Scientology᛬ A to Xenu: An Insider's Guide to What Scientology is Really All About

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What is Scientology really? Behind the glossy logos and sleek advertisements and South Park parodies, what do Scientologists really believe and practice? Is it really a religion? Who was L. Ron Hubbard and why did he start it in the first place? Is their "technology" for real or just so much New Age pseudoscience? Former insider Chris Shelton grew up in Scientology and worked for it for 25 years. This critical analysis covers the key aspects of its beliefs, practices and structure from the bottom to the top, including not just the confidential Xenu story but details all of the upper level scriptures. Chris goes into detail about what goes on inside Scientology churches, why their members get involved in the first place and what it takes to get out should someone decide to leave. An informative guide for anyone who has been involved with Scientology in the past as well as anyone who wants to understand what it's really all about. 1. Why Should Anyone Listen to Me? 2. Bitter, Defrocked Apostates (or Why Customer Reviews Matter) 3. How Scientology Presents Itself to the World 4. Scientology: Bona Fide Religion or Destructive Cult? 5. Why Scientology is Imploding 6. Who was L. Ron Hubbard? 7. An Important Aspect of the Brainwashing 8. Is There Anything Good in Scientology? 9. The KSW Mind Trap 10. Pseudoscience and the Purification Rundown 11. Why Scientologists Believe They are Saving the World (or Here’s the Part about Xenu) 12. Scientology’s PR Problem (Let’s talk about OSA) 13. The Insanity Which is Scientology’s Organizational Structure 14. Scientology’s Most Powerful Lie 15. Converting the Converted 16. N is for Narcissism 17. Recovering from Scientology