I was the first casualty home from the South Pacific. I turned myself in at the hospital, got some adhesive tape glued on me, and I was all set to go home in a hurry and see the wife and kids. But the doctor said, “No, you go to bed.” “Why?” “Well, you’ve got to have a routine checkover, routine checkover.” Any time the navy says “routine,” this means it is unavoidable. So I proceeded to turn myself in. I woke up the next morning and there was the most horrible character I had ever seen, … [Read more...] about Lecture: The Complete Auditor Part II (1951)
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Lecture: Address of Auditor to Preclear – Saturday Evening Course (2) (1950)
I had a dear old lady one time who was perfectly willing to be treated by me up to the moment when she found out I wasn’t a chiropractor. And at that moment I was a dog because I had misrepresented myself. Nobody had ever said I was a chiropractor as far as I could find out. So I sold her on the idea that I wasn’t a chiropractor, I was a swami, and she bought this okay. She would be treated by a swami. I don’t think she had any idea what a swami was, but it was something mysterious. Her … [Read more...] about Lecture: Address of Auditor to Preclear – Saturday Evening Course (2) (1950)