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The whereabouts of L. Ron Hubbard chronology (3)  or      A closer look at 1972, 1977 & 1982 (L. Ron Hubbard or not? (1975-79): Flag Land Base, Music & Cine, 1978 Tech & NED, E-meter reads, List One Project, Rock Slam, ...)

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1) General overview/introduction:   Mission statement, overview, present-day Scientology Introduction to Scientology and LRH Scientology in media and Internet (+ forums, Wikipedia) Scientology: Its true history exposed? Scientology Q&A (FAQ) External links Materials want list Recommended list of materials 2) Responses (with annotations): Appreciative responses to my pages Critique received (1) from churchgoing Scientologists Critique received (2) from out-of-church Scientologists Critique received (3) from anti-Scientologists 3) Topics of particular interest: (a): General topics Story of Mary Sue Hubbard Holy Scriptures vs Scientology LRH vs Dictionaries LRH vs theory of evolution LRH's works of fiction (b): Organizational topics A printing history of the materials of Scientology Scientology Membership: HASI vs IAS LRH vs pricing policies The copyrights issue and licensing (c): Technical topics History of Grade Chart: a) General History of Grade Chart: b) Detailed ‘Clear’ defined NED for OTs The ‘Primary Rundown’ 4) Controversial topics: Mistaken ideas of ‘Ethics’ clarified The Fair Game Law Practice of Disconnection Security Checking Freeloaders vs Ex-staff members The ‘Rehabilitation Project Force’ (RPF) 5) Changes in the flow of ‘information’: (a): Alterations (LRH or non-LRH?) LRH vs Alterations Non-LRH turns into LRH? & Proposal to solution The ‘Cramming Series’ - LRH or not LRH? Based on LRH publications (b): General overview LRH vs A New Order (introduction) → Administrative and organizational matters Setup of the printed materials (1973-86) The RTRC, the unit that wrote LRH issues (1973-82) The dawning of RTC and new management (1982-83) → Technical matters Introduction to the event of losing a Bridge) Analysis of HCOB “Tech Correction Round-up” Lost Bridge: Tech changes during 1978-82 The history of the original OT VIII ‘Golden Age of Tech’ (GAT) analysis Drilling in Scientology (c): The matter of David Mayo Story of David Mayo ‘SO ED 2344 Int’ analysis Training drills (TRs) Mayo reference list 6) Conspiracies - In L. Ron Hubbard's footsteps Scientology vs a New World Order →Where is L. Ron Hubbard? (chronology of Scn history) Whereabouts of L. Ron Hubbard chronology The era of adoration; Presentation of L. Ron Hubbard L. Ron Hubbard into artistry: Music & Film 7) Scientology under attack (a): A premeditated series of occurrences? (’80s conspiracy) Introduction & Ron DeWolf Gerry Armstrong (‘affirmations’) Russell Miller ( ‘Bare-Faced Messiah’) A religion created for the money? (b): Battles fought and the internet (2016- ) Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (TV show) planned

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Why ‘Flag Land Base’?  or  The move ashore  (Sept 73-Nov 75)

• Going onshore...
• ‘Playing Dirty’
• A ‘sea captain’ turning to ‘musician’?

In February 1966 L. Ron Hubbard had gone for a trip. He relates about this on a lecture he gave on 19 July 1966 (SHSBC* #69, renumbered 1991 #432 “About Rhodesia”). Thus far all had been going well, the first Clear had just been confirmed, the various Scientology organizations were running fine. “I didn't have a very well conceived plan about it, but actually what I wanted to do was to find and found and locate an alternate base or OT base.”  LRH.  In regards to this things did not work out all that profitable in this Rhodesia trip (see the lecture for details).

 
Going onshore...

“Ron present during the transfer from ship to shore” (late 1975)  ‘Source 29’, [ca Oct 80])

After having been at sea on the Flag ship Apollo since 1967, preparations for a move ashore may have been ongoing since the establishment of the Flag Service Org in September 1973. The place that was finally picked was Clearwater, Fl. The exact location was the Fort Harrison Hotel which building was purchased. It is explained as follows:
“The Fort Harrison Hotel was chosen after over a dozen other sites in other parts of the US and Florida were considered due to its facilities, its size, its location near an International Airport, and its good year round weather.”  (from ‘USB* ED 23-1RA’, 8 Mar 76 “The Fort Harrison Hotel”).
An interesting question to ask though is why Flag, which thus far has had its base at sea, decided to find a location on land! After all out there at sea (1) you are reasonably safe, (2) you are international, and before all (3) you are mobile. In fact at the release of OT III in 1967 it was found necessary to create that safe place. L. Ron Hubbard decided that at sea it should be for the earlier mentioned reasons. Was it then found that the danger was over may be? Was it considered not necessary anymore to be at sea to proceed onto OT III? Either way we receive no explanation for this anywhere. It should not have been safe as we find that the organization was otherwise still pretty much under attack. A book written by Omar V. Garrison: ‘The Hidden Story of Scientology’, first published in January 1974, and reprinted in May of that year, does relate about various circumstances that actually confirms this. So, why then go ashore? The only reason given for the move was the following:

	“My plans are to bring you      a new environment      where you can experience      newfound stability      of case state      and increased OT abilities,      something I have wanted you      to have for a long time.      The best on the planet is      waiting for you at the new      FLAG BASE.                              L. Ron Hubbard.                                          Founder.”
	(from ‘Source, a monthly publication of the Flag Base’ (first unnumbered issue), [ca Nov 75])

This first issue of the new periodical ‘Source’ provides for a brief introduction of ‘The New Flag Land Base’, to consult click here (pop-up window).

So, can we still conclude it was actually safe to go onshore?

Ironically later in 1988 with the release of New OT VIII it was found necessary to be at sea once more. For that purpose (underlining is mine) “A ship has been purchased in order to safely deliver New OT VIII upon its release. ... She has been named: FREEWINDS.”  (from ‘International Scientology News 10’, [early 87]). We see thus that it says “safely”. It would appear it was in land still not safe for everything then, but safe enough thus for OT III. (more info here, separate window)

 
‘Playing Dirty’

	“There was nowhere left to go, except home. So the ship which had never delivered a cargo to any port more dangerous than music, fun and scores of young people with cameras and money, set sail once more for the Bahamas, and thence to Clearwater, Florida where crew and shipmates went ashore to establish a land base for their Scientology movement.
	In all the long and tragic history of the sea, it is unlikely that any ship or group of seafarers were ever banned from so many lands in so short a space of time.” (last 2 paragraphs in chapter 4 of Omar V. Garrison's book “Playing Dirty” (1980)) (full chapter can be consulted here, pop-up window)

But, if the US government, the CIA, or whomever, made such efforts to get the vessel Apollo banned and unwelcome in the various ports. Then, could that have been a planned operation? As it is easier to infiltrate and get control while on land in the own domain than some being out there at sea. After all L. Ron Hubbard himself had gone to sea for a particular reason.

“1975  By June of 1975, the many activities aboard the Apollo had outgrown available space. So without missing a beat in their work to clear the planet, the Flagship crew moved their operations ashore to Florida, USA, where they established the Flag land Base.”

“Word of the famous L Rundowns lead to the worldwide demand for Flag services and this expansion precipitated the move to a land base in 1975.” (from Flag Land Base promo for L Rundowns, 2007).

 
A ‘sea captain’ turning to ‘musician’?

Into artistry: Music (since 1973-74) and Cine (since 1976-78), and onward

L. Ron Hubbard had disappeared in early December 1972. The L. Ron Hubbard that returned 9½ months later in mid-September 1973 showed some obvious signs of artistry. The focus was first set on music (“his early days as a professional singer”), and later it switched (again?) to filming (“His movie experience”). That about “professional singer”(?) was entirely new, the filming in earlier days was, as far as known, only some script writing for serials. It may be a big word to refer to this as “movie experience”(?) in these liner notes as they appear on that vinyl record released in 1974 by The Apollo Stars?

We see that much fewer HCOBs were being released since that time. The lecturing also was pretty much halted. The few lectures that were given during 1973-75 were never released or to the public or even available to (hardly) anyone. How confidential can some talks (Mar-Aug 1974) to musicians get? The book ‘What Is Scientology?’ (1978 edition) does list them whereas the new edition from 1992 does not even register them even more. The question is why this is.

During 1973-77 we see also few technical achievements being released. Various of the releases were nonetheless announced as ‘The Technical Breakthrough of the Year’ so and so. It was however more PR than that they carried any particular significance or importance.

Pricings for services are being interfered with  (Sept 76-late 84)

“Merchandising by advertising that prices are going up soon is forbidden.”          LRH (from HCO PL 27 Apr 65 II “Price Engram”)

	“(a)Cheap, broad services for everyone.
	(b)Personal services at a much higher (but cheaper than any other field) price.”          LRH (from HCO PL 23 Sept 64 “Policies: Dissemination and Programs”)

Which is an increase of 687% (about 7 times as expensive). An increase that is not adequately justified with a supposed world inflation.

An additional problem is also that the function of the Advisory Council (AC), Executive Council (EC) & Financial Planning (FP) were by-passed. Which interfered with the solvency of the individual organization. As per HCO PL 26 Nov 65 “Financial Planning”: “handle the money and assets of an org so as to maintain outgo below income.”  LRH.  Decisions regarding these were not anymore made by the individual organization since the issuance of ‘LRH ED 284 Int’, 16 Sept 76 “The Solution to Inflation”.

The year 1977...:  A reversal in tech (Jan 77) & A matter of copyright (May 77)

The technology of Dianetics and Scientology always had been a matter of logical development. It's workability and its foundation had followed rather strictly the lines of research/results and progress. It was then announced in 1970 that a completion of the main research had been accomplished. Announced in ‘LRH ED 117 Int’, 26 Aug 70 “Current Cases”as follows: “So technical progress has been: ... CLASS VIII - 1968.  COMPLETE DIANETICS - 1969.  COMPLETE SCIENTOLOGY - 1970.  This is quite an achievement.”   LRH.

What then followed were various corrective actions to this research that facilitated its effectiveness. The main ones being, Interiorization Rundown, Expanded Dianetics, and last but not least the implementation of the Primary Rundown. Then since 1972 we don't see much anymore of L. Ron Hubbard nor of particular technical achievements. This should not be surprising as it had been announced that the bulk of the setout research was completed. Then in early 1977 we see the release of HCOB 24 Jan 77 “Tech Correction Round-up” that supposedly corrected deviations from this technology. However, it appears that this reference contains some very major inconsistencies. It may be perceived that it was instead paving the way for incorrect use of the technology.

Interestingly the year 1977 also marked that the Hubbard Association of Scientologists International (HASI) had gone defunct this to be exact on 10 May 1977. This was rather significant considering that the main office of HCO was this Hubbard Association of Scientologists, Inc. (HASI, Inc.) of Arizona, and HCO was the place where the copyrights of Dianetics and Scientology were held. With the HASI organization having gone defunct these copyrights (registered under the name ‘L. Ron Hubbard’ would then subsequently have fallen into the public domain. Since (1982) a new copyright name has been created, which is ‘L. Ron Hubbard Library’. But that which was registered under the previous copyright name can not just be re-registered under a new copyright name! Once in the public domain means always in the public domain. That what you can register however are corrections and addition implemented, but the copyright then taken will only affect these very corrections and additions.

Coincidentally just 2 months later on 7 July 1977 the Scientology's headquarters in Washington, DC and Los Angeles (this includes the Guardian's Office) were raided by the FBI.

“1978—The Year of Lightning Fast New Tech”

Summarizing this we have a package of related changes. But not enough with that, we also lost technology that had been in use thus far. The main and the most far reaching modifications are listed here below.

Re-interpreting E-Meter reads  (since Dec 76/Jul 78)

• (a) Alteration of the definition of a ‘floating needle’ (Dec 76/Jul 78)
• (b) The ‘still needle’ phenomenon (Apr 82)
• (c) ‘Ten main needle actions’ versus ‘Sixteen main needle actions’ (1988)
• (d) Mark Super VII Quantum E-Meter (May 96)

 
(a) Alteration of the definition of a ‘floating needle’ (Dec 76/Jul 78)

1. “Floating needles (F/Ns) are the end phenomena for any process or action with the pc on two cans. It is one of the most important rediscoveries made in years. It was known but lost by auditors.
   It is the idle uninfluenced movement of the needle on the dial without any patterns or reactions in it. It can be as small as 1” or as large as dial wide. It does not fall or drop to the right of the dial. It moves to the left at the same speed as it moves to the right. It is observed on a Mark V E-Meter calibrated with the TA* between 2.0 and 3.0 with GIs* on the PC. The pc may or may not voice the cognition. ...
   One does not sit and study and be sure of an ‘F/N’. It swings or pops, he lets the pc cognite and then indicates the F/N to the pc preventing overrun. ...
   The F/N does not last very long in releasing. The thing to do is end the process off NOW. Don't give another command.”          LRH
   (from HCOB 21 Oct 68 “Floating Needle”)

2. “The TA goes to any place between 2 and 3 and the needle floats.”          LRH
   (from HCOB 2 Aug 65 “Release Goofs”)
3. “As you go earlier, and eventually find Basic, the TA comes down and when you erase the basic engram the TA will come down to between 2 and 3 and the needle will float.”          LRH
            (from HCOB 28 Apr 69 “High TA in Dianetics”)
4. “It is observed on a Mark V E-meter calibrated with the TA between 2.0 and 3.0 with GIs in on the pc.”          LRH
   (from HCOB 7 May 69 V “Floating Needle”)
5. “An F/N is NEVER an F/N when above 3.0 or below 2.0.”          LRH
   (from HCOB 8 Jun 70 “Low TA Handling”)
6. “The meter readings when the matter is cleared up should be between 2(F) and 3(M) on the 1 to 6 dial and the needle should be ‘floating’.”          LRH
   (from HCOB 13 Jun 70 II “Hubbard Consultant Study Stress Analysis”)
7. “A floating needle is valid only between 2.0 and 3.0 Tone Arm position on a meter.”          LRH
   (from HCOB 14 May 69 II / HCOB 1 Aug 70 “F/N and Erasure”)
8. “The TA must be between 2 and 3 for a correct F/N.”          LRH
   (from HCOB 24 Oct 71 “False TA”)
9. “Hi TAs and Lo TAs do not widely F/N. If you are getting wide persistent F/N with the TA too high (above 3) or too low (below 2) you have a pc whose hands are too dry or too wet.”          LRH
   (from HCOB 23 Nov 73 “Dry and Wet Hands Make False TA”)

	“A floating needle is a rhythmic sweep of the dial at a slow, even pace of the needle.
	That's what an F/N is. No other definition is correct.”          LRH

The vast significance here is that through this HCOB and in particular its inclusion in the new edition of ‘Dianetics and Scientology: Technical Dictionary’ (1978 edition) at the entry “FLOATING NEEDLE”, and removing all previous definitions explaining about “above 3.0 and below 2.0”, this spread about this altered new datum effectively and quickly.

 
(b) The ‘still needle’ phenomenon (Apr 82)

 
(c) ‘Ten main needle actions’ versus ‘Sixteen main needle actions’ (1988)

The little book ‘E-Meter Essentials’, released in 1961 listed ‘ten main needle actions’, as did the 1968 edition. The new revised 1988 edition of this publication however suddenly listed ‘sixteen main needle actions’. The question surfaces where did these come from? I have listed them here below.

It appears that 3 of the new ones were already named in 1962 although they did not end up in the little 1961 publication or its revisions. A fourth needle action (‘Tick’) dates to 1969 and a fifth (‘Stop’) to 1970 which also did not end up in the revisions of the 1961 publication. Per HCOB 27 May 70 “Unreading Questions and Items”: “A ‘tick’ or a ‘stop’ is not a read. Reads are small falls or falls or long falls or long fall blowdown (of TA).”  LRH.  These then don't sound like being ‘main needle actions’, so why did they end up on the list in 1988 as they had not been listed there previously? The only significantly new one was the still needle which surfaced in 1982. It is justified to ask the question why this new 1988 edition made it to include all of these as ‘main needle actions’?

 
(d) Mark Super VII Quantum E-Meter (May 96)

There was also a course going along with it that had additional drilling and so on (drilling was what the Golden Age of Tech evolution was all about). Either way the notices for the ‘Hubbard Professional Metering Course’ course say: “This is mandatory for all students as it is an all-new course and no previous metering course certs qualify in replacing this course.”  (from ‘Senior C/S Int Bulletin 165-6’, 1 May 96 “Auditor Certainty Courses”).

Witch hunts (1) (late ’70s): ‘List 1 Project’ & ‘Rock Slams’  (1977-78)

• Where was L. Ron Hubbard?
• ‘List One’
• Establishing ‘Pacific Area Command’ (PAC) base (1977)
• A redress of the RPF assignments
• About Paulette Ausley/Cohen
• ‘Rock Slam’ (1962-78)

 
Where was L. Ron Hubbard?

This ‘List 1 Project’ of the late ’70s may have had an evil intent by the person or persons that initiated it, or it may have been that some people were so confused that one had started to see Martians of some sort. A very serious misjudgment factor appears though to have been present. The reason why I discuss it here though is because this happening did have quite an impact on the Scientology parishioners at the time. People did not know what to think of it. A well tech-trained Scientology old-timer tells me: “I remember that there was a very drastic action at the time. f. ex Nan and Owen Starkey, Marie Passmore and several high execs were at once RPFed. This was a major happening. And a shock to many of us.”. Today however it seems almost forgotten, if you were not there at the time there is little chance that you would get to know about it.

In any case a question can be raised in regards to where L. Ron Hubbard was in all this? Why did he not stop Paulette Cohen (who is blamed as the culprit), and why did he not stop David Mayo of whom is said that he brought her back on tech lines? L. Ron Hubbard does not in particular appear in public. He was also not present in person at the Grand Opening of ASHO* Los Angeles on 12 Mar ’78. At this Grand Opening we only hear about: “Featured will be: Ron's personal Public Relations officer, Laurel Watson, with a special message from Ron”. (from ‘The Auditor 145 (US Edition)’, Feb 78). At the Grand Opening of the AOLA* on 11 Jun 1978 it was Diana Hubbard that was greeted “with a standing ovation as she reaches the podium to deliver a special message from Ron” (from ‘Clear News 147 (AOLA edition)’, 6 Jul 78, page 4). I am not even sure what either of these special messages actually were about as neither of these issues of these magazines nor later numbers of these tell. So where was the person L. Ron Hubbard and why was he not actually there attending?

 
‘List One’

The release ‘FCO 7138’, 2 Mar 83 “Writ of Expulsion and Suppressive Person Declare David Mayo” makes mention of one Paulette Cohen that is said to have been “directly responsible for the infamous ‘List 1 Project’ in the late 70's which labelled literally hundreds of well meaning staff and public falsely as ‘List 1 R/S*ers’ and ‘Suppressives’. For this Cohen had been forcibly removed from any and all technical lines forever. Her severe infractions of the standard technology of Scientology were blatant and documented many times over.”.

“List One,  1. a List of Scn items. This includes Scn, Scn organizations, an auditor, clearing, auditing, Scientologists, a session, an E-meter, a practitioner, the auditor's name, Ron, other Scn persons, parts of Scn, past auditors, etc. This List is composed by the auditor, not the pc. (HCOB 23 Nov 62)  2. this is the list one of Routine 2-12. The Scn list is called List One. (HCOB 24 Nov 62)

	Rock Slam,  1. a crazy, irregular, unequal, jerky motion of the needle narrow as one inch or as wide as three inches, happening several times a second. (E-Meter Essentials p. 17).  2. as a meter representation, is the result of innumerable committed overts in a certain direction, and when you've got that certain direction isolated, that is to say the items against which the overts were committed isolated you then have of course a rock slam. (SH Spec 203, 6210C11)  Abbr. R/S.
	Rock Slammer,  it means it's somebody who gets a rock slam when you ask them: ‘Consider overts against Scn’ and that broadens out of course against Ron, against the organization or against an auditor. (SH Spec 198, 6210C04)”           (from ‘Dianetics and Scientology: Technical Dictionary’ (June 1975 Edition))

Practically it meant that you were hooked up on this device the E-Meter and are being asked the words that appear on this List One. Evidently it is considered being bad if the needle Rock Slams.

 
Establishing ‘Pacific Area Command’ (PAC) base (1977)

“Biggest Expansion in Scientology History!   ASHO Moves to New Complex. In late March 1977, the American Saint Hill Organization will move into the nine-building complex in Hollywood just purchased for expansion by the Church of Scientology of California! The former Cedars of Lebanon Hospital complex, a Hollywood landmark, will now serve as the Church's national seminary headquarters    housing ASHO, AOLA (Advance Organization), Publications Organization, Los Angeles Class IV Organization, Guardian's Office, and Flag Operations Liaison Office. Total floor space in the new quarters will be seven times what had been previously available.” (from ‘The Auditor 133 (US Edition)’, Mar 77) (see also article in ‘Clear News 141 (AOLA edition)’, 3 May 77, page 6-7)

“The history-making moment that marked Grand Opening day for the first Scientology Church to move into the 8.42 acre complex of buildings in Hollywood! FIRST GRAND OPENING AT NEW COMPLEX September 25, 1977 marked the grand opening of the Los Angeles Church of Scientology in its new quarters at the new Hollywood complex of Scientology buildings ... . ...    With renovations on the first building in the complex now complete, the dream is becoming reality. Opening of the rest of the buildings will be soon to follow.”           (from ‘The Auditor 141 (US Edition)’, Nov 77)

This FMO 1674 mission must then have started prior to at least February 1977 as it was to find new locations for the orgs now all at PAC. It is reported that a different mission (fired from CMO*) did the R/Ses checking of which Paulette Ausley was in charge. When would this R/S checking have started? May be the beginning of April 1977 or thereabouts? Also the renovations of the buildings must have started in April 1977.

“NEW HOME FOR ASHO   March 12th, 1978 marks the long awaited Grand Opening of ASHO's new building at 1413 North Berendo in the new Scientology Complex in Hollywood.    The gala Grand Opening celebration will start at 2 p.m. with the official ribbon cutting, followed by Celebrity appearances, entertainment, tours, refreshments, dancing and a potluck dinner!”           (from ‘The Auditor 145 (US Edition)’, Feb 78)

“COME TO AOLA's GRAND OPENING   June 11th will mark one of the most important events ever for Scientology on this continent. The biggest Scientology complex in the world will be completed and in full operation.    The Los Angeles Organization and ASHO have moved in and now AOLA will take its place in the complex to complete the bridge and begin an era of incredible convenience and expansion for Los Angeles and the entire continent.”           (from ‘Clear News 146 (AOLA edition)’, 18 May 78, page 2)

 
A redress of the RPF assignments

 
About Paulette Ausley/Cohen

“Ausley did not know the difference between a ‘rock slam’ and a ‘dirty needle’ (the latter of which supposedly arose at, say, a nagging thought). How do I know this? Because her former husband John told me later, and I verified it (without mentioning John had told me) with Nikki Merwin, who was Mary Sue Hubbard's secretary at the time. Nikki told me ‘Everyone knew Paulette had that misunderstood, so what.’”

If this is true then it is quite remarkable that Paulette Cohen went on to act in the capacity of the Senior C/S International for may be 3 months or so after which time she was removed (Jun 78 / early Oct 78).

 
‘Rock Slam’ (1962-78)

Restricting the freedom of the auditor (2):  Making a profit (any and all practicing Scientologists must now pay a license)  (Feb & Nov 79, Apr 82)

“It is a science of mind and needs about as much licensing and regulation as the application of the science of physics. ...
Dianetics is not in any way covered by legislation anywhere for no law can prevent one man sitting down and telling another man his troubles, and if anyone wants a monopoly on dianetics, be assured that he wants it for reasons which have to do not with dianetics but with profit.”          LRH
(from ‘Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health’; Book Three: Therapy; Chapter I: The Mind's Protection; 1950, 1973 edition, p168)

First in September 1973 we find a first initiative involving a limitation of the freedom of the auditor. A demand for ordination and thus becoming a Minister of the Church, prior you to be allowed to actually audit, was established by HCO PL 24 Sept 73 III “All Auditors - Ministers, Ministerial Board of Review”. A reference written by someone other than L. Ron Hubbard. This reference appears to have fallen out of use.

Prior to 1979 we could distinguish:
	(1)	Dianetic Counselling Groups;
	(2)	field auditors; and
	(3)	those field auditors that had accepted a so-called franchise.
These (1) Dianetic Counselling Groups had been free of financial obligations to the organization. A (2) field auditor was also free to audit without any financial burden put on them, and (3) only then if he chose to receive help from the local organization establishing his practice and get help in form of materials, and therewith thus accepted a franchise, he was required to pay a 10% tithe. This tithe was thus the financial exchange for help with materials, lecturing, establishing, support, preclears, and so on.

The year 1979 changed all that. Since then it was now in full disregard if a field auditor had accepted a franchise or not. It was also in full disregard if he received help, materials and other from the organization or not.

• 9 Feb 1979:  A 10% tithe for the Dianetic Counselling Groups was established by HCO PL 9 Feb AD29 “Dianetic Counselling Groups, 10% Remittances to WW”.
• 29 Nov 1979:  A 10% tithe for all field auditors was established by HCO PL 9 Feb AD29R (Revised 29 Nov 79) “Dianetic Counselling Groups and Field Auditors, 10% Remittances to WW”.

Vocabulary:

     ..R, ..RA, ..RB (etc) or #R, #RA (etc):
For example: ‘HCO PL 24 Sept 70R’ & ‘HCO PL 24 Sept 70RA’, etc. The given date denotes the first time it has been published in issue-form. The R, RA indication may also follow after an issue-number. The R stands for ‘Revision’ and would refer to that it has been revised since it was first published. If it is revised a 2nd time it is indicated as RA, a 3rd time RB, then RC, and so on.
     AD..:
‘After Dianetics ..’. The main book ‘Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health’ was first published in 1950. Therefore for example AD8, AD12, and AD29 would respectively give the years 1958, 1962 and 1979.
     AOLA:
‘Advanced Organization Los Angeles’: A Scientology organization which services higher level auditing & training, located in Los Angeles, USA.
     ASHO:
‘American Saint Hill Organization’. A higher level Scientology organization residing in Los Angeles.
     audit, auditing, auditor:
The application of Scientology processes and procedures to someone by a trained auditor (listener). The goal of the auditor is to make the receiver of the auditing look at incidents and reduce the mental charge which may lay upon them. The auditor may not evaluate and has to adhere to the Auditor's code.
     C/S:
‘Case/Supervisor’.  1. That person in a Scientology Church who gives instructions regarding, and supervises the auditing of preclears. The abbreviation C/S can refer to the Case Supervisor or to the written instructions of a case supervisor depending on context. (BTB 12 Apr 72R)  2. The C/S is the case supervisor. He has to be an accomplished and properly certified auditor and a person trained additionally to supervise cases. The C/S is the auditor's “handler.” He tells the auditor what to do, corrects his tech, keeps the lines straight and keeps the auditor calm and willing and winning. The C/S is the pc's case director. His actions are done for the pc. (Dianetics Today, Bk. 3, p. 545)
     floating needle (F/N):
The idle uninfluenced movement of the needle on the dial (of an E-meter) without any patterns or reactions in it. It can be as small as one inch or as large as dial wide. It does not fall or drop to the right of the dial. It moves to the left at the same speed as it moves to the right. It is observed on a Mark V E-meter calibrated with the TA (Tone Arm) between 2.0 and 3.0 with GIs (Good Indicators) in on the pc. It can occur after a cognition, blowdown of the TA (Tone Arm) or just moves into floating. The pc may or may not voice the cognition. (HCOB 7 May 69 V)
     F/N:
‘floating needle’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     FMO:
‘Flag Mission Order’.
     GI(s):
Short for ‘Good Indicator(s)’.
    HCO PL:
‘Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letter’. Color flash–green ink on white paper. Written by LRH only, but only so starting from January 1974. These are the organizational and administrative issue line. For more information go here (separate window).
     LRH:
An usual abbreviation for ‘L. Ron Hubbard’.
     Operating Thetan (OT):
1. Willing and knowing cause over life, thought, matter, energy, space and time. And that would of course be mind and that would of course be universe. (SH Spec 80, 6609C08)  2. An individual who could operate totally independently of his body whether he had one or didn't have one. He's now himself, he's not dependent on the universe around him. (SH Spec 66, 6509C09)  3. A being at cause over matter, energy, space, time, form and life. Operating comes from “able to operate without dependency on things” and thetan is the Greek letter theta (θ), which the Greeks used to represent “thought” or perhaps “spirit” to which an “n” is added to make a new noun in the modern style used to create words in engineering. (Book of Case Remedies, p. 10)
     org(s):
Short for ‘organization(s)’.
     OT:
Short for ‘Operating Thetan’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     preclear (pc):
1. A person who, through Scientology processing, is finding out more about himself and life. (The Phoenix Lectures, p. 20)  2. A spiritual being who is now on the road to becoming Clear, hence preclear. (HCOB 5 Apr 69)  3. One who is discovering things about himself and who is becoming clearer. (HCO PL 21 Aug 62)
     R/S:
An abbreviation for ‘Rock Slam’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     Rock Slam (R/S):
1. A crazy, irregular, unequal, jerky motion of the needle narrow as one inch or as wide as three inches, happening several times a second. (E-Meter Essentials, p. 17).  2. As a meter representation, is the result of innumerable committed overts in a certain direction, and when you've got that certain direction isolated, that is to say the items against which the overts were committed isolated you then have of course a rock slam. (SH Spec 203, 6210C11)
  Rock Slammer:  It means it's somebody who gets a rock slam when you ask them: “Consider overts against Scn” and that broadens out of course against Ron, against the organization or against an auditor. (SH Spec 198, 6210C04)
     Saint Hill Special Briefing Course (SHSBC):
This was a course delivered by L. Ron Hubbard at Saint Hill, England during 1961-66 and comprises of 447 lectures. Its result is a very adept auditor and thorough know-how of Scientology itself. The materials are studied in chronological sequence so as to fully understand the development of the technology. This will make you a Class VI Auditor.
     Sea Org (SO):
Short for ‘Sea Organization’. This is the senior organization within the Church of Scientology that see to it that Advanced Organizations (AOs) and the Class IV-V organizations do function well. They send out so-called missions if there are indications or if they find that improvement or corrections are called for. They also provide for dissemination and other programs that the Scientology organizations are to comply with. Missions may be send out to implement these and instruct the organizations.
     Sec Check(ing):
Short for ‘security check(ing)’.
     SHSBC:
‘Saint Hill Special Briefing Course’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     TA:
‘tone arm (action)’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’:
This is a series of books that contain the HCOBs, and any references that are primarily dealing with technical matters. The HCOBs are printed in red ink on white paper, and the volumes themselves come in red bindings. The references are arranged in chronological release order (per issue date). These books may also be referred to as the ‘red volumes’. The ‘old red volumes’ then would refer to the 1976-80 release, the ‘new red volumes’ instead to the 1991 release. See a listing of published volumes here (pop-up window).
     tone arm (TA):
1. Tone arm refers to the tone arm or its motion. (HCOB 13 Apr 64)  2. Tone arm action. A technical term for a quantitative measure of case gain in the Scientology processing of a preclear for a given unit of time. (Introduction to Scientology Ethics, p. 38)  3. The measure of accumulation of charge. (Class VIII No. 6)  4. A measure of the amount of encysted force which is leaving the case. (SH Spec 291, 6308C06)
     USB:
Short for ‘US Base’.