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The Mind Benders Scientology by Cyril Vosper THE BOOK THEY TRIED TO BAN A fast, furious, funny, violent exposure of a major global cult "Indicates quackery of a type which might be dangerous behind closed doors ..." HIS LORDSHIP, THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS "... capable of such danger that the public interest demands that people should know what is going on" LORD DENNING
INDEX Frontispiece: Declaration of an Enemy Prologue 1. Why Scientology? 2. Assumptions 3. The Thetan 4. The Mind 5. Past Lives 6. Auditing 7. Training 8. Clear 9. Operating Thetan 10. Ethics 11. Promotion 12. The Organisations of Scientology Epilogue Appendix Acknowledgements Plates
(from the 1971 Neville Spearman edition, SBN 85435 061 6) The author's experience of Scientology stretches over a period of 14 years from when it was a little known and interesting form of psychotherapy, to September 1968 when he was declared an S.P. (Suppressive Person). This meant that he was considered 'Fair Game'. As Sir Elwyn Jones Q.C. said in the recent Scientology libel case, S.Ps. 'could be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist. He could be tricked, sued or lied to, or destroyed.' The direct cause of this action was the breakdown of the author's marriage and separation of his children. Mr. Vosper, who was a senior official at the Scientology H.Q. at Saint Hill, East Grinstead, Sussex, believes that it is time for a close and accurate inspection of Scientology so that people know the full facts before they consider joining it. This is less a book than a stick of dynamite. Never before has there been an inside report on Scientology. The public have, so far, only vague newspaper reports and rumours to put against the sophisticated propaganda of the Scientologists. In Scientology, sometimes conveniently referred to as the Church of Scientology, the former science-fiction writer, L. Ron Hubbard has constructed a world-wide network of organisations in such a manner as '... to pull the society under us'. Meaning that his long-term goal is for the entirety of the human race to be controlled, albeit benevolently, by him and his followers. Unlike other fads and eccentricities of the past, Scientology is not a purely comic subject that appeals to those who need some sort of belief. It is far more comprehensive and frequently harmful. First published in Great Britain by Neville Spearman Limited 112 Whitfield Street, London, W1P 6DP © Cyril Vosper 1971 SBN 85435 061 6 Set in 11pt Pilgrim 2pt leaded and printed by the Northumberland Press Ltd., Gateshead, Durham. Bound by W & H Rawlinson, London.
(from the 1973 Mayflower edition, SBN 583 12249 3) After 14 years and a senior officer posting in the Church of Scientology Cyril Vosper investigates and condemns SCIENTOLOGY was founded by former science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. It has grown into an international cult whose network of cells is devoted to 'pulling the society under us'. At the end of the Sixties, Cyril Vosper was declared a SUPPRESSIVE PERSON to his fellow Scientologists, whereby he could be 'deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist - tricked, sued or lied to, or destroyed'. Finally he was declared in a condition of ENEMY. His marriage broke down and he was separated from his children. Vosper has struck back with this book. It immediately became subject to a writ from the Scientologists seeking to restrain its publication. After a bitter court action, the Scientologists have lost their case. ILLUSTRATED Cyril Vosper joined the Church of Scientology when it was still an eccentric, little-known form of psychotherapy in the mid-1950's. In later years he became a senior official at Scientology's British H.Q. in Saint Hill, East Grinstead, Sussex. All other biographical details of interest are in the author's work itself; in part a confession, in the main an individual's self-af