1941-1945: On 29 March 1941 L. Ron Hubbard receives his Master of Sail Vessel license for “Any Ocean.” On 2 July 1941 he is commissioned as Lieutenant (jg) of the United States Navy Reserve. With the outbreak of war in December 1941, Mr. Hubbard is ordered to Australia where he coordinates intelligence activities. Returning to the United States in March, Mr. Hubbard takes command of a convoy escort vessel in the Atlantic, then a subchaser in the Pacific. He also serves as an instructor … [Read more...] about Article: Chronicle 1941-1945 (n.d.)
Hollywood research
Article: Letters from the Birth of Dianetics (n.d.)
Those familiar with the life of L. Ron Hubbard as recounted in issues of the Ron Series will recall repeated references to the LRH trail of research through the latter 1940s. Generally touched upon are his 1945 endocrinological studies at an Oak Knoll naval hospital near San Francisco, his 1946 examination of narcosynthesis at a California Veterans Administration, his 1947 work with neurotics from the Hollywood film community and his 1948 treatment of the criminally insane in a Savannah, Georgia … [Read more...] about Article: Letters from the Birth of Dianetics (n.d.)
Lecture: Story of Dianetics and Scientology (2) (1958)
And during the war - during the war, I had some very interesting experiences on the subject of the mind. I was on one ship that had about seven hundred men on it, and we were getting two people a week going mad. Two people a week went mad on that ship. That's an awful lot of people going mad. But in view of the fact that we had no replacements, they were simply left on duty for the most part. We particularly contested taking off duty one chap who had had the bad taste to want shore leave in … [Read more...] about Lecture: Story of Dianetics and Scientology (2) (1958)
Lecture: Case Analysis – Rock Hunting – Q & A Period (1) (1958)
Male voice: I'd like to hear your explanation of how you started on all this in the first place. Started on what? Male voice: Scientology. Dianetics. How you sort of independent - became independent again now, or - how did all this really come about? Oh! Nothing-very, very simple. Male voice: I mean, maybe a lot of people have heard it but I haven't heard it. I just died about three times in this lifetime and got used to being outside.[1. being outside: exterior. Definition: … [Read more...] about Lecture: Case Analysis – Rock Hunting – Q & A Period (1) (1958)
Lecture: Where We Are At (1) (1952)
It was wonderful in the early days–actually, the name of this science was originally Scientology–early days I was operating around in Hollywood, and you can find a sample of anything in Hollywood, I don’t care what it is. And there were more people processed by what later became Dianetics that never knew it. Why? I well recall one old lady. She came in and all of her life she had gotten these wonderful spirit messages by automatic writings and they told her good advice, and she could see at a … [Read more...] about Lecture: Where We Are At (1) (1952)
Lecture: Basic Processing (1) (1951)
I was in the hospital up at Oak Knoll, and early that year they told me the war was over. I played the "Dead March" of Saul to myself and said, "Well, you're really in bad shape, boy." They argued with me. I didn't think I was in bad shape but they wouldn't pass me on an overseas physical. It was the last year of the war; I was feeling horrible about it. They were very dramatic about it, too. I went to see the commander at the base that sent me up to the hospital and argued with him about it, … [Read more...] about Lecture: Basic Processing (1) (1951)