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I am pleased to present my very first paywalled post at Osborne Ink. “Science, Fiction, and the Magician: How L. Ron Hubbard Conjured Scientology” is the latest essay in my series on Theosophy and the origins of ufology. You can read it for FREE with a 7-day free trial subscription.

Science, Fiction, and the Magician: How L. Ron Hubbard Conjured Scientology

Matt Osborne
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January 3, 2024
Science, Fiction, and the Magician: How L. Ron Hubbard Conjured Scientology

An audio version of this post is embedded below the paywall. All posts are now archived after 4 weeks. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard did not create Scientology from original material. For example, “in his early Dianetics practice we can see clearly the influence of Freud, Jung, and other thinkers available in the mid-twentieth century, as well as the influence of popular self-help works such as Norman Vincent Peale’s best-selling

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This week, I also published my very first book review for Genspect.org.

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