzsch: I've got to tell you, I've heard the same thing from every major media that has talked to me. And every one of them had just not one modicum of integrity. Penthouse: We would be willing to work out any problems you might have before we meet with Mr. Hubbard. Jentzsch: Well, I don't know that you could meet him, because I have no idea where he is... I will tell you this: if I were ever asked by Mr Hubbard, I will make sure that all of the media who have currently interviewed him will never, ever, ever, get a personal interview. I mean, I can guarantee you that Time magazine will not... I can guarantee you ABC-TV will not: I can guarantee you that all the others will not. I will promise that, and I will campaign for it if he ever decides that he wants to do a major media event of any kind or an interview of any kind. I will make sure that every one of those gentlemen never, ever, ever, ever, ever, gets an interview with him. -END- of Penthouse article (c) 1983 Penthouse www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/penthouse-LRonHubbardJr-interview-1983.htm
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 4:45:02 GMT -5
I always had a hunch that Scientology is a front intel or co intel agency. Check out these transcripts of FBI files on Hubbard.
A letter sent to the FBI in 1951:
FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #91
The Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Inc. 275 MORRIS AVENUE P.O.BOX ELIZABETH, N.J. ELIZABETH 3-2951
March 5, 1951
Mr. Parrish Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Parrish:
Attached are the forms which the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation is requesting its employees to sign. We are also requesting that they file their fingerprints with us and with the Federal Bureau of Investigation via these forms.
I am enclosing a copy of the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation's Validation Pamphlet and associated material for your perusal.
May I point out that at any time, the Foundation stands ready to serve the interest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with whatever technique or knowledge it has that can be of use to the government.
Sincerely,
[signed] James M. Elliott James M. Elliott National Administrator
JME/gb
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A report on summary of an FBI interview with Hubbard:
FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #92
STANDARD FORM NO. [?]4 Office Memorandum - UNITED S[__]TES GOVERNMENT
TO : M.H. Holm[?]
DATE: March 7, 1951
FROM : F.J. Baumgardner
SUBJECT: HUBBARD DIANETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. INFORMATION CONCERNING
_PURPOSE:_
To advise you concerning an interview with L. Ron Hubbard, President of the above-captioned foundation.
_[?]ETAI[?]S:_
L. Ron Hubbard, President, and James M. Elliott, Administrator of the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Inc., were referred to the Internal Security Section by Mr. Nichols' office for interview on March 1, 1951.
Hubbard advised that he had written a book, [illegible word] "Dianetics, The Modern Science of Mental Health," which was published by the Hermitage House Publishing Company, June, 1950. He has also established the above-mentioned foundation with headquarters in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and branch offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and Honolulu.
Hubbard advised that he felt Communists within his organization were undermining its structure. He advised that he had turned over the names of several suspected Communists to the FBI office in Los Angeles. Hubbard could only recall the name of one of these individuals. He stated Miles Hollister was one of the individuals he suspected of being Communistically inclined. Concerning Hollister, Hubbard stated that he was instrumental in driving Hubbard's wife, Sara Elizabeth Northrup, to the point of insanity. Hubbard expressed considerable concern in connection with Hollister's influence on his wife. He stated that his wife, as well as his Army .45 Automatic, had been missing for several days. He also stated that he expected to have difficulty with his wife in connection with their ten-month old child, Alexis Valerie, who he was having brought to the State of New Jersey. [BLACKED OUT]
Attachment JWP:dew:vab
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In further connection with Hubbard's suspicions of Communist activities within his organization, he advised that Arthur J. Ceppos is now organizing the Caduceus Foundation, which Hubbard alleges will be utilized to take over his, Hubbard's, organization sometime in the future. Hubbard advised that he suspicioned Ceppos, former President of Hermitage House, the publishing firm which published Hubbard's book, of being connected with Communists [BLACKED OUT REMAINDER OF PARAGRAPH]
Hubbard stated that he strongly feels that Dianetics can be used to combat Communism. However, he declined to elaborate how this might be done. He stated that the Soviets apparently realized the value of Dianetics because as early as 1938 an official of Amtorg, while at the Explorer's Club in New York contacted him to suggest that he go to Russia and develop Dianetics there.
In an apparent attempt to give credence to his statements, Hubbard advised that he was recently psychoanalyzed in Chicago and was found to be quite normal with the exception of his recent marital difficulties. Hubbard made available the two attached pamphlets concerning "Dianetics and Psychoanalysis" and "Dianetics: A Brief Discussion" for the Bureau's information.
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FBI report on HDRC:
FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #93
STANDARD FORM NO. [?]4 Office M[___]dum - UNITED [____] GOVERNMENT
TO : DIRECTOR, WFO
DATE: March 7, 1951
FROM : SAC, WFO
SUBJECT: HUBBARD DIANETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED INTERNAL SECURITY - R
[ENTIRE FIRST PAGE BLACKED OUT]
cc: Newark
CFW:vac 121-14345
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WFO 121-14345
Corporation Records, District of Columbia, revealed that Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Incorporated, is a New Jersey Corporation started in April, 1950, and maintains offices at 666 East Bay Head, New Jersey, and 2065 Hill Top Road, Westfield, New Jersey. Trustees of the Corporation were shown as follows:
L. RON HUBBARD, Explorers, 10 West 72nd Street, New York, New York.
ARTHUR R. CEPPOS, 177 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.
JOHN W. CAMPBELL, Jr., 2065 Hill Top Road, Westfield, New Jersey.
DONALD H. ROGERS, 41 Fourth Street, Fanwood, New Jersey.
JOSEPH A. WINTER, M.D., 11 Beacon Boulevard, Sea Girt, New Jersey.
SARA N. HUBBARD, Post Office Box 666, Bay Head, New Jersey.
C. PARKER MORGAN, 1143 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
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Credit Bureau reports reflect that the Hubbard Foundation has main offices at 275 Morris Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey, and a local office at 2025 Eye [s/b I Street] Street, Northwest. [REMAINDER OF PARAGRAPH BLACKED OUT]
No record of [BLACKED OUT] or [BLACKED OUT] was located in the files of the Washington Field Office.
With regard to the off icers of the Hubbard Foundation, the files of Washington Field Office reflect that [BLACKED OUT]
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[PARAGRAPH BLACKED OUT--handwritten notation to side: All these persons were [?]ot at mee[?]]
By letter dated August 30, 1905, entitled "Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Incorporated, Internal Security - R," the Washington Field Office advised Newark that information had been received from [BLACKED OUT] who had read a book entitled "Hermitage House" by L. RON HUBBARD and had decided to enroll in the Hubbard School. After spending two weeks in the school, he decided the organization could have subversive motives behind it and could be the means of transmitting espionage materials over the United States. He offered no plausible explanation for the above statement.
The letter of January 25, 1951, advised that no action was being taken in the matter in the absence of Bureau instructions.
The above information is being submitted for the information of the Bureau and Newark. Should the Newark Office be in possession of information which they believe pertinent to this matter, it should be furnished to the Bureau and Washington Field Office.
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 4:53:57 GMT -5
FBI Report on HDRC:
FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #100
STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE: March 21, 1951
FROM : SAC, NEWARK
SUBJECT: HUBBARD DIANETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED INTERNAL SECURITY - R
Reference is made to Washington Field letter to the Bureau under above caption dated March 7, 1951.
A review of the files of this office reflect the following information concerning captioned organization.
On November 3, 1950 this office received a letter from C. PARKER MORGAN, Secretary and General Counsel of the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Incorporated, 275 Morris Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey, requesting an interview with a Special Agent for the purpose of giving some information on Communist activities designed to obtain the national mailing list of the foundation. [BLACKED OUT] MORGAN was subsequently interviewed and furnished the following information:
The Foundation was set up about May, 1950, to further the work of L. RON HUBBARD, author, whose book entitled "Dianetics" had been published about two years previously and had been very well received by the public. Many branch offices of the Foundation had also been established to assist the many clubs and study groups which had been formed to reach a better understanding of "Dianetics".
According to MORGAN "Dianetics" is a new approach to the treatment of many physical and mental illnesses without the use of drugs or medicine.
As Secretary and General Counsel of the Foundation, MORGAN had in his possession, a mailing list containing about sixteen thousand names of persons who are interested in "Dianetics" and who have previously subscribed to material from the Foundation. In his opinion, this list would be quite valuable to anyone interested in circularizing Communist Party literature.
One ARTHUR R. CEPPOS, President, Hermitage House Publishing Company, New York City, New York and formerly Executive Vice President of the Foundation, had tried to obtain this mailing list from the Foundation. MORGAN stated he had received information that CEPPOS was in sympathy with the Communist Party; however, he was unable to elaborate on this. CEPPOS allegedly resigned from the Foundation because of a dispute over policy.
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MORGAN also stated that [BLACKED OUT] which organization is in no way associated with the Foundation, is alleged to be a Communist sympathizer, but MORGAN could not elaborate on this.
[BLACKED OUT] allegedly tried to organize a [BLACKED OUT] for the purpose of having himself elected as the National President and thereby gain information concerning the organizations already set up, throughout the United States and its possessions. According to MORGAN, many clubs have been formed, and he believes they would be a futile source for Communist infiltration on a national scale, inasmuch as they have already been set up on an organizational plan.
MORGAN stated that the Foundation is anti-Communist in its work and had been criticized in Communist Party publications.
The above information was furnished to the New York Office.
MORGAN also advised that DONALD H. ROGERS, Director of Research and Assistant Treasurer of the Foundation, is also a former Special Agent of this Bureau.
It is further noted that information from the Atlanta Office, captioned REUBEN ARCHER TORREY, III, [BLACKED OUT] who is now associated with the Foundation, has been furnished to the Bureau.
Enclosed is a copy of the "Look" magazine, published December 5, 1950, containing an article on page 79 entitled "Dianetics, Science or Hoax." This article refers to the book written by L. RON HUBBARD and the work of the Foundation, and it is believed this article may be of interest to the Bureau.
RUC.
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Article about Hubbard's wife:
FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #103
[newspaper article]
[handwritten across the top: Hubbard Dianetic [illegible word]
[handwritten next to article: Taken from Times Herald, Tuesday, April 24, 195[?]; probably 1951]
Wife Accuses Mental' Expert Of Torturing Her
LOS ANGELES, April 24 (UP). The wife of L. Ron Hubbard, dianetics founder, charged in a divorce suit yesterday that he subjected her to "scientific torture experiments" and is suffering from a mental ailment.
Mrs. Sara Northrup Hubbard, 25, charged in her divorce suit that Hubbard subjected her to "systematic torture" through denial of sleep, beatings, strangulations, and suggestions that she kill herself, "as a divorce would hurt his reputation."
Hubbard Called Insane
As a consequence, she and her medical advisers concluded that Hubbard, 40, is "hopelessly insane," her petition stated.
"Competent medical advisers recommended that Hubbard be committed to a private sanitarium for psychiatric observation and treatment of a mental ailment known as paranoid schizophrenia," it said.
The complaint said the Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation, which deals with the "modern science of mental health," did more than $1,000,000 business in 1950.
Mrs. Hubbard said she married Hubbard Aug. 10, 1946, at Chestertown, Md., on his representation he was unmarried. But she claimed it was not until December, 1947, that he obtained a divorce at Port Orchard, Wash., from Margaret Grubb Hubbard.
$500,000 Demanded
Should the court find she is not legally Hubbard's wife as a result, Mrs. Hubbard demanded $500,000 damages "to compensate her for the golden years of a woman's life.
Mrs. Hubbard asked a court to restrain Hubbard from harassing her and to compel him to submit to psychiatric examination.
She also asked sole custody of their child, Alexis, 13 months, after charging in a habeas-corpus action earlier this month that Hubbard abducted the child Feb. 23.
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FBI Memo on Hubbard:
Office Memoramdum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Director, FBI
DATE : May 15, 1951
FROM : SAC, Kansas City
SUBJECT: HUBBARD DIANETICS RESEARCH FOUNDATION; L. RON HUBBARD - Founder INFORMATION CONCERNING
There is enclosed herewith a copy of an article appearing in the Wichita, Kansas Beacon, May 4, 1951, concerning the above captioned subject, which might be of interest to the Bureau and auxiliary offices.
HUBBARD, with his associates, recently established national headquarters for the Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation at 211 West Douglas, Wichita, Kansas.
General gossip at Wichita has it that the Los Angeles branch of the Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation went broke and the cost of operation in New Jersey necessitated establishing headquarters of the organization in the Central United States. A recent article appeared in the Wichita newspaper, indicating that the Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation had filed papers of incorporation with the Secretary of State, Topeka, Kansas, naming DON PURCELL, a Wichita building contractor and independent hotel operator, as president. [REMAINDER OF PARAGRAPH BLACKED OUT]
On May 4, 1951 an anonymous letter was received in the Wichita resident agency of the Kansas City Office, addressed to the FBI, Wichita, Kansas, stating as follows:
"Gentlemen:
Investigate No. 211 West Douglas, under the Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation', they are conducting a vicious sexual racket. There are four women and a larger number of men. If they have moved go after them. They are bad, I know, because I am one of the victims. I am reporting them to the PO inspectors for they are using the mails."
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This letter was unsigned; however, it bore the postmark of [BLACKED OUT]
From the information available in this field division, it does not appear that L. RON HUBBARD or the Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation are violating any Federal law over which the FBI has investigative jurisdiction. However, it is felt that numerous inquiries will be received both at the Seat of Government and the Kansas City Office. Therefore, it is deemed desirable to record the above information. Additional developments will be called to the attention of the Bureau.
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 5:01:10 GMT -5
Transcript of actual article of abuse:
[newspaper article, undated; probably Kansas Beacon, Wichita, Kansas, May 4, 1951; badly xeroxed]
[illegible title word] FOR DIVORCE
L. Ron Hubbard, founder of dianetics, a new mental science designed to help the individual "control" his environment, has found that his own marital and domestic affairs have gotten out of control.
Hubbard, who recently established his foundation's national headquarters here at 211 West Douglas, has been sued for divorce by his wife, Sara, and accused of conspiring to hide her baby from her.
Mrs. Hubbard recently filed a nine-page petition with a Los Angeles, Calif., court, stating that she
[photograph: profile of Hubbard; captioned: L. RON HUBBARD]
had not seen the child, Alexis Valorie, [sic] 13 months old, since the child was taken from her nursery on February 23.
The 25-year-old Mrs. Hubbard stated in the petition that Frank B. Dessler, 39, an executive of the Los Angeles branch of the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation; Richard B. de Mille, identified as the 29-year-old son of Film Director Cecil B. de Mille, and her husband had conspired to kidnap the baby.
After taking the baby, the three men returned and ordered her into an automobile, while she was clad only in a nightgown, according to Mrs. Hubbard. She stated that De Mille drove the car and her husband subdued her with a "hammerlock, causing strangulation and preventing an outcry." The two men drove her to Yuma, Ariz., she said.
Mrs. Hubbard claimed in the petition that her husband told her she would never see her baby again and that "if you really loved me, you would kill yourself and thus save me further bother with you."
Hubbard then went east by plane and Mrs. Hubbard drove the automobile back to Los Angeles.
Hubbard, whose book, "Dianetics," was a best-seller last year and created a nationwide following for the new science, told reporters here recently that he intended to make Wichita his home and concentrate his foundation's activities here.
In the divorce action, Mrs. Hubbard asked a substantial cash settlement as payment for having given Hubbard "the golden years of a woman's life."
Charles Leonard, director of public relations for the dianetics foundation, said:
"This entire thing is a plot rigged up by the enemies of dianetics to either destroy it or control it.
He said Friday morning that the charges of kidnapping had been thrown out of court by a Los Angeles judge.
"Mr. Hubbard has no desire to make any statement in his own defense until the divorce case enters the courts," Leonard said, "At that time he will have a full and complete answer to every point set forth in the petition," Leonard said.
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Excerpt of reply:
I am taking the liberty of enclosing some material which I thought you might like to have and your attention is directed particularly to the comments I made concerning the test of a front organization in my statement before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, on May 26, 1947.
It is suggested that whenever you come into possession of information which you believe to be of value to the FBI please feel free to contact our representatives in the Miami Office at 3915 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami 32, Florida.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
cc - Miami with copy of incoming
Enclosure US News and World Report Hoover Answers 10 Questions Director's Statement 2-26-51
Foe [illegible word] Freedom; Statement before House Un-American Activities RG[?]:[?]: urh
(1947, that magic year. Paperclip. I know the memo is dated 1951. Think harder)
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 5:01:58 GMT -5
[typed, but badly xeroxed]
The Hubbard Dianetic Foundation, Inc. 275 MORRIS AVENUE P.O. BOX 502, ELIZABETH, N.J. ELIZABETH [?]-2951
211 W. Douglas St. Wichita, Kansas May 14, 1951
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
You will find that I have reported some of these matters to the FBI in Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C. before but this is getting to a point where the mere delivery of facts into files is pointless.
It is more than a belief on my part that the Communist Party or members of the Communist Party have in the past year wiped out a half a million operation for me, have cost me my health and have considerably retarded material of interest to the United States Government.
I am, basically, a scientist in the field of atomic and molecular phenomena. At least, that was my course in college. I followed this into the fields of human thought, identified an energy and produced through twenty years of research, a science of thought known popularly as dianetics.
Although this story starts earlier, when I left the Navy in which I served as an officer during the war, I found myself associated with a woman known as Sara Elizabeth Northrup. I met her in Pasadena in late 1945. [illegible words] considerable interest in my scientific researches.
In 1949, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, I formed an organization known as the American Institute of Advanced Therapy. Miss Northrup, whom I believed to by my wife, having married her and then, after some mix-up about a divorce, believed her to be my wife in common law, was instrumental in breaking up this organization. In 1950 I wrote a book called DIANETICS and formed the HUBBARD DIANETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION in New Jersey.
From the first this organization, quite unlike my naval commands, was a source of great turbulence to me. Strange things were done for which I had no accounting. Orders were rarely carried out. Research was held to zero. Funds were spent in unproductive ways.
In August of that year I had reason to believe my wife was unfaithful and went to California. I was afraid of publicity and did nothing about this. By October, things
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had come to such a pass in terms of organizational enturbulence that C. Parker Morgan, a member of the Foundation board of trustees told me he believed subversion was taking place. He asked the FBI to make an investigation. I know nothing further of this investigation. However, investigating on my own, I found that the publisher of the book, Arthur Ceppos, Hermitage House, was failing to distribute the book and was actually upsetting the organization by invalidating me and the science. I challenged Ceppos with this and forced him to resign from the board of trustees of the Foundation. At this time I learned also that Ceppos was "formerly" a member of the Communist Party. Resigning with Ceppos and hand in glove with him, evidently, was J.A. Winter, MD, medical director of the Foundation. I discovered then that Winter was a psycho-neurotic discharged officer of the US Army Medical Corps and that Winter seemed to have Communist connections. I was not alert still any belief that this strange upset in the organization was Communist inspired.
In early October my alleged wife, who a few months later would be claiming we were not married, caused me to make out a will to her via attorney Milt Davis of Los Angeles, leaving her shares in the copyrights and Foundations. I returned to Rahway New Jersey and in late October, while asleep in my home, was slugged. I had no proof of this and so I wisely or unwisely sheered away from publicity for something for which I had no witnesses and tried to carry on. However I was thereafter in poor health.
I returned to Los Angeles. On my first day in town Sara Northrup left our baby in a car and I was arrested for it. I could never understand why the police insisted it was I, but it is a matter of court record that the act was done by Sara.
On December the 5th, while asleep in my apartment, on North Rossmore in Los Angeles I was again attacked and knocked out. When I woke I debated considerably going to the police but was again afraid of publicity for again I did not know who might have done this. It never occured [sic] to me to suspect that my wife had any part in this.
I had become so ill by January 1st and was so long overdue in writing my second book that I went to Palm Springs. I returned from Palm Springs in late February to find my wife apparently ill, in bad mental condition, and my baby more or less forgotten in a back room of the Los Angeles Foundation. I instantly took steps, what steps I could, to give my wife help. She seemed to recover.
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I was in my apartment on February 23rd, about two or three o'clock in the morning when the apartment was entered, I was knocked out, had a needle thrust into my heart to give it a jet of air to produce "coronary thrombosis" and was given an electric shock with a 110 volt current. This is all very blurred to me. I had no witnesses. But only one person had another key to that apartment and that was Sara.
Further, earlier in the week, I had found letters in a "love nest" she had had with a Miles Hollister, an employee of the Foundation. These letters contained, with their love language, also enormous amounts of data on the Foundation and my activities. Further there was a telegram which came from Hollister containing the phrase, "Lombardo should live so long" Lombardo being a name she sometimes called me.
I learned of this quickly by phone from New Jersey and my orders from my eastern Foundation were to get out. I went back to the apartment that night however and found my "wife" had returned but seemed drugged. I found two strange men watching the apartment. I got her out, she consenting, and took her to Palm Springs. Hollister instantly had warrants issued for my arrest for "abducting" my wife and gave the Beverly Hills police a false address for himself. Further, I had put my baby safely in a nursing home and Hollister issued a compalint [sic] against me in Los Angeles for kidnapping my own baby. I tried to get Sara out of California, knowing her to be under terrific duress of some kind. She however would not further accompany me than the Arizona border. I have her signed statement, requested of her by me before the border guard that she was under her own power and was with me by full consent. At the moment she demanded to go back I could not deter her naturally without using force and so I let her go.
I went east. My baby was delivered to me there. The child was ill and I took her south to get her some sunshine. I wrote my second book in Havana. I returned here to Wichita.
Meanwhile I was able to integrate this matter and obtained more data from friends. There are many witnesses to these things, Frank Dressler, A.E. van Vogt, Mrs. Fay Clauson,
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Richard de Mille, and others.
Sara was associating exclusively and using her position to support a group consisting of Miles Hollister, Gene [?]ent[?], (an alias, his real name being Weinberger), Peggy [?]enton, Roger Starr, Lyn Hite, Henry [?]nter, Marge Hunter and Gregory Hemmingway. In the east she was closely and exclusively associated with Dr. Winter, Arthur Ceppos and a Nancy Roodenburg. Using a Foundation position as Executive vice-president, she provided this group with funds. Handling my own accounts she neglected to pay many debts. She was closely connected as well with H[?] [?]oon, a "pastor" in Monrovia or some such town in California. Also she was associated, as a part of this group, with Mar[?] Lawrence, the actor, and via Benton, Stan [?]enton, the orchestra leader seems also associated with this group and also with a [?]ill Graff or Graph. Also connected here is Edward [?]uhl or [illegible word] Universal Pictures but in what way I am not certain.
Gene and Peggy Benton confessed to our general manager that they had been members of the Young Communists. Henry Hunter and Marge Hunter are alleged to have been connected with Communism. Marc Lawrence [this name is nearly illegible and may be incorrect], very active in this group, is supposed to have been (admitted in the House to have been) a member of the Communist Party. Hollister stated to me that he had been a member of the Young Communists and is associated with Dr. Werner Wolfe of Bard College.
In November the Medical Director of the Foundation Dr. Rowland Walker died very suddenly, in Winter's House [sic], of "coronary thrombosis", after a siege of terrible nerves. In late January or early February, an instructor of the Los Angeles Foundation, on the verge of important research data, was shot to death by his wife who then committed suicide - out of which Hollister and Benton seemed to have attempted to make anti-dianetic publicity. Earlier, in New York, a young patient, after an interview with Gene Benton committed suicide and an effort had been made to publicize t[?]
The group above named has produced remarkable turbulence in our organization so that the organization has collapsed and another has had to be set up to replace it. Their removal from dianetics has been attended by a most remarkable smear campaign in California.
In February in Chicago I took tests at the Chicago Psychological Institute to guarantee the fact that I am sane. This talk of insanity and other matters in the press have behind them a remarkable clause in the "divorce" petition leveled by Sara "Hubbard" - a receivership for the Foundation and turning it all over to her. She was aware of
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that my will had been changed.
Many offers of peace were extended to her before this strange attack was launched. I have been called a "dope fiend" by her. I have been called "insane". Every effort is being made to get dianetics.
This is data: in August 1950 I found out a method the Russians use on such people as Vogeler, Min[?]nty and others to obtain confessions. I could undo that method. My second book was to have shown how the Communists used narcosynthesis and physical torture and why it worked as it did. Further, I was working on a technology of psychological war[?] to present it to the Defense Department. All that work was interrupted. Each time I tried to write, a new attack was launched.
As a one-time officer of ONI[?]I I try not to see Indians behind every bush. I have not the use of your files. I find out, suddenly, that a Leo West, in charge of our office is a Communist and so discharge him and close that o[?] But I could not discover these things until damage has been done.
I enclose a validation pamphlet of dianetics. It is not a psychotherapy but a study of the energy of thought. It is important technology. The proof of it in the field of psychotherapy is indicated in this pamphlet.
Those ex-Communists or current Communists "helped me". They stayed close to me. They shut me off from Communication. I did not realize that my wife was one until this spring. Only then could I separate myself.
While my proof may be slight, it is strange that turbulence in the new Foundation ceased the moment I began to use only personnel screened by a "lie detector". This present organization is secure as well as I can make it. But the old Foundations have been thrust into oblivion.
Dianetics is important politically. It indicates way [?] of controling [sic] people or de-controling [sic] them and of handling groups which is good technology. It is an American science. Arthur Ceppos sat on the press side of dianetics and we have received since the publication of the book a most rabid anti-dianetic press.
The field of Group Dianetics could become an ideology if anyone let it. Who controls dianetics, its techniques and researches can be a menace to the security of this country.
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It may be that this is wildcat party activity. It may be that these members are simply ex- Communists. But an Alastair Kyle, stated by Parker Morgan to be a Communist, tried long and hard from New York to get our mailing list.
I only know these things - while I let them, unsuspected, cluster around me, these people stopped dianetics in its tracks. With them gone we can run an organization. But once ejected they began, evidently, through Sara, these remarkable attacks. I believe this woman to be under heavy duress. She was born into a criminal atmosphere, her father having a criminal record. Her half sister was an inmate of an insane asylum. She was part of a free love colony in Pasadena. She had attached herself to a Jack Parsons, the rocket expert, during the war and when she left him he was a wreck. Further, through Parsons, she was strangely intimate with many scientists of Los Alamos Gordos. I did not know or realize these things until I myself investigated the matter. She may have a record.
My plea is simply this: security in which science can work. Why do these people remain at large, free of our press[?] destructive of our efforts? I have been developing, in spite of these enturbulences, data of some value as this rudimentary pamphlet proves. Dianetics and the Foundation, potent forces, almost fell into complete Communist control or the control of ex-Communists whichever it is. I cannot fight the battle of Communist vs the world as the only opponent or threat. Certainly some one else must be at least faintly interested. My life has been in danger, my work has suffered, my life is still in danger. My reputation is almost ruined so these vermin Communists or ex-Communists whatever they are can take over a piece of society and a technology.
If Russia possessed the notes I have on psychological warfare, she would be that much more potent.
Further, I do not believe these people meant to destroy dianetics but to drive it underground. They "helped" me with radio programs which did not get played, by pamphlets which did not give the whole story (like this validation pamphlet and by "advice" which attempted to knock every loyal American out of dianetics.
What can one do in the face of this? When, when, when will we have a round-up?
Please compare these notes with your central files. I am certain you will find these names repeated there connect [?]
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with Communist activities. Perhaps in your criminal files or on the police blotter of Pasadena you will find Sara Elizabeth Northrup, age about 26, born April 8, 19[?] about 5'9", blonde-brown hair, slender. My own investigation seems to indicate that possibility. Her residence from 42 to 45 was 1003 South Orange Grove, Pasadena, Calif. I have no revenge motive nor am I trying to angle this broader than it is. I believe she is under duress, that they have something on her and I believe that under a grilling she would talk and turn StateIs [sic] evidence.
I am unsure of Edward [?]uhl and Stan Benton as connected but merely mention them as associated vaguely with this group. I am very sure of the politics or ex-politics of other members of the group. Gregory Hemmingway is the son of Ernest Hemmingway [sic] and is employed at Douglas Aircraft in California. He may be a dupe but he has taken a solid role in this group. Roger Starr is probably a dupe. Lyn Hite is not known to be a Communist but associated solidly with Communists. Marc Lawrence was definitely aiding Sara in January 1950 in her efforts to stop the second boo[?]
All these matters are, of course, confidential. I do not wish them to be published in any way. I am not trying to regain a reputation by blaming Communism. But I am trying hard to understand how it is that these persons, all so solidly _ex_-affiliated or currently affiliated, as a group, work in such close partnership against a technology they know would hurt Communism and yet remain at liberty.
I am applying to the Department of Defense for [?]ermi[?] to deliver to them my work on psychological warfare. I hope this new Foundation can operate. Frankly, from what has happened, I am not certain I will live through this. If I do not, know that I have only these enemies in the entire world.
May I respectfully request, sir, your assistance in rendering America a trifle safer for new sciences. I wish I could ask you to extend that clause in the charter of the FBI about persons in distress.
Sincerely,
L. Ron Hubbard
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 5:16:12 GMT -5
Letter from Sara Hubbard:
June 11, 1951
I, Sara Northrup Hubbard, do hereby state that the things I have said about L. Ron Hubbard in courts and the public prints have been grossly exaggerated or entirely false.
I have not at any time believed otherwise than that L. Ron Hubbard was a fine and brilliant man.
I make this statement of my own free will for I have begun to realize that what I have done may have injured the science of dianetics, which in my studied opinion may be the only hope of sanity in future generations.
I was under enormous stress and my advisers insisted it was necessary for me to carry through an action I have done.
There is no other reason for this statement than my own wish to make atonement for the damage I may have done. In the future I wish to lead a quiet and orderly existence with my little girl far away from the enturbulating influences which have ruined my marriage.
[signed] Sara Northrup Hubbard SARA NORTHRUP HUBBARD
[handwritten] Witnessed 6/11/51 [signed] John Wm. Maloney [signed] Chas. Leonard ------------------
[glow=red,2,300]In 1947 Hubbard published a book for the Gerontological Society and the American Medical Association called "Scientology A New Science." [/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]Hubbard eventually followed this original publications [sic] with an article in the Explorer Club professional journal. This article attracted the attention of many people, amongst them members of the Russian government. Hubbard saw a need to release his work in more detailed form and, received an offer from Hermitage House, Inc., one of the better publisher of psychiatric texts, he consented to write a formal book. [/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]Hubbard, busy writing a new book, refused to lend any credence to these threats or those of the Elizabeth board and went to Cuba where he completed a 125,000 word book in the next many weeks.[/glow] AIRGRAM
[BLACKED OUT] DATED APRIL 17, 1951 AT HAVANA, CUBA. RECEIVED VIA AIRGRAM.
LAFAYETTE RONALD HUBBARD, FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS. SUBJECT PRESENTLY IN CUBA AND HAS APPEALED TO MILITARY ATTACHE HERE FOR PROTECTION FROM COMMUNISTS. SUBJECT CLAIMS HE OWNS HUBBARD PUBLICATIONS ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY AND IS AUTHOR OF BOOK QUOTE DIANATICS [sic] UNQUOTE. PLEASE ADVISE BY AIRGRAM OF ANY PERTINENT INFORMATION RE SUBJECT.
RECEIVED 4-19-51 3:11 PM VAM
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 5:17:52 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Letter From a Father[/glow] [BLACKED OUT] February 13, 1973 _CONFIDENTIAL_ _Certified Mail_ Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation Ninth and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: This letter is being written to request your immediate investigation and assistance in connection with a critical situation that involves my son, [BLACKED OUT] It is so critical that I am literally petrified at this point that he has been brainwashed by the "processing" he has undergone in "Scientology" to the point where he has become extremely dangerous to himself, to members of his immediate family and his friends, and eventually could become a danger to society. Three years ago, when my son was a junior in college, he was introduced to "Scientology." He then dropped out of school and since that time has given all of the money he could earn or obtain to this organization in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Los Angeles. It appears that the techniques used result in self-hypnosis, and the the brainwashing procedures begin. At this point my son is concerned about his own sanity, but as a result of the conditioning through "Scientology auditing" he is so deluded that he has utter contempt for any established form of psychiatry or scientifically-endorsed approach to mental health problems. He is now convinced that the only way he can make it through "Scientology," its founder--L. Ron Hubbard, and continued "auditing" until he reaches the state of "clear" or "thetan." If anyone interferes or tries to discourage him from continuing his "auditing," he is instructed to "disconnect" from them. Through investigation I have located reports on "Scientology" in the American Medical Association's magazine, _Today's Health_, pages 34 to 39, inclusive, of the December, 1968, issue. This article is entitled "SCIENTOLOGY--Menace to Mental Health," by Ralph Lee Smith. In this article he states, "Few have heeded the warning of the American Psychological Association that Hubbard's claims are not supported by empirical evidence.' They ignore the statement by the late Dr. William Menninger, one of the founders of the famed Menninger Clinic, of Topeka, Kansas, that Hubbard's system and ideas can potentially do a great deal of harm.' " I quote, also, from pages 37 and 38 of the above-mentioned article: "What goes on in Scientology auditing sessions? Preclears won't tell you--they are forbidden to discuss their experience with anyone. They also are forbidden to speak any word of [stamp CERTIFIED MAIL No. 102987] [page 2] Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wash., D.C. 2/13/73 Page 2 disparagement of Scientology to the press or to listen to any condemnation of the cult. If the preclear's superiors think that he is guilty of any conduct undertaken knowingly to suppress, reduce, or impede Scientology or Scientologists,' he may find himself labeled a P.T.S.--potential trouble source--and charged with high crimes.' The penalty is dismissal from Scientology. Others in Scientology, who might presumably include his friends and/or members of his family, are instructed to disconnect' from him. However, the procedures used in Scientology auditing are easily obtained without imperiling any preclears. Hubbard goes into them in detail in his books. The first step is to get a preclear securely under the auditor's command.' " In spite of the action taken against this organization in some foreign countries where, I understand, it has been banned, it seems to be uncurbed in the United States. From the last paragraph of the _Today's Health_ article, page 30, I again quote: "Before it finally goes the way of all cults, Scientology may leave behind a legacy of tragedy unmatched in the annals of fads and fallacies to mental health." I call your attention, also, to an eleven-page article in _Life Magazine_, November 15, 1968, issue, entitled "SCIENTOLOGY - A growing cult reaches dangerously into the mind." On page 100B of this article Alan Levy begins an account of his personal experiences. This article has the following heading: "An exploring writer becomes personally involved A TRUE-LIFE NIGHTMARE' by Alan Levy." These articles in _Today's Health_ and _Life Magazine_ will, I am sure, convince you of the seriousness of the situation and further convince you that I am not just an overly-concerned mother. A most serious episode occurred during the Christmas holiday season which could have had disastrous consequences. I firmly believe that my son is "hooked" and cannot get well unless he receives professional help to remove the "auditing" brainwashing now imbedded in his mind. He has not, since becoming involved with "Scientology," been able to hold a position of any kind for any length of time. He states that he is, through "Scientology," going to control his environment and everyone in it. I have read some of the "Scientology" literature--both books authored by L. Ron Hubbard and some of the endless free literature with which my son has been bombarded. The minute, limited investigation I have been able to make of this organization has put me, at times, in a state of panic. I have seen my son's personality deteriorate and become progressively worse to the point where now there seems to be [page 3] Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wash., D.C. 2/13/73 Page 3 no sanity present in his reasoning. The "auditing" costs have already run into many thousands of dollars. Is this the type of organization, which calls itself a church in this country (in other countries I am told they are not permitted to call themselves a church) licensed to probe into the mind up to the point of removing the so-called "reactive" mind--the subconcious or unconcious? It is my understanding thta the subconcious and/or the unconscious mind are extremely important to the well-being and sanity of an individual. My son is intending to resume his course--the "auditing"--within a couple of weeks; I am afraid he will be reduced to a zombie or "vegetable." They predicate their ability to remove the "reactive" mind through their auditing processes. Have you made any reports on and/or investigation into this organization? If so, I would like to know where they are available. If this has not come under your direct scrutiny, I would request some kind of initial investigation immediately. It is impossible for me to communicate with my son on "Scientology." If he brings up the subject, I try to avoid becoming at all involved. If I should ask any questions about it, he displays a jaded personality and seems to be obsessed and under the influence of some magnetic force. You can see the change in his eyes whenever "Scientology" takes over. Members of the organization are constantly after him for more money, suggesting what will happen if he doesn't continue with it, calling him on the telephone, and keeping him in a constant state of turmoil. I urgently request that you recognize and respond to this letter and contact me for any further information or assistance in connection with an investigation in an effort to determine what can be done before it is too late. I am most sincere about the urgency of the problem. I live in dread of what might do to those close to him whom he is now determined to "control." I shall depend on your professional expertise to make the investigation without revealing how, where, or by whom it was instigated. If my son knew that I initiated it, I fear that my life would be in serious jeopardy. Please contact me and recognize and respond to this letter. My phone nubmer is [BLACKED OUT] My son is not now living with me. Thank you for your assistance. Very truly yours, [SIGNATURE BLOCKED OUT] Source: www.xenu.net/archive/FBI/table.html
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 5:19:57 GMT -5
Oxford Capacity Analysis
This is the criticised "personality test" which for many is the first introduction to the "Church" of Scientology. Originally called "American Personality Analysis", but probably changed to "Oxford Capacity Analysis" (OCA) because "Oxford" carries more weight. The original test was created by psychologist Julia Lewis and was later adopted and edited by CoS. The alleged Scientology front company U-MAN use the same test when they do recruitment work for companies. The test is a hoax, and the people evaluating it often don't have proper training. CoS usually pick people off the street, not telling who they represent. If you ask them who they are they will most likely define themselves as a philosophy or just portray themselves as some kind of self-help organisation. If you for example tell them you already belong to another religion, they will often tell you it's still possible to be a Scientologist. We know now that this are all lies, but the Scientologist is so eager to get a sale (they have stats to meet each week and they get between 5% ang 15% of the sales they make) and will tell any story if that makes you come with them. They've been doing this since the early fifties and have had plenty time to improved their sales tricks. Don't underestimate them, some Scientologists are extremely good at what they do. The result of the OCA test will be that they (whatever your result is) will advice you to take some Scientology courses to better your communication or whatever. The first courses are cheap, but when they know you're hooked, the price goes sky-high! People have had to sell all they got, steal and take up more loans than they can manage; just to buy more courses. After spending a fortune on coursing and passed several security checks, you will learn about Xenu and the space opera, BT's and all the other stuff. On this site you will learn all about this, but here we offer all the Scientology secret courses absolutely free.
This OCA test is:
Rigged so that it will usually produce poor results. Without scientific recognition or validity. Sold in a manner deliberately calculated to imbue the testee with the maximum amount of worry and concern, a tactic most likely to work on the weak and vulnerable. Used to pressurise the testee into buying expensive courses. Read also Chris Owen's excellent analysis of The Personality Test which shows why the claims above are true.
This is a transcript of the actual test used in Scientology:
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TAKE THIS FREE PERSONALITY ANALYSIS and discover things about yourself that can help you gain a happier life. What are your strong points? What are the problem areas that are denying you achieving your goals? FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS: Answer each question as to how you feel RIGHT NOW.
A. Indicate your answers to the right in the spaces provided for each question. Please use pencil. B. Make sure you understand each question: read it as many times as necessary, Please answer every question. You can give your opinion if you are uncertain about the answers. C. Do not stay too long with one question Answer it as soon as you,understand it and go on to the next question. D. When an answer would be different it one considered th past rather than the present, answer as of the present. E. You have the choice of three columns in which to mark your answer: See the example box at left on how to answer each ques4ion, F. Your answer to the question is indicated by making a heavy mark within one of the spaces provided. If you shoul erase, be sure it is completely erased and the other answer is heavy enough so that there will be no difficulty in distinguishing your answer. G. Enter your name, address, etc., in the spaces provided. Now start with question number one and proceed to indicate your answers.
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Do you make thoughtless remarks or accusations which later you regret? When others are getting rallied, do you remain fairly composed? Do you browse through railway timetables, directories, or dictionaries just for pleasure? When asked to make a decision, would you be swayed by your like or dislike of the personality involved? Do you intend two or less children in your family even though your health and income will permit more? Do you get occasional twitches of your muscles, when there is no logical reason for it? Would you prefer to be in a position where you did not have the responsibilities of making decisions? Are your actions considered unpredictable by other people? Do you consider more money should be spent on social security? Do other people interest you very much? Is your voice monotonous, rather than varied in pitch? Do you normally let the other person start the conversation? Are you readily interested in other people's conversations? Would the idea of inflicting pain on game, small animals or fish prevent you from hunting or fishing? Are you often impulsive in your behavior? Do you speak slowly? Are you usually concerned about the need to protect your health? Does an unexpected action cause your muscles to twitch? Are you normally considerate in your demands on your employees, relatives, or pupils? Do you consider that you could give a valid 'snao judgment ? Do your past failures still worry you? Do you find yourself being extra-active for periods lasting several days? Do you resent the efforts of others to tell you what to do? Is it normaly hard for you to 'own up and take the blame'? Do you have a small circle of close friends, rather than a large number of friends, speaking acquantances? Is your life a constant struggle for survival? Do you often sing or whistle just for the fun of it? Are you considered warm-hearted by your friends? Would you rather give orders than take them? Do you enjoy telling people the latest scandal about your associates? Could you agree, to strict discipline ? Would the idea of making a complete new start cause you much concern? Do you make efforts to get others to laugh and smile? Do you find it easy to express your emotions? Do you refrain from complaining when the other person is late for an appointment? Are you sometimes considered by others a "spoilsport"? Do you consider there are other people who are definitely unfriendly toward you and work against you? Would you admit you were wrong just to "keep the peace"? Do you have only a few people of whom you are really tend Are you rarely happy, unless you have a special reason? Do you "circulate around" at a social gathering? Do you take reasonable precaution to prevent accidents? Does the idea of talking in front of people make you nervous? If you saw an article in a shop obviously mistakenly marked lower than its correct price, would you try to get it at that price? Do you often feel that people are looking at you or talking about you behind your back? Are you 'always getting into trouble'? Have you any particular hate or fear? Do you prefer to be an onlooker rather than participate in any active sport? Do you find it easy to be impartial? Have you a definitely set standard of courteous behavior in front of other members of your family? Can you start the "ball rolling" at a social gathering? Would you "buy on credit" with the hope that you can keep up the payments? Do you get an after-reaction when something unexpected such as an accident or other disturbing incident takes place? Do you consider the good of all concerned rather than your own personal advantages? When hearing a lecturer, do you sometimes experience the idea that the speaker is referring entirely to you? Does 'external noise' rarely intertere with your concentration? Are you usually "up-to-date" on everyday affairs? Can you confidently plan and work towards carrying out an event in six months time? Do you consider the modern "prisons without bars" system doomed to failure? Do you tend to be careless? Do you ever get a 'dreamlike feeling toward life when it all seems unreal? Do you speedily recover from the effects of bad news? When you criticize - do you at the same time try to encourage? Are you normally considered "cold"? Are your opinions insufficiently important to tell other people? Are you so self-assured that it sometimes annoys others? Do you keep "close contact" on articles of yours which you have loaned to friends? Do you enjoy activities of your own choosing? Does emotional music have quite an effect on you? Do you completely condemn a person because he is a rival or opponent in some aspect of your relations with him? Do you often "sit and think" about death, sickness, pain and sorrow? Are you perturbed at the idea of loss of dignity? Are you always collecting things which "might be useful"? Would you criticize faults and point out the bad points on someone else's character or handiwork? Are you openly appreciative of beautiful things? Do you sometimes give away articles which strictly speaking do not belong to you? Do you greet people effusively? Do you often ponder on previous misfortunes? Are you sometimes considered forceful in your actions or opinions? Do you accept criticism easily and without resentment? Are you usually undisturbed by "noises off" when you are trying to rest? Are you likely to be jealous? Do you tend to put off doing things and then discover it is too late? Do you prefer to abide by the wishes of others rather than seek to have your own way? Do you find it easy to get yourself started on a project? Do you bite your fingernails or chew the end of your pencil? Do you "turn up the volume" of your emotions just to create an effect? If we were invading another country, would you feel sympathetic towards conscientious objectors in this country? Are there some things about yourself on which you are touchy? Do you have few interests and activities that are your own choice? Do you ever get a single thought which hangs around for days? Are you a slow eater? Can you be a stabilizing influence when others get panicky? Would you stop and find out whether a person needed help even though they had not directly asked you for it? Are you prejudiced in favor of your own school, college, club or team, etc,? Do you pay your debts and keep your promises when it is possible? Do you sleep well? Would you use corporal punishment on a child aged ten if it refused to obey you? Do you prefer to take a passive role in any club or organization to which you belong? Are you logical and scientific in your thinking? Does the youth of today have more opportunity than that of a generation ago? Do you throw things away only to discover that you need them later? Would you give up easily on a given course if it were causing you a considerable amount of inconvenience? Do you "wax enthusiastic' about only a few subjects? Do you rarely suspect the actions of others? Do you sometimes wonder if anyone really cares about you? Do you turn down responsibility because you doubt your fitness to cope? Do you sometimes feel compelled to repeat some interesting item or tidbit? Do you tend to exaggerate a justifiable grievance? Is your facial expression varied rather than set? Do you usually need to justify or back up an opinion once stated? Do you openly and sincerely admire beauty in other people? Would it take a definite effort on your part to consider the subject of suicide? Would you consider yourself energetic in your attitude toward life? Would a disagreement affect your general relationship with another person? Does a minor failure on your part rarely trouble you? Do you sometimes feel that you talk too much? Do you smile much? Are you easily pleased? When met with direct opposition would you still seek to have your own way rather than give in? Provided the distance were not too great, would you still prefer to ride rather than walk? Do you ever get disturbed by the noise of the wind or a "house settling down"? Is your opinion influenced by looking at things from the standpoint of your experiences, occupation or training? Do you often make tactless blunders? Are you suspicious of people who ask to borrow money from you? Are your decisions swayed by personal interests? Can you get quite enthusiastic over "some simple little thing"? Do you frequently take action even though you know your own good judgment would indicate otherwise? Are you in favor of color bar and class distinction? Are you aware of any habitual physical mannerisms such as pulling your hair, nose, ears, or such like? Can you quickly adapt and make use of new conditions and situations even though they may be difficult? Do some noises "set your teeth on edge"? Can you see the other fellow's point of view when you wish to? Do you go to bed when you want to, rather than "by the clock"? Do the "petty foibles" of others make you impatient? Do children irritate you? Are you less talkative than your associates? Do you usually carry out assignments promptly and systematically? Would you assist a fellow traveler rather than leave it to the officials? When voting, do you vote the same party ticket straight rather than studying the candidates and issues? Do you frequently dwell on your past illnesses or painful experiences? Do you get very ill at ease in disordered surroundings? Do you usually criticize a film or show that you see or a book that you read? When recounting some amusing incident can you easily imitate the mannerisms or the dialect in the original incident? In subjects about which you are not expert, are your own ideas of sufficient importance as to tell others? Do you have a tendency to tidy up a disorder of somebody else's household? Can you accept defeat easily without the necessity of "swallowing your disappointment"? Do you often feel depressed? Are you ever ill at ease in the company of children? Do you get frustrated at not being able to do something rather than finding a substitute activity or system? Are you sometimes completely unable to enter the spirit of things? Do you rarely express your grievances? Do you work in "spurts" being relatively inactive and then furiously active for a day or two? Does the number of uncompleted jobs you have on hand bother you? Do people enjoy being in your company? Could you allow someone to finish those "final two words'in a crossword puzzle without interfering? Do you consider the best points of most people and only rarely speak slightingly of them? Do you laugh or smile quite readily? Are you detinite and emphatic in voice and manner? Are you effusive only to close friends if at all? Are your interests and tields of knowledge so important as to give little time for anything else? Would you like to 'start a new activity' in the area in which you live? Would you make the necessary actions to kill an animal in order to put it out of pain? Is it easy for you to relax? Do you have little regret on past misfortunes and failures? Does the idea of fear or apprehension give you a physical reaction? Can you trust the decision of your judgment in an emotional situation in which you are involved? Could someone else consider that you were really active? Do you find it hard to get started on a task that needs to be done? Are you opposed to the "probation system" for criminals" Do you spend much time on needless worries? In a disagreement do you find it hard to understand how the other person fails to see your side, and thus agree with you? Do you cope with everyday problems of living quite well? Are you usually truthful to others? Would you rather "wait for something to happen" as opposed to you causing it? Do you spend too freely in relation to your income? Can you take a "calculated risk" without too much worry? If you were involved in a slight car accident, would you really take the trouble to see that any damage you did was made good? Do others push you around? Do you make allowances for your friends where with others you might judge more severely? Do you often ponder over your own inferiority? Do people criticize you to others? Are you embarrassed by a hearty greeting such as a kiss, hug, or pat on the back, if done in public? Do you frequently not do something you want to do because of other people's desires? Are you sometimes convinced of the correctness of your opinions about a subject even though you are not an expert? Do you often find yourself "going off in all directions at once"? Do your acquaintances seem to think more of your abilities than you do? Is the idea of death or even reminders of death abhorrent to you? Having settled an argument out do you continue to feel disgruntled for a while? Are you friendly in voice, attitude, and expression? Does life seem rather vague and unreal to you? Do you often feel upset about the state of war victims and political refugees? Do "mere acquaintances" appeal to you for aid or advice in their personal difficulties? If you lose an article, do you get the idea that "someone must have stolen or mislaid it?" It you thought that someone was suspicious of you and your actions, would you tackle them on the subject rather than leaving them to work it out? Do you sometimes feel that your age is against you (too young or too old)? Do you have spells of being sad and depressed for no apparent reason? Do you do much grumbling about conditions you have to face in life? Do you tend to hide your feelings? Do you consider you have many warm friends?
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The "correct" answers: This shows the idiocy behind this test; each question has a numeric score set by Hubbard. Just like simple "personality tests" in a woman magazine. The accuracy of this test is probably as good as the weekly horoscope in the same. The test has absolutely nothing to do with reality, other than producing a result that may make a gullible person buy a course. Here are the answers that would give the best result (try it at an Scientology shop, and they'll still recommend you buy their courses!):
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 5:30:11 GMT -5
Operation Clambake presents: ARS Acronym/Terminology FAQ by Martin G. V. Hunt URL: www.ncf.carleton.ca/~av282/terms.htmCopyright: (c) 1994-1997 Martin Hunt Maintainer: founder@arscc.com (Founder) Version: 3.5 The official Scientology glossary (not as complete as this FAQ due to a lack of inclusion of secret nomenclature and ars-specific nomenclature) is at: www.scientology.org/gloss.htm See also the OT Levels & Confidential Material Summary List and the Command Channels Chart by Jonathon Barbera, barbera@primenet.com. Many thanks to S.S. for all the clarifications and corrections in this edition. (*), see Poodle. {_}, see Chowderpot. 1.1, see One One. 2WC, two-way comm, two-way communication. Hyped-up technobabble for simply talking between an auditor and a pc or a supervisor and a student. Also TWC, Two-Way Comm. "Use 2WC on the PC to a win." AA, attempted abortion. According to L. Ron Hubbard's book Dianetics, pregnant mothers routinely tried to kill their unborn babies with knitting needles and douches, thus most people are filled with AA engrams or hidden memories of pain. "The Preclear had 51 AA incidents in her bank." Aberrated, Hubbard's term for derangement or insanity. "The wog world is heavily aberrated." Aberration, an instance of insanity. Also, another term for an engram, or a hidden memory of pain and unconsciousness. "You are putting Dev-T on my lines because of your f**king aberrations." ABLE, Association for Better Living and Education. One of many Scientology front-groups. The purpose of these front-groups is to escape from the increasingly bad name Scientology has earned over time by implementing its surprisingly vicious and vindictive policies such as SP declares (in which perceived enemies of Scientology are labeled as suppressive or destructive to Scientology's aims), disconnection (whereby family members are told to stay away from the rest of their family who are not Scientologists), Fair Game (in which Scientology's enemies may be sued, tricked, lied to, or destroyed, as per Scientology policy), etc. "ABLE Int - Association for Better Living and Education International - Oversees secular activities such as Applied Scholastics, Narconon, Criminon, and The Way to Happiness Foundation." - Jonathon Barbera. Able Int is now located at the HGB, qv. Academy, the area in an Scientology organization (known as an Org) in which the advanced training is carried out. Lower level training is done in the Div 6, public division course room. "Route the raw meat out of Div 6 and down into the academy to boost the stats." Ack, see Acknowledgement. Acknowledgement, used to end a cycle of communication in Hubbard's rather stilted communication theory. Usually a "good", "ok", "I got that", or "thank you." "Give me an Ack, or I'll ramble on and on until I ARC break." ACT, alt.clearing.technology. Often in small letters, "act", or with periods, "a.c.t." The hangout for the relics of the cult who still practice the strange "technology" or rituals developed by Hubbard, but who have left the cult of Scientology proper. Of course, some people have it that the group actually deals with acne pimple remedies... See also ARS. Action, an auditing or processing regimen; an instance of the application of Scientology's "technology" on a person. AD, after Dianetics. Used on issues such as HCOBs and HCOPLs (Hubbard Communication Office Bulletins and Policy Letters) to show the year. It is based on the Christian calendar, but with a base year of 1950 with the release of Hubbard's book "Dianetics"; thus AD 15 = anno Domini 1965. Admin, administration. Detailed bureaucracy taken to new heights; thousands of green on white issues written by L. Ron Hubbard (Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letters) cover the design of this monumental testament to inefficiency that would make IBM proud. The OEC Vols (Organization Executive Course or Green Volumes) cover most of the Admin policy. Admin Dictionary, a large green Scientology dictionary made up of quotes from L. Ron Hubbard that defines some of the thousands of new terms Scientology introduced with its massive administration bureaucracy. Admiral, L. Ron Hubbard. A final self-bestowed promotion, given humbly to himself (there was no one else to do it) by Hubbard just before his death. L. Ron Hubbard was also referred to as Ron, Source (capitalized), LRH and the Commodore. Adore, A Divine Operating Religion of Excellence; a splinter group. See Free Zone. Affinity, used as a synonym for love or like. Affluence, a condition or level of high and climbing production. Aptly named, as higher production means more money. "The stats will be in screaming affluence again this Thursday at 2:00." Alter-Is, to alter the way something really is, and thus to create a persistence. See As-Is. "If the Flag Rep keeps Alter-Ising the Tech, she'll be K/R'ed!" Amends Project, a way for a down-stat (not producing enough or looking less than fixedly happy) Scientologist to get back in good graces. Usually involves long hours scrubbing toilets and such, followed by a mass petition collecting signatures of completion to break down the willpower and personality of the cult indoctrinee based on group rejection/ acceptance, peer-pressure and milieu control. "Jan's doing an Amends Project, as part of his Ethics Cycle; I'm not signing his petition until he cleans my room to white-glove standards." ANZO, Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. One of Scientology's "continents". See CLO. AO, Advanced Organization. A Scientology group that delivers the higher parts of the Bridge, such as Operating Thetan (OT) 1-8, the Ls (lists that are shouted out to the patient), etc. AOLA, Advanced Organization of Los Angeles - this org has had at least three different locations in LA over the last 30 years, and is currently at the Cedars complex. AOSHANZO, Advanced Organization Saint Hill for Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. AOSHEU, Advanced Organization/Saint Hill Europe - in Denmark. Also referred to as AOSH DK - located in Copenhagen. AOSHUK, Advanced Organization/Saint Hill United Kingdom - at Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex, England. Apollo, was one of L. Ron Hubbard's ships in his toy navy. Ron loved to play sailor-man. See Flag. ARC, Affinity, Reality, and Communication; when a cultie meets a cultie, a comin' through the rye. ARC is used as a synonym for love or like or general warmth to be applied to raw meat marks (green Scientologists) to smooth the earlier stages of brainwashing. ARC = understanding, according to L. Ron Hubbard. The ARC triangle is inferior to the KRC triangle, which stands for Knowledge, Responsibility, and Control...which equal money. "Use a little more ARC when you reg people in, Sam." ARC break or ARC-X, a break in affinity, reality or communication between two people causing upset, anger or tears. ARC breaky, describing someone who is prone to ARC breaks, qv. ARS, alt.religion.scientology; the newsgroup this FAQ is posted to. Often lower-case; "30,000 people a month read ars, according to Arbitron." (ars) after a definition shows that the source of the term is ars; terms which are sourced from Scientology itself have nothing after them. (act) is for terms from alt.clearing.technology. ARSCC, Alt.Religion.Scientology Central Committee; It is a game. The OSA Scientologists have tried to represent opposition to Scientology as emanating from one or other focus - at first, it was Dennis Erlich. Later, it was FactNet. At other times and in other contexts the opposition has been represented as 'psychs' and the now-destroyed 'CAN' (the Cult Awareness Network). ARSCC (Alt.Religion.Scientology Central Committee) is just a kid's game, a troll, like the game of 'there is no Cabal' which is played on newbies on alt.culture.usenet. There is no ARSCC, so it is no use begging me to send you the Red and Blue codebooks. Even if I had them, I'd have to deny their existence. There is a real inspiration for this. At various times, Hubbard would allude in his bulletins to shadowy organizations such as 'Smersh' and 'The Tenyaka Memorial'; another example, taken from his mythology, is 'The Fifth Invader Force'. Another time, he described the opposition as just twelve highly powerful suppressives (yes, bankers and financiers). He just loved to spin yarns, and in honor of this, we do the same. (Tony Sidaway) ASHOD, American Saint Hill Organization Day - located at same place as ASHOF in the Cedars Complex, Los Angeles. ASHOF, American Saint Hill Organization Foundation (night and weekend org) - located at 1413 N. Berendo Street (now L. Ron Hubbard Way) LA CA 90027. Previously ASHOF was located at 2723 West Temple Street, LA (from 1968 until 1977). ASI, Author Services Inc. 1. A Scientology front-group whose purpose is to skim money out of the organization and channel it to the person at the top, formerly L. Ron Hubbard. Also called Author Services. Jonathon Barbera: "Not officially on the chart. Probably immediately under RTC. It is senior to all other organizations but is not part of the command channels. Probably owns the copyrights and is in charge of LRH PR projects, the vaults of LRH's writings, and collecting money (through royalties) for LRH." ASI spends its money on several things: "special properties" ie, prints, rare books, LRH signed books for the Preservation of the Tech project - the bomb-proof shelters in the desert. ASI also contributes to dissemination of Dianetics, and operates the "Writers of the Future" SF contest held each year. 2. ASI - Applied Scholastics International, a cult educational front group. As-is, to look at something and make it vanish like magic. "Jim as-ised and blew some charge is session today." See Alter-Is. Auditine, a pun on Scientology's pseudopsychological "auditing" therapy, likening it to an addictive drug (benzedrINE, etc.) Auditing, the action of running Scientology or Dianetic processes on a PC (a preclear; someone receiving Scientology processing). Auditing usually involves a Meter, with the PC holding onto the soup cans electrodes, and the Auditor taking down notes and asking questions. "Auditing in the HGC costs over $500 per hour." Auditor, the person who uses an E-Meter (a simple, ineffective lie detector used in Scientology with a needle and soup cans for electrodes) to find Overts (undisclosed acts) and Engrams (incidents of pain and unconsciousness) and audits them out of the person receiving auditing or preclear. Author Services Incorporated, see ASI. AVC, Authorization, Verification and Correction, now the AVU, Authorization, Verifications and Corrections Unit. Set up to ensure that all the drivel that comes out is "on source" and not "off policy". AVC is part of RTC, originally it was the approval line for drivel coming out of the FLB, but now their imprimatur has to be on everything. The imprimatur means that the issue has been reviewed by a Scientology authority and has been given "IA", or Issue Authority (seal of approval). AVU, see AVC. B-1, bureau one. A segment of the Guardian's Office (the cult's intelligence, dirty deeds and strong-arm tactics branch; now called the Office of Special Affairs or OSA) responsible for covert intelligence; its functions are now taken over by OSA. Baby Watch, see Introspection Rundown. Bank, the reactive mind; supposedly packed with "overts," or undisclosed acts, and engrams or moments or pain and unconsciousness. Also, anything negative seen as coming from the reactive mind. "All you'll find on alt.religion.scientology is just bank talking." Barratry, the use of frivolous lawsuits to harass. "Scientology has been found guilty of barratry, given the thousands of useless lawsuits they have brought to court and wasted taxpayer's money on." Basher, a person who is critical of Scientology. A Free Zone term, qv. "Don't listen to him; he's just a basher." (act) See Meatball. Basic Basic, the earliest incident on a chain of engrams, sometimes just called Basic. Beingness, a word Hubbard probably plagiarized from Nordenholz. Implies the rewarding experience of being something, assuming a valence (another personality) or hat (an office or post in Scientology). Hubbard fit beingness into a triptych with doingness and havingness. "She has so much beingness on her shiny new post!" Big Win, something seen as being of great benefit, but tends to be ephemeral or nebulous. A Big Win may be incomprehensible to Scientology outsiders. "I had such Big Wins all week on the Purif. I began to see what really lies behind my case!" See "Win", "Success Story." Billion-Year Contract, the newly-indoctrinated SO (Sea Organization; a tough inner core of Scientologists, some of whom may be found on the cult's ships, while others are settled in land bases) member signs one, supposedly coming back life after life to fulfill it. LSD users need not apply. BIS, Bodies In the Shop. how many people are in the Scientology organization and on lines; an important Org Statistic. Black Hats, the bad guys. Ron wrote corny Westerns for a while, which might explain where the term came from. "Ars is full of SPs wearing their Black Hats." Blow, 1. To leave suddenly. Also, the person who does this. "Sam Blew off post today; he's our third Blow this week!" 2. To get rid of the charge or mass of an engram (a moment of pain and unconsciousness). "I blew so much mass in my session!" See MU, M3, M4. Body Raisins, a grape name for BTs, or Body Thetans, evil spirits which permeate our bodies, according to L. Ron Hubbard. See BTs. (ars) Body Route, to steer public into a Scientology Organization, get them on lines, sell them services, and make some money off them. The idea being that public are such low-toned wogs (a common Scientology derogation of Scientology outsiders) that they have no self-determination, and need to be led like sheep to the slaughter. Body Thaytans, see BTs. (ars) Body Thetans, see BTs. B of I, board of investigation. A Scientology kangaroo-court-like internal Ethics board. "A B of I will be convened for Harry next Tuesday." Boo-Hoos, along with clams and Grim Weepers, these are Wholetrack (a person's last 74 trillion years or so of existence in this universe) ancestors to Man, and are responsible for the origin of human belching, gasping, sobbing, choking, shuddering and trembling. Also called "Grim Weepers", and just "Weepers." Book One, another name for L. Ron Hubbard's book "Dianetics." Also describes auditing "therapy" as laid down in "Dianetics." See DMSMH. BPC, bypassed charge. Charge that has been turned on, or restimulated, without being as-ised, blown, or gotten rid of; in other words, an unpleasant memory that has been recalled, but hasn't been fully dealt with or erased. See "Charge." BPI, 1. See Bridge Publications. 2. Broad Public Issue; a notification on Hubbard Communication Office Bulletins (HCOBs) and HCOPLs (HCO Policy Letters) showing issue authority and distribution. BPL, Board Policy Letter, a precursor to the HCOPL, Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter, qv. Bridge, the bridge to total freedom; the list of auditing actions needed to get to the highest OT (operating thetan) level, currently OT 8. The Bridge costs roughly $300,000 US, and is depicted on the Gradation Chart of Human Awareness and Abilities. L. Ron Hubbard's "Bridge to total freedom" has two sides. One is auditor or therapist training classes or classifications, the other is receiving auditing or "therapy" such as Grades and OT levels, qv. At the lower levels the grades and classes or classifications correspond, this pretty much stops after Class 6 (Saint Hill Special Briefing Course). Bridge Publications, the cult's publishing business; also called simply Bridge or BPI (Bridge Publications International.) New Era Publications in Europe is a part of BPI. BT, Body Thetan. Usually plural. Evil spirits which need to be exorcized. "OT 5 consists entirely of running out BTs; what a bore." BTB, Board Technical Bulletin, a precursor to the HCOB, Hubbard Communications Office Bulletin, qv. Hubbard decided that only he knew the true path of technological enlightenment of the wallet. Bullbaiting, a training routine involving two students. One is to sit silent, unblinking and unmoving, while the other does everything s/he can to get a reaction. The receiving student must simply accept whatever is done to him or her, in what is basically a lesson in passivity. The stated purpose is to train the student to be unresponsive to a PC's (preclear; a person receiving Scientology "therapy") originations during the auditing or "therapy" session, while the actual process of bullbaiting itself flattens a person's emotional affect; it is perfectly natural to laugh when a person says something funny, whether this occurs in real life or in an auditing session. In bullbaiting the person is drilled to not react to what is being said in any way, to not show any empathy at all, producing a virtual robot, despite Scn's protestations about not doing robotic TRs. "The noise next door is coming from the students doing their bullbaiting."
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 5:32:28 GMT -5
Cadet Org, any of various orgs for warehousing children of Sea Org parents. Policy is for SO women to abort their babies when ordered, but when the unfortunates survive to full term, they are placed in these horrific organizations. Reports are rampant with child abuse in these places ranging from neglect, to maggots in their food, to severe under staffing, filthy and smelly conditions, and enforced parental neglect (SO parents are allowed as little as one hour per week to see their children, called "family time".) The Cadet orgs even have their own RPFs, or punishment camps.
Cal Mag, a mixture of calcium and magnesium in water said to have amazing restorative powers, according to soi-disant "scientist", L. Ron Hubbard. See Guk Bomb.
CAN, the Cult Awareness Network, formerly a loose-knit educational and group-therapy association. A Scientology target for special hatred in the form of Suppressive (describing a person or group who goals are at odds to Scientology's goals) status, CAN has now been destroyed through Scientology exercising its policy of using lawsuits to utterly ruin its enemies, and if you dial the number, you get a Scientologist on the other end of the line!
Cancelbunny/Cancelpoodle, these refer to the ubiquitous OSA (Office of Special Affairs; the cult's private CIA/KGB) cancelers who frequent alt.religion.scientology and visit it with their censorship of people's posts. (ars)
Cans, soup cans used as electrodes for the Scientology E-Meter or lie detector. The PC (patient) holds them in his or her hands. "I was on the Cans for three hours today!"
Case, The sum of one's problems, bad memories, Engrams (moments of pain and unconsciousness), BTs (Body Thetans or evil spirits infesting the body), Overts (undisclosed harmful acts), Etc. "My Case has really improved by doing the Sunshine Rundown." See Bank, Reactive Mind.
Case Gain, improvement in a PC's (patient's) case (problems) due to auditing or Scientology-style "therapy." "Paul had tremendous case gain running Grade Zero."
Case Supervisor, see C/S.
Cave in, to destroy someone by forcing them over into the dark side of the bank or reactive mind (the sum of one's memories.) "Helena Kobrin wants to cave in the critics on ars."
CC, Celebrity Center. There are several of these around the world, incorporated with the intention of luring in actors and other prominent people to give the cult a shiny PR image, the theory being that if John Travolta and Kirsty Alley are Scientologists, other people will want to join up and sign away their life savings. One large CC is located right in Hollywood, and run as a ritzy hotel, utilizing the slave labor of Scientology's Sea Organization staff to provide all the amenities to the first class citizens and celebrities. "CC Int - Celebrity Center International - Largest celebrity center which delivers Scientology services to celebrities and those who can afford the higher donation rates. Also oversees the other CCs." - Jonathon Barbera.
CCHR, the newspeak-named Citizen's Commission on Human Rights, run by a Scientologist by the name of Dennis Clarke. CCHR's main purpose is clearing away the "Psyches" (mental health professionals; seen by Scientology as evil aliens from the fifth galactic invader force) to make way for Scientology's advance into society. CCHR is a front group for Scientology.
CCO, Child Care Org. See Cadet Org.
CCRD, see Clear Certainty Rundown.
Cedars, the short name for the giant blue Scientology Cedars of Lebanon complex in Los Angeles, formerly the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, which moved and became the Cedars Sinai Hospital. Cedars was the world headquarters of Scientology, and home to many Organizations including ASHO (the American Saint Hill Organization), AOLA (the Advanced Organization of Los Angeles), an EPF and RPF, qv, and many others. IHELP (the International Ecclesiastical League of Pastors), ITO (the International Training Org), and OSA INT (the Office of Special Affairs International) have now moved to the HGB, qv. CCHR has moved elsewhere. See HGB.
CESO, Cedars Estates Service Org, the org responsible for maintenance in PAC, Pacific Area Command the Los Angeles area. Similar to the EPF, the Estates Project Force. See EPF.
Celebrity Center, see CC.
Central Committee, see ARSCC.
Central Files, see CF.
CEO, Scientology's Cadet Estates Organization. See Cadet Org.
CF, Central Files. "By policy, the names of any Scientologists at any org who have ever received a major service at an organization below Flag must be forwarded to Flag, where the names become the CF for Flag. A major service is considered paying for and completing a level or training, technical or administrative, or an auditing intensive. To sign up for a major service, a member must either have 6 months free IAS membership in existence, or be on the yearly paid membership." - Joe Harrington.
Chain, a run of memory incidents or engrams of a similar type, or with the same content.
Charge, mental mass in restimulation, or constant upheaval, contained in the reactive mind, or memory bank. This may not make much sense, but then, many things in Scientology are like that. In colloquial usage, charge refers to areas a person may be touchy about. "Jim has a lot of charge on the word 'critic.'"
Chowderpot, {_}, an award given to arscc members who, through their actions, manage to shut down a cult org or mission.
CI, see Counter-intention, Intention.
Clam, a derogatory term for a Scientologist. See Ronbot, Hubbardite, scieno. (ars)
Clambake, a westcoast seafood cookout or party. The term was adopted on ars as the name for the IRC channel #clambake (now #scientology), and has more recently been applied to any situation where Scientology suffers a big loss. Also the name of a popular webpage which exposes the cult's secrets. See clam.
Clams, Man descended from them according to "History of Man" by L. Ron Hubbard, and the incident gives us painful engrams (memories) of being dropped onto rocks by birds, and extreme jaw pain from the bivalve's hinge. This has been a running joke on ars for some time, with threads about clambakes, clam chowder, snapping clams, clams in .sig files, etc., although some now see it as a pejorative and have quit using it.
Clamspeak, see Scientologese.
Class, a means of defining how high an Org (Scientology organization), Auditor (Scientology therapist), C/S (Case Supervisor, a person who oversees Auditors), etc. is on the Bridge (Scientology's chart of levels of enlightenment); corresponds to Level or Grade, qv. See Bridge.
Class IV Org, now called Class V Org. See Class V Org.
Class V Org, the most common Scientology organizations; most major urban centers in the Western world have one. They are senior to missions or franchises, but otherwise at the bottom rung of the command channels. They can deliver services up to and including Class V auditor training and processing through to New Era Dianetics and clearing. Once Clear, PCs must move on to higher orgs, such as ASHOs, AOs, or FLAG, all qv. See also Org.
Class XII Org, see Org.
Class 0, A Class 0 auditor (therapist) can audit a person on Grade 0 after which they can supposedly talk to anyone about anything (except that Scientology says they shouldn't talk to suppressives, or criticize the church, or talk about their auditing except to certain people, or talk about OT levels and the material on them (etc. etc. etc.) See Grade 0.
Class 6, Saint Hill Special Briefing Course. See SHSBC. Also Class VI.
Class 8 auditor, A class 8 auditor is highly "trained" and can audit anyone on repair stuff up to OT 4 (or the grades, etc.) Also, Class VIII.
Class 8 C/S, a Case Supervisor, qv, trained to C/S folders up to a high level. Also, Class VIII.
Class XII Auditor, trained to deliver the very expensive L Rundowns or Ls at Flag in Clearwater, FLA, that use a form of auditing involving yelling listing items at the PC. Tree! Oak? Elm? Cottonwood?
Clay Demo, a Scientology Study Tech method of training involving making little figures out of Plasticine (tm) on a table. "I've done 54 clay demos so far this week on the Pro TRs."
Clear, a person audited enough to be free of the "bank," or reactive mind. (The sum of the memories of pain and unconsciousness the person has) A low-level superman-type person; a baby OT (Operating Thetan). "Samantha just had her Clear Certainty Rundown, and is now considered a clear!"
Clear Certainty Rundown, CCRD. Verifies and validates a person's state of Clear. Available at some Class V Organizations and all higher organizations. - Jonathon Barbera.
Clearing Course, Grade VII. Solo audited by PCs who did not go Clear on NED, New Era Dianetics. This level is directed at implant materials (GPMs) which keep the reactive mind in place. Available at Advanced Organizations and higher. - Jonathon Barbera.
Clear-L, an email discussion list for the clearing field or Free Zone, qv. Koos was banned from it by the members. Homer is the administrator of the list.
CLO, Continental Liaison Office - in charge of the internal management of middle management organizations. - Jonathon Barbera. There's one of these for each Scientology "continent"; the world according to the cult is cut up in a rather bizarre way, eg, EUS and WUS (East and West United States) are separate "continents", as is ANZO (Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania), Africa, and others.
Cluster, a bunch of Body Thetans, evil spirits inhabiting the body, all stuck together. "I had a cluster blow from my forehead during session!"
CMO, the Commodore's (L. Ron Hubbard) Messengers Organization. A Sea-Org run power center within the cult, started by the teenyboppers in hot pants who used to serve as Hubbard's mouthpieces on board his ships. CMO PAC (Pacific Area Command) is based in LA, in a large building across the street from the Cedars of Lebanon Center. The CMO IXU, the Internal eXtension Unit, is in the HGB, qv. CMO INT and CMO Gold are at the INT base.
CMO INT, Commodore's Messenger Organization INT - Senior-most CMO and is in charge of overseeing all CMOs. The CMOs are in charge of getting the management and service organizations producing and complying with upper management orders. - Jonathon Barbera.
CMO IXU, Commodore's Messenger Organization Internal eXtension Unit - this organization is part of upper middle management and acts as the CMO for the managements organizations grouped with Flag Command Bureaux. This organization started requiring INT security clearances for its crew in 1992 or 1993. - Jonathon Barbera.
CO, Commanding Officer.
COB RTC, Chairman of the board for the Religious Technology Center, the copyright holding body of Scientology, currently former Commodore's Messenger David Miscavige.
Coffee Grinder Incident, this is where some evil implanters, people or aliens who instill bad memories, used a little box to play a push-pull wave of energy over you and lay in a bone-deep somatic or pain, remember?
Cognition, a sudden realization about oneself having to do with Scientology. "Fanny had a cognition about how her father was a big Suppressive during Session; now she's on the PTS/SP course."
Cognitive dissonance, a psych (disparaging Scientology slang for psychiatrists) term! Horrors! It simply means the inability to fit two disparate concepts into one's mind. For example, a dichotomy like "I spent $360,000 dollars for all this" and "It is all a bunch of garbage." The flip side of cognitive dissonance is that if you get someone to do something, it is easier to make them believe something, and vice versa. Actions influence thoughts, and thoughts influence actions. One person adds: "I thought this was more akin to warping reality to maintain a belief system. For instance you buy a car that has all the features you consider to be good in a car, but your friend buys a superior car which costs the same amount. You have cognitive dissonance and berate the other car by warping factual information to make your purchase more appealing than perhaps it factually is." In this sense, it is a component of the psychological influence that keeps people in Scientology; they warp the reality of the utter worthlessness of the auditing "technology" after paying so much for it. It becomes very hard to let go of something after making such a huge to commitment to it, whether that commitment is psychological, spiritual, monetary, the investment of time, or something similar. Webster's 9th New Collegiate says: "cognitive dissonance n (1963) psychological conflict resulting from incongruous ideas and attitudes held simultaneously." The conflict is resolved via the distortion of the perception of reality. Eric Bohlman: "...it is almost a textbook example of attempts to resolve cognitive dissonance. A classic social psychology experiment is to take a bunch of people who have just bought new cars and present them with product brochures from various car companies. Inevitably they'll spend most of their time reading the brochures for the cars that they bought, and will give only cursory glances to the brochures for the competing models. Somebody who has just made a major commitment (such as spending a lot of money) is likely to seek out information that would portray the commitment as a good decision and avoid information that would call the decision into question, because the alternative is to believe that they've been duped, which would be damaging to their self-images."
Command Intention, what upper management wants done; meant to imply that Scientology's management is able to "make it go right", infallible, and quite capable of achieving anything. The peons only worries are seeing to it that they jump high enough when ordered. See Intention, Counter-intention.
Commodore, the name Hubbard gave himself, no doubt based upon his stellar naval career. "A picture of the Commodore hangs in every Academy." See "Ron."
Comm Ev, a Committee of Evidence; a cult "justice" action. "Fred was declared at his Comm Ev; now he's an SP, and subject to Fair Game."
Conditions, the Ethics formulas of Scientology. They are, in descending order, Power, Power Change, Affluence, Normal Operation, Emergency, Danger, Non-Existence, Liability, Doubt, Enemy, Treason, Confusion. All the conditions have formulas, and they are designed to get cult members to produce more, ie, make more money for Scientology. Thus, conditions are deemed very important, and Scientologists are often seen scurrying about trying "improve their condition."
Control, a metaphysical Scientology construct. Control is worked into low-level therapy like Op pro by Dup to get the "raw meat" used to the idea of someone controlling him or her to a high degree. Control is exerted on every action and step taken by the Scientology newcomer; with what amounts to supreme arrogance, Scientologists assume that ordinary people, (whom it disparages as mere "wogs"), are simply incapable of wiping their own ass, and are therefore subject to full control by them. This is manifested as "body routing", and it is the justification for hard-selling the PC onto his or her next level immediately after taking a "therapy" session. See Tone 40, Intention, Postulate.
CoS, Church of Scientology. Also, C of S, CofS, COS, Co$. Some people on ars take "Co$" to mean "Cult of $cientology."
COSRECI, Church of Scientology Religious Education College International, incorporated in Australia. It shares the "castle" at Saint Hill with AOSH (Advanced Organisation Saint Hill).
COST, Church of Spiritual Technology. Also, CST, LRH Archives.
Counter-intention, resistance to authority, disobedience; the last thing an SO member would want to have to Command Intention, qv. "Any more CI on my lines from you, buster, and I'm routing you to Ethics to get your overts standardly handled." See Intention.
Cracked, describing a Case Gain (qv) of such proportions that one's Bank or Reactive Mind (memories of pain and unconsciousness) is knocked back forever. "I finally had my case cracked on OT 2; it was a big win!"
Cramming, an action taken to remedy a small Scientology tech "outpoint", a failing of some kind. "I had a cram cycle on my metering after failing to get VGIs on my PC."
Crutch, a pun on Church, as in Church of Scientology. Clams tend to lean on the crutch; they need it, so bad. "The Crutch has been losing turf in Germany recently."
C/S, noun. Case Supervisor. The person in charge of assigning auditing regimens to Preclears or patients; s/he tells the Auditor or Scientology therapist what processes to run on the mark, and reviews the written worksheets of processing sessions.
CSG, Commodore's Staff Guardian (Mary Sue Hubbard).
CSI, Church of Scientology international. Officially a non profit 501 (c) organization. The offices of el presidente are at the HGB, qv.
CSIINTB, Church of Scientology International - International Base/Bureau.
C/Sing, verb. The action of reviewing and prescribing Scientology processing or "therapy" actions. "The C/S at AOLA C/Sed my case this week."
CST, Church of Spiritual Technology. Also, COST, LRH Archives.
Cult, (definition from the Cult Awareness Network, now taken over by Scientology after bankruptcy brought on by Scn litigation). A serious problem exists in our society as a result of the emergence of groups, popularly called cults, using mind control (undue influence) and unethical means to recruit and retain followers. Association with these groups can be harmful to followers and disruptive to families, friends and society. MARKS OF A DESTRUCTIVE CULT: -Mind Control (undue influence): Manipulation by use of coercive persuasion or behavior modification techniques without informed consent. -Charismatic Leadership: Claiming divinity or special knowledge and demanding unquestioning obedience with power and privilege. Leadership may consist of one individual or a small core of leaders. -Deception: Recruiting and fundraising with hidden objectives and without full disclosure of the use of mind controlling techniques; use of front groups. -Exclusivity: Secretiveness or vagueness by followers regarding activities and beliefs. -Alienation: Separation from family, friends and society, a change in values and substitution of the cult as the new family; evidence of subtle or abrupt personality changes. -Exploitation: Can be financial, physical, or psychological; pressure to give money, to spend a great deal on courses or give excessively to special projects, or to engage in inappropriate sexual activities, even child abuse. -Totalitarian Worldview (we/they syndrome): Effecting dependence, promoting goals of the group over the individual and approving unethical behavior while claiming goodness.
CXI, the Church of Xenu International. A mocking take-off of CSI "set up" by "General" Martin Ottmann, "Chairman of the Board" CXI. Other members include: "Admirals" Alvin Brattli, Birgitta Dagnell, and Andreas Heldal-Lund. See Admiral, COB, CSI.
D/A, verb. Dead Agent; to spread malicious lies and rumors about an Anti-Scientologist person or organization, in an attempt to so thoroughly discredit them that everyone concerned will be disgusted with them, and not listen to the information they have to give about the cult. Many attempts to Dead Agent the recently destroyed CAN (the Cult Awareness Network) and FACTnet (Fight Against Coercive Tactics network; a BBS that supplies information about the cult) have been posted to ars. (alt.religion.scientology)
Day, one of the two divisions Class V (a lower-level Scientology Organization) cult centers are cut up into. Hours roughly are from 8am - 6pm, Monday to Friday. See Foundation.
DB, Degraded Being. Someone so infested with Body Thetans, evil spirits, as to be in-auditable or insane. Also used as a general derogatory term. "These psychs are all DBs; without the tech, they won't make it."
DC-8, Douglas jet aircraft resembling the Boeing 707, and used for trans-Atlantic flights starting in the late 1950s. Hubbard said they were used millions of years ago as spaceships to ferry people about the galactic confederation. Perhaps someday Scientology will apply for a patent, and sue Douglas for copying their design?
DCSI, Dianetic Clear Special Intensive, a a five hour auditing block (as opposed to the usual 12 1/2 hours that auditing is usually sold in) that is essentially a date locate procedure for finding the moment of the clear cognition for those going clear on Dianetic auditing, which is said to happen in 2% of cases.
Dead Agenting, see D/A.
Declaring, the act of blacklisting within the cult; the result is an "SP" (Suppressive Person, someone who does not like Scientology) who can be "Sued, tricked, lied to, or destroyed" as per the cult's policy. "Eric was declared Suppressive at his Comm Ev."
Ded, another name for an overt, a harmful act one does to another that comes before justification of the act.
Dedex, another name for a motivator, an instance of blaming another for a crime you have committed yourself, or finding some justification for your aggressive or harmful actions that you are committing at present in your victim's previous actions.
Degraded Being, see DB.
Deprogramming, a desperate ploy to recover lost children involved in a cult, usually at the parent's behest; employs kidnaping and coercive persuasion to re-invoke the cult victim's former personality from before involvement. Now largely discredited in favor of exit counseling, which is only done on a consensual basis.
Dev-T, Developed traffic. A particle (a person or form) sent unnecessarily to the improper terminal; a waste of time or an item which slows down the all-important production inside Scientology.
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Post by K on Jan 26, 2008 5:32:56 GMT -5
Dianazene, a formula combined with vitamins and other materials (such as benzedrine) to make the intake of nicotinic acid more effective. Dianazene runs out radiation - or what appears to be radiation. It also proofs a person up [sic] against radiation to some degree. It also turns on and runs out incipient cancer. (All About Radiation, pp. 123-124) Strangely, Hubbard thought that drugs were destructive enough to warrant a Purification Rundown to try to eliminate them. See also Guk Bomb, Purif, Drug Rundown.
Dianetic auditing, a quack therapy process based on Hubbard's book, _Dianetics: the Modern Science of Mental Health_ (DMSMH), written in 1950, and later volumes. Also called book one auditing.
Dianetic Clear Special Intensive, see DCSI.
Dianetics, Hubbard's derivative (of Freud's abreactive therapy, among others) mental healing therapy; scorned by the mental health profession as being unscientific nonsense. Strangely, even though Hubbard used mainstream psychiatry as a source for Dianetics, he went on to vehemently attack psychiatry and its practice with paranoid fervor.
Disconnection, the act of severing ties with family, friends, and loved ones that the cult often forces its victims to do when these same loved ones are declared SPs, Suppressive Persons, (often for expressing doubts about the victim's involvement in the cult) which the victim then supposedly becomes PTS, a Potential Trouble Source for Scientology, to. "I was ordered to disconnect from my wife after she was declared." See SP, PTS.
Divisions, sections of the Org Board, the Scientology Organization layout showing positions within the bureaucracy that Hubbard used to define all the posts in an Org. Various Org Boards were utilized, some with seven Divisions (Divs), some with nine; they are kept on a wall in the Organizations, and drilled each morning.
Div 1, HCO; Hubbard Communications Office. Also, Div One, etc.
Div 2, Dissemination.
Div 3, The treasury; money being so important it deserves its own special division in Scientology.
Div 4, Tech. Where the Academy courses and HGC, Hubbard Guidance Center, auditing are done.
Div 5, Qual. Where one attests to "therapy" actions, and gets certificates for courses in Scientology. Also, where corrections are done.
Div 6, the public division; deals with routing people into the Organization (Org), low level raw meat (fresh converts) courses, showing hokey '50-ish L. Ron Hubbard movies, selling books, reception, etc.
Div 7, Executive Division.
DM, David Miscavige; the leader of the cult of Scientology, presently on the run from process servers. Also called the poodle. (ars)
DMSMH, Dianetics [sic, should be dianoetics], the Modern [sic, outdated] Science [sic!] of Mental Health [sic!]; Hubbard's first foray into his newly invented "Science" of mental health, and the launchpad for the cult of Scientology, misspelled from dianoetic, meaning intellectual; pounded out in a few weeks on a typewriter in 1950 without even a hint of research. Also called Book One. Should be: Dianoetics, the old fashioned pseudoscience that creates mental problems.
Dn, Dianetics. See Dianetics.
Doingness, the act of doing something. See Beingness.
Downstat or Down Stat, 1. Describing the horrible condition of losing that all-important production statistic; also, a general term of derogation. "My local Class V looks so Down Stat; it is dark, dingy, dirty, and squalid, not to mention grotty." 2. Noun; referring to Down Stat individuals; people who are not doing well in a Scientological sense, that is, cranking out enough product. "Farnham is a real downstat; look at how miserable he looks on post. Route him to Ethics." See Up Stat.
Dreamball, a Free Zone term. Describes people who are superior to meatballs, qv, or ordinary people. (act)
Drug Rundown, there are two of these, one at the bottom of the Bridge, one near the top. While the Purification Rundown is meant to remove the drugs residues supposedly stored in your fat, the Drug Rundown is meant to audit out the harmful effects of drugs on your mind. It is all very spiritual. (Or is that medical? Or should that be financial?) See Grades, OT 4, Purif. See also Dianazene, Guk Bomb, for comparison. Two things seem to be pulling in different directions here; on the one hand you have Hubbard trying to cleanse drugs out of the system with his Purification Rundown, and on the other hand there is his admitted use of drug compounds on his guinea-pig followers.
DSA, the Department of Special Affairs, an office that acts as the local outlet for OSA in Class V orgs. See OSA.
Duplicate, to make an exact copy of; to fully understand in order to obey. "You are Out-Ethics, Mr.! You need to do your Conditions! Do you duplicate me?"
Dynamics, the eight Scientological subdivisions of life. Self, Sex, Group, Mankind, Animals and Plants, Universe, Theta, God.
Dynamism, Enid Vien's breakaway movement from Scientology; a part of the Free Zone, qv.
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