JOHN BROWNING McMASTER of Flat 3, 22, Bina Gardens, ondon, S!W!"!,WI STATE#I $as %orn in &'r%an, So't( Africa, on 2)st Octo%er )*2+, and I a at t(e oent resident in t(e -nited .in/do 0'rs'ant to lea1e /ranted % t(e Ii/ration A't(orities! erission for e to reain in t(e -nited .in/do is /ranted ann'all and 0resentl is on t(e %asis t(at I a a self4e0loed and 50ara6 0sc(olo/ist!I atric'lated in &'r%an in )*73 and t(ereafter attended for 0art of a ear at an A/ric'lt'ral 8olle/e, %'t t(e Headaster of  old sc(ool t(o'/(t t(at I $o'ld not %e s'ited to t(at $a of life and 0re1ailed '0on  fat(er to ta9e e a$a fro A/ric'lt'ral 8olle/e! T(ereafter I attended at t(e Ho$ard 8olle/e in &'r%an for oneear on a ci1il en/ineerin/ co'rse, %'t I felt t(at I $as not alto/et(er s'ited fort(is s'%:ect! I s'%se;'entl $ent to Wit$atersrand -ni1ersit in Jo(annes%'r/ $(ereI read, inter alia, 0sc(olo/ and 0olitical 0(iloso0( for fo'r ears and attaineda B!A! standard %'t $as not a$arded a de/ree %eca'se I lac9ed one ancillar s'%:ect! I 0rod'ce a 0(otoco0 eorand' fro t(e -ni1ersit in ;'estion! T(ereafter I did a s0ell of teac(in/ for t$o ears in So't( Africa! M fat(er, $(o $as in %'siness as a ti%er erc(ant, t(en %ecae an<io's t(at I s(o'ld :oin (i in(is %'siness 'ntil s'c( tie as  elder %rot(er $as a%le to ta9e '0 (is 0osition t(erein! T(is I did and $(en  elder %rot(er :oined t(e %'siness I left and s'%se;'entl %ecae articled to a fir of Acco'ntants in So't( Africa $it( $(o I staed for a00ro<iatel t$o ears 'ntil once a/ain  fat(er 0re1ailed '0on e to re:oin (i in t(e fail %'siness! T(is I did for t(e sa9e of aintainin/ (aron $it(in t(e fail, 'ntil )*"= $(en I %ecae a edical st'dent! I entered t(is field%eca'se in t(e inter1enin/ ears I (ad 'nder/one e<tensi1e stoac( s'r/er d'e to 'lceration and s'%se;'ent cancer and (ad et an interestin/ edical 0ersonalities! I contin'ed  st'dies in t(is field 'ntil )*+> $(en I first %ecae in1ol1ed $it( Scientolo/!I first (eard a%o't Scientolo/ in &ece%er )*"* fro  ste04ot(er $(o $as 9eenlinterested in t(e s'%:ect! As a res'lt of re0resentations ade %  ste04ot(er, and a/ain for t(e sa9e of (aron $it(in t(e fail, I enrolled for t$ent4fi1e (o'rs 0rocessin/ in So't( Africa in A0ril of )*+>, $(en I $as on 1acation fro Medical Sc(ool, for $(ic( I 0aid soet(in/ in e<cess of )>>! At t(at tie I $as

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concerned $it( a se<'al 0ro%le %eca'se I (ad reco/nised t(at I (ad (oose<'al tendencies! I $as s'%itted to a sec'rit c(ec9 in t(e co'rse of  initial a'ditin/ in Jo(annes%'r/, $(ic( $as carried o't in con:'nction $it( t(e 'se of an instr'ent $(ic( I no$ 9no$ to %e an ?E4Meter!? T(e Sec'rit 8(ec9 contained in t(eco0 H8O olic letter of @t( A0ril )*+) no$ 0rod'ced to e is an a0lified 1ersionof t(at $(ic( I s'%se;'entl learned $o'ld (a1e %een 'sed for  c(ec9! I recall %ein/ as9ed ost of t(e ;'estions! I can a't(enticate t(e doc'ent, and t(at dated 23rd Octo%er )*+)! I $as later s'%itted to an c(ec9s of siilar nat're! In t(e co'rse of t(e a'ditin/ I freel aditted  (oose<'al tendenc and an association I (ad recentl (ad $it( anot(er ale! I (ad initiall %een 'na%le to coe to ters $it( t(e a00roac(es ade % t(e ot(er ale %'t as a res'lt of t(e a'ditin/ I 'nder$ent I $as a%le to see t(in/s ore clearl and readil acce0t t(is as0ect of  nat're and 0't it in 0ers0ecti1e! T(e res'lts of t(e a'ditin/ I recei1ed on t(e ?E4Meter? $ere so o'tstandin/ and self4edifin/, 0artic'larl in relation to acce0tin/ and coin/ to ters $it(  0(sical condition follo$in/ t(e s'r/er I (ad 'nder/one, t(at I decided to find o't ore a%o't t(e 0rocess of a'ditin/! I accordin/l e%ar9ed on t(e H'%%ard rofessional A'ditor 8o'rse in Jo(annes%'r/ in Ma )*+> and a%andoned  edical st'dies! On co0letion of t(e 8o'rse in A'/'st )*+> I $ent to &'r%an and t(ere :oined t(e Scientolo/ Or/anisation as an A'ditor and ect'rer! A%o't t(is tie I 0'rc(ased one s(are of )>> in H'%%ard Association

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of Scientolo/ists International td! t(e s(are(oldin/ entitled e to disco'nt for

 

0rocessin/! eo0le coin/ to t(e Or/anisation $ere in1ited to 0'rc(ase s(ares! On reflection it $as a /ood one a9in/ rac9et!I s'%se;'entl learned fro  ste04ot(er t(at %ot( s(e and  fat(er $ere ean$(ile a'dited 'nder t(e direction of Ron H'%%ard and (is $ife, Mar S'e H'%%ard, in Jo(annes%'r/, in t(e co'rse of $(ic(, as it later trans0ired, H'%%ard learned a /reat deal re/ardin/  0ersonal (istor! In or a%o't &ece%er )*+> I left t(e Scientolo/ Or/anisation %eca'se I t(o'/(t t(e $ere c(eatin/! I (ad al$as 'nderstood t(at Scientolo/ $as %asicall a%o't (onest, an %ein/ (onest $it( (iself and ot(ers! It did not a00ear to e t(at t(ose res0onsi%le for r'nnin/t(e Or/anisation in So't( Africa (ad t(is %asic ;'alit! T(e seeed to lac9 t(e necessar /en'ine a00roac( to t(e 0rocess of a'ditin/, and $ere ore concerned $it(t(e financial e<0loitation of Scientolo/! I did 0ri1ate a'ditin/ at  0arents (oe, $(ere I li1ed, and s'%se;'entl once ore re:oined t(e fail %'siness! T(in/s $ent $ell for a tie %'t  %rot(er %ecae resentf'l o1er t(e infl'ence (e t(o'/(t I (ad o1er  fat(er and t(is led to friction! As a res'lt I $as diso$ned %  fat(er $(o told e t(at I 'st re:oin t(e Scientolo/ Or/anisation! I 'ndertoo9 a'ditin/ and 1ario's 8o'rses $(ic( $ere a1aila%le in So't( Africa 'ntil in or a%o't A0ril )*+3 $(en I realised t(at I (ad st'died as 'c( a%o't a'ditin/ as0ossi%le in So't( Africa! I disc'ssed t(e 0osition $it(  fat(er and ste04ot(er and as a res'lt of re0resentations t(e t(en ade to e, and et a/ain $it( a 1ie$ to 0reser1in/ (aron $it(in t(e fail, I a/reed to coe to Saint Hill Manor in En/land to contin'e (i/(4le1el trainin/ on a s0ecial Briefin/ 8o'rse! S'c( 8o'rse co0rised sessions $(ere e<0erienced a'ditors a'dited eac( ot(er as a atter of researc(, and it $as not lon/ %efore I realised t(at t(ere $as not an ore ?Scientolo/? to st'd and t(at  collea/'es and I $ere in fact 'sin/ a'ditin/ to researc( t(e nat're of an9ind and 0lo'/(in/ %ac9 t(e res'lts of o'r findin/s into Scientolo/!At t(is sta/e I $o'ld e<0lain t(at t(e 0rocess of a'ditin/ is carried o't $it( or $it(o't t(e 'se of an ?E4Meter,? %'t in1aria%l an ?E4Meter? is 'sed! Accordin/ to t(e Scientolo/ a%rid/ed &ictionar an E4Meter is ?an electronic instr'ent for eas'rin/ ental state and c(an/e of state in indi1id'als, as an aid to 0recision and s0eed in a'ditin/! 5T(e E4Meter is not intended or effecti1e for t(e dia/nosis,treatent or 0re1ention of an disease6!? I 0rod'ce a co0 of t(e dictionar, t(e definition of t(e E4Meter a00earin/ at 0a/e )@ t(ereof!T(e $ords in 0arent(esis $ere not incl'ded in t(e ori/inal definition! Indeed in anearl edition of a %oo9 entitled ?E4Meter Essentials? $ritten % Ron ! H'%%ard, (eclaied t(at t(e E4Meter (ad c'red disease! T(e $ords in 0arent(esis $ere added as a res'lt of findin/s of t(e Food and &r'/ Association 0'%lis(ed in t(e -nited States!I 0rod'ce a co0 of t(e Order of t(e -nited States &istrict 8o'rt for t(e &istrict of 8ol'%ia dated Se0te%er )*@) re;'irin/, % 0ara/ra0( +, t(at an ad1ertiseent relatin/ to E4Meters s(all not re0resent t(at it is 'sef'l in t(e dia/nosis, treatent or 0re1ention of an disease etc!I re/ard it as an instr'ent for eas'rin/ t(e resistance of an indi1id'al to a sall electric c(ar/e, $(ic( 1aries accordin/ to (is eotional condition! T(e indi1id'al (olds a can in eac( (and and (is reaction is eas'red on a needle in t(econtrol %o< seen onl % t(e 0erson carrin/ o't t(e a'ditin/!Accordin/ to t(e said &ictionar, a'ditin/ is defined as ?T(e a00lication of Scientolo/ 0rocesses and 0roced'res to soeone % a trained a'ditor! T(e e<act definition of a'ditin/ is# T(e action of as9in/ a 0reclear a ;'estion 5$(ic( (e can'nderstand and ans$er6, /ettin/ an ans$er to t(at ;'estion and ac9no$led/in/ (i

 

for t(at ans$er!? T(is a00ears at 0a/es * and )> of t(e dictionar!A 0re clear is anone $(o is not ?clear? 5$(ic( is also defined in t(e dictionar6!For 0ractical 0'r0oses a 0re clear is a 0erson 'nder/oin/ 0rocessin/! T(e 0rocess of a'ditin/ consists of re0etiti1e ;'estionin/ % t(e 0erson cond'ctin/ t(e session, $(o is called t(e a'ditor! T(e a'ditor erel re0eats t(e sae ;'estion, or a n'%er of ;'estions, 'ntil res0onsi%ilit for ans$erin/ t(at ;'estion is transferred to t(e 0erson %ein/ a'dited and t(is in t'rn ca'ses soe eor acti1ation as a res'lt of $(ic( soe 'n0leasant interl'de in t(e 0ast of t(e 0erson%ein/ a'dited coe to li/(t and t(en, as a res'lt of t(e re0etiti1e ;'estionin/, t(at 0erson is a%le to disclose t(e facts relatin/ to s'c( interl'de, (is s'%conscio's t('s %ein/ relie1ed of an in(i%ition $(ic( (e did not conscio'sl reco/nise $as 0resent! S'c( in(i%ition, in t(e ters of Scientolo/, is called an en/ra! I $o'ld e0(asise t(at a /ood a'ditor s(o'ld ado0t a /entle and 0assi1e a00roac(! He s(o'ld not contri%'te s'%stanti1el in an $a in t(e 0rocess of a'ditin/ and s(o'ld not s'//est t(e ans$er to t(e ;'estion $(ic( is 0osed! It $o'ld%e correct to descri%e 0rocessin/ as ;'asi40sc(olo/ical in nat're! Basicall, t(e 'ltiate 0'r0ose of dianetic a'ditin/ and Scientolo/ a'ditin/ is t(e sae! Bot( sstes e0lo t(e 'se of an E4Meter 4 t(e tec(ni;'es are siilar %'t t(e a00roac( is sli/(tl different! &ianetic a'ditin/ is carried o't at a standard le1el, and t(e different le1els of Scientolo/ 8o'rses, $(ic( I later descri%e, do not a00l! T(e s'%:ect of dianetics is co1ered in a %oo9 $ritten % Ron H'%%ard entitled ?&ianetics t(e Modern Science of Mental Healt(!? H'%%ard 0ioneered dianetics and Scientolo/ eer/ed t(erefro as a ore so0(isticated conce0t, later %ein/ ens(rined $it( a reli/io's 0(iloso0( in t(is 8o'ntr! I a /i1en to 'nderstand t(at H'%%ard started Scientolo/ %eca'se (e lost control of dianetics in t(e -!S!A!As a res'lt of  endea1o'rs I $as, in Jan'ar )*+7, a$arded a 8ertificate of 8lass A'ditor! W(at (ad eer/ed fro t(e researc( '0on $(ic(  collea/'es and I (ad %een en/a/ed $as t(e ne$ for'lae for ;'estions and t(e ne$ coands to for t(e %asis of f'rt(er a'ditin/, and t(at t(e i0ortant t(in/ $as not Scientolo/ %'t a'ditin/! It $as fro a'ditin/ t(at ore $as disco1ered a%o't an and so ne$ $as $ere a%le to %e 0't to/et(er to (el0 an find o't ore a%o't (iself! T(e onl 1al'e Scientolo/ (ad $as to /i1e a /eneral nae to %asic facts a%o't an $(ic( $ere %ro'/(t to 1ie$ in a s0ecialised $a, 1iC! a'ditin/! T(e a9in/ of t(e Or/anisation called t(e 8('rc( of Scientolo/ ore i0ortant t(an t(e a'ditin/ itself, as Ron H'%%ard later did, $as li9e 0'ttin/ t(e cart %efore t(e (orse!Follo$in/  /rad'ation fro t(e Briefin/ 8o'rse, Mr! ! Ron H'%%ard sent for e int(e first $ee9 of Jan'ar )*+7! It $as t(e first tie $e (ad s0o9en and (e told e,as (e (ad 0re1io'sl anno'nced in 0'%lic, t(at I s(o'ld %e a 8lass I A'ditor, %'t at t(at tie t(is le1el (ad not %een officiall reco/nised % t(e Or/anisation! He also said t(at at an tie I $anted a 0ost at Saint Hill t(ere $o'ld %e one for e!I told (i t(at I did not re/ard self as a Scientolo/ist %'t t(at I $as onl interested in t(e 0rocess called a'ditin/! He a00eared to $ant e e1en ore and seeed to sneer at Scientolo/ists as %ein/ 0eo0le $(o onl $anted stat's and identification! As it (a00ened I $ent to t(e 8(annel Isles in Jan'ar of )*+7 in order to 'nderta9e soe 0ri1ate a'ditin/ %'t $(ilst t(ere I recei1ed letters fro ! Ron H'%%ard 'r/in/ e to ta9e '0 a 0ost at Saint Hill! T(is I later did in A0ril)*+7! M first a00ointent $as t(at of etter Re/istrar! T(is in1ol1ed res0ondin/ to an letters recei1ed fro all o1er t(e $orld! eo0le $o'ld $rite to t(e Or/anisation co0lainin/ of soe ental or 0(sical disa%ilit or soe eotional 0ro%le and see9in/ a c're! I $as concerned at t(at tie solel $it( t(e tec(nolo/of a'ditin/ and I $o'ld res0ond ad1isin/ 8o'rses of A'ditin/ as seeed a00ro0riate to e! I a not o00osed to t(e 0ractice of ort(odo< edicine, nor do I %elie1e t(att(e instr'ent called t(e ?E4Meter? (as, in itself, an 0otential for c're! T(at instr'ent is not a $ea0on %'t a tool and erel ena%les t(e a'ditor to eas're t(eres0onse of t(e 0erson %ein/ a'dited! I a (o$e1er firl con1inced t(at t(ere is in t(e ('an %od 0o$er to o1ercoe an ailents if onl t(e nat'ral reso'rces of t(e %od can %e released to do t(eir $or9! I a also firl con1inced t(at