313 March 13: Founder of Scientology: L Ron Hubbard

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, who was commonly known as L Ron Hubbard, was born on 13 March,1911, making him very much a Piscean in astrological terms. The zodiac sign Pisces is from 20 February to 21 March. Mr Hubbard  was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology. After establishing a career as a writer, becoming best known for his science fiction and fantasy stories, he developed a self-help system called Dianetics which was first published in May 1950. He subsequently developed his ideas into a wide-ranging set of doctrines and rituals as part of a new religious movement that he called Scientology. His writings became the guiding texts for the Church of Scientology and a number of affiliated organizations that address such diverse topics as business administration, literacy and drug rehabilitation.

In astrology the zodiac sign of Pisces is a Water Sign and represented by two fish swimming in opposite directions. Could this be telling us about the character of L Ron Hubbard and saying that there were two sides to him and the confusion caused because of this?

According to the excellent book on astrology, The Compleat Astrologer,            by Derek and Julia Parker, the Piscean’s ideal career is an “Actor, dancer, writer or poet…Navy, nurse (and the medical profession generally), hypnotist, illusionist, photographer, priest.”

Hubbard was most successful and made most of his wealth as a writer. His Dianetics philosophy and Scientology religion  are both very much concerned with healing the minds, bodies and spirits of people who use them, Hubbard claimed to have had a Naval background in which he excelled (although this is disputed by his critics), he was known to have been skilled as a hypnotist, his life history he illustrated with photos, and as the founder of a religion he would fit into the “priest” role taken to the extreme.

For more about L Ron Hubbard and typical Piscean traits see :  http://bardofely.hubpages.com/hub/Was-Scientology-founder-L-Ron-Hubbard-a-typical-Piscean