SL. Kon Hablard
1sth July, 1960.
Dr. W.F.G. Swann, z
Franklin Institute, Goth
Philadelphia, Pa.
My dear Doctor,
Iwas quite interested in your lecture as reported
in the Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 269, No.3,
concerning a fundamental life "entity".
A series of axioms, etc., on this subject were done by
myself in 1951 and revised in 1954. IT only have this copy
of the 1951 Axioms to hand. The material embraces a subject
called "Scientology". These 1951 Axioms were saluted mainly
in Europe where they are termed the first attempted axiomatic
presentation of life.
By 1954 after considerable experiment and expense ways
were found to isolate and identify "theta".
The qualities of this have been further defined elsewhere
and some ten thousand cases have been accumulated and the
character of death has been lately discovered.
As you say in your lecture, much criticism greets this
work in a materialistic world. ' I worked first on this in
1930 while studying "atomic and molecular phenomena", as
nuclear physics was then called, at George Washington
University and the work required another twenty-five years
to develop. Indeed, it still develops.
Certain other things have come about such as the quality
of zero and why C varies.
The work is embraced by many people in atomic energy
fields and has a lay following, through its organizations
today of about two million, distributed around the various
continents where we have offices. The popularity of the
work with the lay public exceeds its popularity with U.S.
science as the medical doctor and psychologists see their
fields invaded by physics.=
While the later axioms are far more precise and are
easier to demonstrate, this booklet, I think, you may find
of interest.
You are quite correct in supposing "the entity" has
neither space nor time. A "Thetan" in the 1954 Axioms
is defined as having no mass, no location in space or time,
and no wavelength but has certain definite abilities by
which it is identifiable by means to which an engineer is
accustomed.
As these Definitions, Logics and Axioms, as begin on
page 29 of this booklet, have been published in journals
only in Europe, and as it would be strange to let them be
buried under neglect in America, I wonder if you could do
me the favor of publishing them, just as they are, in your
Journal. You need take no responsibility for them beyond
saying they were developed by L. Ron Hubbard, B.S. in 0.5.,
Ph.D., and sent you for possible interest. ‘It would help
me and it might help somebody struggling along on the same
project. If any interest was expressed, you could later
have published the 1954 list.
Abroad so long I no longer publish in journals in
America, ana I see no reason this material should be known
abroad and not in America as I am informed it has had some
use and have been startled now and then by Russian interest.
Possibly you would not care to since it is true that
considerable criticism greets this work, but I would
be very appreciative if you did.
Respectfully,
= Ron Hubbard.
Saint Hill Manor,
East Grinstead,
Sussex.