Re: Marty: "I do not limit my practice... to solely the practice of Scientology."
The 1938 'Excalibur' letter, where Hubbard wrote of his "real goal" of becoming a legend, and making Napoleon look like a punk, by smashing his name into history, etc., and the 1946 'Affirmations', where Hubbard wrote of the hypnotic power of his system of psychology, and his desire to make men his slaves, etc., have not been included, even though they occurred before L. Ron Hubbard Jr. left Scientology in November or December of 1959. I'm also pretty sure that the 'HCO Manual of Justice' of 1959 was written
before Ron Jr. left, yet that also has not been included here.
Below is a sampling of some pages from the many pages of letters sent by L. Ron Hubbard to the FBI during the early and mid 1950s. The 1951 letter, where Hubbard reported his wife to the FBI, is not included.
I've seen the photocopies of these letters, and the 2nd and 3rd pages down are missing a paragraph and two lines which were, for some reason, not scanned. I have filled in the missing paragraph and two lines.
The content of these letters ranges from attempts to identify people as Comminists, to "explanations" for various things, and an apparent attempt to persuade the FBI to persuade the IRS to not investigate Hubbard and his finances lest Hubbard accept a Soviet offer to fly to Russia and work "for very high fees," etc., to just plain bizarre ramblings.
The letters in their entirety can be accessed if one is curious, but these pages happen to be handy on the Net.
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In the greatest spirit of friendship and camaraderie it seem that I can go to Russia as an advisor or a consultant and have my own laboratories and receive very high fees. And it's all so easy because it's already been ascertained that I could get my passport extended for Russia and all I had to do was go to Paris and there a Russian plane would pick me up and that would be that.
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Indeed that would be that.
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I suppose when the Russian-inclined 'friend' finds that...
A page from another letter of the time period:
Part of a letter from September 1955. Note the reference to LSD.
A few weeks later in September 1955, Hubbard also told Scientologists about the covert use of LSD - the "insanity drug" - to undermine and discredit Scientology. Note the duplicity.
From the 'Professional Auditors Bulletin' of 30 September 1955:
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I could tell you about long strings of psychotics run in on the Foundation and the Association, sent in to us by psychiatrists who then, using LSD and pain-drug-hypnosis, spun them and told everyone that Dianetics and Scientology drove people insane. I could tell you about the strange politics and ambitions of psychiatry, so well covered in the book Psychopolitics [Hubbard's hoax 'Russian textbook on Pyscho-Politics', which he had just secretly authored and was soon to be published]
, and give you a proper riddle as to why we, a small group, the only ANGLO-SAXON DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF THE MIND AND SPIRIT [sic], have been subjected to so much attack and finance... But I am not telling you stories or being dramatic. I am inviting your cooperation in your own future security..."
As for dealing with those whose behavior became erratic or an embarrassment after Scientology processing, Hubbard wrote, in the same 'PAB':
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You'll find the family physician or psychiatrist was called in midway in processing... You'll find there is a vested interest somewhere in the insanity of the person. An so testify that you suspect it. We will have on hand lots of literature on LSD..."
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He [Hubbard] stayed up most of the night with a bottle of rum, which was empty in the morning, and he dictated the whole book, 'Science of Survival', onto little green discs on a recording machine..."
Richard DeMille, regarding events of 1951, interviewed by Russell Miller:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/miller/interviews/demille.htm
The genesis of both the Fair Game Law and Disconnection can be found in the book 'Science of Survival'.
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According to John Sanborn who was a witness to Hubbard abducting Alexis in 1951, "
Hubbard considered Lexi [Alexis] as a pawn in the game, something he could deny Sara."
Sara holds the distinction of having signed the first coerced "retraction" statement (1951) in Scientology's history:
I, Sara Northup Hubbard, do hereby state that the things that I have said about L. Ron Hubbard in courts and 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..."
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Letter from Ron Hubbard to 2nd wife Sara, from 1951 (...and, for any rosy cheeked Independent Scientologists out there
, no, Hubbard was not in a Cuban Military Hospital, was not about to be transferred to the States as a classified scientist immune from interference of all kinds, was not paralyzed, did not have trouble moving and was not going blind, and no, the Army and Navy did not have it. For an account of this time, suggest consulting the Richard DeMille interview by Russell Miller.):
"Dear Sara -
"I have been in a Cuban Military Hospital and I am being transferred to the States next week as a classified scientist immune from interference of all kinds though I will be hospitalized probably for a long time. Alexis is getting excellent care. I see here every day. She is all I have to live for. My wits never gave way under all you did and let them do but my body didn't stand up. My right side is paralyzed and getting more so. I have trouble moving and I am going blind. I hope my heart lasts.
"I may live a long time and again I may not. But Dianetics will last 10,000 years for the Army and Navy have it now. But I wanted to be well and strong and I can barely move now."My will is all changed. Alexis will get a fortune unless she goes to you as she would then get nothing.
"Get away from bad companions.
"Hope to see you once more.
"Goodbye - I love you.
"Ron."
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Also in 1951, 1st wife Polly wrote this letter to Hubbard's 2nd wife, Sara (From court records):
"Sara-
"If I can help in any way, I'd like to - You must get Alexis [Hubbard's daughter by Sara] in your custody - Ron is not normal. I had hoped that you could straighten him out. Your charges probably sound fantastic to the average person - but I've been through it - the beatings, threats on my life, all the sadistic traits you charge - twelve years of it. I haven't asked for anything, but with all the money rolling in from 'Dianetics' I had hoped to get enough for plastic surgery for Kay's [Ron Jr.'s younger sister] birthmark - Please believe I do want you to get Alexis."
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Old timer John Sanborn, editor of many of Hubbard's early books, said this during a 1986 interview:
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Early on (before the divorce)
he [Hubbard]
made this stupid attempt to get Sara brainwashed so she'd do what he said. He kept her sitting up in a chair, denying her sleep, trying to use Black Dianetic principles on her, repeating over and over again whatever he wanted her to do. Things like, 'Be his wife, have a family that looks good, not have a divorce'."
Note: Underlining added
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From Hubbard's 1955 'Manual on Dissemination of Material' [bracketed material added]:
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the communication line ['to wogs']
is that Scientologists do not pose any threat, that Scientologists are good citizens, and that they can be trusted with problems of a private and confidential nature... Another frame of mind that we would like to see the public have and register are that people attacking Scientologists have something wrong with them... As a subdivision of this, the actual substance of communication about what Scientology actually is... from the general public to the general public [what the "wogs" should say to each other about Scientology]
should be that Scientology says that good health and immortality are attainable. That it is compounded out of all Man knows about Man..."
And,
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No Scientologist should ever consent to take a position on a panel or public stage engaging in debate of Scientology with some other subject. This is an entirely unclear communication line... Any such debate engaged upon demeaned or degraded Scientology by permitting it to be talked about contemptuously before a group - a thing which SHOULD NEVER BE PERMITTED [Capitalization in original]...
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Never defend. Always attack...
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NEVER BE INTERESTED IN CHARGES. DO, yourself, much MORE CHARGING, and you will WIN..."
And, also from the same 1955 'Manual on Dissemination':
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The purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage rather than to win."
The law can be used very easily to harass... If possible of course, ruin him utterly."
And, almost forgot.
In autumn 1955 the fraudulent "Russian Textbook on Psycho-Politics" ("Brainwashing Manual"), was concocted by Scientology's founder, and presented to Scientologists as a top secret Russian text, one that denounces Dianetics as a danger to Communism, etc. By the early 1960s and, in some instances, as early as 1950s, Hubbard had begun applying its ideas and methods
http://warrior.xenu.ca/Brainwashing-front.jpg on Scientologists.
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This is a cold blooded and factual account of your last 60 trillion years."
From 'What to Audit', 1952, re-titled 'History of Man'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpHhJKeTYxI
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In 1952, Scientology's founder invented a past and a future for Scientologists. He made it trillions of years in both directions. He first experimented with inventing a past for Scientologists in his Benzedrine-inspired text 'History of Man', originally titled 'What to Audit'.
Around that same time, Hubbard tested other ideas, such as that a person's reaction to Scientology (or to him), would place that person on the "Tone Scale," with a disapproving reaction placing the person
low on the scale. Those low on the "Tone Scale" - not being "sane" - were to have no credibility, and "no rights of any kind."
Hubbard also tested the idea of using meters as truth detectors. Does anyone doubt that showman and hypnotist Hubbard, when using an early Mathison e-meter, one which projected its needle movements on a wall or screen for all to see, did not notice when many in the crowd oohed and aahed at the display of a reaction?
Yet, it was premature for the implementation of these ideas on the still small, fragile and tentative membership.
This latest - that Hubbard went bad after Ron Jr. left -
will be added to the other attempts to salvage Hubbard as the fallen hero, humanitarian, and benefactor of Mankind.
