When Hubbard formulated Dianetics, he described it as " a mix of Western technology and Oriental philosophy ".

He described Hubbard as " absolutistic and authoritarian ", and criticized the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation for failing to undertake " precise scientific research into the functioning of the mind ".

His grandfather is described as a " wealthy Western cattleman " from whom Hubbard " inherited his fortune and family interests in America, Southern Africa, etc.

The narrative of Xenu is part of Scientologist teachings about extraterrestrial civilizations and alien interventions in earthly events, collectively described as space opera by Hubbard.

Hubbard described Xenu's spacecraft as looking exactly like Douglas DC-8 | DC-8s without " fans " ( meaning the engines ).

It is described in more detail in the accompanying confidential " Assists " lecture of October 3, 1968, and is dramatized in Revolt in the Stars ( a screenplay written by L. Ron Hubbard in 1977 ).

Hubbard described the scene in his film script, Revolt in the Stars:

Elbert Hubbard, American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher, wrote " A miracle is an event described by those to whom it was told by people who did not see it.

Hubbard described the Pequot as " foreigners " to the region, though not invaders from another shore, but " from the interior of the continent " who " by force seized upon one of the goodliest places near the sea, and became a Terror to all their Neighbors.

Hubbard was described as " the most brilliant trumpeter of a generation of musicians who stand with one foot in ' tonal ' jazz and the other in the atonal camp ".

Hubbard described these " thetans " in a " Space Opera " cosmogony.

The act of using Scientology techniques in a form different than originally described by Hubbard is referred to within Scientology as " squirreling ", and is said by Scientologists to be " high treason ".

" Used as a verb, " dead agenting " is described by Hubbard as a technique for countering negative accusations against Scientology by diverting the critical statements and making counter-accusations against the accuser.

The judge who convicted Mrs. Hubbard and ten accomplices described their attempt to plead freedom of religion in defense:

Hubbard described Scientology as " the Western Anglicized continuance of many earlier forms of wisdom.

On October 17, Nicholas Hubbard, an Englishman working for a Dutch bank used by the Americans ( who came to be identified as " W " in the published papers ), notified Pinckney that Baron Jean-Conrad Hottinguer, whom Hubbard described only as a man of honor, wished to meet with him.

A short man ( he had to cut six inches off his rapier so it wouldn't drag on the ground when he walked ), he was described by Puritan historian William Hubbard as " A little chimney is soon fired.

In L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology, a survey of Hubbard's literary career, Marco Frenschkowski of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz described the Mission Earth series:

Hubbard described himself as an anarchist and a socialist.

It was also alluded to ( although not described in any detail ) in a publicly available cassette tape Hubbard released called " Ron's Journal 67 ", addressed to " all staff and students of Scientology organizations ".

A Mother Hubbard Clause is a provision in a deed for the conveyance of real property that attempts to sweep within it other parcels not specifically described.

I was more interested in the book which described the auditing technique in which they had preclears — or prereleases if just beginners — count backwards from seven to zero repeatedly until they went into a trance, although Hubbard denied it was hypnosis.

* L. Ron Hubbard, author ; founder of both the Church of Scientology and of Dianetics

Hubbard conducting Dianetics seminar in Los Angeles in 1950

Dianetics is a set of ideas and practices regarding the metaphysical relationship between the mind and body which was created by L. Ron Hubbard and is practiced by followers of Scientology.

Hubbard coined Dianetics from the Greek stems dia, meaning through, and nous, meaning mind.

Hubbard claimed that Dianetics could increase intelligence, eliminate unwanted emotions and alleviate a wide range of illnesses he believed to be psychosomatic.

Hubbard variously defined Dianetics as " a spiritual healing technology " and " an organized science of thought.

Hubbard always claimed that his ideas of Dianetics originated in the 1920s and 1930s.

Hubbard first introduced Dianetics to the public in the article Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science published in the May 1950 issue of the magazine Astounding Science Fiction.

Hubbard wrote Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health at that time, allegedly completing the 180, 000-word book in six weeks.

The success of selling Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health brought in a flood of money, which Hubbard used to establish Dianetics foundations in six major American cities.

Hubbard explained the backlash as a response from various entities trying to co-opt Dianetics for their own use.

In later years, Hubbard decided that the psychiatric profession was the origin of all of the criticism of Dianetics, as he believed it secretly controlled most of the world's governments.

One example was Harvey Jackins, founder of Re-evaluation Counselling, originally a sort of discrete reworking of Dianetics, which L Ron Hubbard later declared suppressive to Scientology.

Because of a sale of assets resulting from the bankruptcy, Hubbard no longer owned the rights to the name " Dianetics ", but its philosophical framework still provided the seed for Scientology to grow.

In 1978, Hubbard released New Era Dianetics ( NED ), a revised version supposed to produce better results in a shorter period of time.

In the book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, Hubbard describes techniques that he suggests can rid individuals of fears and psychosomatic illnesses.

Unlike conventional therapies, Hubbard said, Dianetics would work every time if applied properly and " will invariably cure all psychosomatic ills and human aberrations.

Some of the psychometric ideas in Dianetics can be traced to Sigmund Freud, whom Hubbard credited as an inspiration and was said to have used as a source.

According to Bent Corydon, Hubbard created the illusion that Dianetics was the first psychotherapy to address traumatic experiences in their own time, but others had done so as standard procedure.

One treatment method Hubbard drew from in developing Dianetics was abreaction therapy.

According to Hubbard, before Dianetics psychotherapists may have been able to deal with very light and superficial incidents ( e. g. an incident that reminds you of a moment of loss ), but with Dianetic therapy, the patient can actually erase moments of pain and unconsciousness.