Jon’s opening talks from the legendary 2015 Getting Clear conference.  Jon gives an overview of Hubbard’s own history – including his  involvement with ritual Sex Magick – and the creation of Dianetics  through the early years of Scientology. Including an interview by  Stephen Jones with Hubbard biographer Russell Miller.  Jon gives some surprising answers to questions about the founder of  Scientology, including how many of the Dianetics and Scientology books  did Hubbard actually write? Did Hubbard steal the Dianetic technique  from psychiatrists? Why did Hubbard sell the rights to Dianetics to Don  Purcell for one dollar? Why did Hubbard register the Church of  Scientology secretly, and why did he register the Church of American  Science (the “mother church”) and the Church of Spiritual Engineering?  Are the Scientology upper levels an aspect of ritual magic? 

You can rent the complete set of lectures from this important conference  on vimeo, here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/gettingclear

Jon talks with his good friend Chris Shelton about whether our work  makes a difference. As ever, we touch on many topics, including recovery  from authoritarian groups and relationships, and the need to prepare  the next generation so that they will not be so easily exploited by  gurus, spin-doctors and other malignant narcissists.

links:   

The Randy Newman song that mentions Hitler and Stalin is A Few Words in  Defense of Our Country - here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0EAwSpTcM4  

Bob Newhart – Stop It!:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow0lr63y4Mw&t=138s  

Empathy Quotient test:  https://psychology-tools.com/test/empathy-quotient   

Jon’s Never Believe a Hypnotist cites tens of Ron Hubbard’s often conflicting statements about hypnosis. A must-read for anyone who has  been involved in Scientology. Read it free, here:  http://lermanet.org/exit/parsons.html  

Arnie Lerma’s Ten Steps Out of Scientology is here:  https://lermanet.org/cos/8steps.html  Jon does not entirely agree with it (especially the bit about realizing  you are an ‘ex-Nazi’), but it is a model that can be varied according to  the experience of the reader. Chris and Jon will talk in more detail  about the stages of recovery very soon.

Jon reminisces with Sam about the craziest Scientologist he ever knew:  legendary Captain Bill Robertson, founder and architect of “Ron’s Org”  and the independent Scientology Freezone. Jon reads extracts from  Captain Bill’s Sector Operations Bulletins – which Bill claimed to have  received telepathically from Ron Hubbard – aboard the “Mothership” – In  1982.   

Crown Hotel Meeting, Oct 18, 1983 https://youtu.be/tvfioivtY6c  Sector 9 book: http://galac-patra.org/sector9.html  

For Scientology membership numbers: https://medium.com/how-many-scientologists-are-there-really)   

Peter Forde's analysis of OT III: https://www.spaink.net/cos/essays/forde_volcanos.html

jon is joined by special guest Dr. Michelle Haslam; they discuss her  time in the authoritarian group known as "new kadampa tradition", her  background in psychology, and how and why people are drawn into  destructive groups.  links discussed in the video: the research of Miriam Anders on the cultic misuse of Buddhist  teachings: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/11/622/htm  

The Pema Chödrön Foundation: https://pemachodronfoundation.org  the findings of the Australian Royal Commission on Institutional  Responses to Child Sexual Abuse:  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au  

Michelle's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDz-Wk0ykecFBgB7Pg31cVQ/videos  

and for help getting out of/surviving the NKT and other similar groups,  Michelle's website is here: https://newkadampatraditionreport.org  

jon's paper, the Total Freedom Trap:  https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Fishman/atack-freedom-trap.html  

Sir Ken Robinson's work: http://sirkenrobinson.com

What happens when after separating, one parent turns the children  against the other? Retired psychiatrist Nick Child talks to Jon about  the dire failure of the court system, and how to focus on the needs of  the children.  

links:  

Nick’s blog: https://thealienationexperience.org.uk 

Blink, Think, Choice Voice: https://youtu.be/RdKPIK71SP8 (and Spike’s song based on it): https://youtu.be/La2NnQVwJXE 

Socrates for six-year-olds (poor quality): https://youtu.be/vyD0l9En6Io 

the Brainwashing of my Dad: https://www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com/ 

Institute for propaganda analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Propaganda_Analysis

Mike Rinder joins Jon again to answer some viewer questions and address  L. Ron Hubbard's problematic relationship to the truth. They also  discuss how the feeling of certainty keeps the members of many  destructive authoritarian groups from asking questions, considering that  the leader might be wrong, or even leaving the group.  

links: 

to Jon's paper "the possible origins for Dianetics and Scientology":  http://home.snafu.de/tilman/j/origins6.html?fbclid=IwAR3-V34IOIp8GcbWyOk_jdRtuMEV2S4NiA_m-igR0O17DNAvn7A79uK8IdQ#F63  

and the accompanying video: https://youtu.be/VGQXQaiLa2A

the second part of Jon's paper about Ron Hubbard's plagiarism. Hubbard  was not the 'sole source' of Dianetics and Scientology, nor did all of  the 'major' ideas come from him. With a comparison of Tibetan ideas  popularized by Alexandra David-Neel in the 1930s to some of the  fundamental ideas of Scientology.  With many thanks to Mark Owen Plummer, for help in finding the right  covers to the correct editions.  

This is the second of two parts; here is part one:  https://youtu.be/VGQXQaiLa2A  

This is the fourth in a series of recordings of Jon's papers on  Scientology, all of which are available to read free here:  https://www.facebook.com/notes/jon-atack/jons-writings-books-speeches/284316635347772/  

To see the previous videos of Jon reading his papers, see our playlist  here:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOprfY0DnRsb0GBFQzrqmpMmNLRL6vmYi  

To see Jon's talk on the history of Hubbard and the origins of  Scientology: https://youtu.be/2ILs6yB-d6A

Does Scientology have origins in Sex Magick and Psychoanalysis? Is Ron  Hubbard’s claim to have been the only “source” of Dianetics and  Scientology true? Jon examines Hubbard’s many borrowings from other  authors and shows that Hubbard was aware of many of these sources.  

This is the third in a series of recordings of Jon's papers on  Scientology, all of which are available to read free here:  https://www.facebook.com/notes/jon-atack/jons-writings-books-speeches/284316635347772/  

To see the other two recordings of Jon reading his papers, see our  playlist here:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOprfY0DnRsb0GBFQzrqmpMmNLRL6vmYi  

To see Jon's talk on the history of Hubbard and the origins of  Scientology: https://youtu.be/2ILs6yB-d6A  

Buy your copy of Jon's Tao Te Ching here:  https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Lao-Tzu-ebook/dp/B072JL13DR/  

And Let's Sell These People a Piece of Blue Sky here:  https://www.amazon.com/Lets-sell-these-people-Piece-ebook/dp/B00BF385HG/  (now FREE with Kindle Unlimited!)  

For Jeff Jacobsen's work on Hubbard:  http://www.xenu.net/archive/lrhbare/ his other writings: http://jeffjacobsen.org/writings.htm and his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cultxpt  please also see 

Caroline Letkeman’s excellent work on the origins of  Scientology: http://www.carolineletkeman.org/propaganda/papers.html

gaslighting is the “royal road” to exerting control – but can you spot  it? Spike joins Jon to talk about gaslighting and the major techniques  predators use to confuse and paralyze people into compliance.  

links: 

the Levenson empathy index: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/LSRP.php    

Australian Royal Commission final report:  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/final-report  

Gaslighting: 

the play:  https://www.amazon.com/Gaslight-Frenchs-Acting-Patrick-Hamilton/dp/0573115796/    

rent the 1940 movie:  https://www.amazon.com/Gaslight-Anton-Walbrook/dp/B002R1Q1ZS/   

or watch free on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYmtzaHwCKo&t=8s   

the DVD of the 1944 movie:  https://www.amazon.com/Gaslight-Charles-Boyer/dp/B07N4CL3HD/  

and take our fun gaslighting quiz here: shorturl.at/glnN2

Mike Rinder was head of Scientology’s sophisticated harassment  department for 20 years. In this stunning interview he describes the  fanatical determination to utterly ruin anyone who questions Hubbard's  work as a 'Supppressive Person', an 'enemy' of humanity. That included  Jon, when they last spoke in the mid-90s. Mike shows the secret Hubbard  documents that direct the harassment of 'Suppressives' and describes in  chilling detail the activities of the Office of Special Affairs which is  now trying to silence him with a typical smear campaign. In the 80s and  90s there were only a handful of persistent critics, but now thousands  are speaking out, so Scientology no longer has the resources to harass  any but its most vocal critics. These include Mike Rinder who has become  Scientology's most dangerous former insider.   

We urge you to join the #IGotOut campaign!   

for Chris Owens' research and papers on Scientology: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Cowen/  for Jon's paper, "Scientology: religion or intelligence agency?": http://home.snafu.de/tilman/j/berlin.html?fbclid=IwAR3G8FA_m_jpw1sqwJLRTPtqlT8vTONCYInPmOlZ5yDPQVsNQeY8aNRAMto  

Mike Rinder's blogpost on Scientology's harassment procedures: https://www.mikerindersblog.org/dealing-with-critics-of-scientology-the-l-ron-hubbard-playbook/  

for the documentary, "the Shrinking World of L. Ron Hubbard": https://youtu.be/L_w-YWwC1lI  

for all the current news on Scientology, check out Tony Ortega's Underground Bunker: https://tonyortega.org  

for Chris Shelton's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF326xyA0QHI7Z5xAwKQDJg