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The hidden story of scientology Hardcover – January 1, 1974

by Omar V Garrison (Author)

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Citadel Press
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January 1, 1974
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0806504404
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Citadel Press (January 1, 1974)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0806504404
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0806504407
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.7 ounces

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016

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good conditon and good book

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James Jaeger

A MUST READ BOOK FOR THE SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH STUDENT

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2013

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I spent over 10 years intensely studying Scientology at the Seattle, Ardmore Orgs and Celebrity Center in LA and I knew Ron Hubbard personally through a significant letter correspondence. Even though my father was a psychiatrist and my grandfather a neurosurgeon, Ron and the Scientologists always treated me and my family with respect. And the service the orgs and staff delivered were top-drawer. What the media says about Scientology is mostly a bunch of crap. It should be obvious that these people are apologists for the pharmaceutical industry since big pharma does so much advertising with them. GOING CLEAR conveniently mentions none of this so if you want to get some deep background on this and what really happened between Hubbard and established medicine when he launched Dianetics, read THE HIDDEN STORY OF SCIENTOLOGY by Omar Garrison. This book could help the dialog and the truth come out if it were more widely published. The world desperately needs a workable, non-drug mental therapy. Scientology has the potential to offer that, IF it can modify some of its archaic management policies AND identify the real people and entities behind the media assaults. Also see WORLD WITHOUT CANCER by G. Edward Griffin if you want a good look into the big pharma industry and FDA.

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Nels Cleath

Paranoid Anti-Covernment Slop

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2005

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Omar V. Garrison is a paranoid, anti-government writer. This book is nothing but his views on how people have nothing better to do than to persecute Scientology. I am very anti-Scientology and this book just fueled my views.

All this book did was make Mr. Garrison look extremely bad. He came across as biased, childish and paranoid. He honestly believes that EVERYONE is out to get Scientology.

If you want to be provoked, have your intelligence insulted, or just to be offended in general, please read this book. But, if you are a rational, thinking, and adult human being, please AVOID this book at all costs.

I would have rated this book 0 stars but there was no rating that low.

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A SYMPATHETIC INVESTIGATION OF SCIENTOLOGY (as of 1974)

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021

Author Omar V. Garrison (who also wrote the 1980 book, ‘Playing Dirty: The Secret War Against Beliefs’) states in the Foreword to this 1974 book, “This book makes no pretense of being an authoritative work on the doctrine and practices of Scientology. How could it have been, in all honesty, when I am not and never have been, a Scientologist?... I must make this perfectly clear at the outset to forestall the inevitable allegation by people hostile to Scientology that Mr. Hubbard or his followers have ‘brainwashed’ me or otherwise deprived me of my free will and common sense… this is not to say… that I know little or nothing about the philosophy, aims and techniques of Scientology. I know a great deal about all of these, having made a careful and exhaustive study of the literature … as well as… material opposed to or attacking Scientology. In addition, I have enjoyed face-to-face discussions hours on end with well-informed Scientologists in America and abroad.” (Pg. 11)

He continues, “my real task … has been to investigate charges made by Scientologists that there exists world-wide, secret alliance, with interlocking national organizations, whose common goal is the establishment of a strictly controlled, one-world society. The Scientologists further assert that they are being subjected to relentless attack by this ‘global conspiracy’ because Scientology has challenged their aims and exposed their method.” (Pg. 12)

He acknowledges, “Readers who are accustomed … to a low-key, ‘balanced’ discussion of all controversial issues, will no doubt regard this book as being strongly biased in favor of the Scientologists. Let me say… that the unequivocal conclusions stated herein were arrived at after more than a year of careful investigation… I take no particular pleasure is being provocative; but I resolved that the disquieting import of this work would not be lost amid political debate and tippy-toe assertions… Who, then, are the individuals and groups that allegedly make up such a behind-the-scenes confederacy, if it does in fact exist? What are their over-all aims and why are they so violently opposed to Scientology? … I will attempt to supply at least partial answers to these questions and to others related to them.” (Pg. 18)

He recounts, “During a series of experiments using hypnotism and narco-synthesis … [L. Ron] Hubbard had discovered that the basic personality of man was sincere, intelligent and good. Even the fundamental character of hardened criminals that emerged during the trance state was one whose drives were constructive and benevolent.” (Pg. 24)

He admits, “it is necessary to note that the state known as ‘clear’ in the early days of Dianetics is currently referred to as Dianetic release. The reason is that methods of testing the results of Dianetic therapy were not fully adequate at that time. Subsequent experimentation was to reveal that what Dianeticists regarded as ‘clear’ in the 1950s were, in fact, not clears in an accurate and absolute sense at all. Further investigation was to bring to light higher levels of processing. The expanded system… was called Scientology.” (Pg. 32)

He explains, “during the Dianetics ‘boom’ which followed publication of the original textbook, centers for the study and practice of the new mental therapy proliferated across the country so rapidly Hubbard was not able to staff all of them with competent and trustworthy personnel. Furthermore, a campaign to destroy both Dianetics and its founder was in full swing, by certain hidden interests… and aided by hostile or irresponsible members of the mass media. Even those nearest Hubbard Foundation executives who had been active in the organizational phase of Dianetics from the first were a source of difficulty. They were inclined to view the techniques of Dianetics as a finalize system.” (Pg. 34)

He notes, “Critics of Scientology have sought to discredit the E-meter by asserting that the varied readings are not measurements of emotional states as claimed, but are due to such factors as quantity and salinity of sweat on the palms, area of contact, force of the preclear’s grip on the terminals, and variations in the electrical resistance of his skin. That such is not the case may easily be demonstrated by a number of simple tests… in which the preclear recalls the experience of being pinched.” (Pg. 65)

He recounts, “The move against Scientology in New Zealand was begun … [by Parliament] asking that a Board of Inquiry be set up to investigate Scientology… The Commission sat for eight days, during which they heard twenty-seven witnesses… the Commission was mainly concerned (and I believe, justifiably so) with a number of practices which Scientology lumped together under the heading of Ethics… The rub came in the security system which Hubbard and his followers developed to insure ‘optimum survival.’ … Scientology minister Robert H. Thomas explained… ‘It was discovered… in the early 60s---that certain individuals did not respond properly to processing… It was discovered that they had connections to the outside… which had to be handled before they could give enough attention even to get into an auditing situation and derive any benefit… We found that the person having problems was connected to people outside who were antagonistic to Scientology… As long as the preclear was … under the influence… of such people, they would not progress…’ The outside troublemakers … were known as Suppressive Persons. If a Scientologist remained in association with them he was declared to be a Potential Trouble Source (PTS).” (Pg. 168-169)

He observes, “Another… even less excusable practice was that of declaring an enemy Fair Game. Any person so designated … could be deprived of property or injured by any means, fair or foul… How far Scientologists went in applying the Fair Game rule during that period … I do not know. Many ugly rumors and second-hand accounts of physical assaults, slander and false legal charges against those labelled Suppressive Persons have been circulated by ex-Scientologists and by Hubbard’s avowed enemies… such practices can only be viewed with abhorrence by decent people; and that… is the way the Scientologists themselves, including Hubbard, seem to regard them in retrospect. Granted that Hubbard was faced with the major problem … of preserving the integrity of its body of doctrine---it seems to me it could have been handled in a more Scientological way. At the same time, I have little patience with those who severely criticize Scientology… and yet find nothing blameworthy in, say, the Roman Catholic practice of excommunication, doctrine of infallibility and system of canonical law…” (Pg. 171)

He concludes, “It remains to ask: can the embattled Scientologists survive in their heroic resistance against the organized might of their powerful enemies throughout the world? L. Ron Hubbard believes they can. ‘Our opponents,’ he said, ‘are a small clique running against the trend of the world. They will lose.’ I am inclined to agree. As London columnist C.H. Rolph once aptly observed: Scientology is an anvil that will wear out all the hammers.” (Pg. 231)

This book will interest those studying Scientology.

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Carter

Factual, well-researched

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019

I have owned this book for years, and am re-reading it now. It is the way of the age now to disagree with facts, and pretend that what actually happened didn't. Mr. Garrison presents the facts of a decades long attack on the Church of Scientology, and whether you believe in Scientology or not, you are a fool if you discredit the facts presented. Great job, excellent book. Well worth it for those who are curious about the falsehoods and black PR continually presented about Scientology.

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