Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was born on March 13, 1911, [3] the only child of Ledora May Waterbury (1885–1959), who had trained as a teacher, and Harry Ross Hubbard (1886–1975), a low-ranking United States Navy officer. [4] [5] Like many military families of the era, the Hubbards repeatedly relocated around the United States and overseas. [6] After moving to Kalispell, Montana, they settled in Helena in 1913. [7] Hubbard's father rejoined the Navy in April 1917, during World War I, while his mother worked as a clerk for the state government. [8] After his father was posted to Guam, Hubbard and his mother traveled there with brief stop-overs in a couple of Chinese ports. [9] [10] [11] In high school, Hubbard contributed to the school paper, [12] [13] but was dropped from enrollment due to failing grades. [14] After he failed the Naval Academy entrance examination, [15] Hubbard was enrolled in a Virginia Preparatory School to prepare him for a second attempt. [16] However, after complaining of eye strain, Hubbard was diagnosed with myopia, precluding any future enrollment in the Naval Academy. [14] [17] As an adult, Hubbard would privately write to himself that his eyes had gone bad when he "used them as an excuse to escape the naval academy". [18] In 2000, Hubbard's novel was adapted into a film called Battlefield Earth, starring long-time Scientology celebrity John Travolta. In 2001, a film titled The Profit parodied Scientology and Hubbard. [328] In 2005, animated comedy South Park aired the episode " Trapped in the Closet" in which protagonist Stan is believed to be the reincarnation of Hubbard. The episode broadcast the great secret behind the church—a condensed version of the Xenu story while an on-screen caption reads "This is what Scientologists actually believe". [329] [330] Prior to the episode, the story was almost completely unknown in mainstream culture. [331] Ortega, Tony (February 6, 2012). "Scientology's Secret Vaults: A Rare Interview With a Former Member of Hush-Hush "CST" ". The Village Voice. Saturday Night Live's genius spoof of Scientology: Lyrics and images «The Underground Bunker". tonyortega.org. N.J. Now Has More Than 100 School Religious Holidays You May Not Know About". April 12, 2016 . Retrieved July 25, 2016.

Hubbard, L. Ron (May 14, 1951). "Letter: L. Ron Hubbard to the Attorney General". scientology-research.org. The basic content of Dianetics was a retelling of Psychoanalytic theory geared for a mass market English-speaking audience. Like Freud, Hubbard taught that the brain recorded memories (or "engrams") which were stored in the unconscious mind (which Hubbbard restyled "the reactive mind"). Past memories could be triggered later in life, causing psychological, emotional, or even physical problems. By sharing their memories with a friendly listener (or " auditor"), a person could overcome their past pain and thus cure themselves. Through Dianetics, Hubbard claimed that most illnesses were psychosomatic and caused by engrams, including arthritis, dermatitis, allergies, asthma, coronary difficulties, eye trouble, bursitis, ulcers, sinusitis and migraine headaches. He further claimed that dianetic therapy could treat these illnesses, and also included cancer and diabetes as conditions that Dianetic research was focused on. [98] Hubbard conducting a Dianetics seminar in Los Angeles in 1950. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911– January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology. A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established organizations to promote and practice Dianetics techniques. Hubbard created Scientology in 1952 after losing the rights to his Dianetics book in bankruptcy. He would manage the Church of Scientology until his death in 1986. Born in Tilden, Nebraska, in 1911, Hubbard spent much of his childhood in Helena, Montana. While his father was posted to the U.S. naval base on Guam in the late 1920s, Hubbard traveled to Asia and the South Pacific. In 1930, Hubbard enrolled at George Washington University to study civil engineering but dropped out in his second year. He began his career as a prolific writer of pulp fiction stories and married Margaret Grubb, who shared his interest in aviation. Wright, Lawrence (2013). Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307700667. OL 25424776M.

d. October 26, 2017

Paul F. Boller (1989). They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions. Oxford University Press, USA. p.5. ISBN 978-0-19-505541-2. brain washing hubbard 1936. Imagine having someone you've known your whole life, someone you've looked up to, tell you about a heinous crime they committed. This book provides understanding, forgiveness, and inner strength.

Gardner, Martin (1986). Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-20394-2. OCLC 18598918. OL 22475247M. There are some people who have come to the group while their loved one was in the prison system. They continue when their loved one comes home because it doesn’t stop the day they come home. It continues. The support that your group provides is helping a lot of families deal with the things that happen when somebody comes home because they’ve been institutionalized. It’s not the same person. It’s so important for the success of the family and for that person. Thank you so much. Talking about families, there’s another group led by Alexis along with her mother and sometimes her son. Alexis, can you tell us a little bit about that group? Prison Families Alliance: We understand as few others can. We are not responsible for our grown children. They make the decisions they make, and as a parent, you do the best you can. Miller, Timothy (1995). America's Alternative Religions. Albany: State University of New York Press. pp. 385–386. ISBN 978-0-7914-2398-1. OCLC 30476551.Burks, Arthur J. (December 1961). "Yes, There Was A Book Called "Excalibur" By L. Ron Hubbard". The Aberee– via David S. Touretzky. Ortega, Tony (January 30, 2015). "Another Secret Lives leak: L. Ron Hubbard enjoyed humiliating people under hypnosis".