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Today we have the second and third letters sent in the mid-1980s by Don Rogers, an early witness to Dianetics, to author Jon Atack, who has generously allowed us to make them public for the first time. Please see historian Chris Owen’s introduction to these letters in yesterday’s first installment. Continue reading Early witness Don Rogers on Hubbard and ‘prior lives’: ‘Nothing but a parlor hypnosis trick’
Jon Atack has provided us a marvelous exclusive. He’s provided us with copies of letters he received from a man name Don Rogers in the mid-1980s. And we’ve asked historian Chris Owen to help us understand just how valuable these letters are and what’s in them, followed by the first of three Rogers letters in full (we’ll post the second and third tomorrow). It’s quite a week of early Dianetics history here at the Bunker! Continue reading Witness to Dianetics: For the first time, the letters of key Hubbard ally Donald H. Rogers
[Milo Yiannopoulos and Joy Villa, in happier days]Thanks again to one of our alert tipsters, it was brought to our attention that Joy Villa’s “testing the waters” web pages for a Congressional run have come down. Continue reading Scientology celeb Joy Villa takes down her ‘testing the waters’ for Congress web pages
[Narconon Sud Europe executive Giovanni Citterio (left) during opening ceremony yesterday]Rod Keller keeps a close watch on Scientology’s front groups like Narconon. Here’s his latest report… Continue reading In Hollywood and in Italy, Scientology is making all your dreams come true!
By the time this story posts on Saturday morning here in the US, it will already be Saturday evening in Perth, Australia, and Scientology’s newest “Ideal Org” would have had its grand opening, complete with a visit from church leader David Miscavige. Continue reading In the US and Australia, new Ideal Orgs are increasingly isolated and uninviting. What gives?
[Laura DeCrescenzo, center, with Marc and Claire Headley (and minion) after a previous victory in court]It was quite obvious to us that Scientology’s most recent shameless legal gambit — suing the woman in federal court who is already suing the church in a forced-abortion abuse case in state court — was simply an outrageous waste of time as the trial in Laura DeCrescenzo’s nine-year legal odyssey finally draws nearer. Continue reading Federal judge smacks down Scientology’s shameless attempt to delay forced-abortion case
Chris Shelton and Sunny Pereira — two longtime former Sea Org members who really know the subject — today wrap up a series of discussions they’ve put together about Scientology and mental health. Continue reading How Scientology’s mental health ideas end up enabling the worst compulsions
[Back in the day, Geoff Levin (right) and People! hang with Paul McCartney at Capitol Records in 1968]For Geoff Levin, the final thing holding him back came tumbling down a few weeks ago: His daughter, Savannah, 21, informed him that she no longer wanted to be a part of his life. Continue reading Fifty years later and post-Scientology, 60’s band People! aims for a comeback
Dee Findlay ended 2017 with an item from her bucket list: She burned more than $10,000 worth of Scientology materials that she had bought on an impulse back in 2010. Continue reading Scientology tries to get a Christian minister in trouble for helping Dee Findlay burn her past
On April 30 1960, a celestial spirit trillions of years old began a new meat-body lifetime by jumping into a newborn twin baby boy in Bucks County, Pennsylvania who was given the name David Miscavige. His sister was named Denise — she also turns 58 today — and their parents were Ron and Loretta. As Ron says in his recent memoir, Dave was a sweet little kid, and so he often wonders — what the hell happened? Continue reading David Miscavige turns 58 today, and we’re celebrating with tales of birthdays past
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