Booth, M. (2000). A magick life: The biography of Aleister Crowley. (pp. 476-479). London: Hodder & Stoughton. [Worldcat] In the austere postwar years, Crowley had little money. His main source of income was the Agapé Lodge of the OTO in Pasadena, California. Germer, living in New York, also sent him a percentage of OTO initiation fees. [...] The Agapé Lodge was founded in 1915 by Wilfred T. Smith, an initiate of Charles Stansfeld Jones' Vancouver branch, who broke away from Jones. With … [Read more...] about Book: A Magick Life: the biography of Aleister Crowley (2000)
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Letter to David Miscavige: Hubbard and the Babalon Working (2009)
Dear David Miscavige,[1. Post and thread on OCMB] As you undoubtedly know, the University of London’s Warburg Institute Library has set the unsealing of the “Babalon Working” and related documents for January 1, 2010. I believe these materials will confirm what I have, after considerable diligence, discovered: that you and your Scientology representatives perpetrated and are perpetrating a black fraud upon me, and perhaps upon other people similarly placed, regarding L. Ron Hubbard’s role in … [Read more...] about Letter to David Miscavige: Hubbard and the Babalon Working (2009)
Letter: Church of Scientology Boston to ? (unknown) (ca. 2003)
L. Ron Hubbard is well-known for his work as an author and as the founder of the Scientology religion, but less so for his adventures, including one mentioned by Camille Paglia in her recent article.[1. From Camille Paglia's Cults and Cosmic Consciousness: Religious Vision in the American 1960s: "A startling and little-known example of Crowley’s enduring influence is the Church of Scientology, founded in 1954 by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, one of the main shapers of New Age thought. … [Read more...] about Letter: Church of Scientology Boston to ? (unknown) (ca. 2003)
Letter: Gerard Renna (Scientology Boston) to [Unknown] (ca. 2003)
Unaddressed letter from Gerard Renna, Church of Scientology of Boston[1. Retrieved from http://www.bu.edu/arion/Volume10/10.3/Scientology.pdf] L. Ron Hubbard is well-known for his work as an author and as the founder of the Scientology religion, but less so for his adventures, including one mentioned by Camille Paglia[1. Wikipedia: Camille Paglia] in her recent article. Mr. Hubbard believed in living life to its fullest which is why he was a barnstorming pilot, a member of the elite … [Read more...] about Letter: Gerard Renna (Scientology Boston) to [Unknown] (ca. 2003)
Letter: Jeremy Malcolm to Bradley Woodward Re: Defamation (2001)
Bradley Woodward PO Box 92 Tuart Hill, WA 6060[1. Document source: https://www.sweenytod.com/cos/legal/jm_pdf.txt] Dear Sir www.sweenytod.com – defamation I act for the Church of Scientology in Perth. I refer to my recent telephone conversations with you in relation to your Web page at http://www.sweenytod.com/cos/index.html.[1. Essay: Christianity and Scientology Examined] As discussed, contained on this Web site are a number of allegations regarding my client. Taking them in order … [Read more...] about Letter: Jeremy Malcolm to Bradley Woodward Re: Defamation (2001)
Letter: Attorney Jeremy Malcolm to Bradley Woodward Re Defamation (2001)
Bradley Woodward PO Box 92 Tuart Hill, WA 6060 Dear Sir www.sweenytod.com – defamation[1. Retrieved from http://www.docstoc.com/docs/DownloadDoc.aspx?doc_id=974559] I act for the Church of Scientology in Perth. I refer to my recent telephone conversations with you in relation to your Web page at http://www.sweenytod.com/cos/index.html. As discussed, contained on this Web site are a number of allegations regarding my client. Taking them in order from top to bottom of the Web page, … [Read more...] about Letter: Attorney Jeremy Malcolm to Bradley Woodward Re Defamation (2001)