The Purification Rundown[1], known as "The Purif" within Scientology, is a program of "detoxification" developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, involving the use of saunas, vitamins, and the drinking of oils. While it is heavily promoted as a health regimen within Scientology, and in Scientology's rehabilitation program Narconon, the procedure is viewed as dangerous by most medical professionals, as it calls for saunas and vitamins far in excess of what mainstream medicine considers safe levels. The full ...

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Purification Rundown: A series of Scientology auditing actions whose design is to remove restimulative drug or chemical residues that could prevent improvement from auditing (see above).

(See also: Purification Rundown, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Scientology beliefs and practices - Daily Practices. Churches of Scientology are busy places. Courses are taught days, evenings and weekends. Auditing goes on during many of a church's public hours. This is a contrast to the Sunday Church Service found in many Christian Churches. Scientology is an applied spiritual philosophy based on Mr. Hubbard's writings (perhaps as many as 25 million words); thus, education is a key element of what goes on in Scientology Churches. Parishoners can attend Sunday Service, though ...

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Scientology was presented by L. Ron Hubbard at a lecture in 1952. His definition included, "Scientology would be a study of knowledge." In 1954 today's Church of Scientology (often abbreviated CoS) was established. It presents itself as an "applied religious philosophy," and has been established as a recognized religion in more than 100 countries. The term Scientology is a trademark of the Religious Technology Center, which licenses its use and use of the copyrighted works of Hubbard to the Church of Scientology. The Chu ...

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• Scientology - Scientology and other religions
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• Scientology - Independent Scientology groups
• Scientology - Controversy and criticism
• Scientology - Official Status as a Religion
• Scientology - Scientology and psychiatry
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• Scientology - Scientology in popular culture
• Scientology - Celebrity practitioners

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The purpose of this article is an attempt to explain the beliefs of Scientologists as they practice their religion For examples of explanations of scientology doctrines as explained by non Scientologists, see Scientology - Outsider Explanations and Scientology Auditing - Outsider Explanations Scientology beliefs and practices - The Goal of Scientology. The goal of Scientology is stated as being a World without War, without Criminality, and without Insanity, where honest b ...

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The "New Life Program" consists of two principal stages: "detoxification" and "rehabilitation." The detoxification regimen is an adaptation of Hubbard's Purification Rundown (known as the "New Life Detoxification Program" in Narconon). This involves a daily regimen of individually tailored vitamins, oil and multi-minerals with special attention to the minerals magnesium and calcium, per Hubbard Communication Office Bulletin of 6 February 1978RD (under close supervision increasing dosages of niacin ...

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Narconon, Narconon - History, Narconon - Narconon methodology, Narconon - Controversies, Narconon - Recent history

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Narconon was originally established in 1966 as a set of Scientology courses delivered to drug abusers; the name referred not to an organization but to the course. Its creator was William Benitez, at the time an inmate at Arizona State Prison serving time for narcotics offenses. His work was supported by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and in 1972 Hubbard sponsored the incorporation of Narconon as an organization. It was co-founded by Benitez and two Scientologists, Henning Heldt and Arthur Maren, high-ranking member ...

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List of trademarks owned by the Church of Scientology and its affiliates - Association for Better Living and Education International. Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) is an educational and drug rehabilitation organization. ABLE Applied Scholastics Criminon Effective Education Publishing Narconon the ABLE logo the Applied Scholastics open book desig ...

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Immediately following the September 11, 2001 attacks, rumors of skyrocketing gasoline prices led to a consumer panic in the United States; in the evening, long lines appeared at gas pumps in many areas of the country. Some gas stations ran out of fuel by the next morning. Authorities quickly stepped in to enforce price gouging laws and gasoline quickly returned to prices in line with the price of crude oil which rose slightly after the attack. In Iowa, prices were rumored to reach $4.65 in the Quad Cities area, up from a typical range ...

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Since its establishment, Narconon has faced considerable controversy. The main issues of controversy have been the safety and effectiveness of its rehabilitation methods, and the organization's links to the Church of Scientology. The medical profession has been sharply critical of Narconon's methods, which rely on theories of drug metabolism that are not widely supported. Particular criticism has been directed at the therapy's use of vitamins and sauna sessions in quantities several times greater than medically recommended. Although Narconon ...

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International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance is an organization promoting human rights awareness. the International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance logo List of trademarks owned by the Church of Scientology and its affiliates - L. Ron Hubbard Library. Church of Spiritual Technology, doing business as L. Ron Hubbard Library, owns the copyrights to L. Ron Hubbard's texts. Illustrators of the Future Mission Earth The Way ...

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Immediately prior to his first Dianetics publications, Hubbard was involved with occultist Jack Parsons in performing rites developed by Aleister Crowley. Some investigators have noted similarities in Hubbard's writings to the doctrines of Crowley,[2] though the Church of Scientology denies any such connection. An influence that Hubbard did acknowledge is the system of General Semantics developed by Alfred Korzybski in the 1930s. [3] Scientology also reflects the influence of the Hindu concept of karma, as well as the less metaphysical theories of Sigmun ...

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Scientology, Scientology - Beliefs and practices, Scientology - Auditing, Scientology - The ARC Triangle, Scientology - The tone scale, Scientology - Past lives, Scientology - Operating Thetan levels and the Xenu incident, Scientology - Scientology and other religions, Scientology - Origins, Scientology - The Church of Scientology, Scientology - Independent Scientology groups, Scientology - Controversy and criticism, Scientology - Official Status as a Religion, Scientology - Scientology and psychiatry, Scientology - Scientology Versus The Internet, Scientology - Scientology in popular culture, Scientology - Celebrity practitioners

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Although "Scientology" is most often used as shorthand for the Church of Scientology, a number of groups practice Scientology and Dianetics outside of the official Church. Such groups are invariably breakaways from the original Church, and usually argue that it has corrupted L. Ron Hubbard's principles or otherwise become overly domineering. The Church takes an extremely hard line on breakaway groups, labeling them "apostates" (or "squirrels" in Scientology jargon) and often subjecting them to considerable legal and social pressure. Breakaway groups avoid the ...

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Scientology's doctrines were established by Hubbard over a period of about 33 years, beginning in 1952 and continuing until his death in January 1986. Most of the basic principles of the church were set out during the 1950s and 1960s. Scientology followed on the heels of Dianetics, an earlier system of self-improvement techniques laid out by Hubbard in his 1950 book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. By the mid-1950s, Hubbard had relegated Dianetics to a sub-study of Scientology. A chief difference between Dianeti ...

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Scientology's doctrines were established by Hubbard over a period of about 34 years, beginning in 1952 and continuing until his death in January 1986. Most of the basic principles of the church were set out during the 1950s and 1960s. Scientology followed on the heels of Dianetics, an earlier system of self-improvement techniques laid out by Hubbard in his 1950 book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. By the mid-1950s, Hubbard had relegated Dianetics to a sub-study of Scientology. A chief difference between Dianeti ...

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On November 16, 2005, Comedy Central aired a South Park episode centering around Scientology called Trapped in the Closet[26]. In the episode, Scientologists decide Stan is the reincarnation of L. Ron Hubbard. The story includes some of the "secrets" cited above, including the Xenu incident. These are presented with the caption "This is what Scientologists actually believe," lest viewers mistake the comments for satire. The show concludes with a group of Scientologists threatening to sue Stan, and the credits are entirely populated by ...

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The Church of Scientology has concertedly attempted to convert artists and entertainers — they have special recruitment facilities for public figures designated Celebrity Centres. They can be found in Hollywood, New York, Nashville, Las Vegas, London, Paris, and Vienna, though Hollywood is the largest and most important. Scientologists give this description: L. Ron Hubbard recognized the importance of the artist to society. Thus he created Celebrity Centre International — a Church of Scientology that specializes in delive ...

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Immediately prior to his first Dianetics publications, Hubbard was involved with occultist Jack Parsons in performing rites developed by Aleister Crowley. Some investigators have noted similarities in Hubbard's writings to the doctrines of Crowley,[2] though the Church of Scientology denies any such connection. An influence that Hubbard did acknowledge is the system of General Semantics developed by Alfred Korzybski in the 1930s. [3] Scientology also reflects the influence of the Hindu concept of karma, as well as the less metaphysical theories of Sigmun ...

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Scientology, Scientology - Beliefs and practices, Scientology - Auditing, Scientology - The ARC Triangle, Scientology - The tone scale, Scientology - Past lives, Scientology - Operating Thetan levels and the Xenu incident, Scientology - Scientology and other religions, Scientology - Origins, Scientology - The Church of Scientology, Scientology - Independent Scientology groups, Scientology - Controversy and criticism, Scientology - Official Status as a Religion, Scientology - Scientology and psychiatry, Scientology - Scientology Versus The Internet, Scientology - Celebrity practitioners

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The Church of Scientology has concertedly attempted to convert artists and entertainers — they have special recruitment facilities for public figures designated Celebrity Centres. They can be found in Hollywood, New York, Nashville, Las Vegas, London, Paris, and Vienna, though Hollywood is the largest and most important. Scientologists give this description: L. Ron Hubbard recognized the importance of the artist to society. Thus he created Celebrity Centre International — a Church of Scientology that specializes in delive ...

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Scientology, Scientology - Beliefs and practices, Scientology - Auditing, Scientology - The ARC Triangle, Scientology - The tone scale, Scientology - Past lives, Scientology - Operating Thetan levels and the Xenu incident, Scientology - Scientology and other religions, Scientology - Origins, Scientology - The Church of Scientology, Scientology - Independent Scientology groups, Scientology - Controversy and criticism, Scientology - Official Status as a Religion, Scientology - Scientology and psychiatry, Scientology - Scientology Versus The Internet, Scientology - Celebrity practitioners

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Immediately prior to his first Dianetics publications, Hubbard was involved with occultist Jack Parsons in performing rites developed by Aleister Crowley. Some investigators have noted similarities in Hubbard's writings to the doctrines of Crowley,[3] though the Church of Scientology denies any such connection. An influence that Hubbard did acknowledge is the system of General Semantics developed by Alfred Korzybski in the 1930s. [4] Scientology also reflects the influence of the Hindu concept of karma, as well as the less metaphysical theories of Sigmun ...

See also:

Scientology, Scientology - Beliefs and practices, Scientology - Auditing, Scientology - The ARC Triangle, Scientology - The tone scale, Scientology - Past lives, Scientology - Operating Thetan levels and the Xenu incident, Scientology - Scientology and other religions, Scientology - Origins, Scientology - The Church of Scientology, Scientology - Independent Scientology groups, Scientology - Controversy and criticism, Scientology - Official Status as a Religion, Scientology - Scientology and psychiatry, Scientology - Scientology Versus The Internet, Scientology - Celebrity practitioners

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