During the Dawn of Dianetics and Scientology

The 1950s were heady days, indeed!
L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics had just been promoted by John W. Campbell, Jr. in Astounding Science Fiction magazine.
The world was ablaze with Dianetic groups resulting from Campbell's influence
and Hubbard's new book – doctors, lawyers,
engineers, mathematicians, teachers – everyone, including the common man was
out to become "clear," a superior
beingness promised by Hubbard's first book, "Dianetics: The Modern Science
of Mental Health."

The first of several Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundations was established
and then quickly folded, bankrupted,
and then all but one was bought out in Federal court by a new oil well millionare,
Donald Purcell.
Purcell and Hubbard set up The Hubbard Dianetic Center in Wichita, Kansas.
Hubbard lectures often but all is not rosy in "sanity" land as Purcell wants
Hubbard to suppress some of his research findings.
They break up.
One of the auditors, Perry A. Chapdelaine, Sr., B.A., M.A., H.D.A. goes on to
Minneapolis, MN where he meets and audits
Ronald B. Howes. Howes appears to be a genuine "clear." His attributes seem
to be what the future promises for a newly evolved Homo sapiens. Many flock
to Howes' doorway and go away convinced that he is not
just clear, but also superior to most of us.
A tape is made immediately after Howes' auditing, "Prologue to Survival,"
I & II.
Chapdelaine travels the US convincing people that a "clear" is possible. The
Dianetic field is rejuvenated.
Hubbard goes on to England and then on further to set up the Sea Org, an
organization designed to keep the techonology
working, to insure it is not corrupted. He also establishes a new religion, the
Church of Scientology, charged with delivering
the correct technology.
Chapdelaine writes and publishes a pamphlet, "Health & Happiness."
Howes is published in "Dr. Howes Discusses Humanics"
by some of his admiring followers.
The giants are now dead but the legacy of John W. Campbell, Jr., Lafayette
Ron Hubbard and Ronald B. Howes continues to grow.
Yes, indeed, those were heady days!
Read the raw truth here – L Ron Hubbard's transition from research to fantasy – presented by one survivor, Perry A. Chapdelaine, Sr.
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