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This bibliography of Scientology includes Scientology and Dianetics-related books, periodicals and other issues authored by L. Ron Hubbard and those produced by the Church of Scientology and its related organizations.[1] Books bearing L. Ron Hubbard's name are considered texts of Scientology's canon.[2]

The amount of material on Dianetics and Scientology is extensive, to say the least. This material is composed of books by L. Ron Hubbard (including basic books on Dianetics and Scientology philosophy and technology, technical bulletins, a technical dictionary, and bulletins on Hubbard's management technology); compilations of his works; taped lectures; auditor training materials (books, tapes, films, and portfolios); course packages; booklets; a large number of magazines and annuals; and video recordings of the major annual events.

— Dorthe Refslund Christensen[3]: 411 

After Hubbard's death in 1986, all publications bearing his name are copyrighted L. Ron Hubbard Library,[a] and books compiled by the Church of Scientology and published after his death are indicated as "Based on the Works of L. Ron Hubbard".[b][c][6]: 64 

Books

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Advanced Procedure and Axioms (November 1951)
This is a Dianetics book which introduces such subjects as the Dianetic Axioms—all of the axioms on which the theory of Dianetics is structured; the Dianetic Logics, a system of thought and analysis based on infinite-valued logic and through which any situation may be evaluated. This book also introduces such concepts as "Self-Determinism", "Absolute Responsibility", and the "Service Facsimile"—a mechanism by which the individual seeks to make themselves right and others wrong by suffering from some inability, illness, etc. ISBN 9781403144140

All About Radiation (1957)
Out of print. An early edition was titled All about radiation : man's inhumanity to man. Variously labelled over the years as being authored by L. Ron Hubbard; by "a nuclear physicist and a medical doctor" (c. 1967); by Hubbard, Gene Denk, and Farley R. Spink (1989); and other versions included a Richard Farley.[1]: 7 [7] ISBN 9780884044468

Art (1991)
Art was originally a technical bulletin on the theory of art, Hubbard's attempt at codification of an aesthetic theory. Hubbard's approach focuses on the overlap between communication and art. The three axioms of art that he proposed in the book was that first, "too much originality throws the audience into unfamiliarity and therefore disagreement". Second that "technique should not rise above the level of workability for the purpose of communication". Third, "perfection cannot be attained at the expense of communication".[8] ISBN 9780884044833
Assists Processing Handbook [2]
The Book of Case Remedies [2]
The Book of E-Meter Drills (1965)
Earlier editions with credit to Mary Sue Hubbard.[9] ISBN 9781573180320
Brain-Washing Manual (1955)
Published by the Church of Scientology in 1955 without an author. Alleged by Hubbard's son to have been dictated by L. Ron Hubbard and typed up.[10]
Child Dianetics [2]

Clear Body, Clear Mind (1990)
Also known as Purification and Clear Body, Clear Mind: The Effective Purification Program. Compiled from earlier Hubbard bulletins. Suggests harmful chemicals lodge in the fatty tissues of the body and affect the mind. Describes how these can be removed through a sauna and vitamin regimen. This book is a basic text for the Church of Scientology's Purification Rundown.[11]

The Creation of Human Ability (July 1954)
This book contains all of the processes derived from previous data and the newly introduced objective processes—which deal in directly perceiving and affecting objective, present-time reality both with the person either interior or exterior to his body. Theologian Marco Frenschkowski comments that the book was created as a reference guide for auditors, to address the practical necessity of orienting them to a "more technical, less philosophical side of Scientology." It was compiled by Hubbard's office and starts with a bible quotation from the gospel of Luke, one of the longest biblical quotations in the founder's writings. The quotation considers Scientology as similar to early Christian missions, because of the common sense of urgency and experience of being in a mission.[12][13]

Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science
Published in article form in Astounding Science Fiction (May 1950), and republished later as a book, it contains the only account of how the optimum computing machine—the mind—works, how Hubbard discovered "basic personality", how the dynamic principle of existence—survive—was first isolated, how wrong answers enter into the mind, how there seem to be demons of the mind, how the concept of the engram was discovered, and how Dianetics techniques were developed.[3]: 418 

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
First published in May 1950 and referred to as "Book One" by Scientologists, this book describes Hubbard's ideas about the "reactive mind", the time track, and his therapy technique for getting rid of psychosomatic illness. Abbreviated as DMSMH.[3]: 417 

Dianetics: The Original Thesis
First published in 1951 under the name Dianetics: The Original Thesis, and retitled in 1983 as The Dynamics of Life.[3] According to the forward of the 2007 version of the book, the editors write that this book had originally been circulated in manuscript form to a few friends, copied and passed hand-to-hand. It generated a large inflow of correspondence filled with questions, prompting Hubbard to write Dianetics: The Modern Science to Mental Health.[14]

Dianetics 55! (December 1954)
This book deals with a very large range of processes all centering around the subject of the individual's communications with his environment. It is the 1955 answer to Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.

E-Meter Essentials [2]
Excalibur (1938)
Unpublished, but oft-mentioned by Hubbard.

Group Auditor's Handbook [2]

Handbook For Preclears (December 1951)
This Dianetics book shares much of the theory of Advanced Procedure and Axioms and is dedicated to self-processing.

Have You Lived Before This Life (1958)
No longer published. A collection of "forty-one actual case histories" of past-life experiences, gleaned from auditing with an e-meter at the Church of Scientology's "Fifth London Advanced Clinical Course" held in October–November 1958.

How to Live though an Executive (1953) [2]

Hymn of Asia: An Eastern Poem (1974)
Hubbard speculates whether he might be Maitreya, the future Buddha spoken of in Buddhist literature.[1]
Introducing the E-Meter [2]

Introduction to Scientology Ethics (1968)
Written by Hubbard.[15] (See also Scientology ethics and justice.)
Introductory and Demonstration Processes Handbook [2]
Knowingness [2]

L. Ron Hubbard Series
16 books covering Hubbard's hagiography.[16]

Mission Into Time (1973)
Relates Hubbard's travels in the Mediterranean in 1968 to check his "recall" of incidents occurring several thousand years ago.[1] The book is edited from a lecture and formerly published as A Test of Whole Track Recall. "It is a report on missions sent out to Sardinia, Sicily and Carthage to see if specific evidence could be found to substantiate L. Ron Hubbard's recall of incidents in his own past, centuries ago."[17]

Notes on the Lectures of L. Ron Hubbard [2]

The Organization Executive Course and Management Series (12 volumes) [2]

The Problems of Work (1956) [2]
Purification: An Illustrated Answer to Drugs [2]
Research and Discovery Series [2]

Science of Survival (June 1951)
In this book, Hubbard introduced concepts that were later to become key elements of Scientology: theta, the tone scale, and the possibility of past lives. It contains a description of how theta interacts with the physical universe of matter, energy, space and time—termed MEST. The book is written around a Chart of Human Evaluation, providing a complete description of the tone scale and the components of emotion—the triangle of Affinity, Reality and Communication and how these components work together (ARC).[18][8][19]

Scientology: A History of Man (July 1952)
Also known as History of Man and its original title What to Audit, this book Hubbard gives ample general case data and rudimentary instructions on how to audit the "Whole Track" (all of the incidents lived by the individual—known as the thetan) and certain common incidents found in all genetic entities (the theta entity apart from the individual himself, which has been found to play a key role in the evolution and development of the body). Among the genetic entity case stories are some of single-celled organisms, clams, sloths and neanderthals. On the thetan's whole track are incidents loosely called "space opera," including "implants," which are strong engrams deliberately inflicted on the victim for political purposes.
One of Hubbard's first documented writings on the process of "theta clearing" was in the book, where Hubbard states, "Theta clearing is about as practical and simple as repairing a shoelace. It has nothing to do with hypnotism, voodooism, charlatanism, monkeyism or eosophy. Done, the thetan can do anything a stage magician can do in the way of moving objects around." (p.59)[12]

Scientology: A New Slant on Life (1976)
Compiled from works by Hubbard, it contains such Scientology articles as "Is It Possible to Be Happy?", "Two Rules for Happy Living", "Personal Integrity", and "'The Anti-Social Personality." "A New Slant On Life is a highly practical handbook for the reader seeking to understand himself or herself, and discover his or her own answers."[20][21][22]

Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought (1956)
This book contains all basic Dianetics and Scientology principles and processes developed to the individual and their life as a game. A basic concept in the book is that life is a game no matter what, and that the basic variable is the degree to which the individual knows what games they are playing and the degree to which they can knowingly come up with new ones.[23]
The Scientology Handbook (1994)
The Scientology Handbook is an 871-page handbook published by the Church of Scientology.[24] Although Hubbard is listed as the sole author, it is described as having been "compiled by the LRH Book Compilation Staff of the Church of Scientology International".[25]

Scientology 0–8: The Book of Basics [2]

Scientology 8-80 (November 1952)
This book contains the basic laws by which the thetan is able to create energy and therefore influence the environment around him. It also therefore includes newly developed processing related to energy production and stuck or uncontrolled energy over which the thetan is not taking responsibility.

Scientology 8-8008 (December 1952)
This is one of the most important books in Scientology. The number 8-8008 is a symbolism for the reduction of the MEST universe to zero and expansion of one's own universe to infinity. This book deals in the subject of postulates, considerations and the way in which the individual perceives and therefore creates the physical universe and also his own universe. Processing here deals with the complete rehabilitation of one's own universe so that one can cause an effect on the shared physical universe.

Self Analysis (August 1951)
Included in this book are the laws of survival and abundance, the most embracive description of consciousness, humanity's efforts for immortality and its relationship to matter, energy, space and time, Essays describing a broad array of discoveries including time, remembering, forgetting, imagination, valences and special auditing lists for each. This book also includes self-processing lists that provide the most powerful of auditing and which can be done anywhere and at any time.
The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology (18 volumes) [2]
Understanding [2]
Understanding the E-Meter [2]
The Way to Happiness (1981)
In this book, Hubbard wrote a set of relatively loose, common-sense guidelines to achieving happiness.

Periodicals

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These are some of the periodical magazines that the Church of Scientology has published.

Other issues

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  • Hubbard Communications Office Bulletin (HCOB) - Authored by Hubbard. Used to communicate procedures for auditing or training activities (the "tech"). Printed with red ink on white paper.[33]: 185 [26]: 265 
  • Hubbard Communications Office Policy Letter (HCO PL) - Authored by Hubbard. Used to communicate orders, directions or policy for Scientology administrative and management purposes. Printed with green ink on white paper. Abbreviated HCO PL or HCO Pol Ltr.[33]: 185 [26]: 265 
  • Flag Order (FO) - Policy for the Sea Org. Authored by Hubbard or senior Sea Org executives.
  • L. Ron Hubbard Executive Directive (LRH ED) - Previously called SEC EDs. Authored by Hubbard. For projects, programs, orders and directions. Printed with blue ink on white paper.[26]: 312 
  • Scientology Policy Directive (SPD) - Printed with green ink on green paper. Issued by the Church of Scientology, not by Hubbard.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Quote: [Mr. Hubbard's testamentary trust] has continued Mr. Hubbard's practice of copyrighting his works and licensing the rights to produce and distribute Scriptural material to Bridge, New Era or CSI, as appropriate. In order to continue using Mr. Hubbard's name in the copyright notices (copyright notices of posthumous works must be in the name of the decedent's executor or personal representative), the executor of his estate (and later the trustee of the Trust) registered and used the fictitious name "L. Ron Hubbard Library" as a legal form of operation. As a result, copyright notices on Mr. Hubbard's posthumously registered works read "L. Ron Hubbard Library" rather than the individual name of Mr. Hubbard's personal representative.[4]: 54, Bates 150131 
  2. ^ Quote: There are also many books published by Scientology organisations as "based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard". These usually are selected and thematically linked passages from his original books.[1]: 9 
  3. ^ Quote: [The books] list no author or editor. The covers all say "Based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard", and the copyright registration is held by the L. Ron Hubbard Library, the business alias of the Church of Scientology's corporate alter ego, the Church of Spiritual Technology. ... The decision to list no author or editor was made by Scientology's publisher, Bridge Publications, on the grounds that: "Mr. Hubbard was the author of the ideas and the technology of study... As they are Mr. Hubbard's ideas and methodologies, and his alone, Bridge Publications assigned the credit where it is incontrovertibly due, to L. Ron Hubbard, the originator." (Scott D. Welch, Senior Vice President of Bridge Publications, in a letter to the editor of Education Week, published October 10, 1997) [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Frenschkowsky, Marco (2015). "L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology: An annotated bibliographical survey of primary and selected secondary literature". Marburg Journal of Religion. doi:10.17192/mjr.1999.4.3760.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Rothstein, Mikael (2007). "Scientology, scripture, and sacred tradition". In Lewis, James R.; Hammer, Olav (eds.). The Invention of Sacred Tradition. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511488450.002. ISBN 9780521864794.
  3. ^ a b c d Christensen, Dorthe Refslund (2009). "Sources for the Study of Scientology: Presentations and Reflections". In Lewis, James R. (ed.). Scientology. Oxford University Press. pp. 411–432. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195331493.003.0022. ISBN 9780199852321. OL 16943235M.
  4. ^ a b
    • Form 1023 – Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code – Church of Scientology International, Washington, DC, August 18, 1993
    • Church of Scientology International (November 4, 1993). "Form 1023 Attached Statement" (Document). IRS. pp. Bates 150068–150181."FOIA copy" (PDF).
  5. ^ Touretzky, David S. (November 30, 2000). "Study Tech – Essay Part 1". "Part 2". "Scientology's Fraudulent Study Technology". David S. Touretzky.
  6. ^ Cowan, Douglas E. (2009). "Researching Scientology: Perceptions, Premises, Promises, and Problematics". In Lewis, James R. (ed.). Scientology. Oxford University Press. pp. 53–80. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195331493.003.0004. ISBN 9780199852321. OL 16943235M.
  7. ^ "Worldcat search, All About Radiation". Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Scientology and the Visual Arts". World Religions and Spirituality Project. May 8, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Worldcat search, Book of E-Meter Drills". Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Corydon, Bent (1987). L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman?. Lyle Stuart. pp. 102–103. ISBN 0818404442. OCLC 1287029081. Dad wrote every word of it. Barbara Bryan and my wife typed the manuscript off his dictation. And then we took it up to New York and tried to get them to do a program on it with Charles Collingwood at CBS. Dad also tried to sell it to the FBI. Years later they snuck it into the Library of Congress, and somebody else came by and said, "Oh lookee, it was found in the Library of Congress!" which is a lot of baloney.
  11. ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (2002) [1990]. Clear Body, Clear Mind: The Effective Purification Program. Bridge Publications. ISBN 1573182249. OL 1949412M.
  12. ^ a b Frenschkowski, Marco (2016). "Images of Religions and Religious History in the Works of L. Ron Hubbard". Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review. 7: 111–153. doi:10.5840/asrr20166620.
  13. ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (1976) [1954]. The Creation of Human Ability : A Handbook for Scientologists. Church of Scientology of California, Publications Organization United States. ISBN 0884040119. OL 11255204M.
  14. ^ Forward of Dianetics: The Original Thesis (2007) written by the editors.
  15. ^ L. Ron Hubbard Library (2007). Introduction to Scientology Ethics. Bridge Publications. ISBN 9781403144904. OL 16702654M.
  16. ^ "The L. Ron Hubbard Series : The Complete Biographical Encyclopedia". lronhubbard.org.
  17. ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (1973). Mission Into Time. American Saint Hill Organization. ISBN 0884040232. OL 5080731M.
  18. ^ "Description of "Scientology, Science of Survival"". Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  19. ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (2007). Science of Survival: Prediction of Human Behavior. New Era Publications International ApS. ISBN 9788779897441. OL 6803302M.
  20. ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (August 28, 1998). Scientology: A New Slant On Life. Los Angeles, Calif.: Bridge Publications, Inc. ISBN 9781573180375.
  21. ^ Hubbard, La Fayette Ron (January 1, 1988). Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought. Bridge Publications. ISBN 9780884043416.
  22. ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (January 1, 1976). Scientology, a New Slant on Life. Bridge Publications, Inc. ISBN 9781457210969.
  23. ^ L. Ron Hubbard Library (2007). Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought. Bridge Publications. ISBN 9781403144195. OL 11638106M.
  24. ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (1994). The Scientology handbook. Los Angeles, Calif: Bridge Publications. ISBN 0884048993.
  25. ^ Lewis, James R. (2009). Scientology. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0195331493.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hubbard, L. Ron (1976). Modern Management Technology Defined: Hubbard dictionary of administration and management. Church of Scientology. ISBN 0884040402. OL 8192738M.
  27. ^ a b c d Reitman, Janet (2011). Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618883028. OL 24881847M.
  28. ^ a b c d Kent, Stephen A. (July 1999). "Scientology – Is this a Religion?". Marburg Journal of Religion. 4 (1). Archived from the original on August 19, 2006.
  29. ^ Atack, Jon (1990). A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed. Lyle Stuart Books. ISBN 081840499X. OL 9429654M.
  30. ^ Rinder, Mike (2022). A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982185763.
  31. ^ Hubbard, L. Ron (1975). Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary. Church of Scientology. ISBN 0884040372. OL 5254386M.
  32. ^ "Scientology Office of Special Affairs - Winning Vol 1 Issue 3".
  33. ^ a b Lamont, Stewart (1986). Religion Inc. : The Church of Scientology. Harrap. ISBN 0245543341. OL 2080316M.
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