“Thetans, Hubbard explained, existed long before the beginning of time and had drifted through the eons, picking up and then discarding physical bodies as if they were temporary shells. Bored, they created the universe. But after a while, they got… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“Thetans, Hubbard explained, existed long before the beginning of time and had drifted through the eons, picking up and then discarding physical bodies as… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“In 1958 the FDA confiscated, and then destroyed, a shipment of twenty-one thousand Dianazene tablets, which Hubbard was selling as a substance that prevented… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“Now, Kendra realized, leaving Scientology was about much more than simply deciding not go to church or use language developed by L. Ron Hubbard.… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“But rather than indoctrinate them more deeply, Donna Henderson, a plainspoken woman, said the Sea Org experience served to "wake us up." Public members,… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“A truly Suppressive Person or Group has no rights of any kind, and actions taken against them are not punishable," Hubbard wrote. He later… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“Having come up with the idea that thetans could move objects with their minds, Hubbard and some of his acolytes sat around the kitchen… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“Virtually every meeting with Miscavige involved an element of fear: the initial summons required that those called to it drop whatever they were doing… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“Hubbard admitted it: “I’m drinking lots of rum and popping pinks and greys.” — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“No longer was a defection, a leaked document, or some other treasonous act a prerequisite for being deemed an SP, though only serious offenses… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“Scientology, a fundamentally narcissistic philosophy that demonizes doubt and insecurity as products of the "reactive mind," is a belief system tailor-made for actors. The… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“It's very, very subtle stuff, changing words and giving them a whole different meaning—it creates an artificial reality," said Walter. "What happens is this… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“The real and, to me, inexcusable danger in Dianetics lies in its conception of the amoral, detached, 100 per cent efficient mechanical man—superbly free-floating,… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
