This week, it’s answers about whether Scientology can be reformed, the Masterson court letters, belief and cognitive dissonance in Scientology and a lot more. Enjoy!… Read More »Critical Q&A #428
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We have mentioned many times that Hubbard “borrowed” extensively from earlier sources to create Scientology and in this clip I go into some details about… Read More »Who Actually Wrote Scientology?
In this clip, I talk about the non-relationship that L. Ron Hubbard had with Aleister Crowley, but how Hubbard stole from Crowley’s work time and again in forming Scientology. Enjoy!
Read More »L. Ron Hubbard and Aleister Crowley
In this clip, I directly address Hubbard’s unapologetic plagiarism and “inspiration” from many earlier subjects including Spiritualism, the Occult, Theosophy, psychotherapy, Buddhism and others. Enjoy!
Read More »Where Did Scientology Come From?
In this clip from a few years ago, I discuss what I knew at the time about how Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons had influenced L. Ron Hubbard in his thinking and eventual creation of Dianetics and Scientology. The influences are many and strong. Enjoy!
Read More »How the Occult Influenced Scientology
L. Ron Hubbard referred to Aleister Crowley as his “friend” and there seem to be a great many similarities between Crowley’s OTO and Hubbard’s Scientology. In this short clip, I address this from what I know as a former Scientologist. Enjoy!
Read More »Did L. Ron Hubbard Study the Occult?