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created: 2025-07-22
updated: 2025-07-22
title: Scientology
tags:
  - organization
  - religion
  - philosophy
description: Scientology is a body of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard, often described as a cult or a new religious movement.
category: "Private Organization"
start: 1954
location: "Clearwater, Florida"
summary: "Scientology is a controversial religious movement founded by L. Ron Hubbard whose relevance to this vault lies in the fact that several key figures in the early SRI remote viewing program - including Hal Puthoff, Ingo Swann, and Pat Price - were former members."
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[[Scientology]] is a body of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard. In the context of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], several key figures involved in the early remote viewing research at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] were former members of Scientology, including [[Hal Puthoff]], [[Ingo Swann]], and [[Pat Price]]. This connection has led to speculation about the possible influence of Scientology's practices and theories on the development of early remote viewing protocols.[^1]

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[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.