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Behind the Bastards
The hosts repeatedly referenced the book as an unpublished 1938 manuscript that Hubbard claimed was so profound it drove readers to suicide and introduced the term Scientology, noting its lack of therapeutic content. They used these claims to illustrate Hubbard's grandiose self‑myth and manipulative narrative, suggesting the work was more myth than meaningful philosophy.
Episode: Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard
Hubbard claimed this book, written in 1938, was so profound it caused instant suicide in readers, a claim he later repeated about the OT3 materials decades later.
The book Hubbard claimed who have written in 1938 that he said was so profound it caused people to commit suicide instantly after reading it.
40 years after his claims about Excalibur started, Hubbard made the same claims about the OT3 course materials.
Episode: Part Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures W...
It was speculated that L. Ron Hubbard may have been reading this book while he was in a state of deep depression and wanted to die.
Maybe he read his own book. Maybe he read Excalibur.
Episode: Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In...
It was an unpublished manuscript that contained the word 'Scientology' and was written before 'Dianetics', but it did not include any therapy, therefore he decided not to publish it.
Elron Hubbard began his studies of the mind and spirit in 1923 resulting in a manuscript entitled Excalibur in 1938. In this unpublished work that the word Scientology first appeared to describe what Mr. Hubbard termed the study of knowing how to know.
for the fact Excalibur didn't contain any therapy of any kind but was simply a discussion of the composition of life.
Episode: Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godh...
It was a philosophical book that L. Ron Hubbard claimed was so brilliant that it drove people to suicide, focusing on the concept of survival and man's creative work.
In 1938 when his writing career was near its height, he wrote a book called Excalibur which he never showed to anybody but constantly claimed was going to change the world.
The entire function of man is to survive. The outermost limit of endeavor is creative work. Anything less is too close to simple survival until death happens along.
So I'm engaged in striving to maintain equilibrium sufficient to at least realize survival in a way to astound the gods.
I turn the thing up so it's up to me to survive in a big way, foolishly perhaps, but determined nonetheless.
I have high hopes for smashing my name into history so violently that it will take a legendary form even if all books are destroyed. That goal is the real goal as far as I am concerned.
Episode: Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard
It was a book Hubbard claimed to have written in 1938, and he said it was so profound that people committed suicide after reading it. The book's legacy was discussed in the context of OT3 and Hubbard's later works.
Yes, that's how I know the words Excalibur from.
Well, yeah. It's like the Monty Python, the funniest joke that you can't see. But with psychology.
Episode: Part Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures W...
It was speculated that L. Ron Hubbard may have been in a state of depression, possibly due to the investigations against Scientology, and it was suggested that he may have been reading the book Excalibur during this time.
Maybe he read his own book. Maybe he read Excalibur.
Episode: Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In...
It was an unpublished manuscript from 1938 where the term 'Scientology' first appeared, described as a study of knowing how to know, but it lacked therapy elements, leading Hubbard to pursue further development.
Elron Hubbard began his studies of the mind and spirit in 1923 resulting in a manuscript entitled Excalibur in 1938.
In this unpublished work that the word Scientology first appeared to describe what Mr. Hubbard termed the study of knowing how to know.
Episode: Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godh...
It was said to be a book of philosophy that Hubbard claimed was so brilliant it drove readers to suicide. This supposedly caused him to keep it in a vault.
In 1938 when his writing career was near its height, he wrote a book called Excalibur which he never showed to anybody but constantly claimed was going to change the world.
The entire function of man is to survive. The outermost limit of endeavor is creative work.
Anything less is too close to simple survival until death happens along.
So I'm engaged in striving to maintain equilibrium sufficient to at least realize survival in a way to astound the gods.
I turn the thing up so it's up to me to survive in a big way, foolishly perhaps, but determined nonetheless.
Episode: Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard
It was a book Hubbard claimed to have written in 1938 that he said was so profound it caused people to commit suicide upon reading it; it was mentioned in relation to a later claim made regarding the OT3 course.
The book Hubbard claimed who have written in 1938 that he said was so profound it caused people to commit suicide instantly after reading it.
Yes, that's how I know the words Excalibur from.
Well, yeah. It's like the Monty Python, the funniest joke that you can't see.
40 years after his claims about Excalibur started, Hubbard made the same claims about the OT3 course materials.
Episode: Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard
It was a book that Hubbard claimed to have written in 1938 that was so impactful that it caused readers to commit suicide immediately. Later, he made the same claims for the OT3 course materials.
The book Hubbard claimed who have written in 1938 that he said was so profound it caused people to commit suicide instantly after reading it.
40 years after his claims about Excalibur started, Hubbard made the same claims about the OT3 course materials.
Episode: Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard
It was mentioned as a book that L. Ron Hubbard claimed he had written in 1938 and that the content was so impactful that people committed suicide after reading it. Years later he would make similar claims about the OT3 course.
The book Hubbard claimed who have written in 1938 that he said was so profound it caused people to commit suicide instantly after reading it.
Yes, that's how I know the words Excalibur from.
40 years after his claims about Excalibur started, Hubbard made the same claims about the OT3 course materials.
Would that be good?
I think that means it's super good.