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1) G e n e r a l   o v e r v i e w / i n t r o d u c t i o n :   M i s s i o n   s t a t e m e n t ,   o v e r v i e w ,   r e s e a r c h   s p e c i f i c s I n t r o d u c t i o n   t o   S c i e n t o l o g y   a n d   L R H K e e p i n g   S c i e n t o l o g y   W o r k i n g ,   f u n d a m en t al s S c i e n t o l o g y   i n   m e d i a   a nd   I n t e r n e t   ( +   f o r u m s ,   W i k i p e d i a ) S c i e n t o l o g y :   I t s   t r u e   h i s t o r y   e x p o s e d ? S c i e n t o l o g y   Q & A   ( F A Q ) E x t e r n a l   l i n k s M a t e r i a l s   w a n t   l i s t R e c o m m e n d e d   l i s t   o f   m a t e r i a l s 2) R e s p o n s e s   ( w i t h   a n n o t a t i o n s ) : A p p r e c i a t i v e   r e s p o n s e s   t o   m y   p a g e s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d   ( 1 )   f r o m   c h u r c h g o i n g   S c i e n t o l o g i s t s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d   ( 2 )   f r o m   o u t - o f - c h u r c h   S c i e n t o l o g i s t s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d    ( 3 )   f r o m   a n t i - S c i e n t o l o g i s t s 3) T o p i c s   o f   p a r t i c u l a r   i n t e r e s t : (a): G e n e r a l   t o p i c s H o l y   S c r i p t u r e s   v s   S c i e n t o l o g y L R H   v s   D i c t i o n a r i e s L R H   v s   t h e o r y   o f   e v o l u t i o n L R H ' s   w o r k s   o f   f i c t i o n (b): O r g a n i z a t i o n a l   t o p i c s A   p r i n t i n g   h i s t o r y   o f   t h e   m a t e r i a l s   o f   S c i e n t o l o g y S c i e n t o l o g y   M e m b e r s h i p :   H A S I   v s   I A S L R H   v s   p r i c i n g   p o l i c i e s T h e   c o p y r i g h t s   i s s u e   a n d   l i c e n s i n g (c): T e c h n i c a l   t o p i c s H i s t o r y   o f   G r a d e   C h a r t :   a )   G e n e r a l H i s t o r y   o f   G r a d e   C h a r t :   b )   D e t a i l e d ‘ C l e a r ’   d e f i n e d N E D   f o r   O T s T h e   ‘ P r i m a r y   R u n d o w n ’ 4) C o n t r o v e r s i a l   t o p i c s : M i s t a k e n   i d e a s   o f   ‘ E t h i c s ’   c l a r i f i e d T h e   F a i r    G a m e   L a w P r a c t i c e   o f   D i s c o n n e c t i o n S e c u r i t y   C h e c k i n g F r e e l o a d e r s   v s   E x - s t a f f   m e m b e r s T h e   ‘ R e h a b i l i t a t i o n   P r o j e c t   F o r c e ’   ( R P F ) 5) C h a n g e s   i n   t h e   f l o w   o f   ‘ i n f o r m a t i o n ’: (a): A l t e r a t i o n s   ( L R H   o r   n o n- L R H ? ) L R H   v s   A l t e r a t i o n s N o n - L R H   t u r n s   i n t o   L R H ?   &   P r o p o s a l   t o   s o l u t i o n T h e    ‘ C r a m m i n g   S e r i e s ’   -   L R H   o r   n o t   L R H ? B a s e d   o n   L R H   p u b l i c a t i o n s (b): G e n e r a l   o v e r v i e w L R H   v s   A   N e w   O r d e r   ( i n t r o d u c t i o n ) → A d m i n i s t r a t i v e   a n d    o r g a n i z a t i o n a l   m a t t e r s S e t u p   o f   t h e   p r i n t e d   m a t e r i a l s   ( 1 9 7 3 - 8 6 ) T h e   R T R C ,   t h e   u n i t   t h a t   w r o t e   L R H   i s s u e s   ( 1 9 7 3 - 8 2 ) T h e   d a w n i n g   o f   R T C   a n d   n e w   m a n a g e m e n t   ( 1 9 8 2 - 8 3 ) → T e c h n i c a l   m a t t e r s I n t r o d u c t i o n   t o   t h e   e v e n t   o f   l o s i n g   a   B r i d g e ) A n a l y s i s   o f   H C O B   “ T e c h   C o r r e c t i o n   R o u n d - u p ” L o s t   B r i d g e :   T e c h   c h a n g e s   d u r i n g   1 9 7 8 - 8 2 T h e   h i s t o r y   o f   t h e   o r i g i n a l   O T   V I I I ‘ G o l d e n   A g e   o f   T e c h ’   ( G A T )   a n a l y s i s D r i l l i n g   i n   S c i e n t o l o g y (c): T h e   m a t t e r   o f   D a v i d   M a y o S t o r y   o f   D a v i d   M a y o ‘ S O   E D   2 3 4 4   I n t’   a n a l y s i s T r a i n i n g   d r i l l s   ( T R s ) M a y o   r e f e r e n c e   l i s t 6) C o n s p i r a c i e s   -   I n   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d ' s   f o o t s t e p s S c i e n t o l o g y   v s   a   N e w   W o r l d   O r d e r → W h e r e   i s   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d ?   ( c h r o n o l o g y   o f   S c n   h i s t o r y ) W h e r e a b o u t s   o f   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d   c h r o n o l o g y T h e   e r a   o f   a d o r a t i o n ;   P r e s e n t a t i o n   o f   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d L .   R o n   H u b b a r d   i n t o   a r t i s t r y :   M u s i c   &   F i l m → W h e r e   i s   h i s   w i f e   a n d   f a m i l y ? S t o r y   o f   M a r y   S u e   H u b b a r d T h e   l a s t   s t a n d :   T h e   G u a r d i a n   O f f i c e 7) S c i e n t o l o g y   u n d e r   a t t a c k (a): A   p r e m e d i t a t e d   s e r i e s   o f   o c c u r r e n c e s ?   ( ’ 8 0 s   c o n s p i r a c y ) I n t r o d u c t i o n   &   R o n   D e W o l f G e r r y   A r m s t r o n g   ( ‘ a f f i r m a t i o n s ’ ) R u s s e l l   M i l l e r    ( ‘ B a r e - F a c e d   M e s s i a h ’ ) A   r e l i g i o n   c r e a t e d   f o r   t h e   m o n e y ? (b): B a t t l e s   f o u g h t   a n d   t h e   i n t e r n e t   ( 2 0 1 6 -   ) L e a h   R e m i n i :   S c i e n t o l o g y   a n d   t h e   A f t e r m a t h   ( T V   s h o w )

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Please note that words with an asterisk (*) are defined at the bottom of this page! Only first appearances are indicated.

	“No, that, of course—most press is motivated by vested interests, as anyone knows, and they merely say what they're told to say. And when you realize that the medical/psychiatric world have an investment which brings a return of 2–3 billion pounds per annum over the world, they try to protect that. And that is the source of criticism of Scientology. These statements about this, that and the other thing, any new movement gets these things. And in Scientology, those are not based on any fact at all.”
	L. Ron Hubbard
	(from ‘L. Ron Hubbard: An Introduction to Scientology’ (1966))   (underlining is mine)

 
Index:

		A notice to all readers - Disclaimer
		Acknowledgement to individuals that helped
	Various notices regarding this research
		Brief introduction to this initiative for research ...
		Some why's, approaches and motivations regarding this research project ...
			(Includes “Do we follow that what people say or do we follow the published documents track?”)
		Findings too controversial?
		Educational purposes & ‘Keeping Scientology Working’
		Interference of OSA Int & ‘Fair use of copyrighted work’
	Brief overview of the studies, release notices
		How did it all start? A summary of the studies and how they came about ...
			- Brief overview - Main projects undertaken - A listing of the various studies with original release notices
	Reference listing
		Various lists or series of references collected (as used on this website)

A notice to all readers - Disclaimer

It would appear these pages were in need of a disclaimer up front. A variety of people have been assuming and believing all sorts of things. So, here they are dealt with.

Who or what is behind this website?

Well, this is a research project! These pages do not aim to get persons hooked up on this Church of Scientology or even the topic. There have been all sorts of people assuming this would have been the aim of these pages. Well, it is just not! Not sure how people would have figured that actually, it must have been that they were not looking any further than their noses were long. There is no affiliation with the Church of Scientology found here, nor the Free Zone or any other offshoots for that matter. This website addresses the topic and tracks its travel (changes and distortions) though time. This is pretty much all it does.

This website and all that you find on it are personal initiatives. No other persons than the website owner has been deciding what is to be on there. Many suggestions however have been forwarded by a variety of persons. There is no dictating entity found behind this website. There is no propaganda purpose found here. It just aims to present missing information, to tell the untold story. It examines suppressed information. It doesn't try to convince you of anything. It just sorts, records and investigates information. It is a step back into past (largely forgotten) history.

I hope this settles that for once and for all.

The common people

I will further note here that there have been frequent responses that supported the common belief of many a person, that this Scientology matter was just some made up thing of one individual for personal profit only. It is implied that these topics of Dianetics and Scientology are just a hotchpotch of information taken from common psychology, reincarnation therapy, some other, and even black magic, and that thus would have no particular value. Well, things are just not explained-away that easily! There is really more to it. Problem is that people persistently have been fed with all sorts of inaccurate information, ideas, made up stories, this throughout the media and the Internet. It's a pity though that there is so much ignorance all about!

These, the common people, should ask themselves why we find such an tremendous amount of distortion and twisting all around this topic of Scientology and its founder. Now, why did various people bother to do that? Just ask yourself that very question. It would appear that the non-Scientologist, Scientologist and anti-Scientologist appear all equally confused and misguided.

Anyhow, if you are honestly interested in what this topic actually consists of and how things fit together (non-Scientologists, Scientologists and anti-Scientologists alike), then you yourself simply need to get active. You should look, not listen. These pages here attempt to put various pertinent information out in the open. Different (seldom forwarded) angles are being explored. Addressing what may be good about it, what may be bad about it, how it has been misused and misinterpreted. How people may have been led behind the curtain, and may have tempered with the original writings/technology. There is a base found in these topics of Dianetics and Scientology that is worthwhile examining. And even if that wasn't the case, seeing how people have dealt with it, it will provide for some interesting insights in human behaviour.)

Acknowledgement to individuals that helped

The persons that I list in the below have contributed in various ways to my actual website pages. If they just supplied materials it means that I have been able to make particular good use of them in the creation of articles. Listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Pierre Ethier (Cl. XII auditor) - Supplied me with various early information about among other Flag Mimeo. Also I received various heavy criticism (unjustfully) on some of the pages that I had released. It forced me to think through some matters and to present a defence which I published. We did though share a certain reality about the organization.

Andreas Gross (or Groß) - Top FSM* while in the organization. Provided me with many commentaries, information and suggestions through the years. Went in detail over my pages and supplied me with useful comments, corrections, additions and criticisms. Supplied me with all his papers about his application cycle with APIS, and various other information. A good portion of this has been used on my website in various ways. In addition shared with me all his own research and research papers into Scientology. Further, in his capacity of being a computer engineer, he gave me valuable tips for among other my website. Andreas’ website (external link).

Max Hauri - Owner of Ron's Org Grenchen (external link). Gave me various insightful and helpful information on a variety of topics through the years in sometimes very lengthy email exchanges that came to very good use. Among other the matter of copyrights and sec-checking.

Patricia Krenik (Founding Scientologist from 1951) - Gave me permission to host an array of articles she has written about Scientology. She also was always willing to answer my questions when I wanted to know something about the early days and various technical specifics. There have been frequent email exchanges through the years.

Otfried Krumpholtz - Gave many helpful commentaries in the early stages of the studies. At that time I went out with email lists when I released a new page. He always responded to them.

Alfred McConnochie (Scientologist since 1954) - Gave me all his old materials and various very early HASI artifacts, including HASI Ltd. documentation.

Antony ‘Ant’ Phillips (Scientologist since 1954) - Gave me the bulk of his old materials. As a staff he worked with Publications and Mimeo in England. Later he was an early franchiser and carefully saved and stored his materials, HCO Info Letters, News Letters and on and on. These were invaluable among other for properly documenting the Field Auditor in the early days. Various very unusual materials. Ant's own website ‘Antology’ (external link).

Caspar de Rijk - Formerly highly classed auditor at an advanced org (staff 1972-96). Did various analysis’ and studies of his own about what had happened with the technology and the organization. He went so far as to publish 95 reform theses, Lutheran style, about where the organization, he figured, had gone off the rails. His information has been helpful in various ways to formulate my own releases and direction of research.

Michael Steentjes - Provided me with various materials that he willingly gave to me enabling me to document these and use in my studies. This included the LRH fiction series of books (leather bound series). He also mediated for me with other people that had various rare materials that he gave to me as a gift as an appreciation for my pages (see here, separate window). Together with him I once went through a bunch of ‘garbage’ bags stored at an attic that were filled with Scientology mail from so about 1980 and onwards, much was unopened, and nothing was thrown away by its owner. It contained among other early promo about the OT Committee and the Ship Project. Sadly Michael passed away much too young an age, as a last gentle gesture he gave me his complete set of ACC lectures on CD which made it easy for me to carefully index them for which I have a future use. Michael is being missed.

Further thanks to Robin Adair, Grace Aaron, Ian Camacho, Dan Koon, Randy McDonald, Marco Malatesta, N. Costas Triantaphyllou, and various other people I may have forgotten to list.

Last but not least my wife Athina who has been with me on this travel with Scientology for many years. She was the person that functioned as my bouncing bag as it were. I could talk much at times about what I had found out and written so far, just talking about it gave me this very needed exterior viewpoint that incited all sorts of new angles in my mind I had not made connection with till then, other times it was just some clever comment she made, followed with me quickly returning to the writing table when I had it still fresh in my mind. Besides that she made many very good suggestions.

Brief introduction to this initiative for research ...

The Scientology organization since its founding in the early ’50s went through various phases. My experiences and the wonderings that I had motivated me to check out the history side on various matters. These pages aim to give some perspective on that from a purely historical point of view. Generally this initiative has been very much appreciated, although I have been met with a certain resistance. This from both Scientologists (inside and outside of the actual church) and those that predominantly have condemned the whole topic, so-called anti-Scientologists. It appears that various persons belonging to either of these groups prefer to only have that version of the story published that support their convictions, their aims or their beliefs. For these persons an objective presentation is just not an option. Instead it is counteracted, invalidated, ridiculed or simply ignored. Pressure is put on both the website itself, but also on the webmaster of this website. All this is unfortunate, but can not be helped. Through history man has always resorted to doing like that. The history lesson says: “You are either with me, or you are against me!”. Indeed... Well, it's just that one can not please everyone. It's not the aim either to even please anyone. This is research, remember...

Michel,

20 May 2007
(revised 1 Feb 2013, 24 Nov 2014)

Some why's, approaches and motivations regarding this research project ... 
(Includes:  Doe we follow that what people say or do we follow the published documents track?)

Approach

Do we follow that what people say or do we follow the published documents track?

I have been criticized for keeping a focus on the document track rather than listening to so-called witnesses that were actually there. One should realize that published church documents from the time generally do not lie in regards to what happened right at that time, as they present a publication track of that was published, that dealt with actualities, and that were in use at that time. In regards to witnesses we often get into different tales of a happening from the past. Therefore if a tale from a so-called witness contradicts the information that is told by authentic by the church published documents, then the latter is adhered to. However, in the studies undertaken and presented in the research, witnesses of the time have been included if they advance or fill in gaps of these happenings of the past.

People that were present at some place may not either be able to keep an outer perspective as he or she that is standing in the forest may only see the trees! In addition to that people may even have an agenda, one should therefore not only focus on the people that are eager to tell a story, that often, as I have found, are few in numbers and part of the rather small flock of same persons, that tell about all sorts of other happenings as well. If you wish to focus on people's stories then one should go around, search for and ask people that have not spoken out.

Just regard these studies as a database for practical use. You probably will be able to find the data you want because of its thoroughness and completeness.

Findings too controversial?

Indeed this has been a critique which regularly is directed to my person. Particularly various individuals appear to find it rather ridiculous that I would or could support the plausibility that the person L. Ron Hubbard could have left the scene somewhere about late 1972. Well, I am not the first nor the only one having forwarded that option. When the idea first was forwarded to me I myself actually opposed to it and discarded of it. Well, that is until it earned credence when I found myself seriously digging into recorded Scientology history.

New with me was that I came to my findings almost entirely based on following the tech line. While doing that I found mismatch after mismatch. Now how are we going to explain all these mismatches? What does anyone expect me to do with these mismatches, wash it over, ignore it or polish them up? Accordingly I would challenge any person out there to come forward with factual information to dethrone that possibility and for all adequately explain the gross inconsistencies that since have come to light through research performed.

Mind though that it came forward as a possibility. I challenge this outside chance, I put it to the test. If you research, that is what you do! You don't look at if the outcome would be contrary to your own limited vision, you look at what the information gives you as plausible options. If it is incorrect, it will enervate itself. But the persons that have approached me, and spoke about this, and ridiculed, and failed to forward arguments or data that would effectively oppose the option, and didn't look any further than their nose is long, well are these persons may be just a little bit obtuse? Now, are these individuals following the tech line, or have they just chosen to emphatically stick to their beliefs? You see, ridicule doesn't disprove a thing... why then exerting it?

Educational purposes  &  ‘Keeping Scientology Working’

“Each time instantaneous action is demanded of the group by compressed time situations, and commands are given by the selected individual or individuals to cope with those moments of emergency, it can be observed that an engram* has been implanted in the group. The instantaneous orders and commands are indicators of an engram. The engram actually was received during a moment of shock when the ideals, ethics, rationale and general thought and energy of the group collided forcefully with MEST*. ... Groups customarily answer such emergency situations by instantaneous orders and commands without consideration by the whole group but which are accepted by the whole group as necessary for survival through the emergency. The clearing of such a moment of turbulence is done simply by exposing all facets of it to the general view of all the individuals who compose the group. ... Should such moments of emergency remain unexplained, they are not analytically understood by other members of the group and so, as engrams, distort the ideals and ethics and rationale of the group.”          LRH (from ‘Notes on the Lectures’ (1951, 1968 edition p132-33)

* engram.  1. A recording which has the sole purpose of steering the individual through supposed but usually nonexistent dangers. (Science of Survival, p. 10)  2. A mental image picture which is a recording of a time of physical pain and unconsciousness. It must by definition have impact or injury as part of its content. (HCOB 23 Apr 69).  * MEST. A coined word, meaning matter, energy, space and time, the physical universe.

Any of my findings of more serious nature which you may find on these pages have been reported to the proper church instances, but do not allow this to stop you from responding to your own self-determinism!

	“WHAT IS TRUE FOR YOU is what you have observed yourself   And when you lose that you have lost everything.
	What is personal integrity?   Personal integrity is knowing what you know—   What you know is what you know—   And to have the courage to know and say what you have observed.   And that is integrity   And there is no other integrity.”          LRH (from ‘Ability 125’, Feb 61 “Personal Integrity”)

“Never compromise with your own reality.”          LRH (from ‘PAB* 40’, 26 Nov 54 “Code of Honor”)

‘Keeping Scientology Working’

Interference of OSA Int  & ‘Fair use of copyrighted work’

	“CAN ONE MAKE UP HIS OWN MIND ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY?
	One can and indeed one should. Scientology enables a person to think for themselves. There is no purpose served in practicing or studying Scientology because someone else wants one to.”          (source, external link (last checked: 23 Sept 2019))

So there you go!

	“The essences of a true group are participation and contribution.
	Group members must be able to participate in action to become a true team.
	And each must be permitted to contribute to the action for a group to generate a life of it's own.”          LRH (from HCO PL 3 Dec 68 “Gung-Ho Groups, Poltr # 2”)

One thing should be very clearly understood though, I do not serve the Church of Scientology, and I also do not serve the Free Zone or any other Scientology offshoots. I note this as each of these options have been suggested by various persons from time to time. The situation here is that I only serve the subject matter itself, and where ever research leads me to. That basically means that no person other than myself does control these pages or can decide what is going to be found on them. This means not without my explicit approval and verification. But make your case, give me your data, convince me, and I will consider implementation.

“That all men have inalienable rights to the creation of their own kind.”          LRH (from ‘The Creed of the Church of Scientology’ (1954, 70))

‘Fair use’

Fair use is made of any copyrighted work:
	“The fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
US Code:  Title 17, Chapter 1, Sec. 107. - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use & Notes (external link) (last checked: 18 May 2024)
See also:
US Code:  Title 17, Chapter 1, Sec. 102.- Subject matter of copyright: In general & Notes (external link)(last checked: 18 May 2024)

Any that you will find on my website I believe to be ór (1) in the Public Domain because of expired copyrights ór (2) never registered for copyright ór (3) Fair Use has been made for research and study purposes. If the situation arises that it is found that I am in error regarding any of these as found on my website and I would be in actual violation concerning my use of copyrighted works, then I would expect to be contacted first about this and given specifics before any other action taken.

How did it all start? A summary of the studies and how they came about ...

• Brief overview
• Main projects undertaken
• A listing of the various studies with original release notices

 
Brief overview

Mar 2003/Nov 2007:  The various studies undertaken were initially not a planned operation as a whole. Some issues attracted my attention which I looked into. Then some further wonderings were raised while doing these, and so one thing lead to another. It started basically in 2003, the original objective reached its completion in 2007 with the release of “The whereabouts of L. Ron Hubbard chronology”, “L. Ron Hubbard vs Pricing policies” & “Scientology in the media and on the Internet” during Sept-Nov 2007.

Aug 2010, Aug 2012/May 2013:  As time went on I continued to implement updates, then some further topics were bought to my attention. The basic research was completed with the release of “Overview of Tech changes during 1978-82 vs A lost Bridge” in August 2010, and “Analysis of HCOB 24 Jan 77 ‘Tech Correction Round-up’” released in August 2012. Matters were pretty much wrapped up by September 2012. Now a process started to to implement a better synchronization of the various pages facilitating to present it as a whole. This involved amongst other some rather extensive rewriting of the early studies, cleaning up the pages overall, also implementing a standard for referencing and more such matters. A new page was then compiled which extracted all Security Checking/Confessional information that in part was found at various places in these studies and releasing it as “Scientology: ‘Security Checking’ - A chronology” in January 2013. A variety of somewhat significant chapters clarifiying misconceptions regarding the matter of ethics were written and added to page “Scientology: Various mistaken ideas of ‘Ethics’ clarified” in Apr-May 2013. This included the interesting study issued as “The transformation of the book ‘Introduction to Scientology Ethics’ (1968-2007)”. These last measures taken basically wrapped up this Scientology Research Project.

Aug 2019:  Main index overhaul. Various projects undertaken required researching various topics that started to be indexed with these projects. This index overhaul meant that these were arranged by topic rather then by project originally pursued.

 
Main projects undertaken

1.  History of a policy letter project - For brief overview how I originally got started on this see here , 3rd paragraph (separate window). It came about after/during conversions with Caspar de Rijk somewhere early 2003. One thing lead to another. Addresses amongst other Ethics Orders (Declares), Fair Game & Disconnection.

2.  ‘New Order’ or ‘New World Order’ concept project - While working on History of a policy letter project various New World Order (NWO) related concepts got involved. It fairly quickly evolved into 2 specifically separated parts. The first part was (in)directly relating to NWO topics (Conspiracy, Censoring & Copyrights). The second part became a study of old tech/practices discontinued and new tech/practices introduced (this later came to include Primary Rundown & Golden Age of Tech studies).

Took awhile before I dared to release the original History of a policy letter & the original NWO page(s) (more than a year later). See in time track further below in this chapter.

3.  David Mayo project - Then a friend proposed an interest for a dive into David Mayo. For brief overview how it was incited see here (separate window). I took the SO ED written on David Mayo as a base that turned into an extensive project. It came to include Clear and Grade Chart study.

These above were the original main 3 big projects later re-released and divided up in various pages.

4.  LRH whereabouts project - The 4th and last project (LRH Whereabouts idea) sort of slumbered in the background. Planned as part of the NWO study that turned to a project of its own. The idea being to check out ‘Where is LRH?’ in anything that could somehow be perceived as suspect or seen as a discredit to the subject of Scientology.

5.  Overview of Tech changes during 1978-82 project - A collecting together of the main tech changes implemented in named time frame.

6.  HCOB 24 Jan 77 “Tech Correction Round-up” project - An introduction basically to #5.

 
A listing of the various studies with original release notices

• 1. General overview, introduction, and common misconceptions clarified
• 2. Various topics of general interest
• 3. Responses to my Scientology pages
• 4. Alterations (LRH or non-LRH?)
• 5. Topics surrounded with controversiality
• 6. ‘New Order’ or ‘New World Order’ concept project
• 7. David Mayo project (Definition of Clear - NED for OTs - Training Routines - The Bridge)

A chronological release list for the various pages is found here (pop-up window).

	1. General overview, introduction, and common misconceptions clarified

♦ “Mission Statement alt. Setting the record straight  or  An overview of the studies and of present-day Scientology” (Includes various clarifications, a notice to all readers and disclaimer)
	(released Mar 2005) - This page was overdue. There is a reason for why one writes about something. Here it goes in little detail about how, when and why various of these pages were written. It was turned into a Mission Statement page on 12 July 2022.

♦ “Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard - An introduction  or  ‘Keeping Scientology Working’, yesterday and today ...”
	(rewritten released 7 Mar 2004) - General introduction and addressing Keeping Scientology Working.

♦ “Scientology in the media and on the Internet  or  How reliable is the information found? vs propaganda”
	(released 18 Nov 2007) - For a variety of years I had subjected myself to the flow of information that exists on this thing called the Internet, its forums, its people and all that. There are some warning signals to put out in regards to this.

♦ “Scientology: Is its true history being exposed?  or  Independent publications that confirm various crucial elements of the tale as suggested on this website”
	(released 26 Jun 2016) - A promotional page intending to give attention to various efforts made by other people then myself that through their book publications do confirm various of my findings,

♦ “A printing history of the materials of Scientology  &  Some proposals to solution for dubiousnesses found”
	“Scientology: History of a Policy Letter - Introduction” (added 4 Jul 2004) - It explains and lays out various background data about especially policy letters, its distribution, cancellation process, its relation to the Qual Library and various other relevant information.

♦ “Scientology related Question & Answer session  or  Answers to common questions and usual misconceptions clarified”
	(released at least 12 Apr 2003) - This page offers a collection of questions & answers from email discussions. Simply a miscellaneous collection on various subjects. I also discuss the controversy about Xenu on that page. I have been criticized for having that there, the argument was that I was giving a search word to people that they can search for on the Internet. But people seem to have forgotten that this word is on the Internet about everywhere, search for the word ‘Scientology’, and Xenu will pop up all over the place, it simply needed to be addressed and clarified!

♦ “External links collection - Sources for further study”
	(released 7 Nov 2009) - After thorough consideration I have found it necessary to finally add this page. Keeping in mind that its only purpose is furthering additional reading in related matters concerning the subject of Scientology and related as tackled in the thus far presented studies as found on my website.

♦ “Restoration of Tech project - Want list of materials”
	(re-released 5 May 2011) - This had been available quite a while as a pop-up window as a ‘List with wanted materials’. Here released as a searchable page to facilitate the process of actually making known that materials actually were wanted.

♦ “Recommended Dianetics and Scientology related materials or A listing of so-called ‘lost tech’ and further information”
	(released 3 Nov 2012) - Just a listing of materials and some brief synopsis and further data worth knowing about particular materials, tapes, and so on.

	2. Various topics of general interest

♦ “Scientology membership: HASI vs IAS - A comparison  or  Fundraising, how to go about it and how not to go about it”
	(released 7 Mar 2004) - This was a subject of personal interest. I've attempted to figure out the differences and similarities between these 2 organizations. I found that few Scientologists were thoroughly acquainted with the details about this. Various persons told me different things.

♦ “The story of Mary Sue Hubbard (1931-2002)  or  A summary of her achievements and downfall”
	(released 17 Mar 2006) - Besides some general information about her it is my idea and my intent to try to address various things about her that is not found already elsewhere else on the Internet.

♦ “L. Ron Hubbard vs Pricing policies  or  How much should a Scientology service cost?”
	(released 18 Nov 2007) - This page had been in the planning for a long time. Some information was not always easy to get a hold of. In particular price inserts/lists that would enable me to make an accurate chronological list of how pricings had shifted during a longer period of time. A sensitive subject as it is about money!

♦ “Holy Scriptures vs Scientology - A parallel   With added the ‘Fathers of the Church’ and ‘Taoism’”
	(released 11 Jun 2005) - Many parallels can be discovered between these. This is simply quotations taken from the writings of L. Ron Hubbard and paralleled with quotations from the bible. Based on a little book published in 1967. Attempts to give you a greater understanding of the Bible and also Scientology. I was transcribing the original booklet, then the idea of putting it out on the Internet grew slowly but steadily, and all of a sudden it was there.

♦ “L. Ron Hubbard about Dictionaries  or  “Dinky Dictionaries” vs ‘World Book Dictionary’”
	(released Apr 2003) - One thing that had bothered me for a long time was the traceless removal of the ‘World Book Dictionary’ reference from the present version of that HCOB “Dinky Dictionaries” as found in the previous 1976-80 release of ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’ volumes. During many years I had attention on that. Once I had read about this recommendation for this dictionary when I did the Student Hat Course. And then I could not find it anymore. The details about this are laid out on this page.

♦ “Quotations from L. Ron Hubbard on the theory of evolution”
	(released at least 15 Apr 2003) - A minor issue was the agreement of many Scientologists that believed that L. Ron Hubbard was in favour of the theory of evolution. This they were basing on the book ‘Scientology: The History of Man’. I located all the relevant information relating to that and put it all out on this page.

♦ “L. Ron Hubbard and his works of fiction”
	“L. Ron Hubbard and his Fiction Stories” (released 11 Apr 2005) - I had been directed to a discussion that took place on a newsgroup on the Internet. It made various claims about that the majority of the actual fiction writing of L. Ron Hubbard was Science Fiction. Then I decided to make that clear for once and for all what the scene is on that.

	3. Responses to my Scientology pages

♦ “A collection of appreciative responses to my Scientology pages”
	(released 16 Sept 2005) - To put out a page like this has been a suggestion from a friend of mine. Initially I was not so very much in favour of it. Later I started to realize that for some reason people would think that there was something not alright with my pages. The fact on the matter is that my pages have been a great help to various people, and the information has enabled them to clear up some things. So, why not let them speak for themselves (naturally their identity is protected).

♦ “A word about Criticism: Critical responses received and my defence  &  Some common one-liners used by Scientologists clarified”
	(released Mar 2005) - It's funny to have been compiling a page like this, and it was in fact a difficult task. It's basically all about criticism, and my experiences with it. Bits and pieces of this subject have been for a while part of other pages, then I decided to collect all these criticism parts on this one page. It's a subject that I have been willing to write more about for some time, but I did not know exactly where to start. I got help and motivation through a few Scientologists that thought I was too critical, and that I was black PR-ing Scientology. Various papers were send to me, laying out in detail which was not found acceptable. Then I thought: “Now, wait a minute ... !” And I had started to put my defence together. Various of the criticisms that I received were however agreeable to me, and adjustments have been implemented, some passages were even removed, and others were rewritten.

	4. Alterations (LRH or non-LRH?)

♦ “L. Ron Hubbard vs Alterations (introduction)  or  How to deal with them if they happen to come your way”
	(released 27 Nov 2003) - Here I am addressing the Scientology material that is being based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard. An argument here is that supposedly the technology will only work if it remains unaltered. This is something that is pushed very, very hard by L. Ron Hubbard himself. There are obvious dangers involved when doing compilations of material. Co-researched and released with page “‘Based on the Works of L. Ron Hubbard’ publications”.

♦ “Non-LRH turns into LRH? What happened here?  or  The times they are a-changin' re accredited authorship”
	(released Mar 2005) - Some time had passed before I tackled this one. I was doing some research about the Primary Rundown. In LRH ED 178 L. Ron Hubbard tells us how vital this action was. This PRD basically consists of doing Method 1 Word Clearing on the Student Hat materials. And it has not been in use since the early 80s. Well, various references found in old packs of the Student Hat were compared with the newer versions. My findings motivated me to write this page.

♦ “The story of the ‘Cramming Series’ - LRH or not LRH?  or  A crucial part of the Scientology technology”
	(released 15 Feb 2006)

♦ “‘Based on the Works of L. Ron Hubbard’ publications  or  ‘The ‘A Scientology Life Improvement Course’ series”
	(released 27 Nov 2003) - Gives some more detailed information about the rules to be followed, and examples are given from which we learn how subtle this is and how easy it can go wrong.

	5. Topics surrounded with controversiality

♦ “Scientology: Freeloaders and Ex-staff members examined  or  What shall we do with our old?”
	(released Apr 2003) - The word went around that I was knowledgeable in certain area's, and various persons started to contact me. About all of these persons were inquiring about Freeloaders. Various persons who had been staff in the organization had a situation which they needed to get handled. For a while I responded via email and to each person individually. I also received some requests from staff in local organizations, because I was able to handle my own situation very successfully. They had some public wanting to take services in their organizations, but this public had this condition assignment of being a ‘freeloader’ stopping him. I was also contacted by Scientologists in the field who had their own companies and wanted to hire personnel who also had such unresolved situations. Then I figured that it would be much easier if I would compile all this data and create a page on my website, then I would just direct people to that particular page. This goal was realized in April 2003. On the overall the responses have been very good, and various people were able to handle their situation. It may sound odd that various persons came to me for advice, to me, a public? Were the rules not clearly laid out within the organization itself? It appears they are not, this becomes clear when one consults this page. There is an obvious confusion about the subject, various agreements are attached to it, and because of that the subject has been seriously misunderstood and has therefore been misapplied.

♦ “Scientology: Various mistaken ideas of ‘Ethics’ clarified”
	“Scientology: History of a Policy Letter (2) - A detailed study  or  The transformation of HCO PL 23 Dec 65” (released 5 Jun 2004) - This was my largest and most difficult project to date. First I needed to compile and find all the relevant information. It actually started with that I could not figure out the phenomena Disconnection. First there was some use for this, then it was cancelled in 1968, till it reappeared again in 1983. Various angles of this really didn't make sense to me. So I started digging. My findings and considerations are on this page. The result became a very thorough analysis of this HCO PL 23 Dec 65 “Suppressive Acts”. It also lays out in detail the controversial Fair Game. Here we can see the actual history of it as seen from the actual writings. I have been hesitating a while prior to releasing this page. (re-released on a page of its own 6 Feb 2007)

♦ “Scientology: The ‘Fair Game Law’ - A detailed study  or  What it is about and misconceptions regarding clarified”
	Co-researched and released with page “Scientology: Various mistaken ideas of ‘Ethics’ clarified”. (re-released on a page of its own 6 Feb 2007)

♦ “Scientology: ‘Practice of Disconnection’ - A detailed study  or  What it means and how it has been dealt with through the years”
	Co-researched and released with page “Scientology: Various mistaken ideas of ‘Ethics’ clarified”. (re-released on a page of its own 14 Apr 2006)

♦ “Scientology: ‘Security Checking’ - A chronology  or  How ‘Confessionals’ were regarded as the years passed by”
	(released 25 Jan 2013) - A new page, but only a few chapters have been newly added. The information from the chapters “Sec Checking (1): Integrity Processing/Confessionals (Dec 72-Jun 76)”, “‘No-Interference Area’ outruled? (since Mar 82-Oct 83-Mar 84-Jul 85)” and “Sec Checking (2): ‘False Purpose Rundown’ (FPRD) (Jun 84)” from the “The whereabouts of L. Ron Hubbard chronology” have been extracted and rearranged on this page.

	6. ‘New Order’ or ‘New World Order’ concept project

♦ “L. Ron Hubbard vs A New Order (1)  or  Predictions, Copyrights, Conspiracies & Then and now”
	“LRH vs A New Order (1) - Copyrights and who ‘owns’ Scientology” (released 20 Jul 2004) - A matter of personal interest. There are various who have their own opinion about what happened with the Scientology organization after L. Ron Hubbard disappeared from the public's view. Also on the Internet there is a variety of information to be found. I have attempted to put together relevant information from the writings of L. Ron Hubbard concerning this controversial subject. In this I wove some of my personal observations and experiences. There are various approaches here, the only thing that binds these chapters together is that they somehow relate to a New Order or New World Order. All these chapters basically stand all by themselves and can be read independently from each other. The chapters about the copyright needed some serious digging. I have been very reluctant before I finally decided to release this/these page(s). Part of this was also “Scientology: The ’80s conspiracy?”. It follows up on respectively 2 directions: 1: “Predictions, Copyrights, Conspiracies & Then and now” (The topic of Scientology under attack)  & 2: “Changes in the flow of ‘information’, before and after” (Internal Administrative and Technical issues). Co-researched and released with page “L. Ron Hubbard vs A New Order (2)”.

♦ “The whereabouts of L. Ron Hubbard chronology  or  A closer look at 1972, 1977 & 1982”
	(released 17 September 2007) - A planned chapter on my page ‘L. Ron Hubbard vs A New Order (1)’ given a space of its own. Through the years I have been collecting various information and worked my way through a lot of data. In a sense this page is a logical result of all the things that I found and which I disclose on my other Scientology related pages. It could be perceived as a final explanation for why I did make these various discoveries within the previous history of Scientology.

♦ “L. Ron Hubbard vs A New Order (2)  or  Changes in the flow of ‘information’, before and after”
	“LRH vs A New Order (2) - Information (disappearance & arrival) and Qual Library” (released 20 Jul 2004) Co-researched and released with page “L. Ron Hubbard vs A New Order (1)”.

♦ “Analysis of HCOB 24 Jan 77 ‘Tech Correction Round-up’  or  A prelude to a deliberate ‘change of direction’?”
	(released 20 Aug 2012) - A sort of a missing link in the story. A probable deliberate change of direction presented with authority through the claimed authorship of L. Ron Hubbard.

♦ “Overview of Tech changes during 1978-82 vs A lost Bridge  or  When the Route to Freedom was interfered with and turned upside down”
	(released 15 Aug 2010)

	7. David Mayo project (Definition of Clear - NED for OTs - Training Routines - The Bridge)

	“David Mayo project pages” (provisional release 24 Nov 2006, public release 6 Dec 2006) - A study about David Mayo was never something I intended to do. The person simply is a charged subject. Finally I found that I could not go around it. In the final end as I progressed it turned to a total of as many as 6 relevant studies:

♦ “(1) The story of David Mayo (Snr C/S Int 1978-82)  or  A detailed analysis of the data found in publications relating”

♦ “(2) ‘SO ED 2344 Int’, 20 Aug 83 “The Story of a Squirrel: David Mayo” - Main analysis page”

♦ “(3a) The definition of ‘Clear’ or A detailed tracking of how it was subjected to change through time”

♦ “(3b) Notes on NED for OTs (NOTs) and its relation to the state of ‘Clear’”

♦ “(4) ‘Training Routines’ (TRs), with notes on auditor training (part of ‘SO ED 2344 Int’ analysis)”

♦ “(5a) ‘The Bridge to a New World’ (History of the Grade Chart) - a) General overview”

♦ “(5b) ‘The Bridge to a New World’ (History of the Grade Chart) - b) Detailed analysis”

♦ “(6) Chronological David Mayo reference list”

Various lists or series of references collected  (as used on this website)

On my pages I make use of or refer to various reference lists. The main ones (or most relevant) also have been linked from this chapter for convenience and easy access. Various further information about series of references may be found at various locations on my website.

Reference series

Miscellaneous compilations lists

Vocabulary:

     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.
     BPL:
‘Board Policy Letter’. Color flash–green ink on cream paper. These are the issues of the Boards of Directors of the Churches of Scientology and are separate and distinct from HCO Policy Letters written by LRH. Only LRH issues may be printed green on white for policy and only LRH issues may have the prefix HCO. These Board issues are valid as Policy. (BPL 14 Jan 74R I, New Issues).
  This issue-type was established in January 1974. In October 1975 a project was started to cancel HCO PLs not written by L. Ron Hubbard and if still found being of value having them reissued as BPLs. By 1980 all BPLs had been revoked.
     BTB:
‘Board Technical Bulletin’. Color flash–red ink on cream paper. These are the issues of the Boards of Directors of the Churches of Scientology and are separate and distinct from HCO Bulletins written by LRH. Only LRH issues may be printed green on white for Technical Bulletins and only LRH issues may have the prefix HCO. These Board issues are valid as tech. (BPL 14 Jan 74R I, New Issues).
  This issue-type was established in January 1974. In December 1974 a project was started to cancel HCOBs not written by L. Ron Hubbard and if still found being of value having them reissued as BTBs. By 1980 all BTBs had been revoked.
     Expanded Dianetics (Ex Dn, XDN):
(1) “its results are freedom from cruel impulses and chronic unwanted conditions and ability to act in an optimum manner without restraint.”;  (2) about the course: “Trains a person to understand and handle irrational behavior in others and chronic unwanted conditions.” (What Is Scientology? (1978), p 10 & 12)
     Free Zone:
Free Zone generally is regarded being those groups (as in plural) that practice Scientology outside of the control of the official Church of Scientology. Various of these groups may have their personal approach about how to use the Scientology technology. See also my note here (separate window). 
     FSM:
‘Field Staff Member’. FSMs get people into Scientology by disseminating to bring about an understanding of what Scientology can do thus creating a desire for service, and selecting the person for that service. (BPL 15 Jun 73R I)
     Grade Chart or Gradation Chart:
Classification, Gradation and Awareness Chart. On the right side of the chart there are various steps called the states of release. The left-hand side of the chart describes the very important steps of training on which one gains the knowledge and abilities necessary to deliver the grades of release to another. It is a guide for the individual from the point where he first becomes dimly aware of a Scientologist or Scientology and shows him how and where he should move up in order to make it. (The Auditor 107 ASHO)
     HCOB:
‘Hubbard Communications Office Bulletin’. Color flash–red ink on white paper. Written by LRH only , but only so starting from January 1974. These are the technical issue line. All data for auditing and courses is contained in HCOBs. For more information go here (separate window).
    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’.
     ‘The Organization Executive Course’:
Subtitled in the 1970-74 release: ‘An Encyclopedia of Scientology Policy’. This is a series of books that contain the HCO PLs, and any references that are primarily dealing with administrative matters. They are divided up division wise. The HCO PLs are printed in green ink on white paper, and the volumes themselves come in green bindings. These books may also be referred to as the ‘green volumes’ or even ‘OEC volumes’. The ‘old green volumes’ then would refer to the 1970-74 release, the ‘new green volumes’ instead to the 1991 release. See a listing of published volumes here (pop-up window).
     OSA:
‘Office of Special Affairs’. A network within the Church of Scientology International which plans and supervises the legal affairs of the church, under the board of directors. (What Is Scientology? (1992), p. 649)
     PAB:
‘Professional Auditors Bulletin’. Scientology periodical (monthly) send to all members to keep auditors informed about the latest discoveries concerning processing procedures and other.
     Qual Library:
‘Qualifications Library’: Located in Division 5 (Qualifications Division), Department 14 (Dept. of Correction). The Qual Division monitors not only technical quality and honesty but the administrative quality and honesty of the entire organization. HCO establishes the org, but Qual makes it run.
     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.
     Sec Check(ing):
Short for ‘security check(ing)’.
     Snr C/S Int:
‘Senior Case/Supervisor International’. The highest ranking technical (relating to auditing) person within the Church of Scientology after L. Ron Hubbard.
     ‘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).
     XDN or Ex Dn:
Short for ‘Expanded Dianetics’.  See at that entry in vocabulary.