First and foremost, this is not a podcast episode *specifically* about Scientology.
In episode 14, part one of L. Ron Hubbard, Jen and Cam discussed L. Ron Hubbard's early life, his struggle for social relevance, and the many failures that he endured before coming into his own. Please be advised, the best way to understand what's happening in part two is to listen to part one.
L. Ron Hubbard was no stranger when it came to failure, and his new therapy, contrary to some of his other experiences, turned out to be a smashing succes (despite it's questionable "scientific" observations). Dianetics focuses on the brain "recording" every experience, awake or asleep. "Bad" experiences are stored in what are called engrams, and triggered later in life, which causes physical and emotional reactions. "Auditing" is when a person is regressed through those bad experiences, via an electromagnetic reading machine, eventually getting "clear", or becoming "perfect. Deemed a cult classic, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health launched a decade-worth of lectures in the 1950s, was translated into several different languages, and spawned hundred of "auditing" groups around the United States.
This brought L. Ron Hubbard immense levels of success, and eventually resulted in the founding of Scientology, a belief system that some would consider a religion. Scientology has led to L. Ron Hubbard, according to his followers, being considered the church of Scientology's model as an "operating thetan". If you have no idea what that is, tune in to episode 15 as Jen and Cam discuss part two of L. Ron Hubbard, and his experiences later in life, including the founding of the religion of Scientology.
History Out of The Box strives to connect our listeners with the echoes of our collective past, discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly associated with famous historical figures.
